“The poetic soul of Ireland”
John Spillane

“A rare and unique creative talent"
Irish Examiner

"’The Curra Road’ is a classic of grace and simplicity and should become a standard."
The Boston Globe

"Sure-footed and astute”
F’Roots

“Rises high above the homogenised sound-wall that passes for pop radio lately”
Irish Times

“A courageous musical visionary”
Dublinks.com

With songs like 'The Curra Road' and 'The Lark of Mayfield Ger Wolfe has been

steadily making a name for himself as one of the most respected singer/songwriters in the country.This year he celebrates 10 years of recording work , having produced 4 critically acclaimed albums in that time-"Word and Rhyme"(1998), 'Ragged Ground'(2002), Heaven Paints...(2004) and 'The Velvet Earth'(2006).

With his band The New Skylarks he is touring Ireland this Spring with a show well worth catching.

. Ger's songs have broad appeal and his classic 'The Curra Road' has most recently appeared as one of the frontline numbers on Sharon Shannon's new c.d. 'Renegade'

His songs have also been covered by Karan Casey, North Cregg and by DANU.Some of Ger's own recordings have also featured on a large number of coompilations, including'Other Voices-songs from a room' and 'The Diamond Mountain Sessions.'

As Christy Moore recently commented"Ger Wolfe sings like a lark in Heaven".Come along and listen to the Lark of Mayfield himself this spring.

Press release for 'THE VELVET EARTH'

Make sure and catch Ger Wolfe, one of Irelands finest songsters, on his travels with his band ‘The New Skylarks’ as they tour , promoting his latest new release, ‘The Velvet Earth’, (RAGCD004),available in all good record shops and on-line. It is produced with all Ger's other titles by the independent Raggedy Records label .

Renowned for his utterly original compositions including ‘The Curra road’, ‘Heaven paints her holy mantle blue’ and ‘Standing in doorways’, the Lark of Mayfield has come up trumps this time with his most mature collection of songs to date. Already with three albums of original material under his belt (Word & rhyme-1998, Ragged ground-2002 and ‘Heaven paints her holy mantle blue’-2004) he has, this time, outstripped all expectations in terms of writing and production.

‘The Velvet Earth’ recieved a great welcome from radio, notably ‘She scattered crumbs’, which has since been released on-line as a free download at www.gerwolfe.com .For listeners who want to hear something original and unique in an often drab world of re-processed tunes here comes Ger Wolfe with his sparkling gems, ready to delight and show that there still is a place for beautiful music and well crafted lyrics in our world seemingly obsessed with celebrity and notoriety. Ger is joined on the c.d. by his band of some eight years ‘The New Skylarks’ featuring Martin Leahy (drums), Edel Sullivan (strings), Paul Frost (double bass), Bríd Dunne (keys), Geoff Ward and Nicky Kerwan (brass). Special guests include fellow Corkonian John Spillane, who recently crowned Ger ‘The poetic soul of Ireland’.

The great Christy Moore recently commented-“Ger Wolfe’s songs always raise my spirits. When I hear him play live he carries me up and away. When I hear the recordings, his voice always, always brings me into the song. I am looking forward to his next collection”. This collection will not disappoint the growing legion of listeners to one of the finest indie/roots artists to come out of Ireland’s fertile earth in a long time, a true innovator and ‘courageous musical visionary’.

Ger Wolfe and The New Skylarks continue to tour Ireland this Winter with a more extensive tour planned for Spring 2008.