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press announcement from yafoy association
"Richard James, SINGER-SONGWRITER born Dublin 1969
RICH is currently touring Europe , having recently appeared in Germany and just back from a December tour of Tuscany (Italy)
we are pleased and PROUD to introduce "RICHARD JAMES IN CONCERT" for the first time in FRANCE, at Le Grillen, Colmar
RICH will present some of his own songs , under the title "Alternative folk" together with some cover of rock-ballads
media quote " RICHARD JAMES is one of the best singers heard in this region , including "Sting" in the last 10 years (Radio Dreyeckland, Freiburg, October 2004)
some words from RICH of his life-philosophy ;
I Like to think that all the love we ever need,
is only waiting to be found,
I would like our World to reach a different state of mind
To feel that no one drags us down,
Sing , sing, let love be,
We will never find our love until our heart is free."
copyright Richard James/Yafoy Association 2005Band/artist history
"RICH" began his career playing for a rock group "Hidden faces"
voted one of the best groups of the locality, which at the time , included the famous "U2"
and cut the first song in the same studio as "U2"
Richard's band represented EUROPE in the World Music festival in Tokyo, broadcast live on Asian TV
Following the Asian tour, RICH retired to the West irish coast, to play traditional Irish music
whilst concerntrating on production of his first solo Album titled ; "beneath the surface" whiwh was pruduced
after a 6 month tour of the USAHave you performed in front of an audience?note; Richard is the main performer at the Worldchild BENEFT concert at Le Grillen , COLMAR
(Alsacen France) 11 February 2005 , tickets available via christelle@yafoy.org Euros 10 (pre-sale) and its for a BENEFIT concert for children
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some words from RICH of his life-philosophy ;
I Like to think that all the love we ever need,
is only waiting to be found,
I would like our World to reach a different state of mind
To feel that no one drags us down,
Sing , sing, let love be,
We will never find our love until our heart is free."
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