VerseChorusVerse
VerseChorusVerse is the musical moniker of Irish musician, writer and actor Tony Wright. He is the founding member of And So I Watch You From Afar.[1][2]
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Born | Ballymoney, Northern Ireland |
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Years active | 2004–present |
Associated acts | And So I Watch You From Afar, David Lyttle, Iain Archer The Tragedy of Dr Hannigan |
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Background
Born Michael Anthony Wright, he began learning the guitar at age eight, taught by his mother, and at age thirteen he started performing in public. He formed And So I Watch You From Afar in 2004 with members of his previous band. Wright left the band in unclear circumstances late 2011 after releasing two albums and three EPs.[3]
Solo career
Wright has released several albums post-ASIWYFA, VerseChorusVerse (2014), "Say & Do" (2015), "Fawkes Ache" as The Tragedy of Dr Hannigan (2017), and "outro" (2018, as well as three EPs & two singles.
To accompany his third EP, "The Inches EP", Wright moved into the moving visual art medium for the first time, releasing a video for each track. The first eponymous album was produced by Iain Archer and was nominated for the 2014 NI Music Prize. In 2015 he released Say & Do, a collaborative album of his original songs produced by and featuring David Lyttle. It charted at number 21 on the UK album charts and number 1 on the Amazon Blues Charts.[4]
Wright released an album, "Fawkes Ache", with his side project, The Tragedy of Dr Hannigan, in 2017. [5]
On 25 June 2018 Wright released his third album, "outro". The Thin Air saw the album as "a return to the edge & dynamic he brought ASIWYFA".[6] The Irish Times stated the album, "...touches on a dazzling array of styles and sees Wright at the peak of his powers, writing, performing and releasing the best material he’s done since the first two, classic ASIWYFA albums"[7] and "his VerseChorusVerse creative vehicle has grown into a fully fledged musical entity, effortlessly creating songs that can uplift and comfort – which is ultimately what great music, and art, should be all about".[8]
In 2017 he finished filming for his debut motion picture, a small role in the biopic of Bert Trautmann , "The Keeper", which was released in early 2019. He also contributed writing & co-starred in the hugely popular web-series, "The Also-Rans".[9]
His contribution to Arts from Northern Ireland was recognised & rewarded by becoming Artist in Residence at The MAC Belfast for July through to December 2018.[10] During this time he published his first book, "Chapter & Verse(ChorusVerse) - Another Dickhead on the road". The book was named as one of the Irish Times music books of the year.[11]
In 2019 Wright released a double A side single, "Hold On (A Subtle Act of Rebellion)/There Will Come Soft Rains", with all proceeds going to the Northern Ireland division of the charity, Help Musicians UK. [12]
Discography
- VCV EP (Hunter Records, 2011)
- Six Songs - Charity Covers EP - Now Deleted (Hunter Records, 2012)
- The Inches EP (Third Bar, 2013)
- VerseChorusVerse (Third Bar, 2014)
- Say & Do (with David Lyttle) (Lyte Records, 2015)
- The New Paranoia - Single (Kobalt Music, 2016)
- Fawkes Ache (as "The Tragedy of Dr Hannigan") (Kobalt Music, 2017)
- "outro" (Kobalt Music, 2018)
- Hold On (A Subtle Act of Rebellion)/There Will Come Soft Rains - Charity Single (Kobalt Music, 2019)
References
- "BBC Two VerseChorusVerse lead singer Tony Wright". BBC. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- "Tony Wright is VerseChorusVerse". Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- Jones, Chris. "Tony Wright is VerseChorusVerse". Hot Press. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- "VerseChorusVerse & David Lyttle collaborate on New Album". Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- "The Irish News".
- "VerseChorusVerse - outro".
- "VerseChorusVerse: Outro – Terrific third album from former ASIWYFA lynchpin".
- "VerseChorusVerse: Outro – Terrific third album from former ASIWYFA lynchpin".
- "The Irish Times review".
- "The Irish Times review".
- "Irish Times".
- "ChordBlossom Review".