#HappyBirthdayMic

To mark Mic’s birthday, a live recording will be released on September 21st of a full concert by him.

Called ‘Live At The Lobby’, it was recorded twenty years ago in the now closed legendary Cork venue. The clock ticked midnight during the gig, marking Mic’s 32nd birthday - his last with us.

Such are the legends surrounding Mic’s gigs at The Lobby, The Irish Independent recently named them amongst the top ten gigs that Irish people lie about attending!

People need lie no more as they get a front row seat at Mic Live At The Lobby courtesy of an audience recording made by Emmett Murphy. The audio has been mastered and cleaned by Aidan Foley at Masterlabs but this is unashamedly a rough recording.

What makes it such a vital release is the opportunity it offers to experience a Mic gig. ‘Heyday’ is getting one million plays a year on Spotify alone and the vast majority of people who listen to Mic’s music never got to see him play.

There are no less than five previously unreleased Mic songs on this album which is a huge treat for the many listeners who adore his 'Skylarkin' album. They are Opera Song, Sassy, Wide Open Room, Doin' Better and When We Caught The Moon.

Glen Hansard is a special guest for the encores of the gig. The encores include songs by Bob Dylan and Michelle Shocked which Mic and Glen played together in their busking days.

Mic Christopher is one of the best and most popular singer-songwriters Ireland has ever produced. Prior to going solo Mic had been lead singer of The Mary Janes, In 2001, Mic released his debit solo EP, Heyday, and toured the US, Europe and Ireland. His live shows have become legendary, due not only to his fantastic songs but also his rapport with his audience. Mic’s only solo album, ’Skylarkin’, was released posthumously in November 2002 and went on to win the Meteor award from best Irish album of that year.
Mic was the dude of dudes and all who ever met him felt that way. Mic The King.
The album will be on all digital platforms from Sept 21st and is available to pre-order on vinyl from Dublin Vinyl here - store.dublinvinyl.com/collections/mi…e-at-the-lobby
Tickets for Whelans gig available from Whelanslive.com

Tracklisting:
Curious Notion (SIDE A),
The Opera Song
Sassy
Listen Girl
Wine Song
Wide Open Room (SIDE B)
Daydreamin’
Looking For Jude
Wide Eyed and Lyin’
Doin’ Better
That’s What Good Friends Do (SIDE C)
Bones & Pieces
Loneliest Man In Town
Kid’s Song
Happy Birthday
Heyday *
When We Caught The Moon * (Side D)
I Got Your Back *
Fogtown *
Oxford Town *
You AIn’t Goin’ Nowhere *
I’m On My Way To Heaven *
(*with Glen Hansard)

Mic Christopher Live At The Lobby Side C

Mic Christopher  Live At The Lobby Side B 
Wide Open Room 
Daydreamin' 
Looking For Jude 
Wide Eyed and Lyin' 
Doin' Better

Mic Christopher  Live At The Lobby Side B

Mic Christopher Live At The Lobby Side A: 
Curious Notion
The Opera Song 
Sassy 
Listen Girl 
Wine Song

Mic Christopher Live At The Lobby Side A:

interference played for the first time without Fergus in the National Concert Hall, Dublin, with Glen Hansard taking lead vocals for the 'Imagining Home: This is Ireland' concert on Saturday 2nd April 2016. This was broadcast live by RTE Radio One worldwide as part of the 1916 Easter Centenary Celebrations to highlight Irish Music and Culture.

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