Annotations: I Did A Gig In New York

This is a completely true story ... apart from the fact that I realised we'd be landing in New York a couple of weeks before we set off, but other than that: FACTUALLY ACCURATE

I thought of writing it in early 2007 and wrote out some NOTES on a STRUCTURE, but only sat down to do it in July when I wanted to have a go at writing a song specifically for my EXCITING Solo Album. Out came the Ukelele and HELLO came the words, gently forming in my BRANE whilst walking about, going to the GYMNASIUM or (mostly) sitting on the tube until (on 12 July 2007) it was DONE. The original NOTES had it being BOOK ENDED by a bit about the chap who wanted me to write a book and, before i went, said the "terrible gig" (that I had yet to do) would be a good introduction... but that would have meant starting out on a bit of a DOWNER, so I stuck with the CHEERY VIBE you see before you.

It was one of the first songs to get recorded too, with the BODHRAN being done in the back of Charlie's VAN. We played the song together for a bit with me on ukelele, then I recorded him on his own and, when I got home, SPLICED it together into the rhythm track. The rather ACE bass drum sound you can hear us the pair of us stamping on the floor of the VAN, it is RATHER good i feel!

There's all sorts of bits I like in this one, like the Penny Whistles which took a LONG LONG time to get right, but I think my favourite is me and Charlie LARFING at the end. GOOD TIMES!