Collateral
Damage Tour - Ireland, May 2003 Jim Page is about to kick
off a tour of Ireland on May 6th. Although a Yank himself, Jim has Irish connections
going back to the Ballisodare Festival and Carnsore Point in 1979. Irish audiences
really got to soak up the wonders of this “true original” in ’79
when Jim opened for Planxty on a national tour and the Hot
Press warned Irish fans to “ignore him at your peril!” This
is when Jim established friendships and musical alliances that are still strong
today. Christy Moore picked
up Jim's anti-nuclear anthem "Hiroshima-Nagasaki Russian Roulette"
and made it a part of his repertoire. The Moving Hearts really blew the
ceiling off the song and it’s now a part of the national culture, known by
old and young alike. Today Hiroshima appears as the first song on Tom Dunne’s
30 Best Irish Hits. Jim lived in Dublin for three years in the early '80s
and played regularly at the legendary Meetin' Place, inbetween touring,
writing and recording. Through the years and in the course of his travels Jim
has shared the stage with many noted Irish performers including Christy Moore,
Donal Lunny, Jimmy Faulkner, Declan Sinot, Paddy
Keenan, Micheal O Domhnaill, Karan Casey and many others. In 1995
Jim toured Ireland for probably the 20th time and ran across a tiny article, in
a tiny rural paper which became the inspiration for the song "Heroes and
Survivors." The ballad tells the story of how the Choctaw Indian people
in America, after surviving their Trail Of Tears, took up a collection among themselves
and sent $710 to the Irish people for famine relief. Jim has 17 full-length
albums to his credit with his more recent catalogue available on CD. "Human
Interesting" is a retrospective of 30 years of work, including many
pieces from old vinyl recordings that have long been unavailable. His most recent
CD "Collateral Damage" is a "not-for-the-faint-of-heart"
collection of post-911 songs. Jim lives in Seattle, Washington and continues
to write, record and tour regularly. For more information on Jim, stories and
CDs, visit his web site at www.jimpage.net "Every
now and again I encounter a singer who gives me a glimmer of hope. Jim Page carries
the light."
Christy Moore "Jim's
been writing great topical songs for as long as I can remember, bringing his acute
wit and wry humor to a host of subjects that can really use both. In the tradition
of Woody and Dylan, he cuts right to the heart with music you actually enjoy listening
to. I'm a longtime admirer."
Bonnie Raitt •
• • Jim Page “Collateral Damage” Tour - May 2003
- Ireland Wednesday, May 7th
The Highway Bar
Crusheen,
Co. Clare
Contact: Frank Hayes Tel: (065) 6827165
Thursday,
May 8th
The Palace Loft Folk Club
Athlone Town
Co. Westmeath
Contact: Eamonn Behan Tel: (0905) 83979 Friday, May 9th
Duignans
Bar
Main St.
Drumsna Village
Co. Leitrim
Contact: Noel Duignan
(078) 24703
Saturday, May 10th
The Shamus Ennis
Centre
The Naul Fingal
Co. Dublin
Sean Mc-Philibin Tel: 01-8020898
www.shamusenniscentre.ie Sunday,
May 11th
Fury’s/Sheela na Gig
Bridge St. Sligo City
Contact: Gay Bonney (071) 43825
Monday, May 12th
Dolans
Warehouse
3-4 Alphonsus Street
Limerick City
Friday,
May 16th
Wexford Arts Centre Wexford Town
The Cornmarket. Wexford
Town
Contact: Dennis Collins 053-23764
Saturday, May 17th
The Secret Chord Folk Club
The Mallow Park Hotel
Mallow
Co. Cork
Contact: Ger O’Mahoney
(069) 77394
Sunday, May 18th
Hercules Folk Club Belfast
Fergus O'Hare The Castle Folk Club
c/o Hercules Bar
61 Castle Street
Belfast BT1 1GH
Monday, May 19th
Portadown
Folk Club
Millenium Court Arts Centre
Contact: Rodney Cordner
21,
Tandragee Rd
Portadown
Co. Armagh
Tuesday,
May 20th
Hineys Ferbane
Main St. Ferbane
Co. Offally.
Contact: Joe and Mary Hiney (0902) 54344
Wednesday, May 21st
Whelans of Wexford St. Dublin
(Woody Sagoo + very Special Guest)
www.woodysagoo.com
Contact
1: Derek Nally (01) 4780766
Contact 2: John Hennessey (m) 087-2251506
www.whelanslive.com
For
more information about Jim Page, please contact:
Maeman Promotions
(Europe)
No 1 The Basement
Carlton Court
Williams Park
Rathmines
Dublin
6
Tel: 00-353-1-4970149
Lm) 00-353-87-9428976 or 00-353-87-6921354
Feature: Bernadette
Price
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Servas
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