St. Paddy's Day Gigs
We are headed to O'Connell's Irish Bar in Tampere for The Day, March 17th. It's a great place, one of the few truly Irish pubs in Finland. Feels like home right from the door. Also performing is a local group, Three of a Kind of Magic, and rumour is going around about Irish dancing being featured, too! And the whole shebang & shindig is sponsored by Magner's. Hmm, perhaps we should ask for our fee in product...
The following Saturday, 19.3. we are once again playing at Henry's Pub in Kuopio, this time with punk-profets Murskahumppa who are celebrating the release of their new album "No Problemo"... the bastards. ;)
Introducing The Shysters Quartet
From the time honoured trio ensemble we have assimilated Anni into the small band. First gig is in Gloria, Kuopio on Thursday March 10th. Admission is free.
Since You're Looking...
For a good excuse to take this Friday off, look no further!
On Thursday night, Oct. 7th at 2200hrs three of Kuopio's foremost kick-ass bands will take the stage at Henry's Pub (Kuopio).
Starting with Märkä läikkä followed by Ultra Brewtality and Band of Shysters will close the night. Tickets are 5€ at the door.
And hey, we're breaking out our new fiddle player Anni, plus we've got a couple more surprises up our collective
sleeve so drag your arse down, it's gonna be brilliant!
A Change In Our Line-up
As you may or may not have heard Anssi Salminen has left Band of Shysters. His departure is due to scheduling problems (read: impossibilities) and personal reasons. Anssi is bloody busy these days playing in about a dozen bands in Helsinki so squeezing in a 13th band in Kuopio just didn't fit his timetable anymore. Though Anssi's presence will be missed in our ranks we wish him all the best. He is definitely headed for bigger and better things, and I believe we are as well.
Anssi's vacancy in the band is filled by fine Kuopio fiddle-artist Anni Ronimus who not only brings loads of experience and a refreshing classical-infused approach to the table, but is also a veteran fan of the traditional music of the Celtic peoples whose knowledge & wisdom in some areas, I'm afraid, will leave the rest of us in shame. Oh yeah, I sense good times are coming.
Album Delayed
Like you're surprised! Yeah, yeah, yeah... It's A Long Way To Tipperary If You Wanna Rock & Roll has again been pushed back. It's a force majeuere thing. Look for more updates as the matter progresses. So just for now, and just between the two of us, the album will be out for x-mas, but fer chrissakes don't tell anybody! We don't wanna jinx it. Again. Nope, not this time.