Tribe Luka Bloom

• 1 Tribe 03:57
• 2 Sound 04:39
• 3 I Am a River 03:58
• 4 Change 04:33
• 5 Early Morning 01:07
• 6 Out There 03:58
• 7 Dead of Night 04:06
• 8 Star Of Doolin 02:35
• 9 Homeless 03:31
• 10 Lebanon 04:07
• 11 Peace Rains 03:10
• 12 Beara 01:29
• Total Runtime 41:10

Info for Tribe

Luka Bloom has found the perfect counterpart to his relaxed songwriting style in Irish multi-instrumentalist Simon O'Reilly. O'Reilly's musical vocabulary blends perfectly with Luka's warm and substantial timbre; for the first time, the singer/songwriter focuses almost exclusively on singing, appearing on guitar only on two tracks. "For once in my life I got to simply be a singer," he exults. A multifaceted album, ranging from pastel-colored sounds (Tribe), to crunching Celtic backbeats (Change), and political statements (Lebanon; Homeless). And a work that combines relevance with timelessness, and its coherence has the potential to become a classic in the Irishman's catalog.

"On the album Tribe, Irish singer-songwriter Luka Bloom presents a fascinating sound full of poetry. Whether he's performing jazz music, his songwriting, or one of the three instrumental pieces, the album offers all these styles and unites them on a sonic level into a harmonious whole. Thematically, the twelve tracks are about the singer's dreams, as in "Peace Rains." He expresses his desires in just 14 words: "peace rains everywhere - in my dreams - love rules everywhere - in my dreams - sweet dreams." (20cent Daily Newspaper)

"A fantastic new album by Irish singer-songwriter Luka Bloom, who collaborates with multi-instrumentalist Simon O'Reilly on "Tribe." The result is impressive and should appeal to all laidback folk fans and JJ Cale fans. Tracks like "I Am River," "Early Morning," and "Homeless" are among the highlights. Luka Bloom's warm vocal timbre comes across simply well..." (Bernd Lorcher, inMusic)



Luka Bloom, guitar, vocals
Simon O'Reilly, guitar, keyboards
BJ Cole, pedal-steel guitar
Robbie Perry, drums, percussion
Eimear O'Grady, cello
Jon O'Connell, bass
Kenneth Edge, soprano saxophone, clarinet
David Odlum, keyboards
Guy Jackson, keyboards
Andrew Oldman, keyboards
Yvonne Casey, fiddle
Robbie Moore, vocals

Luka Bloom
In 1972 Barry Moore wrote a song called WAVE UP TO THE SHORE. Not his first song, but it had something. He did some gigs, wrote some songs; and in 1987 he boarded a plane for New York, and Luka Bloom was born. Riverside was released in 1990 on REPRISE Records and it was followed by THE ACOUSTIC MOTORBIKE, AND TURF.

During the early 1990s the life of writing, recording and touring took off. The US, Australia, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, and The UK are frequent destinations for Luka’s songs. As well as his own touring, he has performed at some of the great festivals: Pinkpop (Holland); Roskilde (Denmark), Torhout\Werchter (Belgium), Newport Folk Festival (US) Byron Blues Festival(Australia), Glastonbury and Cambridge, (UK). And most of all, he regularly sings all over the island of Ireland, where he lives in County Clare.

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