Clonmel World Music 2011 programme begins, 27 Jan.

Thanks to Gerry Lawless of Clonmel World Music in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, for this news:

Clonmel World Music presents a unique double bill: the Fox Hunt (USA) and the Henry Girls (IRE) at Raheen House Hotel, Clonmel, on Thursday 27 January 2011. Doors at 8.00 p.m. and bands on stage at 9.00 p.m. sharp. Tickets €15 - on sale in Premier Music Centre, Clonmel.

From the USA, West Virginia combo The Fox Hunt peddle a streetwise, subtly subversive mix of vintage Americana and potent original songwriting. Bittersweet close harmonies, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar and double bass are dynamically layered around a single condenser microphone. Joining them on stage will be Donegal sisters The Henry Girls, whose exquisite three-part vocals interweave their native traditions with blues, jazz and country, they are rightly one of Ireland’s top emerging folk acts. Between them the girls play harp, guitar, fiddle, and accordion with great gusto!

Both bands are showcasing the collaboration at the prestigious Celtic Connections in Glasgow in January 2011. They played this double-header set at two Irish summer Festivals in 2010, at the Cork Midsummer Festival and at the Eireagal Arts Festival in Donegal, where they won a standing ovation from 800 people.

Contact Gerry Lawless on 086 338 9619 or Martha Beardmore on 087 9107201 for details.

Clonmel World Music has five shows scheduled so far for the coming season. Details will be published as soon as available.