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Dean Friedman Embarks on 40+ City 2024 UK/Ireland Tour

accompanying release of a new compilation album, More Words & Music’.

 

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One of the true greats of American music”

                                                  – Liverpool Sound & Vision

Dean Friedman, one of the pre-eminent songwriters of his generation, announces a 40+City UK/Ireland concert tour, to accompany the release of his new compilation album, ‘More Words & Music’. The tour runs from January 12th thru August 21st, 2024, including stops in London, Manchester, Leeds, Cambridge, Belfast, Dublin, Cardiff, Bridgwater, Penzance, Rayleigh, Glasgow, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and more, winding up at Dean Friedman’s SongFest, a 2-day micro-music-festival, hosted by Friedman, held at the Draycote Hotel in Rugby, featuring some of the UK’s finest singer-songwriters.

More Words & Music’ is Friedman’s second compilation album (following the previous ‘Words & Music’) and contains hand-picked tracks from Friedman’s last eight studio albums, including work from his critically acclaimed albums ‘American Lullaby’, ’12 Songs’, ‘Submarine Races’, ‘Squirrels in the Attic’, ‘The Treehouse Journals, ‘Songs for Grownups’, ‘Rumpled Romeo’, and the classic “Well, Well,” Said the Rocking Chair’. ‘More Words & Music’ is a double CD containing thirty tracks, in all, that confirm Friedman’s status as a master songsmith and one of the finest recording artists working today. The compilation album is scheduled for release on 30th April, 2024.

Friedman, best known to UK and Ireland audiences for his string of chart hits, Lucky Stars, Lydia, Woman of Mine, McDonald’s Girl and “Well, Well,” Said the Rocking Chair’, will be performing solo, on guitar and keyboard, featuring songs from throughout his four-decade career, including familiar, radio hits and fan favorites, drawn from his nine studio albums.

 "Soundtrack of our lives!" – NYTimes; "Songsmith extraordinaire!” – MusicWeek; “Dean Friedman is entirely unique and utterly brilliant” – ThreeWeeks; “Stunning Musicianship!” - Hot Press

In addition to the hits and fan favourites, Friedman will be highlighting songs from his latest, critically acclaimed album, ‘American Lullaby’. The crowdfunded album, considered by dedicated fans as one of his finest, touches on a broad range of topics including: the calamitous pandemic, looming environmental disaster, racism, sexism, our fractured politics, and an intractable culture war.

“My latest album, ‘American Lullaby’,” Friedman explains, “reflects my personal take on all the crazy stuff that’s been happening in America – and around the world - for the last six years. Like all lullabies, it’s filled with tales of dark deeds and disaster, but couched in soft, gentle tones, meant to soothe and comfort the listener, while gently bracing them for the potential terrors that await.”

Invite family and friends and join Friedman for an evening of powerful, poignant and hilarious songs about the ordinary and extraordinary lives we share.

 

 Tickets to all of Friedman’s concerts, as well as his new album, can be purchased via his website: www.DeanFriedman.com

 

View some of the music video’s from Friedman’s latest album, including the title-track, ‘American Lullaby’:

 American Lullaby’:

https://youtu.be/59Ei5xl8-0g

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‘Too Much Stuff’

https://youtu.be/4VeoKHDciEQ

Too Much Stuff

 

‘The Russians Are Coming’

https://youtu.be/HubYoQ4ZvXg

The Russians Are Coming

  

Listening Link to ‘American Lullaby’ the Full Album:

https://open.spotify.com/album/5z4lJfMpils54gneDNSEeD?si=GvKXofY8SeWKL-DIiYLFbw

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Tickets to all of Friedman’s concerts, as well as his new album, can be purchased via his website: www.DeanFriedman.com

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Dean Friedman 2024 UK/Ireland Tour

https://www.deanfriedman.com/gigs/gigs_home.html

January 2024

12        Hull  Wrecking Ball Press

13        Doncaster  The Little Theatre

14        UK West Coast Folk FestivalBlackpool Winter Gardens [feat. Dean (on Sunday); Eddie Reader, Steve Harley, Kiki Dee, Tom Robinson, and more]

16        Barnoldswick  Barnoldswick Arts Centre

17        Manchester  Matt and Phreds  

18        Milton Keynes  Stantonbury Campus Theatre   

19        London            The Pheasantry (Pizza Express)  

20        London            The Pheasantry (Pizza Express)  

21        London            The Pheasantry (Pizza Express)  

 

April 2024

30        Runcorn  The Brindley 

 

May  2024

1             Leek Arts Festival   Foxlowe Arts Centre

2          Farsley (Leeds)   Old Woolen  

3          Stamford  Stamford Arts Centre

4          Havant The Spring      

5          Rayleigh  The Mill Arts Centre  

7          Cheltenham  Cheltenham Town Hall     

8          Cambridge  Junction / J2         

9          Stourbridge  Katie's Secret Garden      

10        Bridgwater  Bridgwater Arts Centre      

11        Salisbury  Woodford Village Hall

12        Poole  Lighthouse        

14        Penzance  Acorn Theatre         

15        St Austell  St Austell Arts Centre          

16        Torquay  Babbacombe Theatre

17        Cardiff (Pentrych)  Acapela Studios  

18        Oxford   JDP / Jacueline du Pre Music Building (St Hilda's College)   

19        Shrewsbury   The Buttermarket

                                     

August 2024

2          Arbroath  Webster Memorial Theatre    

3          Aberdeen   Aberdeen Arts Centre

8          Findhorn  Universal Hall

10        Glasgow    Websters Theatre

13        Belfast   Oh Yeah! Music Centre

14        Dublin   Aras Chronain

15        Nottingham  The Running Horse

16        Shropshire   Camp Bestival

17 & 18    SongFest 2024  The Draycote Hotel, Rugby   

21          Edinburgh Fringe   The Fringe at Prestonfield / Prestonfield House 

 

Tickets On Sale: www.DeanFriedman.com

https://www.deanfriedman.com/gigs/gigs_home.html

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