I Draw Slow at the Cobblestone, Dublin, 31 July: update

A few days ago Dave Holden of I Draw Slow reported:

Just to let you know that I Draw Slow will be taking a break from recording their new album to play the Cobblestone this Saturday (31 July). Hope to see you there. Doors 8.30; €12.

Thanks to Linda Devlin of the Cobblestone, who adds:

We are delighted to announce that Cobblestone favourites I Draw Slow return to our stage this Saturday...

I Draw Slow is a five-piece outfit comprising vocals, guitar, fiddle, banjo, and double bass. Holden siblings Dave (guitar) and Louise (vocals) have been writing together for two decades, starting on Dublin’s gigging circuit with funk operation Tabularasa. Since then the pair have teamed up with violinist Adrian Hart (Yurodni, Prison Love), clawhammer banjo player Colin Derham (Tabularasa, Choral Sex, Global Funk Orchestra), and double bassist Konrad Liddy (Prison Love).

The sound: Alt-country, folk, roots, old-time, Americana. The five have created a new sound, rooted in the old-time style of the Appalachian Mountains, drawing on Irish traditional music and modern Americana. However, this is a whole new songbook of stories and melodies. These are dark tales of debauchery and trouble, swinging from the kind of well-crafted melodies that survive.

The band has built up a considerable following at gigs and online, and their much-requested debut album Downside is a simple, arresting collection of original compositions - a candid, unadorned production, recorded around one microphone at Downside Farm in Dunlavin. It is available to buy in HMV in Grafton St., Dublin, and online at Claddagh Records for €15.


For reviews of Downside from the Irish Times, Hot Press, and Event Guide, see the band's MySpace. By the way, don't let 'violinist' mislead you. Adrian Hart is a violinist, but he is also a good old-time fiddler.