Adrian Crowley | |
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Background information | |
Born | 1968 (age 55–56)[1] Malta |
Origin | Ireland |
Genres | Folk,[2] indie rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Voice, electric guitar, marxophone, mellotron, Rhodes piano, Shruti box, piano, acoustic guitar, bells |
Years active | 1999–present |
Labels | Chemikal Underground, Domino Publishing |
Website | adriancrowley.com |
Adrian Crowley is a singer, composer, songwriter, lyricist from Galway, based in Dublin and was born in Sliema, Malta.[8]
Crowley has released eight albums to date, with his debut A Strange Kind arriving in 1999. He followed this with When You Are Here You Are Family (2002), A Northern Country (2004), Long Distance Swimmer (2007), Season of the Sparks (2009) and "I See Three Birds Flying" (2012) In a 2005 Rolling Stone interview, Ryan Adams cited Crowley when asked "Who's the best songwriter that no one's heard of". The Irish Times placed this artist at number eight in a list of "The 50 Best Irish Acts Right Now" published in April 2009.
Crowley has won the Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year on one occasion for Season of the Sparks and been nominated on two another occasion for Long Distance Swimmer and "I See Tree Birds Flying".
Season in the sun
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).Contemporary musician, Adrian Crowley's songs are immersed in folk tradition and he is due to play with a four-piece band on Saturday 10 October in the Holy Trinity Church.
Crowley crafts the finished article
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).Adrian Crowley’s musical season sparks into life with new album
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).Fife singer-songwriter James Yorkston and Dubliner Adrian Crowley opened with a special performance of the songs of American lo-fi legend Daniel Johnston, an artist whose battle with mental health demons has been well documented. They gave his tunes delicate and sparse arrangements, even singing some a cappella.
The folk singer who will play in your living room
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).On his fifth album, this Irish folk singer, who remains relatively unknown outside Ireland (where The Irish Times recently placed him in their top ten list of Irish musicians), celebrates the power and tranquility of nature with a collection of slow moving, hazy, yet oddly enchanting tales about the inner peace of the natural world.