This month's OSLO x GP Event is a two-day spectacular! Every month, we showcase the best of Irish music in The Workman's Club for free! After December 13th's show with ELKIN, comes Vance Kass! This is the debut solo show of Vinny Casey, best known as a member of Choice Prize-nominated and GoldenPlec favourites Overhead, The Albatross.

Ahead of the show, we caught up with Casey to talk about how he's feeling about going solo and controversial opinions...

GP// This is your first solo live date - how are you feeling about it?

Yes, it's my first time ever performing solo on stage. I'm nervous but very excited. It's good to push yourself out of your comfort zone every so often and this is very much out of mine. Having spent the last number of years performing instrumental music with Overhead, The Albatross and being on stage with usually 5 or 6 other people, to now being on stage on my own with largely vocal focused music is basically as big a jump as I can imagine.

GP// What differences are there between preparing for this and preparing for a show with a group?

There's virtually nothing the same to be honest. It's a whole different world when all the decisions have to be made by yourself with no other input. What would normally for me have been discussions in the practice room about different elements of the live set are now discussions that are just in my head keeping me awake at night. Not being able to bounce things off other people is tough but is also strangely liberating, you just have to decide on something and do it.

There's no safely net there, no one there to say 'no that's not going to work'. It feels like bungee jumping without a rope, you just have to trust yourself and go for it. Because I produce, mix and master everything myself there's no part of the process that's collaborative, which is extremely foreign to me, but I'm really enjoying navigating through it.

Overhead, The Albatross at Vicar Street Dublin by Colm Kelly

GP// What were the First and last concerts you went to?

First concert was The Revs at Puck Fair (I'm from Kerry) and they were absolutely awesome. It was the year they played Slane. I've actually gotten to know Rory from the band in recent years through his new project which has been a real treat for me because I listened to them so much when I was younger. He's the nicest man on the planet as well which makes it even better.