IRISH EVENING HERALD- REVIEW OF ALBUM
There was a nice review of Chasing Dreams Down A Dirt Road in the Irish Evening Herald which I've reprinted here:
A Belfast native who's been based in Glasgow since 1988, Ciaran Dorris has recorded previously with the band Arran Bede and as a duo with Heather Innes.
Now he's made his debut solo album, featuring nine originals plus a lovely cover of Raglan Road that actually brings something new to the song. There's a definite Joni Mitchell influence in the unexpected chords and major-minor shifts of tracks like the pensive Not A London Girl and Calvary Circus, a daring attempt to tackle the pitfall-strewn topic of the Good Friday Agreement.
Fellow musos will appreciate Amy Rigby's Shoe, an accurate and candid description of what it feels like to submit oneself to the soul-destroying cattle mart that the world calls a music industry convention.
Thankfully, the experience didn't discourage him from releasing this fine, literate collection.
Review by Sarah McQuaid
There was a nice review of Chasing Dreams Down A Dirt Road in the Irish Evening Herald which I've reprinted here:
A Belfast native who's been based in Glasgow since 1988, Ciaran Dorris has recorded previously with the band Arran Bede and as a duo with Heather Innes.
Now he's made his debut solo album, featuring nine originals plus a lovely cover of Raglan Road that actually brings something new to the song. There's a definite Joni Mitchell influence in the unexpected chords and major-minor shifts of tracks like the pensive Not A London Girl and Calvary Circus, a daring attempt to tackle the pitfall-strewn topic of the Good Friday Agreement.
Fellow musos will appreciate Amy Rigby's Shoe, an accurate and candid description of what it feels like to submit oneself to the soul-destroying cattle mart that the world calls a music industry convention.
Thankfully, the experience didn't discourage him from releasing this fine, literate collection.
Review by Sarah McQuaid
posted by Ciaran Dorris at 5:13 AM
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