BIOGRAPHY
Name of act: De Confidence, originally known as Anthony & De Confidence----------------------------------------------------------------
Home base: Cork. IreLAND.
YEARS ACTIVE: Mainly in the 1990s, ALTHOUGH THEY STIIL DO THE ODD THING.
STYLE: Spoken word over music. THEY COMBINE STORIES, POETRY, MONOLOGUES & LYRICS WITH ELECTRONIC MUSIC & SOUNDS.
LINE-UP: THE 2 main members are the performence writer & sound artist ANTHONY MAC CARTHY & keyboard player CRAFTY DAN, real name Dan Hallissey.
Label: Kur, their own independent label.
Recording output: the 3 short conceptual albums, ned kelly was a gentleman, tribute to billy the blob & life squares 111; the vinyl singles dropout & song For Luggi; the 4 track ep's Its the xmasyukks & I love Leonard Cohen and the 2012 download only compilation Best of Light Vol 1.
PRAISE: THEIR RECORDINGS RECEiVED GOOD CRITICAL ACCLAIM & LOTS OF AIRPLAY INCLUDING MAKING THE PLAYLISTS OF THE LEGENDARY BBC radio 1 Dj JOHN PEEL AND IRELAND'S NO 1 RTE Dj DAVE FANNING.
Extra info: Anthony McCarthy has also branched into writing books in recent times. He has self-published 2 books, driving my car & the rise and fall of billy the blob .
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