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Published on GiggingNI.com 23-04-09 So, anyone fancy a pint on a warm spring evening accompanied by a combination of some of the best local talent and potentially the next big thing in British music? Well… you missed it. Last night I was treated to a performance by the excellent as ever ‘Colenso Parade’ and London’s ‘Red Light Company.’ Things kicked off at 8pm in a reasonably full Auntie Annie’s and it was clear from the offset that Omagh’s finest were out to enjoy themselves. Introducing themselves, unless my hearing was very much mistaken, as ‘Hi, we’re Colenso Parade and we want to meet your mums,’ Mickey, Fergal, Philly and Paul ‘Melly’ Melon all looking the part in shirts and ties began with the explosive Shine a Light. The onslaught of quirky, memorable vocal melodies, punchy bass lines accompanied by intricate guitar riffs and driving drums certainly turned heads in the crowd. The Colenso lads seemed to be thoroughly ...

Seeing as I have work scattered over various websites and publications I thought it'd be a good idea to collect it all in one place. Everything I publish here has already been published elsewhere and I'll try to provide a link where available which will take you to the relevant article and website. Dates should be accurate to within a few days as my last save point, which is what I'll be using, is usually a day or two before publication. This will also give me the opportunity to post articles/interviews which have been lost to the Internet, as sites such as GiggingNI.com no longer operate some of the articles I did for them have been lost. Any questions/feedback/suggestions are welcomed.