Butler, Blake & Grant (ex-Suede guitarist Bernard Butler, Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub, and James Grant of Love And Money) play a short Irish tour this November. We asked them the BIG questions . . .
They play 11 November, Set Theatre, Kilkenny. 12 November, Town Hall Theatre, Galway. 13 November, Duncairn Theatre, Belfast. 14 November The Ambassador Theatre, Dublin.
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The tour follows the release of the trio's new self-titled album, Butler, Blake & Grant.
Norman plays guitar and sings with Teenage Fanclub; Bernard Butler is renowned for his production and songwriting with a myriad of artists, most recently for his Mercury nominated album For All our Days That Tear The Heart with Jessie Buckley and his own critically acclaimed album 'Good Grief; while James Grant is best known as the writer, guitarist and singer of Scottish band Love And Money.
Butler, Blake & Grant became an entity when they were invited to perform a low-key concert at a rural hotel in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, on the hunch that they would work well together.
Tell us three things about yourself . . .
Bernard: Here’s three things about Butler, Blake & Grant - Bernard Butler, Norman Blake, James Grant
How would you describe your music?
Bernard: I would describe our music as sunshine on a rainy day, autumn leaves in a climate crisis, sonic cathedrals of sound trickling at the ebb of a waterfall. Old school heavy metal.
Who are your musical inspirations?
Bernard: Norman Blake and James Grant provide most of the inspiration for my songs bearing in mind they will be singing them.
What was the first gig you ever went to?
James: Simple Minds at Tiffany’s in Glasgow.
What was the first record you ever bought?
James: Cum On Feel The Noize by Slade, 25p from Woolworths in Castlemilk, Glasgow.
What’s your favourite song right now?
James: Pyjamarama by Roxy Music.
Favourite lyric of all time?
Norman: This changes on a daily basis. Today’s favourite lyric is I Don’t Want To Get Over You by The Magnetic Fields.
If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Norman: That would be Al Bowlly’s version of The Very Thought Of You. It’s a sublime recording of an incredible song.
Where can people find your music/more information?
Norman: We’re on all of the social media platforms and have a Bandcamp page, also, our albums can be purchased from most music retailers.
Alan Corr
