Reviews

Hot Press - "All Your Life" - April 4 2007

Bickley O'Farrell
'All Your Life / Sweet Love'
[Psychonavigation Records]

"Featuring multiple mixes each of three songs, All your life/Sweet Love is an absolute gem of an EP by arch Irish musicians David Bickley of Hyper[borea] and Fergus O'Farrell of Interference. These stunning tracks - put together in O'Farrell's studio on the remote West Cork coast - blend O'Farrell's beautiful folk vocals into some seriously spacey electronica/funky dance beats. Individually, Bickley O'Farrell are geniuses in their own right; what they've created together brings their gifts to a whole new plane."

Adrienne Murphy

dublinks.com - Interference

Interference play a special one-off gig at Vicar Street on June the 6th.

Recently featured on the RTE series and album Other Voices – Songs From a Room, Interference have been vastly influential on the development of many Irish bands. The reason for their legendary reputation and yet their low profile lies with the singer, Fergus O' Farrell who has muscular dystrophy, a progressive wasting disease, so he can't physically deal with the rigours of touring.

Their live gigs of the past and eponymous album have had a huge impact on the Irish music scene. Instead of touring, Fergus has collaborated and recorded with the likes of Liam O' Maonlaí , Glen Hansard, Nina Hynes, Kieran Kennedy, Maria Doyle Kennedy and Steve Wall. After not having gigged for seven years, the band played in September 2002 in O'Farrell's hometown of Schull and the appearance on Other Voices came out of that.

Fergus wants to do as much as possible in the decade he calculates he has left, so expect to hear a lot more Interference soon. Special guests on the night will be Gavin Friday, Mannix Flynn, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Liam O'Maonlaí and Iarla O' Lionáird. Doors are at 7.30pm and tickets are €17.50, available through Ticketamster outlets and on the 24 Hour Line 1808 719 300.

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