So Good

a song that celebrates a holistic rite of passage experience. Knox Patrick is a fictional character that i wrote this story about a few years ago. He was named after a friends second son.

Knox Patrick

A song about brotherhood. In those dark days a young man craves and yearns for his closest of companions. This track features a good mate Jonny Dustow on saxaphone. Caution, his tone will melt you..

Blood Brothers

Chris August - This Is Us

REND COLLECTIVE 

MY LIGHTHOUSE 

NEW STUDIO ALBUM, THE ART OF CELEBRATION, TOUR IN UK / IRELAND FROM MAY 2014

Rend Collective from Bangor, are known for pushing artistic boundaries have gathered together believers for sold out events in cities across the world, most recently in nine cities spanning seven states in the U.S. in November on the band’s “Campfire” tour. The tour was named after Rend Collective’s highly acclaimed, No.1 selling iTunes record "Campfire" which features vocals recorded live outdoors earlier this year around a campfire on Ballyholme Beach in Northern Ireland along with members of the collective’s. 

Have already sold over 100 Thousand albums, their new album "The Art Of Celebration" is fairly different musically from their debut "Campfire". There's more of an influence from the burgeoning alternative folk rock scene with a sound reminiscent of Mumford and Sons, The Lumineers amongst others. The album lead single "My Light House" is building moment and is gaining strong support at radio! 

Continuing to travel internationally, Rend Collective brought its “Campfire” tour to an additional 10 U.S. cities in Jan / Feb 2014 before joining Kari Jobe for a major, 30-plus-city tour in the U.S. that begins Feb. 27 and runs through April 13.  During the tour, Rend will perform new music from its highly anticipated, new album, The Art of Celebration, which is set to release March 17.  Following the US tour,  Rend will bring its “The Art of Celebration” tour home to Ireland in May along with a tour of the UK while hitting cities like Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow and Manchester.  


LINKS:
facebook.com/rendcollective
twitter.com/rendcollective
www.rendcollective.com


DATES 
14th May Whelan's Dublin IRL
15th May - Mandela Hall, Belfast, GB           
16th May - Mandela Hall, Belfast, GB           


Rend  Collective - My Lighthouse

Song composed by my brother and I. Released on The Otto Brothers debut album "Many Waters". Song about love, commitment, the pursuit.. 

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Floating now

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So Good

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