Reflection Task 1b

James Vincent McMarrrow

I'm not sure if you have heard of his name or not. He is an Irish singer and songwriter.

 Bio
He was born in 1983.He began his musical life when he was a teenager. Initially , he was a drummer. He picked up a guitar at 19 and began writing songs and searched into the music of the 1970s singer/songwriter era, especially female artists, because of the pitch of his own voice. He began playing and singing in local pubs. He decided to record an album and moved into a small house on Ireland's coastline. He made his debut album Early in the Morning in 2010. The full-length album was released by Believe Recordings in Ireland in March of 2010, and was greeted with very encouraging reviews, a Choice Music nomination, platinum sales, and appearances at Royal Festival Hall and on Later with Jools Holland . The album was released in the U.S. later that year on Vagrant.  The popularity of the cover led to an expanded version of his debut being released with the song included, as well as an acoustic rendition of "We Don't Eat."

I really love his voice. He has a smooth, soft voice. Here a song of him: Wicked Game . If you like this kind of music, I think you will like this song. His genres are alternative, ethnic/folk, indie.

He will release a new album "Post Tropical" on 10 January 2014 . Currently, he is performing in renowned music clubs and performance halls. Here some of his concert dates:
December 30 Falls Music and Arts Festival   -- Marion Bay, Australia
December 31 Falls Music and Arts Festival  -- Lorne, Australia
January 02  Falls Music and Arts Festival   -- Byron Bay, Australia
January 04 Southbound Festival -- Busselton, Australia
January 07 The Corner Hotel -- Richmond Vic, Australia
January 09 Metro Theater -- Sydney,Australia
January 24 Manchester Cathedrai -- Manchester, UK

**By the way nearly  all the tickets are sold out !! I wish i could go to at least one of them ! :(
some of his songs: *And If My Heart Should Somehow Stop, *Breaking Hearts, *Down the Burning Ropes, *Follow You Down to the Red Oak Tree, *From the Woods, *This Old Dark Machine, *We are Ghosts, *We Don't Eat, *If I had a Boat, *Sparrow and The Wolf, *Wicked Game
some of his accomplishments: Billboard Awards * he ranked 12 in 2011 with his debut album Early in the Morning on the chart of Top Heatseekers * he ranked 47 in 2011 with Early in the Morning on chart of Top Independent Albums * In January 2012, he received a European Border Breakers Award because of his album success beyond Ireland * some of his songs  were used in famous TV series like Gossip Girl ,Parenthood,Teen Wolf, Wonderland, Made In Chelsea, Grey's Anatomy, One Tree Hill, Chuck,Vampire Diaries, So You Think You Can Dance and movies like The Twilight Series

 One Last Thing :B