Dear Reader –
The time for thinking is over - it’s now the time for action! Some really exciting news today for you…
The Big Thing
Our brand new Theme Night YouTube channel launches this weekend.
Below is a trailer of what you can expect to see over the coming weeks…and we release our first video this Sunday 1 Oct at 7pm.
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Where else but Sligo?
This project has been in my head for years, and we have been actively working on it since February.
Anyone following the Theme Nights over the years will have seen some of the great videos that Kris and Dominika Manulak have produced of the shows, and they will continue to do so long into the future I hope. However through no fault of theirs (or anyone's), the sound on the videos doesn't do justice to the great live sound we produce on the nights, and so I have been looking at other ways to showcase what we do. So much great music comes out of these shows, and I have long felt that it's a shame that they haven't been documented at their best.
So I have been looking into other ways of doing this and came to the conclusion that a dedicated Theme Night (and Teenage Theme Night) YouTube channel was the way to go. This channel will feature many different types of performances - some live, some recorded in the Hawk’s Well, and others recorded in various locations and under various conditions (!) around Sligo and beyond.
I have been working with a great team over the last few months on getting this channel ready. We have a few videos in the bag and ready to release, and we will be recording more in the coming days during Theme Night week. I can’t wait for you to see them - hopefully your appetite has been whetted by the above trailer!
What’s New?
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: All the theme night news will now be found on our new social media channels. But fear not dear letter readers - you will still hear all the big news here first every Tuesday.
SCARY POCKETS: Here’s what a great YouTube music channel looks like…
NEW BRANDING: I’m delighted with our new logo - you’ll hopefully get used to the sight of this over the coming days and weeks. And - we’ll have brand new t-shirts (and stickers!) at the shows next week for anyone who wants to bring home a piece of us…
Finally…
The most viewed Theme Night video on YouTube so far…and it’s not hard to see why. Gorgeous stuff from Niamh and Seán.
Till next time - Kieran.
