About this Event
Aoife Moriarty – Artefacts: Album Launch
For the launch at The Cobblestone, Aoife will perform vocals, acoustic guitar, piano and laptop, joined by Hugh McCabe on bass, Remi Ludick on viola and MYJYN on vocals.
The evening will open with newcomer Mary-Margaret McCullagh, before Aoife and the band take to the stage to perform *Artefacts* live.
About Aoife Moriarty
Aoife Moriarty is a Dublin-based singer-songwriter and composer. Her new album Artefacts is a collection of songs shaped over a decade. The album follows her debut Dolls & Jigsaws (2009), which earned critical praise for its blend of jazz-folk sensibility and offbeat charm.
After releasing her first album, Aoife stepped away from performing, drawn into parallel creative paths: she taught, designed, wrote and quietly gathered material. She completed an MA in Music Technology at the University of Limerick and wrote a Pr*son musical.
The songs that make up Artefacts emerged slowly, written on acoustic guitar and recorded over nine months in Dublin. They explore fractured identity, childlessness, impossible love, surreal memories and the courage it takes to begin again.
Aoife’s sound has been described as a jazz-folk fusion with impressionistic and whimsical lyrics. Artefacts favours self-reflection and experimentation. As Hot Press wrote of her debut Dolls & Jigsaws, “a highly accomplished quirky pop gem… buoyed by slick musicianship, sympathetic arrangements and the kind of pristine production that gives it a big budget sound.”
Her new work also draws inspiration from a futuristic, fictional, saxophone-playing Parisian character she created for a fashion collection, which informs the album artwork. Moriarty took method acting into songwriting by learning to play the saxophone while the songs were being finished and recorded.
Each track features its own arrangements, with strings, clarinet, saxophone and field recordings supporting the songwriting.
PRESS FOR DOLLS & JIGSAWS 2009;
“An arresting slice of smart coffee table pop”, Mick Heaney, The Sunday Times
“An invigorating debut”, Colm O’Hare, Hotpress
“A remarkable achievement” Jackie Hayden, Hotpress
“Surprises and excites” Limerick Event Guide
“Well worth the wait and effort”, News Four FM
“Fantastically complex collection”, News of the World
Jackie Hayden's ALBUM OF THE YEAR, Hotpress, 3rd December, 2009.
About special guest Mary-Margaret McCullagh
Mary-Margaret is a member of the multi-award winning pop rock choir, Belle Harmonics. Born in Kilkenny but living in Dun Laoghaire since 2004, she is a published poet and has been writing songs for many years.
Agenda
🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Mary-Margaret McCullagh
🕑: 07:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Aoife Moriarty & Band
Event venue & nearby stays
The Cobblestone, 77 King Street North, Dublin, Ireland
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