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About Me

Taken from music blog 3hive:
"Essentially, Bill Coleman is a finger-picking-guitar-style singer-songwriter from Cork, Ireland. He released his debut album I'll Tear My Own Walls Down in February '07, and has some free downloads on his website. I go to his live show every chance I get. The guy knows how to put on a show, especially when he has his full band (at times, reviewers try to compare his live shows to The Flaming Lips, for the sheer zanyness, and positive, uplifting vibes to come from the music and the persona of Bill himself.
Some songs may dredge you through the darkest areas of the mind at times, but somehow, Bill always manages to find some light at the end. His quiet/sad songs are simply sublime and majestic. His upbeat songs leave you with a smile on your face, and the feeling everything will be alright."
"It's getting crowded out there in singer-songwriter land, but make room for this guy..." - The Irish Times
"There hasn't been a debut album from an Irish singer/songwriter this impressive since O" - Totally Dublin
"an edgy cut above the introspective herd... consistently excellent... Don't let this one pass you by." - Magill Magazine
You can buy the album physically from here .
Some free MP3s available if you head down in this direction .
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Member Since: 07/01/2006
Band Website: www.bcoleman.com
Band Members: Bill Coleman = Guitars, Vocals, Piano.
Cormac Driver = Synth & Keyboards, some Vocals and a bit of Bass, some Glockenspiel & Guitar.
Keith O'Brien = Drums and Vocals plus Extra Rock Overdrive Switch. Plus some Piano and Vocals whenever he can be persuaded to sing...

Influences: Friends, family, things that move me, annoy me, scare me and enthuse me. Good music, conversations, movies, books...Let's see, specifically: Bright Eyes, Ben Lee, Stina Nordenstam, Tom Mcrae, The Beatles, Neil Young, Ryan Adams, Ian Brown, Johnny Cash, Stevie Wonder, Elvis Costello, Depeche Mode, An Emotional Fish, Eels, The Frank and Walters, Four Tet, Grant Lee Philips, Jape, Kings of Leon, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Pink Floyd, Van Morrisson, Low, Elliott Smith, Songs Ohia, Thin Lizzy, Gillian Welch, Bob Dylan, Tolkien, Orwell, Eric Schlosser, Peter Taylor, To Kill a Mocking Bird, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Of Mice and Men, The Cohen Brothers, Amores Perros, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Trading Places, Donnie Darko, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang......
Sounds Like: Damien Rice and Elvis Costello fighting over who gets to use the Moog next...
Record Label: BCMR
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Ladies and Gentlemen, this, is ALBUM FOOD !

These delicious chocolate, cheesecake brownies have contributed mightily to the album recording sessions.Trust me, the photo does not do them justice. Yum x several gazillion...Ken has christened the...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:32:00 GMT

New recording is going well, here's a snippet...

Those of you who've been on wondering how the recording has been going...Quite well, thanks, making good progress, but slower than I thought as usual :-)Here's a clip of how "I Want You to Know" is c...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:54:00 GMT

Derry murals. New Tunes ! Hotpress CD ! T-Shirts !

Too many exclamation marks, methinks. I must start rationing those...Anyways, howdy folks - how is everybody keeping ?I've been around the country for the last few days playing some gigs, trying out ...
Posted by on Tue, 26 May 2009 03:54:00 GMT

Time to break a few cherries. Win a FREE T-Shirt.

Roll up, roll up.We've decided to boldly go where we've never gone before on two Bill Coleman fronts.Den, Den, DEEEEEEEENNNNNNN !1. We're going to have a poll !2. We're going to be making some t-shirt...
Posted by on Mon, 04 May 2009 14:02:00 GMT

Recording, Spaghetti & Toilet Humour

Yes, tucked away in a secret location, we've been beavering away. Though you wouldn't know it to look at Cormac (bass) and Keith (drums)...In between takes, Cormac went all Zoolander on us. We forgi...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:12:00 GMT

Things that I meant to do, and the belated new years resolution...

It's not like I haven't been busy recording and writing and arranging and doing stuff, but it seems like I've managed to let myself slip on the "Live at the Passionfruit" front. Initially I was going...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 02:12:00 GMT

Who invented the Wedding ? Shrewsbury, Stockport and everywhere in between...

Answers on a postcard to...My latest jaunt across the Irish sea brought me to Shrewsbury, for a wedding (Congratulations Gemma and Danny !), and Stockport for the craic. What else would you be doing ...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:51:00 GMT

Youtube. Triffic, innit ?

Ahh isn't Youtube marvelous in fairness ? Those of you who tune in regularly might recall that the first Passionfruit vid that I put up was 'I Want You to Know'. The wonderful people at Youtube deci...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:37:00 GMT

Limerick You're a Lady... in this case with a Lottery Ticket.

I was in Limerick the other day, doing a gig, as you do. My friend, Benoit, possessor of the most intriguing Belgio-Limerick accent on the planet runs a night called The Articulate Sessions.Check it ...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:01:00 GMT

Somebody's off to London again... Passionfruit Vids & MP3s...

Howdy Folks - hope you're all keeping well ? Been a busy few weeks around these parts, some new stuff happening, if you haven't come across them yet, here goes... PASSIONFRUIT VIDS & MP3sWe ...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:58:00 GMT