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	The first Saccade newsletter	599 Tage her
	The year so far....... Just some news on the Saccade front. We have completed our cross country support marathon which was a great experience and bundles of fun. We played with some of Irelands finest including The Flaws, Ham Sandwich and The Coronas in some really cool venues around the country. We also had our little TV stint on Deis-Roc where we made it to the semi-finals. Thanks again everyone who voted. We are really happy with the exposure it got us. We were also very chuffed to be part of the Eircom unsigned competition. We made it to the last 5 out 200 bands and solo acts and did a tasty little gig in 4 Dame Lane to launch the new website. The icing on the cake though and the most rewarding thing to date for us is winning the 2,000 euro Bursary prize provided by the BCFE. Thanks to Chris and his gang for this opportunity. We were chosen (from a group of four other great bands) by Stephen Power from Sony BMG and Ann Marie Walsh who works as a music consultant. Read more at http://www.ballyer.net/2008/03/sacca... So all in all it hasn’t been a bad year thus far. Bring on the rest. The return to Dublin....... Whelans, 14th April with Leopold and Open Door Policy We are delighted to announce our first headline gig in Dublin in a while. The good folk at Ballyfermot College have asked us to come along to Whelans and headline a night for their annual project. Best course ever! And we were more than happy to say yes yes yes. We love playing Whelans. Other bands on the night include our good auld chums Leopold and Open Door Policy. The gig is on the 14th of this month (April) and its 7euro in which isn’t half bad for Whelans. The only thing is its on a Monday night and we all know how very "Un-Irish-like" it is to go out and not get drunk. So if you can find it in your warm little hearts do please come along (have a coke or 7up if your in work the next day) and support us. Its gonna be a great night! The album....... The album is so close to being finished. Only some very minor tweaks are needed on one or two or the tracks. We had some very nice ladies come in last week and put some violins and cellos on "Hang On" and "Cirrus" which sound out of this world. Ya can’t beat organic strings no matter what any synth head says right! We are very happy with the project so far. Our Producer Rob has really done a bang up job. I think we are looking at a summer internet release so get those burners fired up all you downloaders. First single should be released at the end of the month or early May. Stay tuned to www.myspace.com/saccade for more news on this. Merchandise..... From now on at all our headline gigs and maybe some supports we will be selling merchandise or as they call it in the business "Merch". Abbrev. are just a sign of laziness if ya ask me!...... We’d love to branch out and have our own line of toiletries or maybe some "Saccade home pregnancy tests" but its t-shirts and badges for the moment folks. Oh Canada...... So our beloved manager Miriam has crossed the pond back to Canada for a while and left us with sickchris (that guys mad I tell ya). A big thank you to Mirzer for all the hard work over the last few months. We really appreciate it and are forever grateful. Whenever we see a bottle of Kopparberg pear cider we will always have one for you. All the best me auld china and hope to see ya sooner rather than later. Smell yis later....... Well that’s it for the time being lads and lassies. Keep safe and hope to see yis all in Whelans on the 14th. Remember to check in at myspace and bebo for regular updates and gig listings. Bye, Steve, Jay, Phil and Ed. www.myspace.com/saccade
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