While it’s been a while, Mick Flannery is back with a new single today titled ‘Goodtime Charlie’, a powerhouse track and his first song to come since his 2021 duet album ‘In The Game’ with Susan O’Neill, which ended up as the biggest 2021 independent-selling record in Ireland that year.
As if laying out the blueprint for his all-killer, no-filler delivery, he sings:
Johnny wanna hear that song on the radio
Get your kick-drum in from the get-go
Where’s your bassline? What’s your tempo?
Tryna help you grumpy motherfuckers let go
Of the song, Mick says:
“For a while I had a barter system going with a Jiu Jitsu black belt. I would tutor him on songwriting for a while and then he’d beat the shit out of me. It was a good deal. At some point he played me a blues song that he liked and it used a C chord in the key of E major. I hadn’t encountered the change before, or at least it seemed new to me, so I thought to try and use it. This song is the result. Not a very serious song, about a gambler who is liable to do anything at any time, as long as it’s a goodtime.”
Mick reunited with producer Christian Best to record the song, and filmmaker Christopher Luke for the accompanying video, filmed in West Cork, Ireland, between the legendary venue Connolly’s of Leap and The West Cork Distillery and starring Eamonn Flannery, Mick’s younger brother.
Director Christopher Luke said of the process:
“I’m very grateful to Mick and his team for having me back to make this video and for allowing me the space to follow through on my strange notion. To me, it’s a video that speaks to the value of drowning out the bad voices and learning the importance of failing on your own two feet – even if they think you’re out of your mind.”
Stream/Download ‘Goodtime Charlie’
Today more dates have also been announced in North America and at home in Ireland, adding to the already extensive touring schedule for the autumn, with more to be added.
Tour Dates:
August 3rd-5th Haldern Pop Festival, Haldern DE
August 26th The National Museum of Ireland, Dublin IE
September 21st-23rd Americanafest, Nashville TN, USA
October 1st NPR Mountain Stage – Blacksburg VA, USA
October 12th The Empire, Belfast NI
October 14th The Spirit Store, Dundalk IE
October 19th The Royal Theatre, Castlebar, Mayo IE
October 20th The Social Live, Donegal IE
October 21st, Sandinos, Derry NI
October 22nd Hawkswell Theatre, Sligo IE
October 26th DeBarras, Clonakilty, IE
October 27th DeBarras, Clonakilty IE
October 28th Spiegeltent, Wexford IE
November 6th, Backstage, Munich DE
November 7th, Club Stereo, Nuremberg DE
November 8th, Ostpol, Dresden DE
November 9th, Prachtwerk, Berlin DE
November 10th, Nochtwache, Hamburg DE
November 11th, KGB Club, Langenberg DE
November 12th, Nachtleben, Frankfurt DE
November 13th, Blue Shell, Cologne DE
November 21st, GC De Wildeman, Herent BE
November 22nd, Paterskerk, Eindhoven NL
November 23rd, Bitterzoet, Amsterdam NL
November 25th Sønderborghus, Sønderborg DK
November 26th Vega, Copenhagen DK
November 28th VoxHall, Aarhus DK
November 29th Gimle, Roskilde DK
December 2nd, Lafayette, London UK
December 29th, Roisin Dubh, Galway IE
December 30th, Roisin Dubh, Galway IE
For tickets, visit: https://www.mickflannery.com/tour