Swithwick's Kilkenny Rhythm and Roots 2011

Swithwick's Kilkenny Rhythm and Roots 2011-

Since 1998, The Kilkenny Rhythm and Roots Festival has attracted some of the finest names in the Americana canon; acts like Calexico, Giant Sand, Ryan Adams,Alejandro Escovedo, Mark Eitzel, Guy Clark, Chuck Prophet, Ray LaMontagne,Richmond Fontaine, Rodney Crowell... The list is very long, and these are but a small few names who have been drawn to the magnet of the Marble City Mardi Gras in the past. Country, folk, blues, bluegrass, rockabilly, cajun etc...

All forms of what we like to call Americana are well represented over the four days. From midday to midnight audiences wind their way through the medieval streets sampling the huge range of music in the 30 plus venues, hosting over 30 acts from Ireland, USA, Canada, UK and Sweden, with over 80 ticketed and free shows.

There's a mixture of old and new acts on the free pub gig trail and all styles will be catered for, from swing to bluegrass, rockabilly to cajun, folk and the blues.

For more information- http://www.kilkennyroots.com/

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Music

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• Swithwick's
• Kilkenny
• Rhythm and Roots
• John Cleere
• Arthur Drohan
• Cleere's
• Ryan's
• The Set
• The Watergate
• Billy Byrne's
• Malcolm Noonan
• Kort
• John Grant
• Wilko Johnson
• Frontier Ruckus
• Hans Chew
• Little Miss Higgins
• Mary Gauthier
• The Barflies
• TV Jones and the Tomahawks
• Davy Holland
• Eavan Phelan
• Mick Jones
• Anthony Griffin
• Americana
• Bluegrass
• Cajun

[eartotheground121]

Great job Darragh,Well Edited .I deffo wont make Hollywood though(Maybe Tallatfornia ,Cheers!! Declan

[connieacher]

GREAT FUN!!!

[crc778Hypnodoc]

I was privilidged to be born in Kilkenny and still go back to play music 2-3 times a year, I'll be there from May 30 to June 7th this year, in Cleeres May 30 and June 6th Great town great people