New Single ‘Tightrope Walkers’
Clara Rose has released a new single, ‘Tightrope Walkers’ off her forthcoming album entitled, “The Offering” (Release February 2018)
The song is a passionate tale of a type of love and the re-igniting of creativity following loss of that love.
‘Tightrope Walkers’ is performed by Clara Rose and her stellar band and features Paula Higgins on backing vocals. It was recorded and produced by Gavin Glass of Orphan Recordings.
‘Tightrope Walkers’ is the first single off her second solo album. It is accompanied by a video produced and directed by Mark Watson (Not Just a Pawn Productions) with special thanks to Lauren Trainor and Davi Hora Galway Community Circus.
Her new music has taken a turn in the road, steering more towards melodic folk/roots but still tinted with the blues and always with ‘that’ unmistakable voice, the songstress: Clara Rose.
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Hotpress – Jackie Hayden: “Smouldering set from blues – folk singer…Backed by a sterling bunch of Irish musicians … Rose brings a raw rootsy blues edge to the vocals on her enticing folk and folk rock”
Clara Rose – Announces Summer Dates
The Clara Rose Band will hit the road this summer – we are playing some of our favourite venues and blues festivals with details to be announced – hope to catch you on the trail!
Also in BIG news Clara Rose will support one of U.S.A’s finest songwriters Chris Smither in Dublin’s premier music venue Whelan’s on Sunday June 4th. Don’t miss this special show!
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Clara Rose set to record NEW solo album
Delighted to announce that Clara Rose is back in the studio to record her NEW album of songs.
The studio is the gorgeous Orphan Recording Studios and with two sessions down the material is sounding “whopper” already!
You will be updated as the recording process develops and watch this space for release dates and ‘titbits’ of music & fun!
Back to the studio…
After a stomper year of nationwide tour and album release with my collaborator Don Baker I am now back in the studio recording a range of material.
I had the pleasure of recording with my great friend and mentor Marion McEvoy in her cosy & funky Panchord Studio
This was a creative and inspiring day and I loved returning to my natural habitat.. great to get my new ideas down on ‘tape’.. watch this space for some snippets of new material…
Keepin’ on keepin on… writing… creating… playing… that’s all we can do… as a Nobel Prize winner once said:
“Everything passes, everything changes,
just do what you think you should do”
Over and out x
Baker Rose – Press Release
“Baker and Rose”
Don Baker… Renowned bluesman, songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player has joined forces with emerging unique vocalist & songwriter, Clara Rose to create an unforgettable show featuring their own music and collaborations from their new album, “Baker Rose”.
The man affectionately known as ‘The Don’ became a professional musician in 1973. His expressive skills on the harmonica have drawn accolades from artists as varied as Bono and Christy Moore. His recent role in popular Irish soap ‘Fair City’ has cemented Baker into a household name.
Clara Rose… has been writing and performing her original music for 10 years. She has performed as a solo artist across Ireland, Europe and the U.S.A. Her acclaimed solo releases lead her to feature as an artist on Don’s, ‘My Songs, My Friends’ (2013).
“Baker Rose embrace an eclectic mix of folk, rock, country and jazz, neither Don nor Clara strays far from their blues roots …when they share vocals they can take a song to places it’s never been before” (Jackie Hayden, Hotpress Magazine)
They present their new collaborative album of original blues and home-grown country roots which promises to be a gorgeous exponent of the genres in this collaboration of ‘kindred spirits’.
Baker Rose – New Album NOW AVAILABLE!
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Proud to announce the release of my new collaborative album with Don Baker called ‘Baker Rose’. We are so proud of this album and hope that you all love it as much as we do!
You can buy the album by clicking this link:
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Don’t forget to join us on our nationwide Irish tour at a venue near you this year!
New Single – Baker Rose – “The Hardest Way”
The first single off the forthcoming album “Baker Rose” is ‘The Hardest Way’
You can buy the single here: BAKER ROSE NEW SINGLE
Or watch on YouTube here:
BAKER ROSE ALBUM TOUR
“Baker Rose” (Don Baker & Clara Rose) are set to release their new album in April 2016 and embark on an extensive nationwide tour – catch us at a venue near YOU!
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Baker Rose: New Album – almost ready!
Baker Rose are busy cooking something special for you all and it will be out as SOOOOOOOON as we possibly can finish up these loose ends!
The recording process is fascinating and I’m enjoying every moment working with Mr. Baker. He is such a professional and I learn so much from him – he is a gifted musician, songwriter and a very special guy too – I’m loving this collaboration so much!
We have around 3 tracks left to finish and then we should be ready to roll – we have so much material that the problem is deciding what tracks to put on the album!
So as they say: WATCH THIS SPACE!
Here are some shots of the recording process in the gorgeous Jealoustown Studios:
Blues on the Summer Breeze… Part 1…
Summer 2015 has come and gone: and what a summer it was!
May and June saw the Baker/Rose tour in full flight with shows in some of Ireland’s most beautiful arts centres. We traveled the length and breadth of Ireland in Don’s trusty Volkswagen Estate and discussed life… love… metaphysics… and MUSIC. The venues that hosted us were: Wexford Arts Centre, Balor Arts Centre, Sirius Arts Centre, Wesport Arts Centre. We were treated so well by all the venue managers, staff, sound engineers in these venues and they are truly wonderful supporters of the arts in Ireland. Support your local arts centre!
I ticked off a few boxes of ‘dreams’ this summer also with performances in London and in the famous ‘Music Triangle’ in the U.S.A…’The Blues Kitchen, Camden run a weekly Blues Jam on Sunday evenings – you sign up and then get to perform with their sizzling house band! I got up and jammed with them and had a ball – we churned out standards ‘Honky Tonk Woman’ and ‘Johnny B. Goode’ and had the whole bar rockin’ – such fun!
With London under my belt it was time to tackle the Everest of Blues: New Orleans – Memphis – Nashville. This was my pilgrimage! In New Orleans I met the The Danny Alexander Blues Band and ended up jamming with them at their weekly Blues Jam. I was honoured to play with these people – I got to sing some of my favourites with this cookin’ band, “I’d Rather Go Blind’, ‘Hard to Handle’ and ‘Love Me Like a Man’. I know it’s a cliche but it was actually a dream come true… and here’s proof… check out my Cheshire Cat grin in this pic! :
We trundled up through the state of Mississipi, whizzing by the iconic cotton fields, the never-ending churches… you could touch the moisture in the air and you could hear the music of the past… The Mississipi Blues Trail… Highway 51… I was home! We stopped off in the famous Clarksdale – did Robert Johnson REALLY sell his soul to the devil? Here? Well, it’s as good a place as any… we got caught in a rainstorm while trying to leave Morgan Freeman’s Blues Club so I made my mark on those walls (they gave me a pen!):
I danced my way through Memphis and the only singing done was as I stood in the queues of tourists visiting hallowed sites such as Elvis’ ‘Graceland’ and sang into THAT famous microphone at ‘Sun Studios’…
Next Stop: NASHVILLE (to be continued in next post…..)
