News 05/01/09
Hey Folks,
We would very much like to wish you all a very happy new year and we hope 2010 brings you only great things. We had a really enjoyable year of playing music in 2009 which was mostly thanks to your support and for keeping us company at the shows. We did alot of mileage, drank too much tepid twitch water masquerading as coffee, we now know every garage attendent in the south by name and star sign, broke some strings, played festivals, visited Elvis and sang in hotel rooms in Memphis, more parking tickets, wrote new songs, solved a simple sum: playing music = happiness....we look forward with great caffeine addiction to doing more of the same over the year to come.
All the very best and God Speed one and all,
Ian Whitty & The Exchange.
News 15/12/09
Seasons Greetings,
Hope All is good folks. We will be playing a Christmas Show in De Barras Clonakilty on Sunday December 27th. We are very much looking forward to it as its our only show this Christmas and we also love De Barras. Our guests on the night will be Novella Hermosa. Doors 8.30.
God Speed You Santa Claus,
Ian Whitty And The Exchange.
News 13/11/09
Hey Folks,
We are delighted to announce that we will be playing at the Murphy's Big Night Out festival in The Cork Opera House on December 5th. We will be bringing a brass section with us for the first time and so will be playing as an 8 piece band on the night. We join headliners Florence and The Machine along with The Magic Numbers, Lisa Hannigan, Villagers and Megafaun on the mainstage. On the big little stage a host of Cork acts will be performing including Armoured Bear, O Emporer, Hope is noise, Annette Buckley, Circus Cat and slow motion heroes. All info from www.murphys.com.
God Speed in word and deed,
Ian Whitty And The Exchange.
News 26/10/09
Hey Folks,
We will be performing a Halloweeen headline show in The Jolly Roger On Sherkin Island on Saturday The 31st of October. There will be late ferries running to bring people back to Baltimore after the gig. For more info call the Jolly Roger on 028 20379.
To see Mad Tom of Bedlam 10,000 miles I travelled.
Ian Whitty And The Exchange.
News 11/10/09
Hey Folks,
We will be performing at this years HWCH festival in Dublin. Our slot is in Think Tank in Templebar at 8.45 on Friday The 16th of October.
Take good care.
Ian Whitty And The Exchange.
News 04/09/09
Hey Folks,
September is a surgeon. We have a few tales for the telling. We have confirmed the following shows:
Hard Working Class Heroes Festival Dublin. Oct 16/17/18 (No date or venue yet but we will post it as soon as we know)
Sherkin Island, The Jolly Roger. Headline show. 31st October (Halloween weekend)
The Cork Opera House, (Murphys Festival) December 5th.
Also for the Dublin folk. Phantom FM have asked us to record a Beatles cover to celebrate the release of The Beatles back Catalogue on 09/09/09. We have recorded Cry Baby Cry form the 1968 White Album. Our version will be braodcast on the Icon Show on 09/09/09. To listen on line see: http://www.phantom.ie/
God speed.
Ian Whitty And The Exchange.
News 13/08/09
Hey Folks,
We were delighted to hear that Tony Fentons Daily download on Today FM yesterday was City Friend. Tony even wrote a bit in his blog:
http://www.todayfm.com/Shows/Weekdays/Tony-Fenton/BLOG.aspx
We hope that the Summer is providing you with plenty of fun and frolics, we have been having a great time playing the various festivals, thanks so much to any of you who braved the elements to see us play.
God speed.
Ian Whitty And The Exchange.
News 16/07/09
Hey Folks,
We hope all is going to plan for you all. We have news. Our new single 'City Friend' is released this Friday the 17th of July. It will be available as a download only through i-tunes and downloadmusic.ie . To download using your telephone devices you can text music 3430 to 57501 (or 3430 m to 57501 for straight to mobile download) to get the track from downloadmusic.ie. We would very much like to thank all the regional and national dj's who have been giving the song a spin on the lead up to the singles release. Incidentally all stations have the song so just request it if you want to hear it on your very own radio. To celebrate we are also doing a bunch of dates in the near future:
August 1st: Cork x South West Festival. Skibbereen.
August 2nd: Indiependence Festival. Mitchelstown.
August 3rd: Le Cheile Festival. Oldcastle Co.Meath.
August 14th: Birr Vintage Week Festival. The Chestnut Birr, Co.Offaly.
God Speed one and all,
Ian Whitty And The Exchange.
News 25/05/09
Hey Folks,
I hope all is good now that Summer is doing her stretches. Just thought we would let you know that we are releasing City Friend as a single on July 17th. The song has just been featured on the hot press Corks Finest acts compilation that is being given away with the special Cork issue. Those outside of Cork can hear the full compilation at :
http://www.hotpress.com/5450759.html
More on the single and tour dates as things get finalised, in the meantime we have added a few festivals to the gigs section,
God Speed one and all,
Ian Whitty And The Exchange.
News 03/03/2009
Hey Folks,
We hope you are all in good spirits despite the impending doom.
We have just been voted into the hotpress readers poll for the best Irish debut category the full list is:
Irish Debut Album
1. Lisa Hannigan – Sea Sew
2. Fight Like Apes –Fight Like Apes And The Mystery Of The Golden Medallion
3. The Script – The Script
4. Imelda May – Love Tattoo
5. Ham Sandwich – Carry The Meek
6. The Aftermath – Friendlier Up Here
7. Rarely Seen Above Ground – Organic Sampler
8. Dirty Epics – Straight In No Kissing
9. David Turpin – The Sweet Used To Be
10. Ian Whitty & The Exchange – Lucky Caller
We'd like to thank all those who voted for us in this poll.
For full poll see http://www.hotpress.com/features/reports/5272345.html?page_no=2&show_comments=1
We also play some shows in the near future, please see our gigs section for details.
Lastly we have been to Memphis in the U.S to visit the King and play at the Folk Alliance conference. Ian is writing a tour diary and we'll post it soon.
God Speed.
Ian Whitty And The Exchange.
News 09/01/2009
Hey Folks,
A very happy new year to you all. We hope the year to come bring is brilliant and bright to you.
We have just been invited to showcase our songs in Memphis Tennessee at the Folk Alliance conference. Travelling as Irish proponents of Indie folk we will be performing a series of showacases in Memphis between 18th-22nd of February.
Also a feature in Hotpress this issue too.
We are booking dates into March and April for Irealnd at the moment and will update the gig page regularily.
Thats it for now,
God Speed one and all,
Ian Whitty And The Exchange.
All the very best....God Speed you all,
Ian Whitty And The Exchange.
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