The Saw Doctors' cross-channel popularity shows no signs of abating with the band headlining a free open air gig in Trafalgar Square on March 13.

Part of London's St. Patrick's Day celebrations, the gig starts at 3.30pm and also features the rambunctious talents of Paddy Casey, Ronnie Drew and Jerry Fish.

Meanwhile, this week finds the Tuam terrors releasing a signed, limited-edition live bootleg in aid of the South East Asia Disaster Fund.

1,000 copies of New Year's Day @ Galway's Black Box are available locally from Redlight, Zhivago and Music City and elsewhere through www.sawdoctors.com.

A supremely lively 15-track affair, it costs just €15 and will be officially launched tomorrow, Friday February 11, on Galway Bay's Jimmy Norman Breakfast Show.

As for new material, The Saw Doctors have begun work on their sixth studio album, which is due in the autumn.