’Twas many a wild night was born of a last-minute recording session between Covid lockdowns in October 2020. The country had tentatively reopened with many restrictions still in place and playing music with others was rare. Bewildered with the situation, Alan Finn rang his good friends Joanne Quirke and Paul Clesham to arrange a ‘final’ session before pubs and venues closed again and Skype and Zoom took over. This session turned into a recording session and Fionn O’Hanlon was drafted in to provide accompaniment completing the quartet. A mere three days before the country closed again, we travelled to Glanworth in County Cork and took our place in the studio, at a distance may we add! With a quick discussion on the tunes, we would play we recorded four tracks. These tracks were then sent to radio stations around Ireland and beyond, and as our music was played over the airwaves to overwhelmingly positive feedback, we were encouraged to consider taking the project further. As Covid restrictions were lifted, practice sessions to record a full album began. This album, stemming from a split-second decision, took on a life of its own and has brought us to 2025 where thankfully we can all say again, ’Twas Many a Good Night. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed recording it. We did take our time!!
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