plus supportAMY VACHAL_ Main Venue _Tickets on sale now priced €15 (incl booking) from www.ticketmaster.ie & wwwhelanslive.com
A few years back, if someone had started giving him some lip in the middle of a gig, Joe Purdy might have left the stage and beat a little sense into the guy. Nowadays, he’s more likely to calm everybody down, assure the loudmouth that he was a welcome and important part of his audience and through words and warmth talk him into sitting back down and join everyone else in enjoying Purdy’s extraordinary music.
What has happened to Joe Purdy? Some might call it growth, although he’s already grown a lot in wandering from his Arkansas home state to Los Angeles, and from there toward and beyond further horizons. Along the way he’s recorded a baker’s dozen worth of albums. His songs have turned up on numerous TV shows and film soundtracks. He even received a special request from Pete Townshend to join him onstage. Purdy said yes.
Even so, in recent years the singer, songwriter and self-described “hillbilly” has come to see the world and his role in it somewhat differently. His new views chart the direction on his latest album, Who Will Be Next? which plants its feet deep in the tradition of Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs and others while addressing immediate transgressions.
Purdy’s determination to honor the giants of American folk while applying his unique skills as writer and passionate vocalist reveal just how much he has achieved and evolved as an observer and participant in our times.
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AMY VACHAL
http://www.amyvachal.com/https://www.facebook.com/amyvachalmusic
Amy Vachal is a singer-songwriter from Brooklyn, NY. Influenced by a wide range of artists from Ella Fitzgerald to Pharrell Williams to M. Ward, Amy’s sound incorporates bluesy melodies, soulful lyrics, and folksy rhythms. In 2011, Amy put out her first EP, Appleseed, and followed it three years later with Crinkle Bloom, released by Rockwood Records. In 2015, Amy appeared on NBC’s The Voice, where her rendition of “Dream a Little Dream of Me” turned the head of every judge and launched her on a path to the semifinals. Born in Sommerset, NJ to a Filipina mom and German-Irish dad, Amy was heavily influenced by her dad’s love of bluegrass and old-gospel soul. Beginning her career as a 3-year-old pop singer, Amy’s soul-stirring voice draws comparisons to Feist, Regina Spector, and Billie Holiday. Amy is currently working on her first full-length record.
TICKETS
€15 available online from WAV Tickets or Lo-Call 1890 200 078 (1-8pm M-F, 4-8pm Sat)
– 50c per ticket service charge applies on phone, internet or creditcard bookings. Final ticket price may be higher from other outlets.
Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required
AFTER THE GIG
Whelan’s Indie Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm or check out the bands playing The Midnight Hour in the upstairs venue – Free Entry via front door until 10:30pm | Drinks Promos
