Foy Vance Releases Joy Of Nothing Today
Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance is excited to release his new album Joy Of Nothing today, Aug. 27, via Glassnote. Recorded in Donegal, Ireland and produced by Irish producer/musician/engineer Michael Keeney, Joy of Nothing includes 10 original songs written and performed by Foy Vance and includes very special guest appearances by Ed Sheeran and Bonnie Raitt. For an exclusive look into the world of Foy Vance recording Joy of Nothing, please visit recordingnothing.com to watch a documentary on the process.
“Closed Hand, Full of Friends,” the first single from the album, has been selected as the iTunes Single of the Week. Download the song for free here.
You can also watch the live video of “Closed Hand, Full of Friends” (Live From Old Bushmills Distillery) here.
Foy will be touring soon in support of the release of Joy Of Nothing. The tour, which is Vance’s first proper headlining tour, will find him bringing his heartbreaking tunes to venues coast to coast, including shows at Hotel Café in Los Angeles, CA on October 28 and at Bowery Ballroom in New York on November 4.
Foy Vance supported Ed Sheeran on his UK tour in late 2012, followed by a sold-out headline UK tour earlier this year. He has spent the past few months on Sheeran’s sold out US tour, and has previously toured with the likes of Michael Kiwanuka and David Gray. Currently, Foy is recovering from a European tour opening for Bonnie Raitt summer. He’ll be preparing for a series of Festival dates in UK, Europe and the US, which include T In The Park, Truck Festival, Outside Lands in San Francisco, Squamish in British Columbia, CA and Lyons Folk Festival in Colorado.
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Joy Of Nothing Tracklisting:
1. Closed Hand, Full of Friends
2. Joy Of Nothing
3. At Least My Heart Was Open
4. You and I (with Bonnie Raitt)
5. Feel For Me
6. Janey
7. Paper Prince
8. It Was Good
9. Regarding Your Lover
10. Guiding Light (feat. Ed Sheeran)
Foy Vance Fall Tour
10/16/13 – Cafe 939 – Boston, MA
10/19/13 – Metro – Chicago, IL*
10/20/13 – Turner Hall Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI*
10/22/13 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN*
10/24/13 – The Basement – Nashville, TN
10/26/13 – Holy Mountain – Austin, TX
10/28/13 – Hotel Cafe – Los Angeles, CA
10/29/13 – The Independent – San Francisco, CA
10/31/13 – Bunk Bar – Portland, OR
11/1/13 – Columbia City Theater – Seattle, WA
11/2/13 – Electric Owl – Vancouver, Canada
11/4/13 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
11/6/13 – The Drake Hotel – Toronto, ON
11/8/13 – World Cafe – Philadelphia, PA
11/9/13 – Jammin Java – Vienna, VA
*with Little Green Cars