The Chapters
| The Chapters | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | country,folk ensemble |
| Labels | Loose Windscreen |
| Associated acts | The Annulments, Biggles flys again |
| Website | http://www.thechapters.com/ |
| Members | Ross McNally Ciaran Fortune Michael Murphy NC Lawlor Aoife Ruth Biggles flys again |
| Past members | Turlough Gunawardhana Simon Eustace |
The Chapters are a six-nine piece band from Dublin, Ireland. The band are composed of Ross McNally, Michael Murphy, Ciaran Fortune, NC Lawlor, Aoife Ruth and Biggles flys again. Addition string, brass and guest players join the band on occasion.
The Chapters have featured on a number of radio and television stations in Ireland, including Dublin's 98, Today FM RTÉ 2fm and Phantom FM since the release of their album and have performed at several festivals such as Castlepalooza, Indie-pendence and Oxegen. They also performed at the Arthur's Day celebrations. In 2008, they supported more established musicians such as Chuck Berry, Cathy Davey and Neil Young. Their music has also been used by RTÉ as well as by UK broadcaster ITV in its soap opera Emmerdale.
The Chapters have been compared to several artists and bands by the Irish media, including The Blue Nile,Bruce Springsteen, (Hot Press)"/> The Frames,The Hold Steady, "/> The voice of vocalist McNally has been likened to Guy Garvey and Peter Gabriel.
Several EPs and singles were released early in the band's career, including "The Indecision of Arthur Molloy" whilst they were signed with Smart As Records.Hot Press heralded the single as "further proof" of "the middle of a new dawn for the Dublin music scene". The arrival of more difficult financial times almost finished the abdn off before they had gotten round to recording their debut album. After recording approximately thirty demos of their work, they submitted them to a company which wished to invest in a new record label in Ireland. Contact had been made with internationally recognised producers such as Ethan Johns, with the band hoping to work with producers who had worked with acts such as Kings of Leon or Ryan Adams. However, following the collapse of a bank elsewhere, the company pulled out of the deal putting the debut album of The Chapters in jeopardy. The band were saved by fellow band The Coronas, with contact being made by Turlough Gunawardhana with lead singer Danny O'Reilly prompting a meeting with their record label 3ú Records who signed them immediately.
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