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The Cake Sale
Indie / Rock / Pop



Dublin
Ireland

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   The Cake Sale: General Info
Member Since8/31/2006
Band Websitewww.thecakesale.com
Band MembersRob Bochnik, Ollie Cole, Brian Crosby, Conor Deasy, Dave Geraghty, Emm Gryner, Lisa Hannigan, Neil Hannon, Glen Hansard, Gemma Hayes, Graham Hopkins, Kevin Horan, Colm Mac Ion Iomaire, Padraic McMahon, Gary Lightbody, Matt Lunson, Paul Noonan, Nina Persson, Dominic Phillips, Damien Rice, Ken Rice, Josh Ritter, Daniel Ryan, and Nick Seymour
Record LabelOxfam Records / Yep Roc Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   About The Cake Sale


The Cake Sale is a band featuring a loose and expansive collective of musicians and writers who have combined to create a 9-song CD of the same name on Oxfam Records. All profits will go to support Oxfams Make Trade Fair campaign and their overseas programme work.

Recorded in Dublin last year, the bones of The Cake Sale's tracks were laid down by Bell X1 duo Crosby and Paul Noonan along with Crowded House bassist Nick Seymour and drummer Graham Hopkins. All songs were previously unreleased and recorded specifically for the Cake Sale project with all publishing royalties being donated by their writers. Lead vocals were provided from Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody, Glen Hansard (The Frames/ ONCE ), Nina Persson (The Cardigans), Gemma Hayes, and Josh Ritter among others. The song "All The Way Down" written by Glen Hansard and subsequently appearing on the soundtrack of indie movie hit ONCE , now features vocals by Gemma Hayes.

Subsequent to the initial recording sessions, vocalists and additional musical parts were recorded in a range of studios and countries according to the touring and recording schedules of the artists involved. On the duet "Some Surprise" Gary Lightbody and Lisa Hannigan (former Damien Rice collaborator) recorded their vocal parts in different countries at completely different times with the song's ultimate success only being proven in the final mix.

"From a creative point of view, I was interested in making a cohesive sounding record for charity by co-ordinating the efforts of a disparate group of people . All the artists involved wanted the Cake Sale to be an authentic album, with all the songs relating to each other in a relevant way" explains Crosby. "There was a really enthusiastic response from everyone who was approached to write songs or perform, which made it a relatively easy project to put together. Everyone got the vibe of what we were trying to achieve. In fact, the only tricky bit was co-ordinating everybody's conflicting schedules ."

After recording Paul Noonan and Brian Crosby left for Tanzania to observe how the proceeds from The Cake Sale would be dispersed. Noonan explains, "Seeing at first hand how the fruits of your labours will be used is at the same time both affirming and humbling. As musicians it was obviously a totally different world for us but it gave us a certainty that the album and the money from those who buy and enjoy it, is working as it should be."

Originally released in Ireland in November 2006, The Cake Sale is a double platinum album in that country. Ireland's Metro Life raved "...a quite dazzling showcase of the Irish music scene." while Hot Press went on to write, "...this is the album other charity records aspire to be."

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MAKING OF THE CAKE SALE

Brian Crosby recalls how the record took shape

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ToNcHriStMaZ





Jul 12 2009 6:33 AM

are you excited for addy to move?i wasnt for keifer but i guess yesterday he went to go visit and refused to back to the 2s and stayed with sharen the hole day! i think addy will do fine because she is very sassy so the bigger kids wont pick on her:)she moves monday? you gonna be able to help her out? did you ever start on them online survey things i told you about? i hope you did, i just another check, this was for $237 from 2 weeks ago. if you didn't yet, pshhh, get on it; i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is again:

www.work4surveys.com

i guess we'll talk later, i want me some food!
The Civilians





Jul 2 2009 8:46 AM


 

WixArt+Music





Jul 1 2009 7:15 AM



HEY DEAR!
hou are you?

we have something new to show you....
andrew foster cd:
check it out!
Andrew Foster's viral cd,

It's time to design your music online,

have a great week
xoxox





Kjartan Hallur





Jun 27 2009 2:08 PM

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Finally I have some prints available for you.

Check out my RedBubble page.
Get yourself a sizzling hot print of your favorite piece.


Buy art
★Jessica★





Jun 26 2009 1:20 AM

LLLOOOVVVEEE Black Winged Bird!!!!!!!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥ xx
Nate





Jun 25 2009 10:02 AM

ToNcHriStMaZ





Jun 21 2009 11:15 PM

Hey i love that profile song you have!!!! The video to it is pretty sweet. Yea Yea I been working Ive been pretty tired Ill call you when i get home today lil lis loves his daycare you should see the stupid badge with my picture on it I have to wear lol. but its all good, he loves the daycare, and its kewl that i can help out paying for it, know what im sayin? the extra money we made from taking those paid surveys online helped out so much!! you should really do them too; i mean, hey, the extra money comes in handy, right? i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:

www.workforblingsurveys.com

La Te Da love ya talk to you laterzzzzzzzz O by the way Ill have more pictures to post before the lil lis's and my b-day uhhhh sometimes i feel so oldddddddd lol
I Draw Slow





Jun 19 2009 12:09 PM

Hi The Cake Sale, I Draw Slow are playing The Cobblestone, Smithfield in Dublin on Wednesday 24th June, supported by the amazing Thomas Kitt. Doors are at 8.30 and admission is €10, a small price to pay to see the citys two premier acoustic acts don't you agree? On the off chance you disagree, come down on wednesday next to the Cobblestone, Smithfield Dublin and we'd be happy to discuss it.
ToNcHriStMaZ





Jun 17 2009 3:01 PM

Mackenzie and Ricky are getting married in May. How have you been doing? We are going Saturday and start looking at dresses. They didn't give me much notice but thats Mackenzie, right? LOL Oh hey! I already took the pics to be printed lol! Some of them were soo freakin hilarious! And i loved the picture of us ... it was sooo cute..so yah, guess what? 'member those surveys i was doing online? well, i got 2 checks so far! told ya it was real!! it aint like a ton of money, just like 175 so far, but its good coin to start with, right? you should really do it, now that i've gotten paid ..i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:

www.blingforwork.com

..Yeah I will probably see you soon =)
Mike Celona





Jun 9 2009 3:13 AM

Stations (Oh, the Humanity) (2008) from Mike Celona on Vimeo.



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.. Jenn ..





Jun 8 2009 2:30 PM

Thanks for accepting my request.
I appreciate it.
Take care,
Jenn :)
syou





Jun 8 2009 1:50 PM

Merci...
★Jessica★





Jun 8 2009 8:47 AM

Yaaaayyyy! Thank you <3 ur tunes n voals :) :)
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Mozzy





Jun 8 2009 8:31 AM

hello from france !!!

Sloan





May 27 2009 1:16 AM

Dublin Oxjam (unofficial)





May 26 2009 9:22 PM

Hi there,
Hope to see you this Thursday (8pm onwards) at Eamonn Dorans!
Check out the bands in the links below:

The Hot Sprockets

Red Kid

The Deadly Nightshades

The Rambleers



Trust us; they're fantastic live! We really recommend you get there early!

Every cent of the €5 goes to Oxfam.
Cheers!
Wicked Kate





May 24 2009 12:19 AM

love it! :))
Jacky





May 23 2009 11:54 PM

Wonderful music. I love it! It belongs to the best new stuff I heard this year. Thanks a lot. Greetings from Germany and Rock on!!! Jacky (Singer/Songwriter)
Keith Forde





May 23 2009 7:47 PM

Hey, Thanks for the request, Respect! Keith
Conda michelle Bray





May 23 2009 5:21 PM

Hi thank for being your friend rock on smile!
Ryan Christopher





May 22 2009 1:51 AM

have a good one

cheers, ryan
PEACHY JOKE (new video)





May 20 2009 9:15 AM

hey!
We have uploaded our last video with the song AS THE CROW FLIES and we are so happy with it, it’s a nice video recorded in our country with good friends. This is a dinamic video that shows a diferent face of the band.
We hope you like it too.
See you, Bye
SARAH with SECRETS (melodic rock/powerpop)





Apr 25 2009 12:22 AM

Hey :) Did you check out our songs? Have a rockin' weekend!
Tom Krimi





Apr 23 2009 7:15 PM

hi C S
just dropping by to tell you that I am still in love with your music!
and by the way, I finally uploaded the full 10 songs, so there is plenty of new material...
yours Tom
TRICEFALIA





Apr 11 2009 8:45 AM

thank you for the add,gracias|
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