Archive for June, 2010
Lisa on Polish TV
Posted on 28. Jun, 2010 by admin.
Lisa appeared on Polish morning TV yesterday to promote her upcoming appearance at the Orange Warsaw Festival 2010, which takes place on the weekend of August 28-29.
In addition to a short interview (translated into Polish), Lisa also performed “I Don’t Know”. You can watch the performance here.
Also performing at the festival in August are Nelly Furtado, White Lies, Mika and many more.
Thanks to ko210
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Damien Performing in Iceland Next Week
Posted on 24. Jun, 2010 by admin.
On July 1st, Damien will be amongst the performers at a free concert in Iceland. The concert, entitled “Iceland Inspires”, is part of a wider “Inspired by Iceland” campaign to promote tourism in the country, which has been negatively affected by the recent volcano ash cloud.
Taking place on July 1st, near the now quiet Eyjafjallajökull volcano at Hamragarðar, near the Seljalandsfoss waterfall, this open-air concert will also feature performances by artists such as Amiina, Glen Hansard and many more.
Fortunately, for those of us unable to get to Iceland, the entire concert will be streamed live online at 8PM.
Inspired by Iceland Video from Inspired By Iceland on Vimeo.
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Gavin Glass: Myna Birds
Posted on 20. Jun, 2010 by admin.
Gavin Glass, who you may know from playing in Lisa’s band, recently launched his third album Myna Birds.
At the album launch in Whelan’s, Dublin, Gavin was joined on stage by Lisa.
Here is a great video from that night, that we thought you would enjoy:
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Happy Birthday Aung San Suu Kyi
Posted on 18. Jun, 2010 by admin.
Today is the 65th birthday of Aung San Suu kyi. The Burmese pro-democracy leader, a Nobel laureate, has spent 14 of the past 20 years under house arrest as punishment for demanding democracy in her homeland.
5 years ago, Damien released the following track, “Unplayed Piano”, in her honor.
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Raise Hope for Congo
Posted on 10. Jun, 2010 by admin.
Damien’s track “Lonely Soldier” is to be featured on a new compilation album Raise Hope for Congo, which aims to spread awareness about the plight of women in the African nation.
Curated by KCRW DJ Nic Harcourt, the album also features songs by Sheryl Crow, Norah Jones, Bat for Lashes, Travis and Ozomatli.
To hear some of the other tracks on the album and view a full tracklisting, just click through to the rest of the story…
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Recommended Artist: Our Little Secrets
Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by admin.
One of the great things about EskimoFriends.com is the way people share recommendations for great new music. Today I’d like to share with you this great new Irish musician, Rhob Cunningham, AKA Our Little Secrets.
Last month, Our Little Secrets released their (his?) debut album, which you can buy on iTunes. The album features Lisa Hannigan on guest vocals on the track “Good or Bad Thing”.
For more details and video click here!
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No new studio album in June
Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by admin.
As you may know from reading the forum, HMV published a release date for a new Damien Rice studio album of June 28th 2010. However, we can confirm that this is not true – there is no new album forthcoming that soon…
Good things come to those who wait…
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Lisa to Open for Snow Patrol
Posted on 04. Jun, 2010 by admin.
Lisa will be a special guest at Snow Patrol’s homecoming gig in Bangor tomorrow night.
40,000 people are expected to attend the concert, which will be the band’s only Irish date this year.
More here.
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Damien to Perform at Film Premier in London
Posted on 04. Jun, 2010 by admin.
Damien Rice will be performing at the UK premier of When The Dragon Swallowed The Sun in London on July 29th.
The film, which will be the closing film of the 2010 Tibetan Film Festival, provides an inside look at the Tibetan movement to free Tibet from Chinese occupation.
In February of this year, Damien performed a [...]
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