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Rhythm and Roots returns for May Bank Holiday weekend

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Ireland’s foremost roots music festival returns to Kilkenny for the May Bank Holiday weekend with a mixture of revered favourites and new treasures to unearth.

Nearly Four singer/songwriter Noelie, to play Ryans

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Galway native Noelie McDonnell is coming to Kilkenny next week for a mid-week-special gig on Wednesday night.

Jess Klein and Meg Hutchinson at The Crane

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JESS KLEIN and Meg Hutchinson are two American singer-songwriters who have been winning the praises of music critics these last few years and both of them play The Crane Bar, Sea Road on Thursday October 23 at 9pm.

The perfect setting for your big day

The Mount Wolseley Hotel, Spa, and Country Club lies among the gentle rolling landscape of County Carlow beside the meandering River Slaney. This charming resort is an eclectic blend of contemporary design and lavish detail set in glorious, peaceful, surroundings, only an hour’s drive from Dublin.

The Guggenheim Grotto returns for Christmas

Duo Kevin May and Mick Lynch, aka The Guggenheim Grotto make a welcome return to Kilkenny in time for Christmas as they perform at Cleere's Theatre this coming Saturday night, December 20.

Okkervil River - indie rocks’ black sheep boys

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OKKERVIL RIVER, arguably the finest indie/alternative band in America right now, will play their only Irish show - apart from Electric Picnic - in the Róisín Dubh on Monday September 7 at 9pm.

David Geraghty, finding a place for his music

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KILDARE MAN David Geraghty began his musical journey in the mid-1990s when he joined Damien Rice, Paul Noonan, Dominic Phillips and Brian Crosby in the band Juniper for the recording of their second EP Manna. When Rice left the band in 1998 the remaining members continued to play together and formed the band Bell X1. To date Bell X1 have released four critically-acclaimed albums and have been gaining success in the United States in recent years, with Paste Magazine describing them as “one of Ireland’s greatest bands”. Geraghty released his debut solo album Kill Your Darlings in 2007 and earned himself a nomination for the Choice Music Prize alongside Roisin Murphy, Kila, and Delorentos. Next week sees the release of his second solo album The Victory Dance and as part of a nationwide promotional tour he plays Roisin Dubh on Friday September 11.

Nanci Griffith in the Royal Castlebar

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Nanci Griffith's musical journey has taken her from folk and country roots, to her own brand of “folkability”; from Austin’s Hole In The Wall bar to New York’s Carnegie Hall, Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry and London’s Royal Albert Hall. Griffith has penned such classics as ‘Gulf Coast Highway’ (duet with Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson), ‘Love At The Five And Dime’ and ‘Outbound Plane’. In turn, she was the first to record Julie Gold’s Grammy winning classic ‘From A Distance’. She has also been honoured with five Grammy nominations, three as a solo artist (winning once) and twice for performances on albums by The Chieftains (winning once).

Okkervil River to play Galway in September

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WITH THE exception of Electric Picnic, the only Irish show the great Okkervil River will play this year is in the Róisín Dubh on Monday September 7 at 9pm.

Let it all hang out with Grupo Fantasma

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One of the most exciting bands to come to Kilkenny this ‘arts festival’ season has to be the 10-piece multi-cultural Grupo Fantasma.

 

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