RTE 1 - For One Night Only - (The Saw Doctors) - August 10th, 2012 @ 9:35pm.

Lady Chatterton

Tonight on 'For One Night Only' Gay pays tribute to one of the most successful bands from the West of Ireland:

The Saw Doctors.

Gay Byrne chats to founding members, Leo and Davy. How the name came about, the stories behind the N17 and I Useta Love Her...are all revealed as well as performed in front of a huge group of their lively fans!

As well as performing all the hits the boys talk about how growing up in Tuam was all the inspiration that they needed to write their great hits. They discuss life on the road, what it was like growing up in Tuam, Davy's failed attempt at emigrating, his joy at playing in the Royal Albert Hall with his Mam and Dad in the audience. Tragedy also inspired songs, and Leo talks about the death of his brother and why he wrote I Hope We'll Meet Again.

http://www.rte.ie/tv/foronenightonly/this_week.html

The Saw Doctors have always been about having the craic so I think tonight's show should be a bit of fun.

A proper West of Ireland sing-song has to include at least one of the following: "I Useta Love Her", "N17", "Clare Island", "Red Cortina","Never Mind the Strangers" and "That's What She Said Last Night". (It is the law ).

Here is my favourite, "I Useta Love her", it takes me back to my teenage disco days. I attended an all girl school but at the end of each term, the nuns allowed us to attend a disco in St. Flannan's College (the local boys secondary school). Happy Days :pac::pac::pac:

JP Liz V1

Should be a good craic

grey_so_what

I'm sick of looking at those F**kers.........They are like a rash that won't go away.

No.

And that bloody song. (God, I'm in a narky mood today)....:(




I feel so bad reading this.

But I really can't change it.....my awful nasty side coming out....:(

Welsh Megaman

According to the ad on the radio, it's Finbar Furey tonight

JP Liz V1

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

According to the ad on the radio, it's Finbar Furey tonight

I've seen quite a few ads on RTE for this week being about The Saw Doctors

Lady Chatterton

grey_so_what wrote: »

I'm sick of looking at those F**kers.........They are like a rash that won't go away.

No.

And that bloody song. (God, I'm in a narky mood today)....:(

I feel so bad reading this.

But I really can't change it.....my awful nasty side coming out....:(

GSW - You're completely wrecking my happy buzz missus I thought you told us before that you had West of Ireland blood in you? :eek:

I'm revoking your West of Ireland Passport with immediate effect :mad::mad::mad::D

Shakyfan

From the band's Facebook page:

Tonight at 9.35 p.m., RTE 1 will show a one hour TV Special on The Saw Doctors, entitled 'For One Night Only with Gay Byrne'.

The Saw Doctors will play seven songs live on tonights show, including N17, Downtown, I Useta Lover, Midnight Express and a new arrangement of I Hope You Meet Again featuring the London backing singer Lindsey Cleary.

Gay Byrne chats to the bands founding members, Leo Moran and Davy Carton - How the name came about, the stories behind N17 and I Useta Lover, what it was like growing up in Tuam, Davy's failed attempt at emigrating, his joy at playing in the Royal Albert Hall with his Mam and Dad in the audience and lots more.

The Saw Doctors....For One Night Only will be repeated on RTE 1 on Saturday 11 August at 11.10 p.m.

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"I Useta Lover" was today announced as Ireland's Favourite Number 1 Single of the last 50 years following an online poll conducted by Today FM.....

grey_so_what

MrsD007 wrote: »

GSW - You're completely wrecking my happy buzz missus I thought you told us before that you had West of Ireland blood in you? :eek:

I'm revoking your West of Ireland Passport with immediate effect :mad::mad::mad::D

I can't help it.

I really don't like them........and Dublin and Clare are playing hurling next MrsD..........

Daggers at Dawn.....LOL.......:D:D:D

Pints are on you!!!!!!!!

Lady Chatterton

grey_so_what wrote: »

Dublin and Clare are playing hurling next MrsD..........

Daggers at Dawn.....LOL.......:D:D:D

Indeed they are Grey

UP THE BANNER!!!!

grey_so_what

MrsD007 wrote: »

Indeed they are Grey

UP THE BANNER!!!!

You know how you want me to reply........;)

As if I am not going to get lynched if Mayo beat Dublin?........


LOL...............See you in Copper's MrsD.............(That is actually funny!)......:D:D:D:D

JonathanAnon

Love that "Work Shed On A Cold Night" reverb they have on Davy's voice.

Mars Bar

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Love that "Work Shed On A Cold Night" reverb they have on Davy's voice.

It's genuinely an improvement. RTE have butchered Davy's voice for years.

It never gets any less strange seeing a neighbour on the telly.

Mars Bar

Damn right it's the Galway Road Gay!

Now Gay, how about getting the pronunciation of Tuam correct.

JonathanAnon

Mars Bar wrote: »

RTE have butchered Davy's voice for years. It never gets any less strange seeing a neighbour on the telly.

I do think his voice is gone from years of pushing it though.. But RTE's sound team have that unique ability to make any RTE artist sound like they are playing at the bottom of a tin rubbish bin.

Lady Chatterton

The blonde girl is very striking.

grey_so_what

MrsD007 wrote: »

The blonde girl is very striking.

Thank you very much MrsD....

Mostly I'm just called Grey........:D

And you know I'm not watching.............much.......:p

Mars Bar

Her name is Lindsey Cleary. She's English as far as I'm aware. She fits in quite well!

grey_so_what

Mars Bar wrote: »

Her name is Lindsey Cleary. She's English as far as I'm aware. She fits in quite well!

Spoiler..............:mad:

Mars Bar

grey_so_what wrote: »

Spoiler..............:mad:

Why the need for a spoiler?

grey_so_what

Mars Bar wrote: »

Why the need for a spoiler?

Long story, buy you a pint?...........:D

MrsD started this.......;)

Lady Chatterton

"Buy shares in the After Life" - what a brilliant line.

Mars Bar

MrsD007 wrote: »

"Buy shares in the After Life" - what a brilliant line.

It's one of my favourite songs. I can picture everything they are talking about in that song.

Leo's father is one of the most amazing men I've ever met in my life.

Mars Bar

Midnight Express. The song I remember vividly coming on my iPod on my first bus journey to college when I realised I was gonna be away from home for a while. Had me sobbing when I finally got to my room!

Lady Chatterton

Their songs are about simple everyday experiences but they are beautiful all the same

Mars Bar

Unfortunately I've heard this song at one too many funerals. One sing at by Leo himself.

Lady Chatterton

"I hope we meet again" is a fabulous song. It always reminds me of an aunt of mine who was a huge Saw Doctors fan. She passed away when she was in her early forties from Breast Cancer.

These guys are brilliant. While they're not amazing singers, their charisma, their stage presence and their song writing are what makes up for it.

JonathanAnon

You'd miss the accordian.

Mars Bar

Deleted User wrote: »

These guys are brilliant. While they're not amazing singers, their charisma, their stage presence and their song writing are what makes up for it.

Very true. They'll be the first to admit they are not great shakes musically!

Mars Bar

If they leave out "About You Now" then the show will have been a resounding success!

Lady Chatterton

Downtown - The Saw Doctors with Petula Clark

qwerty93

missed the start of the show, is the blonde one with them full time now?

JonathanAnon

Jaysus that was ropey enough.. It was like the first time they'd played it.

Mars Bar

qwerty93 wrote: »

missed the start of the show, is the blonde one with them full time now?

Not that I know of.

Lady Chatterton

I love "I Useta Love Her", it is such great craic

Mars Bar

I don't recognise many of the faces in the crowd.

Ricky O' Neill was a great choice as drummer in my opinion. Fits right in after Eimhin doing a great job for 5 years.

JonathanAnon

MrsD007 wrote: »

I love "I Useta Love Her", it is such great craic

They've changed the intonation on the chorus..

Lapin

I have this taped (Sky+sd) so might watch it later on.

While I'm at it I may as well add this

......Bring it on !!!!

Mars Bar

Tommy K!

Lady Chatterton

Lapin wrote: »

I have this taped (Sky+sd) so might watch it later on.

While I'm at it I may as well add this

......Bring it on !!!!

I really hope ye put manners on those Cork lads :D

UP GALWAY!!!!

JonathanAnon

Some editing by RTE there.. end the show as they are shouting "one two, a one two three four"..

Mars Bar

That was great! I saw them 24 or 25 times with about 20 of those shows in the space of a few years. It's been a while since I got a chance to see them. Must rectify that situation sharpish!

Thanks for your company in this thread.

Mars Bar

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Some editing by RTE there.. end the show as they are shouting "one two, a one two three four"..

Pushing for time I'd say.

JonathanAnon

Mars Bar wrote: »

Pushing for time I'd say.

Here we go now.. a true hero of the people, George W Bush.. :pac:

NIMAN

Not really a fan of the SD, but those 2 guys are funny fella's. Not great voices, but think the fans aren't fussed about how technically good their voices are.

They deserve credit for how long they have been going.

Another moan, Jez but that is probably the worst version of Downtown I've ever heard. Remember thinking it when I first heard it on the radio. Its a song for a womans voice, sounded weird hearing a man sing it.

Mars Bar

NIMAN wrote: »

Not really a fan of the SD, but those 2 guys are funny fella's. Not great voices, but think the fans aren't fussed about how technically good their voices are.
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I like the way they tell stories.
I dunno who Davy gets it from but Leo definitely gets it from his father. I've been told stories by Leo's father in great detail about gaelic matches he played in way back in the 1930's and of matches he reffed afterwards. Way better than any history book.

Dub Ste

I was there for the recording and was really looking forward to it.

Saw my mutton head on there a few times,they say the camera adds 10lbs to you,well they must have had 10 cameras on me !!

Slightly disappointed that they cut "Tommy K" at the end,it was the best song on the night,everyone was up on their feet,singing and dancing away,ah well.

I know the Docs aren't everyone's cup of tea,but I love them,I've been following them for nearly 20 years and in that time I've seen them 90 times,my 90th gig was this Feb in the Olympia,determined to make it to the 100..

More power to ye lads !!