James O Connor & Audrey Trainor - Falling Up - DCFE - The Band Wagon Tv - 20th March 2010

James OConnor (With Audrey Trainor)

James OConnor a 23 year old musician from Laois, has been writing songs for the last number of years. 2007 marked James first appearance in the Irish charts with his playlisted track Mr. Moon appearing on the top 5 album Our Space.

After teaming up with Audrey Trainor, a classically trained violinist and music lecturer from Omeath in County Louth , they have been performing all around Ireland , the UK and the USA with headline shows and opening for many great artists such as The Walls, The Waterboys Steve Wickham, Bell X1s Dave Geraghty and most recently Miss Paula Flynn.

In fact while in America , they recorded a live studio album in the world famous Sun Studio with James Lott, who previously recorded U2 and the week before had recorded Robert Plant there. This album is scheduled for release on Friday 30th of October 2009.

Before the launch of the live album, James and Audrey released their debut single Out on a limb on 14th of August. The single will also marked the launch of their new multi-media show Perception which was previewed to a sell out captive audience in Kavanaghs last May. Perception is expected to tour into 2010 both in Ireland and internationally.

A tempting brew of alternative folk rock, with plaintive harmonica playing Jackie Hayden, Hotpress

This man is going to be a star Mary Kavanagh, The Leinster Express

His voice is hewn from The Waterboys Mike Scott and in my humble view Paul McCarthy It was honest and refreshing stuff and more importantly melodic Here is where OConnor bucks the trend as the young man displays his pop sensibilities acute ear for a great hook. Mr. Moon, All too much and the aforementioned Falling up were just three songs that sounded familiar and got feet tapping. Michael Tracey, Laois Nationalist

Other highlights include the acoustic stylings of James OConnor and his song Mr. Moon, which recalls the melodic, dreamy song writing of Nick Drake John Cleary, The Kilkenny Advertiser

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Audrey Trainor
• James O'Connor
• Laois
• Mr Moon
• Out on a limb
• Profile Music Group
• Rahan
• The Band Wagon TV
• The Thatch
• Tullamore
• Dublin
• DCFE
• Falling Up

[noools1]

Brilliant. Roll On Electric Picnic 2010. Well Done!! x

[adelameallymeanit]

James and Audrey feckin rock...I love them!!!

[paddyryan]

Fair play James, great song!

[mrstephenjamessmith]

nice one lads!

[scruffmyster08]

not that bad!! onwards and upwards just don't fall off.....  :-)

[LaoisBands]

Brilliant performance by James and Audrey.

[trevb2004]

well done James and Audrey. brilliant song and great performance. Falling up to the top!!!