This Saturday 21st August 2010 brings a very special gig to Youghal. Manhattan Meets The Emerald Isle a double bill featuring New York City’s Harrison Roach & Ireland’s Nicole Maguire Live at The Gate, Youghal at 10:30pm

New York City based singer/songwriter Harrison Roach just released his début EP All These Things in January 2010 on his own label ROA Records. Talent scouts from Sony applauded the album’s “strong sense of melody” which is multi-faceted and mature for such a young artist. Recorded and produced with acclaimed local talent, the fascinating and layered music of All These Things is perfectly executed, spanning the genres of pop, ambient- rock, and blues, and attests to Harrison’s authentic musical voice in an impressive entrance into professional music. A New York native, Harrison grew up frequenting the village music scene. He attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston to study jazz guitar, where he discovered an undeniable attraction to songwriting and immediately began work on All These Things.

http://www.harrisonroachmusic.com/html/listen.php

Nicole Maguire is a Singer songwriter from Conna Co. Cork. At only 24 years old she has already gained a reputation as one of Ireland’s most promising songwriters. She has been sharing her time between Ireland and Nashville working with writers on both sides of the Atllantic. Nicole has toured with Grammy-Award winning artist Nanci Griffith and since then has played a string of shows in Ireland, Europe and the USA. Nicole has begun working on her new album with Thomm Jutz (Nanci Griffith’s producer for her stunning ‘The Loving Kind’ Album) in Nashville this year. Some of the finished tracks have already been reviewed by Irelands premier music magazine Hotpress. Jackie Hayden has already compared Nicole’s voice to that of Emmy Lou Harris and on reviewing one of her songs he stated that it has ‘sing me written all over it’. More of Nicole’s work can be found on Nicole’s myspace page www.myspace.com/nicolemaguireireland along with gig updates and news.

BAND PERSONNEL

This is the rhythm section that will be providing accompaniment for both artists:

Cary Brown (keyboards, guitar, vocals)- Cary Brown is a musician who has shared international stages with artists such as The Skatalites, The NY Ska- Jazz Ensemble, Levon Helm, Yonrico Scott, John Scofield, and Harrison Roach. He is also the producer of Harrison’s debut CD: All These Things.

Jason Brown (electric and upright basses, vocals)- Jason Brown has been a fixture in the Irish music scene for years, playing bass for Bobby Lee, Nicole Maguire and iFunk as well as Sloan Wainwright and 1ADAM12 from the U.S.

K. McCarthy (drums) current session player… brings  20 years of experience to the fold having also toured extensively in Ireland, UK and Europe.

Tour Schedule:

Wednesday 18th Aug - The Folk House,  Kinsale 9:30pm

Thursday 19th Aug - The Blackbird, Ballycotton 9:30pm

Friday 20th Aug -  The Moorings, Dungarvan 10:30pm

Saturday 21st Aug -  The Gate, Youghal 10:30pm

Tuesday 24th Aug - The Crane Lane Theatre in Cork City @ Midnight.