PRESS RELEASE

'Document – A Story of Hope' is a book about music and a book about food. Inside its 160 pages there are contributions from over 120 people. These people donated both vegan recipes and their personal recollections of Hope Promotions.

The book costs €8 (€10 ppd) and is on sale in

• Freebird Records – Eden Quay Dublin
• Secret Book And Record Store – Wicklow Street Dublin
• Dublin Food Co-op – St Andrews Resource Centre, Pearse Street Dublin
• Road Records – Fade Street Dublin. It is available online at www.roadrecs.com

Further information can be got at www.thumped.com/hope or by e-mailing [email protected]

Hope Promotions (later, the Hope Collective) hosted independent gigs for 283 foreign and domestic bands in Ireland between 1987 and 1999.
Hope put on the Dublin gigs and encouraged others to do so elsewhere. This allowed people in Belfast, Cork, Arklow, New Ross, Dundalk, Carrickmacross, Letterkenny, Limerick, Antrim, Kill, Kilkenny and Waterford to experience touring bands.

Hope's ethos was to provide good music for the greatest number of people at the lowest price possible and to always remain outside of corporate structures. It pioneered an independent, self-supportive ethos at a time when the ambition of most Irish musicians was to sign to a major-label for the maximum amount of money available..

'Document – A Story of Hope' tells the story of those days. There is a story for nearly every gig and a recipe to go with every story. The recipes are all vegan, the stories are all true.

Document includes contributions from band members, gig organisers and those who attended Hope gigs.

The following peopl have all contributed to the book

Niall McGuirk - Vicarious Living :Colm Fitzpatrick - I am The Waltons, Sewing Room : John Robb – Membranes, Gold Blade : Derrick Dalton - Mexican Pets, Hey Paulette : Michael Murphy - Pleasure Cell : Derek Grant – Vandals, Alkaline Trio : Smeggy Angus : Paul Timoney - Keltic Konviction Ultramack Promotions : Fin O Leary – SMH, Mexican Pets, Last Post : Guy Picciotto – Fugazi. Happy Go Licky, Rites Of Spring, One Last Wish : Chris Heaney – Lawnmowers, The Revenants : Miriam McGuirk – Hope : Colin Bannon - Flying Kidney : Jennifer Trouton - Belfast Gig Collective : Andy Cairns - Therapy? : Cormac O Farrell - Grown-Ups : Mick Wheeler : Morty McCarthy - Suburban Rebels, Sultans Of Ping : Marianne Hofstetter – Ape Must Not Kill Ape Records : Maureen Quinn Saru B+B : Padge Tierney - Violent Phobia, Dole Eireann : Noel Kilbride - Ac temple : Chuck Regan - Hot Water Music : Jessica Mills : Rhodri Marsden - The Keatons, The Free French : Suzy – Warzone Collective : Michael Mullen – Wheel, Killercrust, 3Ring Psychosis, Tension : Shane O Reilly - Jam Jar Jail : Fat Mike – NOFX ; Jill Hahn - Mexican Pets, Basement League : Lee Casey -World Of Drums, Dinah Brand : Dylan Phillips - Pet Lamb, Dinah Brand : Chris Black - Sons Of Ishmael : Paul Morley - Slum Turkeys : Pim – Pitchshifter : Andy Moor - The Ex, Dog Faced Hermans, Kletka Red : Shane McGrath - Dog Day, Shred, Joan Of Arse : Phoenix B+B : Boz - Onion Breath, Steam Pig : Ryan Murphy : Ben Corrigan - Thatcher On Acid, The Tone, Hard Skin : Lou Watts – Chumbawamba : Arik Grier - Fat Day : Hugh Murray – Crossbreed : Dave Dictor – MDC : Amelia Fletcher – Heavenly, Marine Research : Clodagh Murphy – Club GZ, Hope Collective, Easpa Measa : Luke Sutherland - Long Fin Killie, Mogwai : Steve O Malley + Rosa – Crane : Blake – Jawbreaker, Jets To Brazil : Ajay Sagaar – Donkey, The Membranes ; Kevin Doss – Downcast : Wendy: Dave Kennedy – Holemasters, Crossbreed, Road Records : Ben Ayres – Cornershop : Ita West - Cussens Cottage Vegan Guesthouse : Carlos Velez - Down By Law : Murt Flynn – Brawl : Liam Ryan - In Motion, Dot Creek : John Duff – In Motion, Mexican Pets : Gary Fitzpatrick – Ciunas, Great Western Squares : Pim : Revenge Of The Carrots : Dave Clarke – Gan, One Car Pile-up : Asa Osborne – Lungfish, The Pupils : Larry Boothroyd - Victims Family : Pete O Neill – Sinch : Amanda Ryn - Bis : Donna Dresch - Team Dresch : Paul Thompson - Lithium Joe : Aoife O Leary - Hope Collective, Last Post : Ebola : Frankie Stubbs – Leatherface, Jesse : James Burke – Cheapskate, Debt : John Bates – Jackbeast : Tobi Vail - Bikini Kill, The Frumpies : Dick Lucas - Citizen Fish, Subhumans : Martin Sorrondeguy - Los Crudos, Limpwrist : Bob - Drop Dead : Wally – Stomach : Jamie Traumaboy – Brooder, Easpa Measa : Anthony Dillon - Hope Collective : Rob – Kito : CP - Hunt sabs : Ror - Puget Sound : John – Holochrist : Kim Kinakin – Sparkmarker : Pat – Tetsuo, Great Western Squares, Joan Of Arse : Annie Climax + Jal Frezi - Bloco Vomit : Tuck - Wat Tyler : Stephen Doyle – Neckweed, Tetsuo : Pete Smith - Wat Tyler : Richie Egan - Blackbelt Jones, Jape, The Redneck Manifesto : Niall Byrne – Cheapskate, Easpa Measa : Kent McClard - Ebullition Records : Kirsten Beechoffer - Slum Turkeys : Anna – Kabinboy : Bearded Lady – Shred, Groundswell, Dog Day, Joan Of Arse : Steve - Vanilla Pod : Brian Bannon – Ogre : Sean Forbes - Wat Tyler : Jose – Abhinanda : Benjamin Lukens – Hal Al Shedad : Brendan Butler – LMNO Pelican : Champ – Astream : Hag/Happy - Null Set, Franci, O, Daemien Frost, Alpha Relish : Vique - Simba fanzine : Sned - John Holmes, Generic, Boxed In…. : Niall Byrne - Redneck Manifesto, Flexihead, Jackbeast : Terrin Durfey - Farewell Bend : Cath O Connor - Month Of Birthdays : Liam - Sir Killalot, Underfoot : Robert Johnson – Astream : Sara – Estel : Willie – Bambi : Mero – Norvics, Dr Shitface, Noise Pollution, Knifed, Secret Book And Record Store : Joss Moorkens - Joan Of Arse, Capratone, Dudley Corporation : Leagues O’Toole - No Disco : Derek Byrne – Red F records, Gearhead Nation, Hope Collective : John Dee – Freebird Records : Stephen Rennicks – Buckle, Memory Cells

The book costs €8 (€10 ppd) and is on sale in selected shops and the Dublin Food Co-op

It is available online at http://www.roadrecs.com

Further information can be got at www.thumped.com/hope or by e-mailing [email protected]