Foy Vance

Foy Vance

Foy Vance is a musician from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. His first single "Gabriel and the Vagabond" was released on December 18, 2006 on Wurdamouth Records. The single's B-side was "Indiscriminate Act of Kindness". "Gabriel and the Vagabond" was featured in US TV drama "Grey's Anatomy". [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/radioulster/sounds_classical/features68696.shtml BBC Northern Ireland] ]

"Indiscriminate Act of Kindness" is featured in a TV commercial for Great Ormond Street Hospital, which was aired in the UK up until Christmas of 2006. [ [http://www.irishpost.com/news/story/?trs=gbcwidey "Irish Post"] ] Foy often uses alternative tunings for his guitar, for example the song "Indiscriminate Act of Kindness" he uses the tuning CGDGCe.Fact|date=October 2007 Foy has previously released two limited edition EPs on Wurdamouth Records, "Live Sessions and the Birth of the Toilet Tour" and "Watermelon Oranges". [ [http://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/webpages/foyvancex01x08x06 contactmusic.com] ] His regular piano player is London based composer Jules MaxwellFact|date=October 2007.

On July 2, 2007 Foy's debut album "Hope" was released on Wurdamouth Records. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/atl/review_specific100170.shtml Across The Line] ] The album track "Two Shades of Hope" contains a hidden recording of Foy's daughter Ella singing "You are my sunshine" at the end. [ [http://www.foyvance.com/blog/2007/7 foyvance.com] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.foyvance.com/ Official Foy Vance Website]
* [http://www.amuze.me/featured/foy-vance-interview/ Foy Vance Interview]


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