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Roddy Doyle wrote that “the Irish are the blacks of Europe and Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland and the Northside Dubliners are the blacks of Dublin”. Born in Donaghmede on Dublin’s Northside in 1975, Damien Dempsey is the voice of that underclass and the quintessential Irish singer songwriter. An imposing six foot two, Dempsey is a former amateur boxer and a survivor of street gang culture. His youthful audience identify with a singer who has emerged from the rough working class streets with his powerful self belief intact....
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Damien will be playing selected gigs in Ireland and the UK this summer
Damien was interviewed for the documentary, and a new version of Maasai, entitled 'Maasai Returns' features on the accompanying CD produced by John Reynolds, out this week.
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