Competition to find Rory And The Island’s New Album Cover

Rory and the  Island need a child’s drawing for the cover of the new album “Auntie Depressant and Uncle Hope” … Rory said “i want it to be a drawing of a Man and a Woman on a beach holding hands, a sun in the top corner etc …the more child-like the better! (prob look best using Crayons) . E-mail me a JPEG or something similar. A nice little prize involved for the winner” .. or you can upload entries to http://www.facebook.com/RoryandtheIsland

 Here’s one sent in by Marian

Ballad of Mad Dog Coll

Ballad of Mad Dog Coll

A rough recording of the Ballad of Mad Dog Coll shot at the Craic n’ Ceol in Lanzarote with Sharon Hussey on Fiddle.

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Rory and the Island to play Charity Gig ..

Rory and the Island to play Charity Gig to raise funds for Clic Sargent, the hospice that took care of Aidan Duffy who lost his battle against cancer aged 5…Tonight (8.30pm) http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=150202928408865

Rory and the island on the Afternoon show

Lanzarote Summer Music Festival

Rory and The Island to play the Lanzarote Summer Music Festival this Friday 30th September.This years event will consist of the 4th Lanzarote Summer Music Festival and the 2nd Oktoberfest as the 2011 Event Weekend of The Year, held at Plaza de las Naciones in Los Pocillos, Puerto Del Carmen.

The Friday Night Live Music Concert will take place on the auditorium area on the lower level, (as always), leading up to the main area which will host the Oktoberfest on the Saturday and Sunday.

Check the Lanzarote Summer Music Festival Facebook page for times and details.

Rory Interview on Ireland:AM

The new single now at Nº15 in the charts

The new single ´The Battle To Stay Positive´has moved from 36 to 15 in Ireland’s Rock Song Charts, which is 3 places higher than U2, 4 places higher than Fleetwood Mac and a massive 7 places higher than the Beatles. 

The single can be downloaded from iTunes. 

The Battle To Stay Positive now available for download

Download the new single ‘The Battle To Stay Positive’ on iTunes now, and support the organisation www.olagola.org to Help reduce suicide, depression and stress related illness in young people.

The new single hits the charts..

Th new single “The Battle to Stay Positive” has already gone into the charts after one day at number 36. Thanks so much to everyone who has shown their support so far, i think we have raised over €500 for Olagola.com already. http://www.music-chart.info/Ireland/archive/genre/21/Rock/2011/09/11#36 

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