Following his 2020 success of hitting Number 1 on the Ireland Top 100 Songs chart with “Dark Rosaleen” and being shortlisted on the ballot for the Grammy Awards for his critically acclaimed song “The Old Man On Patrick’s Street”, Cork singer/songwriter Roy Buckley is set to release another highly anticipated self-penned single called “Devil Rose” on January 26 th 2021.
Shifting artistically from songs highlighting social issues such as homelessness and emigration, this time we are offered a different side to Buckley’s song writing style with this tale of the drop dead gorgeous, heart stealing temptress known as “Devil Rose”… the narrative suggests she has a wicked soul cunningly hidden behind the mask of her pretty disguise causing many men to fall for her irresistible charm… usually not realising their ill-fated destiny until it is all too late… the piano bar / jazz club element almost makes the listener feel as though they have wandered into Buckley’s own personal modern-day speakeasy !!
In studio, Devil Rose came to life through the hard work of an incredible team of producers, engineers and session musicians… from starting the recording process at Wood Street Studios with Buckley’s late great friend Lawrence White to completing the final mix at Kitten Lane recording studio with Keith Clancy & Aidan O’ Mahony.
Like Buckley’s 2020 releases, Devil Rose was mastered by Grammy Award winning mastering legend Adam Ayan at the world class Gateway Mastering facility in Portland, Maine, USA. Adam Ayan’s diverse clients include superstar artists such as Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand, Taylor Swift, Queen, Bruce Springsteen, and the Foo Fighters to name a few…
Roy Buckley is a singer, songwriter, musician, entertainer and recording artist from Cork City, Ireland. Since childhood he has “collected” Irish music and song, and in 2012 established the hugely successful “Song Collector Sessions” concert series, with over fifty productions under his belt since then.
Among many of Ireland’s greatest artists, guests at the concerts have included Aslan’s Christy Dignam and Joe Jewell, the late great Liam Reilly of Bagatelle, The Black Donnellys, Leslie Dowdall, Stockton’s Wing frontman Mike Hanrahan, the maestro Phil Coulter, and many more…
The concerts also led to a podcast.. interviews with leading lights in Irish music such as Finbar Furey, Phil Coulter, John Spillane, Sean McGuinness, The High Kings, and more.. The “Song Collector Podcast” is available on all platforms..
Internationally, when not “grounded” by Covid-19, Roy Buckley spends several months of the year touring and performing at festivals and events all over the world. Audiences in Denmark, Sweden, Portugal, Spain, Finland, Estonia, Holland, Norway, the UK and the USA have enjoyed this Corkman’s music, comprehensive knowledge of folk music, and unique storytelling voice.
Phil Coulter recently described Roy Buckley as “The Last of the Great Balladeers”, while iconic songwriter Pete St. John, who personally asked Roy to sing his songs “Tara Tansey” and “Waltzing On Borrowed Time” called him “The Voice of Munster”.
His Summer 2020 release about homelessness, “The Old Man on Patricks Street” reached No.2 on the Irish Download chart, and made it on the first round of shortlisted songs in the running for the 63rd Grammy awards in two categories – “Song of the Year” and “Record of the Year”.
During 2020, Buckley was invited by Phil Coulter to collaborate on a recording of the song for Coulter’s Lockdown Lounge series, as well as recording many of Phil Coulter’s other classic songs.
When asked about his Grammy consideration, Buckley said “I am thrilled to have a song I wrote make it on the ballot for the Grammy Awards, it has been a very exciting journey. I am very proud to see an Irish folk song go this far in the Grammy process.”
The follow up single, “Dark Rosaleen” won great acclaim in autumn, reaching Number 1 on the Ireland Top 100 Songs chart in less than 16 hours of being released and has resonated strongly among Irish emigrants around the world.
“Devil Rose” Roy Buckley’s latest single, will be released on Tuesday, January 26 th , 2021… It will be the first time this story of the alluring seductress will be available worldwide on all download and streaming platforms.
While Buckley has started archiving the songs of Ireland and beyond with video productions for the brand new Song Collector Sessions YouTube channel project, he already has plans in place to release more new singles throughout 2021.
