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David Rotheray, Bella Hardy & Jim Causley Supported by Eleanor McEvoy - STANDING ONLY STANDING ONLY

Highly successful songwriter and instigator of The Beautiful South with Paul Heaton, David Rotheray releases his latest album in July 2010. Entitled The Life Of Birds, the album is a modern folk concept album, featuring collaborations with many singer/songwriters from the contemporary scene, including Jim Causley and Bella Hardy who will guest with him tonight. An intriguing collision between Nashville and Whitby, where Rotheray's country instincts blend naturally with the folkier leanings of his collaborators.

“The subtle British humour of the Beautiful South is ever present in Rotheray’s lyrics, turning the everyday into objects of musical poetry…” Maverick magazine

Artist's website www.myspace.com/rotheray

Supporting artist

Eleanor McEvoy

Eleanor McEvoy's new album "I'd Rather Go Blonde" is the eighth album in a twenty year career that has seen McEvoy establish herself as one of Ireland's most accomplished singer / songwriters. Never one to shy away from the big issues, this album sees McEvoy tackling themes such as alienation, hypocrisy, recent Irish history and romance. The songs are typified by a lyrical élan and often leavened with a touch of humour. "For Avoidance Of Any Doubt" features a plaintive soul using her solicitor to berate an absent lover for not returning calls, and the title track is built around a phrase that just made McEvoy laugh! As she says herself, "I always try to express myself clearly and honestly. I was the odd one, the tubby girl with glasses who had to go to violin lessons after school. The ray of sunlight was the radio with its music. The escape was learning to sing and play instruments and play with others and write and just get out there. Anyway this album is all me, and I am very proud of it."

Click here to visit Eleanor's website: www.eleanormcevoy.com

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