Tadhg Cooke
Tadhg Cooke put together the trio for the new album, “Fingertips of the Silversmith”, melding the jazz and rock sensibilities of Brady and Redmond, with his own soul and folk influences, to create a new, stripped-down, soulful, dark-folk sound. Influenced by the sparse sounds of The Police, Ben Allison and the arrangements of Ethan Johns, the album was produced by David Geraghty and recorded in Dublin.
Tadhg Cooke released his debut “Wax & Seal” to critical acclaim in 2005, followed by the Japanese version in 2006 on Vivo Discs (The Swell Season, Altan, etc). Deciding to capture the house concert experience, he recorded and released “Live at St Kevin's” in 2007. Cooke has also performed with David Geraghty's band for three years, as a vocalist and guitarist.
Kevin Brady has many years experience playing with some of lreland's most prominent trios including Hammond trio Organics and the Phil Ware Trio, not to mention his collaboration with renowned American jazz pianist Bill Carrothers in the Kevin Brady Trio.
David Redmond is one of the most sought-after bassists in Ireland, having performed with visiting artists such as Bob Dorough, Keith Copeland, Dave Leibman, Jason Rigby, Bobby Wellins, Guy Barker, Ian Shaw, Jacqui Dankworth, Scott Hamilton, and Jim Mullen. He has performed at numerous festivals and clubs throughout the World such as Ronnie Scott's and Pizza Express (London).
Tiger Cooke will be touring in the Autumn to promote the launch of the new album, “Fingertips of the Silversmith”. Cooke's second album will be his first collaboration with Kevin Brady & David Redmond, but the second to be produced by David Geraghty. Geraghty also produced the lo-fi, underground and intensely indie “The Sparks EP” in 2002. “Fingertips of the Silversmith” sees a return to the independent ideal. The album also boasts the formidable talents of Q, aka Colm Quearney, (Lir, Mundy, Jerry Fish), Cora Venus Lunny (Fovea Hex, Yurodny), Sean Carpio (Triple Piglet, Red Rocket) and Justin Carroll (Organics). Not even the most cynical of observers could deny the irresistible attraction of such a line-up, as Cooke draws on some of the finest blues, classical and jazz players in the country. “I’m excited and very lucky to be able to gather them together.”, he enthuses. “There’s a real magic and energy in their playing, which has helped me capture perfectly the dark folk-pop direction that I’m looking for.”
A member of the Living Room Project, Cooke believes that the “collaboration between artists is more important than ever before…. and the fact that everyone thoroughly enjoys the collaboration helps enormously too!”
“Fingertips of the Silversmith” will be released in September 2010.