This New Morning Luka Bloom

• 1 How Am I To Be? 02:33
• 2 A Seed Was Sown 04:44
• 3 Heart Man 03:34
• 4 Capture a Dream 04:41
• 5 The Race Runs Me 03:32
• 6 You Survive 03:58
• 7 Riverdays 02:34
• 8 Across the Breeze 03:54
• 9 Gaman 03:19
• 10 Your Little Wings 03:16
• 11 Dignity and Backbone 03:31
• 12 The Ride 04:11
• 13 No Big Deal 02:56
• Total Runtime 46:43

Info for This New Morning

"This New Morning is a subdued record. Bloom is a rare master of the vocal whisper; he values the quietness of a song, so often foolishly overlooked by singer-songwriters who seek power constantly. “A Seed Was Sown” is a perfect example of this skill. Bloom is joined by legend Rita Connolly whose ethereal harmonies take this sweet track to an emotional peak. Bloom finds a way to take his indie folk music and give it just a hint of Celtic flavor, enough to make it distinctly Irish without alienating non-trad fans. “Capture a Dream” combines a beautiful Irish flute with a Spanish-influenced guitar and Bloom’s quiet storytelling to make a mesmerizing track. And of course, it wouldn’t be folk without some toe-tappers. “The Race Runs Me” and “Heart Man” are the highlights of the upbeat tracks which manage to move you with minimal instrumentation. This New Morning is a real accomplishment and could very well be Bloom’s final tool to cracking the American market." (Tara Dougherty, irishamerica.com)

“This New Morning is a treasure: beautifully sung, played and produced. It’s blooming great” – Vulgo

“With each successive album, Luka Bloom digs deeper and gazes wider… he is on top form.” – The Irish Times ****

Luka Bloom

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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