Dem Fools

3.28.2013 – The Thursday before Good Friday, here in Ireland. That night I went to Fibber Magees (aka ‘old’ Fibbers) on Parnell St here in Dublin, Ireland to watch an Evening of Rock & Roll bands, with the final band being a Rory Gallagher Tribute. It was a fun evening – with 3 Euro drinks, a good crowd (Friday being a day off for many, despite the ban on alcohol hitting at Midnight) and lots of great music.

The second band of the evening was Dem Fools. I hadn’t seen them play before and was pleasantly surprised. They’re a local 5 piece group originating from here in Dublin, Ireland. They are made up of Ais O’Reilly – Lead Vocals, Mooney Tunes – Keyboard, Gerry Martin – Lead Guitar,
Bernard McGowan – Bass, and Fergus Gannon – Drums. They have a pleasant Indie / Reggae / Rock & roll type sound. The singer, Ais has good crowd interaction, and you can tell that she really enjoys performing in front of the crowd as she sings and dances her way through each song. The band have a new single out on i-tunes – as of April 1 (no coincidence there) and after hearing their music, I did pick up a cd of the evening and have been enjoying it ever since.