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Eamonn Dowd paid his dues playing with long forgotten bands during the 1980's and early 90's in his native Ireland. In 1996 he formed The Racketeers and embarked on a never ending adventure bringing his fiery brand of country / americana / garage / rock 'n' roll to audiences far and wide, releasing twelve albums along the way. In recent years Dowd has toured (with The Racketeers & solo) throughout Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Spain, Finland, Estonia, Austria, Switzerland, Czech, east coast USA and Canada. |
The recent album "Songs From The Fever Ship" (2019) is a collaboration with Horslips drummer / lyricist Eamon Carr, and has received great critical acclaim. Carr not only steps up to the microphone for some spoken word pieces, he also plays drums on a few tracks while his Horslips comrade Jim Lockhart plays organ, flute and tin whistles.
Released by German label Intendance, "Songs From The Fever Ship" is available now on CD, LP, cassette and download.
"Dig Into Nowhere" (2017) was released through Disques Fridge/Spellbound with German distribution through Pool Musik. It marked a highlight in Dowds career. Nashville based journeyman Gary Carter plays pedal steel on the album. Gary, a veteran of the Grand Ole Opry has played with countless country stars including Faith Hill, Marty Stuart, Randy Travis and Glen Campbell.
Other notable releases include "Silver & Dust" (2006) and "Mansions Of Gold" (2009) both released by hip German label Cannery Row Records. "Two Way Mirror" - a collection of lost tracks and out-takes came out on Cheapskate in 2009. Three limited edition 7 inch lathe-cut 45's were added to the catalogue and in 2014, long before they made a comeback he released a cassette only album, "Red Tape - Dead Formats Volume 1".
(a follow up "Green Tape - Dead Formats Volume 2" appeared on bandcamp in 2018)
He guested on an LP by Blink and played on an award winning single by Hyper Borea. Most of 1996 was spent with ex Beautiful South singer Briana Corrigan (writing, recording and touring the UK)
He recorded with the legendary Nikki Sudden and this material was released on Sudden's posthumous box-set "The Boy From Nowhere Who Fell Out From The Sky" on the UK label Easy Action.
Another collaboration with Lady Olivia Robertson, High Priestess of the Fellowship of Isis resulted in a track for the 2013
album Wicked Wind Coming.
"One of the great survivors of Irish rock 'n' roll." Olaf Tyaransen - Hot Press
Released by German label Intendance, "Songs From The Fever Ship" is available now on CD, LP, cassette and download.
"Dig Into Nowhere" (2017) was released through Disques Fridge/Spellbound with German distribution through Pool Musik. It marked a highlight in Dowds career. Nashville based journeyman Gary Carter plays pedal steel on the album. Gary, a veteran of the Grand Ole Opry has played with countless country stars including Faith Hill, Marty Stuart, Randy Travis and Glen Campbell.
Other notable releases include "Silver & Dust" (2006) and "Mansions Of Gold" (2009) both released by hip German label Cannery Row Records. "Two Way Mirror" - a collection of lost tracks and out-takes came out on Cheapskate in 2009. Three limited edition 7 inch lathe-cut 45's were added to the catalogue and in 2014, long before they made a comeback he released a cassette only album, "Red Tape - Dead Formats Volume 1".
(a follow up "Green Tape - Dead Formats Volume 2" appeared on bandcamp in 2018)
He guested on an LP by Blink and played on an award winning single by Hyper Borea. Most of 1996 was spent with ex Beautiful South singer Briana Corrigan (writing, recording and touring the UK)
He recorded with the legendary Nikki Sudden and this material was released on Sudden's posthumous box-set "The Boy From Nowhere Who Fell Out From The Sky" on the UK label Easy Action.
Another collaboration with Lady Olivia Robertson, High Priestess of the Fellowship of Isis resulted in a track for the 2013
album Wicked Wind Coming.
"One of the great survivors of Irish rock 'n' roll." Olaf Tyaransen - Hot Press