Dublin Gospel Choir

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The hand clapping, foot stomping Dublin Gospel Choir started 2010 with a real sense of purpose after the very successful release of their brand new album ‘DOING THEIR THING’ back in November. Packed full of true gospel classics and surprising future favourites, The Dublin Gospel Choir bring the album on tour all over Europe in 2010. They plan to tour in the UK from late Summer 2010 onwards.

‘DOING THEIR THING’ was produced by Ken Mc Hugh of Autamata fame. The first single to be taken from the album ‘Liberty Bell’ was also produced by Ken, a track he originally co-wrote with Carol Keogh of Autamata. The choir also had the award winning London Community Gospel Choir on hand to add some funky gospel flair and soulful arrangements to the tracks.

From their modest beginnings as a local school choir in Dublin’s inner city 13 years ago, they have become a household name in Ireland, playing a host of concerts each year, plus a large number of corporate and charity events. Add to that their annual slot at Ireland’s internationally-acclaimed boutique festival Electric Picnic (at which they played the Main Stage again in 2009) and a performance to a sell-out 82,000 crowd at Croke Park in 2008, and you have a group of people who are really going places. Not too many Irish acts, let alone international ones, can boast of sharing the stage with music industry heavyweights such as Rod Stewart, John Legend, Damien Rice, and The Chieftains. But that is exactly what the Dublin Gospel Choir has achieved over the last few years.

The choir also featured along with Chris de Burgh on a special New Year’s Day BBC Songs of Praise programme which was broadcast to over 35million viewers worldwide. Whereas the religious audience is one target market for them, the Dublin Gospel Choir seems to have broad appeal. Collaborations with people like Damien Rice and Paddy Casey have also won them a much younger audience and one that remains a large part of their audience at shows right across Ireland. They were also invited by Rod Stewart to join him for two great nights at the RDS. 2010 opened with the choir playing the televised Meteor Ireland Music Awards on Feb 19th and following some further Irish / Tenerife touring the choir are currently planning to undertake their first set of UK and European dates from Summer 2010.

“An annual must-see of Electric Picnic – who’d have thought gospel would be this cool?” (Irish Times)

“Gladdens the heart and brings a smile to the face……Uplifting stuff” (Hot Press)

“Ireland’s foremost gospel musicians” (Metro)

For more information visit www.dublingospelchoir.com

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