16.02.2007: Richard Gilpin - Loose Ends - New Album:	Richard Gilpin
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11 new songs featuring some of Irelands finest musicians. "A voice that can do both style and substance" (Hot press) “One of our most interesting up and coming writing talents” (Irish Music Mag) "This man writes songs about issues he really knows about" (Anglo-Celt) Live gigs February / March 07: Friday 16th February: The Bronte Music Club ,The Bronte Centre, Church Hill, Rathfriland. Co. Down. N. Ireland Tickets: £10available from the Tourist Information Centre, 200 Newry Road, Banbridge. Tel no 028 406 23322. Time: Doors 8.30 Show at 9.00 Sunday 18th February: The Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart, N. Ireland Tickets: £7 Time: 8pm Box Office: 028 70831400 www.flowerfield.org Saturday 24th February: Live Radio performance / interview presented by Charlie McGettigan on Shannonside FM. 11am - 12. www.shannonsidefm.com Saturday 3rd March: The Balor Theatre, Main St. Ballybofey, Co. Donegal (R.O.I. Launch) Compere: Frank Galligan (Q101FM) Tickets: €10 Time: 8.30 Box Office: 074 9131840 www.balortheatre.com Wednesday 21st March – The Music Club, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary (Joint performance with Maggie Khiane) Friday 23rd March – No Alibis Bookshop, Belfast. david@noalibis.com (with Michael McGinty, Double Bass. – Guest artist, Taj Bell) Planning some gigs with Maggie Khiane in Cork/Kerry and surrounding areas in April - email for more info. NEWS Airplay On it's first month of it's pre-release, 'Loose ends' is picking up a nice bit of airplay with known hearings on BBC Radio Ulster/Radio Foyle including The Late Show with Cherrie McIlwaine, Friel's Fancy, The Gerry Anderson Show, The Alan Simpson Show, U105, including The George Jones Show, Downtown Radio including Tommy Sands Folk and Traditional Show, Highland Radio, John Breslin Show, Innishowen Community Radio, Jim Whitehead, RTE Radio 1, Risin' Time with Maxi, WLRFM, Roddy Cleere, West Dublin Access Radio, Frank Phelan, The session suite, BBC Radio Northampton, Paul Ennever, BBC Radio Berkshire, Richard Skinner, Redneck On Oameru Radio, Belgium, Mia Heylen, 2CCC-FM Australia, Ian Betteridge. These are only the shows I've heard about, let me know if you have any other 'hearings'!. Why not make a request on your local favourite show? All the presenters in Ireland and U.K. should have copies of Loose Ends. Reviews Some articles about Loose Ends have been in some of the papers, including The Donegal News, The Donegal Democrat, Donegal Peoples Press, The Fermanagh Herald, The Ulster Star, The Tuam Herald. Let us know of any reviews or articles you have seen. Here's a couple just in: www.zeitgeist-scot.co.uk http://www.stocki.ni.org/news/item/46 We had two great gigs in Enniskillen and Lisburn with the Lisburn Show at the Island Arts Centre being sold out. Thanks to special guests Taj Bell and Ursula Burns and to Cherrie McIllwaine, M.C. for the Lisburn launch. Promotional copies of 'Loose ends' are currently available for press and radio etc. - please email for copies or further information. Looking for someone to update my web site with details of the new album etc. Please email for more information. Loose Ends will be on general release from 12th March 2007 Distribution - RGM

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