After a sell-out concert in London, Lurgan native Conleth Kane credit's his 'guardian angel' mum Cilla for his successful Erasure-esque EP
After a sell-out concert in London, Lurgan native Conleth Kane is on Cloud 9 following the release of his latest EP.
Taking the Royal Vauxhall Tavern (Freddie Mercury’s favourite hangout) by storm on Saturday Conleth officially launched his new EP ‘Erasure-esque’ and already it’s been played on national radio shows.
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"It was probably the best night of my life,” said the Lurgan man.
Conleth’s new EP was recorded to celebrate Erasure’s 40th anniversary. “It’s a band which inspired me so much musically," he revealed.
"I recorded ‘Sometimes’ as a bonus track about 18 months ago on my actual own EP of original music but we had so much fun making it and recording it.
"And when the finished product landed on the table, my producing team were just like this sound really good, would you be interested in making an actual Erasure record. I am a huge Erasure fan, a massive Erasure fan and I thought we'll actually there's credibility in that,” said Conleth who knows lead singer Andy Bell.
Initially hesitant as he didn’t want people to think of him as a tribute act, Conleth soon became enthusiastic about the project and received the blessing of Andy Bell himself.
"He messaged me on the day of its release wishing me Happy Release Day,” said Conleth who has been featured in the official Erasure newsletter.
"He said the EP looks and sounds amazing,” said a very chuffed Conleth. “To have his stamp of approval is the icing on the cake.”
This high comes on the back of a huge low for Conleth who lost his darling mother Cilla last Summer.
“After losing her, I immediately flung myself into the studio and onto stage. I recall the day after her funeral I lay in bed and I thought to myself 'If I don't get out of bed now and set myself a focus of some kind, I am going to go under'.
"I made a call that day and organised the completion of the EP and within 3 weeks I was on stage in London filming the 'Oh L'Amour' music video.
"I went into complete overdrive and distraction mode - it was a sink or swim moment. I feel such an emptiness in my life, she was my best friend. I am so grateful to the project for keeping my head above the water in my darkest hour,” he said.
"The project was my lifeboat when I was drowning,” he said.
"I remember getting teary before going out on stage on Saturday even though I could hear the crowd going mad. It was literally one of the most electric moments of my life,” he said.
He said he was so emotional knowing he would be walking out on stage and not seeing his mum but he created a backdrop of screens filled with images of his mother.
"I made sure she was with me in the room. Mummy was very much included in my show,” said the multi-award winning singer/songwriter.
After the weekend of success Conleth believes it is his ‘mum’s angel wings helping me’.
“I feel like I have a very present guardian angel pushing me along the road,” said Conleth who has just been signed by very pro-active new management.
"The stars are aligning," he said.
If you would like to listen to the Oh L'Amour Music Video click here. If you would like to listen to Conleth’s EP, click here.