First of all introduce yourself and the band
I´m Robbie Kirwan.
Stephen Cruise, Ian Kelly, Lee Byrne and Jonathan Boyce make up the rest of Famine.
Your former band name was "Forging friendships" - why did you become "Famine" (perhaps any link to the movie?)
Forging Friendships was originally supposed to be the name of our singers zine. So when it came to coming up with a name I don't think there was any other suggestions. After nearly 2 years, we grew to not like the name anymore. We felt that it didn't really suit us anymore and then while recording the record, Stephen suggested it and we just went with it.
I've never seen the movie.
Your sound is very unspecific and it isn’t easy to find a drawer for your music (which is good), but can you name some bands that influenced you the most while writing on your songs?
We all listen to different stuff so when it comes to actually writing songs it's just parts put together. We all just write at home and then eventually show it to each other. If we all like it, then we'll go with it.
To be honest, I can't think of which bands to list here.
I’ve been in Scotland this summer and it was very difficult to figure out some kind of "hardcore scene". Of course there’ve been some flyers but there are big distances of time between every show. Is there some kind of "hardcore scene" in Ireland or is it hard to find people with these same interests?
About Scotland. We played there last June and the show itself was okay but it was a very low turnout. It reminded me of when I started going to shows in Dublin. We are playing in Dundee on our next tour.
The local scene in Dublin is great. Shows are regular, new bands are starting and current bands are putting out records and touring. And thanks to people like Mac Kell (Demented Promotions), Look Back and Damo, more and more touring bands are coming over than I can ever remember.
Bands worth checking out from Dublin would be Frustration, Crowd Control, Forced Out, Find a Way, Tunguska, Sort it Out and The Blind.
You did a little trip to the "mainland" this year and you did shows in Germany as well. What do you think are the main differences between shows (like the people, the location, the meal etc.) in Germany and shows in Ireland ... or are there any differences?
Those shows we came over and played were so good. It was our first time on the mainland and we couldn't have been treated better. The shows were a lot more packed than we'd ever played either here or in the UK, which was great. All the places we played and travelled to were awesome too.
Seriously, it was such a relief playing shows over there and knowing you would be looked after.
It's very similar to how bands get treated when they come over to Dublin.
It seems that you don’t like Dublin that much. The first song I would write for my band would also be some kind of "hate song" for my hometown. Do you know why so many bands want to burn down the cities they’re born in?
IAN KELLY - I guess it's because it reminds you of all the hard times that you go through in your life. I have a love hate relationship with Dublin. I always miss it when we are away. I miss the city but I don't miss the people.
Do you have any definite planes for the future (except for releasing the LP-version of "Every road leads back here")?
We're doing a 2 week UK/EURO tour with a band from Dublin called Frustration. It starts on September 21st and ends on October 6th. All the dates are on either of our Myspace pages.
We decided that we're going to do a 7". Writing for it has begun.
Anything to add?
Thanks again for asking us to do this. Pick up the Crowd Control and Frustration records and check out Hurry Up! Records.
Peace.
Links:
Famine
Frustration
Crowd control
Forced out
Tunguska
Sort it out
Find a way
The Blind
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