The fantastic Dan Bodwell on double bass, ye olde Shane O'Donovan on drums, the wonderful Martin Moran on guitars, and on occasion the keys genius Brian Connor . Electronics from lovely wee Holger Stenschke..
Also guests (on tour) from wide and far and vice versa include - from New York Yoni Halevy (drums and percussion) from Australia on didgeridoo Sir William Barton ..others have included Jonny Black on guitars, from Oz Mr. Josh Hogan (percussion and mallets and mullets haha only joking), bassoon by rev. Davide Furlanetto , bodhran by Rohan he is Young , uilleann pipes by ..nice hair!.. Jarleth Henderson and harp by the lovely Lady Laura Henderson and the mad genius cellist Hugo Smit .
Influences
everything that comes in one ear and doesnt run out the other...!
.. jazz, nu-soul, 70s rock, heavy heavy rock with monstrous great big eat-ya-head riffs, great singer/songwriters (so, so many!), new composers, the choral music of James McMillan anything that ticks and bleeps and sings and screams or tweets.. Stories.. random experiences from chattn to the wee old lady on the bus about her cat to running away to New York and stumbling into a post-midnite jazz scene...being lead singer of a drum and bass band, backing singer for a live BBC talkshow, playin support for Van Morrison with my jazz band , writing music for a film...my two years spent on scholarship in Italy at FABRICA writing music and working on Italian composer Andrea Molino's huge multi-media international work CREDO changed my life (-and my God! The food in Italy!); meeting musicians and artists from all over the world at FABRICA and being completely blown away by their genius..touring for two years as soprano soloist with Riverdance and not learning a feckn step...my friends..working musicians God Bless You One and All..finding out Germans are brilliant fun. And kinky :)
Bjork, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Portishead, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix, Damien Rice, Jose Gonzales, Heiner Goebbels' piece 'Surrogate Cities' - wow, Cara Dillon, Hole, Elly Ameling, Queens of the Stone Age, Massive Attack, Julie London, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerland, E.S.T, anything from the Stax funk label, anything involving an orchestra, The White Stripes, Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs ..I could go on but could you be arsed reading all this really? :)
Sounds Like
ROCK, JAZZY ELEMENTS AND A SMATTERING OF FOLK....or a nice cupa tea or something like that. But music. well thats what my mum says...
REVIEWS :
'A CASE OF HOW DO YOU FOLLOW THAT?' Helen Toland, Hot Press
'PROBABLY ONE FO THE BEST VOICES OUT OF N.IRELAND IN THE PAST THIRTY YEARS' Jackie Flavelle, Downtown Radio
'WONDERFUL...BEAUTIFUL SONGS OF SUZANNE SAVAGE' Gerry Anderson, BBC N.Ireland
'ONE OF IRELAND'S HIDDEN MUSIC HEROES' Lisa Flavelle, Belfast Telegraph?
'DEPENDING ON HOW SHE'S BILLED, SUZANNE SAVAGE'S REPERTOIRE MAY INCLUDE HAMMERING DRUM AND BASS, COOL SINGER-SONGWRITER OR EVEN SUBLIME VIOLIN PLAYING..OF HER OWN SONGS, 'SWEETER' COULD EARN ITSELF A RESPECTABLE PLACE NEAR THE MODERN SOUL OF JILL SCOTT OR ANGIE STONE' Stuart Bailie, BBC N.Ireland
'SONGS LIKE 'DIZZY' CALL TO MIND JONI MITCHELL AND MARCELLA DETROIT AND THIS MUTLI-INSTRUMENTALIST HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD OF HER' Colin Mc Fee, Buzz Magazine
SUZANNE SAVAGE BAND:
That's me and the fabulous boys (Dan Bodwell on bass, Martin Moran on geetar) gigging at the Ruby Sessions in Doyle's (Dublin). Great fun, and great feedback :)
Here's a video for one of my songs, "Quiet Room", done by my lovely genius friend Ben Tseng during our crazy scholarship time in Italy at F A B R I C A. Those were the days...
I can also be found lurking in other musical guises - writer of film music, session vocalist, jazz singer and classical vocalist (it is possible!), or working with Hot Choir of the Year 2008 (I jest) NEW DUBLIN VOICES...and as violin and mandolin player with Dublin band CARUSO..
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a million thanks to Grisha for your wonderful designs! another ex-Fabricante :)
...and please visit my website to find out more... more to come soon here on myspace!
suzannesavage.co.uk
Spread over two nights in Dublin's Twisted Pepper, with artists from Norway, Paris, Denmark, Dublin, Estonia and London, The Bottlenote Festival 2009 is a major event for improvised music in Ireland.
The festival showcases the work of Bottlenote musicians
and promotes collaborative practice between Irish jazz musicians and
their European counterparts, providing audiences with an exciting
snapshot of the best new improvised music both across Europe and here
in Ireland.
Deux mois après la sortie de leur premier album « 10Y », le groupe Mary’s Dream crée un des événements de cette fin d’année en vous invitant à la soirée « Mary’s Dream@Home (Web Live Session) », le 17 Décembre 2009 à 20h50, un concert diffusé en direct sur le site Internet www.marysdreamtheband.com.
Wishing you good spirit and health this Memorial Day! I am enjoying this time off on Myspace! For some,this day is very hard,thats why I try to make my music to enlighten.My best to you and your's.
Hello! Just wanted to drop in and let you know that pre-orders for my new jazz standards album "Bittersweet" are now taking place! The first 100 pre-orders will receive a signed copy! Release date is set for May 5th, but you will get your copy a few days earlier! Kate and I are very excited about the record, and we can't wait for you to hear it. Head over to www.bittersweetthealbum.com to pre-order! Thanks! ~Mark
yes it would be a blast playing in Ireland. How could it be possible. I send you a few song from our last concert. Hope we'll meet sometime. Soon. Take care.Dom .. Carol'cousin au Café des Anges envoyé par planetemutante..
Hi Suzanne, would be mighty to have you at the club, we spoke about it a while back, would you like to do a spot at the N.M.C. Sessions on August 5th, just booking it right now. Liam.
Bonjour, Le Live Report de BLUES AU FEMININ à BLUES AUTOUR DU ZINC est en ligne sur Zicazic et un simple clic sur le logo ci dessous vous y conduira directement ... Enjoy !
We are on our way for another UK tour to celebrate our new single - The Power!
We would love to see you at one of our shows, so come and say hello...
Liverpool, Magnet - Feb 26 Sheffield, Tuesday Club presents… - Feb 27 Nottingham, The Maze! - Feb 28 Leeds, Hifi Club - Mar 1 Cambridge, Soul Tree - Mar 3 Bristol, Start The Bus - Mar 4 Manchester, Mint Lounge - Mar 5 London, Madame Jo Jo's - Mar 6 Birmingham, Hare & Hounds -Mar 7 Wales, Detonate 10th Birthday Weekender! - Mar 8
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