www.waiting.space

ABOUT:

'Waiting Space' is an audio & visual project - and alias of Waterford-based, musician and artist, Chris Falconer.

Through a D.I.Y. process that is enabled by contemporary technologies, as 'Waiting Space', he creates self-recorded/self-produced songs - characterised by dynamic vocals and cinematic instrumentals, typically blending programming, electronics, and live-instrumentation. Each piece of musical-output is 'complemented' by visuals which Falconer independently creates in response - including artwork, animations, and short films.

'Waiting Space' began in 2013 as a side project - initially a platform for musical ideas that 'did not fit' his existing bands’ catalogues. As other projects subsequently went on extended hiatuses, and Falconer found himself with an increasingly irregular schedule in which to create music (as his artistic-output was forced to compete with his full-time work within the architecture-industry), embracing Waiting Space as a solo/D.I.Y. project, and recording in domestic settings, made increasing sense.

The process also acted as a catalyst for Falconer to learn more about the technical aspects of music-making, including recording, mixing, & producing, and developing new skills in animation and video-production, in order to create the 'appropriate' visuals to match his sounds & words.

Radioplay has included RTÉ Lyric FM, RTÉ 2FM, Beat 102-103, a number of regional stations, and occasional international radioplay. Uniquely, given the project's visual aspect, Waiting Space has also crossed over into the gallery world: the Waiting Space piece 'Cocoon' (accompanied by a drone video filmed by Falconer of an empty Waterford City during COVID-19 ‘lockdown'), featured in the exhibition 'Stories From Lismore & Beyond' in Lismore Castle Arts Gallery; and Waiting Space has also been commissioned by the Luan Gallery Athlone, to create a number of musical-scores for ‘virtual walkthrough’ videos of the gallery’s exhibitions, a number of times during 2020 and 2021. Most recently, a Waiting Space audio/visual piece called ‘Unseen Happenings’, was commissioned by Garter Lane Arts Centre in Waterford, with the installation being viewable on-site in March 2022.

In The Willows are a six piece Alternative Folk band hailing from the South – East of Ireland. They released their debut EP ‘Vantage Point’ in September 2014 as a precursor to the release of their debut album ‘Before Everybody Disappears’. Their music sees the group blurring the lines between folk, alternative, pop and rock to create their own heart warming and aurally fulfilling sound.
 
In The Willows returned to the studio in October 2015 to record their follow up EP “Fallen Bird”, which was released in February 2016 (available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play), and received an extremely warm reception in the press. It was recorded at Attica Studios under the watchful eye of Ian McNulty.
 
“Featuring the spine-tingling ‘Tempting Me’ – their finest recorded moment to date – this EP sees Waterford alt-folk six-piece soar to new heights– Hot Press Magazine May, 2016
 
This band has been critically acclaimed across many media platforms and most recently their EP “Fallen Bird” was featured as one of the Top EPs of 2016 in The Last Mixed Tape’s Readers poll. 
 
In The Willows recently made their American debut, at the Folk Alliance International Conference, being picked out by many as a highlight of the festival.
 
“Six-piece outfit shooting out the pastoral folk light with aplomb and flashes of the wow factor” – Jim Carroll, Irish Times” 
 
In The Willows new single ‘Talking To Myself’ will be released on the 6th of April 2020.

Anna-Liese keeping it simple with distortion, loud hits and sweet rhythm. A four piece original band from the south-east playing alt-rock.


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