Duke Special announces Irish tour
Promoting his new three CD boxed set, the Belfast artist will be playing 13 shows starting in late May and ending in June in Dublin
The Hot Press Newsdesk, 16 Mar 2010
Duke Special released "The Stage, A Book, & the Silver Screen" on 26th February, the title referring to the three components of the record.
The Stage refers to the album Mother Courage and Her Children, which the Duke wrote for the production of Bertolt Brecht's anti-way play of the same name. The play ran at the National Theatre in London during the second half of 2009. The album features twelve songs from the stage production.
A Book is Huckleberry Finn, a five-track album that features the first ever recording of an unfinished musical based on the Mark Twain book, started by Kurt Weill before his death. Duke Special finished the songs with approval from the Kurt Weill Foundation.
The Silver Screen refers to the The Silent World of Hector Mann, an album featuring songs from Duke Special and special guests and based on the silent film actor Hector Mann's movies.
These three albums will be highlighted during the tour, which kicks off on Thursday 27th May at An Grianan Theatre in Letterkenny and ends Friday 11th June at the Tripod in Dublin.
The other Irish tour dates are:
Friday May 28
Omagh Strule Arts Centre
Saturday May 29
Galway Black Box Theatre
Sunday May 30
Kilkenny Set Theatre
Tuesday June 1
Newbridge Riverbank Theatre
Weds June 2
Ennis Glor Theatre
Thurs June 3
Waterford Theatre Royal
Friday June 4
Limerick Dolans
Saturday June 5
Cork School of Music
Sunday Jun 6
Sligo Model Theatre
Tuesday June 8
Longford Backstage
Wednesday June 9
Belfast Waterfront Studio
Tickets are on sale now and are available at www.ticketmaster.com. Prices are €22/€24.50.
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