Trad/folk group The High Kings graced the stage of Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre for the first time. The band have been together for 15 years and the set-list spanned that to the delight of the sold-out crowd who from the very start were on their feet dancing and singing which gave the night a good old pub trad session feeling with them playing a mix of their own hits and a nice mix of trad classics.
Opening the night was Derby native but now based in Nashville, Tennessee Josh Okeefe who got the trad feeling going nicely before having to head of to play another gig in Kilkenny as he is on a tour of Ireland.
Josh Okeefe photos:
The High Kings photos & set-list:
The Irish Rover ( Joseph M. Crofts cover)
Oh Maggie
Dutchman
Spanish Lady
The Lonesome Boatman (The Fureys cover)
Star Of County Down
Grace
The Streets Of Kinsale
The Moonshiner (The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem cover)
The Town I loved So Well
Rocky Road To Dublin (D.K. Gavan cover)
The Black Velvet Band ( Trad cover)
Caledonia
Connemara Bay
1845
Chasing Rainbows
Waltzing Matilda (Banjo Paterson / Christina Macpherson cover)
Step It Out Mary
Galway Girl (Trad cover)
Irish Pub Song
Whiskey In The Jar (Trad cover)
Dirty Old Town (Ewan MacColl cover)
Ride On ( Jimmy MacCarthy cover)
The Parting Glass (Trad cover)
