01Profile
A Lucy Gaffney Photo
Lucy Gaffney
Musician — Belfast
03Interview
Photo by Charlotte Patmore
Name, where are you from?
Lucy Gaffney, Belfast.
Describe your style in three words?
Comfy, chilled, casual.
What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to?
Queens Of The Stone Age - Reading & Leeds Festival 2016, it was the first time I got up on someone’s shoulders and the sun was setting throughout the whole gig and the sky was bright orange, absolute vibes.
If you could be on the line up with any two artists in history?
Nirvana and Elliot Smith. I guess there’s something magic in the fact that I’ll physically never be able to witness either of those musicians play live, makes them even more special and genius. I seriously can’t imagine what seeing them must have felt like.
Which subcultures have influenced you?
From growing up and discovering new genres of music and art, I definitely have taken a pinch of a lot of different subcultures into my style and my tastes. The mods always resonated with me, especially when I discovered The Who and The Jam as a teenager but I don’t think I could ever fully commit to the essence of it all though. I also always wanted to be a grunger but I doubt I’m cool enough haha. I went through a mad '60s phase at one point too, I wanted to be Nico, flares, fringe, pea coat, deadpan vocals. I still really love all that, it never goes out of style.
If you could spend an hour with anyone from history?
David Bowie - I was gutted when he passed away, I remember that day I sat and watched all his interviews online. He’s just so down to earth and suave. Also, he’s got some great one-liners, I’d probably spend the whole hour laughing at his jokes.
Of all the venues you’ve been to or played, which is your favourite?
The Olympia Theatre in Dublin. It’s always been a mega gig and night for me there, and the backstage area is class.
Your greatest unsung hero or heroine in music?
Chrissy Hynde from the Pretenders. I’m not sure if she’s unsung. But she’s an absolute legend in rock music. Her voice and presence on stage is second to none. She could compete with any man in rock n roll. I hung out with her backstage after a Neil Young gig in Dublin and we chatted through the night, she’s the most supportive and cool person I’ve ever met, an absolute legend.
Listen, purchase or stream Lucy Gaffney's latest track 'Send Me Away' via ditto.fm/send_me_away.
02Playlist
04Playlist Notes
The first track you played on repeat?
'Walk On The Wild Side' by Lou Reed.
A song that defines the teenage you?
'Sweet Black Angel' by The Rolling Stones. I used to have it as my alarm clock ring tone when I got up for school every day, always puts me in a good mood. Also discovering the 'Exile On Main Street' album was a game-changer for me.
One record you would keep forever?
'Ape In Pink Marble' by Devendra Banhart.
A song lyric that has inspired you?
"I remember that time you told me, you said
'Love is touching souls'
Surely you touched mine, 'cause
Part of you pours out of me
In these lines from time to time"
From 'A Case Of You' by Joni Mitchell.
The song that would get you straight on the dance floor?
'Cosmic Dancer' by T. Rex. I danced with a guy in Edinburgh to this one night in a club that was doing a '70s dance night, we never got each other's names, but we danced circa 1970 and I think it was one of the most freeing and fun nights of my life.
A song you wished you had written?
'Just Like Heaven' by The Cure.
Best song to turn up loud?
'Boys In The Better Land' by Fontaines D.C. What a feckin' tune.
A song people wouldn’t expect you to like?
I kind of like a bit of everything but I guess if you didn’t know me, 'Immigrant Song' by Led Zepplin, an absolute banger.
Best song to end an all-nighter on?
'Sweetest Thing' by U2. It’s pretty much a solid choice in any scenario.
Any new music you are listening to right now?
'Kicker' by Alex G.
'Show Me How' by Men I Trust.
...Both killer tracks
03Interview
Photo by Charlotte Patmore
Name, where are you from?
Lucy Gaffney, Belfast.
Describe your style in three words?
Comfy, chilled, casual.
What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to?
Queens Of The Stone Age - Reading & Leeds Festival 2016, it was the first time I got up on someone’s shoulders and the sun was setting throughout the whole gig and the sky was bright orange, absolute vibes.
If you could be on the line up with any two artists in history?
Nirvana and Elliot Smith. I guess there’s something magic in the fact that I’ll physically never be able to witness either of those musicians play live, makes them even more special and genius. I seriously can’t imagine what seeing them must have felt like.
Which subcultures have influenced you?
From growing up and discovering new genres of music and art, I definitely have taken a pinch of a lot of different subcultures into my style and my tastes. The mods always resonated with me, especially when I discovered The Who and The Jam as a teenager but I don’t think I could ever fully commit to the essence of it all though. I also always wanted to be a grunger but I doubt I’m cool enough haha. I went through a mad '60s phase at one point too, I wanted to be Nico, flares, fringe, pea coat, deadpan vocals. I still really love all that, it never goes out of style.
If you could spend an hour with anyone from history?
David Bowie - I was gutted when he passed away, I remember that day I sat and watched all his interviews online. He’s just so down to earth and suave. Also, he’s got some great one-liners, I’d probably spend the whole hour laughing at his jokes.
Of all the venues you’ve been to or played, which is your favourite?
The Olympia Theatre in Dublin. It’s always been a mega gig and night for me there, and the backstage area is class.
Your greatest unsung hero or heroine in music?
Chrissy Hynde from the Pretenders. I’m not sure if she’s unsung. But she’s an absolute legend in rock music. Her voice and presence on stage is second to none. She could compete with any man in rock n roll. I hung out with her backstage after a Neil Young gig in Dublin and we chatted through the night, she’s the most supportive and cool person I’ve ever met, an absolute legend.
Listen, purchase or stream Lucy Gaffney's latest track 'Send Me Away' via ditto.fm/send_me_away.
04Playlist Notes
The first track you played on repeat?
'Walk On The Wild Side' by Lou Reed.
A song that defines the teenage you?
'Sweet Black Angel' by The Rolling Stones. I used to have it as my alarm clock ring tone when I got up for school every day, always puts me in a good mood. Also discovering the 'Exile On Main Street' album was a game-changer for me.
One record you would keep forever?
'Ape In Pink Marble' by Devendra Banhart.
A song lyric that has inspired you?
"I remember that time you told me, you said
'Love is touching souls'
Surely you touched mine, 'cause
Part of you pours out of me
In these lines from time to time"
From 'A Case Of You' by Joni Mitchell.
The song that would get you straight on the dance floor?
'Cosmic Dancer' by T. Rex. I danced with a guy in Edinburgh to this one night in a club that was doing a '70s dance night, we never got each other's names, but we danced circa 1970 and I think it was one of the most freeing and fun nights of my life.
A song you wished you had written?
'Just Like Heaven' by The Cure.
Best song to turn up loud?
'Boys In The Better Land' by Fontaines D.C. What a feckin' tune.
A song people wouldn’t expect you to like?
I kind of like a bit of everything but I guess if you didn’t know me, 'Immigrant Song' by Led Zepplin, an absolute banger.
Best song to end an all-nighter on?
'Sweetest Thing' by U2. It’s pretty much a solid choice in any scenario.
Any new music you are listening to right now?
'Kicker' by Alex G.
'Show Me How' by Men I Trust.
...Both killer tracks