Ian Prowse - My Name Is Dessie Warren (2015)

I always love finding songs that tell a story, especially when they are grounded in real life. Ian Prowse on his latest album has a wee cracker of a song called My Name Is Dessie Warren that tells a tale of a man who stood up for the rights of building workers in the 1970's who was jailed by a Government afraid of his influence!

Ian Prowse manages to capture the whole sorrid tale in 4 and a half minutes leaving us with a defient Dessie Warren, who is not a number but a name, standing tall!

 Ian Prowse

My Name is Dessie Warren

Also on the album is this absolutely beautiful tune:

Ian Prowse and Pauline Scanlon

Mississippi Beat

Mississippi Beat - Ian Prowse and Pauline Scanlon (Single August 2015)

Mississippi Beat is the first single to be taken from forthcoming Ian Prowse album Compañeros. 

 Compañeros will officially hit the shops and all digital platforms on October 23rd 2015. This is a Learpholl Recordings release.

What an absolutely beautiful song.

 You could only expect something magical when you combine two voices like Ian Prowse and Pauline Scanlon and that's just what it turns out to be!

The gorgeous voice of Pauline Scanlon can be found usually with her band Lumiere.

Catch Ian Prowse on Tour

with his band Amsterdam or Solo

on the

Compañeros Tour
Nov 6 Wolves Little Civic (Amsterdam)
Nov 7 London Borderline (Amsterdam)
Nov 10 Norwich Bicycle Shop (solo)
Nov 12 Bristol Thunderbolt (Amsterdam)
Nov 14 Manchester Gullivers (Amsterdam acoustic))
Nov 19 Galway Monroes (solo)
Nov 20 Perth Tulloch Institute (solo)
Nov 21 Glasgow Audio ( Amsterdam)
Nov 27 Otley Nr. Leeds Korks (Amsterdam acoustic)
Nov 28 Dublin Workmans Club (Solo)
Nov 29 Carlingford, Louth. The Loft (solo)
Dec 5 Liverpool Arts Club (12 piece Amsterdam)

Lest We Forget - Ian Prowse (2014)

Taken from Ian's debut solo album - Who Loves Ya Baby.

  Filmed at Liverpool Town Hall's Hall of Remembrance which holds the names of over 13,000 Liverpudlians who never returned home from the war.

  

What an incredible and deeply moving track 'Lest We Forget' is.

  

Ian Prowse manages to capture in four and a half minutes the depth of feeling of a soldier called to go to war, the fear of the battlefield and the sheer devastation of many lives lost.

The last line of the song is particularly poignant as it is a reminder of the often empty words of the Government and other officials in authority:

"I'm told to rest easy coz one thing's for sure 'it never will happen again' so they say. Surely won't happen again."

Also on the album:

God and Man.

I Did It For Love.

Ian Prowse - God and Man (2014)

From the Debut Solo album 'Who Loves Ya Baby' by Liverpool based musician Ian Prowse.

The album is due for release on 17th March 2014 and it can be pre-ordered from Amazon at the moment.

The Soundtrack4Life Single of the Year

Ian Prowse - Rosalita/Dan Donnelly - Cecilia.
Click on the links to enjoy the music.

It's that time of year again when I start thinking of the best music to be released throughout the year. I begin with the easiest choice, Single of the Year. I don't really buy singles at all these days (I seem to say that every year when I do this) so it's a rare thing to be so taken with a particular song that it becomes your favourite thing of the year.

Now this record won't win any prizes for being the biggest seller in history and neither did it reach the dizzy heights of #1 on the Singles Chart. But the single was done for a great cause by two different Dads performing a song after which their own offspring is called.

The Prowse version of the Springsteen classic 'Rosalita' was always going to be an interesting one and you can tell by the way the song sounds that Ian is a huge Bruce fan and wanted to make a version of the song that was worthy of its writer. He did that and so much more. One of the fun sounds of Summer 2013 in my mind.

As for Dan's cover of Simon and Garfunkel's 'Cecilia', well it gets a nice revamp with a wonderful violin part penetrating the very core of the song that gives it almost a hoedown feel. He did a great job on it and again it's a rare thing to hear such a great cover of a classic song.

I have no regrets making this The Soundtrack4Life Single Of The Year.

Released in collaboration with the Charity Check 'em Lads for Fathers Day June 16th 2013 on Limited Edition [250].

Check out Eighties Vinyl Records for more information.