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May 30th

On Sat., May 30th, we're rolling through The Claddagh Irish Pub in Mason, OH. Check the schedule page for info and directions. Patrick will be twittering throughout the evening, keeping everyone up to date on what's on. You can follow him on twitter and keep up on all the action at twitter.com/tcake. So check the updates if you're not local, but if you're near Mason, OH, then you need to come out and have some fun!

We've been busy working on new material and havent' kept up on the website as much as should, and hopefully we'll correct that in the future. We've got some good things lined up for you guys that we hope you'll all enjoy. See you soon!!

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What's Up?

Well, we've been a bit silent since St. Paddy's Day, but rest assured we're still alive and kickin'!

To see some great photos of St. Paddy's Day, go to our good buddy Billy Crafton's website at Crafton Photo.

Most of the silence is due to the fact that we're currently working on tracks for the upcoming CD, which is tentatively set for a July 24 release date! We're pretty excited about getting this thing done and we think you're going to really enjoy it. It's been a lot of work but well worth it.

Don't forget we'll be at The Claddagh in Mason, OH on May 30th. We're going to have a few surprises in store for you, so make sure to grab your friends for a great night of craic!

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Your Help Is Appreciated

A few days ago, fellow Celtic rocker Roger Drawdy (from Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters), his wife Kate and their baby Sky lost their home to a fire in the early morning hours of March 12th.    The family is fine and safe and staying with some friends of theirs, but they lost their home and all their belongings to the fire.     In an effort to help the Drawdy family, the Celtic community is coming together.    A fund has been set up at Fifth Third Bank for those wishing to help the Drawdy's get back on their feet.  The account is under the name of "For Benefit of Roger & Kate Drawdy".  Deposits can be made at any Fifth Third Bank location and checks made payable to FBR Roger & Kate Drawdy can be mailed to:

Fifth Third Bank
Covington Financial Center
107 Brent Spence Square West 4th
Covington, KY 41011

For our part, 50% ($5) of every 9CC t-shirt sold at our St. Patrick's Day concerts will go directly into the fund to help Roger and his family.     We encourage each and everyone of you to donate as you can, either via the Fifth Third Bank account or by purchasing a t-shirt.     Roger is one of the most loved and well respected people in the regional Celtic rock scene and our thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family.    Please join us helping them out as best we can and feel free to pass this information along to everyone you know.

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St. Paddy's Day Extravaganza!

Don't Miss It! Tuesday, March 17th is St. Patrick's Day and 9CC has some stuff on tap for you! First, we'll be kicking off our day at 1:00PM at The Pub, located in the beautiful area known as The Greene in Beavercreek, OH. The show will run until about 4:00, then it's a quick pack up and head over to the Dublin Pub for Dayton's largest St. Patrick's Day party. We're going on at 6:00PM and doing a 2-hour set. Then we'll close the night with you enjoying the music of Homeland! Looks to be a great night so bring your friends and we'll see you all there!

Also, even though it doesn't include 9CC (yet!), we thought we'd share some really cool info with you. iTunes has a page full of Irish music, videos, movies, books, podcasts, etc to get you all amped up for St. Paddy's Day. Check out what they have lined up for you over there!

9CC on the Radio

Achtung! Those of you in the Dayton area, listen to WDPS-FM 89.5 on Fridays from 2:00 to 4:30PM to hear 9CC's single "Say It" during the Global Rhythms world music program, hosted by Hippie, Jay and Skuz. Make sure call in every now and then and request more 9CC! To hear and interview that 9CC did on Global Rhythms, click HERE.

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BRAND NEW DAY

9 Castle Close is kicking off our 2009 a little bit late, but better late than never, right? First off is this brand new website. There's probably still some kinks in it, but we're working them out as we get the time to do so.

Our main goal with this new site design is to make it as easy as possible to get where you want to go and get the information you want to get. Nothing worse than a confusing site, right? Hopefully this one accomplishes that goal.

We've added some really cool goodies to the site as well, such as a brand new media player where you can music, videos, photos and more all in one really cool interface. Check it out on the media page.

Also, there's some big time gigs coming up soon. And, after numerous requests (for which we humbly thank you) we are finally nearing the home stretch of finishing our debut album!

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'Say It' Just Released!
The first single from our upcoming as-of-yet-unamed album is now available to listen to directly from our site! Check the audio player in the Media section to listen to 'Say It', some snippets of other songs slated for the album and one electronic track of ours. Enjoy!

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You're All Invited!

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 - St. Patrick's Day. Biggest party day of the year! And the busiest day of the year for Celtic rock groups. This year we'll be starting off at the Pub in the Greene in Beavercreek, OH. Show starts at 1:00PM. From there, we're heading over to the Dublin Pub for Dayton's biggest party! We take the stage around 6:00PM (just before the fabulous Homeland).