de Barra has spent the year building up a solid following across Europe after signing up with the Griot Agency and gaining rave reviews for his debut album, Song of a Thousand Birds. The success has led to him being the first overseas artist to sign with Translation Loss Records.
The US label will release the album, which features musicians such as Rónán Ó'Snodaigh, Jape and Turlough from The Chapters, on CD and vinyl in early 2007. It will be distributed by Red/Sony North America.
Staying this side of the Altantic, he's also lined up a rather lengthy European tour, including a one-off Irish date. The full tour is:
November 11 - Germany - Frankfurt Oder - Venue: Transvokale
12 - Poland - Poznan - Venue: Kisielice
13 - Poland - Katowice - Venue: Cogitatur
14 - Poland - Krakow - Venue: B-Side
28 - Germany - Nürnberg - Venue: Karstadt Kulturcafé
29 - Netherlands - Tilburg - Venue: - 013 club (Supporting Woost)
December 1 - Netherlands - Nijmegen - Venue: - de Onderbroek
2 - Germany - Gladbeck - Venue: Galleria
3 - Germany - ESSEN - Venue: Kulturkirche (MORNING SHOW)
3 - Germany - Gelsenkirchen - Venue: L.O.N.
5 - Germany - Ingolstadt - Venue: Kleinkunstbühne Neue Welt
12 - Ireland - Dublin - Venue: Temple Bar Music Centre (opening for Propaghandi)
January 11 - Germany - Freiburg - Venue: Freiburg Cultural Fair
Declan's new single, 'Throw Your Arms Around Me', is out in Ireland this week.