Songsmith Foy Vance will be making his first ever appearance in Australia this October, off the back of his debut album Joy Of Nothing (released through Liberator /Glassnote on 13 September).
Vance will perform at The Basement in Sydney on Thursday 10th October, before heading to Melbourne to perform a double-bill show with The Handsome Family as part of the Melbourne Festival on Saturday 12th October at The Hi-Fi, and will then finish things up in Newcastle with a show at Lizotte’s on Sunday 13th October.
Hailing from the outskirts of Belfast, as a child Vance relocated to Oklahoma in the US. The son of a travelling church minister, he spent time exploring the American South; an experience that found his music horizons broadened, exposed to all manner of musical and social influences. Returning to Ireland some years later, Foy began writing his own music, deeply shaped by the sounds of his youth. After a recent session with Daytrotter, they described Vance’s songs and lyrics: “They will haunt you with light. They’ll haunt you with pangs of love. They’ll haunt you with the tears of others. They’ll make you realize that you’ve never felt anything even as remotely deep as he has.” Recorded in Donegal, Ireland, Joy Of Nothing includes 10 original songs written and performed by Foy Vance with very special guest appearances by Ed Sheeran and Bonnie Raitt, both artists he’s toured extensively with.
FOY VANCE : TOUR DATES
Thursday 10th October – The Basement, Sydney
www.thebasement.com.au
www.moshtix.com.au 1300 438 849
Saturday 12th October – The Hi-Fi, Melbourne
www.melbournefestival.com.au
Sunday 13th October – Lizotte’s, Newcastle
www.lizottes.com.au 02 4956 2066