Metronome - David C Clements; Mary Barnecutt

David C Clements
Mary Barnecutt

David C Clements calls time a blessing and a curse. In the eight years since the release of his debut album, he has toiled through creativity's long winters and now offers up 'The Garden', an 11-track alternative folk record released by Third Bar Records and featuring songs written with and produced by Iain Archer (James Bay, Noah Kahan), Michael Keeney (SOAK, Foy Vance) and Jacknife Lee (U2, Snow Patrol, REM). 

Clements writes about empathy and escape, the mundane and the unmeasurable. Drawing from influences across indie folk and alternative rock, Clements cites Bon Iver, The National and James Vincent McMorrow as inspirations for The Garden. The album moves deftly through a musical backdrop that seamlessly melds electronic elements with the essence of folk instrumentation, with Clements' unflinching vocals guiding listeners through themes of love, loss and belief. 
 
Following the release of his debut album, 'The Longest Day in History' in 2016, Clements established himself as one of Northern Ireland's most distinctive voices. In 2022, he stood in as lead singer of Two Door Cinema Club on their South American festival run. He was invited to Washington D.C. in 2023 to perform at the capital's St Patrick's Day Gala Concert, alongside James Vincent McMorrow, Sam Amidon, SOAK and Tolü Makay. 

Mary Barnecutt is Dublin-based composer and musician who works with a wide variety of artistic and educational projects. She writes and arrange music for film, theatre, dance productions, and has collaborated with artists such as Liz Roche, Justine Doswell, Amanda Coogan, Adrian Crowley, Ruth O’Mahony Brady and Ray Harman. She frequently works as a string arranger and soundtrack collaborator, most recently with Stephen Shannon for his Fathoms album due for release May 2023.  She is curator of the weekly Sundays at Noon concert series in Dublin’s Hugh Lane Gallery, and is co-director of Spike, Dublin’s annual alternative cello festival.

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