Eric Butler
By John on Thursday 15 February 2007, 15:35 - Music - Permalink
Eric Butler's a young singer/songwriter that I met in Galway in September
2006.
Listen to Eric's new album at www.ericbutler.org There's no distribution deal yet, but you can hear the whole album or if you want you can pay for a download
We went on the tare one night and he stopped off to sing in a basement bar,
the band was in full swing and Eric took the stage and belted out some classic
rhythm 'n blues, brilliant! I bought one of his CD's "EB" thinking that I'd
play it once! But No! it's been on my playlist ever since...... for me the best
songs are the self penned ones.... there are covers of Dylan, Cohen, The Soggy
Bottom Boys, Leadbelly, Hank Williams and Coldplay!
Eric writes of himself:
I'm an Irish born singer/songwriter and started playing music at the age of
nine when I first started studying the piano and button accordion. Sometimes
described as chalk and cheese I was introduced to two different types of music
at a much earlier age, classical by my father, also a pianist, and the
traditional music of Ireland by my mother, a singer.
Some years after that I came across a song by the name of Bohemian
Rhapsody wherein lay the spark that would ignite my love for Rock 'n'
Roll. This was about the same time I first picked up an old battered acoustic
guitar that had been laying around the house since before I was born and with
three strings on this wooden box I was set. I taught myself to play by
listening to tapes of 'NIRVANA' and Cd's of 'Oasis' while of course picking up
little tricks from other musicians along the way.
Over the next few years I formed different bands with various musicians,
traditional Irish bands, rock bands with the longest lasting being a heavy
metal band named 'PHOBIA' where I first found my taste for recording.
Over the course of these years I was also writing sporadically whenever I
felt the need to get something off my chest. My earlier songs were of teen aged
angst where the later ones are usually about things I see at home and abroad
that affect me in some way. The result being some songs are on a personal level
and others fall into the 'something to say' category. I've recorded one album
so far entitled 'EB', a live recording with just me and my guitar. Some of my
own songs are on this album along with some cover songs.
I'm currently working with a producer in a studio on a second album of all
my own songs. It will include other instruments and I'm confidant it will be
ready for release sometime in 2008.
.
There are three of Eric's songs, taken from his debut CD titled "EB" a joy,
to listen to as attachments..... enjoy
Eric's fanclub on
myspace