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Thomas Dunning takes a short break from his legendary Hoot Nights to showcase some very special talent under an alternative moniker, THOMAS DUNNING PRESENTS!
Liam Davis is a GRAMMY-nominated musician who spent ten years as a songwriter, guitarist and singer with critically-acclaimed power-pop oufit Frisbie. Currently, Davis brings his sensibilities to bear on the man-with-acoustic-guitar front and also enjoys collaborating with many of the finest performers in Chicago, USA, where he is based. Oft referred to as one of the city's finest vocalists, Davis combines a unique instrument with a penchant for personal storytelling and an enthusiasm and respect for songcraft.
It's the voice that immediately grasps the attention: capable of great aesthetic and emotional leaps even in the breadth of one sung sentence - ferocious and tender, cool and abandoned, piano and forte. But there's also the quality of songwriting; acute observations shot through with lyrical poesy, a kind of honest magic.
Carol Keogh has been writing songs and recording them since Low Babies! No, not junior infants (or 'low babies' as it is often colloquially referred to in Ireland) - Low Babies was the precursor to The Plague Monkeys who, over the course of two albums and two EPs spanning a five year career, gave the world songs like Star Country, Safe and Sea Change: songs of dreams and passion with a twist of mystery. http://www.irishmusiccentral.com/theplaguemonkeys/index.html
Keogh has availed of opportunities to work in diverse environments with different collaborators and this has strengthened and sharpened her songwriting skills down the years. While working with both Tychos and Autamata, Keogh engaged on a new project with maverick electronic composer, Dunk Murphy (AKA Sunken Foal). This project, which came to be known as The Natural History Museum, has developed a unique sound, a mix of the programmed and the played, the minimal and the arcane, screams and whispers, the mad and the sane. Debut album Attenborough is set for release later this year.
Now, at long last, Keogh has embarked on a solo project. Not entirely alone though - she has assembled some fine musicians to accompany her and together they are making a beautiful noise. Keogh and band are currently recording her debut solo album - working title, Mongrel City. A release is expected mid-2011.
Liam Davis is a GRAMMY-nominated musician who spent ten years as a songwriter, guitarist and singer with critically-acclaimed power-pop oufit Frisbie. Currently, Davis brings his sensibilities to bear on the man-with-acoustic-guitar front and also enjoys collaborating with many of the finest performers in Chicago, USA, where he is based. Oft referred to as one of the city's finest vocalists, Davis combines a unique instrument with a penchant for personal storytelling and an enthusiasm and respect for songcraft.
It's the voice that immediately grasps the attention: capable of great aesthetic and emotional leaps even in the breadth of one sung sentence - ferocious and tender, cool and abandoned, piano and forte. But there's also the quality of songwriting; acute observations shot through with lyrical poesy, a kind of honest magic.
Carol Keogh has been writing songs and recording them since Low Babies! No, not junior infants (or 'low babies' as it is often colloquially referred to in Ireland) - Low Babies was the precursor to The Plague Monkeys who, over the course of two albums and two EPs spanning a five year career, gave the world songs like Star Country, Safe and Sea Change: songs of dreams and passion with a twist of mystery. http://www.irishmusiccentral.com/theplaguemonkeys/index.html
Keogh has availed of opportunities to work in diverse environments with different collaborators and this has strengthened and sharpened her songwriting skills down the years. While working with both Tychos and Autamata, Keogh engaged on a new project with maverick electronic composer, Dunk Murphy (AKA Sunken Foal). This project, which came to be known as The Natural History Museum, has developed a unique sound, a mix of the programmed and the played, the minimal and the arcane, screams and whispers, the mad and the sane. Debut album Attenborough is set for release later this year.
Now, at long last, Keogh has embarked on a solo project. Not entirely alone though - she has assembled some fine musicians to accompany her and together they are making a beautiful noise. Keogh and band are currently recording her debut solo album - working title, Mongrel City. A release is expected mid-2011.
