For Immediate Release
November 5, 2021

BRIAN FALLON CELEBRATES THE SEASON WITH NIGHT DIVINE
 
ALL-NEW HOLIDAY COLLECTION OF CLASSIC HYMNS AND CAROLS
AVAILABLE NOW VIA LESSER KNOWN RECORDS/THIRTY TIGERS
EPIC NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR BACKED BY THE HOWLING WEATHER RUNS JANUARY 11 TO MARCH 5
Brian Fallon is celebrating the arrival of winter and the upcoming Yuletide season with today’s release of his all-new holiday album. An intimate collection of classic hymns and carols, Night Divine is available everywhere now via Lesser Known Records/Thirty Tigers.

PURCHASE/STREAM NIGHT DIVINE
 
Produced and recorded by Fallon at his New Jersey home during last year’s quarantine, Night Divine comprises singular renditions of such beloved Christmas carols as “O Holy Night,” “The First Noel,” and “Silent Night,” alongside deeply personal takes on the timeless hymns and spirituals that form his earliest musical memories.

"In some ways, I've been working on this record in my head since I was a kid," says Fallon. "These songs are some of my most cherished musical memories, and I hope that people are able to turn to them not just in the coming weeks, but any time they're in need of a little peace or comfort."

NIGHT DIVINE was first heralded by Fallon’s powerful versions of “Virgin Mary Had One Son” and “Amazing Grace,” both available now at all DSPs and streaming services. Hailed by Kerrang! as “beautifully haunting,” “Amazing Grace” debuted last month while “Virgin Mary Had One Son” first heralded Night Divine earlier this fall and was met by immediate praise from such outlets as SPIN, which wrote, “Combining a rippling guitar effect, his raspy, soothing voice, Fallon renders a beautifully modern, alternative twist to the Christian tune. Famously sung by the Staple Singers, Fallon respectfully and originally performs the song.” “Fallon keeps ‘Virgin Mary Had One Son’ close to its folk-standard origins,” wrote Rolling Stone, “adding some shaken percussion and low, sustained piano notes to compliment his acoustic guitar arpeggios. Fallon sings with a mixture of awe and solemnity that fits a retelling of the Christian savior’s birth.”

LISTEN TO “VIRGIN MARY HAD ONE SON”
LISTEN TO “AMAZING GRACE”

Last night, Fallon shared a live performance video of "Virgin Mary Had One Son" that was filmed by Kelsey Hunter Ayres at Christ Church in Shrewsbury, NJ.

“We filmed these performances at Christ Church in Shrewsbury, NJ. I’ve never attended the church myself, but I remember seeing it and its very, very old graveyard when I was growing up," Fallon shares. "We would pass by anytime we’d drive home. It was situated on the way to where I lived in Red Bank from the main highways so it was sort of this landmark that let me know I was almost home. The image of the Church building – representing redemption and hope to my young mind – mixed with the very real presence of death just in the garden outside the church doors has long affected me. You can hear that very subject in the song 'The 59 Sound' all the way up to the songs on Night Divine.”

WATCH "VIRGIN MARY HAD ONE SON" LIVE PERFORMANCE FROM CHRIST CHURCH

BRIAN FALLON
NIGHT DIVINE
(Lesser Known Records/Thirty Tigers)
Release Date: November 5, 2021
Tracklisting:
Virgin Mary Had One Son
Amazing Grace
O Holy Night
Nearer, My God, To Thee
Leaning On The Everlasting Arms
The First Noel
Sweet Hour Of Prayer
Angels We Have Heard On High
Silent Night
The Blessing

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Fallon recently unveiled plans for an epic North American headline tour. The trek – featuring full backing from his longtime live band, The Howling Weather – gets underway January 11, 2022, at Portland, ME’s State Theatre and then travels through a so homecoming set for March 4 at the famed Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, NJ. Due to popular demand, a second show has just been added for March 5 – tickets go on sale today at 10 am (local) HERE. Special guests include The Dirty Nil (January 11-February 16), Worriers (January 11-March 4), and Hurry (February 18-March 5). For complete details, please visit www.brianfallon.net/tour.

Fallon will make his long-overdue return to the concert stage with a sold-out, five-night holiday residency at Garwood, NJ’s Crossroads, set for December 4, 16, 17, 18, and 23. In addition, next spring will see Fallon and The Howling Weather crossing the Atlantic for a wide-ranging tour of the UK and Europe, including already sold-out shows in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Scotland, and England; support throughout comes from special guests Chris Farren and Jesse Malin.

Fallon's final "Live From Home" stream took place last night, where he performed his latest solo album Local Honey, as well as both The Gaslight Anthem's Sink or Swim and Señor And The Queen. The show is still available for purchase via NoonChorus at noonchorus.com/brian-fallon.

BRIAN FALLON
2021 US TOUR DATES
 
DECEMBER
4 - Garwood, NJ - Crossroads (SOLD OUT)
16 - Garwood, NJ - Crossroads (SOLD OUT)
17 - Garwood, NJ - Crossroads (SOLD OUT)
18 - Garwood, NJ - Crossroads (SOLD OUT)
23 - Garwood, NJ - Crossroads (SOLD OUT)
 
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BRIAN FALLON AND THE HOWLING WEATHER
2022 TOUR
 
JANUARY 2022
11 – Portland, ME – State Theatre *
12 – Holyoke, MA – Gateway City Arts *
14 – Montreal, QC – L’Astral *
15 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall *
16 – Buffalo, NY – Babeville/Asbury Hall *
18 – Munhall, PA – Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall *
19 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues*
21 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall *
22 – Indianapolis, IN – Deluxe at Old National Centre *
23 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall *
25 – Chicago, IL – Park West *
26 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater *
28 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall *
29 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall *
31 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre *
 
FEBRUARY 2022
1 – Seattle, WA – Showbox *
2 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre *
4 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades *
5 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore *
6 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern *
8 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre *
9 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom *
11- Austin, TX – Mohawk *
12 – Dallas, TX – Kessler Theater *
13 – Houston, TX – The Heights Theater *
15 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade - Heaven Stage *
16 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall *
18 – Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge/Cannery Ballroom #
19 – Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre #
20 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre #
22 – New York, NY – Town Hall #
25 – Boston, MA – Royale #
26 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground#
27 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer #
 
MARCH 2022
1 – Washington, DC – Lincoln Theatre #
2 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre #
4 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Center For The Arts # 
5 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Center For The Arts # (JUST ADDED)
 
APRIL 2022
26 – Frankfurt, DE – Batschkapp **
27 – Hamburg, DE – Edel-Optics.de Arena **
28 – Gothenburg, SE – Pustervik **
29 – Stockholm, SE – Debaser Strand ** (SOLD OUT)
30 – Copenhagen, DK – Lille Vega ** (SOLD OUT)
 
MAY 2022
2 – Cologne, DE – Carlswerk Victoria ** (SOLD OUT)
3 – Berlin, DE – Huxleys **
4 – Vienna, AT – Ottakringer Brauerei **
5 – Stuttgart, DE – LKA Longhorn **
6 – Munich, DE – Neue Theaterfabrik **
7 – Nuremberg, DE – Löwensaal **
8 – Milan, IT – Circolo Magnolia **
10 – Zürich, CH – Komplex 457 **
12 – Barcelona, SP – Sala Apolo/La 2 **
13 – Madrid, SP – Ochoymedio **
14 – Cascante, SP – Estaciones Sonoras
16 – Paris, FR – Backstage **
17 – Antwerp, BE – Trix Club **
18 – Utrecht, NL – TivoliVredenburg **
20 – Norwich, UK – The Waterfront **
21 – Manchester, UK – Academy **
22 – Leeds, UK – O2 Academy **
24 – Glasgow, NI – SWG3 ** (SOLD OUT)
25 – Bristol, UK – O2 Academy **
26 – London, UK – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire ** (SOLD OUT)
27 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute **
28 – Nottingham, UK – Rock City **
 
* w/Special Guests Worriers and The Dirty Nil
# w/Special Guests Worriers and Hurry
** w/Special Guests Chris Farren and Jesse Malin
 
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