Eric Chenaux (Canada)

"I find that love can be a form of psychedelia" - Eric Chenaux

Eric Chenaux is one of the great contemporary guitarists with "one of the all-time great singing voices in popular music" according to the Guardian.

The guitarist and songwriter started with legendary Toronto punk band Phleg Camp in the early 90s and tirelessly expanded his musical vocabulary and reach in countless improv, avant-folk, damaged jazz and contemporary music ensembles throughout the 2000s.

Since 2006, the Constellation record label (God Speed You Black Emperor/ Colin Stetson) has been home to Chenaux's more overtly song-based work, his clear voice and erudite lyricism guided by an utterly unique guitar technique and a deep immersion in pop and folk traditions from medieval to post-modern.

Chenaux releases his new album on March 26th 2007, following his acclaimed 2024 album Delights of My Life.

He plays Ballina as one of only three Irish shows in 2027.

2027 Tour Dates

(in association with Murailles Music)

March 4 - Dublin

March 5 - Belfast

March 6 - NCF, Ballina, Co Mayo

Press

“The Canadian songwriter has one of the all-time great singing voices in popular music, an intensely romantic Chet Baker-ish instrument that seems to float with piercing direction, like a paper aeroplane thrown hard through mist” - Guardian

"He was absolutely fantastic. One of the best shows we've done in my time" - Belfast promoter 'Moving On Music'

“My attention was fixated on Chenaux’s guitar with three or more channels, trying to trace the signal paths to understand how he modified the guitar sound as he played his instrument like a synth.

He told anecdotes about dogs or his French countryside neighbours and sang ballads from his gorgeous album Hey Laura with a tender, soft voice and it was one of the most compelling and human performances I saw this year” - The Wire

“Think woozy, semi-improvised jazz ballads colliding with celestial sophisti-pop, a concept akin to what might occur if Talk Talk were avant-garde minimalists from the cosmos”. - Quietus (review of Delights of My Life album)

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**IMPORTANT**

/ Doors/ DJ Set: 8.30pm

/ Gig Start Time : 9.15pm (sharp)

/ THIS IS A SEATED GIG

/ Cans only/ No bottles

/ Huge thanks also to our friends Pizza Pod and Abhainn Studio (picture framing) for supporting