Junior Brother’s new song ‘Take Guilt’ and tour dates

The Kerryman is at it again pushing the corners of Irish folk music boundaries.

‘Take Guilt’ is the latest single from the artist, a reckoning with a relative position of privilege in the face of horrible things and conflict occurring in the world, and the actions taken by those who look like, and identify with you.

Ronan Kealy says:

Things in the world are hard to ignore. Some things are almost impossible to forget. Privilege is reaching the end of the article and closing the paper – guts wrenched, heartbroken and everything forgotten by dinner time. Modernity unburdens itself, desperately trying to progress past history’s horrors – but horrors that used faces as currency will forever look back at us in the mirror’s reflection.

Small disgraces face minorities closer to home every day. I’m white and male and I have done nothing, but the crimes and horrors done in my face’s name requires me to take guilt. I’ll bring this guilt with me to escape hate, as the news of morning clears into the long dead day.”

It’s a once-off single after his recent The Great Irish Famine album currently, alongside ‘The Men Who Eat Ringforts’.

Watch the lyric video by by Dylan Gomery.

A video by Ellius Grace follows on October 4th.

Junior Brother live dates

To celebrate this new single, Junior Brother will perform a special intimate show at Bello Bar October 19^th, with Peter McGann on support and DJs playing til late. Limited tickets will be made available. For priority access, sign up to Junior Brother’s mailing list.

The first 25 people signed up to the newsletter will get FREE entry +1 until 11:59pm this Thursday 19th September. Limited Tickets will then be on sale from Friday at 10am.

Junior Brother is also one of the featured singers at the upcoming The Pogues 40th anniversary Dublin concert at the 3Arena alongside members of Fontaines, Kojaque and Lankum.

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19.10 – DUBLIN, Bello Bar

22.10 – LIVERPOOL Kazimier Stockroom

23.10 – LONDON Omeara

24.10 – BRIGHTON Prince Albert

26.10 – EDINBURGH Voodoo Rooms (Speakeasy)

– YORK The Fulford Arms

17.12 – DUBLIN, The 3 Arena (The Pogues ‘Red Roses for Me’ 40^th Anniversary Celebration)

2025

20.03 – CORK, Live at St. Luke’s

22.03 – BELFAST, Black Box

Tickets available at: https://www.juniorbrother.com/tour

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