John Spillane brings new single to The Glens Centre, Manorhamilton

John Spillane continues to entwine the past and present with a brand new single ‘Passage West.’ He brings this new song along with all of his others to The Glens Centre, Manorhamilton on Sunday, February 12.
‘Passage West’ is taken from the upcoming album ‘In Another Light’ out now. The album forms part of a triptych of singles and videos that are semi-autobiographical in nature.

‘In Another Light’ was recorded live with Cork Opera House Concert Orchestra and includes performances by John Spillane and Pauline Scanlon with the Cork Opera House Concert Orchestra conducted by John O'Brien and orchestrated by Kevin Codd, Paul Frost, Daniel Murphy and Robbie Pender.
Of the video for ‘Passage West’ John says, “I am immensely proud of this beautiful and tender video to accompany the magnificent orchestration of my song Passage West.

“Al (director) and I took off on a boat on a misty winter morning to capture it. This third video of Al’s in our little project has seen us go out in nearly all the seasons and the end result is a body of three really special visual artworks.
“The history of the song is linked with the main character in the video, local Passage man Walty Murphy. Walty approached me and asked me to write a song about the town where he was born and reared.
“I adopted the very same place as my home 25 years ago. The resulting song has travelled far and wide, been sung by many talented musicians and has come home in the most wonderful way.
“Every time I hear this live version with the orchestra I experience waves of emotion. Daniel Murphy’s orchestral interpretation of my song is truly stunning.”

‘In Another Light’ is a career spanning album, the songs ranging from 1983 right up to John's most recent release in 2020.
This album is a result of a live concert with the Cork Opera House Concert Orchestra in November 2021 as part of the Right Here Right Now festival.
Every person involved with the concert experienced these songs in a different way. For John and Pauline, who have been performing these pieces for years, it meant learning them anew, in collaboration with the orchestra. For the audience members, they could sit back and experience these well known and much loved songs as they have never heard them before.
Two-time Meteor award winner John Spillane is a musician, songwriter, performer, recording artist, storyteller, poet and dreamer.

Rooted in people, place and story, his music transports the listener and his live performances captivate audiences around the world. John’s extensive back catalogue begins with the 1997 album ‘The Wells of the World’.
John Spillane has announced just seven Irish venues as part of this tour, so The Glens Centre Manorhamilton are very privileged to get this concert. Bookings on www.theglenscentre.com 
Don't miss experiencing John Spillane live in person on February 12. He will also perform locally at Town Hall Theatre, Cavan on April 7.
For more information see: https://johnspillane.ie