June 2005
'Paperback Cliché' is No.50 in its second week in the Singles Chart.
June 2005
Tara plays
Isle of Wight Festival, Newport, June 10-12 2005.
Saturday 11 June
· Travis
· Roxy Music
· Feedernull
· Goldie Lookin' Chain
· Babyshambles
· Nine Black Alps
· Tara Blaise
· The Jackson Analogue
News: 21/4/2005: "Added to Saturday are Irish solo artist Tara
Blaise whose debut single ('Fool For Love') from the album 'Dancing On
Tables Barefoot', has already taken industry observers by surprise,
being C-listed by the highly influential BBC Radio 2, and played by both
Terry Wogan and Jonathan Ross."
May 2005
News from RMG: "Tara Blaise, from Dublin, releases her first album on Friday 3rd June, preceded by the release of the current single “Paperback Cliché” on the 13th May. Tara featured on the “Wild Ocean” album which was released last November and performed a track from that album on the Late Late Show pre Christmas 2004.
“Dancing On Tables Barefoot” was produced by Olle Romo at Tweek Studios in L.A."
TRACK LISTING:
1) The Three Degrees 2) Superman In A Bottle 3) Fool For Love 4) 21 Years 5) Paperback Cliché 6) Later 7) For Your Own Good 8) Feel Free 9) Radio Star 10) Ladybird 11) Little Girl 12) Unbearable Lightness
January 6 2005
Hot Press: "Irish singer Tara Blaze has set UK radio buzzing with her debut single.
Tara's album has been confirmed for February release.
Entitled Dancing On Tables Barefoot, it's already causing a flurry of excitement in the UK, where Blaize has been doing a series of showcases for select media.
"We did a show, mainly for radio, with a string quartet, drums, a stand-up bass and Anto Drennan on guitar," manager John Hughes tells Hotpress. "It was scary stuff, because so much can go wrong in a situation like that – but Tara was magnificent. Her singing was wonderful and the reaction was fantastic."
The debut single from the album, 'Fool For Love', has already taken industry observers by surprise, being C-listed by the highly influential BBC Radio 2, and played by both Terry Wogan and Jonathan Ross.
"There have been comparisons with Kate Bush and Joni Mitchell," Hughes adds. "which is an indication that people recognise that we are talking about a serious artist here. Apart from the BBC, Radio London and the Daily Mail have picked on Tara, we got Tipsheet and 'Record of the Day' – so the interest is really building."
Blaze, a Hotpress tip for the top at the beginning of 2004, was formerly the singer with the Dublin band Kaydee, who were signed to EMI during the mid-90s and is also the featured vocalist on John Hughes own critically acclaimed album Wild Ocean, released before Christmas in Ireland and the UK.
Dancing On Tables Barefoot, which is released on the Spokes label, will be available through Pinnacle in the UK and RMG in Ireland.
Tara Blaize isn't the only Irish artist being championed by BBC Radio 2, with Bap Kennedy's 'Rock And Roll Heaven' and Hal's 'What A Lovely Dance' singles both making it onto their B-list. The former has also been getting rave reviews for The Big Picture, his new album which is due in February and finds the Belfast man dueting with Shane MacGowan on a track called 'On The Mighty Ocean Alcohol'
December 2004
'Tara Blaise' sang on The Late Late Show on December 3 with three backing singers. She is supposed to be releasing a new album next year. Web: www.wildocean.co.uk
RTE.ie: "Tara Blaise performed 'Dancing in the Wind' from John Hughes album 'Wild Ocean'. Tara's own debut album 'Dancing on Tables Barefoot' will be out next year."
7Digital.com: "Spokes is the label of John Hughes - someone we admire very much as manager of The Corrs and musical director on The Commitments movie. Tara Blaise is a 27 year-old from Ireland (County Wicklow via Dublin). Radio 2 have just playlisted this, proving they will still go out on a limb on new talent if it's good enough - for this single is undoubtedly a work of class and beauty and you're well advised to check it out. Spokes by Tara Blaise is released on 20th December on Spokes Records."
December 13 2004
'Tara Blaise' releases a single "Fool For Love". Released December 20 in the UK.
November 2004
Muse Motel play Cleere's on Tuesday, December 21 2004.
"Powerful & melodic 4-piece who began in 2001 with singer/songwriter Kairen Waloch joining forces with guitarist Kevin Bruce (Kaydee/Garland Sun). From the intimate & acoustic to some dowright villainous electric behaviour." - gigireland.com
February 2004
Kevin Bruce is involved in music again and is playing in a Kilkenny band called Muse Motel who are very, very good indeed.
September 17 2003
Corrs Online: "Finally on The Corrs front, the group have been helping their manager and former Minor Detail man, John Hughes, with the recording of his Wild Oceans album.
Due in February 2004, it also features The Chieftans and ex-Kaydee singer Tara Egan-Langley who's currently trading as Tara Blaze."
July 21 1999
From Local.ie / Hot Press:
"Tara Egan Langley, although not a Kilkenny native, is a survivor of Kaydee, a very fine Kilkenny band who had climbed the live ladder to the point where they found themselves playing support to the likes of The Light
October 1998
I read in Hot Press recently that Kaydee have decided to split up.
August 5 1998
Kaydee play Cork.
April 17 1998
Kaydee's new single, 'Mr. Sweeney', is released on CD (KAYCD3) and Cassette (TCKAY3). It enters the Irish charts at No.30. The band are doing the following promotional dates : |
Rainbow Records, Carlow |
May 1 | |
HMV Grafton St., Dublin |
May 6, 1:00pm | |
Virgin Records, Dublin |
May 7, 1:00pm | |
Golden Discs, Dundalk |
May 8, 5:00pm | |
Golden Discs, Dun Laoghaire |
May 9, 1:00pm | |
The Party Live, Dun Laoghaire |
May 9 | |
Whelans, Dublin |
May 13 | |
Roisin Dubh, Galway |
May 16 |
April 12 1998
Kaydee's new single 'Mr.
Sweeney' is played on Today FM and the video is played on 2TV. Tara Egan-Langley looks absolutely stunning in the video.
April 4 1998
On Saturday April 4th on the Kenny Live Show, Pat's guests included supermodel Caprice, Mary the very nice Irish lass from Eastenders, the prince of Bali and his lovely young wife and Kaydee.
This was Tara's first T.V. appearance with the band and it was Joey's birthday the following day.
March 1998
April 17th will see the release of Kaydee's next single 'Mr. Sweeney'. The song features a string section by Will Malone who wrote all the string parts for The Verve. The video was shot in The POD in Dublin and features over 80 extras including a limbo dancer, fire eaters and a trapeze artist.
You should begin to hear it on you radio from April 1st. Again the single will be selling at a special price of £1.99.
January 16 1998
Kaydee are playing in Kilkenny next weekend. The support bands are R6 and Junk Museum. |
The Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny City |
January 22 |
October 1997
Tara Egan-Langley from the Wilde Oscars joined Kaydee, replacing Jan Kiely on vocals. Bob Murphy (bass) was replaced by Mark McCorry from Purple Ocean.
"After some English dates late last year Jan decided that the rock and roll life was not for her. After a short search for a new singer we met Tara in Dublin. She had been singing with a band called The Wilde Oscars. As it turned out they split up the night we met her. Tara has re-recorded all the vocals on the album and we've shot 2 new videos."
September 10 1997
The 2FM sessions recorded in early June were repeated on Dave Fanning's programme on 2FM on September 10.
September 5 1997
Kaydee release 'Falling Down' as a single, on CD (CDKAY2) and Cassette (TCKAY2) on Lime Records / EMI Records Ireland.
August 3 1997
Kaydee "Cradle" Tour Dates 1997. Supporting The Supernaturals on August 23. |
The Mansion House, Waterford |
August 3 @ 10:00pm | |
Whelans, Dublin |
August 15 @ 10:00pm | |
Whelans, Dublin |
August 23 @ 9:00pm | |
The Laurel Tree, Camden, London |
August 29 @ 9:45pm | |
Splash Club/Barfly, London |
September 2 @ 11:15pm | |
The Kings Head, Fulham, England |
September 3 @ TBA | |
The Borderline, London |
September 8 @ TBA | |
The Mean Fiddler, London |
September 10 @ TBA | |
Scraggs Alley, Carlow |
September 17 @ 10:00pm | |
Whites Hotel, Wexford |
September 19 @ TBA |
July 11 1997
Kaydee's debut single, 'Cradle', enters the Irish charts at No.18 on Friday, July 11.
July 9 1997
Kaydee are playing two gigs in Ireland this month. |
Magner's, Clonmel |
July 12 | |
Whelan's, Dublin |
July 9 |
July 3 1997
The 2FM sessions recorded in early June were repeated on Dave Fanning's programme on 2FM on July 3.
June 30 1997
The video for Kaydee's debut single, 'Cradle', is featured as part of the New Releases section on Top 30 Hits on RTÉ.
June 28 1997
The band were interviewed on Radio Kilkenny on the June 28, and guitarist Kevin said that My Bloody Valentine were among his influences.
June 20 1997
Kaydee release their debut single, 'Cradle', on CD (CDKAY1) and Cassette (TCKAY1) on Lime Records / EMI Records Ireland.
late June 1997
The video for 'Cradle' was shot in London late June.
The storyboard shows what looks to be a promising relationship fall to pieces. Except that we see the events unfold backwards (Pity it's not like that in real life, you could get all the bad vibes out of the way at the start and have a happy ending.)
late June 1997
The band are in the middle of a tour to promote the eagerly awaited debut single. The tour will move to the UK and continental Europe this Autumn.
The debut album (as yet unnamed) will be released at the end of this summer.
June 16 1997
Kaydee record a four track session for Dave Fanning's programme on 2FM earlier this month. They were played for the first time on air on June 16. The tracks featured were 'Once', 'All I Ever Wanted', 'Seven Days', 'Falling Down'.
late 1995
Details of Kaydee record deal with EMI are made public.
Hot Press article - "Although they signed on the dotted line eight months ago, it's only now that details of Kaydee's deal with EMI are being made public."
"The way we look at it is that there's enough pressure on bands to deliver without them being prematurely hyped up by the press." says a spokesman.
"Kaydee are a young band - average age 22 or 23 - from Kilkenny who've got a female singer called Jan, a mad extrovert guitarist called Kevin and Stephen Street itching to produce their first album. We sent him a tape, he came over to see them support The Devlins at The Tivoli, and the only question then was, 'When we do we start?'"
The answer appears to be January with the first fruits of Kaydee and Street's labours likely to surface in the early spring.
Summer 1995
Kaydee play support to million-selling Irish band, The Devlins, in The Tivoli Theatre in Dublin.
early 1995
Kaydee play a showcase gig for EMI delegates and secure an international release deal.
Hot Press article - "Before the conference, Kaydee and Naimee Coleman were only guaranteed a domestic release," reveals a spokesman, "but having showcased for delegates and both gone down a storm, it looks like their respective debut albums are going to be picked up on in Europe and the States. | 
