Mickey Harte and The Enemies have teamed up to put together a set of  fantastic classics.. new and old. Playing to  full houses all over Ireland and abroad, Mickey Harte has gone from strength to strength since first coming to prominence after winning on the hit TV talent show "you're a star" (RTE) and subsequently representing Ireland in Eurovision 2003, signing a record deal with Sony music and having #1 success with albums and singles for them,  adding to his repertoire of original songs Mickey or Mickey Joe.. enjoys taking some time out to play some of his favourite floor fillers he grew up listening to and playing as a young musician, Mickey says " I"ve always enjoyed interpreting other peoples songs as well as writing them , so this is an ideal way to explore those great tunes" which consists of well over 200 songs at this stage.

 

Fronted by Mickey Harte, and joined on stage by

- Colin O'Donoghue on lead guitar and vocals, Colin, a well known actor on stage and TV, best known for his roles in "the clinic" and "fair city" to name but a few.

 

- Ronan McQuillan on guitar and vocals,

 

- Martin (the Brush) Shields on Bass and vocals,

 

- and newest member Mark (Monty) Montague on Drums,

 

To accommodate all size venues the show can operate as a three, four or five piece band. They also have regular guests appearing live with them on stage, adding an air of spontaneity to their performances. For large functions they sometimes fetch a seven piece band with a small brass section and female vocals.

 

Blending the music of  artists such as Prince, Michael Jackson  and Elvis, and bands such as the Beatles, Doobie brothers,the Who, U2 and Queen, and even Beyonce, The show deliver something for everyone every time.

 

Well-known singer and songwriter Mickey Harte is set to re-release his top hit ‘Sound of the Summer’ with an accompanying new music video.
 

The video will be released both as online and physically, featuring the bonus track and brand new song "2thousand10", which Mickey has been performing to much acclaim with his band ‘The Enemies’. The song is a co-writing and production venture with Harte's long time friend and engineer Terry Mc Ginty and well known Dublin based producer Billy Farrell of ‘The Corrs’ and ‘Westlife’ fame.
 

Explaining the decision to film a video, Mickey said it was suggested by two Chicago-based DJs while he was performing an acoustic version of the song on KAT's 105.5 breakfast show, during a tour of the area. “That song deserves a video,” they suggested, and it was one Mickey literally took to heart (pardon the pun).
 

"They sowed the seed and I kept it with me for the rest of the tour," says Mickey.
 

The video was produced by Ciaran and Dhamodar Productions, a production team based in the North.
 

The inspiration for ‘Sound of the Summer’ came when Mickey first watched the documentary "Beautiful Dreamer" - a feature on the life and music of tortured Beach Boys genius Brian Wilson. The song lyrics suggest that the only place Wilson could find true solace was when working on his music and creating the  proverbial sound of the summer for us all...
A launch to celebrate the release of the video and single will take place in Dicey's beer garden, Russell court Hotel, Harcourt St, D2. @ 9pm. ********
 

For more information on the launch, email events@russellcourthotel.ie. For more information on Mickey’s music or videos, log onto www.mickeyhartemusic.com