Chimes of Freedom: Dylan cover album out Friday

Headed up by Sinead O'Connor, 75 newly covered Dylan songs salute Amnesty.

The Hot Press Newsdesk, 01 Feb 2012

A double tribute to one of the greatest songwriters of our era and Amnesty International's 50th Anniversary, Chimes Of Freedom hits shelves and digital stores on Friday February 3.

The collection features songs from performers ranging from 19 year old Miley Cyrus to folk music legend, Pete Seeger, who offers up a version of 'Forever Young' at the age of 92. In between (and across the four discs), there are the likes of Adele, Mark Knopfler, Queens Of The Stone Age, Sting, Pete Townshend, Patti Smith and Lucinda Williams.

Sinead O'Connor's ‘Property Of Jesus’ and Flogging Molly’s ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’’ are the Irish (American) contributions to Chimes Of Freedom.

January gave us Sinead's powerful rendition of 'Precious Angel' (see below) and the news, in her HP interview for the current issue, that she only has Bob songs on her iPod.

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With the unpleasant tabloid scrutiny she’s been under recently, it’s easy to forget that Sinéad O’Connor is one of Ireland’s most powerful creative musical forces. Her soon-to-be-released new album, How About I Be Me (And You Be You?), already has critics purring with delight. When Sinéad travelled to the City of Angels to perform at a pre-Golden Globe event, Olaf Tyaransen went with her to report on the latest chapter in her remarkable life.

2012-02-08

An angelic take...

2012-01-30

Outspoken star to be treated for depression...

2012-01-18

In an evening of delicious treats, it is especially lovely to be introduced to Roisin, Sinéad’s beautiful daughter, who sings angelic backing vocals.

2012-01-16

Controversial singer meets controversial writer - explosive results guaranteed...

2012-01-03

The statement is carried on her website. Here it is in full.

2011-12-27

A newly married Sinead O'Connor celebrates in style on the Olympia stage.

2011-12-21

The newlywed has inked a new record deal....

2011-12-12

She announced this morning that the big day is tomorrow.

2011-12-07

With a date at the Olympia Theatre looming in December, and a much anticipated album on the way in the new year, these are crucial times for Sinéad O’Connor. In a remarkable interview, she also discusses her search for a man, the lovers she has known, sex, sex – and more sex. Plus: Ireland of the squinting windows and the Catholic Church...

2011-12-05

Eleanor McEvoy and Gavin Friday get the thumbs up in the new issue of Hot Press.

2011-12-01

2011-11-24

It'll be a full band performance in the Olympia on December 18.

2011-10-25

The follow-up to Theology will surface next year.

2011-07-04

The singer also has a new album on the way.

2010-07-22

2009-12-19

2009-12-19

Sinead O’Connor has called on the Pope to stand down, and the Irish Government to expel the Papal Nuncio.

2009-12-08

2009-12-08

Mary J. Blige and Santigold are also supporting the project.

2009-11-11

Jack L and Mary Coughlan are also appearing in Vince Power's supper club.

2009-02-11

2009-01-19

Sinéad O’Connor fans will want to invest in Theology: Live At The Sugar Club, a limited-edition deluxe CD/DVD, which is available exclusively from sineadoconnor.com.

2008-10-31

Sinead O’Connor has collaborated with former Hot Press scribe John Waters on a charity song that will be released in March.

2008-02-15

Having had a whale of a time readying it for the Meteors, Sinéad O’Connor and Republic Of Loose have decided to release their cover of Curtis Mayfield’s ‘We People Who Are Darker Than Blue’.

2008-02-06

Sinead’s voice and the band, honed from months on the road, are at the absolute peak of their powers. Lots of fans I spoke to afterwards felt they’d never heard her sound better.

2007-11-30

Sinéad O’Connor was back in the American media spotlight last week when she appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

2007-10-11

The optimistic title of this track almost sets itself up for failure, but in this case ‘Something Beautiful’ is a fitting tribute. This is vintage Sinéad, her distinctive voice still soaring although it sounds more world-weary than before. ‘Something Beautiful’ has a sacred air and the lyrics are laced with religious imagery (befitting of an album named Theology) but it is not so overtly religious that it suffocates the magic.

2007-08-08

Sinéad O’Connor drums up trade for her Theology album with a November 18 soiree at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre.

2007-07-06

Shane MacGowan interviews Sinead O’Connor for hotpress, with Olaf Tyaransen acting as referee. On the day, Victoria Clark also sat in. What followed turned into a wide-ranging and often hilarious exchange of almost Beckettian dimensions.

2007-06-28

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