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"Dominican Black Abbey"
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Rusted Rail is proud to announce the release of a 6-track 3inch
extended player by Irish avant-folksters The Driftwood Manor called
"Dominican Black Abbey". Driftwood Manor mainstay Eddie Keenan worked
with a number of long-time collaborators including co-producer Keith
Wallace to create an EP which features fiddle player Neil Fitzgibbon,
vocalist Annemarie Deacy and guitarist Bryan Higgins making their
marks on the recordings. After a drunken conversation about various
musical styles and their similarities, Keenan decided to collaborate
with Bryan Higgins of Galway doom metal merchants Rites on the new
recording, adding some darker edges as well as light to a number of
the songs, while Galway composer Annemarie Deacy (formerly of local
legends Mirakil Whip) also added her vocal talents to the fray. The
lyrics to the songs emerged from an experiment that Keenan was
carrying out with a dream journal, recording the stranger elements of
his unconscious dream states and interpreting them into the songs.
This 3" EP is housed in a hand-assembled and hand-stamped card sleeve
featuring a cover photo by Sarah Grimes.
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"The Same Figure (Leaving)"
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Also Available - Rusted Rail and Slow Loris are proud they announced the release of "The Same Figure (Leaving)" by Irish avant-folk project
The Driftwood Manor. Recorded between October 2008 and May of 2009, The album took in a considerable cast of long-time collaborators,
with Driftwood Manor lynchpin Eddie Keenan working closely with friends from across the spectrum of the Irish folk and underground scene.
United Bible Studies students Gavin Prior, David Colohan and Vicky Langan all added their talents with Prior in particular working closely
with Keenan and co-Producer Steve Fanagan to help shape the sound of the album. Initially released as a limited edition cdr on French label
Ruralfaune in March of 2010, The Driftwood Manor have crafted their own brand of warm and earthy music which weaves strands of apocalyptic
appalachia, psychedelic folk and Irish trad into a rich sonic tapestry. This CD is housed in a hand-assembled and hand-stamped recycled
card sleeve, bound with twine. Click here for the lyrics.
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"Holy Ghost" EP
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Also Available: Rusted Rail is proud to announce the release of the "Holy Ghost" EP by the Irish avant-folk
project The Driftwood Manor. For this six- track extended player The Driftwood Manor
(based around lynchpin Eddie Keenan) have crafted their own brand of apocalyptic appalachia.
For "Holy Ghost", Keenan worked with a number of long-time collaborators including co-producer
Steve Fanagan to create an EP which takes on his fascination with the darker side of American
folk and its relation to Irish traditional music. Although initially intended to be an
incredibly stark record with little instrumentation, the songs took on new layers of skin
over the course of the winter months during which it was recorded. After adding a plethora
of instruments in Steve Fanagan's home studio, Keenan called in Bean Dolan (of Resurrection Fern),
Fiddle player Neil Fitzgibbon and vocalist Anne Marie Hynes to add their own touch to proceedings.
This 3" EP is housed in a hand-assembled and hand-stamped card sleeve, featuring a cover shot by
labelmate Yawning Chasm
Click here for the Holy Ghost EP lyrics.
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Live Performance of "The Trees Shaped by the wind" on "Play Your Tune" |
The Driftwood Manor- "That Lasting Final Hurt" Part One of the Driftwood Trilogy |
The Driftwood Manor- "Blackbirds Are Screaming"
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The Driftwood Manor- "The Same Figure(leaving)" |
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