TPOE 383: Pilgrims

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Paul Noonan and Brian Crosby aka Pilgrims release their debut album Wintering on Friday, January 30. Built around hushed piano and an intimate vocal, the album prizes space and atmosphere. Over nine track,s it moves from tender stillness to shimmering moments of euphoria. Paul and Brian were in Juniper together in the 1990s before continuing with Bell X1 into the 2000s - Brian left the band in 2008, going on to become an acclaimed film composer. Meanwhile Paul has had solo projects over the past year, including Printer Clips and HousePlants as well as performing shows with Gemma Hayes and Lisa Hannigan - all while Bell X1 continue to inspire. Buy Wintering: https://pilgrimsireland.bandcamp.com/album/wintering Pilgrims live dates: January 30: Ballincollig Winter Music Festival, Cork February 1: All We Have Are Days, Limerick February 5: Riverbank Arts Centre, Kildare February 6: Whale Theatre, Greystones, Wicklow February 7: The Social, Gaoth Dobhair, Co Donegal February 8: Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo February 12: Spirit Store, Dundalk February 14: Solstice Arts Centre, Navan February 15: Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny February 19: Connolly’s of Leap, West Cork February 20: Live at St Luke’s, Cork February 21: Green Acres, Wexford March 1: Róisín Dubh, Galway

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