Emerald Germs radio plays return to RTE 1
Emerald Germs, the nine radio plays adapted from Patrick McCabe’s book, for which Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer composed the music, is 20 years old this month. To celebrate, RTE 1 radio will repeat the plays starting today, Wednesday July 8th, at 10.30 pm GMT. (Listen here) Featuring a high profile cast including Niall Toibin,…
Read MoreT Rex tribute AngelHeaded Hipster out on September 4th
AngelHeaded Hipster, the Hal Willner produced tribute album to the songs of Marc Bolan & T Rex, will be released on September 4th. The double album features Gavin Friday on two songs: “The Leopards” “She was Born to be My Unicorn / Ride A White Swan” – with Maria McKee
Read MoreGavin Friday contributes recording of ‘Slates, Slags etc’ to The Fall symposium
Gavin Friday has recorded a version of The Fall’s 1981 song ‘Slates, Slags etc’ with the group Frigid Stars. The recording will be presented as Gavin’s contribution to Always Different, Always The Same: a symposium on the band in Limerick, Ireland on November 7th. 2019. Frigid Stars are Eoin Devereux and David Meagher (both of…
Read MoreGavin Friday on John Kelly’s Mystery train
Gavin Friday will join John Kelly on Lyric FM’s Mystery Train’s special Sunday service this week, October 6. Gavin’ll be picking all the records, his varied influences plus a look back over his own musical career. Tune into RTE LyricFM – Sunday October 6, 7-9 pm
Read MoreGavin Friday, Ute Lemper, Blixa Bargeld, Meow Meow, Camille O’Sullivan perform Bertolt Brecht Songs And Poems in Dublin this Autumn
GAVIN FRIDAY, Ute Lemper, Blixa Bargeld, Meow Meow, Camille O’Sullivan perform the songs and poems of Bertolt Brecht in NCH’s Perspectives: CHANGE THE WORLD series. “Bertolt Brecht Songs And Poems For 2019”, a re-imagining of Bertolt Brecht’s work will take place at The National Concert Hall in Dublin on Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th September 2019. Tickets…
Read MoreGavin Friday talks Picasso – RTE Radio One ‘Arena’
Gavin Friday will be talking about Picasso’s painting “La Vie” on RTE’s art show “Arena” this coming Monday (June 3) on Radio 1, from 8-9pm. The theme of the show is “Blue”. He will also be reciting “A Blue Diamond Pill”, a poem by Jeremy Reeds and a teaser for a future release. Listen back…
Read MoreExcess & Ruin: Gavin Friday collaborates with Jeremy Reed and David J
Gavin Friday has collaborated with British poet Jeremy Reed and Bauhaus’s David J on a the title track of Jeremy Reed & the Ginger Light’s upcoming album “Excess & Ruin”. The new 15 track CD album from Jeremy Reed & the Ginger Light is now available to pre-order. The release date is April 4, 2019.…
Read MoreNothing Like The Sun: The Gavin Bryars Ensemble at Hull’s Middleton Hall
Gavin Friday and The Gavin Bryars Ensemble will be performing Bryars’ Nothing Like The Sun at Hull’s Middleton Hall on April 4th, 2019. Commissioned by Opera North and the Royal Shakespeare Company, this haunting, dramatic piece for chamber group and voices weaves Gavin Bryars’ music through eight of Shakespeare’s most meditative sonnets. The ensemble includes…
Read MoreGavin Friday and Anni Hogan collaborate on Angels of Romance song
Gavin Friday features on the song “Angels of Romance” on the new album from Anni Hogan (Marc & The Mambas, The Willing Sinners) ‘Lost In Blue’, produced by Dave Ball (Soft Cell) and Riccardo Mulhall. Anni on collaborating with Gavin: “I had met Gavin sometime somewhere back in the day, but only briefly so this…
Read MoreSpecial Record Store Day release: U2 with Gavin Friday on vocals
U2’s ‘Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me’ has been remixed for the 2018’s eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE tour and features Gavin Friday and Arcade Fire’s Régine Chassagne on vocals. Originally released as a single from the Batman Forever soundtrack album, ‘Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me’ reached #1 in Ireland, #2 in the UK…
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