MAY 8th 2011

The new Billy O'Dwyer Bob and the  Sorryass Blues Band's single JESSE JAMES hit the Irish  radio  stations last week, watch out for  a You Tube Upload soon and run over to Bandcamp to grab a copy soon.

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Singer/songwriter Billy O’Dwyer (Bob), based in Cashel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, launched his debut album 'The Time Has Come' to a standing room only audience at the Brú Ború Cultural Centre Theatre in Cashel, Co. Tipperary in 2002. 'Irish Music Magazine’s' reviewer John O’Regan stated, "'The Time Has Come' is a collection of thoughtful well-written songs, which repay extended listening ... O’Dwyer’s voice is strong and muscular, well suited to the mix of acoustic folk, country and blues...". All songs are original. Billy’s song 'The Bright Side of the Moon' was recorded by Irish artist Louise Morrissey on her album 'One More Time'. Billy’s second album 'I’ll See You Tonight in My Dreams' was launched at the Brú Ború in 2004, and 'Irish Music Magazine's' reviewer Nicky Rossiter writes, "The voice is mellow, the arrangements beautifully simple and the lyrics are excellent. Billy is another one of those treasures of the music scene...This CD bears multiple and close listening...In fact it has hardly left the CD player since I got it...a talent to watch out for".

 

 

 

IN A NUTSHELL
Genre original singer songwriter, five piece acoustic band, good time rootsy Americana with an Irish twist.

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NETWORK

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AVAILABILITY

Currently booking gigs and festivals from April 2010 onwards.

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WATCH THEM LIVE
You can see Billy in action with the Sorry Ass Blues Band in Mulligan's of Amsterdam here.
http://www.youtube.com/user/tipptoggy

LISTEN
Hear the latest single "Tipperary Girl" here :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOGgmA7CsY8

Learn The Tipperary Girl Here Tipperary Girl here: Video coming soon get your banjo tuned up!

BOOKING
Enquiries for a Press Pack, Technical Rider and Contract Details, please email mailto:slaffey@gmail.com
Call (00353) 62 62685

PRESS PACK
For print ready photographs for promoters and press contact Sean Laffey slaffey@gmail.com

BACK GROUND
BILLY O'DWYER BOB
Key words - original singer songwriter, five piece acoustic band, good time rootsy Americana with an Irish twist.

ALL ORIGINAL GOOD TIME MUSIC
Billy's music is country-folk with a traditional flavour. Having supported many established singer/songwriters including Shane MacGowan and the Popes, Mick Hanley, Donovan, John Spillane and Freddie White, Billy also performed at the opening of the CD Launch of Mickey MacConnell and John B. Keane's album in Listowel, and as an invited artist at the Sean Dunne Literary Festival in Waterford. Billy performed the opening for the Tipperary Excel/Tipperary Midwest Radio First Annual Music Awards. He was the main act at the Clonmel National Song Contest in November 2009 . His CD 'I'll See You Tonight in My Dreams' was chosen as 'Featured Album of the Week' on Tipperary Midwest Radio.

BIOG
It's a few years on since singer/songwriter Billy O'Dwyer Bob, based in Cashel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, launched his debut album 'The Time Has Come' to a standing room only audience at the Brú Ború Cultural Centre Theatre in Cashel, Co. Tipperary in 2002.
'Irish Music Magazine's' reviewer John O'Regan said, "'The Time Has Come' is a collection of thoughtful well-written songs, which repay extended listening ... O'Dwyer's voice is strong and muscular, well suited to the mix of acoustic folk, country and blues..."

THE SORRYASS BLUES BAND

We've hit the second decade of the new century and Billy is back with an acoustic band, playing up to three hours of original material in a foot tapping festival friendly show. It's a new sound with Billy on guitar, Sean Feery on acoustic bass and James Barry on percussion. This is added to by the unusual -for- country-combination of tenor banjo (Mike Walsh) and Irish bouzouki (Sean Laffey) this gives the band an Irish feel with a rootsy Americana centre.

They lads have been busy since they brought out Tipperary Girl in August 2009, with appearances around their home county on a weekly basis. 2010 will see the band expand their horizons and already they have had a successful short tour of Holland in February, taking in Mulligan's of Amsterdam and the Deventer Irish Pub Festival. They closed February with another sell out return to the Brú Boru Theatre in Cashel.

THE SONGS
The new band formed around rehearsals for Billy's latest Single  Tipperary Girl, an upbeat folk-country number that has recently been recorded by Daniel O'Donnell . Billy's song 'The Bright Side of the Moon' was recorded by Irish artist Louise Morrissey on her album 'One More Time'. Billy's second album 'I'll See You Tonight in My Dreams' was launched in 2004.

 

PRESS CLIPPINGS

http://www.nationalist.ie/cashel/Billy-Bob39s-Tipperary-Girl-is.5568717.jp

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'Irish Music Magazine's' reviewer Nicky Rossiter writes, "The voice is mellow, the arrangements beautifully simple and the lyrics are excellent. Billy is another one of those treasures of the music scene...This CD bears multiple and close listening...In fact it has hardly left the CD player since I got it...a talent to watch out for".

 

'Country Music People' magazine's reviewer Al Moir writes, "Billy O'Dwyer is from the Emerald Isle and possesses a pronounced Irish brogue that is wholly absorbing. He has written all the material and proves to be a good storyteller...O'Dwyer is a word painter and his uncomplicated yet catchy melodies serve as a solid vehicle for his lyrics."

Billy, who has been writing songs for many years, cites his influences as ranging from Irish songwriters such as Percy French, Johnny McEvoy, and Christy Moore to country folk legends such as Willie Nelson, John Prine, and Johnny Cash.

FUN and LIVELY
You can see Billy in action with the SorryAss Blues Band in Mulligan's of Amsterdam here.
http:/www.youtube.com/user/tipptoggy
And catch The Tipperary Girl Here :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOGgmA7CsY8
Watch the lads playing on Platform TV here

http://www.youtube.com/user/platformtv#p/u/16/iDcUVNLQ1Ow

LISTEN  at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLiDxGolvvw

 

TOUR DATES

BOOKING NOW FOR WINTER 2010 and 2011

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INSTRUMENTATION
Bill O'Dwyer Bob (vocals, guitar), Sean Feery (acoustic bass, guitar, backing vocals), James Barry (percussion), Mick Walsh (tenor banjo ) and Sean Laffey (Irish bouzouki & mandolin ).

DISCOGRAPHY

 

Down load the latest  EP at  billyodwyerbob.bandcamp.com

Order on line from CD Baby at :
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BOOKING

 

To book Billy O' Dwyer Bob and the Sorryass Blues Band

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