RODRIGO Y GABRIELA: FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TO YOUR HOUSE
Rod & Gab announce a handful of intimate UK and Irish shows for summer 2010
Following their one-in-a-lifetime gig at The White House in May, Mexican acoustic rockers Rodrigo y Gabriela are back in Europe for a series of high profile festival appearances, including Glastonbury, T In The Park and Latitude in the UK and the Galway Arts Festival in Ireland. In between the mega-stages, DiamondVision screens and wristband world of the big tents and even bigger fields; Rod & Gab have made some space to let their fans get up close and personal with these intimate shows:

Tuesday 29th June: Liverpool Academy 1

Wednesday 30th June: Leeds Academy

July 12th: The Hub, Cilin Hill, Kilkenny

July 13th The Dome, Thurles

With a million albums sold to date in their career, Rodrigo y Gabriela will be showcasing material from their current album 11:11; which has gained them fans as diverse at Metallica to President Obama. And if some fatal combination of geography, summer holidays and the World Cup prevents you from making any of these gigs; keep an eye out for RyG on the BBC's summer festival coverage. Rubyworks' label mate Wallis Bird will be special guest at all four of these shows plus the RyG gig at the Galway Arts Festival on July 20th.



RODRIGO Y GABRIELA ROCK THE WHITE HOUSE
Rodrigo y Gabriela played The White House in Washington DC last night (Wednesday 19th) for the President and Mrs. Obama; and their guests the Mexican President Felipe Hinojosa and the First Lady of Mexico Margarita Zavala. This is only the second state dinner the Obama's have hosted at The White House; and is another extraordinary achievement for the Mexican acoustic rockers; sharing the stage on this occasion with Obama favourite Beyonce.

The intimate black tie gathering of around 200 guests was a dramatic contrast with Rod & Gab's recent sell out Radio City Music Hall gig to 6,000 raucous punters. Drawing on material from their new album "11:11" and their previous self-titled long player, they rocked 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in their own inimitable fashion.

This exclusive by-invitation-only performance comes at the end of Rod & Gab's current US tour; and happily coincides with the news that global sales for their record releases to date have just topped one million albums worldwide; which is a remarkable achievement for the band, their management and network of label licensing partners.

Rodrigo y Gabriela are now taking a short, well-earned break to cheer Mexico on in the World Cup, before returning to Europe for festival shows at the end of June.




GAVIN FRIDAY SIGNS TO RUBYWORKS: NEW ALBUM ON THE WAY
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Rubyworks are delighted to announce the signing of singer, composer and artiste Gavin Friday to the label. Gavin has been working on songs for a new studio album since 2008; co-writing with Cork based keyboard player Herbie Macken. The pair first collaborated for the Patrick McCabe play 'The Revenant' for the Druid Theatre Company in 2007.

Recording for the new album started last summer in Dublin, with producer Ken Thomas (Sigur Ros, Moby, M83) at the controls. The record was mixed and completed in the UK in earlier this year; and is currently being scheduled for a late summer release. It will be Gavin's first solo album since 1995's 'Shag Tobacco' .

His recent work includes film scores for 'In America' and 'Get Rich Or Die Tryin'. 'Nothing Like The Sun' with Gavin Bryars for the Royal Shakespeare Company, and 'Drifting And Tilting' with Scott Walker at The Barbican. Plus ongoing live and studio collaborations with long time compadre Hal Willner; and the very special "An Evening With Gavin Friday & Friends" , a unique event with a stellar line up at Carnegie Hall in 2009. Gavin is in the process of putting together a new live band with a view to returning to the concert stage later in 2010.
Watch the RTE Arts Lives documentary on Gavin Friday here:

Wallis Bird wins Best Irish Female at the Meteors.
Wallis Bird triumphed at the Meteor Irish Music Awards in February 2010. She won the Best Irish Female category, beating off stiff competition from Laura Izibor, Julie Feeney, Valerie Francis and Dolores O'Riordan.

Gavin friday and Friends at Carnegie Hall
What have Laurie Anderson, Andrea Corr, Courtney Love, Lydia Lunch, Maria McKee, Shane MacGowan and Rufus Wainwright got in common with Larry, Bono, Edge and Adam? Answer: They’re all fans of Gavin Friday and they took part in a one-of-a-kind show in New York recently, to raise funds to combat AIDS in the poorest countries.

Press : New York Times / Rolling Stone / PitchFork / Blockbook / Brooklyn Vegan



Rodrigo Y Gabriela release new album '11:11'
Rodrigo y Gabriela will release their new studio album, entitled “11:11” on Rubyworks, on Monday 7th September.“11:11” was recorded in Ixtapa, Mexico. The album has been produced by Rodrigo y Gabriela, with John Leckie co-producing two of the tracks. The album was mixed in Wales and London by Colin Richardson, best known for his work with Slipknot and Trivium.

Comprising 11 new self-written compositions, “11:11” is Rod & Gab’s personal “Gracias” to a first XI of musicians, both past and present, who have inspired them along the way. Alex Skolnick of metal gods Testament guests on the album, as do widely respected acoustic veterans Strunz & Farah....More info ... Download press release

Wallis Bird signs to Rubyworks
Rubyworks are delighted to announce the signing of Wallis Bird for Ireland and the UK. Hailing from County Wexford, Wallis has impressed everyone with the intensity and passion of her live performances; nurturing a gig-going following whose admiration borders on the devotional.Wallis is currently in Germany recording her new album, the follow up to 2007's debut outing 'Spoons'. She says: 'I'm absolutely thrilled to be signing to Rubyworks for the UK and Ireland. They have a well deserved reputation as a label with integrity who work in a true partnership with their artists, and I'm looking forward to a long and successful relationship with them'. Rubyworks Managing Director Niall Muckian says: 'Wallis' Irish concerts in 2008 were amazing; she has an incredible presence onstage. The demos for the new album show us that she's ready to go on to the next stage of her career'. Already nominated for RTE 2FM's Hope For 2009 Award at this month's Meteors; Wallis has also been confirmed to appear at Oxegen in July. This will be preceded by a new single earlier in the summer, with the album to follow, more details to follow.
For more information please contact Tara McCormack on 01-284-1747 / 097 225 4109,
e-mail : tara@rubyworks.com

02.12.08 : RyG new album ‘Live In Japan’ Press release
The new Rodrigo y Gabriela album 'Live In Japan' is available worldwide now. www.rodgab.com






Mary Coughlan ‘The House of Ill Repute’
CD & download in Ireland from 17th October 2008

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Rubyworks are pleased to release the new studio album by Mary Coughlan. Entitled 'The House Of Ill Repute', the album has been produced by Mary's long time collaborator Erik Visser and has already been hailed by Hot Press as the best of her career to date.