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Kilkenny Roots Festival


Sunday brought another fantastic day of music to the bustling city of Kilkenny with a similar line up to Saturday for the ticketed shows, one of the great things about this festival is that the majority of the acts play a number of shows throughout the weekend, so music fans can get to see all …

Second day of the Kilkenny Roots festival and what a fun packed day it was with eight ticketed shows and of course the too many to mention free gigs around the city.One of the highlight’s of the day was the James Yorkston – Nina Persson & the Secondhand Orchestra as yes it is Nina Persson …

Its that time of year again where the city of Kilkenny is taken over by music fans from all around the world, people travel near and far for this weekend of Roots / Americana / Rockabilly and more. The weekend comprising of paid shows and a large number of free shows in numerous venues around …

Valazza’s forthcoming new album ‘Kassi Valazza Knows Nothing’ is a spellbinding collection of songs that dangle like protective magic talismans, catching dreams and glinting light. She hypnotizes listeners with a sturdy, yet gentle, voice and painterly songwriting imbued with an independent spirit. Though her music plays country cousin to British folk, calling to mind greats like Sandy …

One of the most prestigious Americana/Roots festivals is back after being missed by so many for so long! as like other years people have travelled long and far to be in Kilkenny again for the weekend, many arriving on the Thursday and not leaving till the Tuesday.The city comes a live with the buzz of …