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Helen's Bay Summer Music Festival - Alternative Folk Concert - David C Clements

Helen's Bay Summer Music Festival - Alternative Folk Concert - David C Clements
Following the release of his debut album, 'The Longest Day in History' in 2016, Clements established himself as one of Northern Ireland's most distinctive voices. Last year he followed this with his mesmerising sophomore record, 'The Garden', an 11-track alternative folk record released by Third Bar Records and featuring songs written with and produced by Iain Archer (James Bay, Noah Kahan), Michael Keeney (SOAK, Foy Vance) and Jacknife Lee (U2, Snow Patrol, REM). Clements performs an epic mix of swelling melodies, heart stopping crescendos and vocals touched with the ache of experience. Drawing from influences across indie folk and alternative rock, Clements cites Bon Iver, The National and James Vincent McMorrow as inspirations for The Garden. The album moves deftly through a musical backdrop that seamlessly melds electronic elements with the essence of folk instrumentation, with Clements' unflinching vocals guiding listeners through themes of love, loss and belief. In 2022, he stood in as lead singer of Two Door Cinema Club on their South American festival run. He was invited to Washington DC in 2023 to perform at the capital's St Patrick's Day Gala Concert, alongside James Vincent McMorrow, Sam Amidon, SOAK and Tol Makay. With a number of tracks from the Garden having been playlisted on RTE Radio 1 and the album itself launched in Belfast's iconic Ulster Hall, we are incredibly excited to welcome him to Helen's Bay. Refreshments included in ticket price.

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