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| Damien Rice |
Damien Rice, born 7 December 1973, is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Rice began his musical career as a member of the 1990s rock group Juniper, which were signed to Polygram Records in 1997. The band enjoyed moderate success with a couple of single releases, but a projected album foundered because of record company politics.
After leaving the band he worked as a farmer in Tuscany and busked throughout Europe before returning to Ireland in 2001 and beginning a solo musical career, and the rest of the band went on to become Bell X1. Rice's personal activities include musical contributions to charitable projects such as the Songs for Tibet, Freedom Campaign and the Enough Project.
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In 2001, Rice's song The Blower's Daughter made a top 40 chart. Over the next year he continued to record his album with guitarist Mark Kelly, New York drummer Tom Osander aka Tomo, Paris pianist Jean Meunier, London producer David Arnold, County Meath vocalist Lisa Hannigan and cellist Vyvienne Long. Rice then embarked on a tour of Ireland with Hannigan, Tomo, Vyvienne, Mark, and Dublin bassist Shane Fitzsimons.
In 2002, Rice's debut album O was released in Ireland, the UK and the United States. The album won the Shortlist Music Prize.
In 2008 he contributed the song Making Noise for the album Songs for Tibet: The Art of Peace in support of the 14th Dalai Lama and Tibet.
In 2010, he contributed the song Lonely Soldier to the Enough Project.
In 2016, he participates in the Joan Baez 75th Birthday Celebration duetted with Baez on the Irish traditional song She moved through the fair.
More information: Art of Peace Foundation
I've learned very, very, very clearly that money
does not equal happiness or security, either.
Damien Rice
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