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DunnoHi All,
I haven't even thought about this board in over a decade but the news yesterday brought it back.

Its so long ago I'm not sure this is the handle I used. Probably nostalgia but fellings flooded back. Magic nights in the Lobby Bar. Whelans. Leap. De Barras. Standing on the quays outside the Loddy with Mic Christopher singing after closing.

The discovery of the frames. The vibe. The tribe. The love. The comeraderie. Before kids when music was everything. It was a revalation. You did wonder what would happen if the heart just stopped. The breatless wait between Fitzcarraldo and For the Birds.

Yesterday brought it tumbling back. The joy that man brought. The energy. The fuck it all just feel it.

Today I felt I needed a community. Seeing these names gives comfort.

We all felt we knew him, but condolences to those who knew and loved the man and not just the artist.

The cliche is that an artist lives while his art lives. There is truth there.

It was written for Luke Kelly but if the cap fits......

From Dublin streets and roads and down the years

Came great musicians and balladeers

There was a special one, a red haired minstrel boy

And when he passed away, a city mourned its favorite son

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  • Keef
  • Thursday, 30 July 2026 22:45:55 UTC
Can’t believe it!Absolutely gutted by this, sheer disbelief at this stage, I lived on the board here twenty five years ago (more!!) it’s lovely to see all the old user names again- mind yourselves x

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  • Sinéad
  • Sunday, 02 August 2026 10:25:10 UTC
Hollow in my chest I couldn't look here until this morning, I'm so glad I did.

So good to see so many old names, and to all who have reached out in past few days, thank you. We're reeeling.

Hug everyone close, tell them you love them. We're only passing through. x


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  • Róisín
  • Monday, 03 August 2026 21:07:43 UTC
Still reelingMuch love to all here. I still can't believe it. So many gigs and each one more exhilarating than the one before. Rest in peace.

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  • Ro
  • Tuesday, 04 August 2026 8:12:03 UTC
All the memories I couldn't bring myself to post until now. Hadn't thought of this board until I heard the news and although I was never a regular poster i loved the sense of community it brought. A shared sense of awe of all things Frames. It's hard to believe there will never be another Frames gig. I do feel lucky for all the ones I experienced though! Love to all