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Carlsberg Kilkenny Rhythm n' Roots Weekend
1st - 4th May 2009
See how good the 2003 , 2004
and 2005 weekends were.If you like this you'll love The Desert Aces.
In the nine years since it first kicked off, the festival has hosted many an unforgettable gig by some of the most renowned acts in the world of roots music. Festival-goers talk of their delight at seeing well-loved performers play barnstorming shows in the intimate surroundings of the medieval city's pubs, as well as their surprise and pleasure at discovering new acts seemingly waiting around every corner to amaze them.
"One of the best coordinated and produced music events anywhere in the world, attracting the cream of blues, country and folk talent, irrelevant of birth place" -Mark Philips, Americana UK
"A utopian mix of Americana, alt-country and general roots-based music" -Gerry Quinn, No Depression.
"An event by and for music fans" -Tony Clayton-Lea, The Irish Times
"Without doubt, three days of heaven on earth" - Colm O'Hare, Hot Press.
"One is caught between the impulse to tell the rest of the world about it and or keep it as a guilty secret"- Nick Kelly, Billboard.
"The Kilkenny Roots Festival is an incredible festival, the intimacy
of it is something that people should try to replicate around the world"
- Joey Burns, Calexico.
Early booking is advised for all shows and early arrival at all venues
is
recommended in order to avoid disappointment. Safety capacity restrictions
may apply to smaller venues.
Information and tickets upstairs at
Rollercoaster Records,
Kieran Street,
Kilkenny.
Phone 05677 94828.
Bands appearing at Kilkenny 2006:
 Alejandro
Escovedo and his band Finally, we're proud to present in Kilkenny
No Depression magazine's Artist of the Nineties. Ground zero punk
rock dude with the Nuns, cowpunk progenitor in Rank and File, gutter-brawling
guitar-rawker in the True Believers and Buick MacKane; he's the genuine
Real Deal. ( US) |
| Chicago's Robbie Fulks is one of the more heralded talents in the alternative country movement, displaying an offbeat, often dark sense of humour. He moves effortlessly between the twang of his early work and a crunchier roots-rock hybrid, though he's returned to his roots with his latest opus Georgia Hard. A riveting live performer, you've just gotta be there. ( US) |
| Swank perform a genetically modified, all hoedown, corn-swillin', ass-kickin' unholy alliance of punk and country styles that go together like moonshine and mason jars. It's a mixture of guilt, guitars, gospel and guts executed with an almighty, footstompin' barroom belligerence. ( Canada) |
 Elliott
Brood call their music Death Country - dark, gritty folk music
built around whiskey-drenched vocals and lyrics evoking images of
love, loss and murder. Fans of the Handsome Family or Johnny Dowd
need look no further, with the band's soul thumping songs, visceral
Kentucky-hardcore acoustic guitar and sombre, achingly confessional
vocal harmonies.( Canada) |
 Hackensaw
Boys Picture it, you're in Kilkenny and here's the Hackensaw Boys
crammed onto a tiny stage, clustered in tight knots around three microphones,
giving the show the feel of an old-time radio hour. Raucous young
wildmen, they've opened shows for bands of the calibre of the Flaming
Lips. You could call it bluegrass with a rowdy manic feel and you
wouldn't be wrong. ( US) |
| Grayson Capps
and his band- Grayson has a beer-stained voice that could only have come from the New Orleans streets he calls his "Cannery Row". He's a preacher, a poet, a singer, a guitarist and a supreme chronicler of the American landscape. " Grayson Capps- he's f***ing awesome" Scarlett Johansson -Variety.com ( US) |
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Corb Lund
and the Hurtin' Albertans -They're a blazing roots-rock outfit, |
| Gina Villalobos
band has opened for artists as diverse as Frank Black, The Breeders, Mary Lou Lord and Laura Veirs. This LA singer-songwriter's 2005 album has been described by BBC Radio's Bob Harris as a "contender for album of the year". She will be touring her latest album as she plays in Kilkenny.( US) |
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| Jeffrey Foucault.
His world is a landscape of ghost horses and cowboy elegies, weary lovers and leaving trains. An existential drive-in theatre where memories and icons flicker across lowering skies. With the release of ' Strippin Cane', Jeffrey Foucault presents a collection of bright, spare songs; an Americana tour bus that moves from Country Blues to Murder Ballad, Twelve-Bar to Gospel. ( US) |
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Dustin Chance
and the All-Nighters are California's latest hot rockin combo. |
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Rhythm 55
revive the good old sound of the fifties as close to the original |
| The King Louie
Combo is that hepped-up meeting between country & western music and early rhythm & blues, with a tip of the hat to Big Joe Turner and Wynonie Harris. Kick off those creepers and get ready to rumble! ( Switzerland) |
| Cajuns Denbo
are a six piece outfit from Wales who have established themselves as the leading purveyors of the Cajun and Zydeco dance music usually associated with south west Louisiana. What sets them apart is that the band performs their material in their native Welsh language rather than Cajun French. ( Wales) |
| Engine Alley
are always featured in these ´Best of´ lists of Irish
bands put together by Irish rock compilers of CD's. These Kilkenny guys get together for first official gig in many years. Expect all the old favourites with a little Neil Young thrown in as well. ( Ireland) |
| The Wildcats
of Kilkenny- With their twisted brand of Irish folk, they set toes a tapping from the moment they stepped out on stage. It's a fiddle led frenzied party and the band will enjoy bringing their infectious brand of irreverent Irish music to Kilkenny.( UK) |
| Gentlemen
Tim and the Contenders. This is Chicago-style Rhythm'n'Blues,
hot, sweet and rockin, just as it should be! Wailin' harmonica and vocals from front man (and ex-Tipperary exile) Tim Corbett and well supported by swinging guitar, pumping double bass with a dynamite shuffling backbeat! ( UK) |
| Niall Toner
Band - Niall is a long-running stalwart of the Irish bluegrass scene and an old favourite at Kilkenny. The NTB's debut CD, There's A Better Way has garnered rave reviews, with Hot Press Magazine awarding it 9.5 out of 10 ! The NTB run the gamut of acoustic Country styles, with a mix of striking originals and classic covers, and always go down a storm. (Ireland) |
| Frankie Lane
( Guitar, Dobro and Vocals) and Paul Kelly (Violin and Mandolin) are one of the best-known duos touring in Ireland at the moment. What sets Frankie and Paul apart from other duos is the sheer scope of their material. You'll hear Irish Traditional tunes and songs, American Folk, Western Swing, Jazz, Classical, Bluegrass, and even a Gypsy number or two! ( Ireland) |
| Rough Deal
String Band- Appalachian, cajun, traditional old-time American country music and cowboy songs from the Tolka River Delta. What more could you ask for? (Ireland) |
| Two Time Polka
- Based in Cork, this band has a reputation for turning out great live performances. Their first album "From Pana to Louisiana", which comes soaked in the humid swampy heat of high summer Louisiana, received buckets of praise. (Ireland) |
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Raglan Rodeo-
Drawing on a wide influence of musical tastes from Bob Dylan, |
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On the border
and down the line from Louisa Bridge, Leixlip comes knife |
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The Strats
are a two piece from Monaghan, playing blues the old |
The
Sharon Shannon - Widely regarded as one of the most gifted
Irish musicians of her generation, she's part of the "new wave"
of traditional musicians; Sharon Shannon has done more for the humble
button accordion than perhaps anyone in the entire history of Irish
music.
Deadstring
Bros. Coming from the hard streets of Detroit, Michigan; spawning
ground of Eminem and the White Stripes- but they couldn't be further
removed musically. Think a gentler Rolling Stones, think a musically-edgier
Gram Parsons, this is country-rock at its best.Check out the official site.
For accommodation information, please contact the Kilkenny Tourist Board
on 056 775 1500. Or try our hotel and B
& B listings.
