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Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan end musical partnership
When I reviewed Damien’s latest album, ‘9,’ for Austinist late last year, I noted how Lisa’s role was much smaller than in Damien’s debut ‘O,’ an absence that diminished for me the power and beauty of the latest album.
An official statement read, “After much thought and discussion Damien has decided that his professional relationship with Lisa Hannigan has run its creative course. As a result Lisa will not be appearing at any of the upcoming live shows. Lisa is embarking on her own artistic endeavours and there are no plans for them to work together in the foreseeable future. The current band on tour at the moment are Damien Rice, Joel Shearer, Shane Fitzsimons, Tom Osander and Vyvienne Long.”
Rice’s show at the Bass Concert Hall in May now will be very bitter-sweet for me, as Lisa possesses one of the most powerful and ethereal voices I have ever heard live. Damien and Lisa’s first visit to Austin in December of 2003 at the Paramount was one of the most moving shows I have ever seen. I always promised myself (half-jokingly) that I would ask her to marry me if-and-when I ever met her, but when I finally did get to chat with her briefly in 2004, I couldn’t pull the trigger. Probably a good thing.
It will be interesting to see Damien without Lisa, although I imagine the music will suffer from losing such a rare talent. I look forward to hopefully getting a chance to see her solo work in the near future.
For prosperity’s sake…
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By Pip
March 29, 2007 10:10 PM | Link to this
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By Bre
April 2, 2007 11:46 AM | Link to this
God, they’re beautiful. Dirty and beautiful. It’s amazing how two voices and a guitar can sound like a full symphony.