Dean Friedman, one of the pre-eminent songwriters of his generation, announces his return to touring, with the launch of a 40-City UK/Ireland concert tour to coincide with the release of his ninth studio album, American Lullaby. After a two-year, forced-hiatus, Friedman finally returns to the UK to promote the new album, as he traverses the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Friedman, best known to UK and Ireland audiences for his string of chart hits, Lucky Stars, Lydia, Woman of Mine, McDonald’s Girl and “Well, Well,” Said the Rocking Chair’, spent the recent lockdown immersed in his home studio working on the new album, American Lullaby. The crowdfunded album touches on a broad range of topics including: the calamitous pandemic, looming environmental disaster, racism, sexism, our fractured politics, and an intractable culture war.
“The new album, ‘American Lullaby’,” Friedman explains, “reflects my personal take on all the crazy stuff that’s been happening in America – and around the world – for the last six years. Like all lullabies, it’s filled with tales of dark deeds and disaster, but couched in soft, gentle tones, meant to soothe and comfort the listener, while gently bracing them for the potential terrors that await.”
Dean Friedman will be at Waterside on Friday 22 April at 19:30.
Tickets & Info here:watersidearts.org/deanfriedman
