Members of Occams’ Blade who has released an Anti G8 song online. They are, from left, Liam Johnston, Davy Maguire and Michael Byrne
A LOCAL band have written and released a song opposing the G8 summit – and it’s available online now.
Occams’ Blade, a band based in Fermanagh, recorded a song entitled: “Gone are the days”.
Michael Byrne, the band’s keyboard player commented: “The song reflects peoples concerns about the economic situation today and politicians priorities when dealing with them.”
He added: “We also feel that the G8 instead of serving the people has become an instrument for large corporations, and decisions about fuel poverty and the environment tend to favour profit and not the people. The song also mentions how isolated we feel from the political process and hint at the marshall law that may descend on Fermanagh.”
A line from the song reads: ‘Overlords on the lower Lough descending on a fairway course’.
Occams’ Blade formed in 2012, and consists of Lisa McCaffrey on vocals, Michael Byrne on keyboards, Liam Johnston guitar and vocals, Davey Maguire on guitar, and Rodney Barron on bass. They are currently searching for a drummer.
The band are also working on several new songs and will be committing them to tape in the coming weeks. The song has been released along with a video and can be viewed through searching ‘Occams’ Blade’ on Facebook.