Anyone familiar with the work of The Blue Nile will be familiar with the phrases 'atmospheric', 'evocative', 'emotional', 'melancholic' and even 'cinematic'.

Dave Browne will bring the same cast of phrases to the turntable and more, when he plays the Róisín Dubh on Tuesday 27 May at 9pm.

In his debut album as a solo artist, the hard working Browne has ploughed 15 years of experience, planted with sporadic success, some acclaim, travel, heartbreak, disappointment and some considerable experience, both bitter and sweet into this album. 

The result is 'Windows to the Soul', a rich harvest of deep, emotional insights, soaring choruses, evocative memories, plaintive melodies and yearning harmonies. This is one of those albums you file under 'life soundtrack' because, hey, we all have those. 



Dubliner Dave began his musical journey in 'Hidden Faces', a schoolboy band, before he found early success with 'Picture House', the band with more promise than delivery in the commercial world. After signing a record deal with London Records in 1991, the young band's talent never translated into chart success and they left London, bitter and determined to do it alone. 



Unfortunately, despite domestic chart success with 'Karmarama', life with Picture House ended and life with 'The Flash Gits' began, a hard working covers act that widened Dave's experience and, in his own words, 'restored' his love of music.

For the past two years, Dave has worked as resident MC and pianist in Jersey Lil's, the VIP bar of Dublin's premier late night venue, Lillie's Bordello. 
In that time, he has worked with a galaxy of crooning celebrities and his own accompanist, Denmark born Ingrid Madsen, a singer, he says, has a 'voice that could silence anyone'. 


'Windows to the Soul' is the distillation of Dave Browne's experience in music. "I found a new honesty for this," says Dave. "It's less crafted and more personally emotional." 

Knowledge and experience provide the material; George Harrison and his fab pals, Neil Young, Harry Nilson, The Blue Nile, Crowded House, The Hollies, Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke and many others provide the influences. Dave Browne provides the passion.

Tickets, €10, are available from the Róisín Dubh.

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