Product Details

• Actors: Saw Doctors
• Directors: Saw Doctors
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Shamtown
• DVD Release Date: March 17, 2009
• Run Time: 120 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001NV779W
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,187 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The new Saw Doctors DVD is entitled Clare Island to Cape Cod and features a sixty five minute documentary film on The Saw Doctors by Steven Lock.

The documentary includes some amazing live footage of The Saw Doctors concert at The Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis, MA, last August. Steve Lock employed nine cameras including two Jib Cameras to capture the full on atmosphere and response of the Bands fans in the 2,000 capacity marquee - The Saw Doctors played on a rotating stage in the middle of the Tent with the audience banked up on all sides around the Band. The stage rotated 360 degrees every ten minutes and the concert footage captures the intimacy and excitement of Davy, Leo and the rest of The Saw Doctors playing to different sections of the crowd over the course of two hours of the show.

Also included in the documentary film are exclusive interviews with Davy Carton, Leo Moran and the rest of The Saw Doctors who look back over the Bands 20 year history - back in 1988, Mike Scott of The Waterboys discovered The Saw Doctors playing in the back bar of The Quays Pub in Galway.

The documentary also includes video footage of The Saw Doctors playing their Number One hit, About You Now, and hilariously evedrops on the Bands party in Galway to celebrate their first Number One in seventeen years.

Leo Moran writes:
The Melody Tent in Hyannis in Cape Cod has been a celebratory venue for The Saw Doctors for a few years now. Every August we park the bus out the back, enjoy the sunshine and the hospitality and play in the spectacularly theatrical enclosure that is The Melody Tent, completely surrounded by banks of exceptionally enthusiastic and charged-up fans and friends. Often we ve said we should film the show for its unique atmosphere and intensity, and every time we forgot until the bus was parking up again, another twelve months and a hundred gigs past.

The Music Tracklisting for the new DVD is as follows:

Clare Island to Cape Cod - The Saw Doctors in Concert

Reprise
Hay Wrap
Will It Ever Stop Raining?
Galway and Mayo including Maroon and White
About You Now
Out For A Smoke
Clare Island
The Winter is Long
To Win Just Once
Green and Red of Mayo
Joyce Country Céilí Band
Tommy K
N17
Reprise

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Saw Doctors shows are on Cape Cod, August 13, 2009

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David Brajczewski "Dave B" (Osterville, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Saw Doctors: Clare Island to Cape Cod (DVD)

I was at the Cape Cod Melody Tent August 14th 2008 show where the DVD was taped. The DVD does a great job capturing the atmosphere. The Melody Tent in Hyannis, MA is a great place to see a Saw Doctors concert, the energy from the crowd and the band is incredible. Not sure who enjoys the show more, the audience or the band! The live CD recording is also very good

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FIVE STARS, April 12, 2009

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D. Short - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Saw Doctors: Clare Island to Cape Cod (DVD)

The Saw Doctors are one of the best live bands I've ever seen. They are fun, energetic, and have a great stage presence. If you go to a Saw Doctors concert, you're not leaving the show disappointed. Their latest album is a live album from The Melody Tent, which is located in Hyannis in Cape Cod. Every tour, The Saw Doctors play this venue and the crowd is always enthusiastic for them. The band decided to record a live CD & DVD, and this is the result.

The Saw Doctors have had a few live albums released, different set lists of course. This time around we get great songs like "Macnas Parade," "Galway and Mayo (including Maroon and White)," "Will it Ever Stop Raining," and of course "N17." I liked that they included the ska-ish song "Will It Ever Stop Raining," because it shows the different styles that the band can play. "This Is Me" is a surprising song to see on the CD because out of the 4 times I've seen the band, I don't recall them ever playing that one. The live audio could be better in spots but overall, the sound is impressive. From listening to the album, you can get a sense how great the band is live. The band hasn't recorded anything new lately besides "Bebo" and the Irish chart topper cover of the Sugarbabes' "About You Now." By the way, check out that single for "About You Now" because it's an awesome cover! Very rockin' indeed! But even with those 2 songs, the band resurrects songs fans haven't heard in years. I think that's great because you won't just hear the classics at their shows.

Bottom Line: Great live album that makes you want to go out and see the band right away.
Notable Tracks: Macnas Parade, Will it Ever Stop Raining, This is Me, Clare Island, N17, That's What She Said Last Night

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this unless you want to be happy and smile, June 5, 2009

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Michael J. Moran (New Milford, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Saw Doctors: Clare Island to Cape Cod (DVD)

Those Irish, they just know how to lift your spirits and put a smile on your face - the music, the energy, the wit, the spirit of the band and the performances was just what the doctor ordered. I knew nothing of the band but kept running across them when I'd do an internet search for my Moran family from Clare Island. I bought the film with no idea of what to expect and enjoyed it from start to finish. The editing of interviews and live stage scenes had a good rhythm and balance. In addition to the song I especially enjoyed the bit on climbing Croagh Patrick and the group's observations about smoking in the in pubs. If you want to have some fun, buy this film.