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A good barman always has a few tales of his own to tell. None less so than Joe O’Leary, proprietor of Levis Corner House in Ballydehob.It’s only a decade ago, so the mists of time are hardly gathering around the memories, but O’Leary still gets a faraway look when describing some of the stand-out gigs with his former band, Fred.

Selling out Cork Opera House for a hometown gig where the band were buoyed up by the love in the room for them, where fans sang all the words along with them. Or another time when what looked like a low-key gig at the former Oxegen festival turned into a once-in-a-lifetime experience.