NCH Behind The Music: Episode 7: David Coulter on Swordfishtrombones

Nadine O'Regan speaks with composer and arranger David Coulter about interpreting the classic Tom Waits album Swordfishtrombones. David will be re-imagining the 1983 opus as part of the NCH Perspective Series on Tuesday 29th November. Joining him on the night is an impressive team of musicians and special guests - LA singer and performance artist Dorian Wood, Austrian musician and producer Soap&Skin, Mercury Prize nominee Nadine Shah, acclaimed folk singer Lisa O'Neill and singer and songwriter Matthew E. White to the line-up. Here, he speaks to Nadine about first hearing the album, falling in love with Waits music, collaborating with him, and what we can expect from Swordfishtrombones: Revisited. Perspectives is sponsored by Davy as Innovation Partner and media partner The Irish Times.

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NCH Behind The Music: Episode 7: David Coulter on Swordfishtrombones is an episode from National Concert Hall by National Concert Hall.

This episode is 14:59 long.

This episode was published on Oct 29, 2019.

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