Clara Rose
  • 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.

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Back to the studio…

  • October 13, 2016
  • Clara
  • · News

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

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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

  • April 29, 2016
  • Clara
  • · News · Releases

“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’.

BUY BAKER ROSE ALBUM HERE

www.donbaker.ie

www.clararosemusic.com

 

New Single – Baker Rose – “The Hardest Way”

  • March 10, 2016
  • Clara
  • · Audio · News · Releases · Videos

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: New Album – almost ready!

  • September 16, 2015
  • Clara
  • · Images · News

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:

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Blues on the Summer Breeze… Part 1…

  • September 16, 2015
  • Clara
  • · Audio · Gigs · Images · News · Uncategorized

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!

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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!camden

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! :

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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!):

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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…..)IMG_6199IMG_6270

Baker Rose Tour Updates

  • April 4, 2015
  • Clara
  • · Gigs · Images · News · Videos

Myself and Don have been on the road now for a few weeks and we are having a ball!

‘The High Tide Club’ in Castletownbere on 14th March was probably the single-most furthest place I’ve ever driven for a gig but it was also the single-most beautiful place for a gig. Georgina treated us so well and it was brilliant to play surrounded by the pleasing aesthetics of Sarah Walker’s art in her gallery. It was a great start to our tour!

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Next stop was the ‘Mermaid Arts Centre’ in Bray on 28th March. The sound at this gig was by Eoin and I have to say this is what stood out for me.. it was a real pleasure to sing and play here – especially with the sublime Kevin Malone on drums. I’ve included a video of us performing ‘Hesitation Blues’ on the night – this gives a flavour of ‘the craic’ on the night in question! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDpXwmfO5hc

 

The 3rd gig was in The Kenyon Bar in Nenagh on 2nd April. This is one of those ‘hidden gems’ of venues we have dotted around Ireland. Our host/soundman on the night was Brendan – a big fan of Don and the blues. The audience here were enraptured for the night and treated to an amazing ‘Dons Train’ from the man himself:

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We finished the night off in true Rock and Roll style with a cuppa tea!

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Next stop is The Civic Theatre in Tallaght next Friday 10th April – tickets can be bought from here: http://www.civictheatre.ie/whats-on/don-baker/

For a full list of gigs go to my gigs page: https://www.clararosemusic.com/gigs/

Looking forward to sharing more memories… both of life on the road and musical as the Baker Rose tour continues!

 

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