Eamonn Dowd and The Racketeers
Rock /
Country
"New
album Silver & Dust now for sale @ CdBaby.com"
Hot Press gave "Exit
Hellsville" album a rave review. "A damn fine
example of gravel-voiced country rock.....these songs are
full of unaffected, unrefined humanity, a kind of
world-weary, warts 'n' all honesty that's getting rarer
in music....there is something raw and real about The
Racketeers that's easy to love."
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| About theracketeersireland |
| Having
been together for just six months,
The Racketeers released their
critically acclaimed debut album
"By Hook Or By Crook" in
spring 1997. Within a few months, the
band had brought their fiery brand of
roots infused rock 'n' roll all over
Ireland, including a few memorable
shows at the Budweiser Rhythm 'n'
Roots Festival in Galway. The album
was also well received overseas as it
notched up radio plays in Holland and
Hungary. Summer of that year the band
took to the road for a seven-week
thirty-five date tour of Sweden,
Finland and Holland. Indeed this set
the tone for the following year as
European tours (Holland, Denmark,
etc.) intermingled with Irish dates.
April '99 saw the release of a new
album, "Long Time Gone,"
and a festive release, the
"Counterfeit Christmas" EP
which resulted in a couple of TV
appearances. Early in 2004 they
released their long awaited third
album, "Exit Hellsville,"
which was recorded by veteran Paul
Thomas, best known for his work with
Thin Lizzy and early U2. . The album
has been receiving radio play in
Belgium, Holland, Canada, Spain and
Ireland. "Exit Hellsville"
more than adequately showcases 12 new
songs from the dexterous pen of
founding member Eamonn Dowd. With
Brian O'Toole (bass) and Chris
Teusner (drums) the band presents a
more countrified sound than on
previous outings. Best described as
Americana or Alternative Country/Rock
'n' Roll the new album has helped The
Racketeers make many new friends. Hot
Press gave the album a rave review.
"A damn fine example of
gravel-voiced country rock.....these
songs are full of unaffected,
unrefined humanity, a kind of
world-weary, warts 'n' all honesty
that's getting rarer in
music....there is something raw and
real about The Racketeers that's easy
to love." Favourable reviews
from the U.K., Germany, Italy ,
Holland etc. have helped establish
The Racketeers as a genuine
underground phenomenon, often playing
100 gigs a year ! While influences
like Johnny Cash and Steve Earle come
to mind, a lyrical darkness permeates
the bands roots infused rock n roll
with Dowds haggard vocal delivering
his uniquely twisted tales. |
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