Abstract Analogue reviews A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland

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A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland

Stephen Rennicks reviews A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland on his website Abstract Analogue:

“Heresy Records follow up their On The Nature of Electricity and Acoustics (2013) with another excellent compilation of Irish Electro Acoustic artists…”

“You will enjoy this collection if you are seeking music that shimmers into existence, works its magic and then disappears just as mysteriously as it arrived.”

“The composer and sound designer Vincent Doherty then helps us drift away again with the joyous ‘DriftDin’, There are so many lovely acoustic and electronic touches going on in the mix, pure ear and emotional gymnastics…”

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A Map of The Kingdom of Ireland
A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland is available from March 02 to download and stream
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HERESY track included in Spotify’s Classical New Releases playlist

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Spotify have added a track from Roger Doyle‘s new Heresy Records release on their influential Classical New Releases playlist.

The track, A Material Universe, from Act II of the electronic opera HERESY is track 25 of 50 in the playlist. It features on vocals.

 

HERESY - Roger Doyle

The HERESY double CD with 24 page booklet is available to buy from the Heresy Records store – BUY NOW

New York launch for two new Heresy album releases

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Two new album releases, A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland, an anthology of Irish electro-acoustic music and HERESY, an electronic opera by Roger Doyle will be launched at the Irish Arts Center in New York on February 20.

Heresy label founder Eric Fraad and composer Daniel Figgis will speak at the event.

Heresy Album lauch in New York

Location:
IRISH ARTS CENTER
553 West 51st Street
New York City, 10019

Date & Time:
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
5:30pm until 7pm

A Map of The Kingdom of Ireland   HERESY - Roger Doyle

 

A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland

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A Map of The Kingdom of Ireland

A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland, Heresy’s sequel to the album On the Nature of Electricity & Acoustics, which was released in 2013 to international critical acclaim, adds another chapter to the story of Irish electro-acoustic music and demonstrates the vitality, originality and progressiveness of this much lauded and vibrant scene.

Featuring works by fourteen of Ireland’s most imaginative and talented artists/ensembles, A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland presents a diversity of styles from ‘shoegaze prescience’ through ‘contemporary classical’ to Nu-Prog and ambients.

A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland is available from March 02 to download and stream
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Miss Velvet and The Blue Wolf open for George Clinton in NYC & DC

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George Clinton

Isotopia/Heresy debut indie funk rock band Miss Velvet and The Blue Wolf celebrate Halloween and their debut album release BAD GET SOME.

They the open for the legendary George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, NYC, on 31 October at the 2nd Annual Halloween Funkdown.

They continue to celebrate with George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic on 3 November at The Howard Theatre, Washington DC.

Miss Velvet and the Blue Wolf

THE WEXFORD CAROLS now streaming on Spotify & Apple Music

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Spotify Apple Music

Billboard #1 hit, THE WEXFORD CAROLS is now available to stream on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming services for the first time.

Featuring Caitríona O’Leary, Tom Jones, Rosanne Cash, Rhiannon Giddens & Producer Joe Henry, THE WEXFORD CAROLS is the first recording of Ireland’s greatest Christmas music.

A collection of 17th and 18th century Irish Christmas songs, mostly lost to history until recently. They have, for the first time, been recorded together by celebrated Irish singer Caitríona O’Leary along with a cast of American and UK Grammy winners including Sir Tom Jones, Rosanne Cash, Rhiannon Giddens and producer Joe Henry.

The all-star band features celebrated musicians from the genres of folk, trad, rock, classical and jazz including, Dónal Lunny (Bouzouki), John Smith (Guitar, Mandolin & Vocals), Greg Cohen (Double Bass), Éamonn de Barra (Flute and Whistles), Adrian Hart (Fiddle), Kate Ellis (Cello), Graham Hopkins (Drums & Vocals), Mel Mercier (Percussion).

The Wexford Carols
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Heresy Records to release Heresy, a new electronic opera by Roger Doyle

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Heresy - an opera by Roger Doyle

RTÉ Lyric fm – Ireland’s national broadcaster to air live performance of the opera on 3rd September

In December 2017, Heresy Records will release a new opera coincidently entitled, Heresy, by composer Roger Doyle. Heresy is based on the life and works of the martyred renaissance genius, cult hero, spy, playwright and visionary philosopher, Giordano Bruno, who was burned at the stake for heresy in the year 1600 in the Campo dei Fiori in Rome.

Performed to international critical acclaim in November 2016 at Dublin’s Project Art Centre, Heresy features 5 singers and an electronic score that oscillates between a multiplicity of styles all merging into a profound and compelling musical dramatic experience.

A live performance of the opera will be broadcast on RTÉ Lyric fm at 8:00 pm GMT on Sunday September 3rd 2017. Online listeners can go to rte.ie/lyricfm and click on ‘Listen Live’.

The studio recording of Heresy, with additional compositions not heard in the live performance, will be released on Heresy Records in December 2017 and distributed worldwide by Naxos.

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Heresy - an opera by Roger Doyle

Heresy - an opera by Roger Doyle

Heresy - an opera by Roger Doyle

Baby Raptors debut EP & app launch

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Baby Raptors

Baby Raptors 5 track debut EP on Isotopia Records launches June 7 at House of Yes in Brooklyn starring Baby Raptors with special guest, Yoyo star Gentry Stein.

To compliment the release, the Baby Raptors Augmented Reality Experience app is now available for iOS and Android. For exclusive Baby Raptors content – install the app on your device and aim the camera at the EPs front and back cover artwork.

Visit babyraptors.com

Baby Raptors App

iOS App Store
Google Play Store

 

Caitríona O’Leary in The Brecht Project: Songs From The Dark Times

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THE BRECHT PROJECT: SONGS FROM THE DARK TIMES

On Wednesday, 24 May International Literature Festival Dublin in association with IMRAM Irish Language Literature Festival, will present The Brecht Project: Songs From The Dark Times at the renowned Smock Alley Theatre.

Songs From The Dark Times is being conceived and directed by American theatre and opera director, Eric Fraad, with music direction by the celebrated Irish singer, Caitríona O’Leary.

The Irish language production imaginatively adapts monologues, scenes and poems written by the German poet/playwright Bertolt Brecht, and songs – and other musical works – written by Brecht and the composers Kurt Weill and Hanns Eisler with the intention of drawing comparisons between the fascist regimes that emerged in the 1930s and 1940s, and the rise of right wing authoritarian governments today.

Venue

Smock Alley Theatre 1662
6-7 Exchange Street Lower
Temple Bar
Dublin 8
Ireland

Price: €10 / €8
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Performers

Singer: Caitríona O’Leary
Actors: Seán T Ó Meallaigh, Gearóid Ó Mordha
Dancers: Justine Doswell, Clodagh Farrell, Sarah Carey, Roisin Kearney
Keyboards: Josh Johnston
Saxophones, Percussion: Nick Roth
Clarinets: Deirdre O’Leary

Artistic/Production Team

Stage Direction: Eric Fraad
Music Direction: Caitríona O’Leary
Choreography: Justine Doswell,
Set & Lighting Design: Kevin McFadden
Costume Design: Monica Ennis
Projection Design: Margaret Lonergan
Irish Translations: Gabriel Rosenstock, Aindrias Ó Cathasaigh
Producer: Liam Carson

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