- Music
- 27 Aug 20
As part of our nightly YouTube series celebrating Van Morrison's 75th birthday, Wyvern Lingo perform 'Domino', and Caoimhe Barry shares her reflections on Van's music and influence.
Bray trio Wyvern Lingo have established themselves as one of the country's most captivating, genre-blending acts. Earlier this year, they returned with 'Don't Say It' – their first new music since the release of their Choice Music Prize-nominated, self-titled debut album in 2018. The followed the success of their new track with charity single 'Brutal Lottery' – with all proceeds going to Missing Children Europe.
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"His musicality just seems to flow out of him, his song deliveries are effortless and full of soul. His ability to capture the atmosphere of live performance in his albums is unrivalled.
"'Domino' wasn't the obvious choice for us to cover, but we decided to try to make it our own – swapping out the big brass band sound for one more understated, and vocally led."
Read more in the upcoming Van Morrison Special Issue of Hot Press, and watch Wyvern Lingo perform 'Domino' below:
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See the schedule for the upcoming performances on 'Rave On, Van Morrison' below:
- Fri Aug 28 Beoga Scandinavia (7pm); Reevah Ballerina (8pm)
- Sat Aug 29 Luka Bloom Madame George (7pm); Conor Marcus Rough God Goes Riding (8pm)
- Sun Aug 30 David Lyttle feat. Liam Neeson On Hyndford Street (7pm); Paul Brady Cry For Home (8pm)
Plus – an action-packed programme for Van's Big Day on Monday, August 31:
• President Michael D. Higgins with Bill Whelan – ‘Rave On, John Donne’ (7pm)
• Bob Geldof – ‘I'm Tired Joey Boy’ (7.15pm)
• Moya Brennan (Clannad) – ‘The Beauty Of The Days Gone By’ (7.30pm)
• Paul Casey & Friends feat. Terri Hooley – ‘In The Days Before Rock ’n’ Roll’ (7.45pm)
• Brian Kennedy – ‘Days Like This’ (8pm)
• Mary Coughlan – ‘Warm Love’ (8.15pm)
• John Spillane – ‘Cleaning Windows’ (8.30pm)
• Altan – ‘Whenever God Shines His Light’ (8.45pm)
• Malaki – ‘Someone Like You’ (9pm)
• Glen Hansard – ‘Astral Weeks’ (9.15pm)
• Hozier – ‘Caravan’ (9.30pm)
Each 'Rave On, Van Morrison' performance premieres every night on the Hot Press YouTube channel. To make sure you don't miss out on any of our upcoming videos, subscribe to our YouTube here!
Hot Press is also publishing a Van Morrison Special Issue, to coincide with ‘Rave On, Van Morrison’, featuring written contributions from the legendary likes of Sinéad O'Connor, Gary Lightbody, Tim Wheeler, Una Healy and David Keenan – who reflect on Van's music and influence. The issue will also look back at five decades of landmark Hot Press interviews with Van, in which he discusses everything from Ray Charles and his other musical heroes, to the inspiration behind the seminal Astral Weeks. Plus, you can expect exclusive photos from the archives, ten ways Van has changed the world, and much more. This historic publication is set to be a must-have for Van Morrison fans all over the world, and is available to pre-order now.