RTÉ Concert Orchestra percussionist James Dunne sent Twitter positively ablaze last week when footage of him rocking the typewriter at the RTÉ CO's performance of A Woman's Heart Orchestrated at the National Concert Hall was posted online...
James provided a memorable keyboard intro to Dolly Parton's classic 9 to 5 - see him in action below:
James Dunne with typewriter and the RTÉ CO in action just now in 9 to 5 - encore at another sold-out Woman's Heart Orchestrated! @eleanormcevoy @momaura @wallisbird pic.twitter.com/BzOOTfSCEz
— RTÉConcertOrchestra (@rte_co) February 13, 2020
The footage made headlines as far afield as Australia, and Ryan Tubridy offered his own take on James's tuneful typing on RTÉ Radio 1...
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All we can say is that if the whole music thing doesn't pan out, James has a very bright future in the typing pool... Paraphrasing Christopher Walken in that classic SNL sketch, what this song needs is more typrwriter...
Percussionist James Dunne working 9 to 5 in rehearsal for Country Roads Live at the Marquee Cork this Saturday #liveatthemarqueecork #countryroads pic.twitter.com/nUx7cvSyFW
— RTÉConcertOrchestra (@rte_co) June 27, 2019
A Woman's Heart Orchestrated is at the Wexford Opera House on Tuesday, February 17th and at the National Concert Hall, Dublin on February 18th, with a further date Sunday 7th June Live at the Marquee, Cork - find out more here.
