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About Damian Howard

"...Coming all the way from Australia they get the massive crowd singing along to their new song 'Out of My Hands' like it's a time-honoured classic....”

“Damian Howard and The Ploughboys are a great band to watch. They seem to have a crowd of instant fans like fish in the desert after rain, they magically appear, attracted by a swaggering and cheeky Aussie gregarious presence that raises the stakes with real passion...”

“This group is for all seasons, their formula of Country Roots–Rock reaping success at home and abroad.”

“Howard's songs blend acoustic, country and rock to give a feel similar to Tim and Neil Finn's critically acclaimed 'Everyone is Here' ....”

Damian Howard's latest CD release Out of My Hands show cases a new sound and new line up “The line up has changed dramatically in recent times and it's hotter than ever before!”. The new original material has a country roots-rock infused flavour and the first single release All I Ever Wanted has been featured on ABC's Rage earlier this year and on high rotation on CMC.

The songs off Out of My Hands have been warmly recieved by audiences throughout Australia and Europe with performances at festivals and venues around Australia and two successful European Tours in 2008 and 2009 culminating with a performance at the famous Hebridean Celtic Festival on The Isle of Lewis, Scotland in front of 6000 people and filmed by the BBC. This performance has been regularly featured on the BBC over the past 12 months.

Out of My Hands was released earlier this year at the Thornbury Theatre to a sell out crowd and the title track Out of My Hands will be released in the coming months with a new video clip currently in production

Damian Howard released his debut solo CD One in 2006 with his band The Gentle Souls and special guests. In a break from the Celtic Rock sound of The Ploughboys One is an album of original compositions that embrace the full palette of song writing by blending acoustic, country, soul-blues and folk-pop sounds.

One is the deceptively consummate product of ten years of near-constant evolution. 'A step away from the Celtic sounds of his work with The Ploughboys but is in tune with that gentle lush folk-pop by acts such as Colin Hay, Mick Thomas and Howard's older brother Shane' (Matt Neal, The Warrnambool Standard)

'In a fair and just world the outstanding Mercy should be rated as one of the Australia songs of the year' (David Connolly, Geelong Advertiser)

As the creative force and lead singer/ songwriter with the popular Celtic Rock Band The Ploughboys Damian has toured extensively throughout Australia and overseas performing at many well-known venues and music festivals, including a performance at the MCG in 2001 and again in 2005 at the Telstra Dome as the pre-match entertainment before the International Rules Football match between Australia and Ireland.

In July/ August 2008 Damian toured throughout Europe with his band performing in Denmark, Wales, Ireland, England and Scotland. The tour was a huge success and plans are underway for another assault in 2009. The band have returned to performances at various festivals and venues around Australia and are about to hit the studio to record a new song of Damian's titled 'Out of My Hands'. The song evoked a huge response from audiences throughout Europe and will be released later this year.