In September I traveled to Cork, Ireland to see Chewie. I had been looking forward to this gig for a long time. I was wanting to visit Cork, and Chewie has been one of my musical obsessions for a while. They’re on the list of my favourite bands after finding out about them on Make That A Take‘s compilations. So when they announced this gig, I decided it was my chance and bought a ticket back in June.

I had the day off at work on Friday September 16th, so I took an early flight and got to Cork early in the morning. Cork is a beautiful city! I was lucky the weather was amazing and I visited all the places I had on my list (definitely recommend Blackrock Castle Observatory). I learned more about the history of the city and Ireland, learned some Irish to complement my Scots Gaelic lessons and several pints of Beamish and Murphy’s Stout were had.

On Saturday, the gig was at Cyprus Avenue, in the center of Cork City. The first band to play was Minus Ten Thousand Hours.

They were followed by We come in Pieces.

Chewie started their set with «Sons and mothers», one of my favourite songs. It was an amazing show! I had the chance to talk to Stu after the show and got a Chewie t-shirt with the design from Solace, their latest «single». I think that’s supposed to be a preview of what’ll be their next album, really looking forward to that!

Some Photos of the gig:

You can check out Chewie’s extensive catalog of music and download it for free on their website. I’d recommend something specific, but I like all of it. If you need a place to start, you can’t go wrong with Marrowbone Lane.

Looking forward to the new album and seeing Chewie live again!

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