T
F Productions announces a live concert at the Basilica Knock 12th
December 2009.
On
the fifth anniversary of the recording of the “Voice of Hope” Concert at the
world famous Knock Basilica in 2004 Tommy Fleming is returning to perform a
once off anniversary special Christmas show at the Basilica on Saturday 12th
December 2009. The Concert will feature special guests, Orchestra, Band and
Choir. On this occasion the concert will not be recorded for TV so to
experience the wonder of a special musical extravaganza with one of Ireland biggest
selling Artist you will have to be there on the night. This is a musical
experience not to be missed in one of Ireland’s unique and wonderful
venues.
“Voice
of Hope” has been one of Irelands
biggest selling CD and DVD’s in 2005/06 and it continues to sell strongly. It
has recently been shown on TV across Australia and is now on general
release in several countries worldwide. The Voice of Hope recording has brought
huge acclaim to Tommy Fleming and his music worldwide. The material featured in
this unique album brought something to everyone young and old alike.
The
anniversary concert on the 12th December 2009 will be just as
special, featuring songs from the successful show “Voice of Hope” and songs
from Tommy’s new album due for release early November 2009, this release from
Tommy is a special Christmas Album titled “Song for a Winters Night”. The
concert will be two hours of special inspirational music and song in the unique
surroundings of the Knock Basilica which is sure to make the occasion one of
the biggest events this year in the west of Ireland.
Tickets
will go on sale on Friday July 3rd available for all Ticketmaster
outlets, Knock Shrine offices and www.ticketmaster.ie
Tommy performed to open the home match for
Penrith Panthers versus The Roosters at the Penrith Stadium in front of a crowd
of 20.000 and the entire telecast was transmitted live on Australian TV.
The final Concert of the tour is currently
under way (Sat 23rd) with the entire tour being hailed as a major
success.
Reaction has been colossal with hits coming
from far and wide throughout Australia
and plans are well under way for a return tour in 2010.
Tommy
Fleming releases ‘The Best Is Yet To Come and embarks on nationwide tour
Tommy Fleming is Ireland’s
biggest selling Irish artist in recent years. He is now set to release The
Best is Yet to Come, a double compilation album which
will feature some of his favourite recordings over the past 15 years and will
include duets with Phil Coulter, the late Christy Hennessy, De Dannan and a
host of other artists that he has collaborated with over the years. The
album will be released 30th January 2009.
Tommy
will also embark on a lengthy nationwide tour which will take in over 30 dates.
His “Voice of Hope”album was the number one selling CD and number two selling DVD in
2005/6. This success was followed by platinum selling “A Life
Like Mine”, released under his new record label - Universal Music.–
the first of a recently signed five album deal. October ‘07 saw the release of A
Journey Home” - a CD/DVD recorded live at the INEC in
Killarney (March 07) with a 23 piece orchestra, band and choir. It catalogues
the “journey” of Irish music from Thomas Moore to U2.
His concerts are the biggest
selling shows in venues throughout the entire island and these successes have
come after 18 years of hard graft. One of those –“15 years to become an
overnight success” scenarios!
Tommy is also expanding to other
territories having recently signed to Universal Classics & Jazz (UK)
who have taken all of his back catalogue of recordings in addition to the
recent albums.
In this regard, he is now a
labelmate of such luminaries as –Andreas Bocelli, Russell Watson, Katherine
Jenkins, Leslie Garrett, Bryn Terfnell, Hayley Westerner and Dame Kiri Tae
Kanawa. What an achievement - and incredible as this may seem, he has just
completed his first recording with some of the above!
Tommy was chosen by Universal to
represent Ireland, as each
of the above artists represents their country, in singing the IRB anthem “World
in Union” for the Rugby World Cup.
