Hot 8 Brass Band, Whelans last night

So, last summer (or thereabouts) i was driving over to/home from Niamhs. As it was past midnight, I had Donal Dineen on the radio. Now, sometimes you hear something on the show that knocks you out and makes you want to pull over. And sometimes stuff goes over your head. And then sometimes you hear something that makes you turn the radio up as far it can go, roll down the windows and dance as much as drive, hoping that the people you are passing can hear it, and hear how great it is. This is what happened when Dineen played Hot 8 Brass Band's version of Sexual Healing. Since that night it has picked me up on several occasions, kept me entertained on long walks and ensured crowded dancefloors at various house parties. Last night (thanks to the lads at Choice Cuts they finally came to Dublin. And by god were they great. They came out at half nine, and barely stopped till they finished at approximately 11. They played their own (sterling)compositions, but the two highlights of the night were undoubtedly Sexual Healing (which was played as an encore), and a gospel song whose name evades me at the minute. If they come back, you've really got to go see them....