David Kitt's Easter date in Solstice, Navan

One of Ireland's best-loved and original singer-songwriters, David Kitt, plays the Solstice, Navan, on Saturday next, 3rd April. Kitt, who has family connections in Summerhill, is well known for his fantastic stage presence and as a live performer and is a regular on many festival stages including Castlepalooza, Electric Picnic and Oxegen. Kitt's catalogue of song's include 'You Know What I Wanna Know', 'Learning How To Say Goodbye' and 'What I Ask'. His music crosses multiple genres. His most recent album is 'The Nightsaver', his sixth. The result of two years of late-night experimentation and 80-hour weeks, caught in the reverie of writing and recording in a home studio at the top of a winding staircase somewhere along Dublin's Grand Canal. Without any of the baggage of collaboration or record company influence he allowed his natural influences to filter through this collection of, what are essentially, concise songs. The free-flowing nuances of disco, Kraftwerk, 90's house music, hip-hop of all eras and the evolving legacy of crafted synth-pop from Hall and Oates to Junior Boys can be heard throughout. Perhaps The Nightsaver's most significant breakthrough is that of Kitt's role as producer, an evolving process in which he learned to trust his instincts, his skills and his own ears. He embraced the spontaneity of these early hours sessions, capturing moments of loose musicianship or slightly out of tune singing, marrying unlikely electronic rhythms with classic pop-crafted melodies. The only guest is the apparitional voice of Waterford artist Katie Kim on Beat A Retreat and Don't Wake Me Up. Otherwise it's all David. Tickets are €15 and available from Solstice Box Office on (046) 909 2300 or online at www.solsticeartscentre.ie.