Size2shoes (album)
Encyclopedia
size2shoes is the début music
album
by Irish
band size2shoes
. The album was recorded and mixed by Smalltone artist Kieran Lynch (U2
, Elvis Costello
, Declan O'Rourke
, Iarla Ó Lionáird
), and was recorded at Dromore Studios in County Tipperary
in Ireland
. The album was also mastered at the Windmill Lane studios in Dublin.
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
band size2shoes
Size2shoes
size2shoes is a cross-genre Irish band from Limerick City. The band, who released their début album, size2shoes in December 2008, have been featured on national television and radio in both Ireland and America...
. The album was recorded and mixed by Smalltone artist Kieran Lynch (U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
, Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...
, Declan O'Rourke
Declan O'Rourke
Declan O'Rourke is a 33 year old platinum record singer/songwriter from Dublin, Ireland.-Career:At the age of 13, when living in Australia with his family, O'Rourke was given his first guitar by a priest in Kyabram who recognised his potential and love for music, hence the title of his debut album...
, Iarla Ó Lionáird
Iarla Ó Lionáird
Iarla Ó Lionáird is an Irish singer and producer well known for his involvement with the Afro Celt Sound System. He is one of the most prominent artists of the Irish Sean nós singing tradition, and has released three solo albums through Real World Records, the third being Invisible Fields,...
), and was recorded at Dromore Studios in County Tipperary
County Tipperary
County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...
in Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. The album was also mastered at the Windmill Lane studios in Dublin.
Track listing
- Take It Easy
- Sitting by the SeaSitting by the Sea"Sitting by the Sea" was the first promotional single taken from size2shoes' début album size2shoes, released in the same year. The song was written and arranged by Moley and Eoin Ó Súilleabháin and mixed by Kieran Lynch and was produced by Bill Whelan .-Personnel:* Guitars/vocals: size2shoes*...
- Respect The Man
- Mirage
- Light In The Dark
- Size2shoes
- Sleeptight
- Snooze
- Proud
- The Parting GlassThe Parting Glass"The Parting Glass" is an Irish traditional song, often sung at the end of a gathering of friends. It was allegedly the most popular song sung in both Scotland and Ireland before Robert Burns wrote "Auld Lang Syne"....
Personnel
- Produced by eyemusic and size2shoesSize2shoessize2shoes is a cross-genre Irish band from Limerick City. The band, who released their début album, size2shoes in December 2008, have been featured on national television and radio in both Ireland and America...
- Recorded by Kevin Lynch
- Mastered by Tim Martin at Windmill Lane
- size2shoes - Vocals, Guitars, Piano
- Double Bass/Electric Bass - David Duffy
- Alto sax/clarinet - Kenneth Edge
- Harmonica - Brendan Power
- Percussion - Noel EcclesMoving HeartsMoving Hearts is an Irish folk-rock band formed in 1981. They followed in the footsteps of Horslips in combining Irish traditional music with rock and roll, and also added elements of jazz to their sound.-Career:...
- Strings Quartet - The Carolan String Quartet
- Lynda O'Connor (violin)
- Aoileann Ní Dhúill (violin)
- Aoife Nic Athlaoich (cello)
- Karen Dervan (viola)
External links
- size2shoes music – official page with lyrics and credits