January found Dawn Landes on Irish shores, promoting last year's lovely Bluebird record and, before she headed for a Whelan's show, she stepped out of the cold winter rain to spend some time with Hot Press.
Happily, she brought her guitar...
Landes, an accomplished songwriter and producer currently plying her trade from New York, played two songs from her fifth LP – you can hear the title track and 'Try To Make A Fire Burn Again' below. She also chatted to our own Craig Fitzpatrick about the record's genesis, how it is decidedly not a break-up album (her marriage to Josh Ritter ended in the interim between Sweetheart Rodeo and Bluebird), the importance of Dolly Parton and more.

Dawn Landes - Bluebird from Hot Press on Vimeo.

Dawn Landes - Try from Hot Press on Vimeo.

Dawn Landes - Interview from Hot Press on Vimeo.