Back in Belfast
Wednesday, 21 February 2007
I've always known how beautiful Belfast is, but I don't think I fully appreciated it until I left. Is it like this for everyone, or is it mainly Irish artists? Every Irish artist that writes about, sings about or paints the beauty of Ireland seems to be someone that has long since left its shores. The point is, I'm back in Belfast today and loving it. I came back last night for a gig (don't shout at me Belfast folks...it was a private BBC thing, so there were no tickets for us regular cubs) and it was just great to be walking round Belfast at night. After my gig finished I walked through town with Brian and Jackie (my managers), over to see Ken Haddock playing in the Cathedral Quarter...it was great! I always get taken slightly aback at how friendly people are here. In one sense I know it, but living in London gets you out of the way of it. Nobody really talks to each other in London, but by the time I'd got off the plane and arrived at the gig, I'd had at least three or four conversations with people I didn't know....you gotta love that!Anyway, as much as I'd love to sit here and chat with you, I'm in the mood for a good coffee. So, I'm off to wander the streets and strike up conversations with people I don't know...
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Comments
david replied about 4 hours after.Will the BBC event be televised ?
Steve replied about 11 hours after.Foy....i love your stuff...and i agree about the irish banter....english people just dont understand me!! or maybe its just me!
Good to hear your heart hasn't wandered too far from home. Peace to you and yours.
Sabine replied about 24 hours after.Hi Foy
I have to agree ;-) irish ppl are very friendly even you´re german...lol
Enjoy Belfast!
Steve Jones replied 3 days after.I read that in Paris and it made me all homesick. Yeah - that old city is broken and dark sometimes, but when you come over the hill at Craigantlet (you know - the BIG one) and the sun is shining with that kind of light over the cranes and silhouetting everything, it moves my soul in a way the Eiffel Tower never could xS
Nick Parsons replied 6 days after.Foy, I love you brother! Any plans on coming over to the states (Los Angeles!!) and doing some shows? Your US fans would greatly appreciate it
Jessica replied 7 days after. This made me miss Belfast so much more! I lived there for only 2 years, but the people there in Belfast are unlike those you're find anywhere else in the world! When I listen to your music I'm reminded of the friendly, warm if not slightly wounded soul of the city and its people. Thanks for that! J
Jessica replied 7 days after. Reading this intensified my love and longing for Belfast! I only lived there 2 years, but early on in my stay I realised that the people there were unlike those you would find in any other part of the world! Northern Ireland is a beautiful, warm country with beautiful, warm people. Foy, when I listen to your music, I'm reminded of this wonderful place and my wonderful time there! Thank you for that! By the way - you're amazing! Please come to Kansas! We need you!
Amy replied 8 days after.Hi Foy,
I'm a Canadian currently living in Thailand, I caught a show you played in the UK last year and I've been hooked ever since. I share your beautiful music with friends everywhere I go :) Keep it up - Canada awaits you with open arms!
Amy
Eoin replied 10 days after.Just heard your music for the first time mate, fucking deadly. Looking forward to hearing ya in person and this festival in France could be a good idea. Off to google now to see where Relais de la whatever is and sure we may see ya there.
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Jessica replied 12 days after.PLEASE make all of your CDS available in the US.
your music makes me so incredibly happy, and i can only listen on myspace and 2 songs i bough from Itunes. we cant but anything else here in the US, and it makes me terribly sad. ASAP PLEASE! (:
Nicky Koch replied 13 days after.too true Foy belfast is b-e-a-utiful!!!
nothing beats flying in to the sight of Samson and Goliath!!
Kimon replied 174 days after.Nice!
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