‘Life in Shadows’ is the debut album from Irish guitarist and singer Robert Doyle. From the


opening


love song ‘Tá mo Chleamhnas Déanta’ of


the


‘Tahrir Square’, an 2011 Egyptian


rising, strains of the


original composition the


album showcases


to the closing melody in


dedication of a musician


who has found his way to express the music. With carefully crafted arrangements and controlled fingerstyle playing,


with the


emphasis on tone and delivery, along with accomplished vocal performances this is a debut which has already gained Doyle great respect


in Throughout the genre. the album it is clear that Doyle has been influenced


by a wide array of musical styles. This is the result of a journey that began 25 years ago when he first


learnt I to play guitar.


From his home in Dublin he tells Musos how it all began. “The intro to ‘Redemption Song’ was what


first learnt to play


on the guitar when I was 8 years old. My brother was playing Bob Marley & The Wailers in the house all the time so I was hearing classic albums like ‘Survival’, ‘Uprising’ and ‘Rastaman Vibration’ every day. Also other great reggae bands like Black Uhuru, Steel Pulse and Aswad. These were a major and made me want


influence to get involved and start playing music.


The guitar was in the house and that’s how it began. At the same time I was hearing Stevie Wonder records like ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ and ‘Talking Book’. They were and still are some of my favourite albums and I was lucky to get such great music when I was starting out.”


to hear


Irish


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