Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir in England and Ireland, Sept.-Oct. 2009

Following the release in 2008 of their third album, Ten thousand, the Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir (Canada) have just announced a return trip to the UK and Ireland for their first European dates this year, which will include their third appearance at the Open House Festival in Belfast.

The AMGC - Peter Balkwill (drums), Bob Keelaghan (guitars, vocals), Judd Palmer (banjo, low slide guitar, harmonica, vocals), Vladimir Sobolewski (upright bass) - list Ralph Stanley among their influences. In addition to nine appearances in England, they will be playing the following shows in Ireland:

Mon. 21 Sept. Crane Lane Theatre, Cork. Free, midnight. +353 21 427 8487
Tues. 22 Sept. Crawdaddy, Dublin. €12/€15, 8.00 p.m. 0818 719300
Wed. 23 Sept. Róisín Dubh, Galway city. €10/€12.50, 9.00 p.m. + 353 91 586 540
Thurs. 24 Sept. Open House Festival @ the Spring & Airbrake, Belfast. £14, 7.30 p.m. 02890 327007

A full tour schedule is on their MySpace site. For further information, interview requests, guest lists etc. please contact Geraint Jones @ G Promo PR: phone +44 (0) 1584 873211; mobile +44 (0) 7855 724798; e-mail.