ELLEN FOLEY plays NYC's The Cutting Room and Announces Tour of The Netherlands

ELLEN FOLEY ANNOUNCES CONCERT AT NEW YORK CITY'S THE CUTTING ROOM ON DECEMBER 16 IN JANUARY, SHE TRAVELS TO THE NETHERLANDS FOR AN 8-DATE TOUR Tour dates support Foley's fifth solo album, Fighting Words, released in August by Urban Noise Music  The sole female vocalist on Meat Loaf's 50-million-selling Bat Out of Hell, Foley was the sparring partner on the Top 40 hit "Paradise by the Dashboard Light"

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / November 15, 2021 — Ellen Foley has announced a series of concerts in support of her critically-acclaimed solo album, Fighting Words. She will perform at The Cutting Room in New York City on December 16, and in January she travels to the Netherlands for eight live dates.  Foley and her band The Worried Men played to a packed house at New York’s The Bowery Electric in August. It was the first time in six years that the singer had performed a solo show drawn from her catalog of five solo albums, plus her legendary contributions to Meat Loaf’s mega-platinum Bat Out of Hell LP.  Foley’s latest solo album, Fighting Words, has seen the singer receive some of the best notices of her career. Classic Rock Magazine called the album “vintage jukebox Americana” while Songfacts wrote “Fighting Words finds Foley in stunning vocal form and, like the title suggests, not backing down.”  Doors will open for the December 16 show at The Cutting Room at 6:00 PM. Ellen and The Worried Men will take the stage at 7:00 PM.  The Netherlands has been a reliably loyal market for Foley since the singer scored a #1 single there with 1979’s “We Belong to the Night.” Written by Foley and Fred Goodman, the track was produced by rock legends Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson and appeared on the vocalist’s debut album, Nightout. Foley has toured the Netherlands several times, most recently in 2018.  In addition to Foley’s extensive musical discography, she has enjoyed a dual career as an actress, including roles in the films Hair (1979), Tootsie (1982), Fatal Attraction (1987), Married to the Mob and Cocktail (both 1988), and as a series regular on season two of NBC-TV’s Night Court (1984-1985).  Fighting Words is available now on CD and download, with autographed copies of the CD for sale at Bandcamp.

CONCERT DATES   DECEMBER 2021 16:  New York City — The Cutting Room / TICKETS JANUARY 2022 07:  Lelystad, NL — Corneel / TICKETS 08:  Gouda, NL — Bakkerheij Theater / TICKETS 09:  Zierikzee, NL — Fizi Theater / TICKETS 11:  Etten Leur, NL — Studio 76 / INFO 13:  Den Haag, NL — Paard / TICKETS 14:  Drachten, NL — Iduna / TICKETS 15:  Roermond, NL — ECI Cultuurfabriek / TICKETS 16:  Tilburg, NL — Boerke Mutsaers / TICKETS via valsligt@hotmail.com or at the door

PRAISE FOR ELLEN FOLEY'S FIGHTING WORDS “Fighting Words is one of the greatest and most passionately true rock albums in recent times. Ellen Foley is a remarkable singer of multitudes: the only one in history to star in a Sondheim musical and also sing with The Clash and Meat Loaf.” — Paul Zollo / AMERICAN SONGWRITER “Foley’s voice blends beautifully with duet partner Karla DeVito’s on ‘I’m Just Happy to Be Here’ which evokes the rip-roaring punk energy of Elvis Costello and The Attractions’ early days, albeit with a brighter lyrical outlook.” — Joe Marchese / THE SECOND DISC “Despite long hiatuses between studio recordings, her distinct singing and energy still linger after ‘Paradise.’” — David Chiu / FORBES “Fighting Words is full of powerful tracks that prove Foley is far from mellowing.” — Katherine Yeske-Taylor / ROCK & ROLL GLOBE “Fighting Words captures more of the variety in Foley’s musical life, incorporating nuanced pop alongside thundering rock, elements of theatre and even country.” — Bernard Zuel / SYDNEY MORNING HERALD “Packed with succinct, strong tunes, Fighting Words is a defiant piece of work, full of positivity.” — Paul Matts / SOMETHING ELSE REVIEWS “A topical, timeless rock ‘n’ roll gem.” — Tom Haugen / TAKE EFFECT REVIEWS

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