Goats Don't Shave

Goats Don’t Shave To Reform. After a sabbatical that has lasted seventeen years the band have decided to go back on the road and are planning an extensive touring schedule of Ireland and the UK this year. Led by singer/songwriter Pat Gallagher, the Goats became one of Ireland’s shinning lights in the early 1990’s with top ten singles and a platinum selling album. They sold-out concert venues the length and breadth of Ireland and the UK, and played at some of Europe’s most prestigious festivals. When Pat was asked, why has it taken you so long to get the band back together? He said in his laidback Donegal manner, “Well, as a band we always wanted to make sure our audience had a great time, and wanted every Goat’s gig to become a real party but when the audience went home we continued to party a bit too much. We awoke one morning in 96 with a headache from hell and decided to pull our horns in. So I guess what I’m trying to say is the last seventeen years has been one hell of a hangover, but we’re feeling a little bit better today!! But seriously, we had been on the road for three or four years with little time off and decided to take a break for a year or so. But before you know it family life had taken over, we all had kids to rear (that’s children not baby goats!) the school-run and homework to see too. I truly love family life in Donegal, plus I wanted to see my children grow up. As they say time flies when you’re enjoying yourself. We did a one-off gig in Donegal last year and when a surprisingly large crowd turned out to see us, we were taken aback and had a fantastic time. We also really enjoyed playing together again. Now that the bands record company Cooking Vinyl wants to release a best-of album, it seems like the right time to get back together. We have been very fortunate that although the band hasn’t been around for years the music has remained very popular. We have always had steady radio play and songs like “Las Vegas in the Hills of Donegal” and “Mary Mary” have become Irish classics. Las Vegas has been covered by dozens of other bands and there is a Goats Don’t Shave CD in practically every jukebox in Irish pubs world-wide. We are really looking forward to touring again and I have written some mighty new songs. Great live music is hard to beat and as we were once voted best live band by London’s Time-out magazine we must have been doing something right. So let’s hope with a bit of practice we can claim that crown again in 2013!”