The Pale
 
 
Whelans, Wexford Street Friday 30th May
"The New Resistance" Irish Release Date October 19, 2007
"THE CONTENTS OF A SHIPWRECK" Irish Release Date May 25, 2007
"The Final Garden" (ep) ::: Released on Devereux Records March 24 :::
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
the pale
"The New Resistance"
Irish Release Date October 19, 2007
The 2nd single from the new album "THE CONTENTS OF A SHIPWRECK"
>>> LAUNCH SHOW - October 19 in Whelans, Dublin <<<
::: www.1969records.com ::: Also available on :::
www.myspace.com/thepaleie ~ www.thepale.ie
Upcoming Irish dates:

19 OCT - Whelans, Dublin - "The New Resistance" Launch
20 OCT - McGarrigles, Sligo
27 OCT – The Stables, Mullingar
05 NOV - The Rob Roy Bar, Cork
17 NOV 2007 - Roisin Dubh, Galway
 
 
 
 
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"THE CONTENTS OF A SHIPWRECK"
Irish Release Date May 25, 2007
Features the Single "ELIZABETH IN RAGS"
1969 Records ( Distributed By RMG-Chart )
::: Also available on :::
Produced by Q (aka Colm Quearney) at Qube Analogue Studios
Dublin-based 1969 Records, home to Dave Couse & the Impossible and Pugwash, are delighted to announce the signing of one of Ireland's favourite and hardest working bands, THE PALE. Their 1969 Records debut, the single "Elizabeth in Rags", hits the shops on May 11th then right on its heels the album "The Contents of the Shipwreck" gets shipped out to the masses on May 25th!

"We have been talking with the lads for a number of months and were excited seeing the album come together over that period. Its lyrically dense but will definitely engage the feet as well. The Pale are a good add to the 1969 stable, the music is quality and the band deliver live" - Daragh Bohan / 1969 Records

The Pale formed in Dublin in 1990 with Matthew Devereux on vocals Shane Wearen on Mandolins Sean Molloy on Bass and a cheap as chips drum machine taking care of the beats. They released an award winning debut album on A&M records in 1992 called "Here's one we made earlier" The debut album and live shows received critical praise internationally. The singles from that debut "Dogs with no tails", "Butterfly" and "Shut up venus" did well in both Ireland and the UK. The highest chart positions came in Turkey, Israel and France and has given rise to succesfull cover versions of their songs released in Turkey over the last decade.

Over the course of the last few years The Pale have collaborated with a number of different artists and their main strength as a group is that they always think outside the box. As the group have toured they have added and subtracted instruments and players to the line-up. The mainstay of the group has remained to be the unique sound conjured up by Matthew and Shane. The Sound of the group is one of ethnic fusion and is often referred to as eclectic and quirky. Over the years The Pale have recorded five live sessions for RTE radio and a further two for BBC radio. The most recent session was recorded for John Kelly's The Mystery Train for which they debuted new songs from their upcoming album.

In 2006 and The Pale toured non-stop and independently released "The Final Garden" E.P and is available on their own label called Devereux Records. Also in 2006 The Pale re-recorded their single "Butterfly" in their native Irish language for a compilation CD called "Ceol'06" which charted in the Top Ten in the Irish Charts. A live track from The Pale called "Slope" was released on a compilation called "The Garden Sessions" out on RMG. All proceeds from this record go to The Irish Hospice Foundation.

Fast forward to 2007 The Pale signed with Irish Independent label 1969 Records (Dave Couse, Pugwash) and released THE CONTENTS OF A SHIPWRECK in May which features the single ELIZABETH IN RAGS. Produced by Q (aka Colm Quearney) at Qube Analogue Studios in Dublin, the album is right up there with the band's best work.

>>> For Information / Interview requests contact Berube Communications on info@berubecommunications.com or phone 0872442695 <<<


::: Upcoming 2007 Shows :::
Check www.myspace.com/thepaleie for updates

19 May - "Elizabeth in Rags" Single launch in Waterford !!!! Tramore
26 May - Roisin Dubh **THE PALE OFFICIAL ALBUM LAUNCH** Galway
27 May - Istanbul MIM Rock Fest - Turkey
09 June - Radio City, Dublin
04 August - Performing 2 Shows at Spraoi Festival 2007, Waterford
18 August - Feile Beo, Dingle
5 November - The Rob Roy Bar, Co.Cork
 
 
 
 

THE PALE
"The Final Garden" (ep)
::: Released on Devereux Records March 24 :::
The Pale formed in Dublin in 1990. The Group consists of Matthew Devereux on vocals and Shane Wearen on mandolin and Fiddle. The music is hard to describe. There is many world and folk influences threaded through the sound. The group released an album independently in 1991 called "Why go Bald?". The first and only major label album released by the group was called "Here's one we made earlier" on A&M Records in 1992. Three singles got released from this record "Dogs With No Tails", "Butterfly", and "Shut Up Venus". In 1993 they received three awards for Best single, Best production and The Phil Lynott best new irish act award. Between 1994 and 1996 they released two more independent Albums "Ripe" and "Spudgun". In 1997 they performed under the name Produkt until 1999. The last album by the group was called "Lonely Space Age" and was released in 2002 by an independent electronica label called Psychonavigation Records. In 2003 the same label released the solo electronic recordings of Matthew Devereux "Russian Space Race Auction" and "Tap Tap Tap". In late 2005 "The Final Garden" E.P was released. There is a new album due for release in the summer of 2006. It contains four new songs by The Pale and includes an 8 page lyric booklet. The E.P was produced by Q (aka Colm Quearney) at the Qube Analogue Recording Studios Fairview, Dublin

The Pale have also just completed a re-recording of their previous hit "Butterfly" in Irish; now titled "Feilecan", it will appear on a new Irish language compilation due out in March 2006 called "Ceol 06"; other artists featured on this compilation include The Corrs, Mundy, Luka Bloom , The Saw Doctors, The Waterboys, The Frames, Kíla / Oki, The Frank and Walters, The Revs, John Spillane , Rónán Ó Snodaigh , Emmett Tinley, Autamata, The Pale, Lisa Hannigan , Q, Roesy , Traic, Ger Wolfe, The Fuschia Band, Ian Whitty, The Mongrels, Conor O'Tuama, Susan McKeown agus Róisín Chambers, Ross Breen, and Morgan The Bouncer.

The PALE ~ Upcoming Shows:

Bewleys Theatre, Grafton Street, Dublin
Thursday 2nd March 2006

The Village, Dublin
Saturday 4th March 2006

Whelans - The Sitting Room (upstairs), Dublin
Wednesday 29nd March 2006

The Stables, Mullingar
Friday 7th april 2006

The Roisin Dubh, Galway
Saturday 15th april 2006

De Barras, Clonakilty, Cork
WEDNESDAY 3rd may 2006

The Sugar Club, Dublin
Thursday 18th may 2006
 
 
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