Pierce Turner at the Sis

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Sirius Arts Centre

Cobh, County Cork

Presents an Evening with

PIERCE TURNER

Saturday 11 June 8pm (doors 7:45)

Tickets €20

For more information or to book contact Sirius at (021) 481 3790 or via email at: cobharts@iol.ie

Sirius Arts Centre presents the only Cork date for this Irish born US based singer songwriter – a night not to miss!

When Pierce Turner performed at the South by South West Music and multimedia Festival in Austin Texas this March he was pleasantly surprised to find that there was more space for an eclectic artist like himself in this post conglomerate music world than there was in the old. 

Perhaps Pierce Turner’s unusual pedigree finally makes sense. Born and raised in Wexford Town he emigrated to New York in his early twenties with his friend Larry Kirwan (front man for Black 47) they formed The Major Thinkers and were signed to Epic Records, they’re single “Avenue B” almost cracked it.  Eventually they went separate ways and while composing music for modern dance in Manhattan’s downtown art world Pierce hooked up with Avant garde composer Philip Glass.

Intrigued by Pierce’s songwriting and style of singing, Philip suggested taking the idea of producing an album for the Wexford man to a contact that he had at Virgin Records in London.  Simon Draper of Virgin loved the music and the idea, flying Pierce back and forth a couple of times from the U.S.  But Virgin was going through a big upheaval at the time with Richard Branson.  And the deal got bogged down.  Luckily the music was also handed in to Martin Mills owner of Beggars Banquet / 4AD and he snapped Pierce up for a 3-album deal with Philip Glass producing and writing string arrangements.  Martin to this day believes that Pierce was ahead of his time and told him so when he attended his show at South By South West this March. He also believes that what Pierce does makes more sense in todays climate with the presence of solo artists like Antony and the Johnsons, Sufjan Stevens and James Blake.

The fact is, Philip Glass has collaborated with David Bowie, Eno, Leonard Cohen and Pierce Turner, heady company for this yellow belly.

This summer he plans to finish recording his new album, slated for an October release, it features a duet with Mr. Glass and reportedly a set of songs typical of the depth and soul of Pierce’s songs sourced from the fountain of time and experience.

It will be seven years since his last CD.  See him in Ireland this summer and get an advance glimpse of this new material by the man that Liam Fay of the Sunday Times said “ he has created what I confidently believe to be the finest body of work in contemporary Irish music”

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