“Romantic Ireland” by Ian Ashford is the first song from the new album “The Tree” available to hear on Youtube. “The Tree” will be available across all digital platforms from the 23rd of September 2023.
Ian Ashford, son of the late Paul Ashford, grew up in Stillorgan, Dublin. His new album is a collection of 7 songs he has worked on since 2018. Romantic Ireland is a protest song against the ongoing evictions and grotesque inequalities which have emerged in Ireland during the last 20 years. Unchecked greed and exploitation of weak government policy by Landlords and Property Developers has brought people to their knees, wrecking communities, family life and running the Capital City Dublin into the ground. A lack of investment in the working communities around the city centre, which suits Developers and Landlords and helps them exploit weak policies and vulnerable tenants has made the city centre unsafe and unrecognisable.
Ian’s last album “Inheritance” was a collaboration project with The Solidarity Band in 2021. The new album “The Tree” was recorded and engineered at The Old Dream Studio during 2022.
The musicians involved are Ian Ashford, Simon O Reilly, Arthur Duburq, John Oldream, Meglena Tzaneva, Guillaume Latil and Camy French. The album was engineered and mixed by John Oldream and mastered by Francois Stoudmann. All artworks by Ian Ashford.
Listen to “Romantic Ireland” below:
