Harmony Row Vineyard

http://www.myspace.com/ozploughboys

ALBERT PARK PORT LOUNGE FRIDAY MAY 11TH

7:30PM

Cost $20.00 includes Melbourne’s best Turkish Bread & Dips & Finger Food

BOOKINGS & ENQUIRIES TO CLIFF taxman@bigpond.net.au or 0418 179411or 03 96901233 

Damian Howard has spent the last 12 years as the lead singer/songwriter with the popular Celtic Rock Band The Ploughboys. Damian has toured extensively throughout Australia, performing at many well-known venues and music festivals, including a pre-match performance at the MCG in 2001 and 2007, at the International Rules Football match between Australia and Ireland. Howard’s songs and song writing skills have been sought by a number of local and national artists and were recently recognised by Irish singer, Mary Black, on her new release Full Tide. St Kilda Again, a co-written song with his older brother Shane.

As the principal songwriter for The Ploughboys Damian’s songs have been released on three independent CDs and have received airplay throughout Australia and have additionally been featured on a number of compilation CDs. In October 2005 Daman performed in front of 50 000 people at the Telstra Dome. This performance was broadcast live on television throughout Australia and Europe to an estimated audience of over 5 million people.

Damian’s original compositions embrace the full palette of musical genres by blending acoustic, country, soul-blues and folk-pop sounds

“Howard’s songs blend acoustic, country and rock to give a feel similar to Tim and Neil Finn’s critically acclaimed everyone is Here..”   (Julia Irwin, Leader Newspapers)

And now Damian brings his band, The Ploughboys to Albert Park.

The Ploughboys band consists of Damian Howard on vocals, accordion, acoustic guitar and keyboards, Allan O’Connell on vocals and acoustic guitar, Anthony O’Neill on vocals, Mandolin, acoustic and electric guitars, and violin, Jon Emry on vocal and drums/percussion and John Edgar on vocals and base guitar with lastly but not leastly Chris Young providing logistical support and organizational assistance.