Luka Bloom & band, câest Luka Bloom, dĂ©jĂ exceptionnel en solo, accompagnĂ© de Dave Hingerty Ă la batterie (cf. The Frames) et Joe Csibi Ă la basse (on lui doit aussi les arrangements de cordes du dernier album de Luka Bloom). Notre Irlandais prĂ©fĂ©rĂ© a, en effet, sorti un tout nouvel album rĂ©cemment, le douziĂšme de sa carriĂšre, intitulĂ© 'Eleven Songs' et paru sur son propre label Big Sky Records (distribuĂ© chez nous par V2). On avait encore pu le voir en solo, dans notre pays, Ă lâautomne dernier. CâĂ©tait Ă guichets fermĂ©s. Depuis, il sâest produit avec son groupe au Vicar Street, Ă Dublin, et câest ce concert unique que ses nombreux fans belges pourront bientĂŽt voir en exclusivitĂ© Ă lâAB. Pour les profanes, nous revenons rapidement sur sa carriĂšre. Notre 'turbo-troubadour', de son vrai nom Barry Moore (et frĂšre de Christy Moore), est un singer-songwriter inspirĂ© qui sĂ©vit depuis plus dâun quart de siĂšcle. Sa carriĂšre a pris dĂ©finitivement son envol avec la sortie en 90 de lâalbum 'Riverside'. On rappellera aussi lâincroyable succĂšs remportĂ© par sa reprise tout en douceur du tube rap 'I Need Love'. Et, ceux qui ont eu lâoccasion dâassister Ă lâun ou lâautre de ses concerts, ou qui connaissent le CD live 'Amsterdam', savent combien il peut ĂȘtre vif et inventif sur scĂšne. Mais arrĂȘtons lĂ les louanges, et laissez vous tout simplement emporter par la musique de Luka Bloom !
And an extra wee blurb from Luka himself for march 4th:
After nearly 20 years coming to Belgium with just my voice and guitars and songs; I've decided it's time to bring some friends to play with me.
We had so much fun making Eleven Songs, my new record, that I've asked some of the guys to come to Ancienne Belgique in Brussels for a show on March 4th 2009.
Joe Csibi has played bass with Sting, The Chieftains, Elmer Bernstein; has worked with Riverdance... More importantly, he played bass and arranged strings on Between the Mountain and the Moon for me in 2001. He'll be playing double bass on March 4th.
And Dave Hingerty has been the drummer for The Frames, as well as Josh Ritter; and he did a great job on Eleven Songs for me.
We had a great night together in Dublin recently in Vicar Street, and can't wait to do this special gig in AB on March 4th.
See you there, Luka Bloom.