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Out of the Dark - Gráinne Duffy

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GRAINNE DUFFY

Out of the Dark (CDG)

Grainne Duffy plays the blues like an seasoned relative of BB King or Bonnie Raitt. She’s actually a fresh-faced contender from Ireland who writes a concise song and can handle old faves like ‘Rather Go Blind’. Her battered Fender guitar has seen some serious practice and we might assume that somewhere, Rory Gallagher is smiling.

Stuart Bailie 'My jaw dropped when I heard it'.

Sturat Baillie is the author of a Thin Lizzy book The Wild One, and BBC Dj for The Late Show

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Grainne Duffy

Currently Grainne is finishing tracks for her second album, as a follow up to her stunning debut album Out of the Dark which was released last year to warm reception which included her being asked to appear for three days at Glastonbury 2008 Festival. There she was lucky enough to share the stage with such wonderful artists as Joan Baez, Suzanne Vega, Sinead O Connor, Seasick Steve and The Blockheads to name but a few. Alongside appearing at many of Ireland's leading festivals Grainne was also approached by the BBC to record a track, ‘Get Here’, for their T.V. promotion campaign in George Martin's Air Studio in London which was then aired over the summer on BBC 1 and BBC 2. This year she has taken part in two T.V. shows for R.T.E. One of which is for the highly acclaimed music programme Other Voices along with Eric Bibb,Christy Moore, Duke Special, Elbow, Lisa Hannigan, Mick Flannery, Billy Bragg and many more and she also took part in an interview with RTE's John Kelly. The second is a documentary piece for the most watched R.T.E. series Nationwide, both of which will be going out early this year. This year this Grainne will be appearing alongside Paul Brady for the re opening of the newly refurbished Ulster Hall and also at the renowned Celtic Connections Festival in Scotland and other leading European Festivals among other projects in the coming year.