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About this concert
7:00 PM GMT9 Going
A Night of Music & Comedy for Doctors Without Borders
This Bank Holiday Sunday, 25 October, McHugh’s in Drogheda will host a special night of live music and comedy, with all proceeds going to Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières).
Headlining the night are legendary Irish trad-fusion band Kíla, bringing their hugely energetic live show to Drogheda. Formed in Dublin in the late 1980s, Kíla have developed a unique sound that combines Irish traditional music and Gaeilge with influences from rock, world music, jazz and African rhythms. Their music features everything from bodhrán, whistles and uilleann pipes to percussion, brass and guitars, creating an exhilarating and unmistakable live experience. They have also worked on the soundtracks for Cartoon Saloon's acclaimed films The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea and Wolfwalkers, as well as winning an IFTA for their score for Arracht.
Kíla will be supported by an excellent line-up of Irish talent, with performances from Disko Volante, SJ McArdle and Tara Dignam, bringing a mix of musical styles and plenty of live energy to the evening.
The comedy side of the night will be hosted by Joe Rooney, the Drogheda-born comedian, actor and writer best known to many as Father Damo from Father Ted. Joe has enjoyed a long career in stand-up, television and writing, and will keep proceedings moving throughout the night.
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Artist bio
Kíla have been hailed as one of Ireland’s most innovative and exciting bands.
Coming from differring musical backgrounds, each member of this Trad Fusion group share a passion to create great music, and with an ability to absorb influences from across the globe they have created their own distinctive style of world music. With thier roots in traditional Irish music they feature percussive and balladic songs, gorgeous melodies, fabulous arrangements and a serious rhythmical undercurrent.
Kíla have won over audiences around the world with their spectacular live performances and are widely renowned for their stunning sets and surprise guest performers at their shows, including trapeze artists, choirs, dancers and more recently an eight piece brass ensemble. Their energetic live performances have seen them continue to wow new audiences in over 35 countries throughout the world, at festivals; the likes of - Womadelaide (Auz), Womad (Eng, Spain and Sicily, New Z), Sigzet Festival (Hung), Montreaux Jazz Festival (Swiz), Stockholm Water Festival (Swe), Globaltica (Pol), Glastonbury, Boomtown Cambridge Folk Fest (Eng), Celtic Connections (Scot), RWMF (Mal), KAMWA (Rus), Opening ceremony of Special Olympics (Ire).
Albums [available from http://www.kila.ie/shop/]
--Studio & Live--
Alive Beo 2017
Suas Síos 2014
Soisín 2010
Rogha 2009
Gamblers’ Ballet 2007
Kíla & Oki 2006
Live In Dublin 2004
Luna Park 2003
Lemonade & Buns 2000
Tóg É Go Bog É 1997
Mind The Gap 1995
Handel’s Fantasy 1993
--Soundtracks--
Arracht 2021
WolfWalkers (Bruno Coulais & Kíla) 2021
Song of the Sea (Bruno Coulais & Kíla) 2015
Secret of Kells (Bruno Coulais & Kíla) 2009
Monkey - 2001
Read MoreComing from differring musical backgrounds, each member of this Trad Fusion group share a passion to create great music, and with an ability to absorb influences from across the globe they have created their own distinctive style of world music. With thier roots in traditional Irish music they feature percussive and balladic songs, gorgeous melodies, fabulous arrangements and a serious rhythmical undercurrent.
Kíla have won over audiences around the world with their spectacular live performances and are widely renowned for their stunning sets and surprise guest performers at their shows, including trapeze artists, choirs, dancers and more recently an eight piece brass ensemble. Their energetic live performances have seen them continue to wow new audiences in over 35 countries throughout the world, at festivals; the likes of - Womadelaide (Auz), Womad (Eng, Spain and Sicily, New Z), Sigzet Festival (Hung), Montreaux Jazz Festival (Swiz), Stockholm Water Festival (Swe), Globaltica (Pol), Glastonbury, Boomtown Cambridge Folk Fest (Eng), Celtic Connections (Scot), RWMF (Mal), KAMWA (Rus), Opening ceremony of Special Olympics (Ire).
Albums [available from http://www.kila.ie/shop/]
--Studio & Live--
Alive Beo 2017
Suas Síos 2014
Soisín 2010
Rogha 2009
Gamblers’ Ballet 2007
Kíla & Oki 2006
Live In Dublin 2004
Luna Park 2003
Lemonade & Buns 2000
Tóg É Go Bog É 1997
Mind The Gap 1995
Handel’s Fantasy 1993
--Soundtracks--
Arracht 2021
WolfWalkers (Bruno Coulais & Kíla) 2021
Song of the Sea (Bruno Coulais & Kíla) 2015
Secret of Kells (Bruno Coulais & Kíla) 2009
Monkey - 2001
Genres: Irish, Irish Folk, Traditional Irish, Trad Frusion, Traditional Folk
Band Members: low whistle, percussion and vocals;
Seanan Brennan on guitar, bazouki, mandola and vocals;
Brian Hogan on bass, bones and vocals;
Colm Ó Snodaigh on flute, clarinet, flute, congas, hammered dulcimer, djembe, Rónán Ó Snodaigh on bodhrán, double bass and vocals;
Dee Armstrong on fiddle, tin whistle, mandolin, bongos, shakers and vocals.
Dave Hingerty on drums, saxophone, guitar, accordion and bodhrán.
James Mahon on uileann pipes, guitar and vocals;
Rossa Ó Snodaigh on tin whistle
Hometown: Dublin, Ireland
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What fans are saying
Amazing show!! If you’ve never checked out Kila before- u really gotta for some super high energy, trad/world fusion awesomeness!
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