Hal Willner presents: An Evening with Gavin Friday and Friends

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Hal Willner presents: An Evening with Gavin Friday and Friends

September 11, 2009 in News - Comments

Announcing a very special (RED) Nights Event – A Concert Series That Saves Lives

An Evening with Gavin Friday and Friends

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Featuring Laurie Anderson, Antony, Elizabeth Ashley, Bono, Adam Clayton, Andrea Corr, The Edge, Flo & Eddie, Joel Grey, Bill Frisell, Guggi, Scarlett Johannson, Courtney Love, Lydia Lunch, Patrick McCabe, Maria McKee, Shane MacGowan, Eric Mingus, Larry Mullen, JG Thirlwell, Martha Wainwright, Rufus Wainwright, Chloe Webb, Plus Special Guests.

Sunday 4th October 2009
Carnegie Hall – New York City
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Tickets go on-sale Wednesday,
September 16, 11AM EST
Available at CarnegieCharge at 212.247.7800
www.carnegiehall.org and the box office.

Ticket price breakdown:
Parquet $250 (front & center) & $150 (left & right)
First Tier $150
Second Tier $100
Dress Circle $90
Balcony $70 & $35

A portion of the proceeds goes to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. www.joinred.com/rednights

Read a Q&A with Gavin about this event

Gavin Friday talks about ‘An Evening with Gavin Friday and Friends’

September 11, 2009 in Interviews - Comments

We had a little chat with Gavin about ‘Hal Willner presents: An Evening with Gavin Friday and Friends‘.

C: How are you?

G: I am in excellent Physical and Emotional Health… and How are you?

C: I’m doing well, Gav, thanks. ‘An evening with Gavin Friday and friends’… what’s the occasion?

G: A Hal Willner Presents Event which always proves to be an Extraordinary Affair… The Occasion? A few days before i turn 50 years of age….Hal and My Good Friends all coming together to perform around the world of Mr. Friday… The Evening is also a Charity Event for RED.

C: What do you usually do on your birthday?

G: Preferably I’d Hide…. but usually I am very happy to have a quiet bite to eat with a few close friends.

C: Your 50th will be a little different then. Why Carnegie Hall?

G: The most beautiful looking, best sounding Venue in one of the Greatest cities on Earth… to play Carnegie Hall is a dream come true….

C: What are the guests going to do on the night?

G: That’s a secret… xx

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C: Joel Grey’s on the bill. He’s a legend. Tell me about him.

G: Joel Grey is as you say a living Legend.. He has been a touchstone to me as a performer since i was a teenager…. He and his performance in ‘Cabaret’ for me was the key to the door ….. it was my introduction to Brecht, Weill, Lotte Lenya… it opened a very inspiring can of worms…

C: Gavin Friday live on stage… what’s he like?

G: How would I know I’ve never seen him ‘Live’?? … but am very much looking forward to the Show

C: What’s with the boxer dog?

G: His name is ‘GAV’… He looks full on but he doesn’t bite.

An Evening with Gavin Friday and Friends

Sunday 4th October 2009
Carnegie Hall – New York City
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Tickets go on-sale Wednesday,
September 16, 11AM EST
Available at CarnegieCharge at 212.247.7800
www.carnegiehall.org and the box office

Gavin Friday joins Republic of Loose

December 23, 2008 in Concert, News - Comments

Gavin will be joining Republic of Loose on stage in Dublin on the 23rd of December (today). The band are set to play The Academy two times, with an all ages show at 2pm and an evening show at 8pm. At this point we are unsure whether Gavin will appear at both. Tickets are only available for the afternoon performance.

‘Handsomest Drowned Man’ in Paris

November 17, 2008 in Concert, News - Comments

The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World, Ian Wilson’s work for narrator, clarinet, piano, violin and cello, based on a text by Gabriel García Márquez, which was first performed in Dublin (2007) and Brighton (2008) will see its European premiere at the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris on December 9.
Narrator Gavin Friday will reprise his role alongside pianist Finghin Collins, clarinettist Carol McGonnell and will be joined by Catherine Leonard on violin and Richard Harwood on cello.

Friday Night Special

August 20, 2008 in Concert, News - Comments

Gavin Friday will be a guest at Duke Special‘s show at the National Concert Hall in Dublin this Friday. The Northern Irish singer (bio) is performing with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and has invited Gavin to join him on stage for the Kurt Weill song Apple Jack.

National Concert Hall, Friday 22 August, 8pm.

The show has already sold out, but perhaps you can get lucky at:
- Box office: +353 (0)1 417 0000
- NCH website
- RTE Website

‘Friday gave an inspired performance’

July 29, 2008 in Reviews - Comments

Londonist reviews the 4-hour Rogue’s Gallery show in London on July 28th, 2008

Other fixtures were Ed Harcourt and Gavin Friday. Harcourt’s heartbreaking “Farewell Nancy” sounded less mournful with the Langley Sisters leading the vocals. Friday gave an inspired performance of “Baltimore Whores,” perhaps the first truly exciting performance of the evening. The pair shared vocal duties on “Boney Was A Warrior” with a visibly unsteady Shane McGowan on harmonica and were joined by Baby Gramps in backing Sandy Dillon on “Bully In The Alley,” which was all too perfectly suited to Dillon’s cat-scratch vocals.

As Wilner said, you couldn’t get through an evening of sea chanteys without the obligatory rendition of “What Do We Do With A Drunken Sailor.” In the hands of David Thomas, Keith Moline, the still-shaky McGowan, and Gavin Friday, it took on an apocalyptic nature. Despite a light-hearted reference to the accordion on his knee, Thomas succeeded only in making perhaps the best known of sea songs borderline terrifying. However, if a song has been covered to death then it might as well scare you near to death.

Read the full review.

Rogue’s Gallery: A smattering of highlights

July 26, 2008 in Concert, Reviews - Comments

JournalOnline.co.uk reviews Rogue’s Gallery in Gateshead:

“A smattering of highlights (there were too many to mention) would be the aforementioned Oscar winner, Mr Robbins taking the lead mic for My Son John, Sandy Dillon (whose voice suggests a Macy Gray/Steve Tyler parentage) pleading Leave Her Johnny and Gavin Friday giving the Baltimore Whores food for thought.”

Rogue’s Gallery at the Barbican

July 17, 2008 in Concert, News - Comments

Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys
Mon 28 Jul, 7.30pm at the Barbican in London
Baby Gramps, Martha Wainwright, David Thomas, Gavin Friday, Ralph Steadman, Robyn Hitchcock, Norma Waterston, Teddy Thompson, Martin Carthy, Julie Fowlis, Eliza Carthy, Tim Robbins, Ed Harcourt, Neil Hannon, Pete Doherty & more

Based on the extraordinary recent CD release produced by legendary Hal Willner, this concert features contemporary re-workings of traditional sea-songs and chanteys. A stellar line-up of artists take us on a trip like no other, exploring the hardships, the horrors, the lusts and lurid depths, and the crystal beauty that led men to the sea in ships for hundreds of years.
Expect songs about drinking, death, nasty crimes on the water and of course pirates…
Tickets from £15. Book now.
Location: Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London

Three Pruned Men lined up for Rogue’s Gallery Dublin

June 21, 2008 in Concert, News - Comments

Guggi and Dave-id Busarus will join Gavin Friday to perform at Hal Willner‘s Rogue’s Gallery Dublin concert as ‘Three Pruned Men’.
‘Three Pruned Men’ recorded the song ‘Bully In The Alley’ on disc one of the Rogue’s Gallery double album.
It is first time in 25 years the three ex-Virgin Prunes will perform together ‘live’.
Rogue’s Gallery Dublin is part of the Analog festival and will take place on Grand Canal Square on July 18. Tickets are available from the festival website.

Rogue’s Gallery line up takes shape

May 27, 2008 in Concert, News - Comments

Via HotPress.com we learn that Hal Willner has confirmed the preliminary line-up for the July 18th Rogue’s Gallery concert in Dublin.

Performing songs from the Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys album are Teddy Thompson, Waterson: Carthy, David Thomas of Pere Ubu fame, Julie Fowlis, Baby Grapms, Ed Harcourt, Rachel Unthank, The Winterset and of course, Gavin Friday.

Update (June 12): Lou Reed has been confirmed for the Dublin show.