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Gavin Friday joins line up of Philip Chevron Testimonial show
Read more: Gavin Friday joins line up of Philip Chevron Testimonial showGavin Friday is on the bill of the Philip Chevron Testimonial show at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin on Saturday, 24th August. Chevron (The Pogues and Radiators from Space guitarist) was treated for cancer in 2007. He has recently announced that the tumour has returned and is now inoperable. His colleagues and friends will be celebrating his life with a special show and will be playing their own work along with selections from Chevron’s own songbook, including some items never heard before in public. The line up includes Gavin Friday, Horslips, Luka Bloom, Declan O’Rourke, Brush Shiels, Shane MacGowan, Patrick…
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Gavin Friday to perform with Aslan on A Night For Christy
Read more: Gavin Friday to perform with Aslan on A Night For ChristyGavin Friday is one of the artists set to join the band Aslan on stage at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin this Friday, June 21st, in a show of support for Aslan’s lead vocalist Christy Dignam who is battling cancer. Tickets for ‘A Night for Christy‘ are completely sold out. All funds raised will be donated to Christy to assist him in paying his medical costs. AER TV will stream the event live on the internet. Venues in Dubai, Germany, Czech Republic, Australia, Canada, the UK and across Ireland will be carrying the show live. A confirmed list of venues…
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Gavin Friday records Big Star’s Kangaroo
Read more: Gavin Friday records Big Star’s KangarooGavin Friday has recorded vocals for the song “Kangaroo” by Big Star (Alex Chilton) on the compilation album “Why hast Thou forsaken me” by Universal Daughters. The band Universal Daughters, put together for the project, includes among others Mike Patton’s guitarist Alessandro “Asso” Stefana, Mamuthones’ drummer Maurizio Boldrin and members of Verdena (one of Italy’s most notorious rock groups). The album was produced by Marco Fasolo of Jennifer Gentle (Sub Pop Records), assisted by French multi-instrumentalist Jean-Charles Carbone. A tribute to mostly Anglo-American songs from the 20’s to the 70’s, the album a fund-raiser for Città della Speranza, an organisation…
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Gavin Friday and Republic of Loose play Inspirations Gig
Read more: Gavin Friday and Republic of Loose play Inspirations GigGavin Friday will team up with Republic of Loose for the fifth Barretstown Inspirations gig which will take place on Thursday April 11, 2013, 7.30pm at The Olympia Theatre in Dublin. Other acts on the bill include The Coronas, Lisa Hannigan, The Strypes, The Walls, The Frank & Walters and Maud in Cahoots. Tickets priced €33 including booking fee are available via Ticketmaster with all proceeds going directly to the Barretstown charity. The gig will be hosted by Ian Dempsey and all the acts will perform songs by their musical heroes along with some of their own material. Doors open…
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Gavin Friday scores Blood Rising Documentary
Read more: Gavin Friday scores Blood Rising DocumentaryUpdate Feb 10, 2014: Artist, Brian Maguire; Director, Mark Mc Loughlin and Director of Frontline Defenders, Mary Lawlor will present a screening of “Blood Rising”, in the European Parliament on Tuesday 11th of February. This is the first step in an international human rights campaign to bring attention to the hundreds of uninvestigated murders of young woman in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. View the Blood Rising promo here >> Blood Rising, the documentary film featuring artist Brian Maguire, directed by Mark McLoughlin and scored by Gavin Friday premiered at the Savoy Cinema Dublin, the closing weekend of the Jameson Dublin Film…
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Gavin Friday’s entry for the Big Egg Hunt 2013
Read more: Gavin Friday’s entry for the Big Egg Hunt 2013The Big Egg Hunt 2013 is interactive public art display of 100 uniquely crafted eggs designed by Irish artists and celebrities. The eggs are placed in key locations in Dublin from the 12th February to the 15th March after which they will be brought to one central location and displayed for one week. All eggs are on auction, with all the proceeds benefiting Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation.
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Hal Willner’s Son of Rogue’s Gallery features Gavin Friday
Read more: Hal Willner’s Son of Rogue’s Gallery features Gavin FridayGavin Friday sings “Tom’s Gone to Hilo” with Shannon McNally on Son of Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys. Produced by Hal Willner, the double album will be released February 19 on Anti-Records. Executive produced by Johnny Depp and Gore Verbinski, the compilation two-disc recording of sea shanties also features Tom Waits, Michael Gira, Marc Almond, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Keith Richards, Courtney Love, Michael Stipe, Iggy Pop, Nick Cave, Macy Gray, Patti Smith, and many more.
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Download your Gavin Friday Christmas Gift 2012
Read more: Download your Gavin Friday Christmas Gift 2012Happy Christmas! We have a Christmas card and message from Gavin for you + a free mp3 of ‘The Angelus’, which was the intro to every ‘catholic‘ show this year. The card comes with a warning: extreme cute overload! (zipfile contains image and mp3) Gavin’s been working on all kinds of things, so if you want to know about new releases and other projects for 2013, please sign up to our mailing list and we’ll keep you posted!
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Listen to Gavin Friday and Kate Ellis on RTE’s Arts Tonight
Read more: Listen to Gavin Friday and Kate Ellis on RTE’s Arts TonightGavin Friday’s performance of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 40 with Kate Ellis and Kaleidoscope, recorded last week, will be broadcast tonight on RTE Radio 1 at 10pm GMT. You will be able to listen to it on the RTE website.
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Gavin Friday, Kate Ellis and Kaleidoscope: A Night of Music
Read more: Gavin Friday, Kate Ellis and Kaleidoscope: A Night of MusicGavin Friday teams up with Kate Ellis and Kaleidoscope for a special recording of the RTE radio show ‘Arts Tonight‘ with a live studio audience. The recording will take place at 8pm on Thursday 29 November in the RTÉ Radio Centre and will last about an hour. There’ll be music by Linda Buckley, Astor Piazzolla, Sofia Gubaidulina, Gavin Bryars and Jacques Brel, performed by Kate Ellis, Cliodhna Ryan and Gavin Friday. Audience places are free, but must be reserved. If you would like to come along, please email artstonightevents@rte.ie, including your phone number. RTE will be in touch with you…