Lovenite 2010

Now on the fourth year Kevin Hylands and Cormac Heron return to the 12 Bar with guitar and banjo for their annual Songs For Lovers performance celebrating the best and best of love songs ever written. This year they will be performing classics from the likes of Turner, Tyler and Houston.

Last year’s performance was a riot, literally. Some girl got up on stage and tried to upstage them. (She was found beat up in some police cell the following morning.) This year’s promises to be just as eventful for they shall be joined with Seb on drums.

£4 entry with a picture of this page on your phone if you arrive before 8pm. Performance begins as ever at 8.04 pm. Bar open til very late. (You can print out this page for a discount if you prefer.)

You can catch a preview of Live And Let Die.

N.B. Due to my pending marriage this could (and probably will) be my last gig for the next 7 months.

Lovenite! TONITE!

I can’t wait. Plus I have loads of things to learn between now and then so physically I have no choice. Last nite Kev and I decided to throw in a couple of songs that were not on the list. Stick them along with The Cult song we decided to do on Tuesday and you have a couple of heads with limited boxes quickly getting filled. Woohoo!

Fri 13th Feb 2009 – Lovenite! 12 Bar Club

I’m hitting the 12 Bar again with Kevin Hylands this Valentine’s Day – Fri 13th Feb actually. Here’s the blurb:

Back for the third year Kevin Hylands and Cormac Heron return to the 12 Bar for their now annual Songs For Lovers performance celebrating the best and best of love songs ever written. This year they will be performing classics from mostly homosexually celebrated artists and some straights including O’Dowd, The Big O and Obba.

Warning! Songs will include banjo and celestial harmonies. You are advised to bring an extra pair of underwear.

£4 entry with a picture of this page on your phone if you arrive before 8pm. Performance begins as ever at 8.04 pm. (Bar open til very late.)

12 Bar Club

London

WC2H 8NL

12barclub.com

Fri 14th Feb 2008 – Hylands & Heron! (Back By Popular Demand)

• 12 Bar Club Denmark Street, London, WC2
• Date: Friday 14 Feb 2008
• Time: 8.04 p.m.
• Price: £4 b4 8 with a picture of this page on your phone; £5 after 8 with a picture of this page on your phone; £6 if you are stupid

The genius thing about playing a gig on Valentine’s Day is that it’s already genius. The sad thing is that only lonely saddos come and see you play. Well Kev and I have decided to play the songs from our Valentine’s Day gigs of this year and last year in what would be The Best Of The Valentine’s which will actually be the worst of the music of both shows.

We put in so much work for both shows that we are putting none in to this one. Still we are overrehearsed for it. Come on down. You will laugh your wet pants off.

Valentine’s Day Gig In London

Valentine’s Day is looming. Only four days to go. Confused? Are you in London? Well come on down to Songs For Lovers in the 12 Bar Club, Denmark Street. I am preparing a special show with Kevin Hylands. Punk love songs on the banjo. See the gig section.

Skilful Flirting

My friend and ex-colleague Teresa del Soldato is running a flirting workshop tomorrow in Eastbourne House Arts tomorrow. If this tickles your fancy then pop along. There’s still room on the course.

If you do manage to go, pick someone up and then “get lucky” then don’t forget that couples are welcome to my gig also on Valentine’s Day. So go along to the flirty workshop tomorrow, get tips, get out into the world, get lucky, come down to the gig in the 12 Bar on Thursday, suck face and don’t even notice me and Kev on the stage. Thanks. Right that’s that sorted then. See you Thursday with your new lover.  The form is here:

Skilful Flirting Flyer

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Songs For Single Lovers – For Single Lovers Only: Double Take!

After the success of staging last year’s one-off Valentine’s Day special Cormac Heron and Kevin Hylands make a return to the 12 Bar Club with a brand new set tailor-made for the most romantic day of 2008.

Last year Cormac Heron – the only person ever to have performed at the 12 Bar on stilts – created beautiful moments with his singing of Tom Waits’ ‘Fish & Bird’ whilst Kevin Hylands performed a touching rendition of Nick Cave’s ‘Straight To You’. Then together the two Irish lads delivered moving versions of songs as diverse as ‘Plaisir D’Amour’, ‘Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?’ and ’I Dunno Who You Are Oh Baby But You’re Everything I’m Dreaming Of I Dunno Who You Are But You’re A Real Dead Ringer For Love A Real Dead Ringer For Love’.

Come on down then and make your Valentine’s Day as beautiful as the world will allow by bringing that loved one for a special night that you will try to remember. (And it doesn’t matter what that special one looks like because for all you know you could be the ugly one in the relationship).

Cormac will be on his electric banjo and bass with Kevin playing his acoustic and both of them singing with their mouths. Drawing from a rich repetoire of classic love songs from the likes of The Isley Brothers, David Bowie and Motorhead your dreams are guaranteed to be wet with tears of joy.

Special note: This will be Cormac’s last fully prepared performance until June. To find out more go ask him.