Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three in Ireland, 3-10 July 2011

Photo: Bill Streeter

Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three (USA), the 'ragtime blues' stringband-plus-percussion based in St Louis, MO, are currently in the Netherlands on the first leg of a tour which will bring them to Britain on 14 June and to Ireland on 3 July. They come strongly recommended by many people, notably the Wilders, whose latest tour here ended last Saturday. The tour schedule shown on their website is:

Sun. 3rd: Odessa Club, Dame Court, Dublin 2; 8.30 p.m. €10

Mon. 4th: Spectrum Centre, Shankill Road, Belfast; 8.00 p.m. Tickets £4 from Welcome Centre or Spectrum Centre

Tues. 5th: Private function, 8.00 p.m.

Wed. 6th: Cleere's, Kilkenny city, 8.00 p.m. Tickets: TBA

Thurs. 7th: Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford town, 8.30 p.m. Tickets: TBA

Fri. 8th: Seamus Ennis Cultural Centre, Naul, Co. Dublin, 8.30 p.m. Tickets: TBA

Sat. 9th: Earagall Arts Festival Hunger Hoedown, Town Park, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, 9.00 p.m. Tickets: TBA

Sun. 10th: McGrory's, Culdaff, Co. Donegal, 8.00 p.m. Tickets: TBA