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Emmet Scanlan & What the Good Thought



Last Updated: 11/3/2009

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City: Galway
State: Galway
Country: IE
Signup Date: 5/10/2006

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Saturday, May 16, 2009 

Current mood:  awake

"His early-morning cigarette voice and guitar in tow, Emmet Scanlan rounds up his oddly named posse for a debut that makes a considerable virtue of its scattergun song book. With echoes of Brendan Murphy and The Four of Us’ strutting cockiness, as well as whispers of long, dark songwriting nights, Scanlan co stretch their canvas wide. Their soundtrack experience on the short film, Without Words , may be paying dividends on Hands , where they sink deep beneath the skin of a song. They resist the the temptation to rev it up and instead bask in a slow- burning atmosphere. This is what happens with Gotcha Looking On and its companion piece, Dressed . Cello lines suggest a hankering after the mystery of Nick Drake, a well-chosen acolyte, should they need one. www.emmetscanlan.com SIOBHÁN LONG "

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 

Current mood:  cantankerous
Category: Travel and Places
Hey Hey Heya! Greetings, As part of our single release on Oct 24th(Free from emmetscanlan.com), we are doing a national tour to promote and raise awareness prior to the album release in Feb. We will be in the following places at the following times, Fri. Oct 17th, 9pm. Dolan's (Upstairs), Limerick. €10 Sat. Oct 18th, 8pm. Cuba, Galway. €10  Sun. Oct 19th, 9pm. The Roundy, Cork. €10 Tues. Oct 21st, 8pm. The Sugar Club, Dublin. €10 Thur. Oct. 23rd, 9pm. The Bailey, Wexford. €5 Sat. Oct 25th, 10pm. Mullarkey's, Clifden. €5 Sat. Nov 1st, 9pm. Cleere's, Kilkenny. €10 Cantankerous, isn't it a great word! Hope to see you soon, Emmet x
Monday, July 30, 2007 
With no album yet released, the buzz about this young Irish band has already elevated them to the top of there genre both home and abroad, this is the beginning of something special' The Times

Emmet formed the band 2 years ago in Galway, Ireland. with a vision of bringing his songs to a wider audience. Through a series of good luck and coincidence, he put together a band of multi-cultural style and background. Working as a group, they have put a stamp on the music which falls fresh on the ears of most and the unusual combination of instruments has created quite a unique and defining sound!

Since the release of their debut EP in early 2006, key events have occurred for the band to propel them to where the currently stand - After hearing the EP Damien Rice invited the band to play his stage at the 'Electric Picnic' and since then they have been selling out their show's Country wide, and are a festival favourite.

They have spent the last year in The Hatch studio in England recording tracks for the eagerly awaited debut album which will be released late summer 2008.



For more info on these handsome young dandies check www.emmetscanlan.com

"Galway-based Emmet Scanlan and his four-piece band
have a fine 4-track CD with all original Scanlan songs
marrying Irish folk with Americana and bluegrass
touches. The blend of Irish, Italian, Swedish and
Scottish musicians gives the loose band sound a
uniqueness that sets it apart, and Scanlan's
expressive vocals carry the songs off with aplomb.

It really comes together on 'You Know Who Knows', with
its plaintive fiddle playing and percussive backing.
'The Great Unknown' is another gem, with Scanlan's
voice in full command and the band providing a
suitably evocative soundscape. 'Hands' is a longer
workout that allows the band to blossom and flower. If
you need a Waterboys for the third millennium, look no
further." Jackie Hayden - Hotpress
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 

Category: Parties and Nightlife
Hot Off The Press -
What the Good Thought to play luxury cruise in the most Spectacular night of the Summer!!

Check out our slideshow to get a sneaky look at what the night will consist of!

- Champagne Reception
- Strawberries and Cream
- Oodles of Sleazy Charm
- Sexy folk
- maybe even a lil music

The Night is Sunday July 15th!the price is Irrelevant as you cant miss this!
Thursday, May 11, 2006 

Current mood:  weird

After learning all that I needed to know about distended herniae,floating spleens and imploding rectums, I decided to hang up my white coat(and handcuffs), find 4 other unsavory twists such as myself and form What the Good Thought - the finest sounding bunch of gypsy's to grace your virginal ears - quiet good-looking too! 
Having dragged them out of the tightest scenarios in the furthest flung regions of Europa,they turned out to be pretty tasty - 
A Swedish fiddler who'd perfer to remain pants-less named V
An unassuming and quiet-a-hit-with-the-ladys Italian percussionist named Alan.
A gutsy bonny Scotslady who makes the cello sing and dance,laugh and cry
A Scandinavian Peter who plays his guitar like Casanova played the ladys in his Sunday finest
And yours truely, who knows a little about somethings and alot about nothing !
Have a listen to the songs,there all off our debut EP!
We're trekking the Emerald Isle to promote,check the listings for the gigs in your area!

Hope you enjoy the show..........