DAMIEN LEITH ANNOUNCES NEW STUDIO ALBM ‘SONGS FROM IRELAND’
SET FOR RELEASE
FRIDAY MARCH 13TH 2015
NEW ALBUM FEATURES COLLABORATIONS WITH BING CROSBY, SHARON CORR AND SHARON SHANNON
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Sony Music Entertainment Australia is proud to announce SONGS FROM IRELAND, the brand new studio album from Australian recording artist Damien Leith, is set for release on Friday March 13th, 2015.
Damien emerged from the small screen in 2006 and found a place in the hearts of a generation of Australian music lovers. With a cluster of hits including the #1 ARIA single ‘Night Of My Life’, and the albums THE WINNER’S JOURNEY(2006), WHERE WE LAND (2007), CATCH THE WIND (2008), REMEMBER JUNE (2009) ROY (2011), NOW & THEN (2012) and CHAPTER SEVEN(2013) behind him, as well as two published novels, Leith is an artist intent on moving forward.
In March 2015 Damien returns with SONGS FROM IRELAND; an album that celebrates Damien’s musical heritage and delivers another chapter in the creative life of this remarkable singer.
“The main thing for me with this album” explains the singer, “is that I created something that was authentically Irish. It has all the traditional elements: the fiddle, flute, uilleann pipes and bodhran, all of those great sounds that make up traditional Irish music. I’ve tried to be as real as possible, whilst also being true to my style as well.”
SONGS FROM IRELAND was recorded in both Sydney and Dublin and features contributions from Sharon Corr (‘Black Is The Colour’), Sharon Shannon(‘Galway Girl’) and, via the wonders of modern technology, the late Bing Crosby(‘Galway Bay’).
“When I wrote a play for the Adelaide Cabaret Festival called ‘The Parting Glass’, I went back through all the Irish songs I’d always loved and I made sure that in between each piece of script one of those classic songs, that I’d sung since I was a kid, was featured. It got an incredible review and I decided, there and then, that I wanted to record an album full of those songs.” Leith continues, “Songs with great stories and long histories. We’ve made SONGS FROM IRELAND an honest, authentic Irish album, very organic and it comes from the heart.”
SONGS FROM IRELAND Track listing:
1. Black Is The Colour – Feat. Sharon Corr
2. Molly Malone
3. Star Of The County Down
4. The Parting Glass
5. Red Is The Rose
6. Galway Girl – Feat. Sharon Shannon
7. Raglan Road
8. Rocky Road To Dublin
9. Song For Ireland
10. Danny Boy
11. Wild Colonial Boy
12. Black Velvet Band
13. Bright Blue Rose – Feat. Aine Coe
14. Carrickfergus
15. Galway Bay – Feat. Bing Crosby
In support of his new album SONGS FROM IRELAND, Damien will also be touring his critically acclaimed stage production
‘The Parting Glass: An Irish Journey’
Tickets on sale Monday 16th February 2015, with additional dates
still to be announced!
MAY
8 NSW Milton Theatre – Milton
(02) 4455 3056 www.miltontheatre.com.au
9 NSW Illawarra Performing Arts Centre – Illawarra
(02) 4224 5999 www.merrigong.com.au
14 QLD Gladstone Entertainment Centre – Gladstone
(07) 4972 2822 www.gladecc.com.au
15 QLD Brolga Theatre – Maryborough
(07) 4122 6060 www.brolgatheatre.org
16 QLD QPAC – Brisbane
136 246 www.qpac.com.au
23 NSW Hydro Majestic – Medlow Bath, Blue Mountains
1300 438 849 www.hydromajestic.com.au
JUNE
4 NSW Griffith Regional Theatre – Griffith
(02) 6962 8444 www.griffithregionaltheatre.com.au
5 NSW Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre – Wagga Wagga
(02) 6926 9688 www.wagga.nsw.gov.au/civic-theatre
6 NSW Albury Entertainment Centre – Albury
(02) 6043 5610 www.alburycity.nsw.gov.au
13 NSW Canterbury Leagues Club – Canterbury
(02) 9704 7777 www.canterbury.com.au
19 NSW Evan Theatre – Penrith
1800 061 991 www.penrith.panthers.com.au
20 NSW Dee Why RSL – Dee Why
(02) 9454 4000 www.deewhyrsl.com.au
26 NSW Glasshouse – Port Macquarie
(02) 6581 8888 www.glasshouse.org.au
27 NSW Lizotte’s Newcastle – Newcastle
(02) 4956 2066 www.lizottes.com.au
JULY
10 VIC The Palms @ Crown – Melbourne
1300 795 012 www.crownmelbourne.com.au
11 VIC La Trobe Performing Arts Centre – Morwell
(03) 5176 3333 www.latrobe.vic.gov.au
18 ACT Street Theatre – Canberra
(02) 6247 1223 www.thestreet.org.au
25 NSW Mingara Recreation Club – Central Coast
(02) 4349 7799 www.mingara.com.au
30 VIC Wesley Performing Arts Centre – Horsham
(03) 5382 6699 www.wesleypac.com.au
31 VIC Geelong Performing Arts Centre – Geelong
(03) 5225 1200 www.gpac.org.au
AUGUST
1 VIC Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre – Wangaratta
(03) 5722 8105 www.wangarattapac.com.au
14 TAS Wrest Point Entertainment Centre – Sandy Bay
1300 795 257 www.tixtas.com.au
15 TAS Launceston Country Club – Launceston
1300 795 257 www.tixtas.com.au
16 TAS Burnie Arts & Function Centre – Burnie
(03) 6430 5850 www.burniearts.net
SEPTEMBER
19 NSW The Jetty Theatre – Coffs Harbour
(02) 6652 8088 www.jettytheatre.com
About Damien Leith
Damien Leith is a multi-talent artist that has made his mark in Australia as a singer, songwriter, producer, author, playwright and TV personality. In just over 8 years Damien has enjoyed platinum-selling albums and been nominated for multiple awards including ARIAs, MTV Australia Video Music Awards and Helpmann Awards. His ARIA wins include Number 1 Chart Awards for the albumsWHERE WE LAND and THE WINNER’S JOURNEY, Highest Selling Album (THE WINNER’S JOURNEY), and Highest Selling Single and Number 1 Chart Award for the track, ‘Night of My Life’.His music has been chosen to appear in commercials and television shows, with his song, ‘Beautiful’,accompanying a global Estee Lauder campaign and ‘Not Just For The Weekend’, being the theme song for the television series, Saving Kids – a show that Damien also hosted. Damien is in demand as a TV host for Australian shows with a family feel. As well as hosting the Australian TV Series, Saving Kids,Damien has hosted New Idea Test Kitchen (Channel 7Two) and Great Easter Feasts with Rachael Finch (Channel 7, March 2013). He regularly fills in as co-host on Channel 7’s The Morning Show and was a celebrity contestant and finalist on the 2011 series of Dancing with the Stars. His ride to success has been multi-faceted with Damien demonstrating his creative writing skills by publishing two novels,One More Time (2007) and Remember June (2009).
