Atlantis
Launch of the Single "The
Curragh of Kildare"
The Keg, Main St.,
Newbridge
Thursday 3rd July
The cover of the ATLANTIS
the The Curragh of Kildare which has been given the
official backing of the Kildare Supporters Club and the Kildare
County Board and will be launched next Thursday in the Keg, Newbridge.
Left to right on the cover are Vicky Cahill, Lenny Cahill, Derek
Conroy and Colly Cahill with the Kildare team in the foreground
and the familiar sight of the Curragh in the background. Graham
Coffey of Cofdesign, Red Door Studio, Barrettstown Road, Old Connell,
Newbridge designed the cover.
The Summers Come at Last.
ITS OFFICIAL, County Kildare will have an anthem for the
2003 Leinster Final on the 20th of July in Croke Park. ATLANTIS,
a well-known Newbridge band will launch their single The Curragh
of Kildare next Thursday, the 3rd of July in the Keg in Newbridge.
The official launch will be followed by a live performance by the
band where they will showcase their musical talents as well as their
new single.
The single originally appeared as a track on their album, ATLANTIS,
which was launched last year. Since 1998 people have been begging
them to release their Celtic-Rock version of the Kildare anthem,
The Curragh of Kildare, as an anthem for the Kildare supporters
and also because of its own distinct musical flavour and proficiency.
Not only does it capture the original melody but dares to improve
this classic Irish melody by modernising its rhythm in the
style of The Horslips, Gary Moore, The Waterboys and our own Christy
Moore. The result is astounding, maintaining the haunting original
melody over a driving passion-filled backbeat. Wherever ATLANTIS
have performed, their distinct version of The Curragh of Kildare
has become their trademark, now it may well become the trademark
of County Kildare, the anthem which will focus the energy and pride
of the whole County in their pursuit of victory, and will remain
for years to come a focal point of pride.
Keen followers of the game themselves ATLANTIS wish the team every
success. It could really be their year, remarked Lenny
Cahill, after their gutsy performance against Meath, they
will have the confidence to go all the way. We of course have a
keen interest with the launch of the single but we are a Newbridge
band and proud of it. The reaction and support of the County Board
and the Kildare Supporters Club has been great and we would love
to see the single a success as much for them and the team as for
ourselves.
The bands manager Declan Garrett is also full of praise for
the County Board and the Supporters Club and all the sponsors of
the project Lucina Russell, County Arts Officer; Seamus Cosgrove
- (Facton); Cllr. Pat Black - Mayor of Newbridge. Kildare County
Board Chairman, Andrew OSullivan and Vice Chairman, Syl Merrins;
Kildare Supporters Club Chairman, Michael Osborne; Ray OBrien
Motors Ltd., and Mario Corrigan from the Local Studies Department
of The History & Family Research Centre. It is a costly
process, says Declan, but it is not always about money.
The important thing for ATLANTIS is to raise the profile of the
band. If we make a profit then we will be contributing to the players
fund. This project is about the team and the supporters in County
as much as it is about ATLANTIS and if we can raise the profile
of the County and the band at the same time then all the better.
With a song of this quality it will surely be in every home in the
County which, in itself, should give us a Kildare No. 1 now
that is worth thinking about! Should Kildare make it once more to
the All-Ireland Final the band might very well be performing in
Croke Park itself!
Cill Dara Abú
The launch of this classic version of The Curragh of Kildare will
instil a sense of pride and place within the County and provide
a focus for the enormous wave of support that is gathering once
more for the Kildare Team and it will undoubtedly further the career
of one of the greatest bands to come out of Kildare in a long time.
The official launch of the ATLANTIS single The Curragh of
Kildare on Thursday night upstairs in the KEG, Newbridge at 9 p.m.
This will be followed at 10.15 p.m. with a performance by ATLANTIS
featuring the Curragh of Kildare and this (gig) part of the evening
is open to the public. Come one come all!
ATLANTIS are Colly Cahill on Vocals/Guitars, Vicky Cahill on Vocals/Guitars,
Lenny Cahill, Percussion, Keyboards & Programming, and Derek
Conroy on Bass Guitar (Derek also is responsible for the superb
match commentary on the dance version of the single).
The single features a Celtic version of and a dance version (both
sung by Colly) which is aimed at the nite-club audience as well
as a Celtic version of the classic, Go Lassie Go with haunting vocals
by Vicky. All the songs were arranged by ATLANTIS and produced,
engineered and mastered by Lenny at The Shed Studios, Piercetown,
Newbridge.
ATLANTIS are managed by Declan Garrett: Phone 087 2644288 or e-mail
hillycg@eircom.net