'This is Kevin Doherty's third solo album, and the Donegal-born singer-songwriter just gets better and better. There are few inventive writers who have such an easy and winning way with melody, and certainly only a handful who have managed to create a signature sound so rich in Americana. The more one listens to this warm, understated album of fine detail, the more there is to hear. For instance, James Delaney's rippling piano frills in the gorgeously soulful Country Music are typical of the lightly applied but brilliant splashes of colour that enrich each song.
Doherty wrote and produced all 12 tracks, and they cover a wide area, including many topical references, not least the faux music hall of A Brief History of Our Times, and a fascinating retelling of the Irish story in the epic Tugboat. Doherty's soulful, unhurried tenor and sceptical, slightly amused attitude sets the tone throughout for what is undoubtedly one of the year's best albums.'
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concert dates
Thanks to all of you who attended the shows over the holidays.
The new year will bring shows from 'Telegraph' beginning in February.
All details of the shows will appear first on this the official site.