# Mundy > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mundy > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mundy.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mundy > Source revision: 1344628133 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Irish singer-songwriter}} {{About|the modern singer|other people of the same name|Mundy (surname)|other uses|Mundy (disambiguation)}} {{EngvarB|date=August 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2011}} {{Infobox musical artist |name = Mundy |image = Mundy2.jpg |caption = Mundy at a charity event, 2005 |background = solo_singer |birth_name = Edmond Enright |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|5|19}} |birth_place = [Birr](/source/Birr%2C_County_Offaly), [County Offaly](/source/County_Offaly), [Ireland](/source/Ireland) |death_place = |origin = |instrument = |occupation = [Singer](/source/Singing) |genre = [Folk](/source/Folk_music) |years_active = |associated_acts = |label = * [Epic Records](/source/Epic_Records) ([Sony BMG](/source/Sony_BMG)) (until 2000) * Camcor Records |website = {{URL|http://www.mundy.ie}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/8843b788-77c3-4f6f-8296-121e1cc0651a |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100422040254/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/8843b788-77c3-4f6f-8296-121e1cc0651a |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 April 2010 |title=Mundy - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=July 17, 2019}} }} '''Edmond Enright''' (born 19 May 1975), known professionally as '''Mundy''', is an Irish singer-songwriter and founder of the independent record label Camcor Records. ==Biography== He released his debut album ''Jelly Legs'' in 1996 on the [Epic Records](/source/Epic_Records) [label](/source/record_label). The album included the song "To You I Bestow", which was featured on the best-selling soundtrack to [Baz Luhrmann](/source/Baz_Luhrmann)'s film adaptation ''[Romeo + Juliet](/source/Romeo_%2B_Juliet)''. In 2000, Mundy was dropped by Epic while working on his second album, ''The Moon is a Bullethole'', which was about to be recorded. Although a four-track [EP](/source/extended_play) of that title was released, much of the material for the canceled album was eventually incorporated into ''24 Star Hotel'', Mundy's 2002 album. ''24 Star Hotel'' was released on [Camcor Records](/source/Camcor_Records), a label Mundy himself set up, primarily funded by his royalties from the ''Romeo and Juliet'' soundtrack. Camcor Records is named for the [River Camcor](/source/River_Camcor), a popular fishing spot, which runs through the town of [Birr, County Offaly](/source/Birr%2C_County_Offaly). The album contained the song "July", an ode to the joys of the Irish summer, which gained heavy airplay throughout the summer months and is, for Irish audiences at least, Mundy's signature tune. Along with "July", the album contained "Mexico", and with both receiving extensive radio airplay (and Mundy making some huge Irish festival appearances), ''24 Star Hotel'' has gone-on to be certified 3× [platinum](/source/platinum_certification) in Ireland. He later was featured with [Lucinda Williams](/source/Lucinda_Williams) when she performed in the country. In 2003, Mundy also contributed to [Afro Celt Sound System](/source/Afro_Celt_Sound_System)'s album ''[Seed](/source/Seed_(Afro_Celt_Sound_System_album))'', as well as to ''[Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 1](/source/Even_Better_than_the_Real_Thing_Vol._1)'', with a cover version of the [Shakira](/source/Shakira) song ''[Whenever, Wherever](/source/Whenever%2C_Wherever)'', in which the two words in the title are reversed. In May 2004, Mundy released his third album, ''Raining Down Arrows'', recorded with producer Mark Addison at [http://aeriestudio.com The Aerie] studio in Austin, Texas. It entered the [Irish Albums Chart](/source/Irish_Albums_Chart) at No. 1, the record having since gone platinum. He toured the UK with songwriting legend [Jimmy Webb](/source/Jimmy_Webb), and continued to win-over Irish audiences whilst making UK appearances with [Richard Hawley](/source/Richard_Hawley), and gaining Irish support slots with [The White Stripes](/source/The_White_Stripes) and [Oasis](/source/Oasis_(band)). In 2006, Mundy recorded a live album and DVD called ''Live & Confusion'' at [Vicar Street](/source/Vicar_Street), [Dublin](/source/Dublin%2C_Ireland). It contains all of his best-known songs such as "Gin & Tonic Sky", "Mexico", "July", "To You I Bestow", "By Her Side" and "Love & Confusion". The album also contained an encore of "[Galway Girl](/source/Galway_Girl_(Steve_Earle_song))", a [Steve Earle](/source/Steve_Earle)-penned song that [Clare](/source/County_Clare) [accordionist](/source/accordionist) [Sharon Shannon](/source/Sharon_Shannon) had recorded with the author years before. The live version became a download hit in Ireland, and eventually a studio version was released, after it was popularised in a television and radio advertising campaign for [Bulmer's cider](/source/Bulmers_(Ireland)).{{cite web|url=http://www.magnerscider.com/latest-news/news5.asp|title=Magnerscider.com|website=www.magnerscider.com}} The studio version of the track reached number 1 in the [Irish Singles Chart](/source/Irish_Singles_Chart) in April 2008 and stayed there for five weeks. It became the biggest single in Ireland two years in a row in 2007 and 2008.{{cite web|url=http://allcharts.org/music/ireland/singles.htm|title=Ireland – Top Singles Chart|website=allcharts.org}} Mundy also recorded an [Irish language](/source/Irish_language) version of the track, entitled ''[Cailín na Gaillimhe](/source/Galway_Girl_(Steve_Earle_song))'', for ''[Ceol '08](/source/Ceol_'08)'', an Irish language [compilation album](/source/compilation_album) released in 2008 to raise money for several Irish charities. Two years before, Mundy recorded an Irish-language version of his song "Mexico", entitled "Meicsiceo" for ''[Ceol '06](/source/Ceol_'06)''.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/707623|title=Various – Ceol '06|website=Discogs}} ''Ceol '06'' reached the Top 10 in the [Irish Album Chart](/source/Irish_Album_Chart). In 2008 Mundy continually guested with Sharon Shannon's Big Band alongside [Damien Dempsey](/source/Damien_Dempsey) and [Shane MacGowan](/source/Shane_MacGowan), turning up at The [Glastonbury Festival](/source/Glastonbury_Festival) as well as touring Ireland and the UK. In 2009 Mundy recorded his fourth studio album, ''Strawberry Blood'', with Irish producer [Joe Chester](/source/Joe_Chester), and mixed a number of tracks with UK producer Andy Bradfield. The album featured contributions from [Shane MacGowan](/source/Shane_MacGowan) and [Gemma Hayes](/source/Gemma_Hayes) and was released worldwide on [iTunes](/source/iTunes) with a bonus download [video](/source/music_video). He guested with [Nina Persson](/source/Nina_Persson)'s [A Camp](/source/A_Camp) project at the academy in Dublin, and in 2009 saw he tour Ireland, Australia, and the UK. The album went into the Irish charts at No.14.{{cite web|author=trish |url=http://www.meg.ie/interview-mundy/ |title=Interview / Mundy |publisher=Meg.ie |access-date=17 April 2012}} During the sessions for Strawberry Blood, Mundy recorded several cover versions with [Joe Chester](/source/Joe_Chester), including [Bob Dylan's](/source/Bob_Dylan) Buckets Of Rain, [Neil Young](/source/Neil_Young)'s Ohio and [Simon and Garfunkel](/source/Simon_%26_Garfunkel)'s Kathy's Song. These cover versions went on to be released on the follow-up, 2011's Shuffle.{{Citation |title=Mundy - Shuffle |date=2011 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/4870929-Mundy-Shuffle |access-date=2023-07-07 |language=en}} ==Camcor Records== '''Camcor Records''' is an independent [record label](/source/record_label) founded by Mundy after he departed from [Epic Records](/source/Epic_Records) ([Sony BMG](/source/Sony_BMG)) in 2000, four years after his first album. The company takes its name from the [Camcor River](/source/River_Camcor), which flows through Mundy's hometown of [Birr](/source/Birr%2C_County_Offaly), [County Offaly](/source/County_Offaly), Ireland. It is sometimes listed as "Camcor Recording" in industry publications. Mundy has released three albums on the label: his second album, ''24-Star Hotel'', which has sold more than 25,000 copies in Ireland; his third album, the [platinum](/source/gold_album)-selling ''Raining Down Arrows''; and more recently the live album ''Live & Confusion''. ==Discography== '''Studio albums''' * Jelly Legs (1996) * 24 Star Hotel (2002) * Raining Down Arrows (2004) * Strawberry Blood (2009) * Shuffle (2011) * Mundy (2015) '''Live albums''' * Live & Confusion (2006) * Live at Oxegen 2008 (2011) ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== *[http://www.mundy.ie Official site] *{{musicbrainz artist|8843b788-77c3-4f6f-8296-121e1cc0651a}} *[http://www.cluas.com/music/features/mundy.htm Early career interview on Indie music webzine CLUAS.com] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090706025234/http://www.entertainmentarchitects.ie/TheMusic/Mundy Mundy] PR in Ireland {{Authority control}} Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:Irish male singer-songwriters Category:Irish singer-songwriters Category:People from Birr, County Offaly Category:Irish people of Swedish descent Category:21st-century Irish male singers Category:1990s in Irish music Category:2000s in Irish music Category:2010s in Irish music Category:2020s in Irish music --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mundy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mundy) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mundy?action=history)). 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