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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Studio | Ridge Farm Studios, Capel, Surrey; The Town House, London; Eden Studios, Chiswick, London | |||
| Genre | Rock / Celtic | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Mick Glossop | |||
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Energy Orchard was the self-titled, debut album from Northern Ireland-based rock band, Energy Orchard, and was released in 1990. [1] [2] [3]
All tracks composed by Bap Kennedy; except where noted.
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Energy Orchard This pop rock sextet come from Belfast, Northern Ireland and are built around the nucleus of singer Bap Kennedy and guitarist Paul Toner. Snapped up by MCA in 1990 their first single was tided after their hometown, ironically after relocating to London. It dented the UK Top 70, paving the way for follow-ups 'Sailortown' and 'Lace Virginia'. After running the gauntlet of comparisons to U2 which face most rock bands from Ireland, the reaction of the mainstream UK press ...
The debut album from Energy Orchard... the inspiration of six childhood friends and the homeland they know and love. Featuring The LeadTrack, BELFAST and SAILORTOWN.
Energy Orchard was another London-based act, using past members of Ten Past Seven and the Bankrob- bers. Singer, Bap Kennedy, was an unashamed fan of Van Morrison's Astral Weeks and tried to develop the myth of his city on the likes of 'Sailortown'. Bap has become close friends with American songwriter Steve Earle, who brought him to Nashville to cut the impressive Domestic Blues album in 1999 with some excellent bluegrass players. Bap's brother Brian was also in Ten ...
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