Music Review: Moved By Melancholy, Or The Rice Is Ready

Music Review: Moved By Melancholy, Or The Rice Is Ready

By BRUCE DENNILL   Damien Rice: My Favourite Faded Fantasy   It’s been eight years since Damien Rice’s previous album and there are only eight tracks on this new collection, so the Irish singer-songwriter could hardly be accused of trying to flood his...
Music Review: Foy Vance – Joy Of Nothing

Music Review: Foy Vance – Joy Of Nothing

By BRUCE DENNILL   Ireland punches well above its weight in terms of hard-hitting singer-songwriters. In recent years alone, the relatively small island nation has yielded Damien Rice, Glen Hansard and now Foy Vance (to say nothing of the many great bands from...