Although Samantha, the rest of the cast of the Indoor Garden Party and the fans are disappointed they were all not going to be together, I am very excited about following the traditional media and social media stories of Lorraine O’Reilly’s journey through this project.
Russell stated on his official Twitter account he had met Lorraine O’Reilly last year after he was invited to sing a duet with her on a soon to be released album by the Irish group Bible Code Sunday.
In a recent newspaper article circulated on social media titled ‘The Accidental Album’ published in the Anglo Celtic newspaper on the 23 September, 2017 by Fiona O’Brien, Bible Code Sunday talk about the creation of their new album ‘New Hazardous Design’ and recording with a variety of artists and musicians including Russell Crowe.
“We decided to invite artists we had previously worked with and musical friends to contribute to the album, to add something unique to the project”.
“Russell Crowe had been in touch with the band ever since our song Cinderella Man became a social media attachment to his movie of the same name. Chance meetings at an Elvis Costello gig where he was a guest singer and again on the BBC One Show where he and the band were guests cemented the friendship.”
“When we asked him if he would like to perform on the album, he simply said yes. We are delighted to have him on board and his duet with Lorraine O’Reilly truly is one of the highlights of the album. It is a really personal song to Ronan writing about the death of his parents but when he heard it with Russell it really did it justice and Ronan was happy to pass it over.”
The album will be released on the 29 September, 2017.
I have included a photograph of Russell Crowe and the band. The photograph is from the official Twitter page of The Irish World. No copyright infringement intended.
In another article titled “Lorraine’s got something to Crowe about!” by Seamus Enright was published on the 22 September, 2017 in the Anglo-Celt and was circulated on social media describes how Lorraine O’Reilly recorded her song for the album and her inclusion in the Indoor Garden Parties. The article was edited for copyright reasons.
I have also included a copy of the new poster advertising Lorraine O’Reilly’s inclusion in the Indoor Garden Parties. The poster is from the official Twitter account of Russell Crowe. No copyright infringement intended.
Lorraine’s got something to Crowe about! Published on 22nd September, 2017 by Seamus Enright in the Anglo Celtic.
“A Cavan singer-songwriter has recorded a duet with Hollywood star Russell Crowe and is now set to tour alongside the Gladiator star.
Lorraine O'Reilly has been added to the billing on the UK and Irish tour of the renowned actor and musician's 'Indoor Garden Party' concert.
“Absolutely excited, over the moon" is how Lorraine described feeling ahead of rehearsals with her fellow stars before setting off on a multi-venue tour taking in London’s Union Chapel (September 28), Leeds City Varieties Music Hall (September 29), and Dublin's Olympia Theatre on October 1.
The remarkable turn of events for the Kildallan-native arose out of her involvement with UK-based Celtic folk rock band BibleCode Sundays, of whom the vocalist/guitarist is Ronan MacManus, brother of Elvis Costello.
“I recorded with them a couple of years ago and I worked with Ronan on a duet he had written about his parents passing away. The long-and-short is, it was suppose to be on one of their albums but never made it, and it kind of fell by the wayside,” explains Lorraine who has been living and working in England for seven years.
“But last year [Ronan] decided to resurrect the song again, with a bit of a revamp, and a couple of months later we arranged to go to studio. It was then I got a call from him to say Russell Crowe was going to now sing on the duet. Obviously it was something that came as a surprise.”
Lorraine met with Russell in person last March when the star invited his fellow musicians to dinner at London’s Dorchester. “We ended up having a lovely evening, and we kept in contact since.”
Her addition to the list of prestigious ‘Garden Party’ acts came after Russell messaged Lorraine notifying her Samantha Barks (Les Misérables) was no longer on the billing, and asking if the Cavan woman might now fill her shoes.
“I was shocked, speechless is an understatement, but yeah, we’ve been in regular contact since and it’s all very exciting. He’s arriving over to the UK and we’ll be starting rehearsals soon, touring Ireland and the UK.
“It’s scarily real now after Russell tweeted a photo of the concert poster and my name is right there on it,” says Lorraine.”
In another article titled “Lorraine’s got something to Crowe about!” by Seamus Enright was published on the 22 September, 2017 in the Anglo-Celt and was circulated on social media describes how Lorraine O’Reilly recorded her song for the album and her inclusion in the Indoor Garden Parties. The article was edited for copyright reasons.
I have also included a copy of the new poster advertising Lorraine O’Reilly’s inclusion in the Indoor Garden Parties. The poster is from the official Twitter account of Russell Crowe. No copyright infringement intended.
Lorraine’s got something to Crowe about! Published on 22nd September, 2017 by Seamus Enright in the Anglo Celtic.
“A Cavan singer-songwriter has recorded a duet with Hollywood star Russell Crowe and is now set to tour alongside the Gladiator star.
Lorraine O'Reilly has been added to the billing on the UK and Irish tour of the renowned actor and musician's 'Indoor Garden Party' concert.
“Absolutely excited, over the moon" is how Lorraine described feeling ahead of rehearsals with her fellow stars before setting off on a multi-venue tour taking in London’s Union Chapel (September 28), Leeds City Varieties Music Hall (September 29), and Dublin's Olympia Theatre on October 1.
The remarkable turn of events for the Kildallan-native arose out of her involvement with UK-based Celtic folk rock band BibleCode Sundays, of whom the vocalist/guitarist is Ronan MacManus, brother of Elvis Costello.
“I recorded with them a couple of years ago and I worked with Ronan on a duet he had written about his parents passing away. The long-and-short is, it was suppose to be on one of their albums but never made it, and it kind of fell by the wayside,” explains Lorraine who has been living and working in England for seven years.
“But last year [Ronan] decided to resurrect the song again, with a bit of a revamp, and a couple of months later we arranged to go to studio. It was then I got a call from him to say Russell Crowe was going to now sing on the duet. Obviously it was something that came as a surprise.”
Lorraine met with Russell in person last March when the star invited his fellow musicians to dinner at London’s Dorchester. “We ended up having a lovely evening, and we kept in contact since.”
Her addition to the list of prestigious ‘Garden Party’ acts came after Russell messaged Lorraine notifying her Samantha Barks (Les Misérables) was no longer on the billing, and asking if the Cavan woman might now fill her shoes.
“I was shocked, speechless is an understatement, but yeah, we’ve been in regular contact since and it’s all very exciting. He’s arriving over to the UK and we’ll be starting rehearsals soon, touring Ireland and the UK.
“It’s scarily real now after Russell tweeted a photo of the concert poster and my name is right there on it,” says Lorraine.”
