Tonight- Nell Bryden

Warming up for radio on Today FM, in Dublin on May 19th 2010. 7 am in the morning and still sounding great. The original version of Tonight can be found on Brydens recently released album What Does It Take? What Does It Take? was recorded in New Orleans and New York, and produced by Grammy-winning producer David Kershenbaum (Tracy Chapman, Tori Amos, Joe Jackson) and John Hill (MIA, Norah Jones, Shakira, Santogold). The album was originally released in late 2008 and titled Second Time Around, but has subsequently been remixed and two new songs What Does It Take and Not Like Loving You plus a re-record of Pavement were added. Critics praised the release, saying it was An album of jazz torch singer style, and Patsy Cline heartache. Her vocal versatility is supported by consummate songwriting skills ... Think of a female Nick Lowe with a better voice (Uncut) and An eclectic collection, it takes in country blues, Dixieland Jazz and her warm, rich voice even shows a touch of the Roberta Flacks (Q). Bryden is fast becoming one of the most talked about and sought after new artists, building the buzz the old-fashioned way with word-of-mouth endorsements of her live shows. With four international tours (and 500 shows) in the last 18 months under her belt, including tours with KT Tunstall, and The Counting Crows, and a self-released debut single, What Does It Take, spending 7 weeks on the BBC R2 A-list (Second Time Around spent over 2 months on the RTE Radio1 playlist and was Song of the Week on Today FM)- she is definitely one to watch. Bryden also appeared on RTE TVs the Late Late show on her first single release of Second Time Around. Following a chance meeting with a US Army colonel at South By South West, Bryden set aside her political preconceptions to entertain the troops in Iraq not once, but twice in 2009, and became, in the process, a Forces Sweetheart. Award winning documentary maker Susan Cohn Rockefeller, of the Rockefeller dynasty in the USA, commissioned a team of filmmakers to go with Bryden on her second visit. Entitled Striking A Chord, the documentary provides an insight into how the troops are coping and how they feel at home when music is played, amongst other things. It is due to be released later this year.