Artist Description
"Easily one of Ireland's most important rock artists of the last twenty years"-Tony Clayton-lea, The Irish Times
Whether as a singer or songwriter or performer, Pierce Turner has a penchant for the unexpected and the unorthodox, re-writing the rules for all three endeavours. Sometimes he performs from behind his trusty keyboard backed by a solo instrument (sax, maybe, or violin or trombone!). Or he can be out front- of-house clambering over tables and ordering drinks from the bar. In the middle of a song!
His albums to are equally mercurial, showing influences ranging from his Catholic Irish upbringing to the decadence of Lou Reed's New York, merging the upfront rock of The Byrds, The Beach Boys and The Who to deft touches of Irish trad, folk, jazz, techno, classical and choral harmonies.
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Pierce at Joe\'s Pub Makes Sense!Pierce Turner has never been categorized and while that hurts if you want to be in the "main stream" that never seemed to i... MorePost Your Own! |
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Pierce at Joe's Pub Makes Sense!
Pierce Turner has never been categorized and while that hurts if you want to be in the "main stream" that never seemed to impact him. Joe's Pub is an outstanding place to catch Pierce as you don't know what version of Mr. Turner will appear on stage....I'm hoping for the strings behind him...but then again...maybe just him and the piano and keyboard...or his acoustic with a trombone behind him, maybe he'll do a duet with that female singer again...Aw hell...who cares. His material is thought provoking and his style...well...can't be described.
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