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Eamon McCann - Press Release May 2009

Creggan's Singer/Songwriter Eamon McCann been invited to Music City USA in June this year to perform at the CMA festival in Nashville . The Tyrone man is honoured to be one of the few country singers from Ireland to be asked to sing on the World's biggest stage for a country music event. Things are happing for Eamon as he has just been voted Ireland 's Number 1 Country Singer of 2008, presented to him by Senator Donie Cassidy at the CMA awards in Athlone.

Eamon and his band also received the award for Band of the Year 2007 His Last Album ‘Lay You Down' remains one of the top selling country albums in Europe . He is at present finishing his forthcoming album and hopes for a release date in the late summer.

Eamon will be appearing along side Randy Travis at this years UTV Country Festival in The Kings Hall Belfast in early August. More details on that later.

Biography

Eamon McCann hails from Creggan near Omagh in Co.Tyrone. He bought his first guitar with the money he received for winning a local talent contest and, at the age of sixteen, and along with his two younger brothers, he started playing his music all around his home county of Tyrone. After some persuasion from close friends, Eamon made his first recording in 1990 - a demo album entitled "I Give You Music" - and he has been giving us music ever since!

His next album followed shortly after. Entitled "Gold In The Mountains", it gave Eamon his first big break. On hearing his demo album, Harmac Music, a major label in Ireland, decided to sign him for the "Gold In The Mountains" album. Eamon's authentic country tones won him a lot of attention throughout Ireland and the UK. Indeed, top BBC Radio presenter Terry Wogan once commented that Eamon's records were just as good as anything he had ever heard coming in from Nashville! Praise indeed!

It wasn't long before the top irish label at the time, Ritz Records, signed Eamon for a four year contract, during which he recorded four singles, a music cassette album ("Eamon McCann Sings Country") and two more CD albums "Touch Wood" and "Everything That I Am".

Eamon later moved to Tulip Records, with whom he was to record another three albums (which also proved to be his most successful) "Clear Cut Country", "My Country" and "Turn To Me", as well as releasing a 'Best Of Eamon McCann' CD. Around this time he also recorded a DVD entitled "But For Me".

Not being one to 'rest on his laurels', he has since recorded a further two albums- "Sing Me Back Home " and "Lay You Down" (his latest), which have been equally well received, and are currently attracting a lot of airplay in Ireland. Among the many tracks he has recorded, Eamon has, to date, recorded more than thirty self-composed songs, which has earned him the title of "Ireland 's No.1 Country Singer/Songwriter" - and rightly so!

Eamon McCann has now become one of the top country music attractions throughout Ireland and the UK (where he tours regularly), and he has played at country music festivals all over Europe and in Australia.  He also enjoys a large fanbase in Scotland, which was evident when he received a prestigious award at the Nashville Country Music Club for being the '2002 International Band Of The Year'. Meanwhile, closer to home, Eamon and His Band were voted 'Band Of The Year 2007' and received their award at the prestigious Irish Entertainment Awards; and at the same same event the following year, Eamon won an award after being voted 'Ireland's No.1 Country Singer 2008'.

Eamon regularly presents his 'Kings Of Pure Country' concert show, along with specially invited guest artists, in theatres around Ireland, where he performs several of his hits. When performing live with his very musically talented band on the dance circuit, his lively dance program, which includes country, Irish and popular 60's & 70's music, really makes for a fabulous night's entertainment! Come out and see him soon, and I'm sure you'll agree that Eamon McCann certainly is "Ireland's Voice of Country"!