BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4618@calendar.clonmel.town SUMMARY:Michael McGovern DTSTAMP:20261011T174606Z DTSTART:20261018T190000Z DESCRIPTION:> Glasgow-born singer-songwriter on European tour\n\nClonmel Wo rld Music is delighted to welcome the Michael McGovern band to\nClonmel. G lasgow-born singer-songwriter Michael McGovern blends poetic lyricism\nwit h folk roots\, evolving beyond his acclaimed debut Highfield Suite. Michae l\nwill be on an extensive European tour\, taking in the Netherlands\, The UK and\nIreland\, including main room shows in Whelan’s Dublin and Dolan’ s Limerick.\n\nFollowing a series of viral moments\, including actor Paul Mescal naming himself\na fan. Michael’s music has reached audiences worldw ide\, surpassing 2 million\nalbum streams. He has since sold out tours acr oss the UK and Ireland\,\nestablishing a rapidly growing audience and repu tation for emotionally charged\,\nunforgettable live performances.\n\nHis new album Thin White Road showcases full-band arrangements\, literary\ninf luences\, and viral single ‘Evelyn‘\, cementing him as a compelling new\nc ontemporary folk voice. Michael’s poetic lyrics and fingerpicked nylon-str ing\nguitar craft a deeply emotional folk sound.While honouring Michael’s classic\nfingerpicking style and impressive vocal range\, this album expan ds sonically\nwith full band arrangements\, lush vocal harmonies\, saxopho ne\, and strings.\n\nHis debut album\, Highfield Suite (2021)\, recorded d uring isolation in 2020 and\nproduced by Bill Shanley. The album received critical acclaim in both the UK and\nin Ireland\, including BBC Radio albu m of the week\, RTE Lyric album of the week\,\n8/10 in Hot Press Magazine and 5/5 Irish Music Magazine. The album was also\nendorsed by BBC Introduc ing Scotland and Wales\, and by folk music legend Paul\nBrady\, “I love it \, what an unexpected gem.” Since its release\, Michael joined\nMary Black on a sold out tour of Ireland\, and has spent 2022 touring in the UK\nand Europe\, including a sold out full band show in his hometown\, and two\nm emorable festival performances at HebCelt and Belladrum.\n\nMichael’s live shows are celebrated for their emotional impact and warmth. Thin\nWhite R oad confirms him as one of the most compelling new voices in contemporary\ nfolk. Michael’s signature sound is nylon guitars and wide vocal harmonies \, which\ncan be found all over the album\, tipping its hat to some of his major\ninfluences\, like Bob Dylan\, Paul Simon and Leonard Cohen.\n\nTic kets: €25 on https://clonmelworldmusic.com/events/michael-mcgovern/\n[http s://clonmelworldmusic.com/events/michael-mcgovern/] URL:https://calendar.clonmel.town/event/michael-mcgovern GEO:52.3554757;-7.7030097 LOCATION:Moynihan's - 4 Upper Gladstone Street STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Fee paid,Live Music X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Glasgow-born singer-songwriter on European tour

Clonmel World Music is delighted to we lcome the Michael McGovern band to Clonmel. Glasgow-born singer-songwriter Michael McGovern blends poetic lyricism with folk roots, evolving beyond his acclaimed debut Highfield Suite. Michael will be on an extensive Europ ean tour, taking in the Netherlands, The UK and Ireland, including main r oom shows in Whelan’s Dublin and Dolan’s Limerick.

Following a serie s of viral moments, including actor Paul Mescal naming himself a fan. Mich ael’s music has reached audiences worldwide, surpassing 2 million album st reams. He has since sold out tours across the UK and Ireland, establishing a rapidly growing audience and reputation for emotionally charged, unforg ettable live performances.

His new album Thin White Road showcases f ull-band arrangements, literary influences, and viral single ‘Evelyn‘, cem enting him as a compelling new contemporary folk voice. Michael’s poetic l yrics and fingerpicked nylon-string guitar craft a deeply emotional folk s ound.While honouring Michael’s classic fingerpicking style and impressive vocal range, this album expands sonically with full band arrangements, lus h vocal harmonies, saxophone, and strings.

His debut album, Highfiel d Suite (2021), recorded during isolation in 2020 and produced by Bill Sha nley. The album received critical acclaim in both the UK and in Ireland, i ncluding BBC Radio album of the week, RTE Lyric album of the week, 8/10 in Hot Press Magazine and 5/5 Irish Music Magazine. The album was also endor sed by BBC Introducing Scotland and Wales, and by folk music legend Paul B rady, “I love it, what an unexpected gem.” Since its release, Michael join ed Mary Black on a sold out tour of Ireland, and has spent 2022 touring in the UK and Europe, including a sold out full band show in his hometown, a nd two memorable festival performances at HebCelt and Belladrum.

Mic hael’s live shows are celebrated for their emotional impact and warmth. Th in White Road confirms him as one of the most compelling new voices in con temporary folk. Michael’s signature sound is nylon guitars and wide vocal harmonies, which can be found all over the album, tipping its hat to some of his major influences, like Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Leonard Cohen.

Tickets: €25 on https://clonmelworldmusic.com/events/michael-mcg overn/

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