Austin Durack

 

AUSTIN DURACK - A Guitar Journey (2009)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He performed 4 tunes, Blue Bayou, Jazz For Eileen, The Ravages Of Time and Leaving Salamanca from the CD live on The Arts Show ( R T E Radio 1) on Jan. 13th 2009.
Follow the link http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0113/theartsshow_av.html to hear the podcast.

The first two of these as well as You Don’t Know Me , Moondance, Ain't Misbehavin' plus four original tracks San Lorenzo Rag, One Autumn, Watching The Rain and One For Jimi , which he played live on Imeall, T G 4 in December 2009 have received a lot of national airplay ( on Radio 1 , Lyric F M , 4 F M etc ) since then.

Austin performs a track from the album that received it's first airing on Gay Byrne’s Lyric F M radio show in Dec. 2008, ( his own arrangement of Fats Waller’s Aint Misbehavin ) solo, live with a jazz guitar

 

A Guitar Journey was launched in Limerick, Ireland on Feb. 11th 2009 by Sheila Deegan , Limerick City Arts Officer.

Because of the positive media and public reaction to the album, Austin has been encouraged to play his instrumental guitar music live in concert and at festivals around Ireland.

Concert and Album Reviews plus background information

“…a great concert ” (A D’s concert at U L ,Limerick on Oct 1st 2009 )

Ferenc Szucs, Irish World Academy of Music and Dance

"...an album full of expression and charm with an emphasis on melody . Having listened first before studying the tracklist, I was surprised at how many originals there were - such are their melodic strength."

PipeLine Instrumental Review ( U K Instrumental music mag. ) Spring 2009

" Stylistically catholic, Durack takes in ragtime, neo-classical and jazz standards, and everything is delivered with a sense of being laid back on a sofa. Durack is the kind of musician you'd listen to outside a café on a sunny afternoon and unexpectedly lose several hours, and this album gives you just that feeling"

Sam Wise ,Acoustic ( U K Guitar mag. ) Dec 2008/Jan 2009

"in addition to his originals, Durack layers A Guitar Journey with fresh fingerstyle acoustic instrumentals of Fats Waller's " Ain't Misbehavin", Roy Orbison's " Blue Bayou" and Van Morrison's early 70's classic "Moondance". A Guitar Journey is yet another worthy outing from this journeyman guitarist."

Robert Silverstein ,20th Century Guitar ( U S Guitar mag. ) Oct, 2008

Irish approval comes from Jackie Hayden ( Hot Press ) "There's a nice mood running through the album, as well as fine playing and it's interesting to hear a well –known song like Moondance given a fresh approach. The Warmest April ( an original Austin Durack ragtime tune ) is really good"

Austin Durack is an Irish guitarist/composer who performs his own instrumentals alongside new arrangements of jazz, blues and popular standards. He plays acoustic, jazz, classical and flamenco guitars. All in all he’s made three T G 4 appearances as a guitarist while radio interest in his instrumental music started back in 2004 with his Dreams and Soft Guitars album. He performed W C Handy’s St Louis Blues live on Pat Kenny’s radio programme (R T E Radio 1) in October 2006.

A Guitar Journey was recorded , mainly live in Studio Fiona, Fermoy, Co Cork with U S born double bass player Peter Hannagan and was engineered by Brian O Reilly (Loudest Whisper ). Other musicians include Ken Hinchy (Sax),Bart Kiely (drums and percussion) and Joe Mulcahy, former bassist with Reform and the Limerick Jazz Quartet.

To order A Guitar Journey click on Contact Austin.