Kieran Goss, long hailed as one of the country’s leading songwriters and performers is to perform alongside singer songwriter Annie Kinsella at Dolans Upstairs venue on March 20th.
Goss has long been considered one of Ireland’s greatest songwriters. Together with singer and artist Annie Kinsella, who has joined him onstage on his recent tours, they have enchanted audiences with their live performances and won rave reviews.
This gig comes on the back of the recent release of their collaborative album Oh, The Starlings which was released in 2019.
The album was recorded in New York with eight-time Grammy winning engineer and mixer Kevin Killen at the helm (David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, U2, Elvis Costello) and was described by songwriter Rodney Crowell as: "So good, it’s heart-breaking... the record itself feels like an old friend.”
Kieran Goss and Annie Kinsella's collaborative work merge poetry and melody, at times reminiscent of the great music of the 70’s such as Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell or Leonard Cohen.
Goss and Kinsella have succeeded in creating something magnificently, uniquely theirs: both classic and modern, simple and multi-layered, quiet and dynamic.
With songs, stories and harmonies that transport the listener to another world, this is music from the heart, for the heart. This will be a show to make you laugh and cry.
Kieran Goss is one of Ireland's most romantic singer/songwriters. With melodies that reflect the influence of such American pop-folk singers as James Taylor and Paul Simon and Irish singer/songwriters such as Christy Moore, Goss aims at the heart with his poetic lyricism.
A former sideman for Elvis Costello, Joe Jackson, Moore, Clannad, and both Mary and Frances Black, Goss has garnered acclaim with three powerful solo albums.
The tenth child born to a family of 15 children, Goss began playing guitar and piano at age nine. His debut public appearance came during a summer trip to the U.S. in the early '80s.
While studying law at Queen's University in Belfast, he performed cover tunes in local pubs. Although he qualified to become a barrister in 1985, the lure of music proved greater.
Setting out to seek his fame and fortune as a musician, Goss backed up a variety of different performers. After meeting the Black family at a festival, he was invited to accompany Frances on a tour. Goss and Frances continued to play together for four years, recording a duo album, Frances Black and Kieran Goss, in 1992.
Goss also supplied instrumental accompaniment for Mary, who recorded two of his songs -- "Brand New Star" and "Love Is Just 'Round the Corner." Goss' debut solo album, Brand New Star, released in 1988; it was followed by New Day in 1994 and Worse than Pride in 1998.
Kieran Goss and Annie Kinsella will perform live at the Upstairs venue in Dolans on March 20th. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here