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Two of our favorite groups have just announced additional tour dates.

Enter the Haggis has added Abingdon, Va to their tour. They will appear on Friday July 30 at 7:30 PM at 120 N. Court Street. This show is part of the Virginia Highlands festival. This is a great festival which runs from July 24 – August 8. For more info check out their website: http://www.vahighlandsfestival.org

The Saw Doctors have added Tuesday May 11 They will be appearing at Pollak Theater on the campus of Monmouth University, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, New Jersey. Tickets are $25 to the general public $5 for students.

Two more dates have been announced by the Saw Doctors so we will plug them into the tour schedule as we now know it.

May 7 The Magic Bag in Detroit Ticket info call 248 544 3030 or http://www.themagicbag.com
May 8 Celtic Fest Chicago in Millennium Park of Chicago as part of the Chicago Celtic Festival.
http://www.celticfestchicago.us
May 9 Cleveland House of Blues
May 13 The Theatre of the Living Arts (TLA) in Philadelphia call 215 9202 1011 or http://www.livenation.com or http://www.ticketmaster.com
May 14 Irving Plaza in New York City
May 15 House of Blues Club in Boston http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/418767 or http://www.ticketmaster.com
May 16 The Music Hall in Portsmouth NH

We will update as more cities are announced.

I know everyone is eagerly awaiting the US tour schedule for the Saw Doctors. They are announcing dates as they get confirmed so we will list what we know so far.

May 8 Celtic Fest Chicago in Millennium Park
May 9 Cleveland House of Blues
May 14 Irving Plaza in New York City
May 15 House of Blues Club in Boston
May 16 The Music Hall in Portsmouth NH

This is only a partial tour list. We will update as we get more info.

Heads up to all our Aussie readers. The Saw Doctors are heading your way next month. This is a band that is absolutely not to be missed. Be sure to catch one of their shows.  This post has been updated to reflect the addition of the ADELAIDE date.

Thursday March 4
PERTH, FLY BY NIGHT
1 Holdsworth Street
Freemantle WA 6959
Box Office: 9430 5976
http://www.flybynight.org

Saturday March 6
Sunday March 7
PORT FAIRY FOLK FESTIVAL
NEAR GEELONG, VICTORIA
http://www.portfairyfolkfestival.com

Tuesday March 9
TASMANIA, REPUBLIC BAR
299 Elizabeth St
Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Box Office: 6234 6954
http://www.republicbar.com

Thursday March 11
MELBOURNE, CORNER HOTEL
57 Swan Street
Richmond 3121
Box Office: 9427 9198
http://www.cornerhotel.com

Friday March 12
FERNTREE, GULLY HOTEL
1132 Burwood Hwy,
Ferntree Gully, VIC 3156
Box Office: 9758 6544
http://www.ferntreegullyhotel.com.au

Sunday March 14,
CANBERRA, SOUTHERN CROSS CLUB
Top of The Cross Auditorium
92-96 Corinna Street
Woden, ACT 2606
Info: 6283 7200
Box Office: 6283 7289
http://www.cscc.com.au

Tuesday March 16
SYDNEY, MEAN FIDDLER
Cnr Commerical and Windsor Road
Rouse Hill, Sydney 2155
Box Office: 9629 4811
http://www.meanfiddler.com.au

Wednesday March 17
SYDNEY, METRO THEATRE
624 George Street
Sydney 2000
Box Office: 9550 3666
Ticketek: 132 849
http://www.ticketek.com.au

Thursday March 18
ADELAIDE, THE GOV
59 Port Road
Hindmarsh SA 5007
Box Office: 8340 0744
http://www.thegov.com.au/

Friday March 19
BRISBANE, THE HI-FI
125 Boundary Street
West End, QLD 4104
Box Office: 1 300 843 4434
http://www.thehifi.com.au

More info on the Saw Doctors tour schedule can be found at their website: http://www.sawdoctors.com I keep looking for news of the US tour but the best info I have yet is May-June 2010. Will post an update as soon as I get the info.

The Saw Doctors began to see some success in Ireland back in 1988. After a steady climb they burst on to the scene in the US in 1997 when one of their songs Never Mind the Strangers was used in an ad campaign by Guinness Beer to launch their Harp Lager. Although their songs are all heavily influenced by their lives in Ireland, they have been favorably compared to the Beatles, the Byrds in sound and Bruce Springsteen in that they pay homage to the trials and tributes of the working class not the conspicuous consumer types.

This album was released in 2006 and is up for album of the decade on Irish Central. There is a variety of styles and topics on this cd. The songs combine the wisdom learned only by life experience as well as a few good old fashioned love and love lost songs. The songs reflect life in a band as well as more universal themes everyone can identify with like parenthood, Christmas and thoughts about the past and the future. From the beautiful Stars Over Cloughanover to the thought provoking Funny World this cd will keep your attention and provide hours of entertainment. It certainly earns the right to be considered as Irish Album of the decade. This cd can be found at Amazon and major record stores as well as ITunes.

Song List

1. Out For A Smoke
2. Last Summer In New York
3. Addicted
4. Stars Over Cloughanover
5. If Only
6. Wisdom Of Youth
7. Vulnerable
8. Me Without You
9. Going Home
10. Your Guitar
11. Funny World
12. I’ll Say Goodnight

Their official website is http://www.sawdoctors.com
Their my space page is http://www.myspace.com/thesawdoctors

The Saw Doctors will be touring the US in May and June of 2010 to promote their new album which will be released Worldwide by Shamtown Records in April of that year.

To Win Just Once..The Best of The Saw Doctors is now available for sale at their website http://www.sawdoctors.com

Also available, in NTSC format, is the band’s dvd Clare Island to Cape Cod The dvd is a documentary on the band by Steven Lock, which includes concert footage from the Cape Cod Melody Tent concert in Hyannis, MA, in August 08. The dvd and the companion cd Saw Doctors Live CD, Live at The Melody Tent. are also available at record stores across the US. They are also available through Amazon

See updated info here and here