Live, LIVE, Love (Pronounced: Live-Lyve-Love) is the new live album from Clara Rose and her band plus special guests.
The album was recorded over two shows in Arthur’s Blues and Jazz Club (Dublin) and The Garage Theatre (Monaghan) in the spring of 2020. With the help of funding from the Music Industry Stimulus Package from First Music Contact Clara brought the raw sound files to Les Keye in Arad Studios (Dublin) and they embarked on a magical mystery tour of music, mixing and mastering to produce this album.
You can see the video for the album single, ‘Throw the Dice’ on the Clara Rose Channel – YouTube with footage from the live shows. The single is available to download from Bandcamp.
Local musicians Clara Rose and Kacper Kucharski present an evening of original music featuring independent Monaghan artists.
Clara Rose captivates audiences with her stunning voice and original music that blends rockin’ blues with rootsy folk. Having independently released her third live album, ‘Live, LIVE, Love’ to critical acclaim, is excited to bring their live show to The Garage Theatre.
Rising from the heart of Monaghan, Kacper Kucharski and The Jammy Bastids are a heavy force of Rock and Roll running with grit, thunder and unmistakable groove that hits like a pub brawl.
The Deeney Family are steeped in the Irish Traditional Music scene in Monaghan and bring a welcome flavour of trad music to this showcase.
Ellice Lowey is an up-and-coming singer songwriter playing both guitar and piano who has a passion for performing and an interest in a wide range of musical styles.
Oriel Music Monaghan have been in business for the last 18 months and founder Shane believes it’s never too late or early to enjoy learning an instrument and embracing your creativity.
Curated with the spirit of Monaghan at its heart, this is a night of music not to be missed.
Come along to experience this unique showcase, ‘Monaghan Makes Music’ and support your homegrown artists!
Clara Rose is a powerhouse vocalist, performer and songwriter. Her third album, ‘Live, LIVE, Love’ was independently released to critical acclaim. Clara has graced national and international stages with her original folk, roots and powerhouse blues music, even rocking a tent Glastonbury with hit show “Ladies in the Blues”. According to Blues Blast Magazine, “When it comes to female musicians, sometimes people focus on their looks and vocal prowess more than their instrumental skills, but Clara Rose delivers on all fronts… Her vibe is one part whiskey, one part roses, and one part Gaelic grit.”
‘Callin for the Kid’ is the new Single from Clara Rose & Friends. In a departure from previous releases, it is a poignant, hopeful roots song inspired by her late Grandfather and his adventures in music & life and features Clara’s parents Alan & Elizabeth Monahan on guitars, banjo, vocals and whistling and Cathy and Marion McEvoy on fiddle and mandolin. It is available for download from Bandcamp; Music | Clara Rose while all other Clara Rose releases are available on Spotify and via her website http://www.clararosemusic.com
Clara Rose & Friends, The Tin Church, Laragh, Co. Monaghan (Left to Right: Alan Monahan, Clara Rose, Claire McLaughlin, Liz Monahan & Cathy McEvoy)
Clara Rose and a band of friends will launch her new single, ‘Callin for the Kid‘ over a run of 2 shows this July 2025. This song is different from previous releases and a special one for Clara as it was inspired by her late Grandfather Eamon who was a musician and loved Cowboy movies. His nickname was ‘The Kid’, hence the name of the song, ‘Callin for the Kid’. It was recorded with Clara’s parents Alan and Liz Monahan with Cathy and Marion McEvoy in Marion’s studio, Panchord studios. Marion McEvoy engineered and mixed the track. What follows is a beautiful trip of nostalgia through voices, guitars, mandolin, fiddle and whistling! It will be available for Download from Bandcamp on Friday 12th July. Details and ticket links for the shows are below.
Friday 18th July in The Backroom of The Cobblestone, Smithfield, Dublin
The Clara Rose train keeps rolling with a host of gigs this summer at major national blues festivals, cosy quirky venues and songwriter events. Some of the gigs are ticketed so check out the links to buy tickets below. All information is below – looking forward to a summer of sweet music 🙂
Clara Rose curates an evening of music in The Garage Theatre, Monaghan to celebrate International Women’s Day 2020. Homegrown local artists Annie June Callaghan and Bronagh McCabe will join forces with Clara Rose for an evening of their songs and stories. Each artist brings their unique gifts to the show, resulting in a combination of stunning vocals, rock, soulful blues, power punk, dark roots and contemporary folk. This promises to be a night to remember, celebrating Women in Music in Monaghan.
This concert is also part of Clara Rose’s 2020 live album recording project where a series of her shows will be recorded to create a live album. Her set at this concert will also be filmed as part of the project. Very exciting times!
2020 see’s Clara Rose embarking on a live album recording project with her band, The Clara Rose Band. The recording will take place over series of shows in different types of venues to capture different vibes, sounds and music…
The first of these is the gorgeous Arthur’s Jazz & Blues Club on Thomas St., Dublin 1. This is on Friday 24th January. Tickets are €10 and can be bought on the door. If people come along they will be part of the live recording and experience the live album set played by:
Clara Rose – vocals, guitar
Elizabeth Monahan – vocals
Darragh Slacke – Electric guitar
Tony McManus – Bass
Gavin Taylor – Drums
The second of these shows is in The Garage Theatre, Monaghan on the 7th March. This is a special kind of night which deserves a post of it’s own! Scroll through the ‘news’ on this website to find out more. If you wish to buy tickets click here.
Clara Rose singing the Etta James classic “I’d Rather Go Blind” on The Acoustic Stage with ‘Ladies in the Blues’ (Ed Deane on guitar, James Delaney on keys, Eoghan O’Neill on bass and Kevin Malone on drums)
Grainne Hunt, Jhil Quinn, Emma Nicolai, Clara Rose
It was a dream come true to sing on the Acoustic Stage at Glastonbury, UK with Ladies in the Blues http://www.ladiesintheblues.com .
Our set went down a storm and we had a rockin’ time!
We even got to meet the gentleman, Marti Pellow before our set:
Liz Monahan (Special guest), Clara Rose, Gavin Taylor (Drums), Darragh Slacke (Guitar), Tony McManus (Bass)
The Clara Rose Band had the recent honour of launching The Danny Boy Jazz and Blues Festival, Limavady, Co Derry in the beautiful Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre.
Clara’s Mam Liz Monahan was special guest on the night and the audience were treated to a few solo numbers from Liz as well as some gorgeous harmonies in Clara’s original songs.
Songwriter, guitarist and performer Darragh Slacke also performed a country-fied version of the Leonard Cohen classic, ‘Tower of Song’.
The band received a warm reception and a number of standing ovations throughout the show! Check back here for some live tracks of the show…
Thanks to all the crew at Danny Boy Jazz and Blues for having us, we loved the show.
If you’re wondering why things have been a little quiet on the Clara Rose front these days it’s because I’ve been on a nationwide tour with these gifted women: Grainne Hunt, Jhil Quinn and Emma Nicolai. AKA: “Ladies in the Blues”
We had a successful run of shows in some of Ireland’s beautiful theatre spaces including, ‘Theatre Royal’ (Waterford), ‘Firkin Crane’ (Cork Jazz Festival), Watergate (Kilkenny) and Glor (Ennis). It was so much fun singing with my sistas of blues! Between an appearance on RTE news.. a few ladders in a few tights… James Delaney on a grand piano (in Glor) and singing our heart out at a late night trad session in Ennis.
It was not without it’s dramas and tales but the highlight is always being on stage with these fine musicians, paying tribute to the ladies of the blues in the best way we know how. X
