Elvis and Ireland now on Amazon Kindle worldwide!

The critically acclaimed music biography "Elvis and Ireland" by Ivor Casey is now available across the world to be purchased in Amazon Kindle format. Follow the links below for your local Amazon store:

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"Elvis and Ireland" explores the life of Elvis Presley and his influence on Ireland's rock and pop culture.

The book was officially launched by Barry Devlin of Celtic Rock group Horslips who noted "Elvis and Ireland" as a "terrific read with fascinating research".

Other comments:

"Genuinely original" ... "entrancingly idiosyncratic work" ... "startling, surprising and not without significance" - Eamonn McCann (Hot Press; Vol:37 Issue:08 - May 8 2013)

"Casey has to be commended for a rare feat: an original book on The King" - Barry Egan (The Sunday Independent, March 31 2013)

Elvis and Ireland by Ivor Casey - Official Book Launch

The Official Book Launch of Elvis and Ireland by Ivor Casey took place on 10 May 2013 at The Corner Note Café in Dalkey. The book was successfully launched by Barry Devlin of Celtic Rock Group Horslips who joined the author to talk about his memories and experiences of Elvis, his influence in Ireland and also lead on to announce the new Elvis book as a "terrific read with fascinating research". Among the guests included Oscar nominated Hollywood Director and Animator Jimmy Murakami (The Magic Pear Tree, The Snowman, When The Wind Blows), Filmmaker Sé Merry-Doyle, Actor Dermod Lynskey, as well as Artist, Broadcaster and Writer Don Conroy and Former Miss Ireland Nuala Holloway, who painted the oil painting of Elvis for the cover of the book.

"Elvis and Ireland" author Ivor Casey (Centre Left) with Hollywood director
and animator Jimmy Murakami, Former Miss Ireland Nuala Holloway and Horslips
Rock Star Barry Devlin with a copy of Elvis and Ireland at the official launch of the book.

"Elvis and Ireland" explores the life of Elvis and his influence and connections with Ireland. It is a social and historical study, documenting the evolution of rock and pop culture in Ireland, while simultaneously covering the entire story of Elvis's life, with some new fresh perspectives.

Among the Irish influences and connections include Irish songs he sang and the listings of Irish singers who covered his work. It touches on his Irish genealogy and documents the Irish actors and singers he worked with and came in contact with throughout his life. It also details how Elvis and rock 'n' roll music was first received here by the establishment and how rock 'n' roll and popular music first formed in the country. There is also details about the movies of his which were censored and the Irish cinemas that first screened his films, as well as the Irish chart successes he had, among many many more interesting facts and trivia. "Elvis and Ireland" is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Easons and other leading book stores.

The book was officially launched by Barry Devlin of Celtic Rock group Horslips who noted "Elvis and Ireland" as a "terrific read with fascinating research".

Comments about Elvis and Ireland by some top journalists:

"Genuinely original" ... "entrancingly idiosyncratic work" ... "startling, surprising and not without significance" - Eamonn McCann (Hot Press; Vol:37 Issue:08 - May 8 2013)

"Casey has to be commended for a rare feat: an original book on The King" - Barry Egan (The Sunday Independent, March 31 2013)

For a further read about the book, check out The Sunday Independent article by Barry Egan, titled "The King and Us: How Elvis Shocked The Irish" at the following link: http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books-arts/the-king-and-us-how-elvis-shocked-the-irish-29165281.html

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Bono gives "Elvis and Ireland" the thumbs up!

Ivor Casey, author of Elvis and Ireland with Bono in Dalkey

Irish rock star Bono and "Elvis and Ireland" author Ivor Casey at The Corner Note Café in Dalkey. When asked about his inclusion in the book, Bono, who has been reading his own personal copy, remarked that he was "delighted to be part of the whole thing". The book discusses the evolution of rock 'n' roll in Ireland and contains a substantial section on Irish rock band U2.

"Elvis and Ireland" explores the life of Elvis and his influence and connections with Ireland. It is a social and historical study, documenting the evolution of rock and pop culture in Ireland, while simultaneously covering the entire story of Elvis's life, with some new fresh perspectives.



Among the Irish influences and connections include Irish songs he sang and the listings of Irish singers who covered his work. It touches on his Irish genealogy and documents the Irish actors and singers he worked with and came in contact with throughout his life. It also details how Elvis and rock 'n' roll music was first received here by the establishment and how rock 'n' roll and popular music first formed in the country. There is also details about the movies of his which were censored and the Irish cinemas that first screened his films, as well as the Irish chart successes he had, among many many more interesting facts and trivia. "Elvis and Ireland" is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Easons and other leading book stores.

The book was officially launched by Barry Devlin of Celtic Rock group Horslips who noted "Elvis and Ireland" as a "terrific read with fascinating research".

Comments about Elvis and Ireland by some top journalists:

"Genuinely original" ... "entrancingly idiosyncratic work" ... "startling, surprising and not without significance" - Eamonn McCann (Hot Press; Vol:37 Issue:08 - May 8 2013)

"Casey has to be commended for a rare feat: an original book on The King" - Barry Egan (The Sunday Independent, March 31 2013)


For a further read about the book, check out The Sunday Independent article by Barry Egan, titled "The King and Us: How Elvis Shocked The Irish" at the following link: http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books-arts/the-king-and-us-how-elvis-shocked-the-irish-29165281.html


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Elvis and Ireland

Elvis and Ireland is the "Irish Biography" of Elvis Presley. It is the detailed story of Elvis Presley's life and career, combined with a timeline of events in Irish popular culture and the social changes brought on by his unique brand of rock 'n' roll.

What you will find here is just about everything to do with Elvis and his links with Ireland including anecdotes, entertaining trivia on Elvis's connection with Ireland, his Irish chart successes, as well as areas of censorship. You will also learn about Irish songs he covered and Irish singers who covered his work. Find out what many Irish personalities have to say about Elvis, as well as what was said about the star from the Dáil to the pulpit. 

Elvis and Ireland focuses on how Irish artists used Elvis and American popular culture for their own artistic efforts, from Ireland's earliest showbands and beat-groups to the rock legends Rory Gallagher, Phil Lynott and Bono. It covers several decades of Irish popular music without ever losing track of Elvis's story. In brief this book is a view of Elvis Presley through Irish eyes.

Elvis and Ireland brings together the story of the global superstar from his birth to his untimely death, picking up the Irish connections along the way. To add a further Irish dimension, the book also features artwork of Elvis by three famous Irish artists. All music fans, and not just the Irish ones, will find this an exhilarating journey through the career of the universal music icon.

Hundreds of Elvis books already exist but rarely does a new Elvis book have something to say from a totally different cultural stand point.

Elvis and Ireland is authored by Ivor Casey who has worked as a freelance journalist throughout Ireland for the past 10 years. Ivor also has a BA(Hons) in English, Media and Cultural Studies.

Elvis and Ireland is available to buy from Celtic Note, Nassau St. and Tower Records, Wicklow St. in Dublin or from your nearest Amazon website in the links below:

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