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The Rocky Road (album)
''The Rocky Road'' is the fifth studio album by Damien Dempsey Damien Dempsey (born 9 June 1975) is an Irish singer and songwriter who mixes traditional Irish folk contemporary lyrics that deliver social and political commentaries on Irish society. Damien sings in his native, working class accent in the Eng .... In ''The Rocky Road'', Dempsey endeavours to pull together a fine collection of ballads, some well-known ('The Rocky Road to Dublin', 'The Foggy Dew') and others less-so ('Schooldays Over', 'Hot Asphalt'), while enrolling Dubliners John Sheahan and Barney McKenna to ensure the musicianship demonstrates familiarity and love for the songs selected. The album was released June 6, 2008, in Ireland on SonyBMG and on August 26 in the U.S. via United For Opportunity. The album has 11 tracks. Track listing # The Rocky Road To Dublin # Schooldays Over # A Rainy Night In Soho # The Twang Man # Sullivan John # Kelly From Killan/The Teetotaler # The Foggy Dew # Hot Asphalt # Nigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damien Dempsey
Damien Dempsey (born 9 June 1975) is an Irish singer and songwriter who mixes traditional Irish folk contemporary lyrics that deliver social and political commentaries on Irish society. Damien sings in his native, working class accent in the English language, and to a lesser extent in the Irish language. Early life Dempsey was born and raised in Donaghmede, a Northside suburb of Dublin. His father was a panel beater while his mother had a variety of jobs in the area. His earliest musical influences came from the post-pub musical sessions that were held in his parents' house when he was a toddler. This developed into a love of artists such as Christy Moore, Luke Kelly, Shane MacGowan, Bob Marley and Elvis Presley. Shy as a teenager, Dempsey retreated to his bedroom where he spent his time honing his singing and guitar playing. He soon started to pen his own songs, testing the water on his pleasantly surprised family with "a song about smog". His family encouraged him to enter t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Reynolds (musician)
John Reynolds is a record producer. He was the first husband of singer Sinéad O'Connor; they have one child, Jake. Reynolds, formerly a drummer for the solo musician, Jah Wobble, met O'Connor and recorded her first album, ''The Lion and the Cobra'' in 1987, and has since collaborated on her ''I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got'' (1990), '' Universal Mother'' (1994) (for which he was nominated as Q Producer of the Year), the '' Gospel Oak EP'' (1997), '' How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?'' (2012), and ''I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss'' (2014). Reynolds was the drummer for O'Connor's band on her tour of 2013. He has produced number one hits with Damien Dempsey. He produced the charity song ''The Ballad of Ronnie Drew'' by U2, The Dubliners, Kíla, and "A Band of Bowsies" which went straight to number 1 in the Irish single charts. He has recently recorded Herbie Hancock, Indigo Girls and Brian Eno for their July 2011 albums. Reynolds produced the seventh Belinda Carlisle album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Hell Or Barbados
''To Hell or Barbados'' is the fourth studio album by Irish singer-songwriter Damien Dempsey released in Ireland and the UK in June 2007. An expanded edition was released on 2 November 2007, complete with a bonus CD of additional material. The album name and title track are taken from the book of the same name by Sean O'Callaghan, a garbled account of the thousands of Irish people transported to the Caribbean during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland (see Irish slaves myth). The album features Irish folk musician Sharon Shannon Sharon Shannon (born 8 June 1968) is an Irish musician, best known for her work with the button accordion and for her fiddle technique. She also plays the tin whistle and melodeon. Her 1991 debut album, '' Sharon Shannon,'' was the best-sellin ... and sisters Yamina and Nadia Nid El Mourid from the French band Lo'Jo Track listing ''To Hell or Barbados: The Expanded Edition'' Additional tracks: # "Not on Your Own Tonight (Part 2)" # "Saturday ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almighty Love (Damien Dempsey Album)
''Almighty Love'' is the sixth studio album by the Irish singer-songwriter Damien Dempsey. Four years in the making, the album once again features Dempsey with long-time producer John Reynolds with Sinéad O'Connor again providing backing vocals on several tracks. ''Almighty Love'' was released on 28 September 2012, along with the title track as the first single. The album sees Dempsey continue his exploration of local Irish themes, but with a greater focus on wider themes such as love, peace and justice. Track listing The album ''Almighty Love'' contains eleven tracks and is sixty-two minutes in length. A Deluxe Edition was also released, which included acoustic versions of Almighty Love, Community and Bustin Outta Here. Credits All music and lyrics by Damien Dempsey apart from track 6 written by Andy M. Stewart Andrew McGregor "Andy" Stewart (8 September 1952 – 27 December 2015) was a Scottish singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, formerly the frontman for Silly Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damien Dempsey Albums
Damien is a given name and less frequently a surname. The name is a variation of Damian which comes from the Greek ''Damianos''. This form originates from the Greek derived from the Greek word δαμάζω (damazō), "(I) conquer, master, overcome, tame", in the form of δαμάω/-ῶ (damaō), a form assumed as the first person of δαμᾷ (damāi) Given name A * Damien Abad (born 1980), French politician * Damien Adam (born 1989), French politician * Damien Adkins (born 1981), Australian rules footballer * Damien Alamos (born 1990), French Muay Thai kickboxer * Damien Allen (born 1986), English footballer *Damien Anderson (born 1979), American football player * Damien Angove (born 1970), Australian rules footballer * Damien Arsenault, Canadian politician *Damien Atkins (born 1975), Canadian actor and playwright B * Damien Balisson (born 1996), Mauritian footballer * Damien Berry (born 1989), American football player * Damien Birkinhead (born 1993), Australian shot putter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |