DJ Deb kindly played this song and gave The Boykes' next gig and our Bandcamp page a plug!

Hit It & Split play To The Girl on Resonance FM (211123)

Song written to commemorate 25 years of marriage for my Auntie Margaret & Eddie in 2002. Sadly they have both passed now but happily reunited in heaven.

Margaret & Eddie

DJ Deb Smith kindly played Competitive Cousins on her excellent Hit It & Split Show on Resonance FM!

Hit It & Split play Competitive Cousins on Resonance FM (260324)

This is our entire live set from The Fiddler's Elbow on 12/7/24:-

Class(less)
Other Side
Picasio
Her Silent Tears
Competitive Cousins
To The Girl
Bygones
Connemare
The Way Ahead
Crumble

Boycey are Moykal O'Bui (Vocal & Guitar), Pat Rowles (Bass & Backing Vocal), Mark Thorne (Keyboards & Backing Vocal) and Tim Campbell (Percussion).

Boycey's Fiddler's Elbow Set (120724)

DJ Deb gives Connemare its first radio spin!

Hit It & Split Play Connemare On Resonance FM (101024)

Track two from latest Boysterous Sounds release

Hit It & Split play Bygones on Resonance FM (051124)

Its a year ago today that my Aunty Margaret sadly passed away. I started working on this song last April just before her older sister suddenly passed. I briefly flirted with the idea of doing a song for both of them but glad I decided to do something separate. I hope to do something for my other late aunt to mark her anniversary but in the meantime here is my tribute to Margaret Diver. Thinking of her family at this time. X

DIVING (Started 9.4.25)

Born with a spirit that came from within Your mum tried suppressing your dad made you grin 
You left home young, Tried to make it alone, 
It didn't work out so you end up back home, 

The wild road still calling but made you feel tainted 
You didn't want to end up like the wrecks that you dated, 
Then finally arrives the one for which you waited, 
But sometimes you'd think of the time that was wasted. 

Your dad was so proud walking you down the aisle, 
You would do anything to see him smile, The grandkids you gave him he took to.his heart, 
But somehow your mum and you drifted apart.

You always the cool aunt who never grew old,
But get the wrong side of you, then feel the cold,
Your steady Eddie sadly snatched away,
He took with him a part that you ⁰couldn't replace.

Diving, diving, diving for what you wanted, 
Nothing, nothing, nothing taken for granted.

Middle Eight 
But you remember dances when you held sway, 
Hanging with your sisters til late in the day, Your brother dropped you off at the factory gate, 
Rushing to mass then back out until late. 

Times were hard and times were good, 
You survived made the best like you could, But you took the time to help others out, 
Pretty soon that becomes what life's about,

You were determined to build a warm home, 
Welcoming anyone from where they roamed, 
The kettle was boiling, a feed on the way,
You would drop everything to make their day

Diving, diving, diving. Not knowing what you're searching for,
Finding, finding, finding that you're set adrift far from the shore 

Diving, diving, diving for what you wanted, 
Nothing, nothing, nothing taken for granted

(Finished 1.1.25)

Moykal O'Bui-Diving

First radio play of our latest single which will also appear on our next album "Nothing To Show" this summer

Boycey-No Good Will Come (Hit It & Split, Resonance FM 180225)

Boycey-Dinosaur (Hit It & Split, Resonance FM 40325)

This is a track written and recorded for what would have been Dave's 62nd birthday

Diamond

Moykal O'Bui has been writing songs for over 35 years now.  His debut CD "Suspend Your Disbelief" was released in 1996. Boycey's debut album "Life Leaks A Hole" was released in 2010. The Boycycles' "Things Fall Into Place" album was released in 2018. In 2019, after a series of duo performances as Duophony, Pat Rowles and Mark Spall joined to form semi-acoustic band The Boykes.  Sounds is the "label" that holds everything together. You can listen to the back catalogue here:- https://boysteroussounds.bandcamp.com and here:- https://soundcloud.com/boysteroussounds
You can see more here:- https://www.facebook.com/boysteroussounds
You can watch stuff here:- http://www.youtube.com/user/boysteroussounds

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