Peter Doran

This song came along really quickly, it’s a simple enough thing but I’m really enjoying singing it.

Here are a couple of the early audio sketches recorded on iPhone.

Hope you enjoy. If you do, please share, send your friends here. 

~Peter

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I’m currently working on a bunch of songs for the next record.

I will be sharing various demos and sketches here on the website in the coming weeks and months. These sketches will consist of  raw iPhone recordings, live takes and home studio demos.

This is how songs are born, for me at least. I hope you enjoy.

Peter

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[click on song title to play]

1. Do What I Do (Holland)

2. Do what I do

3. Do what I do.Roland [2]

4. What I do.Writing Demo

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We had an absolutely amazing time in Holland and Belgium last month…
Here’s some footage from our show in Oude Leije.

Next month I hit the road for a 19 day tour of Holland and Belgium. I will be travelling with my trusty musical side-kick Brian Murphy (Lap Steel, Electric Guitar, all round hilarity). Flights and transport are booked and the set is shaping up nicely!

I haven’t been playing live a lot recently, so I’m absolutely bursting to get out on the road again.

Here’s a list of confirmed dates so far:

May 17: Xinix, Nieuwendijk (NL)
May 25: Wine Cellar, Antwerp (BE)
May 26: Wine Cellar, Antwerp (BE)
May 27: O’Fiach’s Irish Pub, Mechelen (BE)
May 31: Theater De Kooiaap, Oude Leije (NL)
June 1: Red Shoe Festival, Nijmegen (NL)
June 1: Vestrock Festival, Hulst. (NL)
June 3: Theater Zwijnshoofd, Bergen op Zoom (NL)
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More dates TBC soon, keep an eye on the Tour Page.
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“Overhead the Stars” is receiving some great press in Benelux too:

“Ik zal hem zeker ook meenemen naar ‘For The Record’. Mooi spul.” (Leo Blokhuis)

I will take it with me to ‘For the Record’. Good stuff.

“…zou Doran muzikaal het best omschreven kunnen worden als een kruising tussen … Ryan Adams en David Gray. Vooral zijn stemgeluid doet aan laatstgenoemde denken.” (Podiuminfo, 26 maart 2013)

Doran can be described as Ryan Adams meets David Gray. Especially his voice reminds of Gray.

“Op zijn derde album Overhead the Stars staan meerdere juweeltjes die de luisteraar snel in de armen zal sluiten” (8weekly, 18 maart 2013)

His third album contains jewels that will be embraced by the listeners.

“Overhead The Stars is zonder meer een fraaie cd…..zijn talent staat buiten kijf.” (Heaven 2-2013)

OTS is a beautiful cd, no doubt about his talent.

“Noteert u alvast maar dat deze Peter Doran een artiest is met een grote toekomst, en gegarandeerd een blijver in het muzikale landschap van dit decennium zal worden.” (Rootstime.be, feb. 2013)

Note that Peter Doran has a great future and will stay in the musical landscape of this decade

“Op Overhead The Stars is geen enkele grootspraak te bekennen, Doran blijft volmaakt nuchter en dat mogen we van harte respecteren.”(Written in Music, 8 maart 2013)

OTS is a down to earth album. We will respect that.

“Overhead The Stars staat dan ook vol met fijne liedjes, die veel meer de kant op gaan van pop dan van man-met-gitaar-en-zing-over-je-kutleven.” (File Under, 9 maart 2013)

Lots of nice songs on OTS. More pop songs than man-with-guitar-sings-about-live-that-sucks-songs.

“Het regent singersongwriters de laatste tijd en het is de kunst de goeie er uit te pikken. Peter Doran hoort beslist in dat rijtje goeien thuis.” (Arts en Auto)

Lots of songer songwriters these days. Trick is to pick out the good stuff. Peter Doran definitely belongs to that category.

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I’m happy to report that I have a number of new songs coming through.
Some pretty much finished, others still gestating. Here’s one that I’m kicking around at the moment



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