December 22nd:
As another year draws to a close Bluemoose would sincerely like to thank everybody who supported them and made 2006 an unbelievable year. Appreciation goes out to all staff who looked after us at venues and with accommodation etc; to our friends in other bands who we've had the pleasure of spilling some beers with on the road; and especially to the dedicated Bluemoose fans who never fail to disappoint and give us the drive to keep doing what we love! Thanks also for all your comments on this site and on Bebo, where we have almost reached the 400 groupies mark ;o) Keep them coming!
We look forward to doing it all again in '07. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!!
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December 6th:
The guys have just returned from an exhausting few dates in England. Once again the reception across the pond was fantastic and the boys capped off the weekend with the headline slot at Butlins Centre Stage, with the opening slot being filled by "the one and only" Chesney Hawkes! Thanks to all our friends at the Walkabouts, Bar Risa and Butlins for your hard work, hospitality and the parties! ;o)
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November 29th:
Venue Correction: Bluemoose will be appearring at Bar Risa in Leeds this Friday. Not the Walkabout as previously advertised.
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November 27th:
A very sincere thanks to our good friend Paul McGovern for helping us out over the weekend.... much appreciated Paul!!
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November 20th:
Bluemoose return to England next week for a four-date tour taking in the Walkabout bars in Birmingham, Leeds and Derby. As always, the final gig takes place at the huge Butlins Centre Stage. Bognor Regis is the resort this time around and joining the guys on the weekend bill are acts including East 17, Chesney Hawkes, 911 and 2 Unlimited.
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November 13th:
Pictures from the NUI Galway Science Ball have been added. Once again, thanks to Paul, Chris and all the gang at The Fort for your hospitality and making the long journey so much easier. Also to the ever present capacity crowd at Tír na Nóg who always make rockin' D'Maggot a lot of fun ;o) Looking forward to the Christmas bashes in both venues!
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November 3rd:
Gig dates up to the new year have been posted.
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November 1st:
Pictures from the past week have been added including the NUI Maynooth Halloween party and the sensational couple of days had during the Cork Jazz Festival. A fantastic time was enjoyed, not only performing, but also getting to see and meet some of the other groups on show. Thanks to Paul and the guys of 'The Mindbenders' for an awesome display of musicianship! Great to see you again fellas.
Bluemoose are now on a weeks holiday. Gig dates for the rest of the year will be posted in the next few days.
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October 23rd:
'Deal or No Deal' in Dublin and Pitch n' Putt in a marsh in Sligo were among the bands extra-curricular activities over the weekend. Bobby ran out winner and now holds both bowling and pitch n' putt titles. It was a close fought match though between four of the Mooses. Tony Eile however redefined the term 'golfing handicap'! The guys play six gigs in five days this week before taking a well earned weeklong holiday.
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October 17th:
The rescheduled NUI Maynooth Freshers Week gig has been set for Wednesday October 25th! Thanks to our friends from Cavan/Roscommon who paid us a visit at The Quays in Galway last week and also to everyone who helped turn the Templemore Arms on it's head on Saturday. What a night!! Unfortunately the band camera was mislaid, so if anybody got any cool snaps at the gig, please e-mail them on to us.
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October 10th:
Pictures from an action-packed trip to England have been posted. The guys' latest trip across the pond proved to be one of the most successful yet with capacity crowds on each of the 4 nights. Some high profile people were on hand to catch a couple of the shows and wheels are now in motion for some mega gigs in the UK, including major festivals and even some work for a certain English television station! More news on this as we get it. Sharing the weekend line-up this time at Butlins with Bluemoose were acts including 5-star & 2-Unlimited with Fran Cosgrave and Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle from Emmerdale) both dj-ing. The lads return to the UK at the end of November.
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October 4th:
Bluemoose travel to the UK in the morning still recouperating after the madness of Harvey's 'leaving weekend'! Thanks to all who attended the gigs in Killarney and made it memorable. There were some hair-raising moments as well as some 'hair-loss' moments for 1 Moose in particular ;o) Check back early next week for news and pictures from England.
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September 24th:
Some pictures from last nights gig at Tullamore's #1 have been posted.
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September 22nd:
Pictures from the DIT Freshers gig at Spirit, Dublin have been posted. A sell-out 1700 strong crowd made it a phenomenol night as the amazing start to the college season continues! Bluemoose's run of college gigs extends into October and even takes them across the water to the UK where they will entertain students of Durham University during freshers week. The guys will be in the UK from 5th-8th October, headlining Butlins massive 'Centre Stage' on the final night!
A new sounds page has been added which will contain Bluemoose recordings.
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September 19th:
Big news from the Moose camp this week!! Due to personal and professional commitments, Harvey's second spell with the group is coming to an end. One hell of a party is expected in McSorley's, Killarney at the end of the month as Harvey takes his bow, when the guys will be performing for two nights running.
This leads us to introduce the man who will be taking over Harvey's seat - Shane Gough. Shane is an experienced drummer from Athlone and has toured America and Europe with various groups. We look forward to yet another exciting era in the Bluemoose lifespan!
Gig dates for October have been posted, and also a new band profile page has been added.
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September 14th:
College season in Waterford kicked off in style last night with the return of the Wednesday night sessions at Masons. Bluemoose, back in the city after the summer hiatus, played to a full house largely consisting of WIT students. The guys look forward to returning next month!
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September 11th:
Bluemoose made two debut perormances over the weekend. The band would like to thank all the people who supported them at Marakibo in Mallow, and Karma in Athlone. The response was amazing and the guys look forward to returning very soon. Lots of appreciation also goes to the ever dependable Wexford posse for making the gigs at The Centenary Stores and Tír Na Nóg as enjoyable and crazy as ever.
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September 6th:
Another week passes which consisted of more Grads, an 'interesting' night in Ballina, the now ritualistic Bluemoose bowling competition before rocking PV's in Longford and then lifting the roof off the Old Oak in Cork on All-Ireland Final day. Despite Cork's defeat, a spectacular day and night was had, and the party atmosphere continued into the early hours of the morning. Check out the new pictures........
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August 31st:
Pictures from the last couple of Grad nights added.
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August 25th:
Gig dates for September have been posted. Also, some pictures from this weeks Debs Balls have been added.
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August 21st:
Another hectic week saw Bluemoose rock the Dakota bar in Wexford to a capacity crowd for the Leaving Cert results party on Wednesday. Moran's Red Cow Hotel was the venue on Thursday for an Enniscorthy Debs Ball before heading north to Co. Tyrone for the grand opening of the magnificent House of Blues venue at The Fort, Dungannon. Bluemoose would like to congratulate Paul Faloon and the guys on what is one of the finest venues we've had the pleasure of playing! Saturday was Castlerea, Co. Roscommon before a night of mayhem on Sunday at the annual Kilmuckridge 'Lark in the Park' Festival in Co. Wexford. Thanks also to our good friend Peadar Carney for stepping in behind the drum kit for the weekend!!
Check out the latest pictures!
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August 13th:
Pictures from the Vikings MC Ireland annual rally, held on the August Bank Holiday weekend have been added. These pictures contain naked images, so anyone who is easily offended, you've been warned!
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August 11th:
Bluemoose would sincerely like to apologise for the last minute gig cancellations earlier this week. After a weekend of over exertion, Tony Moose's voice decided to dessert him and Philip ended up on crutches after trying to descend a staircase at a time when his brain and legs weren't connected! Sorry for any inconvenience or disappointment caused and the guys will be back soon to rock the venues in question.
New pictures added
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July 29th:
New pictures added from various gigs. Unfortunately pictures of Tony Moose's infamous forfeit have mysteriously disappeared!! An inquiry has begun into Mr. Ward's actions as tampering with photographic evidence is severely frowned upon!!
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July 25th:
Bluemoose returned from another exhausting but exciting UK tour last week. The gig in Shepherds Bush, London was recorded live and will be available on cd soon. The final date of the tour saw the guys share the 2,800 capacity Butlins Centre Stage with 70's/80's chart toppers 'Boney M'. After making it home with literally enough time to change their socks, it was straight on to Crosshaven for the huge yacht festival which attracted people in their thousands! Two nights in Killarney, on to Cavan (with the entertaining late night ladies brawl), Longford (including Tony Moose's forfeit) and finally winding the weekend down in Ballina. What will this week have in store?! (Pictures added soon)
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July 11th:
Bluemoose have teamed up with CafePress.com to bring you an official online store for Bluemoose merchandise. Note: All prices are in US Dollars! All feedback on the store greatly appreciated.
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July 7th:
Bit of a false alarm on the old TG4 front folks. Sorry about that. Unfortunately their footage of Phil on fiddle, Bobby on squeeze-box, Harvey on bodhrán and the two Tonys' duelling banjo's got accidentally erased and that was the only piece they wanted to use, (to fit in with everything else they decided to broadcast!) Also the cost of image rights and royalties that the station would've had to pay the band for using them in their show would've been detrimental to the TG4 annual budget! ;o)
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July 2nd:
Another exciting weekend passes for Bluemoose which included a return trip to Northern Ireland to rock the Blue Room @ The Fort, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone. Thanks to Paul and all the gang for making it another pleasurable journey! The guys then returned home to play open air at the Wexford Strawberry Fair in Enniscorthy. With the weather being very kind, almost 3,000 people of all ages lined the streets! The guys were joined on stage briefly by the 'Strawberry Festival Queens', who delivered a cake to Birthday boy Tony. Television station 'TG4' were there to film the gig which will be broadcast during the programme 'Féilte', this Thursday 6th at 20.30. Thanks to all who turned out in support and especially to those who bought cd's after the gig! (see pictures)
Bluemoose now take a short break before returning to the UK. Check the gig guide to see when the boys are back in your area.
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June 27th:
Lots of activity in the Moose camp of late! A recent trip to the UK saw the guys rockin a chain of Walkabout bars before lifting the roof off Butlins Holiday Centre in Bognor Regis in front of an audience of 2,000 people!
Being touted as one of the best party bands to visit the UK, the trip proved very successful, and the guys make a much anticipated return visit to the UK in July.
Next up we would like to announce the return of Harvey Hillis! Harvey is back behind the Bluemoose drumkit after a brief absence. The band would sincerely like to thank The Dave for his contribution over the past year and wish him every success in his future projects.
Bluemoose recently performed a double-header at the Harley Davidson European Rally in Killarney which attracted celebrities such as Colin Farrell, George Clooney, Ozzy Osbourne and Harrison Ford. Approximately 20,000 motorcycles decended on the town, arriving from all over Europe.
