thin lizzy-a rock legend-news-2009

Over the last few months Robbo's best friend and Manager Sören Lindberg has been keeping us informed about Robbo's recording sessions in Sweden:

Brian Robertson Recording Session No. 5 - Day 1

Monday June 1st 2009

Day 1!

Hi again!
We've got five days at Polar studios this week to get all the overdubs done before it's time to mix the album. Dropped Blues Boy, Linger My Love, Running Back (fast version) and the untitled instrumental for the time being. This might however change when it's time to get the album released. Did some lead vocals with Leif Sundin (Do It Till We Drop) and lots of acoustic guitars, piano and hammond on Do It Till We Drop, Passion, Devil In My Soul and Texas Wind.

Tomorrow it's time for Linea Helge and Robbo to put down backing vocals on eight songs, so it's gonna be a long day.

Yodel!
Sören

Brian Robertson Recording Session No. 5 - Day 2

Tuesday June 2nd 2009

Day 2!

Backing vocals on five tracks by Linea and Robbo, tomorrow we'll carry on with the backing vocals and then Christian Antblad is gonna come in and play some cool piano on both versions of Running Back!

Thursday is set for percussion and more lead vocals and Friday for whatever's left to do and some more serious rough mixes of what we've got.

Yodel!
Sören

Brian Robertson Recording Session No. 5 - Day 3

Wednesday June 3rd 2009

Day 3!

More amazing backing vocals from Liny Wood and Robbo and then in came Chris Antblad who played some superb piano. Robbo ended the session with some cool keyboards and tomorrow is set out for percussion and some more lead vocals by Leif and a couple of harmony vocals by Robbo.

If everything goes as planned, we should be able to spend Friday doing some rough mixes of the 11 songs we've worked with over the past few days.

Yodel!
Sören

Brian Robertson Recording Session No. 5 - Day 4

Thursday June 4th 2009

Day 4!

Great percussion work from Rickard Jakobson today and we even got a few visitors coming in to see us...Ian Haugland and Christian Wollf came round and we all had a good time together...tomorrow will see us going through some rough mixes and preparing for the final mixes which hopefully will be done soon.

Yodel!
Sören

Brian Robertson Recording Session No. 5 - Day 5

Friday June 5th 2009

Day 5!

We spent day 5 doing rough mixes of 12 tracks and it was a long day going through lots of different takes of basically everything ... when you're working with someone like Robbo, you'll have at least five different guitar solos on every song and they're all great! A pleasant problem though ...

To answer Jim's question:

"I wonder if you could share with us what has been the most challenging part of the process so far, and equally what has been the most rewarding part"?

I suppose the answer would be Robbo and Robbo! Just to hear him rip into one great guitar solo after another is a dream come true for any Robbo, Thin Lizzy or guitar player fan, but he can also be his own worst enemy when it comes to a lot of other things that's being recorded ... there's a reason why he hasn't had any success on his own over the years and that's his lack of commercial thinking and a certain need to complicate things and basically over doing most things.

He's brilliant when he just let's things happen, but he needs somebody to nudge him in the right direction ... hopefully my input could be of some use, but that's something that we won't know until the album's released and we have your judgement on the matter.

I think that we've recorded a really good album and it should be a great first solo album from Robbo, but again it's not up to me to say that ... you'll be surprised to hear his influences and both his originals and the covers we're doing have a special Robbo feel to them and I do think that you guys will be pleased with the end result.

Yodel!
Sören

Over the last few months Robbo's best friend and Manager Sören Lindberg has been keeping us informed about Robbo's recording sessions in Sweden:

Brian Robertson Recording Session No. 3

Monday December 8th 2008

Hi there!
Glad to inform all of you that Robbo and his Swedish gang will be going into Polar Studios in Stockholm for the third time this year.

The session has been booked for December 15th to December 19th with the usual suspects involved. This time round we'll revisit songs that Robbo had in mind for Wild Horses and The Hellfire Club, as well having a go at some brand new songs as well as the odd cover or two ... we'll keep you posted!

Robbo - Studio Report - Session No. 3 - Day 1 & 2

Wednesday December 17th 2008

We've put the backing tracks down for three new songs, "Devil In Her Soul", "Passion" and "Texas Wind".

Three groovy, riffy rockers that we all enjoyed immensely recording. Drums, bass, some rhythm guitars, keyboards and grand piano were laid down during the first two days and today is a big day for Robbo with rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar and some fills and lead work.
Tomorrow we will have Leif Sundin in, to do the vocals and Friday is set for overdubs and quick rough mixes … then it's time for a break over Christmas.

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Robbo - Studio Report - Session No. 3 - Done and Dusted

Saturday December 20th 2008

The third session is now complete and it is just sounding better and better.

We started in January and recorded "Do It Till We Drop", "Blues Boy" and "Linger My Love" which were great, but it felt like it was very much on a standard level for Robbo.

Session No.2 in October with Leif Sundin (MSG) on vocals took everything up to a higher level with "Mail Box", "It's Only Money" and "That's All" and we all felt that we were on the right track and wanted to carry on as soon as possible.....

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2008 has been a great year for me working with Robbo and I just want to say "Thank You!" to all the people involved.

From the musicians and technicians involved in the studio to all you guys at the Rock Legend Forum and journalists like Dave Ling and Jorgen Hölmstedt who have been very supportive all the way through. And to Michael Johansson who has been documenting progress for a long time.

Not to forget all the wonderful people at Luthmans, Ingolf and all the crew at Sweden Rock Festival and Annie our massage specialist.

Our next recording session is planned for February and will include some serious mixes of the best tracks to start pushing the album out to the right labels.

We will also be having some serious talks with Martin Lundström about the cover work of the album.

The current working title of the album is "100mph With The Brakes On".

As Executive Producer I have never had so much fun, the time I spent in the studio with all these wonderful people is a very welcome distraction from my ordinary life.

All the Best and Yodel from a very tired Sören

PS: All my love goes out to My, Bella, Angelica, Sara, Sandrine & Andrea

Robbo - Studio Report - Session No. 4 - Day 4

Thursday April 9th 2009

Acoustic guitars, a middle-east loop, lead vocals, bottleneck and lead guitars recorded today at the fourth and last day of this session ... it's been great once again and we all have really high hopes for a killer album. Chris and Lennart at Polar Studios have been great company and inspiration and our hard working crew (Ian, Leif & Nalle) did another excellent session for us ... we'd be lost without you guys!

14 tracks recorded so far (2 versions of Running Back!) and hopefully we'll get some more studio time in June to finish the recordings off and then it's time to mix ... we're so looking forward to get this album released and with a little luck, we'll have it out in the shops before the end of this year...the long wait for a Brian Robertson solo album shall soon be over.

All the Best and Yodel from Sören & Robbo

PS: Thanks to the Rock Legend Forum who gave me the idea to record Running Back!

Tracks recorded:

Do It Till We Drop (Berry/Miller)
Blues Boy (Lynott/Robertson)
Linger My Love (Karlsson/Robertson)
Mail Box (Miller)
It's Only Money (Lynott)
That's All! (Robertson)
Devil In My Soul (Robertson)
Passion (Robertson)
Texas Wind (Robertson)
10 Miles To Go On A 9 Mile Road (White)
Diamonds And Dirt (Robertson)
Running Back (Lynott) 2 different versions
Untitled (Robertson)

Complete Reports

As ever we are incredibly grateful to Sören (and Robbo) for taking the time to keep us up to date with what The Wee Man is up to. Thanks Big Man.

We've been privileged to hear some snippets and some work in progress demo's of the material and we are very much looking forward to the release of Robbo's album.

Our friends Glyder go into the studio on Monday for two weeks to record their third album, the follow up to the superb Playground For Life from last year.

Rock Legend caught up with main man Bat earlier this week and he is sounding very, very positive about the new album. Confidence is high and the creative juices have been flowing since Glyder played Sweden Rock Festival and The Kanpur Festival in India for the students of IIT.

Glyder have taken their time to prepare for the new album and have almost written enough material for two albums!

The new album is tentatively titled Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow though

Elverstown is also a contender - it is the name of the area where their studio is located - Bat thinks it sums up who they are, their influences and everything they have soaked up in the last 5 years.

Bat gives a brief summary of the material Glyder have demo'd so far ...

That Line

- modern rock meets retro rock

One Of Us Is Gonna Go Down

- most modern sounding Glyder track to date

Always The Loser

- a swinging shuffle, a little like Bad Company meets Lizzy

Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow

- epic, classic rock, hopefully sublime

Knockout

- in your face classic rock, Lizzy meets AC/DC, the sound of the debut album

Make A Change

- punchy modern rock with retro riffs

A Lifetime To Kill

- laid back American feel, probably acoustic if it makes the album

Innocent Eye

- catchy modern rock, still a work in progress. Drummer Davy Ryan’s writing debut

They Call Me Strong

- swaggering retro rock, a little Stones and a little Eagles meets Motorhead with a Bo Diddley style groove!

Dreams

- proggy rocker, still a work in progress

Untitled

- Led Zep style rocker with some great riffs, still a work in progress

The People

– a reworking of the track from the early Black Tide Silver Path EP

Look Out Cleveland

- a cover of the song by The Band

Glyder at IIT Kanpur India - photo courtesy and © Helena Larsson

"We will probably record thirteen songs in the studio and choose the ten that best fit the album.
Two were already recorded in January so we could get a feel for the studio and the guys we will be working with.

The album will be self-produced after the great response to the Weather The Storm EP ... we have great belief in the material.

We are very creative at the moment, the music is flowing and the inspiration is
there in abundance. We decided to hold off touring until later this year to concentrate on what we believe will be our breakthrough release.

There is a lot of variety in the style of the songs - that’s just the way it is with Glyder.

We are a band that are very much in touch with the world around us. We are very conscious to never get sucked into the rock and roll lifestyle, we remain very grounded.

In our songs we deal with the experiences in our everyday lives in Ireland and also capture the vibe of some of the great places and peoples' lives we've encountered when we have been on tour.

We had a very busy touring schedule last year so we decided to take a break and take our time to try and make this a great album which will hopefully show that we are up there as songwriters.

I'm very confident that the songwriting is our best to date. It’s an upbeat album with the same positive energy as our debut.
The album will have a world-wide release - so Glyder's music will be available to all for the first time.

Keep Rockin', keep it lit ...

Bat"

We wish Glyder all the luck in the world that this will be the album that breaks them. The Lads are their own men, Glyder are their own band.

It will surely be a fitting testament to Philip that he is one of their major inspirations.

http://www.glydermusic.com

http://www.myspace.com/glyder

The February edition of Sweden Rock Magazine contained an interview with Robbo (and Sören) conducted by Swedish Lizzy Guru, Jörgen Holmstedt.

With the kind permission of Jörgen, Robbo and Sören we were allowed to translate and post the interview on the forum.

The article happily coincided with Robbo's Birthday and this was Sören's birthday greeting:

Happy Birthday Mr. Robertson

Thursday Feb 12, 2009

Happy birthday Robbo! My dearest and best friend ever ... born Brian David Robertson this day 53 years ago.

I know that at least some of you are looking forward to the solo album, so I'll make a birthday promise for Robbo’s sake and tell you that the CD will be released during 2009, consisting of 13 songs mostly written by Robbo, Phil Lynott and Frankie Miller.

The main band will be Robbo, Ian from Europe (one of the best drummers in the world!) and the ever elusive bass player, Nalle who's played with everyone who's worth mentioning and Leif who's sadly underrated even though he's been with the Michael Schenker Group.

There's several guest appearances scheduled and some already recorded with some really cool, famous musicians including a couple of former Thin Lizzy members.

Only this morning I got an e-mail from Jeannie (can I tell you) who was the main inspiration for Borderline ... and I can tell you that she's still a very pretty lady and that's she's doing really well.

I do keep in touch with "The Kid" aka Ray McVeigh, Brian Downey, Smiley Bolger, Eric Bell, Darren Wharton and lots of other musicians that Robbo's played with over the years and there's lots of open doors still around for The Wee Man.

Yodel!
Sören

The translated article is here

Thanks to the Rock Legend translation unit, Chrille from Sweden and manser from Denmark.

Small scans of the magazine article are here

The interview also prompted Martin Popoff to get in touch with Rock Legend as he wished to contact Sören to secure an interview with Robbo.

Robbo Interview on Bravewords.com

Finally Sören posted this message :

Robbo interview in Sweden Rock Magazine

Friday Feb 20, 2009

Thanks a lot to all of you involved ... that includes all the Rock Legend forum readers … Robbo and I really can't do more than our best to give all of you an album with music that's straight from our hearts and it is so nice to know that we have your support to back us up.

People like Jörgen Holmstedt, Phil O, Nick Sharp, Peter Neilsen and everybody else that really cares about what we're doing and in some way also helped us out with picking the right songs or directions are as involved as we are ... when this album is finally released it's because of you guys at the Rock Legend Forum, who gave me the confidence to talk The Wee Man out of retirement and convince him that he still had a few supporters left. We could not have come this far without you and I really would like you all to know that.

Regards,
Sören

The following news/press release was sent out by the Thin Lizzy - A Rock Legend website to various rock websites and radio stations:

Thin Lizzy – Still Dangerous

The independent website Thin Lizzy - A Rock Legend recently saw a huge increase in traffic anticipating the forthcoming release of 'Still Dangerous'.

The official press releases made this the most anticipated album in many years for the bands supporters, with promises of an album featuring the "raw, unadulterated, untouched sound of Thin Lizzy".

This read like a dream to Lizzy supporters especially given that the show intended for release was one of the legendary gigs from the Tower Theatre, Philadelphia in 1977. Many fans will know that those gigs were used as the backbone for Lizzy's classic album 'Live and Dangerous'. Finally this was the chance to quash all the tales of excessive overdubbing and re-recording.

However on first listening to 'Still Dangerous' fans were immediately struck by the lack of material, several expected tracks were missing and songs were clearly out of sequence.

Whilst not seeking to discourage people from buying what has to be an essential Lizzy album the members of Rock Legend voted overwhelmingly via a poll to express their desire to put the record straight regarding 'Still Dangerous'.

After painstakingly analysing the tracks and comparing them to the 'Live and Dangerous' album takes and the tracks recorded for The King Biscuit Flower Hour that feature on the Wolfgangs Vault website an astounding conclusion was reached.

Still Dangerous' actually features material from two different gigs recorded at the Tower Theatre in Philadelphia on the 20th and 21st of October 1977.

Below is a breakdown of the album track by track:

1. Soldier Of Fortune 21/10/77

2. Jailbreak 21/10/77

3. Cowboy Song 20/10/77 KBFH show. Same take as Live and Dangerous.

4. Boys Are Back In Town 20/10/77 KBFH show. Same take as Live and Dangerous

5. Dancing In The Moonlight 20/10/77 KBFH show. Sax solo cut at start and fix to start of guitar solo

6. Massacre 20/10/77 KBFH show. Same take as Live and Dangerous

7. Opium Trail 20/10/77 KBFH show. Same take as Killers Live EP

8. Don't Believe A Word 21/10/77

9. Baby Drives Me Crazy 21/10/77

10. Me And The Boys 21/10/77

Bonus tracks only available as download outside of Japan:

11. Bad Reputation 20/10/77 KBFH show. Drum solo heavily edited, Scott Gorham’s solo also edited. Same take as featured on the Killers Live EP

12. Emerald 21/10/77 Same take as Live and Dangerous

With promises of further releases from the archives it is hoped that Thin Lizzy Productions Ltd will take on board the issues raised over 'Still Dangerous'. There's real enthusiasm, passion and knowledge amongst Lizzy supporters, the opportunity to involve those supporters in future should not be overlooked.

We feel sure that Thin Lizzy Productions Ltd want to release albums to be proud of and that will stand the test of time, albums on a par with 'Live and Dangerous', albums that will continue the legacy of the rock legend that was Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy. We want to help them achieve that aim.

Thin Lizzy - A Rock Legend www.thin-lizzy.info

We have now heard an advance copy of Still Dangerous including the two songs which will only be available on the Japanese edition or I-Tunes.

The quality is stunning, great performances and great production.

An essential purchase, if only ...

It defies logic that Bad Reputation and Emerald will not be included on the standard release.

Quite why Thin Lizzy Productions felt the need to change the running order is mystifying, Philip Lynott was the master at putting a set-list together.

Dancing In The Moonlight is totally out of sequence and it is very obvious that songs are 'missing'.

Still Dangerous will be a decent release but will be regarded as an opportunity missed by many Lizzy Fans.

Update 28 February

Our members have painstakingly compared and analysed the content of Still Dangerous and concluded the following:

1. Soldier Of Fortune - 21/10/77
2. Jailbreak - 21/10/77
3. Cowboy Song - 20/10/77 - Previously released on Live and Dangerous
4. Boys Are Back In Town - 20/10/77 - Previously released on Live and Dangerous
5. Dancing In The Moonlight - 20/10/77 - Sax solo cut at start and fix to start of guitar solo
6. Massacre - 20/10/77 - Previously released on Live and Dangerous
7. Opium Trail - 20/10/77 - Previously released on Killers Live EP
8. Don't Believe A Word - 21/10/77
9. Baby Drives Me Crazy - 21/10/77
10. Me And The Boys - 21/10/77
11. Bad Reputation - 20/10/77 - Drum solo heavily edited
12. Emerald - 21/10/77 - Previously released on Live and Dangerous

This forthcoming release has been the subject of much discussion on our Members Forum since December 2008.

It is with increasing disappointment that we have learned more and more.

Far from being 'raw, unadulterated and untouched' it has come to our attention that the album will only feature 10 songs from Philadelphia '77!

Update 29th January:

We are not even sure which show this is due to the paucity of information in the original press release and we are further confused by a US press release, attributed to Scott Gorham - as Lizzy played Philadelphia on 20th and 21st October 1977.

The complete Tower Theatre show from Thursday 20th October 1977 has been available online from Wolfgang's Vault for sometime:

http://concerts.wolfgangsvault.com/dt/thin-lizzy-concert/20051228-7995.html

There was some debate that bootleg recordings featured different recordings - which suggested that KBFH also recorded the second show on Friday 21st October 1977 and hopes were high that Still Dangerous would feature this show in it's entirety.

It was also hoped that this release would go another step further to diminishing the over-exaggerated, urban myth that Live And Dangerous is 75% overdubbed. While we are not in complete denial; the Wolfgangs Vault stream and a recent bootleg from Hammersmith Odeon 1976 suggest that the bulk of Live And Dangerous was all there and only required some polishing - the odd bum-note and backing vocals overdubbed.

Now the very people who are releasing this album have fallen into the trap of describing Live And Dangerous as "not really a live record at all"?!!

This is the official press-release:

THIN LIZZY - LIVE AT THE TOWER THEATRE, PHILADELHIA, 1977:
Thin Lizzy's seminal double live album Live & Dangerous is consistently featured in polls as one of the greatest live albums of all time.

Yet, it is not really a live record at all featuring overdubs and post production across the album. March 2, 2026 see's the release of the Still Dangerous, the real Live & Dangerous!
Still Dangerous is the raw, unadulterated, untouched sound of Thin Lizzy at the absolute height of their powers.

Recorded on the band's sell out 1977 Bad Reputation Tour, Still Dangerous captures the classic quartet of Lynott, Downey, Gorham and Robertson on fire at the celebrated Tower Theatre in Philadelphia.
The album features tracks that never made the Live & Dangerous release and all cuts are previously unreleased. The album was mixed by the legendary Glyn Johns (The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Eagles, Led Zeppelin), with contributions from Scott Gorham and Brian Downey.
Still Dangerous is the definitive live statement from one of rock's most revered and enduring groups.

The recordings that make up Still Dangerous were discovered by accident in an overlooked band lockup - a happy accident for Thin Lizzy fans and music fans in general as it is set to become an essential addition to the legacy of one of rocks greatest ever acts. The album is fully endorsed by Phil Lynott's estate and the band. Still Dangerous is the first release on the Thin Lizzy Productions label (distributed by Proper Music Distribution).
Audio Sample: http://www.properdistribution.com/downl ... hp?fid=147

Update 29th January:

Extract from US press release:

Guitarist Gorham remembers the discovery of these tapes: "We pulled all these boxes down, and I didn't even realize how many we had! There were a hell of a lot. One of the engineers was cataloging each reel, and one box came up marked Philadelphia 2. That kinda stuck because I remembered Philadelphia but didn't know what the 2 meant. Then it hit me. What had happened, on that particular leg of the King Biscuit tour, before we actually started the tour proper, we were asked to come out and do the radio show. We were uncomfortable because we wanted to do a few warm-up shows before we went [on the air live] so we struck a deal. We said we'll go in and do this show for you if you only simulcast four songs, and let us come back in a few weeks time and do the whole show. They agreed. This tape is that second show coming back through Philadelphia where we were ready to go out and conquer America".

Our forum members do not view this release as a happy accident and many have already decided they will not be purchasing.

There is a tongue in cheek fear that the remaining tracks will be released in instalments - as bonus tracks on future releases or as an 'expanded edition'. Following the fiasco of the UK Tour '75 live album only being made available, in full after it's part-inclusion on the Live And Dangerous DVD Box Set.

Update 29th January:

We are now hearing that the Japanese edition will feature two extra tracks: Emerald and Bad Reputation.

These tracks will be available to the rest of the world to buy as downloads.

Once again our cynicism is vindicated, the full show is being released piece-meal to maximise profit at the expense of the fans.

Samples can be heard at http://www.thinlizzy.org/home.html

The home of Thin Lizzy Productions Ltd - The Official Thin Lizzy Stamp Of Approval

Our information is that the tracklist is:

Still Dangerous - Tower Theatre - 21st October 1977

1. Soldier Of Fortune
2. Jailbreak
3. Cowboy Song
4. The Boys Are Back In Town
5. Dancing In The Moonlight
6. Massacre
7. Opium Trail
8. Don't Believe A Word
9. Baby Drives Me Crazy
10. Me And The Boys .....

Thin Lizzy Fans posting on the Rock Legend Forum are extremely unhappy as the band played well on both nights in Philadelphia and there are several interesting tracks that did not make the Live And Dangerous album - Johnny being a particularly good example.

While Soldier Of Fortune is a welcome bonus, live versions of the remaining tracks have all been available before which makes it difficult to understand their inclusion over other songs.

Rumour has it that the reason the full show is not being released is down to the powers that be being unhappy with the quality of some of the songs.

The running order has also been changed.

So much for raw, unadulterated and untouched?

We have also heard that King Biscuit have been trying for some years to convince Thin Lizzy Ltd and the former management CMO to let them release the whole show from the 20th October 1977 on their own label, only to be consistently denied.

Thin Lizzy Productions Ltd were offered photographs and reviews from the Philadelphia 1977 shows to produce a relevant accompanying booklet - photographs originally intended for but unused on Live And Dangerous.

This also fell on deaf ears.

A long list of grievances from many long-time Thin Lizzy Fans who are thoroughly sick and tired of being ignored and exploited by the mishandling of the band's back-catalogue and legacy.

We cannot give an opinion on how the album sounds as Rock Legend is not on the mailing-list for promo-copies. Hardly surprising since we are home to so many passionate and dedicated Thin Lizzy Supporters.

Possibly, more dangerously, we are totally independent and not afraid to be critical.

VIBE FOR PHILO XXIII - DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT

The 23^rd Vibe for Philo - takes place at the Button Factory, Temple Bar throughout the 3-4^th January 2009. Tickets are currently on sale through Ticketmaster.ie and outlets nationwide. Limited edition picture tickets from Freebird Records, Sound Cellar & Mojo's.

It's that time of year -so here we go again! After much deliberation, the organisers of this critically acclaimed event have finally decided that this year’s theme will be Dancing in the Moonlight.

Virtually every major venue in Dublin has hosted the Vibe as it crosses the river Liffey from North to South and now The '09 Vibe returns to the Button Factory from the 3^rd to the 4^th of January, with the Pre-Vibe, Main Event, and a repeat of the successful Matinee on the Sunday afternoon.

Being a weekend there will also be numerous side events, organized and impromptu, but more of that later.

We realize how little precious time there is left, and with Crimbo and the New Year Celebrations inbetween, January will be here before you can say Jack Frost ... Established acts such as Elvis Costello, Sinead O’Connor, and Adam Clayton were previous special guests and created enough optimism to convince everyone that this event is one that warrants much public appeal and signifies a most entertaining event for Lizzy fans old and new.

So far we know that the Lizzy Boys (Japan) are Ready to Rock on all three shows with a different set on each occasion, Hoodoo Rhythm Devils, MD Brian Grace and numerous guests including Matt & Phil (Tizz Lizzy), John Conlon (Thin az Lizzy), Derek Herbert (Les enFants), Dave Mc Guinness (Lir), Colm Quirney (Q), Mark Adams, Paul Toal, Jimmy Coup, Ditch Cassidy, Robbie Bray, Ritchie Buckley and anybody else of interest with a good idea that props up between now and the event!

New Lady on the block - from New York City - with a brilliant Debut Album and a Top 40 single under her belt and flavour of the month with Ian Dempsey's Breakfast audience on Today FM - the charming Nell Bryden is also a huge Philo fan - having been fascinated and inspired by his writing technique.

No stranger to Ireland she has preformed to sold out shows nationwide.

Welcome on board Nell, who will render an acoustic set and join the House Band for a ditty or two.

Other Acts on the Show include Emerald, who did an acoustic set some years ago but will go full-on electric on this occasion with some interesting versions of lesser performed songs.

Renegade will drop in and out over the "Happening Weekender" ... with a few other bands in mind for alternative slots for each event to spice things up and keep it interesting over the three shows would be the plan ...

"Audio Visuals will be present throughout, even though it’s hard to know what to feature at this stage as most people have built up extensive libraries over the years ... A few rarities and a few classics I'm sure will do the trick, as it will after all be the Gospel according to the Main Man that was Philip P Lynott ... The Boss of Irish Rock ... On a related subject - Chatting Today with original Thin Lizzy Manager - Terry O Neill he brought it to my attention that in 2011 when we are staging the climaxing 25th Vibe for Philo it will be exactly 40 years since they debuted supporting Skid Row at The Countdown Club ... I was present on that occasion.

We might try and combine our efforts to stage something spectacular, but that's a thought for another day ... Let’s get this one done and dusted first and foremost..."

Excerpt from $miley’s blog @ www.vibeforphilo.com

Finally with the present depressing global financial situation kicking in, it's sure going to be rough times ahead in the coming year.

All the more reason why we should all let our hair down, turn on, turnout and turn up for the Happening Weekender that is Dancing In the Moonlight - Vibe 2009


MOJO Magazine held its annual awards ceremony in early June - The Mojo Honours List 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8095757.stm
Amongst the winners, the much coveted Icon Award was presented to the late, great Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy. The award was collected by Scott Gorham. *(Featured in the August edition of MOJO).* http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2009/06/thin_lizzys_phil_lynott_mojo_i.html www.mojo4music.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEU4TyaT3hM

	Still Dangerous - but only half the story

	25 January - updated 29 January

	Still Dangerous

	9 March