The Mighty Stef

The Mighty Stef was fashionably late, but we were delighted to have him in the studio all the same. Tis not often you get a fella that sounds like Elvis crossing your threshold.

He played us new song, an old song, and a Michael Jackson tribute (I'll Be There). Wow. Deadly.

I think that's all I have to say on the subject, except possibly being a little starstruck :)

One Dead Flag

GO ON THE DEAD FLAGS!!!!!!!!!!!

Well that's how I felt after listening to, albeit, just one, Dead Flag, a couple of weeks ago. Billy from The Dead Flags, one of Ireland's hottest new bands, graced us with his car-sore arse and proceeded to rock out in the East Wall studio.

The Dead Flags hail from Sligo and have been on the go for a good few years now. They released the single "Oh my Love! Oh my God!!" last August and since then have been going from pond to lake.

I was thrilled and shocked at the energy Billy gave to his acoustic set. Not content with the limitations of a single pick up and one mic, he went happy-go-lucky mental on us. Me, Stace and Jill were fairly shaking in our boots. It was like watching a hamster on a musical wheel. Absolutely Fantastic.

They've just come back from playing in Germany (oooohh..fancy!) and have a shovelful of gigs in the Northwest in August, so check out their website and go see.

Jill Deering

Well it's been a while for The Oul Sessions Blog. Excuse me, gentlemen, but I've been away, etc. But if you've been religiously tuning into our fabulous show on 103.2 Dublin City FM, you'll have known that we've had the honour to host some excellent and entertaining musicians.

A couple of weeks ago was the gorgeous Jill Deering. Jill's been on the circuit for a considerable time, and has the experience and stage prescence to prove it. Accompanied by a Brazilian keyboardist, she rocked the Sessions on that particularly manic night.

The classic country/rock/acoustic songs uncover the complexitites of human experience through the scope of her amazing voice. She is truly able to transform a simple song into something that leaves you not quite sad, or delighted, but that you have lived.

Check her out on myspace.