“Katie Hopkins is really annoying me at the moment.”
Next up on the JOE Tombola of Truth is Irish singer songwriter Orla Gartland.
The JOE team has come up with 50 questions which are conveniently numbered 1-50. Impressive, we know.
These are random questions about life, sport, music, movies, craic and the rest of it. Anything goes.
We give the interviewee various different attempts at spinning the JOE Tombola of Truth and, depending on which number is pulled out, we ask the corresponding question.
Let the spin begin.
JOE: What is your karaoke song of choice?
Orla: Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper. It’s a classic.
JOE: What’s your go-to joke?
Orla: Okay, you have to imagine I’m an older man for this to work… (Done). “I installed a trampoline in my bedroom without telling my wife. She hit the roof…
JOE: What is the capital of Venezuela?
Orla: I don’t have a clue. I’m going to have to guess an answer that’s wrong but you’ve to promise not to print it. Prague? (We printed it).
JOE: Who is most famous person you know named Joe?
Orla: Joe Duffy. The car dealer. Not the RTE presenter.
JOE: Cats or dogs?
Orla: Dogs. Cats are frickin’ sly creatures. That was easy.
(Photo credit: Beth Robinson)
JOE: When is the last time you cried?
Orla: Hmm, you might think I’m really silly but I shed a tear when I turned 20 this week. It wasn’t a sad tear it was just a reminiscing nostalgic tear, but I have a few glasses of wine in me at the time.
JOE: Who is the one person, dead or alive, that you’d like to go for a pint with?
Orla: Kate Bush. I think she’s amazing and I’m obsessed with her. She’s a weirdo who embraces the weirdness. I’d love to pick her brains about music and songwriting. That would be awesome.
JOE: Indoor or outdoor music gigs?
Orla: Indoor, I think. I’m a bit of a wimp so mud, rain and cold ears isn’t exactly fun. Whelan’s is one of my favourite places to play and I love the Button Factory. The Olympia is the dream though, that place is the best.
JOE: Have you ever been naked in public?
Orla: I might sound a bit boring but I haven’t. No yet anyway.
(Photo credit: Matt Northall)
JOE: What is your idea of heaven?
Orla: Somewhere where you don’t have to do anything. The idea of waking up with no emails, no text messages and no stress. I sound like a recluse but I swear I’m not, I just like quiet time every so often.
JOE: What are the three essential items you pack when you go on tour?
Orla: Cider, I’m a cider drinking and places never have it, it’s always water and beer. So, cider, a Nintendo DS and my guitar.
JOE: Messi or Ronaldo?
Orla: I’m going to sound very shallow here but Ronaldo because of his looks. I have no interest in football so that’s all I have to go on.
JOE: If you could send one person to the moon, who would it be?
Orla: Katie Hopkins is really annoying me at the moment. I think it might be a good idea to get her as far away from people as possible. The moon would be good.
JOE: Graham Norton or Jimmy Fallon?
Orla: Graham Norton. He’s a gas man. I want to get on that red chair to tell a story.
JOE: If you could be anyone else for a day, who would it be?
Orla: Someone who is incredibly famous to see how they live, I’ll go with Taylor Swift.
Orla plays The Sugar Club in Dublin on February 15, tickets on sale now from usual outlets and ticketmaster.ie.
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