NEWS

  • Wolf signing at Brown Thomas, Dublin

    Maurice and Gavin will be signing copies of Peter and the Wolf in Brown Thomas, Grafton Street, Dublin on Sunday afternoon, December 14th between 2-4pm. The Irish Hospice press release states that over 32,000 copies of Peter and the Wolf have sold in Ireland since October.

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  • From the Cradle to the Stage

    From the Cradle to the Stage is a book by Alan Swann about Irish artists and the memories of what helped them shape their success. Gavin talks about what influenced him in becoming a singer. Other artists include Paddy Moloney, Christy Moore, Samantha Mumba, Luka Bloom, Jerry Fish, Paul Brady and many, many others. All proceeds of the book go towards the charity ‘Fighting Blindness’. From the Cradle to the Stage is available in bookstores, at www.poolbeg.com. (Or order from Amazon.co.uk)

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  • The Boys Who Tried Wolf

    Peter and the Wolf auction, Christie’s New York, November 21, 2003 Ruth Barohn and Christopher Conroy It was a Friday night. And not just literally. Three years to the day after musician and artist Gavin Friday narrated the Prokofiev classic Peter and the Wolf” at Dublin Castle, with the orchestra from the Royal Irish Academy of Music, to benefit the Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF), sixteen original paintings that were done for a companion book to Friday’s new musical version were auctioned to benefit the charity. On this spring-like November evening (Nov. 21), bidders and friends filled an intimate room at…

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  • Peter and the Wolf at Christie’s

    On Friday, Bono’s Peter and the Wolf paintings will be on view at Christie’s in New York. Details of Auction and Viewing: Public Viewing: One day only, Friday November 21, 2003 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Where: Christie’s, 20 Rockefeller Plaza Tel. 212-636-2000 Cost: Free and open to the public.

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  • Wolf and Peter on t-shirts

    Two different Peter & The Wolf T-shirts are now available from PeterWolf.org.

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  • NPR’s Melissa Block interviews Gavin

    Check out the NPR website for an interview with Gavin which aired on Friday (14/11). Melissa Block takes Gavin through the recording of Peter and the Wolf and talks to him about some of the more unusual ‘instruments’ used in the recording. We also find out how John Williams ‘borrowed’ from Prokofiev. Recap of the NPR interview

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  • NPR: All Things Considered

    NPR’s Melissa Block talks to Gavin about the music of Peter and the Wolf. (Excerpt: start of Peter and the Wolf intro) Melissa Block: No doubt you recognise the theme. It’s the instrument that’s out of context… (Excerpt: Peter and the Wolf continued) MB: …Peter and the Wolf, plucked on mandolin. (“Beware for wolves come in many disguises”) MB: There’s some atmospheric special effects. This is a recording of that mandolin played backwards. (Excerpt: “Once upon a time, there was a boy called Peter. He lived with his grandfather in a cottage with a garden surrounded by a high stone…

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  • ‘In America’ soundtrack details

    The ‘In America’ soundtrack will be released on Warners in the U.K. and Ireland on November 21st. In the U.S.A. the album is on Atlantic Records, out on November 25th. Track listing: 1. Time Enough For Tears 2. Some things you should wish for 3. All our troubles have flown away 4. Mr American Dream I 5. Fe Fi Fo Fum 6. Painting an Angel 7. Mr American Dream II 8. Hell’s Kitchen Suite 9. Happy Holiday 10. I’m an alien 11. Bad Blood 12. The whole world has had a bad day 13. Mateo goes home 14. The third…

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  • Out of Ireland – The Hit Songs & Artists of Irish Music

    Excerpt from the “Out of Ireland – The Hit Songs & Artists of Irish Music” DVD. Gavin Friday, Bono, Edge, Bob Geldof and others talk about rock music in Ireland – 1970’s & 1980’s Available from Amazon.com

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  • Voices and Poetry of Ireland

    Gavin and a host of other Irish heads have contributed to Voices and Poetry of Ireland, a 3 CD and book anthology of Irish poetry to benefit Focus Ireland. Gavin picked Wilde’s The Ballad of Reading Gaol. The CD and book set (€ 40 will be available from Harper Collins in two weeks. Press release PRESS RELEASE VOICES AND POETRY OF IRELAND A UNIQUE BOOK AND 3 CD PACKAGE IN AID OF FOCUS IRELAND. A collection of over 100 best loved Irish poems featuring recordings by many of Ireland’s famous names. Voices and Poetry of Ireland is a 3 CD…

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