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Caroline — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:02:13 +0000

Gavin will be the featured DJ in the launch event for the Summer Fridays series on Turntable.FM, co-hosted by MB3 Records and Mashable this Friday, July 8.

Join Gavin Friday and friends for the Summer Fridays series from 4:00-6:00PM EST: http://turntable.fm/summer_fridays. Turntable access is currently restricted access to the United States only due to licensing constraints.

Unique one-day event: ‘catholic’ – An Exposition

Caroline — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:05:06 +0000

On Tuesday April 26th, The Gallery of Photography in Dublin’s Temple Bar will host a unique one-day event by Gavin Friday. Gavin and graphic designer Pete Reddy commissioned one writer and three photographers to work on the presentation of Gavin’s latest album ‘catholic’.

On display in this exposition:

Requiem for the Fallen – a short story by Patrick Mc Cabe, inspired by the words, music and world of ‘catholic’.
‘catholic’ cover photograph shot by Perry Ogden.
Inside layout photo works by Maciej Pestka.
Documentation stills and short movie by Darragh Shanahan.

In recent years, Gavin Friday’s considerable energies have found expression in cinema, in soundtracks and in theatrical performance. With ‘catholic’ – An Exposition, Gavin Friday is making an art intervention, with a one day only gallery installation which will be punctuated by live performances at undisclosed times.

The centrepiece of this exposition is the album’s cover image shot by Perry Ogden. It draws on the heroic iconography of the death of Michael Collins. The image sets up parallels between the turmoil of the birth years of the state and the present time of upheaval, of political chaos, and of spiritual, financial and moral bankruptcy. Gavin Friday is clear that this is “an emotional, not a political, album”. The singer likens catholic to “waking from a deep sleep, of letting go and coming to terms with loss”.

Maciej Pestka’s hyper-real images draw on the more perverse characters and dark elements within Gavin’s songs. Darragh Shanahan documented both photo-shoots with a still and moving camera.

This exposition was curated for the Gallery of Photography by Pete Reddy & Darragh Shanahan.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A ONE-DAY ONLY SPECIAL EVENT
For this event the gallery is open 12noon-12midnight. Admission is free.

Gallery of Photography,
Meeting House Square
Temple Bar,
Dublin 2

Gavin Friday, Kate Ellis and BP Fallon – Biorhythm live: emotion

Caroline — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:35:43 +0000

“How can your skin betray how you really feel about a song? Why is a minor chord sad? How is music linked with memory?” Gavin Friday, Kate Ellis – who is one of the lead instrumentalists on Gavin’s new album – and BP Fallon will appear at ‘Biorhythm Live: Emotion‘ on September 16th, as part of Dublin’s Science Gallery’s BIORHYTHM: Music and the Body festival to talk and improvise about the subject of music and emotion.

September 16, 2010
19:00 – 22:00
Science Gallery
Pearse Street, Dublin
Tickets €28. Book now

http://www.myspace.com/katecello
http://www.bpfallon.com/

Courtney Love’s introduction to the Virgin Prunes

Caroline — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:15:27 +0000

Courtney Love introduced the Virgin Prunes at the ‘Gavin Friday and Friends’ event in Carnegie Hall on October 4th. She did so eloquently and passionately, explaining how she came to know of them and what they meant to her life. What follows is a close approximation of what she said and it includes a brief introduction by U2′s manager Paul McGuinness:

Paul McGuinness

Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I’ve known Gavin and his band the Virgin Prunes for as long as I’ve known U2 and for quite a while in the early days the Virgin Prunes were the obligatory opening act for U2, so I saw them many times. Perhaps more often than I liked. And on one occasion… the Virgin Prunes had some extreme theories: Dada, Theatre of Cruelty, things like that, which didn’t always mix with the… the rock and roll. But on one occasion I do remember after the performance, excellent performance, given by the Virgin Prunes, Bono arrived in time for the U2 gig and he said to me: Why are the audience in such a bad mood? And I said: Well, Bono, it might have something to do with the fact that your friend Gavin has just been throwing pigs entrails over them. They were a very unusual band and one of their earliest fans was Ms Courtney Love…

Courtney Love

Hi. I’ve never actually even been inside Carnegie Hall. I wasn’t asked to do this show, I demanded to do this show.

I didn’t expect the task of introducing one of the most important precious figures and bands and siren call that framed my rock and roll life for better or for worse. Nor do I have any idea of who I am speaking to, so I will just simply speak my truth about Virgin Prunes and about Gavin Friday.

Courtney Love - by Wout-er

I was a pudgy 15-year-old from San Francisco who thought randomly and maybe… I just, I don’t know to just go to Ireland and blag my way into Trinity College and become a theologian, seriously, and I would maybe get to meet that guy with the angelic voice that sung I will follow. Why I picked Ireland? I don’t know, accident or intelligent design… random, I don’t know, but it was one of my life’s great experiences. I saw the band with the singer with the angelic voice and the guitar player who I just knew from the I will follow riff was beyond words in their return of their station wagon tour of the States to do their show at Punchestown.

It was excellent, however a few nights later at a pub called McGonagles I had my ass truly handed to me. They were magnificent. Can I curse? Anyway, un- ff-ing genius they were, they would obviously take over the world. Swagger, charisma, shamanism, fury. I had never seen and have rarely ever seen since so much sex, snarl, poetry, evil, restraint, grace, filth, raw power and the very essence of rock and roll which was [ ? ] that night by the Virgin Prunes. The storm that raged on that stage astonished me. At that time their reputation was on a par with my own – minus the stuff that we should all just forget.

I loathe, I seriously hate this concept that rock musicians are somehow vulgar and stupid, idiots and that we’ve never read a book – and some of us haven’t – that we haven’t read Middlemarch or that we don’t know that Shakespeare’s last play was [ ? ]. The Virgin Prunes are geniuses. Lucifer; arch and cunning to U2′s Gabriel; angelic and gorgeous, I can honestly stand here and truthfully say U2 gave me lashes of love and inspiration and a few nights later the Virgin Prunes fucked. Me. Up.

So for the first time in 20 years from the council estate of Ballymun to the most prestigious venue in the world where one brings ones diamonds, I am so proud to present for the first time in many years per incendia ut astrum – which means through the fire to the stars: The Virgin Prunes.

After Courtney’s introduction, the original members of the band: Gavin, Guggi, Dik were joined by J.G. Thirlwell (Foetus) to perform two classic Prunes songs: “Sweethomeunderwhiteclouds” and “Caucasian Walk”. Later during the show, Courtney and Gavin sang Magazine’s “The Light Pours Out Of Me” together.

‘The Music Show’ – Music and Film Seminar

Caroline — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:39:08 +0000

Gavin will be taking part in the ‘Music in film – the new key to succes?’ seminar at The Music Show, a music event organised by Hot Press, Ireland’s music magazine.

He will be joining John Carney (writer and director of ‘Once’) and Ken McHugh (Autamata) to talk about films, television and advertising as an additional outlet for songwriters’ work.
‘Music and film – the new key to succes?’ takes place at the RDS on Saturday October 4th at 4pm.

Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.
More info at dublinks.com.

Sean Osborne Exhibition – speech

Caroline — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:39:11 +0000

Gavin introducing designer Sean Osborne, June 2008.

Poster: Gavin Friday – Rejoyce Dublin 2004

Caroline — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:41:31 +0000

Poster promoting the 2004 Dublin Rejoyce festival, celebrating the Bloomsday centennial.
Click the image to download a pdf of the image.

Bloomsday Breakfast 2003 review

Caroline — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:54:28 +0000

From the Irish Independent, dated Tuesday 17 June:
“Actress Elizabeth P Moynihan’s reading of Molly’s soliloquy went down a storm, while Gavin Friday’s Nighttown song, accompanied on the kazoo, was the highlight for many. “Beautiful, sinister, melodic, whispering”, enthused Senator David Norris.”

After Schools Education Project DJ night

Caroline — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:01:32 +0000

Gavin and Guggi started their DJ set in Lillie’s Bordello on April 30, 2003 with an Aidan Walsh tune and some classy 30′s/40′s music. Raising some 10000 Euro for charity, they ended up DJ’ng for most of the night, playing tracks like the start of Also sprach Zarathustra (from 2001 — A Space Odyssey), Prince’s Sexy MF, The Smashing Pumpkins 1979, some Madonna, Take That’s Back For Good, and they dedicated Christina Aguilera’s Beautiful to “Alison Stewart”. Gavin and Guggi ended their set with Sinead O’Connor’s Nothing Compares 2 U. The two DJs took to the dancefloor, waltzing together while the crowd looked on in awe.
Sunday Mirror, May 4, 2003, Sunday
THERE was much wailing and gnashing of teeth at Lillies Bordello on Wednesday night after the raffle for the exclusive painting by Guggi and Gavin Friday.
The two lads were holding a Celebrity DJ night to raise money for the After Schools Education & Support Project at Sheriff Street and as part of the event they raffled off a painting by Guggi and Gavin with each ticket costing EUR10 a go.
Not a bad bargain, considering Guggi’s paintings sell for around EUR20,000 a time so everyone at the event was desperate to get their hands on the coveted prize, art lovers or not. But it was a little more than luck that led to Mairead Egan, wife of Lillies owner Dave, winning the painting.
Our perfectly placed source told us: “Mairead was delighted when she won the painting – it features The Child Of Prague which is a favourite symbol of hers.
“And although her luck was in when she won the painting, she had actually bought around EUR400 of tickets – probably more than anyone else who was at the event.”
Irish Footballers Shay Given, Ian Harte, Robbie Keane, Robbie Keane, Ray Houghton, Frank Stapleton and Colm Healy came along to show their support for the fundraising night after their 1-0 win over Norway.
Although the boys were attracting many admiring glances from the ladies in Lillies, they were intent on having a lads night out, shunning female advances to stick to having a few drinks with their mates.
Bono’s wife Ali was in fine fettle on the dance floor, strutting her stuff to some of Guggi and Gavin’s original tune selection with the Edge’s wife Morleigh.
But the award for dance divas of the evening was definitely held by Hothouse Flowers man Fiachna O’Braonain and Lorraine Keane’s new brother-in-law Colin Devlin who proved that they have fascinating rhythm by the bucketload.
24/7 had a wonderful time hanging out in what became known as the Other Voices corner for the evening where the lovely Paddy Casey and band member Declan, Jerry Fish and Mundy were holding court.
Jerry Fish – whose real name is Ger Whelan – revealed that it was the second time he’d been hanging out in Lillies in a few days.
The swampadelic singer, who releases his new single Upside Down on Friday, found himself hanging out in the exclusive club with none other than grand dame Danny LaRue after his show at the Ambassador last Friday … well that’s what he told us anyway.
Also at the bash were artist Jim Fitzpatrick, film director Neil Jordan and his wife Brenda and Popstars judge Bill Hughes.
And the end result was that Gavin, Guggi and the gang managed to raise over EUR5500 for the Sheriff Street project.
Top marks all round.

Bloomsday Breakfast review

Caroline — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:51:23 +0000

In the Evening Herald on June21st, Senator David Norris wrote the following on Gavin’s 2002 Bloomsday appearance:
“Gavin Friday produced a real gem, having discovered a 1928 recording of a previously undiscovered song which had a direct bearing on the text of Ulysses. It gave me great pride in Joyce and his city to see Gavin and his pal Adam Clayton of U2 mingling unselfconciously with the crowd of revellers.”

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