Thanks to those of you who came out to the October shows on both sides of the Atlantic. It felt like lots of unique nights for me and the band, you were great to play to - many highlights to look back on for us. 

Most nights were finished with 'Ned's Song' and, well, you ended the show! We even beat the lurgy finally, and no truth in the rumour it was traced back to livestock on the south of the island...

Still to come this week if you're around the north west is my Liverpool Music Week show this Friday (6th Nov) at Zanzibar, and very pleased to announce my return 

to the Celtic Connections Festival on January 19th, a nice posh gig in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Details listed below of both shows.

Meanwhile, I'm demoing new songs for next year and documenting the plight of the honey bee. 

Few other bits listed below including a setlist of most of the songs played.

Cheers!

Colin

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Hi All

Some random shots are on my blog from my trip to NY. 

http://colinmacintyre.typepad.com/blog/

Feat. the Chelsea Hotel which has has housed some famous names - Arthur Millar, Sid + Nancy, the guy who wrote Netherland (and the character in that book). Bleecker / MacDougal Street: if anyone has read Bob Dylan's 'Chronicles' book then you'll know that's where he started in the early 1960's. A lot of it seems as if it might not have changed since, but then I'm from Mull and what the hell do I know! I went into the Cafe Wha? which remains now as then. I meant to try and find the apartment he would have lived in. The book by his girlfriend at the time - she's on the cover of The Freewheelin' album - also is a great document of this area and these times. I caught the second half of the Ireland-Italy game in the Irish Bar instead. Lot's of animated Irish and Italians around me. Big screen, bottle of Corona (not a known Scottish brewer) and two goals in the last 3 minutes. Then it was home. Really enjoyed playing back in New York and plan to be back there in the Spring. 

So it's up to Scotland tmrw to rehearse for the tour below. Looking forward to getting out, playing lots off the Island album and also some from Loss, Us, Hope, The Water. 'This Is Not Who We Were' is my favourite at the moment, never played that song enough. It's a different sort of show for me, but with great musicians and should be a unique tour.

Hitting quite a few cities I've not been to for a while: Sheffield, Bristol, Nottingham, Brighton etc. Really hope to see some of you out there. Cheers! Colin

Here's a review of New York's Living Room show:

http://areyougenehackman.blogspot.com/2009/10/if-this-is-my-public-im-ready-for-you.html