O'Connell and Love - 'Minesweeping' Album Launch

Minesweeping is the new album by O'Connell and Love, a collaboration between Larry Love (lead singer, Alabama 3) and long-time songwriting partner Brendan O'Connell, who co-wrote much of Larry's first solo album, Ghost Flight, released under the name of Robert Love in 2006. Kris Kristofferson credited Ghost Flight as 'one of the best debuts I've ever heard.'

Minesweeping features guest vocalists as diverse as Rumer, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Tenor Fly, Pete Doherty, Aurora Dawn and June Miles-Kingston (backing vocals Fun Boy Three, The Communards, Big Country). Guest musicians include Seggs Jennings (Ruts DC), Jay Darlington (Oasis), Seamus Beaghen (formerly of Madness), Owen If (Stereo MCs) and Rob Shirakbari (Music Director for Dionne Warwick, and formerly keyboardist, arranger and Music Director for Burt Bacharach.)

Reviews for Minesweeping include: 'Alabama 3 singer Larry Love and song writing partner Brendan O'Connell team up again, and variety is the spice of their musical life. Johnny Cash and Nick Cave are referenced, with the feisty duet Hangover Me and the carefree gospel folk of Shake off your Shoes both feature Rumer. Other vocal guests Buffy Sainte-Marie and Pete Doherty also shine, and there's definitely more than a hint of magic in the air.' (Daily Mirror 4/5 stars)

O'Connell and Love and their band will be on stage at 20.45, joined by some of Minesweeping’s featured guest artists and musicians.

Supporting O'Connell and Love will be Kodiak Island, on stage at 20.00, and Morton Valence, on stage at 22.00.

Kodiak Island is the new 4-piece fronted by Jo Bartlett, formerly of It's Jo and Danny and The Yellow Moon Band, and founder of the Green Man Festival. Celebrating the release of their new single The Sooner, released June 29th, Kodiak Island are on stage at 20.00.

Morton Valence, the first family of Urban Country, are still riding high on their critically acclaimed 4th album 'Another Country'.