Adrian Crowley

Adrian Crowley
Adrian Crowley
	Adrian Crowley, March 2017
Background information
Born	1968 (age 55–56); Malta
Origin	Ireland
Genres	Folk, indie rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Voice, electric guitar, marxophone, mellotron, Rhodes piano, Shruti box, piano, acoustic guitar, bells
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Chemikal Underground, Domino Publishing
Website	adriancrowley.com

Adrian Crowley is a singer, composer, songwriter, lyricist from Galway, based in Dublin and was born in Sliema, Malta.^[8]

Crowley has released eight albums to date, with his debut A Strange Kind arriving in 1999. He followed this with When You Are Here You Are Family (2002), A Northern Country (2004), Long Distance Swimmer (2007), Season of the Sparks (2009) and "I See Three Birds Flying" (2012) In a 2005 Rolling Stone interview, Ryan Adams cited Crowley when asked "Who's the best songwriter that no one's heard of". The Irish Times placed this artist at number eight in a list of "The 50 Best Irish Acts Right Now" published in April 2009.

Crowley has won the Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year on one occasion for Season of the Sparks and been nominated on two another occasion for Long Distance Swimmer and "I See Tree Birds Flying".

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^ "Westport Arts Festival". Mayo Advertiser. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2010. Contemporary musician, Adrian Crowley's songs are immersed in folk tradition and he is due to play with a four-piece band on Saturday 10 October in the Holy Trinity Church.
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^ "REVIEW: James Yorkston / Adrian Crowley". The Irish Times. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
^ Malcolm Jack (3 October 2009). "Gig review: Music Like A Vitamin". The Scotsman. Retrieved 4 March 2010. Fife singer-songwriter James Yorkston and Dubliner Adrian Crowley opened with a special performance of the songs of American lo-fi legend Daniel Johnston, an artist whose battle with mental health demons has been well documented. They gave his tunes delicate and sparse arrangements, even singing some a cappella.
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^ "Adrian Crowley – Season of the Sparks". Clash. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2010. On his fifth album, this Irish folk singer, who remains relatively unknown outside Ireland (where The Irish Times recently placed him in their top ten list of Irish musicians), celebrates the power and tranquility of nature with a collection of slow moving, hazy, yet oddly enchanting tales about the inner peace of the natural world.

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[2] "Westport Arts Festival". Mayo Advertiser. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2010. Contemporary musician, Adrian Crowley's songs are immersed in folk tradition and he is due to play with a four-piece band on Saturday 10 October in the Holy Trinity Church.

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[REVIEW:_James_Yorkston_/_Adrian_Crowley-5] "REVIEW: James Yorkston / Adrian Crowley". The Irish Times. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2010.

[Gig_review:_Music_Like_A_Vitamin-6] Malcolm Jack (3 October 2009). "Gig review: Music Like A Vitamin". The Scotsman. Retrieved 4 March 2010. Fife singer-songwriter James Yorkston and Dubliner Adrian Crowley opened with a special performance of the songs of American lo-fi legend Daniel Johnston, an artist whose battle with mental health demons has been well documented. They gave his tunes delicate and sparse arrangements, even singing some a cappella.

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[Clash:_Adrian_Crowley_–_Season_of_the_Sparks-8] "Adrian Crowley – Season of the Sparks". Clash. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2010. On his fifth album, this Irish folk singer, who remains relatively unknown outside Ireland (where The Irish Times recently placed him in their top ten list of Irish musicians), celebrates the power and tranquility of nature with a collection of slow moving, hazy, yet oddly enchanting tales about the inner peace of the natural world.

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