Blair Dunlop with Joe Booley support

Date: Friday, 6th November 2015
Time: 7:00 pm


Two great young artists in one evening at Blue Sky! Blair Dunlop combines influences from Folk & American music & covers subjects as diverse as politics to football. Joe Booley, a young singer songwriter  joins Blair for the evening as support.

Blair Dunlop’s achingly beautiful Blight & Blossom may be one of the most memorable and melodic debut albums of recent years, but what has really marked him out from his peers is his ability to craft meaningful songs that connect with everyone who claps ears on them on a deeply emotional level that belies his age. Still only 22, few people in the music world who had been paying attention were surprised when he scooped the prestigious Horizon Award at the 2013 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, and although Blight & Blossom attracted a rapturous reception from the critics and received regular airings from a host of stations including BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music upon its release in August 2012, Dunlop took it all in his stride and set off on his travels, playing everywhere from major festivals to intimate front rooms… wherever and whenever he found an audience willing to listen.

Listen to Blair here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K18Ty_y-IlM

Listen to Joe Booley here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofFcscmnEis

What others are saying about Blair:

“There are a few tracks which on first listen have that feel of being set to be classics.” – Bright Young Folk

“A soul sensitive enough to tug on the heartstrings, but not wrought enough to tear them.” – Songwriting Magazine

“Blair Dunlop is all kinds of yummy. And he’s got a voice that’s just dripping with soul. Result? One hot man music-machine!” – Shout Mag

What others are saying about Joe:

“Joe’s music belies his youth, deeply intense with clever, witty lyrics expressing himself, his loves, his losses and the pain of life, some stirringly subtle harmonic guitar, pulls his songs together beautifully. It’s a masterfully mesmerising sound from a truly original singer/songwriter.” – Surroundedby

Blair Dunlop

Tickets £10.  Available in advance from Blue Sky or online at http://www.wegottickets.com/event/323864 (10{bc6cf34c75d72cce72da5e097c7825af0048ee43a3791e356a0a3aa7623d5ad1} admin fee applies) or on the door on the night. Doors open 7pm Gig starts around 8pm.

BAR ONLY.  NO FOOD SERVED