SOME of Ireland’s finest music acts have made original tracks available for Life Support, a compilation of tracks in aid of Pieta House, the Suicide and Self-harm Crisis Centre.
Life Support, brings together a diverse range of Irish bands such as Delorentos, We Cut Corners and Windings. The album priced €9.99 will be released on The Delphi Label on Friday April 20 and will be available to buy as a CD, both online and from selected stores in Ireland and also as an iTunes download.
Life Support is the brainchild of Alan Jacques from the Green and Live Show on Limerick’s Live 95 FM, a perennial supporter of new Irish music. Among the 18 tracks on the compilation, many which are exclusive releases, are songs by Delorentos, The Coronas, Windings, Wallis Bird, We Cut Corners and The Flaws.
Alan Jaques says, “Pieta House is a cause close to my heart. I wanted to support and raise money for Pieta House in a practical, pro-active way,”. Alan conceived the album and approached some of his favourite Irish artists of the last few years to get involved. “Music is a great way to express your emotions. We’ve very appreciative that so many artists have come together to support the work we do at Pieta House,” said Joan Freeman, CEO and Founder of Pieta House.
Aside from the contributions of the 18 artists who appear on the compilation, the album has been made possible with the generous support of Limerick’s Live 95 FM and The Delphi Label to allow all proceeds from the sale of the CD to contribute directly to Pieta House.
“I’d like to give a special mention of Richard Dowling at WAV Mastering in Limerick who donated a great deal of time mastering the compilation,” said Alan Jacques. “Myself and The Delphi Label are also grateful to DMS for their assistance in manufacturing this compilation,” he added.
The release of Life Support will be marked by a special gig in Dolan’s Warehouse in Limerick on Sunday April 22 with performances from Windings, The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra and Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters.
There will be a gathering to mark the launch in Dublin on Tuesday April 24 at The Mercantile on Dame St. with acoustic performances by Delorentos, We Cut Corners, EleventyFour and Ross Breen, who contributed the title track to the album.
The full track listing for Life Support is:
1. Delorentos ‘Solo’ 2. Ross Breen ‘Life Support’ 3. Windings ‘The Space I Occupy’ 4. The Coronas ‘Tone In Your Touch’ 5. The Flaws ‘Part Of You’ 6. Joe Chester ‘Something Is Better (Than Nothing At All)’ (Acoustic) 7. We Town Criers ‘Wake Up’ 8. Deaf Joe You Never’ 9. The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra ‘First Dance’ 10. Master & Dog ‘Cold War’ 11. Wallis Bird ‘Elephant Skeleton’ 12. Pop Scar ‘Miracle Pill’
13. EleventyFour ‘The Friend Song’ 14. Monoband feat. Fin Chambers ‘Won’t Leave No More’ 15. Ian Whitty & The Exchange ‘Rodeo’ 16. Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters ‘That Old Chestnut’ (Acoustic) 17. We Cut Corners ‘Hopeless/Hopeless’ 18. Constant Supply ‘Requisite’
