We are donating all downloads, streams, sales & royalties from Battle to Pieta House and asking everyone to donate too at www.pieta.ie/donate...
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                Sitting on Walls live from a front room...
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                The new video for our song Sixty Thousand Years...
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                Our new album Tidal Waves is out now!...
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                Sixty Thousand Years is the third single from our album Tidal Waves....
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                The Letter is the second single from our forthcoming second album Tidal Waves....
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                Nov 11th we play a headline show at The Workmans Club, Dublin to celebrate the launch of our album Tidal Waves...
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                We are performing at Electric Picnic 2016...
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                Our new single Betty Machete is available now on iTunes, Spotify & Google Play...
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                We are delighted to announce that Nialler9 has the premier of our new single Betty Machete. 
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                We play Masons on Fri July 8th for Derry Music City 2016...
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                We play Carpe Diem on Saturday June 18th at Carlow Arts Festival...
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                We have added another live show this summer - Groove Festival July 2nd...
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                We will debut a lot of new material at Vantastival 2016...
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                We haven't been asleep, we have been awake working hard & writing new material for the past year. It's exciting to finally say next week we are going away to a recording studio with our friend and producer Karl Odlum to begin recording our second album. ...
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                Lions & Gold and All The Boys Live from Ceol ar an Imeall on TG4...
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                We perform two songs on a great TV show. TG4 // 9:30pm // Ceol ar an Imeall....
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                Demoing some new songs at our rehearsal space......
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                Photos from swords live at Odessa Club...
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                One week until we headline Odessa Club on Feb 12. The only chance to catch us live for quite a while....
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                Free Download ahead of Feb 12th headline show in Odessa Club Dublin....
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                Excited to announce a Feb 12th headline show at 'Homebeat presents The Last Mixed Tape's 1st Birthday' in The Odessa Club...
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                Big thanks to Simon Maher on 8Radio.com for including our track Hips in his top songs of 2014 alongside some fine songs by jape, Hozier, Sinead O'Connor and FKA twigs....
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                Diane performing The Night Visiting Song for the closing credits of the film One Million Dubliners...
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                Diane provided vocals for the soundtrack to the movie One Million Dubliners...
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                New song Who Took Your Soul live from Smalltown America Studios in Derry...
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                Across The Line on BBC Radio have chosen Hips as Track Of The Day....
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                Kind words about our new song Glock from Rigsy & Chris on BBC Radio. Listen here...
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                A live video of Wicklow from the EP Swords - Live at Smalltown America...
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                Photos from the recording of Swords - Live at Smalltown America....
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                Betty Machete live from Smalltown America Studios in Derry. 
Get the limited edition Live EP now from independentmusic.com...
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                Smalltown America Records have released a Live EP of our show in Derry. Download it now on independentmusic.com...
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                We are live from Smalltown America Records studios TONIGHT Sat Sept 27th....
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                New material in a secret venue on Sept 27th....
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                This evening on RTE 2FM Jarlath is choosing the tracks for the 5-Track-Shuffle on The Alternative with Dan Hegarty....
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                Ian's pre show playlist from Friday's Metro Herald paper...
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                The Button Factory show reviewed by The Last Mixed Tape...
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                Hot Press Magazine have an exclusive stream of Lions & Gold live from The Olympia Theatre on their website.....
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                Pick up tickets for The Button Factory Headliner on July 25th...
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                Diane will be live on Today FM this evening with Paul McLoone for an acoustic set...
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                Headline show on July 25th with Deaf Joe and Elastic Sleep at The Button Factory...
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                A stripped back show with Vann Music for hosts HamsandwicH at Youbloom on June 15th....
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                Buildings is amongst this weeks Fresh-On-The-Net faves in the UK by BBC's Tom Robinson and Blogger Christopher McBride...
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                Photos from HomeBeat at Feile Na Bealtaine....
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                Live in Dingle Courthouse for Homebeat at Feile Na Bealtaine on Sat May 3rd...
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                Kind words and photos from DublinConcerts.ie...
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                Barn Dance VII on April 18th and The Olympia Theatre supporting HamsandwicH on April 19th....
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                Hips will be aired on BBC Radio 6 this weekend on Tom Robinson's BBC Introducing show....
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                Hips was aired on BBC Radio Ulster last night. Listen back here....
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                "Displacement – when your sensations are spread all over the place, but are still held together. That is what this song does to me."...
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                Watch the new video for Hips...
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                The new video for Hips is now exclusively on the Phantom 105.2 Website......
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                swords are supporting Ham Sandwich at The Olympia Theatre on April 19th...
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                Lions & Gold added to Vodafone Ireland's hold music playlist for 2014...
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                Swords are live from the UCD Student Centre on Phantom 105.2 at 6.30pm...
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                Writing in Hillbrook Farmhouse, Wexford...
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                Lions & Gold and All The Boys are in the Top 10 Albums and Singles of 2013 on Goldenplec...
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                Buildings has been added to the Phantom 105.2 main music playlist....
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                Shell Zenner will play Lions & Gold on Amazing Radio in the UK Today.....
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                Lions & Gold is in the top half of RTE 2FM Dj Dan Hegarty's Top 50 Irish Albums of 2013...
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                Buildings is in The Journalist's Top 5 Irish Music Videos of 2013 alongside tracks from RSAG, September Girls, Hozier, and Sleep Thieves....
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                RMD Music Blog in Canada have kindly included All The Boys in their Top Indie Tracks of 2013...
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                Photos of Homebeat at Mabos...
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                Lions & Gold was played on the BBC Introducing Mixtape by Tom Robinson on BBC Radio 6 Last night. Listen online here....
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                Lions & Gold has been added to the BBC Introducing Mixtape and will be played on the show on BBC Radio 6 Music soon....
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                Buildings - the new single & video is OUT NOW....
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                Hot Press magazine includes the Freezer Sessions album with the current edition in Tesco shops. Buildings is track 6....
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                Lions & Gold included in Fresh On The Net favourites this week with a review from AmazingRadio Dj & BBC6 Music contributor Shell Zenner ...
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                Totally Irish 98FM Presents / HomeBeat 2nd Birthday / Hot Press Magazine Freezer Sessions / Murphy's Thomastown...
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                Swords play the Homebeat 2nd birthday party at Mabos with Sleep Thieves, Bantum & Carriages....
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                Buildings the next single & video... coming soon...
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                Swords have been invited to play the Hot Press Jagermeister Freezer Sessions Tour...
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                Swords appear on the latest album from Other Voices - Series 11...
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                Buildings live from The Works on RTE One TV...
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                Swords join Paul McLoone for a studio session tonight from 9pm on Today FM...
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                swords perform Buildings on The Works on RTE 1 TV tonight at 11:10pm...
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                Videos & Photos from Homebeat 16 and Hard Working Class Heroes...
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                “On the track Buildings, there is a ‘hidden’ vocal – all of the band members and Karl Odlum cross-talking over one another at once, causing the sound of manic babble...." ...
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                Friday night swords play HomeBeat #16 in the intimate confines of a house in Dartmouth Square. ...
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                Swords have signed a publishing deal with Smalltown America Music...
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                Roisin Dubh, Homebeat and HWCH 13...
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                Swords open the main stage at 12 noon on Saturday....
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                Swords play The Workmans Club on Sat Oct 5th at 8pm for Hard Working Class Heroes 2013...
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                Swords played a 30 minute, 7 track set at 4pm at Body & Soul on Saturday of Electric Picnic. ...
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                4pm Saturday at Body & Soul is swords stage time for Electric Picnic...
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                Swords perform The Menace on Other Voices...
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                Swords are on the Hard Working Class Heroes 13 line-up...
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                Swords are playing Body & Soul at Electric Picnic this year...
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                Acoustic version of Lions & Gold and an interview with Nadine O'Regan on Phantom 105.2...
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                The next live dates are in Tower Records, The Galleon and Whelan's this month....
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                Swords were the most played Irish artists on Phantom 105.2 last week...
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                Swords are in McCarthys Dingle Saturday & Indiependence on Sunday...
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                Buildings got airplay last night from Paul McLoone on Today FM....
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                Dan Hegarty has chosen Lions & Gold as his album of the week on The Alternative on RTE 2fm Radio....
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                Physical copies of swords album Lions & Gold are now on the shelves in Tower Records. ...
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                Lions & Gold has been added to the main Phantom 105.2 playlist....
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                Copies of Lions & Gold are stocked in The Galleon Inn and The Potters Hand Cafe in Kilrush, Co Clare....
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                Swords & Vann Music are lined up to play Phantom 105.2 Presents at The Workman's Club on July 25th in Dublin....
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                Swords will play the main stage at 9:30pm on July 28th at Knockanstockan 2013...
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                Photos of swords live in Whelan's for the Lions & Gold album launch show....
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                Swords début album Lions & Gold is now available on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and Tower Records...
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                "One of the most astonishingly good Irish albums of the year so far"...
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                Goldenplec.com Music News are now previewing swords début album Lions & Gold for the first time anywhere...
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                Request Lions & Gold  on your radio station...
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                WIN tickets to swords album launch in Whelan's on July 5th with Phantom 105.2, Entertainment.ie and Goldenplec...
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                The video for Lions & Gold has arrived. ...
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                Leanne Harte joins swords in Whelan's on July 5th for their headline show...
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                Swords top Phantom 105.2's play count for national & International artists....
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                swords new single Lions & Gold is out now...
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                Forthcoming single Lions & Gold will get its first play on Phantom 105.2 today before 5pm on Phantom Drive with Claire Beck...
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                Swords perform on Other Voices Weds 5th at 11pm on RTE 2 Television...
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                Swords confirmed to play Indiependence Music & Arts Festival 2013...
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                Irish Airplay, Camden Crawl Reviews, Zebra in Whelan's...
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                Directed by Bob Gallagher, the new video for All The Boys....
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                swords performance on Other Voices Series 11 airs on June 5th...
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                swords interview on Phantom 105.2 Today 6pm with Claire Beck...
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                Two songs & Diane chats to Sean Rocks on RTE Radio 1...
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                All The Boys has been added to the main Phantom 105.2 play-list....
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                Swords play Groove Music Festival on Sun July 7th...
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                Swords support Echo & The Bunnymen at The Camden Crawl...
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                Request All The Boys on your radio station...
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                swords new single All The Boys is now available to download...
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                swords headline Whelan's main room on Fri July 5th...
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                swords have new material and it is due at the end of this month....
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                Recent shots by Dara Munnis...
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                The initial line-up for The Camden Crawl has been announced....
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                Vantastival takes place in Bellurgan Park from 3rd - 5th May 2013 and swords are on the line-up....
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                Photos of swords recording a new track, The Menace, for the TV show Other Voices...
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                swords are playing the Other Voices Other Room in Derry....
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                swords have been confirmed by Other Voices to play the Other Voices Music Trail in Derry on Friday night, 11pm in Icon...
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                A new song called Lions & Gold live on Ponc XL on TG4 TV....
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                swords have been added to the Whelan's Ones To Watch 2013 lineup. The main stage Sat Jan 12th....
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                The final video of the year. The end of Black Balloon. Live on The Alternative with Dan Hegarty on RTE 2FM...
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                Special live on The Alternative with Dan Hegarty on RTE 2fm...
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                "Their forthcoming album will be one of the most anticipated Irish debut records of 2013."...
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                Swords recorded two new songs called Myopic and Lions & Gold in TG4 Studios yesterday, to be aired at a later Date......
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                Swords spent last week in Kilkenny recording the beginnings of a first album......
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                Swords have two tracks featured on the soundtrack of the new Ross Noble movie: STITCHES...
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                Swords will feature in a short piece about the band Tues Sept 25th on Ponc XL on Tg4 at 5:55pm...
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                Swords performing Chasm live for POP4 on TG4 down in Knockanstockan Festival 2012...
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                Swords recorded a stripped back version of 'Special' for the RTE 2FM Green Room Sessions down at Electric Picnic 2012...
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                Swords will also play the Oxjam Stage 9pm Friday Night at Electric Picnic 2012...
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                Swords close the Black Balloon Tour 2am Friday Night on The Salty Dog Stage at Electric Picnic...
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                Swords 2FM session for The Alternative with Dan Hegarty aired tonight. Mond Aug 20th....
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                Swords first TV interview & Chasm on POP4 on TG4 Sat 11th Aug at 14:45 and Mon 13th at 17:50...
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                6 more shows remaining on the Black Balloon EP Tour...
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                Swords are playing The Electric Picnic 2012...
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                Swords have released the official video for Chasm directed by Sebastien Escalante...
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                Swords recorded a live session for The Alternative with Dan Hegarty in 2FM...
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                Swords have added 9 new shows to the Black Balloon Tour - Bringing the total to 23 shows....
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