Newcomer

I'm thrilled that my second studio album 'Newcomer' is under production. In October I went into GloWorm Recordings in Glasgow with a group of fantastic musicians who brought my music to life: Innes White (guitar), Andrew Waite (accordion), Michael Biggins (piano), Steve Forman (percussion), Christine MacGinley (French horn), Seonaid Aitken (violin), Sarah Leonard (viola), Su-a Lee (cello), Tina Jordan Rees (flute) and Jack Houston (spoken word), with Mike Vass as engineer/producer.

'Newcomer' will focus on a literary heroine explored in Donegal writer Patrick MacGill’s novel 'The Rat Pit'. Norah Ryan was a woman of strength and beauty who nevertheless was vulnerable to poverty, sexual exploitation, and great emotional loss.

The album will feature seven instrumental tracks, some with spoken word, and three songs, two of which are poems of MacGill's I have put music to, and a self-penned song. 

The project is partly funded by Creative Scotland, and I will be running a Crowdfunding campaign in March to raise the remainder of the funds, and also to cover costs for my album launch which will take place in Cottier's Theatre, Glasgow on June 5th 2020.

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