Award
winning singer/songwriter, Tokyo Rosenthal, will be honored by
Ireland's The Gathering Clare on May 10th in Killaloe, County Clare, for
writing and recording "Killaloe". Rosenthal wrote and recorded the tune
about the town that his Aunt and Uncle called home in the late 70's and
early 80's. Tokyo returned there this past September for a live
performance and that inspired the song which appears on his latest CD,
"Tokyo's Fifth".
"Killaloe"
made its international radio debut on January 5th earlier this year on
Clare FM Radio. The album subsequently hit number 4 on the Euro
Americana Chart, Tokyo's highest position to date on that chart. The
ceremony will take place at The Anchor Inn in Killaloe at 4pm. Tokyo
will also play a free solo concert immediately following the ceremony,
also at The Anchor Inn. This will kick off a two week Ireland/UK tour
for Rosenthal, his sixth such tour.
"My
Aunt and Uncle could never have imagined that I'd be receiving this
honor in 2013 or any time for that matter, I'm overwhelmed!", said
Rosenthal. "Killaloe and County Clare are some of my favorite parts of
the world. I'm glad I could further immortalize this gem of people and
land in a song. I thank everyone at The Gathering Clare, Clare FM, The
Anchor Inn, and "the locals" for all the support and opening up their
arms to me. Seeya all soon."
Speaking
of Tokyo's upcoming visit to County Clare in May, Monica Meehan, The
Gathering coordinator for County Clare said,"2013 is a special year for
Ireland: it is the year of The Gathering and there is no better place to
be than County Clare. The Gathering Clare 2013 Steering Group has
undertaken a number of initiatives to promote The County and to support
festival and event organizers throughout the year and extends a warm
welcome to all. The Group is delighted to welcome back Tokyo Rosenthal
to Killaloe. To mark his visit, the Mayor of Clare, Councillor Pat Daly,
will pay tribute to Tokyo for his song
'Killaloe' at this upcoming civic event."
On
the recording, Tokyo sang, played guitar, and handled percussion. He
was joined on the track by Chatham County Line's John Teer on fiddle and
Chris Stamey of the dB's on bass. Rosenthal records on the Rock &
Sock Records label.
Rosenthal
will be performing two other concerts in Ireland(Galway and Kildare)
before heading to Scotland and England. His full tour schedule is
available at www.tokyorosenthal.com .
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