Feel The Sun

04 Won't You Stay Around

02 Brand New Day

12 Wood For The Trees

10 A Bitter Rain

Musical composition of a poem by Frances Browne 'The Blind Poetess of Ulster'. Music composed by Tommy Bonner. Lyrics by Frances Browne  & Tommy Bonner. Gary Porter (Drums), Dave Wintour (Bass), Laura Glynn (Violin),Bryan Morgan (Trumpet) & Dee Maxwell (Backing Vocals).
Recorded at Elevation Music Studios,The Old Mill, Convoy, Co.Donegal.
Produced by Tommy Bonner & John Grealish

May - Day Memories

The good sinner

Nice mellow track from Urban Hermits.I wrote and recorded it in Hungary some time back.It was  pretty much penned in one night.Those inexplicable moments when it just pours out of you.Thank you to Conor Boland on Bass and all the wonderful Hungarian musicians who gave their talent to this.Undoubtedly one of the strongest songs I've ever written.Perfect for these dark winter evenings.Put your ear to it and you'll see what I mean.Thank you and enjoy! T

Headstrong (Something Beautiful)

Blues Rock song by Urban Hermits.Recorded in Gyor, Hungary 2006. Tommy Bonner (Vocals & Guitar)Istvan Babos (Drums), Conor Boland (Bass), Varay Laszlo (Guitar),Laszlo Kostya (Harmonica),Milan Paukovics, Eva Katona, Nemeth Mate (Percussion). Written and produced By Tommy Bonner & Szabolcs Kapui.Sound Engineer- Szabolcs Kapui

Makin' Good on a Promise

This is Ska-Reggae track with punching bassline. It was put to me that the album was sounding a wee bit too singer-songwritey so I thought this might break it up a bit. The title was inspired by a line from 'The Sopranos' season 2 as far as I recall- it means a glare or dirty look.

Those Manson Lamps

Urban Hermits are an exciting and established Indie Rock/Blues band who have earned a strong reputation in their native Donegal and throughout Ireland for original music that couples provocative song writing with the drive and energy of top notch musicians who really love what they do.
The Hermits’ eclectic influences encompass the Doors, The Rolling Stones and Beck, PJ Harvey, Richard Ashcroft an
d Elbow. In short, a fusion of acoustically driven Indie Rock/Blues that paradoxically manages to feel both contemporary, fresh and innovative as well as gutsy, accessible and soulfully familiar.
The band's debut album 'Some Belated Truths' was released to critical acclaim in 2007, with a mini tour that included The Balor Theatre in Donegal, Sandino’s in Derry, Slattery's in Dublin, a TV appearance on TG4 and at the world famous Cavern Club in Liverpool. More recently, the band was invited to perform as part of the Culture Night and Errigal Arts Festival in Donegal. Urban Hermits saw a major line up change in 2010 with Jimmy Simmons (lead guitar/vocals) Sean Debney (harmonica/vocals) Gary Porter (drums/vocals) Dave Wintour (bass/vocals) and Laura Glynn (keys/fiddle/vocals) joining frontman Tommy Bonner on acoustic/electric guitar and lead vocals. The new line up draws upon a wealth of live gig and recording experience, both nationally and internationally; Dave Wintour in particular being an ex member of The Pretty Things and session musician with The Who, Roger Daltry and Gerry Rafferty.

2012 promises to be a busy year for Urban Hermits. The band are currently recording their new album and plan a single release in March followed by a major summer festival tour in Ireland and the UK

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