Christy Moore will release his new album ‘A Terrible Beauty' on 1st November 2024 through Claddagh Records.
The 13-track collection has been previewed with new single ‘Black & Amber', a song written by Briany Branigan of A Lazarus Soul. Take a listen below:
Of ‘Black & Amber', Christy Moore says: We went to hear A Lazarus Soul in Whelan’s, Dublin 6 years ago. I fell beneath the spell of Briany’s lyrics straight away. I made contact saying I’d love to sing a couple of his songs. He gave me the nod – his lines are just up my street. This song brings me back to a time in life when the pub was a central part of my life. It remained that way for many years. Different pubs in different places became my “home away from home”. Thankfully the day came when I closed that door behind me, never to return, one day at a time. Briany Brannigan’s songs are raw, relevant and real.
Moore will play 12 live shows at Vicar Street, Dublin throughout November (2nd, 7th, 13th, 20th, 28th) and December (5th, 11th, 18th, 30th) this year, and January (5th, 12th, 20th) next year. Tickets on sale from ticketmaster.ie.
Of signing with Claddagh Records, Moore says: “I was very taken with the Universal approach to two retro albums that came about when they acquired labels that had gone to sleep. When I saw the work they did on the Paddy Kavanagh album, my curiosity peaked. I met the “man from Universal” by chance one day and complimented him on recent releases. He mentioned that he would like to work with me and that Claddagh Records was being revitalised… and here I am.”
The artwork for ‘A Terrible Beauty' shows an image of Irish artist Martin Gale’s painting ‘Terrible Beauty'.
The track listing for the album is:
- Boy In The Wild
- Sunflowers
- Black & Amber
- Lemon Sevens
- Broomielaw
- Cumann na Mná
- The Rock
- Life and Soul
- Lyra McKee
- Darkness Before the Dawn
- The Big Marquee
- Palestine
- Snowflakes
