Pine The Pilcrow are a new band I was only vaguely aware of until Ruby Sessions’ Conor Donovan recommended them as one of his favourite acts at the weekly night in my Irish Times How Music Works column.
Kevin Murray on piano, Robert Campbell on cello and Hannah Ryan on fiddle have been together less than a year. The trio make gentle, cinematic and melancholic music.
The band release their debut EP on March 27th and from the EP, ‘It’s Only Love’ is a highlight, with Ryan taking lead vocal on a song that is bittersweet and moving, and indicative of the kind of emotion they draw from as a band.
Pine The Pilcrow Tour Dates
26th March – Alan Hanna’s Bookshop, Rathmines (EP Launch)
27th March – On The Rox, Smithfield
5th April – The Ruby Sessions, Doyles Bar
13th April – The Globe Bar
18th April – The International Bar
29th April – Connolly’s Of Leap, Cork
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
