Dean Friedman, one of the pre-eminent songwriters of his generation, announces a 40+City UK/Ireland concert tour, to accompany the release of his new compilation album, “More Words & Music.” The tour runs from January 12th thru August 21st, 2024, including stops in London, Manchester, Leeds, Cambridge, Belfast, Dublin, Cardiff, Bridgwater, Penzance, Rayleigh, Glasgow, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and more, winding up at Dean Friedman’s SongFest, a 2-day micro-music-festival, hosted by Friedman, held at the Draycote Hotel in Rugby, featuring some of the UK’s finest singer-songwriters.
“More Words & Music” is Friedman’s second compilation album (following the previous “Words & Music”) and contains hand-picked tracks from Friedman’s last eight studio albums, including work from his critically acclaimed albums “American Lullaby,” “12 Songs,” “Submarine Races,” “Squirrels in the Attic,” “The Treehouse Journals,” “Songs for Grownups,” “Rumpled Romeo,” and the classic “’Well, Well,’ Said the Rocking Chair.” “More Words & Music” is a double CD containing thirty tracks, in all, that confirm Friedman’s status as a master songsmith and one of the finest recording artists working today. The compilation album is scheduled for release on 30th April, 2024. Fans can order the physical CD set or stream and download the album at deanfriedman.bandcamp.com/album/more-words-music.
Friedman, best known to UK and Ireland audiences for his string of chart hits: “Lucky Star,” “Lydia,” “Woman of Mine,” “McDonald’s Girl,” and “’Well, Well,’ Said the Rocking Chair,” will be performing solo, on guitar and keyboard, featuring songs from throughout his four-decade career, including familiar, radio hits and fan favorites, drawn from his nine studio albums.
“Soundtrack of our lives!” – NYTimes; “Songsmith extraordinaire!” – MusicWeek; “Dean Friedman is entirely unique and utterly brilliant” – ThreeWeeks; “Stunning Musicianship!” – Hot Press
Invite family and friends and join Friedman for an evening of powerful, poignant and hilarious songs about the ordinary and extraordinary lives we share.
“More Words & Music,” the Full Album:deanfriedman.bandcamp.com/album/more-words-music
Tickets to all of Friedman’s concerts, as well as his new album, can be purchased via his website: www.DeanFriedman.com
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Dean Friedman 2024 UK/Ireland Tour
https://www.deanfriedman.com/gigs/gigs_home.html
January 2024
12 Hull Wrecking Ball Press
13 Doncaster The Little Theatre
14 UK West Coast Folk Festival – Blackpool Winter Gardens [feat. Dean (on Sunday); Eddie Reader, Steve Harley, Kiki Dee, Tom Robinson, and more]
16 Barnoldswick Barnoldswick Arts Centre
17 Manchester Matt and Phreds
18 Milton Keynes Stantonbury Campus Theatre
19 London The Pheasantry (Pizza Express)
20 London The Pheasantry (Pizza Express)
21 London The Pheasantry (Pizza Express)
April 2024
30 Runcorn The Brindley
May 2024
2 Farsley (Leeds) Old Woolen
3 Stamford Stamford Arts Centre
4 Havant The Spring
5 Rayleigh The Mill Arts Centre
7 Cheltenham Cheltenham Town Hall
8 Cambridge Junction / J2
9 Stourbridge Katie’s Secret Garden
10 Bridgwater Bridgwater Arts Centre
12 Poole Lighthouse
14 Penzance Acorn Theatre
15 St Austell St Austell Arts Centre
16 Torquay Babbacombe Theatre
17 Cardiff (Pentrych) Acapela Studios
18 Oxford JDP
19 Shrewsbury The Buttermarket
August 2024
2 Arbroath Webster Memorial Theatre
3 Aberdeen Aberdeen Arts Centre
8 Findhorn Universal Hall
10 Glasgow Websters Theatre
11 Kinross Green Hotel / Backstage
13 Belfast Oh Yeah Music Centre
14 Dublin Aras Chronain
15 Nottingham The Running Horse
16 Shropshire Camp Bestival
17 & 18 Rugby SongFest
21 EdFringe Prestonfield Fringe
Songs on “More Words & Music”
1. Your Pretty Face
2. The Hummingbird Effect
3 Too Much Stuff
4. I Could Fall for You
5. The Deli Song (Corned Beef on Wry)
6. Lydia
7. S & M
8. Halfway Normal World
9. Just Another Birthday Song
10. You’re Invisible
11. Smartest Man in the Whole Wide World
12. The Ducks of St Stephen’s Green
13. This Guitar
14. Summer Days
15. Malala
16. I Will Never Leave You
17. I’m a Clone
18. The Saddest Girl in the Whole Wide World
19. I Didn’t Mean to Make You Cry
20. The Lakelands
21. Welcome to the World
22. Baby Sitting Song
23. Let Down Your Hair
24. Typical Town
25. American Lullaby
26. Welcome to Stupid Town
27. I Wish You Joy
28. Something Right
29. Maybe in a Million Years
30. On a Summer’s Night
