Album 2: Bring him Home

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In 2011, Dublin-based barbershop quartet 4 in a Bar released their first album. As it has almost fully sold out, it’s a good time to record our second one!

Much has changed since 2011: We won the National Barbershop Quartet title. Again. And again. We had a change in our line-up, with Shane replacing Ciaran as our lead. Eoin, our tenor, has really developed his skill as a fantastic arranger, something we wish to showcase in our new album. So overall, we sound a little different and we sing newer music.

Our proposed CD tracklist is starting to look a bit like this, but we're still open to suggestions:

Hello my baby - Bring Him Home – The Scientist (Coldplay) – Hide & Seek (Imogen Heap) – God only knows (Beach Boys) – Happy together (the Turtles) – Come fly with me – Yesterday – Fools rush in – Can’t take my eyes off you – Blue skies

We'll record over four/five days in the Lamplight studios in the Coombe, and design and manufacture the CD in Ireland. (insert "Guaranteed Irish" logo here)

We are planning a CD launch concert in the Freemason's Lodge, Molesworth St, Dublin 2 on May 24th, 7:30pm (€10; available at the door).

Why we’re asking for your help: around this time, we are investing in our group; replacement outfits, web design, new photographers, business cards, more sheet music on order, annual wedding website subscriptions IABS membership costs and lots more. We don’t currently have the resources to find €2000 to produce a quality CD (1000 copies) but we’ve found a rare gap in all our diaries and the timing is right. If you can help us with the cost of manufacturing, we will put in the sweat and tears, the countless hours, days and weeks of work and preparation into it, and produce something harmoniously wonderful for your enjoyment!

rewards

Fund €10+

Digital download: We will send you a digital download of our new album as soon as it is available.
We'll also gladly list you on our website and in the CD liner notes as a dear patron of 4 in a Bar, and invite you to be photographed with us and other patrons at our CD launch concert.

37 Available

Fund €15+

Posted CD: We will gladly post you a copy of our shiny new album when we get it. We'll also gladly list you on our website and in the CD liner notes as a dear patron of 4 in a Bar, and invite you to be photographed with us and other patrons at our CD launch concert.

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Fund €20+

Signed, posted CD: We will gladly post you an individually signed copy of our shiny new album when we get it. We'll also gladly list you on our website and in the CD liner notes as a dear patron of 4 in a Bar, and invite you to be photographed with us and other patrons at our CD launch concert.

37 Available

Fund €25+

Signed, posted CD & T-shirt: Besides posting you a copy of our shiny new album, we will also send you a brand new 4 in a Bar T-shirt! (just let us know S/M/L). Designs will go up on our website soon. We'll also gladly list you on our website and in the CD liner notes as a dear patron of 4 in a Bar, and invite you to be photographed with us and other patrons at our CD launch concert.

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Fund €30+

Concert tickets & CD: We will post you a copy of our new CD along with two tickets for unreserved seating at our CD launch concert. We'll also gladly list you on our website and in the CD liner notes as a dear patron of 4 in a Bar, and invite you to be photographed with us and other patrons at our CD launch concert.

43 Available

Fund €45+

Concert tickets, CD & T-shirts: We will send you a copy of our new CD, two tickets for unreserved seating at our CD launch concert and two new 4 in a Bar T-shirts! (just let us know S/M/L) Designs will go up on our website soon – you can specify your preference! We'll also gladly list you on our website and in the CD liner notes as a dear patron of 4 in a Bar, and invite you to be photographed with us and other patrons at our CD launch concert.

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Fund €60+

VIP Concert tickets, signed CD & T-shirts: We will send you a signed copy of our new CD, two tickets for premium, reserved seating at our CD launch concert and two new 4 in a Bar T-shirts! (just let us know S/M/L) Designs will go up on our website soon – you can specify your preference! We'll also gladly list you on our website and in the CD liner notes as a dear patron of 4 in a Bar, and invite you to be photographed with us and other patrons at our CD launch concert.

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Fund €80+

VIP Concert tickets, signed CD, T-shirts and access to our Masterclass series with international star barbershop coach Doug Harrington. In late April/early May, we will be hosting, over two days, the legendary Doug Harrington. In a daytime, public, ticketed masterclass, the US-born coach will take us
through our paces in preparation for the IABS International Barbershop Convention later in the year. Having trained a young group called the Ringmasters from their earliest steps up to becoming the World Champion Barbershop Quartet, you will witness a world expert coach shape and hone our own quartet and share in the learning process. We will reserve you two seats for this two-day masterclass (you can pop in and out as you please), and also post you a copy of our CD plus two tickets for unreserved seating at our CD launch concert. We'll also gladly list you on our website and in the CD liner notes as a dear patron of 4 in a Bar, and invite you to be photographed with us and other patrons at our CD launch concert.

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Fund €150+

For this generous amount, we will not only post you a copy of our new CD but we will deliver one in person (all four of us!) to a person of your choosing, and surprise them with a few songs too! It could be a friend’s birthday party or wedding reception, welcoming home a family member at the airport, or a romantic surprise for someone special. Subject to availability (but we’ll try our best!) and only applicable to the greater Dublin city area (sorry!). We'll also gladly list you on our website and in the CD liner notes as a dear patron of 4 in a Bar, and invite you to be photographed with us and other patrons at our CD launch concert.

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Fund €250+

For the grand sum of €250, 4 in a Bar will perform a selection of songs from the new album at a venue of your choosing (ca 30mins) and bring you some signed copies of our new album. This could be a party event, a workplace surprise or a schools visit (if you’d like your children to hear some harmony singing, for example). Subject to availability (but we’ll try our best!) and only applicable to the greater Dublin city area (sorry!). We'll also gladly list you on our website and in the CD liner notes as a dear patron of 4 in a Bar, and invite you to be photographed with us and other patrons at our CD launch concert.

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