THE LIMELIGHT
SATURDAY 2nd JUNE 2012
7pm / EARLY SHOW
£12.50 / Over 18s
“One of the purest, clearest talents I know – a fabulous singer, bursting with raw Irish soul. Striking and original songs, and an effortlessly brilliant band. The whole Bronagh picture has come into focus.” Brian Eno, APRIL 2012
To celebrate the release of her stunning self-titled second album, Meteor-nominated Derry singer and actress Bronagh Gallagher and her brilliant eight piece band have announced a week of shows in Ireland culminating in a show at The Limelight Belfast on Saturday 2nd June. Bronagh is a deeply soulful artist with a unique gift for singing and storytelling, and has created a fascinating new world of songs and stories through her own personal experiences. Tickets for the Belfast show go on sale this Friday at 9am from www.limelightbelfast.com, www.ticketmaster.ie and 22 outlets province wide.
In this highly anticipated second album, the listener is somewhat seduced by the songs the stories and their characters and we take flight on a journey from Ireland to Dorset England, Paris to Berlin and then onto California, we become submerged into magical nights unfolding wonderful stories in the ‘City of Angels’ finally leading us into the darkness and ganglands of Mexico City.
Following her Meteor-nominated debut album “PRECIOUS SOUL” (Mojo Magazine ***), Bronagh has again penned all her own material, collaborating on some of the music writing with her cousin Caolan McLaughlin, and the wonderful band of musicians that accompanied and guided Bronagh as she also took the helm as Producer on this record.
Bronagh brought together her favourite musicians and some close friends from rock n roll royalty in Ireland and London. They include the brilliant Conor Brady (Guitar), Graham Hopkins (Drums and percussion), Clare Kenny (Bass), Justin Carroll (Hammond Organ and Wurlitzer), Shelly and Jordan Bukspan and Paul Byrne (Backing Vocals), Michael Buckley and Ronan Dooney (Horns), and rehearsal and recording began in Optophonic Studios in Dublin, Ireland in February 2011.