other thing?’ So that’s what we do.
Those songs don’t come as fre-
quently, so it’s like more of a slow
burn for The Westies. My wife
likes that band as she’s always
pushing to do another Westies
album, and I’d like to. It’s more
of like being a crime novelist with
those songs. They just take a little
longer for me.”
While McDermott’s CD release
show may or may not take place in
June, he was forced to cancel his
European tour for the album. Eu-
rope has been a very good market
for him and it’s a huge financial
loss for him. He hopes to return in
the fall, but in the meantime he’s
become one of the numerous art-
ists who have been performing
virtual concerts on stageit.com.
Having a fanbase spread around
the world and many albums in his
catalog makes him a good candi-
date for virtual concerts, but per-
forming without an audience is a
strange experience.
“It’s weird, but you kind of get
used to it,” he said. “Frankly, there
were a lot of years when I would
Watch a video for “Hell’s Kitchen” by The Westies
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