Biography
Noelie is one of the best new songwriters to emerge from the west and indeed Ireland, in years and has the voice and stage presence to match. The last few years have seen him play alongside John Martyn, Roesy, The Saw Doctors, The Chalets, Luka Bloom, The Walls & Mundy to name but a few. His festival appearances have stolen the show.
November 2009, Noelie McDonnell is set to release his latest album “Come Alive” which he recorded while on tour in Austin, TX and Toronto, CA. Noelie has continued to gain world-wide attention as one Ireland’s most highly regarded song writers to emerge in recent years. He has been hailed in The New York Post 'As a startlingly good new Irish talent' and in Hot Press as '..The real deal'.
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In 2008, Noelie McDonnell, won the hearts of new fan's all over the nation with his Irish chart topping single, 'Nearly Four' which also remained at No.1 in the iTunes folk chart for 6 weeks following its release in October. The album 'Beyond hard places' also spent two months in the iTunes Top 10 folk album chart.
Over the past four years since the release of his debut self titled album, Noelie has toured all over Ireland, Scotland, Italy, Spain & the UK. He has shared the stage with Luka Bloom, John Martyn & Eddi Reader to name but a few and his festival appearances have stolen the show.
Most recently, Noelie has toured the states twice including appearances in the mid-west as an invited guest of Folk legend Greg Brown. He will coincide his latest album release with a nationwide tour in November with dates including Nov 20th in Dublin’s Academy Theatre.
Praise for Noelie::
'...Musicianship of the highest quality, this debut album confirms he
is one Irishman to look out for.' Hotpress
'Impressive from the first note, McDonnell is an artist to watch!'
Free Time - New York
'This is the best music I have heard in a long time..........'
Michelle Harding, Radio 1
"Appealing forthright delivery and a passionate exuberance to his
song writing ..Not a dull moment ..Noelie McDonnell just might be our
next star export."
The Evening Herald - Ireland
' McDonnell is a natural at crafting catchy folk-rock songs with
stories that linger as long as the hooks' Cape Cod Times
Visit http://www.noeliemcdonnell.com or http://www.myspace.com/noeliemcdonnell for more.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.