youbloom@Dublin 28-30 June, 2013
To host over 50 international acts and 50 Irish acts in
5 different venues from 28 – 30 June 2013
If you like music and you have yet to hear of youbloom, prepare to be thrilled by the following information. youbloom is a fresh coalition of international artists and music lovers designed to help new talent develop and prosper. And this summer from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th June 2013, youbloom is coming to Dublin’s fair city to bring you no less than 50 of the best ‘brave new music’ artists from all over the world, along with 50 local ‘brave new music’ acts who will be flying the flag for Ireland.
youbloom@Dublin shareholder Bob Geldof is absolutely thrilled that youbloom is taking place in his home town.”youbloom@Dublin is an amazing opportunity for independent bands/artists and has the potential to become Dublin’s SouthbySouthWest”– Bob Geldof
The 100 multi-cultural and multi-genre artists have been chosen from the youbloom international platform by its A&R team which is headed up by Lindsay Reade (Factory Records – Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays, 52nd Street), legendary A&R man Nigel Grainge (Thin Lizzy, 10cc, The Boomtown Rats, Sinead O’Connor, World Party, The Waterboys, The Steve Miller Band) and 6 members of the youbloom team in Ireland, the UK, EU and US.
Artists will be travelling from all corners of the world to play in Ireland’s bustling capital this June 2013! You can expect to see performances from 14 different countries including the US, UK, Denmark, Norway, Germany, France, Spain, Gibraltar, Israel, Canada, Brazil, South Africa, Austria and Switzerland. The bands will be performing in five of Dublin’s best venues over the weekend, namely the Mercantile, Odessa, Workman’s Club, Grand Social and Twisted Pepper. On each night, in each venue, there will be a distinct musical flavour, be it electro, reggae, soul, jazz, metal, indie, rock or a clever cocktail of them all. There will be something to please everyone’s tastes so be sure to slink your way into each venue to get a great spot for the live acts!
youbloom is a development programme created for unsigned artists, and for both live and online discoveries. The programme is driven by a love of new music, a desire to give back to the community and to support the emerging artists of tomorrow. It is a community of fans, promoters and artists that have a single overriding interest – the promotion of new artists and their music.
In order to ensure the coalitions growth and implementation in Dublin this year youbloom will be supported by Dublin City BID (Business Improvement District) under its Dublin Town.ie programme.
“youbloom is evolving into a cross between a grassroots new music Live Nation and a music industry LinkedIn” stated youbloom founder and CEO, Phil Harrington. What started with a focus on new artists competing for fan votes in the youbloom Music Awards in 2010, is now growing into a global network of live events and annual festivals, (delivered by a network of local promoters under the youbloom brand), all connected through the youbloom.com website. youbloom.com provides a platform for fans to discover new artists, where they have the tools to create relevance for the artists they love and would like to see live.
A part of this youbloom@Dublin weekend is also to nurture this emerging new talent. With this in mind youbloom is hosting a music conference to be held in the College of Surgeons on Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th which is open to any musicians and members of the public wishing to attend. The conference will include panels, speed sessions and roundtables with panelists. Roundtables will focus on songwriting, performance, social media, demo creation, and international marketplaces.
The keynote speech will be delivered by the innovate and irreverent Dave Robinson of Stiff Records (www.stiff-records.com) with a high profile line up of speakers/panelists coming in from across the music industry include Richard Gottehrer (The Orchard/Founder, US), Ralph Simon (Mobile Entertainment Forum, UK), Tom Silverman (New Music Seminar and Tommy Boy Records US), Chris Roe (Billboard / Hollywood Reporter, US), Darryl Ballantyne (Lyricfind,Canada), Nigel Grainge (Ensign, US), Rupert Hine (BMG Chrysalis, UK), Robert Singerman (Exchange/88tc88/CMJ, US), Alex Von Soos (Garnish School of Sound, UK), and Vince Bannon (Getty Images, US). Irish speakers include Donal Scannell, Siobhan O’Dowd, with more to be announced.
Tickets are priced €15 for a night ticket €35 for weekend tickets & €75 for full delegate passes, all tickets available from www.entertainment.ie
METEOR CAMDEN CRAWL ANNOUNCE OPENING NIGHT PARTY & INTERNATIONAL LINE UP
OPENING NIGHT PARTY ANNOUNCED FOR FRIDAY 3RD MAY & INTERNATIONAL LINE UP UNVEILED
With less than two months to go until Dublin’s city centre streets come alive with the best cutting edge Irish and International talent over the May Bank Holiday Weekend, Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin can finally reveal the full line up, bar a few special guests which will remain under wraps for a little while longer.
The festival will kick off with an action packed Opening Night Party on the eve of the full blown Crawl. Montreal based Dirty Beaches led by prolific multi-instrumentalist Alex Zhang Hungtai will headline the Friday night festivities. Supporting their brand new album out in May, the critically acclaimed band will make their first European stop in Dublin before heading to London for their performance at the Yeah Yeah Yeahs curated ATP I Will Be Your Mirror festival. Completing the bill at Whelans on 3rd May will be Meteor Choice Award nominees windings, hyped US/UK boy girl duo Big Deal and London’s Tropics plus very special guests still to be announced. Tickets for the event will go on sale Friday 22nd March priced at €20.00 (excl booking fee) and will be available from Entertainment.ie/tickets and the wavtickets.ie.
Whilst some of the most hyped homegrown artists have already been announced in recent weeks, anticipation has built for the unveiling of names that will be travelling from abroad to grace the stages of the second Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin on 3rd – 5th May 2013. So, without further adieu, we are pleased to disclose, in no particular order, the International acts performing this year.
Brooklyn born sisters Taraka and Nimai Larson, anchors of the new-age revival project Prince Rama will unveil their live spectacle in Dublin alongside compatriots Atlanta, Georgia’s self described ‘Flower Punk’ band The Black Lips’ return to Dublin for the first time in two years. Stubborn Heart, the Oxford based duo recently awarded Rough Trade Shops’ Album of the Month, will offer up addictive pop and dubstep whilst the reincarnated Joe Flory as Amateur Best (formerly Primary 1) brings his brand of hook filled cartoon sonics to Ireland for the first time.
The entrancing electronic instrumental noise rock from London three piece Three Trapped Tigers whose debut album was deemed a ‘masterpiece’ by critics will join Wrexham’s Gallops in flying the flag for instrumental soundscape-ism movement. On the other end of the scales, Glasgow’s PAWS and London’s Arrows Of Love will serve up some well needed raucous punk rock countering the more soothing sounds from fellow Scots Kid Canaveral and Fence label boss and recording artist Johnny Lynch (aka The Pictish Trail).
Travelling further a field, We Were Evergreen perform their innovative Parisian brand of folk pop-tronica across both days of the festival. Also flying Le Tricolour is Caen’s Concrete Knives who’s debut Bella Union album ‘Be Your Own King’ is currently being met by rave reviews. Labelmates Lanterns On The Lake sail over from Newcastle to stage their luscious layer of gorgeous sounds. Only 22 and already signed to beat heavy players Planet Mu, Tropics (aka Chris Ward) brings us radio sounds of dreamy summer nostalgia.
Making a different kind of noise and currently releasing on the hot as anything Tri-Angle Records, WIFE is the subtly disquieting electronic journey of James Kelly (former black metal band vocals) and probably an acronym of something very curious. And, on the sound of dark, Warp Records’ Darkstar make dark warped electronic and slightly psychedelic pop perfect for their late night performance on the closing night of the Crawl. Also signed to Warp and one of the best live artists we’ve seen in some time, PVT (pronounced ‘pivot’)hands down travels the furthest from Sydney, Australia to show off their powerful synthetic post rock.
Making a different kind of noise at the event and currently releasing on the hot as anything Tri-Angle Records is Manchester producer currently making big waves in Dublin Holy Other and WIFE, the subtly disquieting electronic journey of James Kelly (former black metal band vocalist) and probably an acronym of something very curious. From curious to mysterious, No Ceremony///, the Mancunians who dominated SxSW this past week, will make their Dublin and Crawl debut. And, on the darker side of sound, Warp Records’ Darkstar make warped electronic and slightly psychedelic pop perfect for their late night performance on the closing night of the Crawl. Also signed to Warp and one of the best live artists we’ve seen in some time, PVT (pronounced ‘pivot’) hands down travels the furthest from Sydney, Australia to show off their powerful synthetic post rock.
And from far to near and to last, but by no means least, :Hounds:, Amateur Historians, Croupier, Overhead, The Albatross, School Tour, So Cow and Crawl veterans Toby Kaar and VerseChorusVerse join a roster of amazing homegrown talent already bursting at the seams.
THE ALTERED HOURS * BANTUM * BOUTS * THE CASANOVA WAVE * CIAN NUGENT & THE COSMOS * CLOUD CASTLE LAKE * DAITHI * DOGS * DOTT * ELAINE MAI * FAUNE * FIGHT LIKE APES * FORRESTS * GIRL BAND * GROUSE * HIDDEN HIGHWAYS * THE HOLY ROMAN ARMY * INNI-K * KID KARATE * KOOL THING * LE GALAXIE (DJ SET) * LEMONADA * LOW SEA * MARGIE LEWIS * MIRACLE BELL * MOSSY NOLAN * NANU NANU * THE NOTAS * O EMPEROR * ORLA GARTLAND * ORQUESTA * OWENSIE * PETER DELANEY * SHIPS * SKELOCRATS * SLEEP THIEVES * SOIL CREEP * THE SPOOK OF THE THIRTEENTH LOCK * SQUAREHEAD * SWORDS * UNWINDING CABLES * WE CUT CORNERS * WHITE COLLAR BOY * YAWNING CHASM
Due to certain restrictions we are unable to announce a few high profile special guests until April, so watch this space for some very exciting announcements and additions just after Easter.
Lisa Comerford, Meteor’s Head of Brand and Communications said, “Lisa Comerford, Meteor’s Head of Brand and Communications said, “We are delighted to announce the line-up for the Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin. This year’s event promises to be even better than the stunning 2012 festival, with acts such as Meteor Choice Music Prize nominee windings sharing the bill with critically acclaimed Irish rock band Fight Like Apes. Music lovers will get the opportunity to catch some of today’s most revered acts alongside the future stars of the Irish and international music scenes in small and intimate settings – the way music should be enjoyed.”
The line ups for the individual venues curated by some of the top tastemakers from the Irish Music Industry from DJ’s to independent promoters and media moguls. Full individual venue line ups and running orders will be available from the festival website from 1st April
Standard weekend tickets are fantastic value at €55.00 and single day tickets are also available at €20.00 (Friday), €35.00 (Saturday & Sunday) excluding booking fee. All tickets and travel packages available from www.camdencrawldublin.com/tickets and all the usual outlets. Tickets are to be exchanged for wristbands which allow free entry to each of the participating venues throughout the festival as individual capacities permit. Wristbands and free programme guides announcing the full line ups and timings for the event are obtainable from 5pm – 10pm each day at the ticket exchange points located at Whelan’s, Wexford Street, Dublin 2 and Film Base, Curved Street, Dublin 2.
Up to date news, line up and festival information may be found at camdencrawldublin.com
@thedublincrawl / #dublincrawl #meteorcrawl
Stereophonics Announce New Dublin and Belfast Dates!
Stereophonics have announced two new Irish dates to their November tour just off the back of their Olympia Theatre, Dublin gig that they played only a couple of weekends ago! The Irish crowds must have done something right eh?
They guys will be in Belfast on the 11th of November in The Odyssey Arena and they play the O2 Dublin on the 12th of November. All the words to the new album ‘Graffiti on the Train’ released 1st March should be known well off by their fans by the time the band are back.
Tickets go on sale at 9am this Friday 22nd March so make sure you get in there quickly as they sold out their last Olympia date in only 15 minutes!
You can purchase tickets here
Motorcycle Display Team release new single ‘A Taste’ and announce Irish tour in April
Motorcycle Display Team
Release new single ‘A Taste’ and announce Irish tour in April
It’s no revelation that hard work pays off and this year it is Motorcycle Display Team’s time to shine. With the upcoming Irish release of their single ‘A Taste’ on April 5th 2013, taken from their outstanding debut album ‘Captatio Benevolentiae’, the band are set to take Ireland by the scruff, and nobody is going to complain!
The UK power-pop trio formed in 2008 and have since grafted tirelessly to become a mainstay in the UK music scene. They have seen their music featured in “Hollyoaks”, a BBC sitcom called “Off the Hook”, they have been featured as ‘Artist of the Month’ on We7 and were named Unsigned Band of the Month by Absolute Radio. To top that the band have had illustrious residencies in the renowned ‘Dublin Castle’ and The New Cross Inn in London town and have received significant FM radio play in the UK, Ireland and beyond.
Despite all these achievements the band remained to fly relatively under the mainstream radar until now. The album ‘Captatio Benevolentiae’ is their debut LP which reaches us 2 years after the release of their EP ‘The Crayon Masterpiece’. Produced and mixed by Cesar Gimeno Lavin of Modest Mouse and White Lies fame, the 11 songs on the album are undeniably slick and incredibly addictive and have received much critical acclaim to date’
Chordblossom,com (4/5) “MDT have managed to create a record that hops, skips and jumps through a smorgasbord of musical styles and is hugely impressive to possess such versatility. It’s revelatory how good it is. Go buy. Go listen. Go enjoy.”
Chunk.ie (7.5/10) “……a talented rhythm section in Matthew Eyre (Bass Guitar) and Morgan Condon (Drums). Atop this appealing mix sits Vocalist/Guitarist Steve Hinds’ lush falsetto vocal, that hops around with great versatility and playfulness, backed up by some of the tastiest harmonies this side of Motown”
Right Chord Music “The album entirely captivates and through its catchy choruses and shrewd velvety lyrics, keeps you engaged for hours”
The Irish Daily Star (3/5) “An infectious enough blend of art-rock and punk funk to make you want to listen to it again.”The band comprises of three zealous musicians hailing from the finest corners of the globe, among whom talent is not lacking. Steve is a successful actor from the UK, Morgan a Dublin musician who has had former chart success with his former band Zeel . While Matt is a New Zealand lawyer who lays claim to a good lashing of Irish heritage and also a revered ‘clothed’ cameo in a popular porn movie.
So far the band has released two single from the album ‘Betweenager’ and ‘Brickwall’. The band have already toured Ireland to a rip roaring response but with the release of ‘A Taste’ on April 5th MDT have Ireland on their hitlist once more.
Catch the band playing live at the following Irish venues:
Thursday 4th April Whelans, Dublin
Friday 5th April The Library Bar, Limerick
Saturday 6th April Bentleys, Galway
Sunday 7th April John Daly’s, Mullingar
Passenger – More Irish Tour Dates Added & No.1 Platinum Selling Single ‘Let Her Go’!
Passenger is topping the charts and why wouldn’t he be with his outstanding single ‘Let Her Go’ and album ‘All The Little Lights’! After phenomenally selling out his dates in Belfast and Dublin, which both had to be moved to larger venues at the beginning of ticket sales due to MASSIVE demand, Passenger is delighted to announce that he will be adding more dates to his Irish tour. He has added an extra date to Belfast and Dublin and will be gracing Galway and Cork with his wonderful talents. Passenger is very excited to return to Ireland after his support slot for Ed Sheeran back in January. Tickets for the extra dates go on sale this Friday 8 March priced at €12 including booking fee. So make sure you have your credit card details at the ready for what looks like the hottest ticket in (your choice of) town!
Brighton born, adopted Australian son Passenger (aka Mike Rosenberg) has been a busy man with his sell out UK & European tour in early 2013 and he sure isn’t wasting any time as he embarks on his largest Australian and Irish toursto date.
‘Let Her Go’ is the latest single that has everyone swaying and singing along to and it is happily taking the no.1 spot in the Irish Singles Charts, which has now just gone platinum! The single is lifted from his already critically lauded full-length album, ‘All The Little Lights’, which is no. 1 in the Irish Independent Charts. The album was released in the UK last year and named iTunes singer-songwriter album of the year.
The video for ‘Let Her Go’ has already received an outstanding 11 million views on YouTube. Check it out below.
“Rosenberg’s voice shimmers” 4 Stars- Rolling Stone Australia
“Heaps of Style and Intelligence” – NMEFriday 27 April Mandela Hall, Belfast 14+ event, under 16s must be accompanied by an adult
Sunday 28 April Mandela Hall, Belfast SOLD OUT
Monday 29 April Vicar Street, Dublin SOLD OUT
Wednesday 1 May Vicar Street, Dublin 14+ event, under 16s must be accompanied by an adult
Thursday 2 May Roisin Dubh, Galway 14+ event, under 16s must be accompanied by an adult
Friday 3 May The Pavilion, Cork 14+ event, under 16s must be accompanied by an adult
All tickets available from www.passengermusic.com
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METEOR CAMDEN CRAWL DUBLIN ANNOUNCES HOMEGROWN ACTS FOR MAY 2013!
METEOR CAMDEN CRAWL DUBLIN ANNOUNCES HOMEGROWN ACTS FOR MAY 2013!
After months of careful deliberation, the line up for this spring’s Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin is almost fit to explode with a dynamite selection of acts that we just can’t keep the news to ourselves any longer!
Over 150 smashing acts, both Irish and International are gearing up to plug in and blow you away over three days of beautiful musical mayhem in Dublin town this May Bank Holiday weekend (3rd to 5th of May). But, because our mother’s taught us not to give it all up too easy, we are going to get your party pulses racing on the eve of the Meteor Choice Music Prize with the announcement of some this year’s homegrown acts confirmed to play the 2013 festival. The indigenous line-up is brimming with new faces and a couple of old friends to get your chins wagging and your feet tapping.
So without any further frills and ado, we are delighted to announce this year’s Meteor Choice Music Prize nominees windings will appear on the bill alongside previous nominees Fight Like Apes and We Cut Corners. You will also be able to feast your ears on return performances from the likes of neo-grungers Girl Band, electric contemporary violinist Daithi, ambient beat impressario Lemonada, the alien pop of Nanu Nanu and Bantum’s southern fried electro. Indie purveyors Swords, The Notas, and Berlin based Kool Thing return to the stage following a highlight gig in last year’s free fringe festival, while other favorites Sleep Thieves, Squarehead, Kid Karate, The Holy Roman Army, Low Sea, O Emperor, Bouts, Skelocrats and White Collar Boy prepare to raise the roof at their Crawl debuts. Expect prodigious alt-folk from Owensie & Mossy Nolan, lush atmospherics from Cloud Castle Lake and psychedelic folk-rock from The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock whilst The Casanova Wave, Ships, Dogs, Forrests and Orquesta mesmerize us with their electronic innovations. Guitarist and composer Cian Nugentwill feature in the mix of talent along with singer-song writer Orla Gartland and multi instrumentalists Inni-K and Peter Delaney. And if that wasn’t enough Cork’s Unwinding Cables will get us on our feet with their brand of afro-punk pop and dancing alongside electro popsters Faune and Miracle Bell. To top off the Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin Le Galaxie will take a breather from their recording studio to appear for a special DJ set to close the festival in addition to a handful of homegrown secret special guests set to surprise us over the weekend.
The event will take place across more than 15 of Dublin’s finest venues from Camden Street to Temple Bar. Each of these venues will be curated by some of the top innovators in the Irish Music Industry from DJ’s to independent promoters to media moguls such as Whelan’s Live, Hidden Agenda, Strange Brew, Young Hearts Run Free, State Magazine, Mother Club, Ruby Sessions, Dan Hegarty (2fm), entertainment.ie, Sweet Oblivion, Nialler9, Totally Dublin, Paul McLoone (Today FM) and Claire Beck (Phantom FM) to mention but a few.
Whilst we play hard to get and hold off release of the full International line up, we are extending our Early Bird Weekend ticket offer for 2 more weeks until the close of St. Paddy’s Day!! The first run of limited super cost saving tickets priced at €40.00 for the weekend has sold out and will be re-released due to phenomenal demand for this limited offer only. Now you have another reason to raise a glass of the green stuff!
The Crawl will continue to feature its one pass system, making it accessible and affordable for all music fans to discover the cream of the crop of emerging talent in 2013. Tickets for the Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin will be available as a weekend pass or standard day pass: €55.00 Weekend /1 Day €35 (excluding booking fee). These along with all inclusive travel packages will be on sale from 9.00am Friday 1st February from thecamdencrawl.com, entertainment.ie and all the usual outlets.
Tickets can be exchanged for wristbands which allow full access to each of the participating venues throughout the festival as individual capacities permit. Wristbands and free programme guides announcing the full line ups and timings for the event are obtainable from 5pm – 10pm each day at the ticket exchange points located at Whelan’s, Wexford Street, Dublin 2 and Film Base, Curved Street, Dublin 2.
Hold onto your shorts, the International line up will be announced in the coming days…….!
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Primal Scream release brand new video ‘2013’
Primal Scream are back with ‘2013’ the first taste from their eagerly anticipated forthcoming album ‘More Light’.
‘2013’ signals the start to a new Primal Scream era. Released on the band’s own First International label through Ignition Records,
the song is written by Bobby Gillespie and Andrew Innes, and produced by David Holmes. The track also features Kevin Shields on guitar.
Watch the full length video for ‘2013’, directed by Rei Nadal a Barcelona based artist and protégé of Nick Knight, the eminent fashion photographer.
‘More Light’ is released later this Spring.
Primal Scream are: Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Martin Duffy, Darrin Mooney, Barrie Cadogan and Simone Butler.
Admiral Fallow tour Ireland & release ‘Isn’t This World Enough??’ in February, 2013
Single ‘Isn’t This World Enough??’
Taken from their album Tree Bursts in Snow Out Now!
Announce Irish Tour this February, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXAiwBIdYQg
“Epic Indie-Pop…big, yearning choruses and swaying anthems “ Q Magazine – 4 Stars
“an album as heartfelt as it is musically and themematically ambitious” Uncut 8/ 10“…prepare to adore this group…” The Sunday Times Culture
“Hearts might well burst under prolonged exposure to this record” BBC Album Reviews
Admiral Fallow have been a busy bunch! 2012 saw their critically lauded album Tree Bursts in Snow released in May and the band have been on the road almost constantly, touring the lengths and breadths of the UK, Europe and USA.
After 2 weeks in Europe, a 4 week USA Fall tour and a 2 week stint in the UK Admiral Fallow- Louis Abbott (lead vocals, guitar), Sarah Hayes (vocals, flute, piano), Kevin Brolly (clarinet, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals), Joe Rattray (bass, double bass, backing vocals) and Philip Hague (drums, vibraphone, backing vocals) are making their way across the Irish Sea to show their Irish following some love. They will be making appearances in Belfast, Dublin, Galway and Cork so take your pick to whichever is closest to you!
Admiral Fallow’s current single ‘Isn’t This World Enough??’ was just released last month and is a firm live favourite, which has invoked a sing-along at almost every show the band has played in 2012. Now to the Irish fans delight they will be able to swing, sway and also sing-along to the track on their Irish tour this February.
Tour Dates
Thursday 14th Feb Auntie Annies, Belfast www.facebook.com/auntieannies
Friday 15th Feb Academy 2, Dublin www.theacademydublin.com
Saturday 16th Feb Roisin Dubh, Galway www.roisindubh.net
Monday 18th Feb Cypress Avenue, Cork www.cyprusavenue.ie
Eddi Reader plays last of her sell out shows tonight in Whelans
Eddi Reader
Announces Irish tour in February
‘Vagabond’ a new single available fromwww.eddireader.com
Eddi Reader sets her sights on the Emerald Isle this February to bring us her pop-folk soothing sounds. Eddi’s Irish tour will start in Antrim and she will work her way south to Cork, taking in Dublin, Wexford & Kilkenny.
Eddi grew up in Glasgow and Irvine, Scotland and it was in those towns that she learned to use music as a vehicle for communicating with others through busking and performing at the local folk clubs. In the early 1980s, Eddi travelled around Europe with circus and performance artists before moving to London where she quickly became a sought after session vocalist. She famously harmonised with Annie Lennox touring with the Eurythmics, after her time with successful punk outfit Gang of Four. It was short-lived but warmly remembered Fairground Attraction that really brought her into the limelight and to the attention of a much wider audience. The single “Perfect” and parent album First of a Million Kisses both topped the British charts.
However, it was her subsequent albums which signalled her increasing ability to assimilate different musical styles and make them all very much her own. Her unerring instinct for fine material, whether self penned, collaborative or a carefully chosen cover version resulted in Mirmama (1992), Eddi Reader (1994), Candyfloss & Medicine (1996), Angels & Electricity (1998), Simple Soul (2001).
Eddi is due to release a new single “Vagabond” on 8 February which is taken from her new yet to be titled album, due out later this year. The single will be available as a free download from her website. It was written by Eddi and her newly wedded husband John Douglas, musician and original member of the Trashcan Sinatras, with words by the English poet John Masefield (1878-1967).
Both Eddi and John had been drawn to Masefield’s work over the years and his poem “Vagabond” struck a chord with its simple, conversational evocation of one of life’s wanderers pondering, sometimes answering, the large and small questions of life. For a long time, both Eddi and John had described their lives journeys as ‘Vagabonding’ so it was no surprise that on discovering this poem it had transformed itself into a song within the hour.
The track was recorded in Scotland and Eddi will follow up in the studio to finish the album. After Eddi’s Autumn tour she expressed “I’ve enjoyed performing our new song Vagabond. It’s getting better all the time”, which can only lead to say it will be great by the time she reaches Ireland!
Last year Eddi embarked on a successful Australian tour, UK tour and had lots of festival appearances. She also presented Ye Banks and Braes – A Burns Night Celebration on BBC Ulster which took place on the 25th of January in Ulster Hall. Eddi performed the Burns song “You’re Welcome Willie Stewart” accompanied by the Ulster Orchestra, with conductor Carl Davis.
Free download of ‘Vagabond’ available from www.eddireader.com from 8 February, 2013
- Wed 13th Feb The Old Courthouse Theatre, Antrim www.antrim.gov.uk/theoldcourthouse
- Thurs 14th Feb Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin www.paviliontheatre.ie
- Fri 15th Feb Draiocht Arts Centre, Blanchardstown, Dublin www.draiocht.ie
- Sat 16th Feb St. Iberius Church, Wexford Tickets from Whites for Music; 053 9122067
- Mon 18th Feb The Set Theatre, Kilkenny www.set.ie
- Tues 19th Feb The Pavilion, Cork www.pavilioncork.com
- Wed 20th Feb Whelan’s, Dublin www.whelanslive.com
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