Irish bands announced for SXSW & Canadian Music Week

SXSW

Music From Ireland have announced the lineup of Irish bands who will be travelling to SXSW in Austin and Toronto for Canadian Music Week this March. Full times and lineups are on the MFI site. Acts are chosen by each festival not Music From Ireland or First Music Contact.

They are:

SXSW

And So I Watch You From Afar
Patrick Kelleher + His Cold Dead Hands
The Minutes
Cashier No 9
Mmoths
Squarehead
Foy Vance
Lisa O Neill
Wonder Villians
General Fiasco

Canadian Music Week

Cloud Castle Lake
The Rubberbandits
Squarehead
Daithí
Fred
Marc O’ Reilly
Windings

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