• January 29, 2013

    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

     www.admiralfallow.com

  • January 16, 2013

    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


     

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