Beamish in Belfast with TRÚ's Zach Trouton

I'm back home in sunny (yes, really!) Belfast, and I'm taking a break from sitting in pubs talking about martial arts with strangers to record a few podcast episodes. Thanks to the sound people at the Sunflower Public House, I've been able to use their stunning venue to welcome another guest to the pod; one third of Irish folk trio TRÚ (and my best mate) Zach Trouton. Zach and I sat down over a few pints to talk about our early days making music together, the influence School of Rock had on us, playing Irish music together in Cardiff, TRÚ's brand new album and even some local ghost stories. Aren't I spoiling you lot?TRÚ are one of the hottest bands in Ireland at the minute, and you can stream both their first record "No Fixed Abode," and their brand new second album "Eternity Near" right now. I personally recommend checking out their version of the song "County Down," a beautiful song telling the tale of a young man moving away from Ireland and the call of home. And if you'd like to support the podcast, you can buy me a beer or a Dr Pepper with my PayPal link below (also in my Instagram bio!)Inline G will ALWAYS be free of charge, but small donations of 3 euro/pounds/dollars help keep the lights on round here, if you can afford it xwww.paypal.me/garethhouston92Chapters: 0:00 - Intro before we get stuck in 2:49 - Zach and I's 25th anniversary5:45 - School of Rock7:55 - Piano scales and tears11:05 - The benefits of regular gigging17:00 - Fianna Rua24:44 - TRÚ band33:00 - Local Lisburn songs40:00 - Bonnie Portmore and County Down45:38 - "On my way to Dublin" folk tale50:19 - The Ballad of Billy Jones53:00 - Prostitution story in Lyon1:00:38 - TRÚ excerpt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.