Outsider Music Volume One is the new album from Eamonn Dowd. It’s his first since Songs From The Fever Ship, his 2019 collaboration with Horslips drummer & lyricist Eamon Carr.
This new album see’s the return of Fever Ship guitarist Thomas Pontén who took time out from his own band Love On Drugs to provide some fantastic solos and licks reminiscent of a young Keith Richards. Elsewhere his vital mandolin playing brings magic to the ballad ‘Crystal Clear’ which was voted one of the Top Five singles of 2022 by Global Texan Chronicles. Available initially as a download single exclusively through Bandcamp it’s now here on disc for the first time, as is the albums opening track, the 4 minute 40 second rocker King Of The Dive Bars.
Elsewhere The Last Soul’s Rickard Yxelflod swaps bass for electric guitar on the memorable ‘Light Up The Night.’
The upbeat and almost cheerful country rocker ‘Can’t Remember’ offers some light relief with trademark slide guitar and top notch rhythm section.
Lyrically, Dowd’s bleak observations on addiction, long lost dreams and wasted years cast a dark cloud with little or no respite.
The closing track, a gothic americana take on Hank Williams* ‘Lost Highway’ bookends a startling return to form from a true outsider.
Catch Eamonn Dowd on Tour
Sat Aug 12 BERLIN (Germany) Revolte Bar
Sun Aug 13 BERLIN (Germany) Artliners – Lazy Sunday Session
Thu Aug 17 SCHWERIN (Germany) The Scotsman Pub
Fri Aug 18 LUBECK (Germany) MacThomas
Sat Aug 19 LUBECK (Germany) MacThomas
Fri Sept 1 GÖTEBORG (Sweden) KoM Musik Bar
Thu Sep 21 TILBURG (Netherlands) Paradox Club
Fri Sep 22 BRUSSELS (Belgium) Toogenblik
Sat Sep 23 ANTWERP (Belgium) Moby Dick
Sun Sep 24 HERSELT (Belgium) Pallieter Sessions
Fri Sept LOENHOUT (Belgium) Café de Zwaluw
Sat Oct 28 ASSENDELFT (Netherlands) Tapperij DeVerwachting
Sun Oct 29 HAARLEM (Netherlands) De Waag
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* Written by Leon Payne in 1948. Recorded and made famous by Hank Williams the following year.
Outsider Music Volume One by Eamonn Dowd is released August 6 2023.
available CD/DL via Bandcamp, Amazon, I – tunes, etc and select record shops. See eamonndowd.com for a list
Spellbound SPCD14.
