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Mary Coughlan
Thursday 19th April 2018
Show: 8:00 PM Doors: 8:00 PM
Norwich Arts Centre | 51 St Benedicts St, Norwich , NR2 4PG, United Kingdom
Mary Coughlan
Thursday 19 April 2018
8.00PM
£18 advance | £16 concessions
Seated
“The emotional purity in Mary Coughlan’s songs is so fragile
that it is possible to become inconsolable when listening to her in a darkened room.”– Q
Magazine
“A song is not complete unless it has been sung by Mary Coughlan.” – Melody
Maker
“Her talent is awesome.” – The London Times
“Mary’s live performances have to be seen to be believed.” – NME
Arguably the greatest female jazz and blues singer to have emerged from Ireland in recent times,
Mary Coughlan is the equivalent of Irish vocal royalty. Often described as “Ireland’s Billie
Holiday” she has a successful career spanning over 30 years. Whether into folk, blues or jazz, no
one can fail to be moved by the emotional depth, expression & power in her voice, forged from
an extraordinary life, including overcoming alcohol and drug addiction caused by childhood
trauma, her story “giving weight to the truth that the best singers are the ones with the most
painful lives” (The Guardian).
Since her first album ‘Tired and Emotional’ rocketed her to overnight fame in 1985, she has
recorded 15 further solo albums, most recently the searing song cycle ‘Scars on the Calendar’
with Erik Visser. She has filled concert halls in the US, Australia, New Zealand, Europe,
Scandinavia and the U.K. With a reputation for her emotive and powerful performances, Mary’s
ability to connect so emotionally & empathically with both the song & her audience is
testament to her inner strength, and to the power of transformation & redemption. The word
‘legend’ is not one to be used lightly, but in this case is entirely appropriate. “Mary
Coughlan’s talent is awesome.” (The Observer). The stage is her home. To hear Mary sing is truly
to be at the core of the human heart. Mary live is in a league of her own. This is the real
thing, sung from the depths of a woman’s heart and soul, a survivor who (to paraphrase Leonard
Cohen’s famous words) “was born with the gift of a golden voice.” This is why she is so
loved.
Please note, we won't be posting out physical or E-Tickets tickets for this event. All you will need to do is go along, just before the start of the event with your order number (which is given in your confirmation email) and some form of ID.
Mary Coughlan, Thursday 19th April 2018
Mary Coughlan
Thursday 19 April 2018
8.00PM
£18 advance | £16 concessions
Seated
“The emotional purity in Mary Coughlan’s songs is so fragile
that it is possible to become inconsolable when listening to her in a darkened room.”– Q
Magazine
“A song is not complete unless it has been sung by Mary Coughlan.” – Melody
Maker
“Her talent is awesome.” – The London Times
“Mary’s live performances have to be seen to be believed.” – NME
Arguably the greatest female jazz and blues singer to have emerged from Ireland in recent times,
Mary Coughlan is the equivalent of Irish vocal royalty. Often described as “Ireland’s Billie
Holiday” she has a successful career spanning over 30 years. Whether into folk, blues or jazz, no
one can fail to be moved by the emotional depth, expression & power in her voice, forged from
an extraordinary life, including overcoming alcohol and drug addiction caused by childhood
trauma, her story “giving weight to the truth that the best singers are the ones with the most
painful lives” (The Guardian).
Since her first album ‘Tired and Emotional’ rocketed her to overnight fame in 1985, she has
recorded 15 further solo albums, most recently the searing song cycle ‘Scars on the Calendar’
with Erik Visser. She has filled concert halls in the US, Australia, New Zealand, Europe,
Scandinavia and the U.K. With a reputation for her emotive and powerful performances, Mary’s
ability to connect so emotionally & empathically with both the song & her audience is
testament to her inner strength, and to the power of transformation & redemption. The word
‘legend’ is not one to be used lightly, but in this case is entirely appropriate. “Mary
Coughlan’s talent is awesome.” (The Observer). The stage is her home. To hear Mary sing is truly
to be at the core of the human heart. Mary live is in a league of her own. This is the real
thing, sung from the depths of a woman’s heart and soul, a survivor who (to paraphrase Leonard
Cohen’s famous words) “was born with the gift of a golden voice.” This is why she is so
loved.
Please note, we won't be posting out physical or E-Tickets tickets for this event. All you will need to do is go along, just before the start of the event with your order number (which is given in your confirmation email) and some form of ID.
Norwich Arts Centre | 51 St Benedicts St, Norwich , NR2 4PG, United Kingdom