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Eleanor McEvoy
Phil Maddocks
Presented by: Alstonefield Village Hall| 0 | ALSTONEFIELD: Village Hall |
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| P | Saturday 13th May, 2017 |
| N | 7:30pm |
Event information
Eleanor McEvoy is one of Ireland's most accomplished contemporary singer / songwriters. She composed the song Only A Woman's Heart, the title track of the best-selling album in Irish history.
Exposed to music at a very early age, Dublin born Eleanor grew up in a strict Catholic household. After a musical upbringing playing the piano, violin and performing on stage with her older siblings, she graduated in music from Trinity in Dublin and set out to pay her way through life as a jobbing musician.
Already writing her own songs, she was waiting for the opportunity to branch out on her own. To initially pay her way, Eleanor spent 4 years in Ireland’s National Symphony Orchestra (NSO), recorded studio sessions as a singer, fiddle and keyboard player, and joined Irish diva Mary Black’s touring band. She then decided to cash in her savings and go for it; spending the cash on better song demos, home recording gear and a decent guitar.
In 1992, two chances came along at once. Mary and her record company manager/ husband decided Eleanor’s song “A Woman’s Heart” would be a fitting title and lead song for the compilation they were putting together of contemporary Irish female performers. Simultaneously the legendary Tom Zutaut of Geffen Records (who signed the likes of Guns N Roses and Motley Crue), on a scouting mission to Dublin, heard Eleanor in a pub, bought her demo cassette and on the spot decided he wanted to sign her to Geffen.
Everything changed and Eleanor was off to tour the world, while at the same time A Woman’s Heart went into the Irish charts and still remains the biggest Irish selling record in the home market.
In 1993, she was awarded Best New Artist, Best New Performer, and Best Songwriter Awards by the Irish entertainment and music industries.
In 1995 Eleanor, together with her band, performed for 80,000 people gathered in Dublin to see US President, Bill Clinton.
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Venue information
ALSTONEFIELD: Village Hall| 0 | Beresford Lane Alstonefield Staffs DE6 2FR |
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| > | www.alstonefield.org |
| ! | 01335310121 |
| ` | Ample parking; licensed bar; plenty of local accommodation |
