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Present
Cian Nugent
Doubles Album Launch
with special guests
Wooden Wand
Seth Horatio Buncombe
Button Factory
Thursday 23rd June 2011
Doors 7.30
Tickets €10 from tickets.ie/umack
We are proud to announce that Dublin's Cian Nugent will be making a special performance to launch his incredible new album "Doubles". For this performance he will be accompanied by several other musicians, including long term collaborator David Lacey.
Very special guests will be Wooden Wand & Seth Horatio Buncombe. This event will be semi seated.
Listen to samples of the new album here:
http://www.vhfrecords.com/catalog/125.htm
“Doubles” is the first widely-available release by Irish guitarist Cian Nugent, a showcase of
major talent in an audacious setting of two side-long epics. Clearly inspired by the Takoma-
classics and the recent generation of greats (Rose, Jones, etc), Cian delivers two perfectly
formed takes on the classic steel-string sound, one (mostly) unaccompanied, the other an
expertly arranged full-band throwdown. “Peaks & Troughs” is a slow-building solo piece
in the style of Fahey’s “Fare Forward Voyagers,” with each part perfectly connected to the
previous. Cian has ample technique, but the virtuosity here is all in service of the mood and
the build up. His guitar has a darker, intimate sound than many current players, without the
brittle ring common to fingerstyle. The emergence of a deep drone after 15 minutes shakes up
the track, like a swarm of bees spilling out of the speakers. In contrast, “Sixes & Sevens” is a
percolating jam in the style of Jim O’Rourke’s classic LP “Bad Timing,” with Cian’s steel string
riding an inventive wave of drums, organ, viola, woodwinds, and brass in an ambitious, filmic
masterpiece. The main tune of the song is instantly memorable, building momentum before a
subdued interlude that resets things for an elegant, orchestrated finish
Present
Cian Nugent
Doubles Album Launch
with special guests
Wooden Wand
Seth Horatio Buncombe
Button Factory
Thursday 23rd June 2011
Doors 7.30
Tickets €10 from tickets.ie/umack
We are proud to announce that Dublin's Cian Nugent will be making a special performance to launch his incredible new album "Doubles". For this performance he will be accompanied by several other musicians, including long term collaborator David Lacey.
Very special guests will be Wooden Wand & Seth Horatio Buncombe. This event will be semi seated.
Listen to samples of the new album here:
http://www.vhfrecords.com/catalog/125.htm
“Doubles” is the first widely-available release by Irish guitarist Cian Nugent, a showcase of
major talent in an audacious setting of two side-long epics. Clearly inspired by the Takoma-
classics and the recent generation of greats (Rose, Jones, etc), Cian delivers two perfectly
formed takes on the classic steel-string sound, one (mostly) unaccompanied, the other an
expertly arranged full-band throwdown. “Peaks & Troughs” is a slow-building solo piece
in the style of Fahey’s “Fare Forward Voyagers,” with each part perfectly connected to the
previous. Cian has ample technique, but the virtuosity here is all in service of the mood and
the build up. His guitar has a darker, intimate sound than many current players, without the
brittle ring common to fingerstyle. The emergence of a deep drone after 15 minutes shakes up
the track, like a swarm of bees spilling out of the speakers. In contrast, “Sixes & Sevens” is a
percolating jam in the style of Jim O’Rourke’s classic LP “Bad Timing,” with Cian’s steel string
riding an inventive wave of drums, organ, viola, woodwinds, and brass in an ambitious, filmic
masterpiece. The main tune of the song is instantly memorable, building momentum before a
subdued interlude that resets things for an elegant, orchestrated finish
