Foy Vance at Union Chapel on 26th January
Communion are proud to present Foy Vance live at Union Chapel on 26th January 2012!
Foy Best Vance was born in 1974 in Bangor Co-Down in Ireland. However even before Foy was a year old, his preacher-man father along with his mother and three elder brothers had packed up their belongings and caught the boat to America, the land of the free.
Relocating to Oklahoma, Mr Preacher-man preached the length and breadth of the vast country with family in tow. It was in the black churches of the South that young Foy soaked up the deep riches of the southern roots and started to sing. Music was Foys only outlet and it didnt take long for his folks to notice that their boy had a special gift. Thats when the preacher-man taught him how to play the 12 bar blues, a moment which proved to be a milestone for Foy.
Moving back to Ireland five years later, Foy cut his teeth gigging all over Ireland and Scotland with a soul funk band which didn’t prove enough to satisfy his musical aspirations. It was around this time that he took a renewed interest in his fathers acoustic although the soul flavours have never left him.
Every once in a while an artist emerges to shake you from your seat and touch your soul, singing as if it were the last time he would ever perform. With a distinctive, cracked, soulful voice and a skill to write profound storytelling songs, Foy Vance belongs to a calibre of artists that stands the test of time, irrespective of trends or fads, delivering heartfelt songs about the human condition that everyone can relate to.
“an unbelievable voice…the premier league of British songwriters” – The Sunday Times
“As if the spirit of the Blue Nile entered the body of Tom Waits” – Leo Abrahams, Composer/Guitarist
“he’s the missing link between Richie Havens and Stevie Wonder” – Pierre Perrone, The Independent
“a Gospel fuelled Pearl Jam” – What’s on London
“Beautiful” – David Holmes
“Every once in a while an Artist emerges with something so new and experimental that the existing trends of the time are redefined. Foy Vance is a Northern Irish musician who’s managed to transcend established thinking.” – The Irish Post
“Spine Tingling voice” – The Sun
Support by Ruarri Joseph & David Clements
