“No Baggage” now licensed to BMG Rights Management UK is back on streaming platformswith 3 bonus tracks. As you may know, the album was unavailable on these platforms for many many years…
A few fans already noticed it earlier today/yesterday (special thanks to Dan Steward in particular) and it was officially announced on this special day by Dolores Estate on socials (Facebook, Twitter X, Instagram).
The 3 bonus tracks are already known by the fans:
“You Set Me On Fire” was released as bonus track exclusive on amazon.com
“Loser (New Version)” was released as bonus track exclusive on iTunes (US)
“I Want You” was released on the “Switch Off The Moment” promotional CD
“Bob’s Bar” in Durrow, Ireland, has a brand new mural / stage background featuring Dolores O’Riordan among 9 Irish artists. Paul Murphy, the artist and hand painter, shared a photo on Instagram yesterday.
The 2 vinyls in real life, still the front covers we already know and no images of the inner discs and inserts yet. Published on Instagram by user @actionrecords and to be released on 20 April 2024.
UPDATE – 19 APRIL
There are 2 editions (US & EU) of Bury The Hatchet TCS so far. Exact same content.
The US edition has a UMe logo and the New York address. The European edition has a different universal logo and the Netherlands address plus a “made in czech republic” sticker.
Front sticker is almost the same on both editions, just a slightly different catalog number (plus or minus double zero).
First images of the US version were posted yesterday on ebay.com
US
EU
UPDATE – 20 APRIL
Unlike BTH it seems there is only one edition for AYL wherever you are in the world, a MADE IN GERMANY edition.
To be released on 20 April 2024 for Record Store Day UK.
More info on recordstoreday.com
Tracklist Side 1
1. Ordinary Day
2. When We Were Young
3. In The Garden Side 2
1. Human Spirit
2. Loser
3. Stay With Me Side 3
1. Apple of My Eye
2. Black Widow
3. October Side 4
1. Accept Things
2. Angel Fire
3. Ecstasy
January 16, 2024 | Comments Off on irishcentral.com “Remembering Cranberries frontwoman Dolores O’Riordan on the sixth…..” | by Axl | Dolores O'Riordan, The Cranberries
On this poignant day, Dolores O’Riordan (Estate) have published a message on their socials (Facebook, Instagram, TwitterX) as well as their official website doloresoriordanofficial.com which has a brand new look and photo slider since today.
6 years today since we embarked on a new journey without you.
Though we may never fully overcome this loss, you and your music will forever remain a driving force, a source of inspiration and hope, an example to follow, enlightening the life of so many of us. We can’t thank you enough for this.
There’s something between us
Words can never say
And only once in a lifetime
Young ones fly away
Dolores O’Riordan (Estate) have partnered with BMG to release unreleased solo recordings on what should become Dolores’ 3rd solo album. Further announcements soon…
Five years, five years and what a long and difficult journey grief has carried us on, full of pain, of sorrow and of emptiness since we, fans who connected with your music and soul, have lost a part of ourselves along with you on that January 2018 night.
In addition to processing your loss, we have had to learn to go our own ways again, develop a new self identity, without you and your music to hold on to, which is something many of us still work on daily.
Five years later though, as we begin to move on, we can obviously say that there is no turning the page, no new chapter in our life as you, your art and legacy will continue to brighten our days and impact our future as a guiding light.
« It’s you », you are and will forever be part of our life, and your memory will live on in every one of our hearts.
December 22, 2022 | Comments Off on #bravehood merch featuring lyrics from Dolores’ songs | by Axl | Dolores O'Riordan
Dolores O’Riordan (Estate) announced on socials (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) the participation of lyrics from a number of Dolores’ songs in the #bravehood charitable campaign to support children in the war in Ukraine, and the launch of a very special limited collection of merchandise.
There are 4 different lyrics off 4 songs (Zombie, War Child, No Need To Argue, The Icicle Melts), all available on T-Shirts (black or white), Hoodies (black or white) and Tote Bags (4 different colors).
December 13, 2022 | Comments Off on Dolores O’Riordan (Estate) about the passing of A. Badalamenti | by Axl | Dolores O'Riordan
Dolores O’Riordan (Estate) posted a few words on socials (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) regarding Angelo Badalamenti’s passing, as well as a never-before seen photo of Dolores with the Maestro. Photo by Francesca Mor.
An online competition to win 3 specially created framed presentation discs commemorating the 15th anniversary of the release of “Are You Listening?” was announced today on the Dolores O’Riordan socials (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter) run by Dolores’ Estate.
Dolores was honored posthumously tonight at the BMI Awards in London with a Special Citation of Achievement award for Dreams (over 4 million broadcast performances attained).
CONGRATULATIONS!
A few photos were shared on the Dolores O’Riordan social accounts now run by Dolores’ Estate (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram).
The BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) London Awards is a music industry ceremony which honors the UK/European songwriters and publishers of the past year’s most-played BMI songs on American radio and television.
Remember 6 years ago, Noel Hogan was honored for Dreams as well; back then it was 3 million broadcast performances attained.
The Italian publisher Edizioni BD announced on Facebook last 5 July, a comic biography (!?) about Dolores O’Riordan to be released after the Summer.
Not much information for now, except a sample drawing (or could it be the front cover, edit: it’s not!) and the names of the authors: Micol Beltramini for the text/words (in Italian obviously) and Francesca Ciregia for the drawings.
No price and no pre-order for now. To be continued…
Here’ a good surprise before Christmas: the “Angela’s Christmas” OST is now available on streaming platforms, including Dolores’ Angela’s Song.
A few links below:
Spotted at Casements bar in San Francisco, a new (work in progress!) mural of Dolores O’Riordan by the artist/painter Tanya Wischerath who shared the below photo on Instagram today.
UPDATE · 31 July
Larger view posted by Drew_A_Ryan on Instagram today.
Thanks to Dominic Taylor for sharing today on Facebook group Revival Press this never seen before gem/photo of poet Mike MacDomhnaill with Dolores and 2 other students on their last day at school.
update:
The other 2 girls could be Dolores’ school friends Rachel Real on the right and Anne Marie Cunningham on the left, thanks to Thérèse Hunt on Facebook. (Re)read the interview from February 2019 with Rachel Real.
The band Blitz Vega appeared on the show “Kyle Meredith with…” the interview series presented by WFPK/Consequence of Sound. Among other things, band members Andy Rourke and KAV also discussed the loss of Dolores O’Riordan.
The podcast was posted on YouTube on 15 January 2020:
December 11, 2019 | Comments Off on Emma Langford receiving the Dolores O’Riordan Music Bursary Award 2019 | by Axl | Dolores O'Riordan
Yesterday, Councillor Michael Sheahan Mayor of the City and County of Limerick, along with Limerick Culture and Arts Office, Limerick City and County Council, made presentations to the recipients of a number of recently awarded bursaries. Among them, Emma Langford received the Dolores O’Riordan Music Bursary Award 2019 in the presence of members of Dolores’ family (Dolores’ mother Eileen, Dolores’ brother PJ and his wife).
Photos of the presentations were posted today on the Facebook account of the Limerick Arts Department:
To mark the occasion, Emma invited musicians and Limerick artists touched by Dolores’ legacy to join her after the ceremony for a photo at the new Dolores mural. She posted 2 pics later on the evening on her socials (Twitter, Facebook):
The €4,000 bursary will provide funding to cover ongoing production for Emma’s second album, and contribute to the costs of a music video for her recently released single, “The Winding Way Down to Kells Bay”. Congrats Emma!
November 19, 2019 | Comments Off on “Angela’s Christmas” now available on DVD and Digital Download | by Axl | Dolores O'Riordan
Just in time for the holiday season, the Emmy nominated animated special “Angela’s Christmas” featuring Angela’s Song performed by Dolores O’Riordan is available in the U.S. today on DVD at Walmart, Amazon, Target, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble and as a digital download on iTunes, Amazon and Google Play.
The animated film was already available to stream on Netflix last year.
Distributed by 9 Story International, press release here and here.
Out of the blue and just on time for Christmas, the songs “Analyse – Christmas at the Vatican” and “Panis Angelicus – Christmas at the Vatican” both recorded live on the 15 December 2001 at the 9° Concerto di Natale in Vaticano were released as singles a few days ago, on the 24 October 2019, on almost all streaming platforms (Spotify, Deezer, Amazon Music, Google Play…) Not available on iTunes/Apple Music (yet?)
Both songs were already released last year (26 October 2018), “Analyse” on the album “A Very Merry Christmas”
and “Panis Angelicus” on 2 different albums, “Christmas at the Vatican” and “The Perfect Christmas”.
It looks like there is no physical releases for all these singles and albums, they are only available to stream or download.
Thanks to Dan Steward for the info.
EDIT: Also available on a few platforms (Google Play for instance), the album “A Joyful Christmas” released last year on 25 October 2018 which includes the songs “Analyse” and “Little Drummer Boy” still from the same Vatican show in 2001. “Analyse” being credited to Dolores O’Riordan and “Little Drummer Boy” to The Cranberries (!?)
…and still on a few platforms, the song “Little Drummer Boy” is available as single. It was released on the 24 October 2019 and credited to The Cranberries & Westlife (!?)
Dolores O’Riordan’s collaboration with Eric Alexandrakis will finally get a release on vinyl as a special Record Store Day Canada’s Black Friday item on November 29.
September 15, 2019 | Comments Off on REVIEW: Dreams Fest 19 – Bruff (co Limerick), Ireland | by Webmaster | Dolores O'Riordan
A week has passed since the community of Bruff, co. Limerick, came together to celebrate the birthday and life of Dolores O’Riordan, who was born and raised in the area.
Here’s our attempt at reviewing the event, as some of the CW members experienced it, starting with a video of the atmosphere in the Bruff streets, where Dolores and The Cranberries music could be heard all weekend:
DAY 1
The event was launched with an opening ceremony during which the Morning Star Park of Bruff, where Dolores and her mother Eileen answered Barry Egan’s questions in April 2014, was renamed “Dolores O’Riordan Park”. Former Irish rugby star John Hayes and his wife unveiled a plaque featuring Dolores O’Riordan’s name and Ordinary Day lyrics on the very bench Eileen and Dolores sat in 2014.
See below our video of the ceremony:
The concerts then kicked off with a performance of Dolores’ niece, Noelle O’Riordan, who performed two songs of her own (Hold You Always & Blue Skies) with Kellie Lewis – who we believe needs no introduction anymore – on keyboards before covering Zombie, a capella.
Dolores’ Voice of Ireland protege, Kellie, then took the stage to the greatest pleasure of the audience, notably performing a cover of Dreams, which you can watch below:
The street stage concerts ended with a performance of the brilliant indie rock & electronica influenced 4-piece band from Limerick, Parliament Square, who performed a full set including a cover of When You’re Gone (as well as a really cool cover of David Bowie’s China Girl – which Olé used to cover as well when opening for The Cranberries on their 2017 tour).
The night kept going from 10pm, with concerts taking place in all pubs in the village – Mary Howards’, Clarke’s (where The Acoustic Club was hosting an open mic stage every night), Derry’s and two stages at Clancy’s – making it hard to see all artists performing 😉
Here’s an insight on the atmosphere in the Bruff pubs, as Thick as Thieves performed Zombie on Friday night.
DAY 2
Saturday started with an amazing free outdoor yoga class by Eileen Sheehan Yoga for festival goers to attend in the Convent Gardens, followed by Pranic Healing, the festival being an opportunity to raise awareness for mental health and suicide prevention.
One may note that the volunteers from Limerick Suicide Watch were attending the festival, promoting positive mental health over the weekend by the Dolores O’Riordan Park in Bruff.
The festival coordinator, Julianne Hennelly, also presented fans with a wonderful opportunity to gather with her in The Kennedy Rooms’ Church for a singalong, where they could share their love and passion for Dolores & The Cranberries, singing songs such as Carry On, Linger, Dreaming My Dreams, So Cold In Ireland, Iosa, Hollywood…
Main stage concerts on that day were all live streamed on the Dreams Fest 19 facebook page, where performances from Fox Jaw, MIZDREA, The Flag Listeners, Protobaby and Theme Tune Boy are fully available to watch through these links:
Fox Jaw + MIZDREA (feat. Promises at 1:30:03 and Zombie at 1:33:30)
The Flag Listeners + Protobaby + Theme Tune Boy
Here’s our own video of Protobaby’s surprising and amazingly well rendered cover of All Over Now:
As well as an extract from the eagerly expected performance of Theme Tune Boy (feat. Niall Quinn!!!) – which we strongly encourage everyone to watch – who covered A Fast One from The Cranberry Saw Us, something fans could have easily seen coming as Niall Quinn had performed this track when taking part in the “Goodbye Dolores: The Final Episode” podcast from “Coffee With a Sign Painter” released in April 2018 (1:19:30) to say farewell and share memories and music of the Cranberries singer.
Pubs on that night happened to be so crowded for the event that it was actually hard to get in and find a spot!
DAY 3
Sadly, not all shows took place on the main stage on that day, as heavy rain prevented the outdoor celebrations to be able to continue after Xero’s performance.
Performances from Eilis Kennedy & Gerry O’Beirne, Broken Cord, Wild Atlantic Cabaret, Juli Jam and Xero are nonetheless available to watch on the Dreams Fest facebook page:
Eilis Kennedy & Gerry O’Beirne + Broken Cord (feat. Zombie at 1:13:10 and Linger at 1:29:09 ) + The Wild Atlantic Cabaret (feat. When You’re Gone at 2:33:51)
Juli Jam + Xero
Here’s our own video from Juli Jam’s very moving interpretation of In The End:
Before heading to pubs for a last evening of music and celebrations – with, among others, Kellie Lewis performing a full set at Derry’s, or Broken Cord and Laurence Corbett closing the night at Clancy’s – Bruff surprised everyone with a lovely fireworks display outside of Clancy’s, as everyone sang along to Dreams, such a fantastic way to end a very special weekend.
We feel honored to have been privileged to attend such a lovely event. What a very moving weekend, that was all about sharing love for the amazing talent we have lost.
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS and BIG THANKS to the organizing committee, the local people and artists who gave their free time to give life to this humble event within such a short period of time.
Best of luck to Dreams Fest which will hopefully become an annual event where fans from all over the world can gather to share their passion on such a special and meaningful date with the heartfelt Irish people, who, we believe, made Dolores proud last week!
September 13, 2019 | Comments Off on limerickleader.ie “SLIDESHOW: Inaugural Dreams festival honours memory of Dolores O’Riordan” | by Axl | Dolores O'Riordan
Read the article and have a look at 18 photos directly on limerickleader.ie
September 7, 2019 | Comments Off on independent.ie “Seat of Dreams – park bench re-named to honour Dolores O’Riordan at festival” | by Axl | Dolores O'Riordan
Read the article directly on independent.ie or click image below to access pdf file.
The new Dolores O’Riordan official website is now up online at http://doloresoriordanofficial.com
There is no content available at the moment, the home page features the below message:
Today marks the day you should have turned 48, and like every single day since you spread your wings to fly to another dimension, we miss you.
We have started to understand that nothing will ever ease the pain of this grief. We will carry this sorrow through our lives.
Nonetheless, we feel it’s time to try embracing the memories, celebrate your life and wonderful legacy, and keep the flame you lit in our hearts alive.
For a year and a half, with broken hearts, our team has been mainly focusing on sharing the articles covering the devastating events, the release of the Everybody Else Is Doing, It, so Why Can’t We? 25th Anniversary Edition & that of In The End.
Today, part of our team will be joining the Dreams Fest 19 team in Bruff, co Limerick, to celebrate your music and loving spirit among your loved ones. From then on, we will aim at continuing the database work Cranberries World has been pursuing since 2011, which we hope will honor your life and remarkable career.
We love you, Dolores, and send you our blessings on this special day.
There are three days left before the community of Bruff, co Limerick, gathers to celebrate Dolores’ birthday and life.
As seen on their Facebook page, the town is getting ready for the celebrations.
Banners can be seen all around the town.
Measurements have been taken on the bench on which Dolores and her mother sat to answer Barry Egan’s questions in April 2014, we can thus expect the plaque featuring the park’s new name (“Dolores O’Riordan Park”) to be fixed onto the bench.
The “Bruff Tidy Town” team is doing an amazing job for the town to be ready to welcome the event.
Derry’s Piano bar, that will host some of the gigs, now features a quite moving painting of Dolores.
The festival is a free event – people attending will be invited to make donations to Limerick Suicide Watch, who will be promoting positive Mental Health on site.
In addition to unveiling the new name of the Morning Star Park, the opening ceremony will be featuring some green balloons, as a homage to the When You’re Gone music video.
Stay tuned to know more about the festival, which has already announced that the concerts will be live streamed for fans abroad to follow the celebrations!
August 24, 2019 | Comments Off on limerickleader.ie “Rugby stars Hayes and Steed are on hand for Dolores tribute in Limerick village” | by Axl | Dolores O'Riordan
The full Dreams Festival 2019 line up was published this morning, including stages and timings (except for Mary Howards). You may notice a few changes than what was originally announced:
[OLD LINEUP REMOVED, SEE NEW ONE BELOW]
UPDATE – AUGUST 26
NEW (AND FINAL) LINEUP & SCHEDULES
FRIDAY, 6 SEPTEMBER: 7pm (Dreams Park): Unveiling & Balloon Ceremony 8pm – 8.40pm (Street Stage): Noelle O’Riordan, Kellie Lewis 9pm – 10pm (Street Stage): Parliament Square 10pm – close (Dave Clarke’s bar): Acoustic Club 10pm – close (Clancy’s Underworld): Eve’s Record Box, Outlion, Zephire 10pm – close (Clancy’s Upstairs): Mega-Trad, Thick As Thieves 10pm – close (Derry’s Piano Bar): Clare Mullins, Gary Hayes 10pm – close (Mary Howards): Laurence Corbett
SATURDAY, 7 SEPTEMBER: 2pm – 3:30pm / 8pm – 10pm (The Church & Nuns Room): Sing along tributes, Mens Shed meet the Ukealadies 4pm – 4.55pm (Street Stage): Fox Jaw 5.15pm – 6.10pm (Street Stage): Mizdrea 6.30pm – 7.25pm (Street Stage): The Flag Listeners 7.45pm – 8.40pm (Street Stage): Protobaby 8.55pm – 10pm (Street Stage): ThemeTuneBoy (featuring Niall Quinn) 10pm – close (Dave Clarke’s bar): Acoustic Club 10pm – close (Clancy’s Underworld): In The Black, Hazey Haze & Citrus Fresh
10pm – close (Clancy’s Upstairs): Damo T. Carroll, JaYne
10pm – close (Derry’s Piano Bar): Luz, Dawna, Louise O’Flanagan
10pm – close (Mary Howards): Yvonne McCarthy
SUNDAY, 8 SEPTEMBER:
2.30pm – 3.20pm (Street Stage): Eilis Kennedy 3.40pm – 4.30pm (Street Stage): Broken Cord 4.50pm – 5.10pm (Street Stage): Wild Atlantic Cabaret 5.30pm – 6.10pm (Street Stage): JuliJam 6.30pm – 7.20pm (Street Stage): Xero 7.40pm – 8.30pm (Street Stage): Cruiser 8.50pm – 10pm (Street Stage): New Age Messiah 7:30pm – 9:30pm (The Church & Nuns Room): Jenni & Colm McGuinness 10pm – close (Dave Clarke’s bar): Acoustic Club 10pm – close (Clancy’s Underworld): Broken Cord
10pm – close (Clancy’s Upstairs): Laurence Corbett
10pm – close (Derry’s Piano Bar): dREA, Kellie Lewis
10pm – close (Mary Howards): Shirley Callaghan
Dreams Festival coordinator, Julianne Hennelly, revealed most of the line up on Limerick City Community Radio earlier today. Podcast is already available below, for those who’d like to listen to the show:
As we know, the festival focuses on bringing the local rural community together, celebrating original artists music, which explains why a number of the announced acts are unknown to foreign people, but some of these will definitely ring a bell for Cranberries fans:
Indeed, one of the first act to be announced was Kellie Lewis, Dolores’ candidate at The Voice of Ireland 2014, but we also learned today that a former member of The Cranberry Saw Us will be playing at the festival as none other than Niall Quinn was announced (playing with his band Theme Tune Boy) !!!
Fans are also familiar with artists such as Jane Fraser (Ja¥ne & Eves Record Box) or Sarah Croker, who were part of the I Heart Cranberries tribute concert last year, and will be performing this year in Bruff.
Here’s below a list of the acts who will be performing at Dreams Festival 19:
Friday September 6th
Noelle O’Riordan (Dolores’ niece)
Kellie Lewis
Parliament Square
Cillian O D
Gary Hayes
Claire Mullins
Thick As Thieves
Sarah Croker
Stuart Bond
Luz
The Acoustic Club
Saturday September 7th
Fox Jaw
Mizdrea
The Flag Listeners
Protobaby
Theme Tune Boy
Hazy & Citrus Fresh
Damo Carroll
Eves Record Box
Dawna
Ja¥ne (who will be performing Pretty)
Louise O Flanagan
In The Black
Cuppa Tea TV
The Acoustic Club
Sunday September 8th
Julianne Hennelly
Éilís Kennedy
Jenní
Xero
Cruiser
New Age Messiah (band of Dolores’ nephew)
Colm McGuinness
Kellie Lewis
Laurence Corbett
Wild Atlantic Cabaret
The Acoustic Club
The launch ceremony will take place on Friday 6th at 7pm in the park by the River Morningstar where Dolores & Eileen gave an interview to Barry Egan on April 27th 2014. Children will be invited to write their dreams on balloons, that will be released during the ceremony.
Julianne also announced that the festival will feature a Church place at Kennedy Rooms where people can go and sing along.
Last, The Limerick Leader published an article about the festival today where they explained that “while the band and the O’Riordan family are not involved in the organising of this event, a spokesperson for the band and the family wished the organisers the very best with the festival“.
