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IRISH BLUESROCK STAR Eamonn McCormack DUBLIN IRELAND Phone: Ben Bakker +31 653573986 E-Mail: [email protected]

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I R I S H B L U E S R O C K S T A R

Eamonn McCormack

DUBLIN

IRELAND

Phone: Ben Bakker +31 653573986

E-Mail: [email protected]

Web: http://www.eamonnmccormack.net

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Biography 2019 E a m o n n w a s b o r n i n t h e c e n t e r o f D u b l i n , t h e c a p i t a l c i t y o f I r e l a n d a n d w a s r a i s e d o n a N o r t h s i d e S u b u r b w h e r e h e s t a r t e d o u t o n t h e a c o u s t i c g u i t a r a t e i g h t y e a r s o f a g e . E a r l i e s t i n f l u e n c e s i n c l u d e d S l a d e , C a t S t e v e n s , N e i l Y o u n g a n d R o r y G a l l a g h e r . B y t w e l v e h e w a s s i n g i n g a l o n g w i t h h i s g u i t a r a n d p e r f o r m i n g a t C h u r c h F o l k M a s s e s . S o o n , f i n d i n g t h e c h u r c h m u s i c s o m e w h a t r e s t r i c t i n g t h e y o u n g t e e n a g e r a c q u i r e d h i s f i r s t e l e c t r i c g u i t a r ( a G u i l d S t a r f i r e ) t h e n p r o g r e s s e d t o l e a d g u i t a r a n d j o i n e d a l o c a l g a r a g e c o v e r b a n d p r i o r t o p l a y i n g h i s f i r s t p a i d g i g . B y n o w i n f l u e n c e s e x t e n d i n g t o J i m i H e n d r i x , E r i c C l a p t o n , T h i n L i z z y a n d D u t c h g r o u p F o c u s . A t s i x t e e n E a m o n n p e r f o r m e d l i v e o n a n a t i o n a l I r i s h r a d i o s h o w . A r o u n d t h i s t i m e h e a l s o w o n a m a j o r h i g h s c h o o l c o m p e t i t i o n p e r f o r m i n g h i s o w n m a t e r i a l . A f t e r a s h o r t s t i n t p l a y i n g i n v a r i o u s b a n d s t h r o u g h o u t I r e l a n d , E a m o n n h e a d e d o f f t o t h e U . S . A . w h e r e h e p e r f o r m e d e x t e n s i v e l y . T h e r e h e b r o a d e n e d h i s m u s i c a l h o r i z o n s , g a i n e d v i t a l s t a g e e x p e r i e n c e a n d a b s o r b e d f r e s h A m e r i c a n m u s i c a n d c u l t u r a l i n f l u e n c e s . T h i s b l e n d e d t o g e t h e r n i c e l y w i t h h i s e a r l i e r i n f l u e n c e s . R e t u r n i n g t o I r e l a n d a f t e r f o u r y e a r s t r a v e l i n g a n d p e r f o r m i n g i n t h e S t a t e s E a m o n n w a s b y n o w d e v e l o p i n g a v e r y u n i q u e s o u n d a n d s t y l e a l l o f h i s o w n w h i c h s o l i d i f i e d w h i l s t E a m o n n p e r f o r m e d e x t e n s i v e l y e s t a b l i s h i n g h i m s e l f a c r o s s E u r o p e , t h e h a r d w a y , t h r o u g h a g r u e l i n g t o u r s c h e d u l e . B u t s o o n h i s e f f o r t s g a r n e r e d h i m t h e r e p u t a t i o n , a s h e a n d h i s b a n d b e c a m e M a j o r E u r o p e a n F e s t i v a l F a v o r i t e s i n c l u d i n g t h e p r e s t i g e R o c k p a l a s t i n G e r m a n y a n d P a r k p o p i n H o l l a n d ( 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e ) . D u r i n g t h i s p e r i o d E a m o n n s i g n e d w i t h U n i v e r s e P r o d u c t i o n s / V i r g i n R e c o r d s a n d S P V r e c o r d s w o r l d w i d e . R e c o r d e d t h r e e c r i t i c a l l y a c c l a i m e d s t u d i o a l b u m s c o n f i r m i n g t h a t a n e x c i t i n g y o u n g u p a n d c o m i n g W o r l d C l a s s G u i t a r i s t w a s e m e r g i n g o u t o f I r e l a n d . E n t e r i n g t h e n e w M i l l e n n i u m s a w t h e y o u n g I r i s h G u i t a r i s t p l a y , t o u r a n d r e c o r d w i t h m a n y o f h i s e a r l i e s t g u i t a r i n f l u e n c e s a n d h e r o e s s u c h a s R o r y G a l l a g h e r , J o h n n y W i n t e r , J a n A k k e r m a n , W a l t e r T r o u t , P o p a C h u b b y , P a t T r a v e r s , a n d N i l s L o f g r e n . A s W e l l a s o p e n i n g f o r e v e r y o n e f r o m R o b e r t P l a n t t o Z Z T o p . . . M o r e r e c e n t l y t w o m o r e s t u d i o a l b u m s w e r e r e l e a s e d o n t h e i n - A k u s t i k l a b e l “ K i n d r e d S p i r i t s ” ( f e a t u r i n g s o m e s p e c i a l g u e s t s ! ) a n d “ H e a l M y F a i t h ” B o t h c r i t i c a l l y a c c l a i m e d a n d w e l l r e c e i v e d . 2 0 1 7 s e e s E a m o n n , ( n o w r e c o g n i z e d a s o n e o f I r e l a n d ’ s f i n e s t g u i t a r i s t s ) , r e l e a s e h i s n e w d o u b l e a l b u m t i t l e d : “ L i k e t h e r e ’ s n o t o m o r r o w ” o n S i r e e n a R e c o r d s ( c a t . N o : S i r 2 1 7 1 ) 1 8 t r a c k s , a n d a g a i n u s i n g t h e t r i e d a n d t e s t e d P o w e r t r i o f o r m a t . E a m o n n r e c o r d e d t h i s g e m w i t h e x . G a r y M o o r e ’ s p o w e r h o u s e r h y t h m s e c t i o n c o n s i s t i n g o f J o n a t h a n N o y c e o n b a s s a n d D a r r i n M o o n e y o n t h e d r u m s , a n d p r o d u c e d b y G r a m m y a w a r d p r o d u c e r C h r i s T s a n g a r i d e s ( T h i n L i z z y , B l a c k S a b b a t h , M o u n t a i n ) . E a m o n n M c C o r m a c k i s a t r u e a r t i s t , a m a s t e r o f h i s c r a f t w h o a l w a y s p e r f o r m s w i t h t h a t h e a r t - f e l t p a s s i o n s y n o n y m o u s w i t h t r u e I r i s h m u s i c l e g e n d s i n t h e m a k i n g …

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P R E S S R E L E A S E 2 0 1 9 Y e t , a g a i n ! A n o t h e r t a l e n t e d I r i s h a r t i s t i s e m e r g i n g t o t h e t o p . I r e l a n d ’ s b l u e s r o c k s t a r E a m o n n M c C o r m a c k r e l e a s e s h i s n e w d o u b l e a l b u m t i t l e d : “ L i k e t h e r e ’ s n o t o m o r r o w ” . T h i s e i g h t e e n - t r a c k g e m s h o w c a s e s M c C o r m a c k a s a s i n c e r e p a s s i o n a t e s i n g e r w h o w r i t e s h e a r t f e l t s o n g s t o p p e d u p b y h i s W o r l d C l a s s u n i q u e g u i t a r p l a y i n g t h a t w i l l s e n d s h i v e r s d o w n m a n y a l i s t e n e r s s p i n e . T h e a l b u m f e a t u r e s J o n a t h a n N o y c e o n b a s s a n d D a r r i n M o o n e y o n d r u m s w h o m m a n y w i l l r e m e m b e r a s G a r y M o o r e ’ s P o w e r h o u s e r h y t h m s e c t i o n . P r o d u c t i o n d u t i e s w e r e i n t h e c a p a b l e h a n d s o f t h e l e g e n d a r y C h r i s T s a n g a r i d e s ( T h i n L i z z y , B l a c k S a b b a t h , D e p e c h e M o d e a n d M o u n t a i n ) C o n s i s t i n g o f e l e v e n f u l l p o w e r e l e c t r i c t r a c k s o n d i s c 1 a n d s e v e n a c o u s t i c b a s e d t r a c k s o n d i s c 2 . I t s a l l b l u e s - r o c k b a s e d t o t h e c o r e a n d a v e r y d i v e r s e o f f e r i n g t h a t s e e s E a m o n n & C o s t i r h i s s h i p d o w n R o c k , R o c k ‘ n R o l l , F o l k , a n d f u n k y t e r r i t o r i e s a s w e l l a s s o m e d o w n h e a r t e d b l u e s ! ! ! ! E l e c t r i c h i g h l i g h t s i n c l u d e a R o c k e r w h e r e E a m o n n w a r n s A m e r i c a t o w a t c h o u t t h e “ W r i t i n g ’ s o n t h e W a l l ” , a l s o a f u n k y f i e r y s o n g w i t h t o n g u e i n c h e e k l y r i c s a b o u t I n t e r n e t s t a r s o n y o u t u b e ! A l i v e s l o w b l u e s s t u d i o t a k e c a l l e d “ S t i l l m i s s i n g y o u ” g u a r a n t e e d t o r a t t l e y o u r b o n e s . T h e a c o u s t i c d i s c o p e n s w i t h a c h i l l i n g t r i b u t e t o R o r y G a l l a g h e r t i t l e d : “ N o A i r s a n d G r a c e s ” f o l l o w e d b y a b e a u t i f u l n u m b e r “ Y o u t a k e m y b l u e s a w a y ” a b o u t E a m o n n ’ s b a b y d a u g h t e r . T h e r e a r e o n l y t h r e e c o v e r s , o n e i s a n o t s o w e l l k n o w n s o n g b y P h i l l i p L y n o t t c a l l e d “ O n e W i s h ” ( P h i l d e m o e d i t , b u t n e v e r r e l e a s e d i t ) a n d a s t r i p p e d d o w n s o l o a c o u s t i c v e r s i o n o f J i m i H e n d r i x ’ s “ A n g e l ” . I n t h e p a s t , E a m o n n f o r s u r e p a i d h i s d u e s a n d s h a r p e n e d h i s c r a f t a s h e p l a y e d , t o u r e d a n d r e c o r d e d w i t h e v e r y o n e f r o m R o r y G a l l a g h e r t o Z Z T o p a n d J o h n n y W i n t e r t o W a l t e r T r o u t , s o i t ’ s s a f e t o s a y h i s B o n a F i d e ’ s a r e c e r t a i n l y i n o r d e r . A s a l i v e p e r f o r m e r , E a m o n n h a s a l w a y s b e e n o n t o p o f h i s g a m e a n d h a s r o c k e d a u d i e n c e s a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d l e a v i n g t h e m w i t h a n e x p e r i e n c e f e w w i l l e v e r f o r g e t . N o w w i t h t h i s n e w r e l e a s e a n d b r a n d n e w b a n d E a m o n n M c C o r m a c k i s s e t t o r o c k t h e v e r y f o u n d a t i o n s o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l B l u e s - r o c k c i r c u i t . S o , i n I r i s h B l u e s r o c k f o o t b a l l t e r m s , t h e e m e r a l d I s l e o f I r e l a n d i s a b o u t t o s c o r e a H a t t r i c k w i t h a r e a l w e l c o m e f o l l o w u p t o t h e l a t e g r e a t ’ s R o r y G a l l a g h e r a n d G a r y M o o r e . U n d o u b t e d l y , M c C o r m a c k i s a t r u e m o d e r n d a y b l u e s - r o c k g u i t a r l e g e n d . M a n a g e m e n t c o n t a c t : m a n a g e m e n t @ e a m o n n m c c o r m a c k . n e t

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N e w d o u b l e a l b u m “ L i k e t h e r e ’ s n o t o m o r r o w ” 1 8 t r a c k s R e l e a s e d W o r l d w i d e i n 2 0 1 9

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P r e s s p h o t o L i n k : h t t p s : / / d r i v e . g o o g l e . c o m / o p e n ? i d = 1 u r L x 1 i -S p 8 n n k c W A M j 4 K a D u 5 N _ I M 8 H V - E a m o n n w i t h h i s f r i e n d a n d m e n t o r R o r y G a l l a g h e r

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B o o k i n g s c o n t a c t : i n f o @ e a m o n n m c c o r m a c k . n e t