Christy Dignam would be raging, he is not here with us, insist on Aslan as they release the first new song since the death of Star

His group comrades ASLAN revealed that Christy DIGNAM is next to them every time they go on stage.

The very appreciated singer deceased in June 2023 after a courageous battle of ten years with a rare form of blood cancer.

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There was speculation that Christy’s death would force surviving members to dissolve.

But they decided that they loved music too much to stop and after Recruitment New singer Lee TomkinsThey are now preparing for their first unique version, listen to your call, without their emblematic singer.

Guitarist and founding member Joe Jewell said Christy It would be “rage, he is not here with us”.

He told Sun Irish: “Christy is still on stage with us. I am in no way a religious or spiritual man. If it brings people’s comfort, then great.

“But he’s still in our head. We always dedicate a song to him. Not that anyone will forget, but I think it is important that we remember him in each concert.

“He had this wonderful connection with the public, this energy. It was just a legend – it’s all in a word. »»

Joe, who co-wrote the group’s greatest successes, including Crazy World and that said it had taken them a while to decide to continue.

But they now know that they are doing the right thing.

Joe said, “For about six or seven months after his death, it was difficult. The three of us decided to come together and play songs together, just for our own mental health.

“We just decided that it cannot stop because you end up pity you and think that you cannot continue, but you just have to do it.

“You look at the other groups that have lost people over the years, AC / DC,, QueenThere are many more. Rock ‘N’ Roll does not stop, just continue. “”

The group published a message of thanks to their fans on social networks and told them that they had played some songs together.

And through it, Lee, who had been spotted by someone who sang was in the house Tolka Gllasnevincontacted and proposed singing the songs with them.

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Joe explained: “We didn’t know him, but funny, I was in fact drunk with his grandfather and his father. He just entered and sung and we looked at and thought, Wow it could work.

“Then we did a concert charge last year. Dublin, Cork,, Wexford And they sold. We played in the Jerry Fish tent to Electric picnic.

“We had never played with an electric picnic before and the tent had about 5,000 people there.

“SO We played a crazy world on stage with Cohole has Croke Park And it was just great.

“We went to Australia With Lee and all the crowds loved him. Now it’s just about getting the new single out. “”

Album plans

Joe said they hoped to have a new album around September around September.

He said: “People will really be able to see the real direction in which we moved and we are delighted with the future and the next chapter of the group.”

Joe added: “Christy we all miss, of course we do it.

“But he would really approve what we are doing and he would like to be here to do with us. So we should only life.

• The new ASLAN single, Hear Your Call, will be available on all March 7 musical platforms.

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