Hudson Records Listening Club – Daoirí Farrell – A Lifetime of Happiness
Sunday 19th July – 10.30am
Described by Dónal Lunny as ‘one of the most important traditional singers to emerge out of Ireland in the last decade.’ this week’s listening club guest is the incredible Daoirí Farrell.
Daoirí’s meteoric rise to fame on the folk scene saw him collect a brace of BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2017 and perform at The Royal Albert Hall, London. He delights crowds Worldwide with his infectious music and charm and during lockdown, he has adapted fantastically producing his weekly ‘COVID Conquering Corner Sessions’!
In February 2019 Daoirí released ‘A Lifetime of Happiness’. The album was made over many months in studios in Dublin and Donegal with the legendary producer Dónal Lunny and with brother Manus Lunny taking engineering duties.
In Daoirí’s own words: ‘This is my third solo album and it feels different, somehow more grown up. That for me is partly down to the song choice. Each song was very carefully chosen and each is beautiful in its own way. I really enjoyed the process of searching each one out and arranging them all. And I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to have recorded it with some of my favourite musicians.’
A Lifetime of Happiness is a wonderful album that delights on every level.
Neil McFadyen, Folk Radio UK
Join Daoirí as he listens to and discusses this brilliant album, he’ll be online to chat about the album throughout the listening club so say hello in the comments area. You can watch the live stream on Hudson Records Youtube channel, subscribe, like and follow to receive notifications.
You can see the previous Listening Clubs from Flook, Sam Sweeney, Salt House, Rowan Rheingans, The Lost Words Spells Songs, Karine Polwart, Martin Simpson, The Furrow Collective, Neil McSweeney, Sam Carter, Northern Flyway, Hannah Read, The Servants’ Ball & Jon Boden here – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPaOuwxBK4LSEa2SmBp4S2GEkhyqSFUTi
Streaming Links
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Hudson Records Listening Club – Daoirí Farrell – A Lifetime of Happiness
Sunday 19th July – 10.30am