The final releases from The Big Romance (Kittser’s Version) arrive ahead of December anniversary shows, including a special Vicar Street performance on Friday December 4th.
David Kitt has released two new singles, ‘Held’ and ‘Another Love Song’, the last releases from his excellent re-recorded version of his 2001 album The Big Romance.
‘Held’ is a brand-new track with soulful Sade and Bill Withers influences. ‘Another Love Song’ is a new recording featuring his nieces Elsie and Julia on vocals and Dylan Lynch of Soda Blonde on drums.
“One of the highlights of my shows at The National Concert Hall in April was getting to sing ‘Another Love Song’ with my nieces Elsie and Julia,” Kitt says. He had Lynch record drums at his home in Wicklow, then took a mobile setup to his sister’s place outside Donegal town to record the girls in their sitting room, similar to how he recorded his brother Robbie on the original recording.
Elsie and Julia will sing with him at Vicar Street, where he plays The Big Romance in full with an all-star band:
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- Dylan Lynch
- Rachael Lavelle
- Katie Kim
- Ryan Hargadon
- Diarmuid Mac Diarmada
- Eamon Brady
- Paul G Smyth
- Caimin Gilmore
David Kitt live:
- Thursday December 3rd – Spirit Store, Dundalk
- Friday December 4th – Vicar Street, Dublin (The Big Romance in full)
- Wednesday December 16th – The Empire, Belfast
- Thursday December 17th – Dolan’s, Limerick
- Saturday December 19th – The Savoy, Cork
Tickets are available from davidkitt.com, and The Big Romance (Kittser’s Version) is on Bandcamp.
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