Ireland: Songs of Leaving
Ever notice how all the songs about Pittsburgh are about leaving it?
A musician friends back in the early 70s used that line to introduce the song “Six Days on the Road,” a seminal truck-driving tune made famous by Dave Dudly. It’s a terrific piece of country-rock, and I’ll be playing it this Saturday (May 19) at Riley’s Pour House – one of western Pennsylvania’s top venue’s for Irish and American music.
Of course, as good as that opening line is, I must admit that I can’t think of one other song about Pittsburgh that involves leaving it. But songs about leaving Ireland? Man, there’s a ton of those.
Let’s consider a few that I’ll be playing this Saturday. [Read more at 21st-Century Scop.]
Songs of Leaving: Sample Tracks
“Leaving Liverpool” (trad) from the CD Home from the Field, recorded in 2005 with The Laughrey Connolly Band. Lawrence C. Connolly, guitar & vocals; Chris Laughrey, guitar and backing vocals; Duane Davis, bass; Lee McGinn, drums.
“Castlegregory ” (words & music Lawrence C. Connolly) from the CD Two Seas recorded in 2006 with The Laughrey Connolly Band. Lawrence C. Connolly, lead guitar and vocals; Chris Laughrey, rhythm guitar; Bob Banerjee, mandoline, Duane Davis, bass; and Lee McGinn, drums.
Live Performances
The following are music-only shows. For a complete list of all performances, go to: Appearances.
May 19:
Riley’s Pour House
215 East Main Street
Carnegie, PA 15106
June 16:
Riley’s Pour House
215 East Main Street
Carnegie, PA 15106
Music from the Veins Cycle
Fasten your seatbelts and prepare to take your reading experience to a whole new level. With Veins: The Soundtrack, author and musician Lawrence C. Connolly provides a series of instrumental soundscapes inspired by themes and scenes from his critically acclaimed supernatural thriller Veins. Performing with his band, Connolly delivers a mix of trance, rock, and ambient compositions designed to complement the book that was both a Black Quill and Hoffer Award finalist.
Read the book. Hear the soundtrack. Enter a world where fantasy lives.
Available from:
iTunes
Napster
FEBooks
CD Baby
Sample Tracks:
1. Axle Rising
2. Something in the Darkness
3. Opening the Veins
4. 68 Fastback
5. Downhill Run
6. Spirit Wind
Bonus Tracks:
7. Aberrations
8. Echoes