Kieran Goss - Reasons To Leave

Kieran Goss performing "Reasons To Leave"

http://www.kierangoss.com/

"Reasons To Leave"

Ireland's a dream
Of hope for what the day will bring
The land and the sea
Is what I've come to trust
All that I am
Is telling me I should not go
And all that I know
Is they're telling me I must

Reasons to leave
Are money and finding better work
Reasons to stay
Are music and love
Reasons to leave
Are fortune and fame for what it's worth
The reason to stay
Is heaven on earth

My brothers are ten
And sisters I have five
Four to one bed
Is room enough to grow
All that we are
Is all that I have ever known
And all that I have
Will be here when I'm gone

I've heard about work up in Boston
Laying tracks down to San Augustine
Sometimes with an eye for New Zealand

Kieran Goss was born and raised in County Down, Northern Ireland. He was just nine years old when he got his first guitar. Growing up in a big family with diverse musical tastes meant that early on he was hearing the music of Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Frank Sinatra and The Rolling Stones. These varied influences fermented into the brew that gives Kieran his own unique sound.

Kieran supported himself while a law student in Belfast by playing club gigs and the University Students Union, earning himself support slots for Elvis Costello, Christy Moore and Joe Jackson along the way. After qualifying as a lawyer in the mid-eighties, Kieran left home for France and Germany in order to avoid being drafted into the legal profession! He came back home to Ireland in 1989 to record his first album, Brand New Star. It contained the songs Brand New Star and Just Around The Corner, which came to the attention of Mary Black. She recorded both songs for her album, Babes In The Wood.

Kieran followed up Brand New Star with New Day in 1994 and in 1998 he released the album Worse Than Pride, which contained the Top 10 single Out Of My Head. It was the second most played song on Irish radio that year. Worse Than Pride achieved double platinum status nine months after it was released. Red-Letter Day followed this in 2000, and contained the gem, Reasons To Leave.

In the winter of 2002, Kieran released the compilation, Out Of My Head... The Best Of Kieran Goss, which was intended to act as a resumé of his work up to that point and to give him a breather while he holed up to write. His sixth studio album, Blue Sky Sunrise, was recorded in Tennessee and produced by Rodney Crowell and Peter Coleman. It was released in September 2005, and the first single from it, Clear Day was an instant hit which was picked up by the Progressive Building Society for use in their television advertising campaign.

Kieran Goss Trio Live, Kieran's first live album, will be released in April 2008 and he is currently mixing his new studio album, I'll Be Seeing You, in Austin, TX. It is scheduled for release in Summer 2008 and Kieran will be touring in Ireland in October 2008 to support it.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• homesick
• missing
• home
• Kieran
• Goss
• Ireland
• Northern
• Irish
• County
• Down
• RED-LETTER
• DAY
• singer-songwriter

[shane5260]

this guy is simply "GREAT".SAW HIM IN 4 CONCERTS DURING THE PAST 6 YEARS AND HE JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER.ANOTHER IRISH ARTIST WHO DESERVES MORE CREDIT FOR HIS MUSIC

[HappyStPats]

I would love to hear him live - I have most of his music - this, along with "All That You Ask Me" & "Cast The Stone" are my favorites. A friend who is from Derry Oliver Mulholland - does the later two, but I am going to work on him to do "Reasons to Leave" - his music is at oliverm(dot)com - and I also have some up on youtube.

[Suzie1361]

Hi, you might be able to help me, Ive been a Goss fan for years & I got a cassette years ago where he sang a cover of a fantastic song by someone like Joan Baez or Joplin or someone like that, it was about her loving two people & knowing it was wrong etc I learned it at the time as I played guitar but I have forgotten it over time & would love to try to find it again. Im not sure if it was an album or if it was a b-side of years ago but if u could help, it would be great, thanks Sue

[HappyStPats]

Sue, I tried emailing - add me to your friend list!

The short is - I have passed it on to my friend Oliver (the main focus in most of the clps I have up) who used to hear him perform in N Ireland in the early days.

[Diabhalta]

Great song! Many thanks for placing this video!!!!! You're the best.

[HappyStPats]

You are welcome - my pleasure.

Also, I just uploaded Kieran doing "Reach Out"

Cheers!

[typicalme146]

I saw him in concert a few months ago and omg he was brilliant! I have loved him for a while but you dont realise how amazing he is until you see him live!!

[thistleflower1955]

Fantastic voice ! love it 5 star stuff thanks

[pokonaszmnie]

@HappyStPats

[LaurentziuRo]

wonderful

[dazpatreg]

He lives near me!

[ryzel1984]

this song is brilliant! i saw him as well, amazing man and his sense of humour :)

[connellrocraymond]

great song. thanks for the upload

[Suzie1361]

@LoopieLunar Thanks so much for coming back to me on this, and yes I have found the song since, thanks to someone else who saw my comment, I was absolutely delighted!! Regards and thanks again :) Suzie

[LoopieLunar]

@Suzie1361 It's long time since you posted this message Suzie ... however, I believe the song you are looking for is a Joan Armitrading song called the Weakness in me ... I do hope you have found it in the two years since you posted the message! Regards, LoopieLunar :o)

[bobsyouruncle6]

Fantastic was friendly with Finola his sister spent many happy nights at Goss in Mayobridge good luck the Lennons from Barnmeen

[ThePG1984]

Great tune

[4Pequeno]

Reasons to praise Kieran Goss: extensive and compelling; His talent stretches beyond superlatives. Reasons to stay in his aural thrall: His lyrical melodic purity transports, even transfigures! Breathtakingly awesome!

Whew weeeee! Luminous! Compelling!

Th♥nks for the posts.

Dawn/4Pequeno ♥♥♥