DANNY VAUGHN — famed for his flourishing voice-work with melodic rockers Tyketto — has now delivered his solo album masterpiece…
He’s released a video for the track: “The Shadow Of King John” — a spring-boarding jig filled with stomping rhythms and gloriously inebriated fiddles. When we first heard the number, we thought it was “A breezy, irrepressible jaunt through the faded spirit of Limerick but retains a wistful sense of hope…”
As Danny explains, “I lived in Limerick, Ireland, for about 4 years during the period known as ‘The Celtic Tiger’: an economic boom the likes of which the country had never seen before. I learned about The Craic, Rugby, Hurling, and the science of pouring the perfect pint. I loved the little cul de sac street I lived on. My neighbors all knew and looked after one another and you could expect a friendly greeting every time you stepped out of your front door. I loved telling my American friends that I lived right next to a prison and a dog track. If it wasn’t for the rain, I might still be there.”
“I came back in 2015 and, like so many cities in the western world at that time, many of the signs of economic well-being were gone. I felt sad walking the streets of ‘my city’ again, seeing so many boarded up storefronts and people sleeping rough. That’s when the song started coming to me.”
“The city landscape is dominated by King John’s Castle, which began construction around 1200. Its high turrets and walls have overseen everything that has occurred in its shadow, from the city’s many sieges to Limerick winning the all Ireland Senior Hurling Championships.”
“I wanted to write a song for this place I had called home. I wanted to capture a little bit of her spirit so that, even thought the song depicts hard times, it also shows the love of life, the friendships, laughter and music that I associate with my years there.”
“Times are better now. The castle was there long before us and will be there long after. Long may it stand.”
Myths Legends And Lies by Danny Vaughn is OUT NOW.
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Remaining DANNY VAUGHN UK Dates
Aug 16: The Dreadnought in Bathgate, UK
Aug 17: The Diamond Rock Bar in Ballymena, N. Ireland
Aug 22: The Black Heart, London
Aug 23: The Cluny, Newcastle
Aug 29: Eleven, Stoke On Trent
Aug 30: The Asylum, Birmingham
European Tour
Oct 3. Bounty Rock Cafe in Olomouc, Czech Republic
Oct 5. Bluesiana in Velden, Austria
Oct 6. Forum Karlin in Prague, Czech Republic
Oct 7. Rockpalast in Bochum, Germany
Oct 9. MS Connexion Complex in Mannheim, Germany
Oct 10. Jonny’s Lion Cave in Trubbach, Switzerland
Oct 11. Riffelhof in Burgrieden, Germany
Oct 13 Crow Live Stage in Athens, Greece
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