JUNIOR BROTHER

ON SALE THUR 24th OCT, 9AM Aiken Promotions presents

JUNIOR BROTHER

plus support THE MARY WALLOPERS _ Main Venue _ Aiken Promotions are proud to present a headline show from Junior Brother live at Whelans with special guests The Mary Wallopers, 12th December 2019. Tickets €14.50 inclusive of booking fee on sale Thursday 24th October at 9AM. An idiosyncratic, challenging and richly lyrical singer/ songwriter, Junior Brother is the pseudonym of Co. Kerry, Ireland singer Ronan Kealy. Chosen as one of RTÉ’s Rising Irish Stars of 2018, and as one of The Irish Times’ contenders ready to break through in 2019, Junior Brother has built a rabid following thanks to unmissable live shows, and music both excitingly forward-looking and anciently evocative. His strange stories unfold with reckless abandon upon an idiosyncratic Guitar and Foot Tambourine accompaniment, influenced as much by the avant-garde as music from the middle ages and his home place in rural Ireland. Junior Brother has been steadily building a fanbase around Ireland and beyond, winning hearts in iconic venues such as Vicar Street (Dublin), The Beacon Theatre (New York), Cork Opera House (Cork), Blackpool Opera House (UK) to name just a few. He has played support for a variety of like-minded acts such as The Proclaimers and Glen Hansard, the latter bringing him on a tour of the US East Coast in July 2019. Junior’s unique work was acknowledged with 2 nominations for the 2019 RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards, for Best Folk Album and Best Emerging Folk Act. He has been aired on such broadcasters as BBC6 Music, 2fm and RTE Radio 1. His debut album “Pull The Right Rope” was released in May 2019 to high press acclaim, and vigorous approval from figures such as the Rubberbandits and Cillian Murphy, the latter playing Junior Brother several times on his BBC6 Music Radio Show. Praise for “Pull The Right Rope” “There is a fierce, coarse wildness to Ronan Kealy’s debut album, which stands toe-to-toe with the finest folk that Ireland has to offer – Lauren Murphy, The Irish Times “Part of new folk revolution that’s making household names of Lisa O’Neill and Ye Vagabonds, Killarney’s Junior Brother, aka Ronan Kealy, is a strange and wonderful talent.” 4/5 – Sunday Business Post “Overall, Junior Brother’s debut is very much like rural Ireland: raw and stark – but very beautiful.” 8/10 – Stephen Porzio, Hot Press Magazine “Kealy is not only marching to a different drumbeat, but creating one that we all want to march to.” – Louise Bruton, The Irish Times Tickets on sale for Junior Brother with special guests The Mary Wallopers, live at Whelans, 12th December 2019, Thursday 24th October at 9AM Available from usual Ticketmaster outlets Nationwide and WAV.

TICKETS

ON SALE THUR 24th OCT, 9AM: €14.50 available online from WAV Tickets or Lo-Call 01 4780766 (9:30am-7pm M-F) – 50c per ticket service charge applies on phone, internet or creditcard bookings. Final ticket price may be higher from other outlets. Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.

AFTER THE GIG

Indie & Alternative Dance Party | Drinks Promos | 11pm til 3am or check out the bands playing The Midnight Hour in the upstairs venue – Free Entry via front door until 10:30pm.