desertedvillage
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No Ego Presents: Robert Blake Irish Tour Oct/Nov '04
Robert Blake returns to Ireland for his 4th Irish tour in 3 years and
also his 2nd tour of this year on Wednesday October 27th. His 12 date
Irish tour kicks off straight away and this tour takes him to all
corners of the country. Robert is thinking of moving to Ireland in the
Spring so this would be a good opportunity for anyone that may be
interested in working with Robert then, to come and see him play at
one of these shows. Confirmed dates are:
OCTOBER
Wed 27th – 'Songs from the Parlour', Dublin 2
Thurs 28th – Hughes, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath with very special
guests 'My Fallen Empire', Fiachra Milner & Cara Stephenson
Fri 29th – 'Last Friday Acoustic Showcase no. 14', Skelly's,
Ballymahon, Co. Longford with very special guests Ann Scott & 'My
Fallen Empire'.
Sun 31st – Lobby, Cork supporting 'The Girls of Summer'
NOVEMBER
Mon 1st – Preacher's Bar, Limerick with Goodtime John & Thanksgiving
(USA)
Tues 2nd – Ruby Sessions, Doyle's, Dublin 2
Wed 3rd – The Parlour Bar, Dublin 2 with Goodtime John & Thanksgiving
(USA)
Thurs 4th – Richardson's, Galway with Goodtime John & Thanksgiving
(USA)
Fri 5th – The Shack, Athlone, Co. Westmeath with Goodtime John & 'My
Fallen Empire'
Sat 6th – Joe Lee's, Tullamore with very special guests HOLT (Deserted Village) & 'My Fallen Empire'
Sun 7th – Unaware House, Dublin 1 @ 3pm and
The Boom Boom Room, Dublin 1 @ 8pm
Check Roberts site www.sameroomrecords.com for more.
Check www.noegopromo.com for all the latest on the tour.
Robert Blake
Singing, writing & strumming songs of lost loves, bicycles, old
hotels, politics & long hot drives, Robert Blake has rambles coast to
coast singing in basements, bars, backyards & holding cells.
Blake's musical and spiritual roots are in being a folksinger. He
unashamedly draws from folk sources and at the same time brings a
careful modern appraisal to the process. What sets Blake apart from
other songwriters is his ability to approach familiar strains with his
speed strumming guitar style, wry humour & compelling narrative
sensibility. His songs hold up next to the best of Richard Thompson or
Greg Brown. Thirty years their junior, Blake is bringing the folk song
to a new place and to a new, younger audience. You're bound to hear
some Dylan, some Billy Bragg, some mountain Goats and something Irish
but mostly you're going to hear Robert Blake.
Since 1997 Blake has been touring nationally both out of Bellingham,
WA and Philadelphia, PA. He's performed at prestigious folk venues
such as The Tin Angel in Philadelphia and The Tractor Tavern in
Seattle. He's also performed at punk venues such as The Gilman St.
Theatre in Berkeley and The A-Zone in Chicago. At home in Bellingham
Blake headlines at the Annual Subdued String Band Jamboree drawing
upwards of 1000 people. He's shared the stage with Mary Lou Lord,
Danny Barnes, Erin McKeown, Sweep the Leg Johnny, The Murder City
Devils, The Posies, Pete Krebs, Dave Matthews amongst others. And once
he delivered a table to Greg Browns door! In addition, and close to
Blake's heart, are the impromptu venues he's played from coast to
coast, with some of the finest unknown musicians & songwriters in the
country. Backyards, living rooms, Ethiopian restaurants, alleys &
record stores have all been home to Blakes' songs.
In 1997 Blake started his own record label The Same Room Records –
"making recordings of musicians in the same room at the same time".
His 5 full length recordings have shown the various sides of his
writing. From the folkswingblues of 'The High, Wide & Handsome Band'
"as usual the party's in the kitchen and the hall" to the whiskey-folk
of 'Humdinger days and Humdinger nights' "The Hotel sings of badly
told lies, backdoor exits, alibis, rotten faces, broken dreams,
screaming nightmares, spoiled sweet dreams" to the romantic breakdown
of 'A Crowd of Drunken Lovers' "these girls get bored by nice boring
guys who have jobs and ex girlfriends who went with them on family
vacations", Blake continues to make quality recordings playing
regularly on college radio stations, bedroom stereos and living room
turntables coast to coast.
Robert Blake returns to Ireland for his 4th Irish tour in 3 years and
also his 2nd tour of this year on Wednesday October 27th. His 12 date
Irish tour kicks off straight away and this tour takes him to all
corners of the country. Robert is thinking of moving to Ireland in the
Spring so this would be a good opportunity for anyone that may be
interested in working with Robert then, to come and see him play at
one of these shows. Confirmed dates are:
OCTOBER
Wed 27th – 'Songs from the Parlour', Dublin 2
Thurs 28th – Hughes, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath with very special
guests 'My Fallen Empire', Fiachra Milner & Cara Stephenson
Fri 29th – 'Last Friday Acoustic Showcase no. 14', Skelly's,
Ballymahon, Co. Longford with very special guests Ann Scott & 'My
Fallen Empire'.
Sun 31st – Lobby, Cork supporting 'The Girls of Summer'
NOVEMBER
Mon 1st – Preacher's Bar, Limerick with Goodtime John & Thanksgiving
(USA)
Tues 2nd – Ruby Sessions, Doyle's, Dublin 2
Wed 3rd – The Parlour Bar, Dublin 2 with Goodtime John & Thanksgiving
(USA)
Thurs 4th – Richardson's, Galway with Goodtime John & Thanksgiving
(USA)
Fri 5th – The Shack, Athlone, Co. Westmeath with Goodtime John & 'My
Fallen Empire'
Sat 6th – Joe Lee's, Tullamore with very special guests HOLT (Deserted Village) & 'My Fallen Empire'
Sun 7th – Unaware House, Dublin 1 @ 3pm and
The Boom Boom Room, Dublin 1 @ 8pm
Check Roberts site www.sameroomrecords.com for more.
Check www.noegopromo.com for all the latest on the tour.
Robert Blake
Singing, writing & strumming songs of lost loves, bicycles, old
hotels, politics & long hot drives, Robert Blake has rambles coast to
coast singing in basements, bars, backyards & holding cells.
Blake's musical and spiritual roots are in being a folksinger. He
unashamedly draws from folk sources and at the same time brings a
careful modern appraisal to the process. What sets Blake apart from
other songwriters is his ability to approach familiar strains with his
speed strumming guitar style, wry humour & compelling narrative
sensibility. His songs hold up next to the best of Richard Thompson or
Greg Brown. Thirty years their junior, Blake is bringing the folk song
to a new place and to a new, younger audience. You're bound to hear
some Dylan, some Billy Bragg, some mountain Goats and something Irish
but mostly you're going to hear Robert Blake.
Since 1997 Blake has been touring nationally both out of Bellingham,
WA and Philadelphia, PA. He's performed at prestigious folk venues
such as The Tin Angel in Philadelphia and The Tractor Tavern in
Seattle. He's also performed at punk venues such as The Gilman St.
Theatre in Berkeley and The A-Zone in Chicago. At home in Bellingham
Blake headlines at the Annual Subdued String Band Jamboree drawing
upwards of 1000 people. He's shared the stage with Mary Lou Lord,
Danny Barnes, Erin McKeown, Sweep the Leg Johnny, The Murder City
Devils, The Posies, Pete Krebs, Dave Matthews amongst others. And once
he delivered a table to Greg Browns door! In addition, and close to
Blake's heart, are the impromptu venues he's played from coast to
coast, with some of the finest unknown musicians & songwriters in the
country. Backyards, living rooms, Ethiopian restaurants, alleys &
record stores have all been home to Blakes' songs.
In 1997 Blake started his own record label The Same Room Records –
"making recordings of musicians in the same room at the same time".
His 5 full length recordings have shown the various sides of his
writing. From the folkswingblues of 'The High, Wide & Handsome Band'
"as usual the party's in the kitchen and the hall" to the whiskey-folk
of 'Humdinger days and Humdinger nights' "The Hotel sings of badly
told lies, backdoor exits, alibis, rotten faces, broken dreams,
screaming nightmares, spoiled sweet dreams" to the romantic breakdown
of 'A Crowd of Drunken Lovers' "these girls get bored by nice boring
guys who have jobs and ex girlfriends who went with them on family
vacations", Blake continues to make quality recordings playing
regularly on college radio stations, bedroom stereos and living room
turntables coast to coast.
