Damien Rice
Damien Rice at The Troubadour nightclub, 2003
Background information
Birth name	Damien Rice
Born	December 7, 1973 (1973-12-07) (age 34)
Origin	Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland
Genre(s)	acoustic, folk, indie
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Associated acts	Juniper, Bell X1
Website	www.damienrice.com

Damien Rice (born December 7, 1973) is an Irish folk singer. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, to George and Maureen Rice and was raised in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland.^[1] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (865x874, 136 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Damien Rice ... The Troubadour is a nightclub located in West Hollywood, California, USA, at 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard just east of Doheny Drive and the border of Beverly Hills. ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Naas Code: KE Area: 1,693 km² Population (2006) 186,075 Website: www. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... It has been suggested that Unplugged be merged into this article or section. ... Folk song redirects here. ... in music that is characterized by its perceived independence from mainstream or pop culture as a whole. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Juniper were a rock band from Co. ... Bell X1 are an Irish rock band from North County Kildare in Ireland. ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Folk song redirects here. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Naas Code: KE Area: 1,693 km² Population (2006) 186,075 Website: www. ...

He has released five albums: O, B-Sides, 9, Live At Fingerprints Warts & All, and Live from the Union Chapel. O is the name of Damien Rices first album, originally released in 2002. ... This EP brings together the best of Rices b-sides from singles released from his O album. ... 9 is the second album by Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice, released in 2006. ... Live from the Union Chapel is an official Damien Rice record, but it has never been commercially released. ...

Early career

Rice was a member of the rock band Juniper. Having released the singles The World Is Dead and Weatherman in Ireland during 1998, the band were due to record their first full album for Polygram in 1999. However, Rice became disenchanted with the label and left the band to pursue a solo career. His Juniper band mates later became Bell X1. Following the split, Rice moved to rural Italy and busked around Europe until he was able to form a band and resume gigging in Ireland. Regular members of this band were cellist Vyvienne Long; percussionist Tom Osander (aka Tomo), a member of the 1990s jam band God Street Wine; and bassist Shane Fitzsimons. Female vocals were provided by Lisa Hannigan. The lineup of Rice's band has remained the same with the sole exception of the departure of Hannigan and Osander in 2007.^[2] This article is about the genre. ... Juniper were a rock band from Co. ... PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. ... Bell X1 are an Irish rock band from North County Kildare in Ireland. ... Busking is the practice of doing live performances in public places to entertain people, usually to solicit donations and tips. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Vyvienne Long is an irish musician, most famous for playing cello on the Damien Rice albums O & 9, and as part of his live band. ... Tom Osander (aka Tomo) is a percussionist who is well known as the drummer for Damien Rice. ... God Street Wine (also known as GSW) was a jam rock group from New York City. ... Shane Fitzsimons is a bass player for Damien Rice. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Mainstream success

Thanks to David Arnold, his second cousin, Rice was able to record O, which was released in 2003. O was dedicated to fellow Irish musician Mic Christopher. The album was a strong commercial success and won the Shortlist Music Prize.^[3] David Arnold (born February 27, 1962 in Luton in Bedfordshire, England) is one of the most popular and successful young British composers[citation needed]. He is probably best known for the film scores to Stargate (1994), Independence Day (1996) and four James Bond films. ... O is the name of Damien Rices first album, originally released in 2002. ... Mic Christopher (21 September 1969 - 29 November 2001) Despite being born in the Bronx, New York on 21 September 1969, Mic spent most of his life in Ireland. ... The Shortlist Music Prize is a music award given annually to an album released in the United States within the last year, as chosen by a panel of musicians, producers and journalists, known as the Listmakers. Albums are eligible only if they have not been certified Gold by the Recording...

Three years later, following extensive promotion of O in Ireland and further commercial success worldwide, Rice released his second studio album 9 in 2006. ^[4] The album was recorded in 2004 and 2005, and released on November 3 in Ireland, on November 6 in Europe and the rest of the world and lastly on November 14 in North America. 9 is the second album by Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice, released in 2006. ...

Rice has also recorded an old Juniper track, Crosseyed Bear (originally titled "Jewellery Box"), for the new War Child album. For other uses of the name War Child, see the disambiguation page. ...

2007 concert appearances

Rice played on the Friday night at the Glastonbury Festival 2007, in the Acoustic Tent. On 1 July 2007, Rice played at the Rock Werchter festival in Belgium. On 7 July 2007 Rice performed with David Gray at the UK leg of Live Earth at Wembley Stadium, London. Rice played the backing rhythm to Gray's "Babylon" before Rice played "Blower's Daughter" (Gray now doing the rhythm). The pair then finished with a cover of "Que Sera Sera". On 8 July Rice played at the T in the Park music event in Scotland. He also headlined the Latitude Festival in Suffolk on 12 July and the V Festival at Weston Park in Stafford, Staffordshire on 18 August and at Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex on 19 August. Another performance was at Osheaga Festival in Montreal on 8 September. The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or Glasto, is the largest[1] greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. ... Rock Werchter is a music festival in the village of Werchter in Belgium. ... David Gray (born June 13, 1968 in Sale) is an English singer-songwriter. ... The Live Earth concert in the United Kingdom was held at Wembley Stadium, London, England on 7 July 2007. ... Live Earth was a series of worldwide concerts held on 7 July 2007, that initiated a three-year campaign to combat climate change. ... For the old stadium, see Wembley Stadium (1923). ... This article is about the song. ... T in the Park is a major music festival that has been held annually in Scotland since 1994. ... The Latitude Festival is a newly created annual music festival that takes place in Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk, England. ... Suffolk (pronounced ) is a large historic and modern non-metropolitan county in East Anglia, England. ... For the North American spin-off of the rock festival, see Virgin Festival For the Australian spin-off, see V Festival (Australia) The V Festival is an annual music festival in England, the first to be held simultaneously at two sites - currently Hylands Park in Chelmsford and Weston Park in... Weston Park is a country house 10 miles north-west of Wolverhampton, in Weston-under-Lizard, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, set in more than 1,000 acres (4 km²) of park landscaped by Capability Brown. ... , Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire in England. ... Hylands Park is a country house and its surrounding 574 acre park in Essex in southern England. ... Arms of Chelmsford Borough Council This article is about the town of Chelmsford in Essex. ... Saturday afternoon, view from the hill The Osheaga Music and Arts Festival is a two-day rock festival in Montreal, Quebec, that was held at Parc Jean-Drapeau on ÃŽle Sainte-Hélène on September 2 and 3, 2006. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Region Montréal Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ...

Rice also headlined his first outdoor show in Ireland^[5] in Marlay Park on 25 August, backed by Fionn Regan, Willy Mason, Guillemots, and KT Tunstall. // Waterfall in Marlay Park Marlay Park is a 300 acre (121 hectares) suburban public park located in Rathfarnham in the administrative area of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, in Co. ... Fionn Regan is an Irish singer-songwriter, poet and artist from Bray, Ireland. ... Willy Mason (born 21 November 1984) is an American singer-songwriter. ... Guillemots (sometimes written gUiLLeMoTs) are a BRIT Award nominated indie rock band formed in November 2004 by Fyfe Dangerfield. ... Kate KT Tunstall (born 23 June 1975) is a Scottish singer and songwriter. ...

Rice is also scheduled to play the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, Texas on 15 September. He has also scheduled a limited number of appearances in North America through autumn, called An Evening with Damien Rice. These shows include a second guitarist, bassist, cellist, and a drummer to support Damien. There are no supporting acts on this tour. The Austin City Limits Music Festival is an annual three-day music and art festival in Austin, Texass Zilker Park. ... Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. ...

In popular culture

Rice's songs have been featured several times on popular films and television shows. "The Blower's Daughter" is also a popular song for figure skating, in particular pair skating. Jessica Dube and Bryce Davison have used it for two seasons and Jamie Sale and David Pelletier have used it in professional competitions.^[6][7] "The Blower's Daughter" and "Cold Water" featured prominently in the 2004 film Closer.^[8] "Cold Water" was also featured in the 2003 film I am David,^[9] the 2005 film Stay, the HBO film The Girl in the Café,^[10] and on the NBC dramas ER^[11] and The Black Donnellys.^[12] "Cannonball" also featured in The Black Donnellys^[12] and the 2004 film In Good Company ^[13] as well as in an episode of The OC, as well as in the international show, Spring Waltz. "Delicate" was featured on the ABC dramas Alias, Lost, the Showtime series Huff, the Fox drama House,^[14], and the 2004 British film Dear Frankie.^[15] "Older Chests" was featured on the NBC drama Crossing Jordan^[16] and in CBS science-fiction drama Jericho. His song "9 Crimes" was featured during the episode "From a Whisper to a Scream" on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy.^[17], on Spin 103.8, Channel 6, and on CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. "Grey Room" was featured on One Tree Hill,^[14] in an episode of Criminal Minds, and on an episode of House.^[18] "The Blower's Daughter" could be heard in the Fox criminal drama Bones, and segments of the single "9 Crimes" were featured in the major motion picture Shrek the Third and in an episode of the CBS post-apocalyptic drama Jericho.^[19] Rice recorded a live session at Abbey Road Studios in October 2006 for Live from Abbey Road. His performance was screened in an episode alongside those of Jamiroquai and the Goo Goo Dolls. His rendition of "I Fought in a War" was used during the closing credits of the 2005 documentary film Why We Fight. "Grey Room" was featured in the film trailer for 2007's "Reservation Road" but was not featured in the movie. Rice is also renowned for his duet with politically charged Iranian singer Tara Mansouri Moayed in 2008 of the old Iranian classic "Kalam Salam." Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... Pair Skating Pair skating consists of a team of a man and a woman skating to music. ... Jessica Dube (born October 29, 1987 in Drummondville, QC) is an Canadian figure skater. ... Bryce Davison (born January 29, 1986 in Walnut Creek, California) is a Canadian pair skater. ... 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In addition to his music featured in films and TV shows, Rice has been a guest performer on such shows as The Ellen DeGeneres Show (December 6, 2006), Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2006), the Tonight Show with Jay Leno (multiple appearances) and the Late Show with David Letterman (2004). For the television sitcom, see Ellen (TV series) and The Ellen Show. ... Late Night is shorthand for several different things: Late night television - generally United States programming airing after 11:30pm EST Late Night with David Letterman (1982 to 1993) Late Night with Conan OBrien (1993 to present) See also, The Late Show (disambiguation) for similar shows and topics. ... Conan Christopher OBrien (born April 18, 1963)[1] is an Emmy Award-winning American television host and TV writer, best known as host of NBCs Late Night with Conan OBrien. ... The First Lady of the United States, Laura Bush and current host Jay Leno. ... James Douglas Muir Jay Leno (April 28, 1950) is an Emmy Award-winning American stand-up comedian and television host, who succeeded Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show in 1992. ... The Late Show can refer to: The Late Show, the Australian comedy television show of 1992-93. ... David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.) is an Emmy Award-winning American television host and comedian. ...

Damien was given "special thanks" in the end credits of the Academy Award winning 2007 Irish musical film Once. The film starred collaborator and fellow Irish musician Glen Hansard. The 80th Academy Awards ceremony, honoring the best in film for 2007, was broadcast from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on ABC beginning at 5:30 p. ... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season and several film franchises which premiered or had installments released in 2004, which appear again this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, Ocean... The musical film is a film genre in which several songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative. ... Once is a 2006 Irish musical film written and directed by John Carney. ... Glen Hansard at a music workshop in Uherske Hradiste, Summer film school, July 27, 2005. ...

Activism

Rice has helped the Freedom Campaign and the US Campaign for Burma to free Burmese democracy movement leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is presently being subjected to her third term of house arrest in Rangoon by the Burmese military junta.^[20] Aung San Suu Kyi has been confined to her home since September 2003. Rice and Hannigan recorded a charity song, campaigning for her release, called "Unplayed Piano". In addition, Rice has links to various charitable non-governmental organizations.^[21] . The Freedom Campaign is a joint venture of the Human Rights Action Center and US Campaign for Burma non-profit organizations. ... The United States Campaign for Burma (USCB) is a U.S.-based membership organization dedicated to empowering grassroots activists around the world to bring about an end to the military dictatorship in Burma. ... Aung San Suu Kyi (Burmese: ; MLCTS: ; IPA: ); born 19 June 1945 in Rangoon, is a pro-democracy activist and leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma, and a noted prisoner of conscience and advocate of nonviolent resistance. ... In justice and law, house arrest is the situation where a person is confined (by the authorities) to his or her residence. ... Yangôn, formerly Rangoon, population 4,504,000 (2001), is the capital of Myanmar. ... NGO redirects here. ...

Discography

Albums

O is the name of Damien Rices first album, originally released in 2002. ... The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is the organization that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. ... This EP brings together the best of Rices b-sides from singles released from his O album. ... 9 is the second album by Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice, released in 2006. ... Live from the Union Chapel is an official Damien Rice record, but it has never been commercially released. ...

Singles

O is the name of Damien Rices first album. ... O is the name of Damien Rices first album, originally released in 2002. ... This is a single by Damien Rice. ... 9 is the second album by Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice, released in 2006. ... Rootless Tree is the second single from the album 9 by Damien Rice. ... Dogs is the third single from Damien Rices second album 9. ...

Collaborations

• Be Yourself, Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club (September 2002)
• Skylarkin', Mic Christopher (November 2002)
• Get The Party Started (cover version with Lisa Hannigan on Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 1) (2003)
• Burn the Maps, The Frames (September 2004)
• The Beekeeper, Tori Amos (February 2005)
• Don't Explain, Herbie Hancock, Lisa Hannigan (August 2005)
• Live At The Olympia Aslan (2005 - official bootleg)
• The Swell Season, Glen Hansard (April 2006)

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Record labels

Damien releases albums under his record label Heffa (originally named DRM) in Ireland. For album releases in North America, they are handled by Vector Records. Record releases in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world are handled by 14th Floor Records (through Warner Music).^[22] Warner Music Group is one of the Big Four record labels. ...

See also

• Juniper - Damien Rice's former band
• The Cake Sale - Charitable album featuring Damien Rice

Juniper were a rock band from Co. ... The Cake Sale are a collective of mostly Irish musical artists formed by Brian Crosby of Bell X1. ...

References

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External links

• Official website
• Label website
• Eskimo Friends - Fansite
• An early career profile and interview
• Fabchannel.com - free Paradiso concert
• Damien Rice collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive