In this episode of Can’t Find My Way Home, I was joined by Alex Montyro and Caolan O'Neill-Forde. Together, they are Bookie Baker.

Bookie Baker’s creative and musical journey, punctuated by an arrest and interrogation in China, is just part of the alt-folk duo’s story. Their journey from the beginning has been fuelled by a sense of adventure, entrepreneurial spirit and wanderlust.

Since their rather hurried exit from China, the duo have been living and working in Prague, and it’s from there where they’ve really been able to flourish creatively.

The lads tell us about their diverse and sometimes surreal experiences of playing to crowds in China. The different locations, the quirky guys who run the sound, and why it’s important to at least look the part.

We also get into how difficult it is to set up in a new city...well, a new continent from scratch. As well as extolling the virtues of Prague as a creative hub, Alex and Caolan describe how they dealt with the first lockdown and have utilized their film-making background into the band. You have to check out their videos!

There’s talk of Westerns, sticking to a budget, 5000 piece jigsaw puzzles, Eleanor Rigby and just where the band name originates from.

The duo also tell us about new songs that are in the pipeline and the conundrum of how to release them. Are albums really what people want any more?

The Top 5 features  Justin Beiber, Dua Lipa, Sangwich Sessions, Alex’s Dad, Steve and a host of local talent that we should be listening to.

All this and singing barbershop quartets in the most unlikely of places!

Let’s get right to...Caolan and first, Alex…

You can follow Bookie Baker

www.bookiebaker.com

https://www.instagram.com/bookiebakermusic/

https://www.facebook.com/BookieBakerMusic/

https://www.youtube.com/c/BookieBaker/videos

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