Special Consensus tour: UPDATE

The ninth trip to Ireland by the Special Consensus begins on Wednesday 14 January at Barry's, Grange, Co. Sligo. The full schedule in its latest form is on the Old Flattop website and the BIB calendar; details of two northern shows (28, 29 Jan.) have been changed since the dates went on the band's website and MySpace site.

Signs, the new Special C. album on Pinecastle Records, is now available through the Pinecastle website for download to radio stations, and is due for general release on 24 March. It includes plenty of new material, including originals by present band members. Advance copies can be bought from the Special C. during the tour, while stocks last.

Niall Toner reports that he will be recording a 'Roots Freeway' special with Greg and the band on the afternoon of 30 January for broadcast at a later date - on the evening of the same day, they'll be playing at the Carlton Abbey Hotel, Athy, Co. Kildare.