Last month saw the release of Dublin singer and musician Daoirí Farrell‘s A Lifetime of Happiness. Daoirí has featured on Folk Radio UK a number of times and one thing we always touch is that fine voice of his…
“These carefully crafted arrangements are a joy to listen to, but it’s Daoirí’s rich, natural voice that really shines through. It’s a voice that has also grabbed the attention of the judges in a wealth of competitions. At the 2013 Fleadh, Daoirí won the All Ireland Champion Singer award and in 2015, as part of Irish trad quartet FourWinds, the Celtic Connections Danny Kyle Award. A solo live session on the BBC Radio 2 Folk Show soon followed, and after his second album True Born Irishman (reviewed here), in 2017 he won Best Traditional Track (Van Diemen’s Land) and the Horizon Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.” Read Neil McFadyen’s full review here.
Neil went on to interview Daoirí who was our Artist of the Month for February which you can read here. In the meantime, here’s a clip of the man in action at Shrewsbury Folk Festival (recorded last year). Don’t miss out on his album tour which is underway now, see dates below.
THE LIFETIME OF HAPPINESS TOUR – SPRING 2019
MARCH
20 – LIMAVADY, Roe Valley Arts Centre
21 – Bangor Castle
22 – DOWNPATRICK, Down Arts Centre
23 – DUNGANNON, Ranfurly House & Arts Centre
24 – BELFAST, The Duncairn
29 – LLANDEILO, Llandeilo Acoustic at The Angel Inn
30 – CARDIGAN | ABERTEIFI, Theatr Mwldan
31 – BUILTH WELLS, Wyeside Arts Centre
APRIL
01 – NR. CARDIFF, Acapela
02 – BIRMINGHAM, Kitchen Garden Café
05 – BASINGSTOKE, The Forge at The Anvil
06 – SOUTH PETHERTON, The David Hall
07 – Topsham Folk Club
08 – NR. HENLEY-ON-THAMES, Nettlebed Village Club
09 – CAMBRIDGE, The Junction
10 – CAMDEN, LONDON, Cecil Sharp House
12 – BLAXHALL VILLAGE HALL, Blaxhall Sessions (FOLKEAST.CO.UK)
15 – SHREWSBURY, Henry Tudor House
17 – NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Tyneside Irish Centre
18 – STIRLING, The Tolbooth
Ticket links and more details here: http://daoiri.com