Mick Hanly concert for Spiddal’s newest venue

One of Ireland’s finest singer/songwriters, Mick Hanly, will return to Spiddal after a gap of 23 years to play a gig at the new upstairs venue at Tigh Giblin next Thursday night, August 20.

“I’ve been around the clock more times than most and have tried on a variety of hats in search of my own voice” said Mick, “and I’m really looking forward to singing and playing in Spiddal after such a long time.”

Starting his career on the folk circuit in the 1970s, Limerick man Mick made a couple of folk albums, A Kiss in the Morning Early and As I Went Over Blackwater, before turning his hand to song-writing and fronting Moving Hearts for a spell in the early 1980s.

He led the band for the recording of Live Hearts in the Dominion Theatre London, and then went on to form his own band, Rusty Old Halo, recording the album Still Not Cured, and a series of other albums.

Mick began to establish his own song-writing style at this time and, over the years, his songs have been recorded by many artists, including Mary Black, Dolores Keane, Christy Moore Seán Keane and Delbert McClinton.

In 1992, American country music star Hal Ketchum had a major hit in the US with Mick’s song, Past the Point of Rescue. Mick Hanley has picked up three BMI (Broadcast Music Inc) Awards, most recently for passing the ‘Two Million Radio Plays’ mark, and has also received two Hot Press and two National Entertainment awards.

Mick released Mick Hanly Collected in 2009, and is currently recording a new album called Homeland for release in January 2016.

The Spiddal gig at Tigh Giblin will begin at 9pm on Thursday, August 20th, admission €15, tickets at the door or in advance from 087-1525040.