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Irish Times reviews Casement Sonata: “a strange and rare gift”
Malcolm MacClancy discusses Gavin Friday’s The Casement Sonata in today’s The Irish Times. He writes: “The Casement Sonata lies in a submerged tradition of modern Irish letters that includes Patrick…
Read MoreGavin Friday’s Roger Casement Sonata launches in Dublin
The Casement Sonata, Gavin Friday’s sonic response to the centenary of the execution of Irish nationalist Roger Casement, was launched by Cllr. Rebecca Moynihan, Deputy Lord Mayor, at the Hugh…
Read MoreGavin Friday’s The Casement Sonata at The Hugh Lane
Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane is pleased to present The Casement Sonata by Gavin Friday, a sonic response to the centenary of the execution of Roger Casement in 1916…
Read MoreBanna Strand – a poem by Gavin Friday
“Banna Strand”, from Gavin Friday’s forthcoming ‘The Casement Sonata’ was published in today’s Irish Times. It is part of a long poetic work in musical form, examining the life, imprisonment…
Read MoreCatholic by Gavin Friday is now available on Spotify
Got Spotify? You’re in luck, as you can now listen to Gavin Friday’s album “catholic” on the streaming service, at home or on the go.
Read MoreGavin Friday on new Paul Brady album
Gavin Friday is among the many artists who join Paul Brady on his new album The Vicar Street Sessions, presenting highlights of Brady’s 23-gig run at the Dublin venue 14…
Read MoreGavin Friday writes foreword for new book on David Bowie
Gavin Friday has written the foreword for a new book of essays on David Bowie. David Bowie: Critical Perspectives is edited by Eoin Devereux, Aileen Dillane and Martin J. Power. The…
Read MoreGavin Friday stars in Hal Willner and Eric Mingus’ rock opera Tommy
Gavin Friday will play various roles among which Uncle Ernie and the Acid Queen in Hal Willner and Eric Mingus’s re-interpretation of the rock opera Tommy exclusively at the Adelaide…
Read MoreGavin Friday and Gavin Bryars bring Shakespeare Sonnets to Adelaide
Gavin Friday will narrate “Nothing Like the Sun’, a series of Shakespeare Sonnets set to music by the English composer Gavin Bryars at the Adelade Festival in Australia on March…
Read MoreFriday and McCabe collaboration on RTE Radio 1
Patrick McCabe’s play Brady – The Revenant, with original music composed and performed by Gavin Friday, will be broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1, this Sunday at 8pm. In The Revenant we meet…
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