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CHERYM / RETURNING TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD
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RETURNING TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD
Hi, we're CHERYM! We are a bubblegum punk band from Derry! Our band consists of Hannah Richardson (lead singer and guitarist), Alannagh Doherty (backing vocalist and drums) and Nyree Porter (backing vocalist and bassist). We write about our experiences, growing up, friends, relationships, everything and anything.
We've played gigs all over the world, from Berlin City right to our front door in Derry!
When the pandemic hit we didn’t know what to do with ourselves, our lives came to a complete halt, of course the same goes for literally the entire world. We were constantly on the road doing shows every week or even every fortnight and it was a lot but when COVID came along, everything stopped. This theme is more about coming out the other side of that, trying to get back into a routine without feeling so burnt out, knowing your limits and what you can take on in the outside world and getting back to some sense of normality, but this time with all the knowledge and understanding of everything we have learnt while in lockdown. This is our debut returning to the outside world and re-adapting to the world as it is now, completely changed yet so familiar to what we knew before.
02 THIS IS A PIC WE TOOK WHEN WE PLAYED THE TRAILER PARK STAGE AT LATITUDE IN JULY!!! IT WAS OUR SECOND GIG BACK IN ACTION AND THE CROWD WERE ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. IT FELT AMAZING TO TRY OUT SOME OF THE NEW SONGS TO A LIVE AUDIENCE
03 THIS WAS A PIC WE TOOK AT THE END OF THE SECOND LOCKDOWN. WE HADN’T SEEN EACH OTHER IN 3 MONTHS AND WE WERE UNDER PRESSURE TO MAKE SOME COVER ART FOR OUR UPCOMING EP ‘HEY TORI’ WE ENDED UP MESSING ABOUT AND TAKING POLAROIDS OBVIOUSLY.
04 THIS PIC WAS TAKEN AT LATITUDE THIS SUMMER. IT FELT SO GOOD TO BE BACK IN ACTION AGAIN, EAT OUR WEIGHT IN FOOD AT THE FOOD TRUCKS AND BE COMPLETELY IMMERSED IN MUSIC FOR FOUR DAYS. IT’S THE FIRST TIME IN AGES WE’VE FELT A REAL SENSE OF NORMALITY AGAIN AND WE WILL NEVER FORGET IT!
