Eleanor's Blog

PORTRAIT OF ELEANOR BY ROBERT BALLAGH IN NATIONAL CONCERT HALL

Inga — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:15:31 +0000

Robert Ballagh’s portrait of Eleanor was presented, on loan, to The National Concert Hall Dublin on 20 January and is now hanging in The John Field room. The Irish Independent covered the presentation and the following article was included in the 21 January edition of the paper.

Irish Independent

Ballagh Portrait Stikes Chord with Eleanor’s Heart

ELEANOR ANNOUNCES A NEW SINGLE AND JAN/FEB TOUR DATES

Inga — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:47:29 +0000

MOSCODISC is pleased to announce the Monday 23rd January 2012 UK release of Eleanor’s new single Harbour, originally featured on Eleanor’s 2010 album I’d Rather Go Blonde. Eleanor will embark on a series of UK concerts in January, including the Song For Ireland at Celtic ConnectionsFestival, Glasgow.

Details of the new release are available on the official UK Harbour single press page.

MESSAGE FROM ELEANOR ON VISIT TO WEEKEND WOGAN

Inga — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:24:17 +0000

I really enjoyed doing the Weekend Wogan Show – it was a joy from start to finish. Was bowled over by the lovely warm reception from Terry himself and am really excited from the reaction to the show, the tweets and messages are still flowing in. You can listen to the both the interview and session on the Weekend Wogan Website.

ELEANOR ON WEEKEND WOGAN

Inga — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:49:47 +0000

Eleanor is pleased to announce that she will be appearing on Sir Terry Wogan’s radio show, Weekend Wogan, this coming Sunday, 4 December. The show broadcasts on BBC Radio 2 and airs from 1100-1300. Eleanor will be performing live in the studio.

BBC – BBC Radio 2 Programmes – Weekend Wogan, 04/12/2011

Eleanor McEvoy: 2012 Tour Dates Details

Eleanor McEvoy — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:45:21 +0000

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IRELAND

FEBRUARY – MARCH

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Friday 24

Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival and Songwriting Convention

Castlereagh Civic Centre

Belfast

Doors open 7:30

Tickets available through Ticketmaster

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*Saturday 25

Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival and Songwriting Convention

Cube Crescent Arts Centre

2 University Road

Belfast

Showtime 3:45

Tickets available from Ticketmaster

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*Wednesday 29

A Woman’s Heart 20th Anniversary Live

The Olympia Theatre

72 Dame Street, Dublin

Showtime 8:00

Tickets available from Ticketmaster ie

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*Thursday 1

A Woman’s Heart 20th Anniversary Live

The Olympia Theatre

72 Dame Street, Dublin

Showtime 8:00

Tickets available from Ticketmaster ie

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*Friday 2

A Woman’s Heart 20th Anniversary Live

The Olympia Theatre

72 Dame Street, Dublin

Showtime 8:00

Tickets available from Ticketmaster ie

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*Saturday 3

A Woman’s Heart 20th Anniversary Live

The Olympia Theatre

72 Dame Street, Dublin

Showtime 8:00

Tickets available from Ticketmaster ie

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EUROPE

MARCH

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Saturday 17 Lens Centre Culturel Ronny Coutteure, France

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18th – 20th Poland (dates to be announced soon)

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ELEANOR MCEVOY: 2012 TOUR DATES

Inga — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:00:00 +0000

IRELAND

FEBRUARY – MARCH

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*Friday 24

Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival and Songwriting Convention

Castlereagh Civic Centre, Belfast

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*Saturday 25

Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival and Songwriting Convention

Cube Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast

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*Wednesday 29

A Woman’s Heart 20th Anniversary Live The Olympia Theatre, Dublin

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*Thursday 1

A Woman’s Heart 20th Anniversary Live The Olympia Theatre, Dublin

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*Friday 2

A Woman’s Heart 20th Anniversary Live The Olympia Theatre, Dublin

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*Saturday 3

A Woman’s Heart 20th Anniversary Live The Olympia Theatre, Dublin

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EUROPE

MARCH

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*Saturday 17 Lens Centre Culturel Ronny Coutteure, France

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*18th – 20th Poland (dates to be announced soon)

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Please see Further Information for tour details

‘ALONE’ NOW ON SALE AT AMAZON UK

Inga — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 07:57:36 +0000

Alone is now on sale at Amazon UK

Purchase the album here: ALONE

Alone is already receiving glowing reviews:

‘Alone’ a twelve track journey through the art, emotions and mind of this luxuriantly talented artist. If you think there’s a better song than “You’ll hear better songs (than this)” released this year, then you have cloth ears. Her vocals, with that distinctive Dublin burr of hers, are heart-breakingly inspiring, and a counterpoint to the simplicity and accessibility of songs. The combination is an outstandingly listenable mixture that is both instantaneously likeable and insistent enough to be memorable. Liking McEvoy’s work is easy, because it’s beautiful. Rock Rebels

ELEANOR TALKS ABOUT THE MAKING OF HER NEW ALBUM ‘ALONE’

Inga — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:24:43 +0000

A MESSAGE FROM ELEANOR

Inga — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:56:46 +0000

Hi everyone,

My new album “Alone” is to be released on 12^th September. It is now available to pre-order on Amazon.

It’s a really unusual album for me in that it’s just me on my own, playing as I do on stage. It came about as a result of me having a few days off in the middle of an English tour. There wasn’t enough time to come home but the thought of staying in (yet another) hotel or B&B was more than I could cope with at that point.

I called up The Grange studio in Norfolk, where I’ve done quite a bit of recording over the years, to see if I could stay in one of the cottages in the grounds. They told me to come on down. When I got there the studio turned out to be free, so Dave the engineer suggested I go in and sing some songs.

To be honest, I wasn’t in a great frame of mind at the time, so I went in and sang my heart out. I had no plan or vision, nor, therefore, was I under any pressure. I was just singing my songs with my electric, as I do on stage every night.

When friends and colleagues heard the result there was an overwhelming reaction that the session should be released as an album. I was initially reluctant because while I really love the mood and ‘vibe’ of the session, I feel it’s a risk for me to release something so stripped back…. but on the basis that fortune favours the bold……

You can pre-order “Alone” here:

Amazon UK

I’m doing 17 dates throughout the UK in September and October to promote “Alone”. The dates are here:

Tour Dates

My continued thanks for all the letters and the messages you post to Facebook and Twitter. Most of all thanks for coming to the gigs and buying the music for all these years.

Lots of love,

Eleanor

MESSAGE FROM ELEANOR

Inga — Tue, 17 May 2011 01:05:29 +0000

Hi all,

I’m off on the road again. If you, or any of your friends or relatives, live in Australia please come along to one (or more) of the shows.

Also, you can download my single “I’d Rather Go Blonde” for free and “pay with a Tweet or a Facebook page post.” Just go to my the main page on this site and click on the button Pay with a Tweet or Facebook

Many thanks

G’day g’day

Eleanor