The High Kings. Irish music the best

Location: Dublin West

This playlist follows more than one or two special requests.
Trad is not my thing and to be honest when Bobby first requested this, I had not heard of the high kings before.
I have to say they are good. Those into trad Irish really rate them.
Enjoy

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Finbarr Clancy from Carrick-on-Suir, is the son of Bobby Clancy (Bobby first made his name as half of a duo with his sister Peg). Bobby joined his brothers Liam, Paddy and Tom in The Clancy Brothers after Tommy Makem had split from the group. Finbarr has played all over America with The Clancy Brothers and as a solo artist, but for the past two years he has been singing and entertaining in Shanghai.

Martin Furey, who lives in Kilmoganny, Co. Kilkennny, is the son of the renowned Irish piper and singer, Finbar Furey. The musical tradition in the Furey family goes back two hundred years and multi-instrumentalist and singer Martin is proudly carrying on the musical legacy. Martin has played all over America and Europe as a solo artist and also as a duo called Bohinta with his sister Aine.

Brian Dunphy from Dublin is the son of Sean Dunphy, who was a major star of the showband era in Ireland in the 1960s. Following in his father’s footsteps, Brian has sung all over the world as a featured soloist with Riverdance. He was also one of the Three Irish Tenors, who performed successfully across America and this past summer he was the star vocalist at Doyle’s Irish Cabaret in The Burlington Hotel in Dublin.

Darren Holden from Mooncoin in Co. Kilkenny, began his career as
a singer/songwriter and has written and performed with some of the world’s top songwriters. Holden became a featured vocalist and toured the world with Riverdance for several years before landing the lead role of The Piano Man in the Broadway production of the Billy Joel musical Movin’ Out. Darren also toured the US, Canada and Japan for three years with this highly successful show. He is now back in Ireland, and coincidentally he was just reengaging with Irish Folk Music when he was invited to join

Press Release from The high kings.
A new exciting Irish ballad group has arrived .....
Finbarr Clancy, Brian Dunphy, Martin Furey & Darren Holden
with Music Producer David Downes
Carrying on the tradition of great Irish music
CD and DVD available from March 28, 2008
Four top class performers create this unique ensemble,
performing new songs and re-energising the great Irish ballads
Finbarr Clancy, Brian Dunphy, Martin Furey & Darren Holden - renowned vocalists and
musicians - have come together to create the most exciting Irish ballad group to
emerge since The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem electrified the worldwide folk
revival of the 1960s – The High Kings.
Carrying on the tradition of great Irish music, creating exciting modern songs in the
folk idiom and incorporating some of the classic ballad repertoire from the past The
High Kings have already recorded a special for PBS which will be broadcast in the US
in March. Their inaugural US tour will commence on April 17th.
The highly acclaimed musical Director David Downes, (musical director of Celtic
Woman) brings intricate harmonies and driving rhythms to The High Kings songbook,
giving them a freshness and sparkle that is modern and exciting, without ever
sacrificing the traditional melodies and lyrics, which made them so attractive in the
first instance. The songs themselves reflect a wide range of moods, the rousing
“Rocky Road To Dublin,” the haunting strains of “The Parting Glass,” the irresistible
“The Wild Rover” and the stunning “Fields of Glory”.
This outstanding four-part vocal harmonies are backed by a band which includes worldclass
musicians; Martin O’Connor on accordion, Nollaig Casey on fiddle, Dave Keery on
guitar, Paul Moore on double bass, Ewan Cowley on guitars and master percussionist
Robbie Harris.

The High Kings tour dates
Irish Tour Dates
Date Venue
Tues Oct 28th Hawkswell Thatre, Sligo
Thur Oct 30th The Helix, Dublin
Fri Oct 31st Deans Crowe Theatre, Athlone
Sat Nov 1st An Tain Theatre, Dundalk
Sun Nov 2nd Riverside Hotel, Enniscorthy
Tue Nov 4th The Black Box, Galway
Thu Nov 6th The Theatre Royal, Castlebar
Fri Nov 7th The INEC, Killarney
Sat Nov 8th The Opera House, Cork
Sun Nov 9th The Premier Hall, Thurles
Mon Nov 10th Lawlor's Hotel, Waterford
Thrs Nov 13th UCH, Limerick
Fri Nov 14th The Station House, Clifden
Sun Nov 16th The Olympia Theatre, Dublin
Mon Nov 17th The Waterfront Hall, Belfast
Tues Nov 18th Roscommon Arts Centre, Roscommon.

From the High Kings themselves
"I am blown away by the incredible response we have received from our Irish fans. They have made this tour very special and we are so grateful for their support." Darren Holden

"It was so important for us to have been accepted in Ireland, our home country but this response has been overwhelming! We are loved here - wow!!!" Brian Dunphy

"This Irish tour has been amazing, the reaction from the Irish fans completely stunned us, we are all truly humbled. Thank you." Finbarr Clancy

"I would like to say thanks to everyone who came along & helped us put our beautiful traditional music back on the map. The High Kings Thank You." Martin Furey
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High King tour dates Ireland and UK
UK Dates
Date Location Venue Buy Online/Phone
22 October 2010 Liverpool
Contemporary Urban Centre +44 (0) 151 708 3529 contemporaryurbancentre
24 October 2010 Glasgow
Barrowlands 2 t-s.co/thehi
Tel + 44 8444 155 221
25 October 2010 London
Luminaire

Irish Dates
Date Location Venue Buy Online/Phone
01 October 2010 Waterford The Rhu Glenn Hotel
(Waterford Hospice Charity Event) 051 832 242
06 November 2010 Omagh Dun Uladh dunuladh.ie
07 November 2010 Letterkenny Mount Errigal Hotel Mount Errigal Tel:
074 9122700
Highland Radio Tel:
074 912 5000
10 Nov 2010 SOLD OUT Carrick-On-Suir Strand Theatre Tel 051 645 050
11 November 2010 Castleblayney Iontas Theatre iontascastleblayney.ie
12 November 2010 Tullamore Tullamore Court Hotel ticketmaster.ie
13 November 2010 Waterford Theatre Royal theatreroyal.ie
14 November 2010 Belfast Waterfront Studio waterfront.co.uk
19 November 2010 Castlebar Royal Theatre ticketmaster.ie
20 November 2010 Cork Opera House corkoperahouse.ie ticketmaster.ie
21 November 2010 Limerick University Concert Hall uch.ie
ticketmaster.ie
24 November 2010 Wexford White’s Hotel Tel 053 912 2311
26 November 2010 Ballybunion Tintean Theatre Tel 068 28003
27 November 2010 Kilkenny Langtons Tel 056 7765133
28 November 2010 Dublin Grand Canal Theatre ticketmaster.ie
02 December 2010 Mullingar Greville Arms Hotel Tel: 044 934 8563
03 December 2010 Portlaoise Heritage Hotel ticketmaster.ie
04 December 2010 Galway Town Hall Theatre tht.ie
09 December 2010 Drogheda TLT THEATRE thetlt.ie
10 December 2010 Derry Millennium Forum millenniumforum.co.uk
17 December 2010 Athlone Dean Crowe Theatre deancrowetheatre.ie

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