Patrick James

NELL BRYDEN
Album release -WHAT DOES IT TAKE- May 15th.
Distributed by RMG. Released by 157 Records NYC.

It’s seldom that an album blows me away straight out of the box but Nell Byden’s forthcoming album What does it take? does just that. Out May 15^th, this album is beautifully and passionately written and makes no apologies for it. The album grabs you with the up-tempo title track, right from the moment you hit play and doesn’t let go, right until the final, fantastic track, Late Night Call.

Nell’s love of songwriting is apparent with evocative lyrics on songs such as Green Dress and Tonight. The album, with its rich layers of blues, country, modern-Dixie and jazz is guaranteed to leave a lasting memory on anyone who hears it. It is already, for my mind, the Must Have album of the year.

From what is sure to be an award-winning album, it’s easy to see why Grammy-winning producer, David Kershenbaum (Tracy Chapman, Tori Amos, Joe Jackson) was so excited to be working with Nell and claimed that he hadn’t been this excited about an act since Tracy Chapman!

Having racked up four major international tours in the last 12 months (totalling almost 500 shows in just over two years) including a tour with KT Tunstall, The Counting Crows and impromptu sets with Damien Dempsey & Declan O’Rourke, Nell Bryden is tipped as being one of the biggest breakthrough acts to hit Ireland.

Upcoming gigs: May 19^th RUBY SESSIONS DUBLIN, 24^th Dublin City Soul Festival, June: 6^th Glor Arts Centre Ennis Clare, June 30^th Whelan’s- Dublin, August 1-2 Castlepalooza. For More Gig listings for Ireland Click MORE Below:

Her gig listings for Ireland are as follows: Including supports with Mick Flannery

14 May 2009 11:00
Pat Kenny RTE Radio1 Interview (Live) Dublin

15 May 2009 22:00
Newstalk (Radio Interview) Dublin
19 May 2009 13:30
West Dublin Access Radio – hourlong special! Dublin
19 May 2009 19:00
BBC Radio Ulster with Ralph McClean Belfast
19 May 2009 21:00
Ruby Sessions Dublin, Dublin
20 May 2009 10:15
Dublin’s Country Mix – Lyndsey Dolan morning show Dublin
21 May 2009 19:30
Dublin South Radio with Brendan Hickey Dublin
21 May 2009 20:00
Clonmel – support for Mick Flannery Clonmel
22 May 2009 22:00
WLRFM- Roddie Cleere Dublin
24 May 2009 15:00
Dublin City Soul Festival Dublin

5 Jun 2009 8:15
Clare FM breakfast show with Conn
5 Jun 2009 20:00
Carlow – Mick Flannery Carlow
6 Jun 2009 20:00
Glor Arts Center Ennis
12 Jun 2009 20:00
The Thatch, Rahan Rahan
13 Jun 2009 20:00
Sky & the Ground, Wexford Wexford
18 Jun 2009 20:00
LAMB presents Go West! London
19 Jun 2009 20:00
The Riverbank, Wexford – Mick Flannery Wexford
20 Jun 2009 20:00
Thurles – with Mick Flannery Thurles
26 Jun 2009 20:00
The Pavilion, Cork Cork
30 Jun 2009 20:00
Whelan’s, Dublin Dublin
18 Jul 2009 20:00
The Stables, Mullingar Mullingar
1 Aug 2009 17:00
Cork X Southwest Festival, Skibereen Skibereen
2 Aug 2009 17:00
Castlepalooza Castlepalooza

Tags: Albums, Country, David Kershenbaum, Gigs, Live, Music, NELL BRYDEN, New Release, Tracy Chapman, What Does It Take

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