 Marty for sale oh, and we welcome back Mickey Duffy. How are you McGee? I'm very very good Delighted to have you back in here McGee because what's the pre-covert you were here pre-covert 2019. I believe And it was the first mind of song the very come out you were Reimbarnas gap. I'm a guardian light The one about the dog as well That was the kind of kickstart to it really that I don't think twice You know and everything was kind of gone grand, you know But in fairness McGee I'm not I don't know how you're doing but to me it appears You know, it's going all right for you're picking on and you're it's going fantastic, you know, especially Since after the whole lockdown and stuff I'm fairly busy and it's all new music as well And I think during that time I kind of put my efforts into writing again and stuff like that You know I mean so right I'm delighted with how it's came and even the venues I've been playing the ball on the RCC and played Upfield there at the steam sessions. You know a lot of great us in Augustins and I said to you a couple of times You know you didn't be headlining your own because I always said from the first time I heard just you should be headlining your own There's no reason why you can't you know and it's great to see it. Oh, I'm delighted You know last time is we both did me it was the courthouse. That's right I do actually said you should be up there And then a week later I was getting the call I go up and do it because I love that bit beautiful venue There was just a because Mickey Joe saying they're do he's doing one there now with that Paul totally coming up And I can't wait to go to that one. It's got that atmosphere and it hasn't it just everything especially for acoustic You know because it's all wood on there And you've got the old court unit the stage and stuff like actually I'm saying that I was that time of that night I played there was my Mickey's brother He was there as well You don't know Paul. I don't know Paul Paul Hannigan Paul he recited some poems that night and one of them is so you are though and Mickey her sorry Jim picked it up and made a song of it just quite recently One Campbell was there that night. That's right. Right. I'm doing well, too Come here. We're gonna consider the song. All right. So the first one you're gonna do for Smiggy Well, if you hear I'll do if you get the eight-year-old me and stuff The first song I've done way Terry We went on because a long story to that as well I'd went in there with a book of songs to do I never done anything because whatever kind of happened to me in the studio I just soon as I'd left Terry after the first meeting and I got to the house I just one wrote demon drink. I thought we'll go we're about a crack song This is the one actually Mark McLean was on it with the telecasters and stuff like that We threw everything at it for the fun and it was a fun song and the funny how that just come on you Crazy and from then on it's just been new song after new song and I never touched any of the ones that had gone on to do I just write new songs, you know If you sat down to write a song you probably couldn't From the drive from his house to my own It's about five minutes, you know just some come on me, but it's actually funny after our boys said to me, you know, Mike There's no such thing as demon drink only demon drinkers Are you comfortable going to the studio I I definitely spent you know going to the particular studio We just kind of feel at home right away and as I said since I've been getting into this particular studio I Terry McGinty's Terry McGinty's their valley music studio. Yeah, you know, even Mickey Mickey I'm there in the boys where you all were in here. They've all been in and out and we're all having a chat They're very how great he is to work with course. It's a wonderful studio. It's like home from home You may say you see that's important to you in there because if you're going somewhere as an artist, you have to Even you know the words of your song and it's just you still have to There's a vibe, you know You get that immediately as soon as you go in there and like I said these are all new songs that I've written since being in there So that on itself is telling me if it's not broke. Don't fix it. I'm happy here Mm-hmm, you know, I mean I've written some great stuff and we decided to go with the album as well And how many songs do you think you've written I think in total I just Don't know I mean decent ones. I'll say maybe 50 or so You know, but I mean there's a lot I did there's a lot of penciled ideas and things to come back to that Completed well over 50 You know We're actually talking there because I have a lot of story songs as well You know stuff like my father was a great storyteller and stuff He was a musician himself played the accordion fiddle and stuff like that. It's great for telling stories I mean, I used to get great crack with him, you know And a lot of the kind of stories from the past like the one about the dog and all that kind of stuff We were kind of sitting talking sometimes we in the studio Picking and telling these terrible laughing They kind of decided you know later down the line after this album will go with a story album, you know All these kind of fun songs just from life, you know, do you know what you're saying? But I find it is equally important when someone's performing that between the songs It's equally as entertaining. Well, this is a story. Sometimes I find the stories more I was doing up in the station house here And let her Kenny, you know the heritage group. Yes, they're there. I think it's the last Monday of every month And I've done a couple of sessions with them and the reason for being there was because I was telling the stories Before I went into the song. So I was doing all them kind of songs very good. It was just fantastic You know, I mean the crack was brilliant in the crack of them was brilliant as well. It was great fun Oh, and this album even album coming out now next month. Is that right? It's coming out mid-October We're a song and a half away from completing it and then we'll have the artwork and stuff like that to do with And who looks after that for yourself? Well, doing the most of it myself there and Terry We've had a few great people involved like Mark McLean came in and done some Mark and Banjo and stuff for us and then We had Amy McGeehan the fiddle player he was involved and then Pluto as well, you know Paul Gallagher He's done the bass as well. He's done the steel and all that kind of stuff And then Terry's multi-instrumental himself You know with the drums and the bass and I'm doing a good bit of the guitar and writing the songs You know we've got harmonies and everything going on and and I think just the whole atmosphere of the songs has really been You know, I think if you've got a good song, I'll kind of take care of itself You know, I think good thing about me and him sitting there is we just keep coming up with ideas about what to do with these songs that I've written, you know Do you see um Like what song writer or what singer song writer would you sort of admire look up to your Inspirity in such a way, you know, I grew up with so many like say from a father He was a great radio man. He would play these weird radio stations And he was the kind of man he would have the radio on all night. Yes, you know And I would be listening to bill at Hank Williams and Merle Haggard and all an even great storytellers being at night So I would be listening. Yeah, I was tired for school in the morning stuff But I couldn't stop, you know, they took me to another world these things But then as time went on I kind of fell into like John Pring guy Clark Townsvans Ant plays Foley all these kind of Americanas I followed a documentary about him and then I listened to his music He's unreal on label that If it was simple music, so sometimes nobody could do what he does. No, he just delivered it so perfect It's amazing like how I mean it was good that you said that you watched the documentary Maybe first to understand then go and listen to his music because I think there's a big I think maybe if you listen right away You might be deterred or it's very hard to even get a good performance from him, you know, because he was always on the road He didn't he didn't have a like, you know, we had these demons like Same as the rest of them, you know, even the guy Clark and all but you know, I felt maybe They seem to hang on to these demons. Well, I think they were writing their best stuff And maybe when they get clean they were writing happy songs Maybe you know, maybe that could be the reason I don't know Well, so what can we expect in this album? It's all your own songs all me on and there's there's going to be a brave mix You know between like so that kind of song there. It was on it's got a right kind of Alternative kind of country vibe. There's a lot of great musicians involved and it's going to be kind of cool But then you've got the story telling the kind of alternative folk style. We likes the eight-year-old me's and You know making plans and stuff like that and then the latest one we've been working on is more of an upbeat kind of Alternative kind of modern style as well. So there's going to be something for everybody What I like what I always say about if you come on and do an act And you don't have lively ones in the middle or something you're going to lose people Oh, definitely, you know, and you want people you want a fuck going You only look down and see somebody's fuck going at least if they don't know the word, you know, you know You're doing okay But we're going to get another song for you after I go for an ad break I'll give you a chance maybe to retune or something. So the next one coming up again You know, we'll go with the one that I just dropped there eight-year-old me You know, see when I heard it and fairness you sent it to me and uh, I never listened it Never would listen to your music and I say it's genuinely On my phone. I got I have to wait to get on you know, say for example a pair of headphones so you can appreciate it Ah, but this is it, you know, it's your old me Took me to your old me. Do you know what I mean? There's something there From that time, I thought I was kind of I was kind of very imaginative of kid as well As you know, I told you about the radio story and stuff like that. I was always I could have been superman one day. I'd be Tarzan the next Zorro or something, but every day I was captain scarlet You were captain scarlet there you go because he was indestructible There's everything in it for everybody. It's your old me on the way after this break. 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It's the latest single for that I would say this will probably be the last single i'll drop from the album and tell the album comes out So and this is eight-year-old me So wherever you're listening tonight, right? Just if you can just listen to the words of this And uh, you might connect with that if you're an eight-year-old me on your own time mickey. Okay The west i'm a swashbuckling hero a pirate of the sea An avenger a peacekeeper the six million dollar man escape me I'm a jedi in space I can save the human race in three years. I'll be 11. It keeps me right I see him sometimes Siley down and then he's fighting and do you know a thing about it? I could see woolly nelson singing that Oh, I love him to sing it. Do you know what I mean? I hear you You know very woolly nelson sometimes goes some song you talk. Yeah in the middle I get that part of yours, which is nice. Yeah, you know, woolly wants it. Give me a shout. Well, jimmy knows woolly Well, so give me a shout there. I mean, I suppose that's just that you know I think it's all about pacing the song and let the story be told You know if you have a story to be told and you know, I think sometimes you know when you're writing something You're on to something You know and nine times at a time you would write something like that in short space of time five ten minutes It just comes most of my walking with the walking the dog. I'm a writing. Sorry to be walking the dog I walk around their drum bowl woods in the morning. Have any good and a good day I could have something by the time I start to finish. I've got it Just don't talk to me if you meet me because I don't want you to lose it You go in and you should put it on your phone. I do the dictate. You look mad and through there you're Right many things to do. I love that line there Mama leave a light on for it. You're old mate. You know, you're superman. You're 007 you're the Bionic man, but leave a light on it right there. You know what I mean? That's kind of the genesis of it Your lyrics work right through that, you know, it doesn't it's not to say it leaves The story continues right through the song. I love that. Right through the old age as well You know when you turn down the light, but you dream of it, you're old me. He's always He never leaves you Then you start to think of the things you did do when you're at your old me. You said you can't even say I had to leave them things out of the song like Oh, well done sometimes the misses themselves say I go on like an eight-year-old still never really did grow up Very good. Come here. Have you plans for the album launch or what's There is a plan for the 5th of November at the baller. Now that will be confirmed You know the date is obviously in the venue, but there'll be more information to follow that You know if a wall go ahead, you know, but it's looking good. It's looking good, you know And I think if I'm going to be doing that it's going to it's going to be have to be with a full sound You know full band stuff like that. So that's the kind of That's what we're working on. You know, you know, I know what you're saying on that what I suppose it's you're the performer you want to you want to sound as best and you want to sound album Album quality when you're doing it. I get that But I will Generally say you could you could hold that show on your own with a guitar, you know Or even just a few, you know precautions and you know, even acoustically it could be done because the songs can be done You know, so that's what I'm saying is I've kind of been in talks with Harry and a few other people, you know That are keen on it and they've enjoyed the songs and they're liking what they're hearing Is this your first up many albums? We don't have that been my second I don't think twice now. I'd say think twice was really just kind of new ground to me You know, it was like starting out and you know, and I kind of just it was actually after my father passed away in 2018 I kind of let it go. I let the album go, you know And because he was always he was always on me. You should be singing these songs He's like see that song about the dog. He should be some of these days. You'll be in baller I'm like, I write dance, you know, so then when I get the quality go to baller I remember before I went out. I was like, you were right, you know, I took a mummy, you know, and the same of the mother And you know the thing about it? He would enjoy that too. Oh, he would. Oh, listen He would have been in these elements to see that, you know, so I think, you know, it was a kind of back bedroom album And quality wise, you know, it was kind of done off all me on. I don't know a lot of the instruments I was messing around but then a lot of people seem to like You know the realness of it. There's a wrong. I say you see is a wrong You know what I see? And you talk about Toys Van Dan You know, there's not much raw as I was like pure I even blaze Foley you can you get a decent, you know album All of it was just like cordons that people have got here and there but you know some of the most amazing songs You have to sit and listen to these lyrics if you have never listened to them check them out on YouTube Where can people get your music, Maggie? I'm on Spotify all the all the normal distributed Websites that are available on Spotify iTunes and anything that I have released will be there bandcamp has won as well So everything's there or if they want to contact me on instagram or facebook You're fairly you're fairly active in facebook Oh, I can catch me there. I mean before I think that's kind of how it all started it started on facebook just kind of Fishing to see because you never really know when you're doing original songs or you know, does it have wings? You're right, you're right So and it was only when I done likes like the a few of them that people picked them even as far as ones and A couple from America contact me about the dog one can we cover it? I was like, hi, you know, so you knew then There's some That's what I always say, but Spotify, you know You're you're not you're certainly going to make no money But you can't see where your music's going. You can you know, and that's a big thing too, you know That's the only thing I would say but Money sends it if you're in it for the money, you're wasting your time You have to be in it for the music exactly and and Musically you get more out of it. Yes So they they say hopefully maybe November and if it's not November, I guess not November, you know, maybe the new year You know, I'm not you know, I'm not panicking anyway. So I think all it has to be right So no point in rushing something going out half cooked and you know And it doesn't come across because if you're trying to do a good show you want to do a good show How long you working the album? Yeah, I've been working on this album now about since last year There was never any we never put a date in it. It was just the way things was going You know with COVID crack and you just nobody knew where we were going or coming or going I was always thinking with these songs and I was free to go in and out there to Terry and we just seen a pattern building You know, and we just said look there's something going on here We're going to go in album, you know, and then there's last maybe Two months. I think we've been kind of pushing the album side of it and as I say, we're only a song and a half away from it Are you one of these people that I'm going under the shed or under my room here to write? No, you just no just happens I don't think it's something you can force. No, I think if somebody say there's a pen and paper going right You couldn't like tell me a joke to a comedian or you know, you'd be like, where do you start? You know, it's just something everybody's get their own way And I think it might be come from something might be triggered in my mind that happened years ago or Like so, you know, like Highland at the moon, for example, there was a Palomadas Patsy You know, he was known as the monster in Scotland, you know in Glasgow like and he was a hit some crackers fella For some reason he looked like Jack Palance, you know, yeah for some reason He just he came out of my mind one day about these stories about him and his partner like someone and I was like And it was just a truth, you know, but But breaking into something that makes sense Of course, you know that the listener can follow and put the pieces together themselves You know, I think that's the the well, it's like every Biographical film you watch they're not word for word, but they have to play the audience as well But the general stories there the general stories there I mean, I think a good song you shouldn't have to explain it all the time You know, it should explain itself But then again some songs could be doing my babe. They've got a backstory to Me personally like you said earlier. I like sometimes what the artist has to say You know some of these wee sessions that you go in the baller like some Kimmy Rhodes came one time I could listen to our talk all day, you know, our songs were great, but our stories were fantastic. There was Johnny McEvoy had come to me for me And I always loved him. If I used to go to Johnny McEvoy anytime he was here But I loved these stories. I just loved these stories. You know, he was really and I had the pleasure of meeting them and talking They weren't talking about that, you know, and I just love these people that come on and tell you, you know, Charlie Lancer is very good at it I love the stories in a way, you know, especially if they're true You know, or if some of them have a bit of mystery about them, but they could have happened You know, so I think that's kind of where I'll pull the bases of my songs and then every day events as well Things that could be happening in my own life at that moment in time like we've all Been through hard times as well. God knows after what we've all been through, you know, kind of recent lost moments 2020 and you know, and I feel like music's kind of been A therapy? Therapy. Really all these new songs have came from it. You know, you can either go one way or the other You can keep pushing forward and I think that's what they would have wanted You know, they want the best for us She loved them, you know, because even I used to go over and visit them every night and bring the guitar and sit and pick a way As you've said, Willie Nelson, about these new songs Just to go over every night with the guitar and sit and play songs Tell me this one, do you know this one, you know, and have the crack, you know So I think after, you know, when you don't have that to do anymore But they love the original stuff, so I just keep pushing forward Good memories to have, Mickey, too, at the same time, isn't it? Lovely memories to have, you know, and cherish them And do you know this, you're right to transfer the empty music, really, you know, the NUE story Even about going over and playing the guitar at night and saying, you know, there's a song in that too, you know Oh, definitely, yeah, there's a song about writing songs Ah, yeah, I see exactly You know, there's a song about everything, even you could be standing in the shop and somebody could say something Just trigger something in your head like, you know, you see Well, I'm waiting for that to happen to me You're full of stories, but you can't What's the plans going forward in the album launch? Well, I think, I've been gigging, flat out gigging there Since, you know, since lockdown left it, and you know, I'm thankful that I was, you know, because Sometimes when you've got these songs, you don't know where to go with them because of their origin And it's a kind of niche audience, you think, but you know, I've done the Ghostlight Sessions album For strawman and his show and then I've done the RCC there and then You know, since Augustine's, I've played that twice Nice for you, Venue, isn't it? The four of us were down there, Brandon Yeah, that's right, they were down there I was actually there not long after them, a week after them Amazing Venue, you know, and then I've even been as far as Wales down the narrowboat sessions I mean You know, I mean, I went over there, I made that, I hadn't seen for 50, because Mark Holdsworth He does the narrowboat sessions, he contacted me, which he came over and I said, are you? I said, I mean, Wales, on a boat, and I said, can I boat? So I looked up my line, it's great, you know, it's a floating studio And he goes all around England, he says, about this time I'll be docked in Wales if you want to come for me And I was like, Wales, how am I going to get Wales? I said, I'll think about it, as soon as I hung up the phone, the phone rang and I answered I was at the best palamy, I went to school and everything, years ago And he's living over in England, Kevin I hadn't seen him in 15 years, this man's gone far And he's driving the ambulances and stuff I was thinking maybe you'll come over and give me a hand and do these flower boxes at the back And I hadn't seen you for years, and I said, just have to phone me, I follow through He says, Wales's only two hours for me, come on So I went a bit over, and we made a week out there to move into Wales And that was brilliant, playing in this boat And I actually got to play John Martin's guitar You know, that was even class as well Because I never brought the guitar and he says, here, play this one Martin, is it John Martin? Nice one, how? Nice one, good memory to have Headline in your own gig Headline in my own gig, that's still in the kind of pipe, you know So that's going to happen It will happen It will happen Without a shadow of a doubt, and I would be disappointed if it didn't happen Because I've said to yourself, and I've said it many a time, your music lies You people, it touches hard things, and your delivery Everything, you had the package for sitting on yourself I know myself, you know, it will be a fantastic night And if people come, and there's going to be songs to lift He's up and down, and lift, he's back up again There's going to be stories with every song The boys that I'm hoping to get up there, they're great storytellers themselves It could be a few guys sitting around with acoustic guitars and percussion Chatting the best and telling good stories through music And telling stories into the bargain And it's just something for everybody You'll have to get us an invite down to that Definitely You'll be there 100% 100% I'm going to fold it Maggie, we're going to get another song after I take a break The next song you're going to do for me Do you know what? I'll go with the one I haven't released yet It's the last one and we just kind of cut it Uh-huh It's never stopped So we'll go with that, it's going to be a bit of a more kind of I'm sure we'll have a chat about it after Aye Sheridan Security Now introducing zero wire smart alarm systems Zero wire, zero mess, and a real peace of mind With a simple press of a button, your alarm can be set or on set Or download the free app and control it from your phone Call us today on 0749126025 and get your alarm from 299 euro Stay local, stay safe and protect what you value most with Sheridan security systems If you're tired and struggling to put a spring in your step Discover the power of Revive Active at your local Brennan's pharmacy Revive Active is an award-winning super supplement containing 26 active ingredients Including vitamin C, D and zinc which support your immune system All in one handy daily sachet Made for busy stressful lives It's a convenient way to put back what life takes out Enrich your life with the Revive Active In-store or online, click and collect from Brennan's pharmacy.com We're here for you Any shown credit union has recently launched Cultivate An agricultural loan at only 6.55% APR 6.75% Call any of their four offices for more information or to make an appointment Any shown credit union, Bancrana, Cardona, Movil and Moff supporting local farmers Any shown credit union is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland Maggie, as always, it's a pleasure having you up here And every time you hope there's a new song which is great, you know Oh loads more Have you a name for the album yet? No Could they make any changes? Yes Could they make any changes? I'm kind of deciding with that name Making changes Very good That could change That could change is right Come here, continue success The best of luck with the album I know it's going to be an absolute cracker Genuinely looking forward to the launch And maybe seeing you playing around You never know Where are you next to her, have you? Well at the minute I've just to say But I want to get this album out the road Of course Because now whenever I can go out I can take it with me You know, and I'll group Use boys up for coffee and stuff Without a doubt And we'll keep it all informed As I said, you're an original And you have what's needed And it's going to be good Really look forward I look forward to making it off a live on stage I want to have it seen you out there One night only One night, no, it'll be more than one night now I know, I'm going to jump in Maggie, thanks very much It's a pleasure, George Thank you Thanks very much for all the support And for all the fun