I’ve written before here about Ensemble Ériu’s excellent debut album released last October which was a fresh, contemporary and traditional Irish album.
The seven-piece band don’t get to play live that often due to their size but they have a number of live gigs coming up around Ireland worth noting:
Friday, 18 April – #12 Rutland Place, Dublin 1 at 8.30 pm. Tickets €12/€10 conc
Saturday April 19 – An Taibhdhearc, Galway – 8.30 pm. Tickets €12/€10 conc
Monday April 21 – Dolans, Limerick – 8.30 pm. Tickets €12/€10 conc
Tuesday April 22 – Coughlans, Cork – 8.30 pm. Tickets €12/€8 conc
Thursday April 24 – The Main Guard, Clonmel – 8.30 pm. Tickets from Premier Music Store or at door: €12/€10 conc (co-promoted with Clonmel Junction Festival)
Friday May 2nd – St James’s Church, Dingle / Feile na Bealtaine

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.