It’s been a remarkable year the Gloaming and NPR has capped it by naming the self-titled album (Brassland) one of its 50 favorites of 2014.
Bob Boilen writes, “There has never been an
album quite like this, spare and textured, representing past and future
as well as transcending all you may think you know about Irish music.”
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Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
THE GLOAMING’S MARTIN HAYES ACCEPTS SPIRIT OF IRELAND AWARD FROM IRISH ARTS CENTER IN GALA ALONGSIDE STING, LIAM NEESON, & GABRIEL BYRNE
DEBUT ALBUM AVAILABLE FOR YOUR GRAMMY CONSIDERATION, AS MOJO NAMES IT ONE OF 2014'S BEST (THUS FAR)
The Gloaming – whose self-titled debut premiered at #1 on the iTunes World Chart (#2 on Billboard) – are riding yet another wave of international acclaim. For Recording Academy members, the album is now open for your GRAMMY consideration in the category Best World Music Album in the 57th Annual Awards.
In other news, bandleader Martin Hayes was just honored with the Spirit of Ireland Award in a gala thrown by the Irish Arts Center on October 10. Feting him were honorary Irish Arts Center chairs and hosts Liam Neeson and Gabriel Byrne and special guest Sting. The evening featured a special performance from Hayes, Sting and fellow members of The Gloaming Dennis Cahill and Thomas Bartlett. The gala raised over $1.1 million for the Irish Arts Center:
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The Gloaming – whose self-titled debut premiered at #1 on the iTunes World Chart (#2 on Billboard) – are riding yet another wave of international acclaim. For Recording Academy members, the album is now open for your GRAMMY consideration in the category Best World Music Album in the 57th Annual Awards.
In other news, bandleader Martin Hayes was just honored with the Spirit of Ireland Award in a gala thrown by the Irish Arts Center on October 10. Feting him were honorary Irish Arts Center chairs and hosts Liam Neeson and Gabriel Byrne and special guest Sting. The evening featured a special performance from Hayes, Sting and fellow members of The Gloaming Dennis Cahill and Thomas Bartlett. The gala raised over $1.1 million for the Irish Arts Center:
Monday, June 23, 2014
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
THE GLOAMING CONFIRMS LE POISSON ROUGE SHOW IN NYC JUNE 21 AND INT'L FESTIVAL OF ARTS & IDEAS IN NEW HAVEN JUNE 19
MOJO NAMES BRASSLAND ALBUM ONE OF 2014'S BEST (THUS FAR)
The Gloaming – the world-renowned ensemble, which is performing this Thursday at Royal Albert Hall for the Irish President and UK Prime Minister and about which the Guardian said have much "in common with post-rock" – has confirmed two U.S. dates, the first since their self-titled debut album came out on Brassland.
On the heels of raves from NPR Music, The Guardian, WNYC, The Independent, Q, The Boston Globe, and more, MOJO Magazine has named 'The Gloaming' one of 2014's top albums thus far. Colin Irwin writes, "Sumptuous debut by virtuoso folk supergroup... Historic poetry and ancient tunes combine on a very organic, modern album."
Le Poisson Rouge tickets are here.
Tickets for International Festival of Arts & Ideas set are here.
The Gloaming – the world-renowned ensemble, which is performing this Thursday at Royal Albert Hall for the Irish President and UK Prime Minister and about which the Guardian said have much "in common with post-rock" – has confirmed two U.S. dates, the first since their self-titled debut album came out on Brassland.
On the heels of raves from NPR Music, The Guardian, WNYC, The Independent, Q, The Boston Globe, and more, MOJO Magazine has named 'The Gloaming' one of 2014's top albums thus far. Colin Irwin writes, "Sumptuous debut by virtuoso folk supergroup... Historic poetry and ancient tunes combine on a very organic, modern album."
Le Poisson Rouge tickets are here.
Tickets for International Festival of Arts & Ideas set are here.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
ON OCCASION OF HISTORIC FIRST IRISH STATE VISIT TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE GLOAMING CONFIRMED TO PLAY ROYAL ALBERT HALL APRIL 10
The Gloaming – the world-renowned ensemble which the Guardian said have
much " in common with post-rock" – have been confirmed to perform at
Royal Albert Hall April to commemorate Irish President Michael D.
Higgins official state visit to the UK April 10, 2014. This is the first such visit by an Irish head of state since 1921 and marks an historic occasion.
In the presence of the President of Ireland, some of Ireland's finest musicians, singers, actors, authors and poets will feature in this unique evening, sharing and celebrating the strength and range of collaboration and creativity between Ireland and the United Kingdom and the contribution of the Irish community in Britain, including Paul Brady and Glen Hansard. Also participating will be the renowned actress Fiona Shaw as well as journalists/broadcasters Dermot O'Leary, Olivia O'Leary and author Joseph O'Connor. This special concert will also feature some surprise guests on the night.
The event will be open to the public but is already sold out.
"In short, this is the rare album that might well transform the syntax of a whole style… sheer beauty."
- Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR Music
"They caused my jaw to drop... It's a strange, haunting music, full of unexpected chord sequences, its' melancholy matched by a sense of creeping dread.. this is Irish music reimagined... It's simply wonderful... You really should treat yourself..."
- Michael Hann, The Guardian
"I already have to save room on my top ten list for 2014 for this next record… it is really terrific… There is something haunted and twilit about this album, very beautiful…"
- John Schaefer, WNYC New Sounds
"*****… Brilliant… a thrillingly original magic."
- Colin Irwin, MOJO
"*****… The Gloaming are a five-piece ensemble eliding Irish folk music with the contemporary New York art-music scene. The upshot is a rather ECM-ish well of open space irrigated by a flow of motifs, textures, tempos and, more abstractly, romantic yearnings."
– Simmy Richman, The Independent (UK)
In the presence of the President of Ireland, some of Ireland's finest musicians, singers, actors, authors and poets will feature in this unique evening, sharing and celebrating the strength and range of collaboration and creativity between Ireland and the United Kingdom and the contribution of the Irish community in Britain, including Paul Brady and Glen Hansard. Also participating will be the renowned actress Fiona Shaw as well as journalists/broadcasters Dermot O'Leary, Olivia O'Leary and author Joseph O'Connor. This special concert will also feature some surprise guests on the night.
The event will be open to the public but is already sold out.
"In short, this is the rare album that might well transform the syntax of a whole style… sheer beauty."
- Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR Music
"They caused my jaw to drop... It's a strange, haunting music, full of unexpected chord sequences, its' melancholy matched by a sense of creeping dread.. this is Irish music reimagined... It's simply wonderful... You really should treat yourself..."
- Michael Hann, The Guardian
"I already have to save room on my top ten list for 2014 for this next record… it is really terrific… There is something haunted and twilit about this album, very beautiful…"
- John Schaefer, WNYC New Sounds
"*****… Brilliant… a thrillingly original magic."
- Colin Irwin, MOJO
"*****… The Gloaming are a five-piece ensemble eliding Irish folk music with the contemporary New York art-music scene. The upshot is a rather ECM-ish well of open space irrigated by a flow of motifs, textures, tempos and, more abstractly, romantic yearnings."
– Simmy Richman, The Independent (UK)
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
THE SOUNDTRACK OF ST. PATRICK'S DAY, 2014
MOJO, NPR MUSIC, THE INDEPENDENT, THE GUARDIAN, WNYC, BOSTON GLOBE, & Q MAG ALL HAIL RELEASE OF THE GLOAMING, OUT FEB 25 ON CD ON BRASSLAND
The Gloaming – a new group compromised of Martin Hayes (violin, fiddle), Thomas Bartlett aka Doveman (piano), Iarla O'Lionaird (vocals), Dennis Cahill (guitar) and Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh (hardanger fiddle) – has earned incredible notices with its debut, self-titled album, out now via digital download and February 25 on CD from Brassland. It debuted at #1 on the iTunes World Music chart and at #2 on Billboard's World Music chart and promises to be the soundtrack of St. Patrick's Day, 2014. Here's what we're reading:
"In short, this is the rare album that might well transform the syntax of a whole style… sheer beauty."
- Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR Music
"I already have to save room on my top ten list for 2014 for this next record… it is really terrific… There is something haunted and twilit about this album, very beautiful…"
- John Schaefer, WNYC New Sounds
"*****… Brilliant… a thrillingly original magic."
- Colin Irwin, MOJO
"*****… The Gloaming are a five-piece ensemble eliding Irish folk music with the contemporary New York art-music scene. The upshot is a rather ECM-ish well of open space irrigated by a flow of motifs, textures, tempos and, more abstractly, romantic yearnings." – Simmy Richman, The Independent (UK)
"Exquisite… Bravely contemporary… [They] have created a distinctive style of their own." - Robin Denselow, The Guardian (UK)
"The Gloaming is a wonderful mix of soulful and passionate talents who have created their own genre."
- Peter Gabriel
"Enormously rewarding."
- Andy Fyfe, Q Magazine
"*****… Brilliantly innovative and executed with masterly conviction… An astonishing marriage of the old and the new in music as modern as it is ancient, as epic as it is intimate."
-Michael Quinn, Songlines
"*****…Exceptional… Remarkable [and] unique… [Paints on] a wider, more expansive canvas."
– Peter Quinn, The Arts Desk
"Masterful."
– Michael Andor Brodeur, The Boston Globe
"A milestone… This debut album lives up to the loftiest of expectations. The wonderfully virtuosic music is rooted in an ancient Irish tradition, no doubt about that, but there's an experimental flavour to the compositions that makes the album such an intriguing, arresting listen."
- John Meagher, Irish Independent
"*****… This is contemporary music making at its very best: unself-conscious, freewheeling and yet deeply thoughtful, revealing layer upon layer with each listening… The Gloaming revel in wide open vistas and endless space. It’s as if each member has hankered after the company of players, all coming from distinctly different places, their knapsacks brimful of salty ideas, colourful whims and a fearless appetite for mining seams previously unexplored. With almost 60 minutes of free-flowing music to draw from, the listener is privy to a wide palette, defined more by shape and mood than tethered by genre."
-Sibhan Long, Irish Times
"Certain to become a landmark album."
- Colm O Hare, Hot Press
The Gloaming – a new group compromised of Martin Hayes (violin, fiddle), Thomas Bartlett aka Doveman (piano), Iarla O'Lionaird (vocals), Dennis Cahill (guitar) and Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh (hardanger fiddle) – has earned incredible notices with its debut, self-titled album, out now via digital download and February 25 on CD from Brassland. It debuted at #1 on the iTunes World Music chart and at #2 on Billboard's World Music chart and promises to be the soundtrack of St. Patrick's Day, 2014. Here's what we're reading:
"In short, this is the rare album that might well transform the syntax of a whole style… sheer beauty."
- Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR Music
"I already have to save room on my top ten list for 2014 for this next record… it is really terrific… There is something haunted and twilit about this album, very beautiful…"
- John Schaefer, WNYC New Sounds
"*****… Brilliant… a thrillingly original magic."
- Colin Irwin, MOJO
"*****… The Gloaming are a five-piece ensemble eliding Irish folk music with the contemporary New York art-music scene. The upshot is a rather ECM-ish well of open space irrigated by a flow of motifs, textures, tempos and, more abstractly, romantic yearnings." – Simmy Richman, The Independent (UK)
"Exquisite… Bravely contemporary… [They] have created a distinctive style of their own." - Robin Denselow, The Guardian (UK)
"The Gloaming is a wonderful mix of soulful and passionate talents who have created their own genre."
- Peter Gabriel
"Enormously rewarding."
- Andy Fyfe, Q Magazine
"*****… Brilliantly innovative and executed with masterly conviction… An astonishing marriage of the old and the new in music as modern as it is ancient, as epic as it is intimate."
-Michael Quinn, Songlines
"*****…Exceptional… Remarkable [and] unique… [Paints on] a wider, more expansive canvas."
– Peter Quinn, The Arts Desk
"Masterful."
– Michael Andor Brodeur, The Boston Globe
"A milestone… This debut album lives up to the loftiest of expectations. The wonderfully virtuosic music is rooted in an ancient Irish tradition, no doubt about that, but there's an experimental flavour to the compositions that makes the album such an intriguing, arresting listen."
- John Meagher, Irish Independent
"*****… This is contemporary music making at its very best: unself-conscious, freewheeling and yet deeply thoughtful, revealing layer upon layer with each listening… The Gloaming revel in wide open vistas and endless space. It’s as if each member has hankered after the company of players, all coming from distinctly different places, their knapsacks brimful of salty ideas, colourful whims and a fearless appetite for mining seams previously unexplored. With almost 60 minutes of free-flowing music to draw from, the listener is privy to a wide palette, defined more by shape and mood than tethered by genre."
-Sibhan Long, Irish Times
"Certain to become a landmark album."
- Colm O Hare, Hot Press
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Thursday, January 16, 2014
NPR MUSIC'S FIRST LISTEN HIGHLIGHTS THE GLOAMING (JAN 21 / BRASSLAND), WHICH "MIGHT WELL TRANSFORM THE SYNTAX OF A WHOLE STYLE": http://n.pr/1aL2zJc
"The Gloaming is a wonderful mix of soulful and passionate talents who have created their own genre."
-- Peter Gabriel
Brassland Records introduces a new force in Irish music to America with The Gloaming, whose self-titled debut album is streaming via NPR Music's First Listen this week.
NPR Music's Anastasia Tsioulcas writes, "The Gloaming is by any measure an all-star ensemble… Here at NPR Music, Bob Boilen and I have been waiting anxiously for the band's first album ever since The Gloaming made its U.S. debut at globalFEST in January 2012… There's no questioning the bona fides of The Gloaming, or the abundant virtuosity and sheer beauty the group brings to every track. But what's even more impressive is what these five collectively achieve: The entire album is full of deeply felt, wonderfully empathetic performances that are rooted in tradition but scoured of sentimentality…. this is the rare album that might well transform the syntax of a whole style."
Their debut album, entitled simply 'The Gloaming', was produced by Thomas Bartlett and mixed by Patrick Dillett (David Byrne & St. Vincent). It was finished in the summer of 2013 during the build up to a series of sold out concerts at prestigious venues in London, Amsterdam, Paris, and New York (at Lincoln Center).
The Gloaming is a collaboration between five musicians named Martin Hayes (violin, fiddle), Thomas Bartlett aka Doveman (piano), Iarla Ó Lionaird (vocals), Dennis Cahill (guitar) and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (hardanger fiddle). They range in age from 30-something to 50-something, that they live in America and Ireland, and that each one has won individual renowned as a master musician.
The Irish Times said, "Their live performances so far have been revelatory... Future dates are likely to cement them as one of the great forces in Irish music."
The New Yorker weighed in, "[The Gloaming] moves the music of Ireland in captivating new directions."
-- Peter Gabriel
Brassland Records introduces a new force in Irish music to America with The Gloaming, whose self-titled debut album is streaming via NPR Music's First Listen this week.
NPR Music's Anastasia Tsioulcas writes, "The Gloaming is by any measure an all-star ensemble… Here at NPR Music, Bob Boilen and I have been waiting anxiously for the band's first album ever since The Gloaming made its U.S. debut at globalFEST in January 2012… There's no questioning the bona fides of The Gloaming, or the abundant virtuosity and sheer beauty the group brings to every track. But what's even more impressive is what these five collectively achieve: The entire album is full of deeply felt, wonderfully empathetic performances that are rooted in tradition but scoured of sentimentality…. this is the rare album that might well transform the syntax of a whole style."
Their debut album, entitled simply 'The Gloaming', was produced by Thomas Bartlett and mixed by Patrick Dillett (David Byrne & St. Vincent). It was finished in the summer of 2013 during the build up to a series of sold out concerts at prestigious venues in London, Amsterdam, Paris, and New York (at Lincoln Center).
The Gloaming is a collaboration between five musicians named Martin Hayes (violin, fiddle), Thomas Bartlett aka Doveman (piano), Iarla Ó Lionaird (vocals), Dennis Cahill (guitar) and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (hardanger fiddle). They range in age from 30-something to 50-something, that they live in America and Ireland, and that each one has won individual renowned as a master musician.
The Irish Times said, "Their live performances so far have been revelatory... Future dates are likely to cement them as one of the great forces in Irish music."
The New Yorker weighed in, "[The Gloaming] moves the music of Ireland in captivating new directions."
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