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45 Years

Pat Burgess wonders if the two connected souls found the love map again on ‘A Borrowed Mandolin’

Posted on 25 June 2022

Taken off his first ever 12-track solo release called ‘The Song Box‘, Pat Burgess shows us the hard road that will be followed all the way to that ultimate love on ‘A Borrowed Mandolin‘.

Pat Burgess is a highly experienced Dublin-born, Leixlip, Ireland-based indie singer-songwriter who has been in the music scene for the past 45 years.

As the lead singer and founder member of the Irish Americana group, The Rye River Band, we find an artist who sounds in reinvigorated form with a classic single that will fill you up with a hope that is furnished with so much honesty.

”In the 70s Pat performed on the live Dublin music circuit doing solo gigs and guest appearances and around this time he started writing songs.” ~ Pat Burgess

Sung with so much true introspection, Pat Burgess presents us with a real insight into life and performs with a smooth vocal ability that will have you listening so intently, like you are hearing a lesson from an underground legend.

‘A Borrowed Mandolin‘ from Leixlip, Ireland-based indie singer-songwriter Pat Burgess is a trip down memory lane and a guiding light into what is needed to truly find that light again if you have lost it.

This is a storyteller’s delight and if you love music with a genuine message from someone who has truly lived, this will be a song you shall have on repeat for ages.

Listen up to this timeless sounding single on YouTube and see more news on his website.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

Are You Happy: Café Society wonder how the new life is going ‘On the Bright Side of Rosa’

Posted on 13 September 2021

Recorded in The Hague and mastered at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London, Café Society commemorate founder Richard’s impressive 45 years in music, that is one year ahead of the 40th anniversary of him forming the band in 1982 with ‘On the Bright Side of Rosa‘.

Café Society is a four-piece indie alternative new wave band that started up in Los Angeles, who are now based in The Netherlands. The band features his eleven-years-old daughter Bella, and make that intricately-made music vibration to calm our tired heads from this over-stimulated world.

”Founded by American musician, singer and songwriter Richard Morris in Los Angeles in 1982, Café Society became one of L.A.’s most beloved unsigned local bands, opening for acts such as Los Lobos, Steve Vai, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cock Robin, The Minutemen, T.S.O.L., and X.” ~ Café Society

With a thoughtful ambiance, this is a stunning single which is all about explaining why it took so long to visit. Made with a reflection-filled energy and a band who seem to mesh perfectly together, this is a memorable single packed with a foot-tapping vibe which takes you a happy world away from current harsh times.

“The greatest opening band in L.A.” ~ Anthony Kiedis, lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers

‘On the Bright Side of Rosa‘ from The Netherlands-based indie new wave act Café Society, is a peaceful single which is full of classy soundscapes, whistles and good energy from a lovely band full of terrific vocals and lyricism. This is the type of song to chill with on the weekend as you let your imagination wonder, to marvel at such a catchy underground gem.

Hear this new single on Spotify and see more on his IG music page.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen