2013 Entertainment
The Full Set
www.fullsetmusic.com
All accomplished young musicians in their own right, FullSet create a stunning and unique sound that is full of energy and innovation, whilst all the time remaining true to their traditional roots. Having received critical acclaim for their debut release, even being compared to supergroups such as Danú & Altan by respected Irish Music Magazine. FullSet are set to thrill audiences throughout the world.
Gaelic Storm
www.gaelicstorm.com
With catalog sales of more than 1 million, the group has now had three albums debut at #1 on the Billboard World Albums Chart. In recent years, they’ve performed with acts ranging from Zac Brown Band and the Goo Goo Dolls to Emmylou Harris and Lyle Lovett, at events as varied as the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and Milwaukee’s Summerfest. With their signature acoustic production, Gaelic Storm blends indie-folk and world grooves with Celtic tradition.
Goitse
www.goitse.ie
Lace up your dancing shoes and get ready for a night of wonderful music and fast paced fun with Goitse. Forged in the white-hot creative crucible of Limerick University’s Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, the quintet have graduated with a musical maturity worthy of the greatest. They hade made a name for themselves as one of the most sought after bands amongst connoisseurs of Irish Traditional music.
The Langers Ball
www.thelangersball.com
The full-band Langer’s Ball plays fast, fun aggressive Irish Punk Rock music. Music from The Langer’s Ball is regularly featured on podcasts from around the world such as Paddy Rock Radio, Shite ‘n’ Onions, Celtic Roots Radio, 67 Music, Marc Gunn’s Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, and many more. The Langer’s Ball has been performing since 2007 and were hailed as “…A Band To Watch” by PaddyRock.com.
Red Hot Chilli Pipers
www.redhotchillipipers.com
Bagpipes with attitude. Drums with a Scottish accent. A blazing rock band and a show so hot it carries its own health warning. The Red Hot Chilli Pipers have been rocking the world from New York to Beijing with musicianship of the highest order and a passion for pipes that will leave you breathless. Winners of the Scottish ‘Live Act of the Year’ in 2007 and 2010 and maybe the most famous Bagpipe Group in the world.
Scythian
www.scythianmusic.com
Rousing and raucous, Scythian (sith-ee-yin) plays kicked-up Celtic and world music infused with a touch of punk-rock sensibility. Take a trio of classically trained dueling fiddlers, toss in a rhythm guitar, a banjo and the occasional funky accordion, then power it with the driving rhythm of a world percussionist, and you’ve got the ingredients for a show you won’t forget. Scythian’s high-energy, adrenaline-peddling music gets people up on their feet and dancing.
We Banjo 3
www.webanjo3.com
We Banjo 3 have just been granted the prestigious Music Network Young Musicwide Award, a professional development award for the best and brightest young music ensembles.
Featuring 3 tenor banjos, fiddle, mandolins, tenor guitars, guitars, banjolin and vocals We Banjo 3 combine Irish music with Old-Time American, Ragtime and Bluegrass to produce an exciting, fun, invigorating sound guaranteed to thrill audiences.
