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Clonmel World Music Proudly Presents :

Birds Of Chicago (USA)

Raheen House Hotel Clonmel

Thursday 25th April 2013

Americana Indie Folk comes to Clonmel !

Birds of Chicago, is a collective based around JT Nero and Allison Russell. It was formed in 2012 and its founder members are no strangers to Clonmel World Music. Allison Russell has played Clonmel World Music more than any other musician, visiting Clonmel three times with Po Girl, and JT Nero played with Po Girl on tour in 2010, who were the first overseas band to visit Clonmel World Music.

Whether touring as a duo or with the full band, Nero and Russell have emerged as two of the most compelling new voices in North American Roots music. Allison Russell is a beautiful singer and plays clarinet, banjo, ukulele, guitar. JT Nero sings and plays guitar and percussion. Allison and JT are joined on the Irish leg of the tour by Joe Faulhaber (acoustic/electric guitars) and Will Waghorn drums/cajon/percussion), both members of JT and the Clouds.

For several years Russell and Nero’s respective bands, Po' Girl (Vancouver, BC) and JT and the Clouds (Chicago, IL), have collaborated extensively, but on 2011’s Mountains/Forests, released under the JT Nero banner, they tapped into the true, bewitching power of their voices together on an entire record.

The record received critical raves and won them new fans on both side of the Atlantic, and created a great deal of excitement for the first official Birds of Chicago album, slated for released in 2012. The album is getting a lot of Airplay all over Europe and has been featured on John Creedons show, as well as being record Of The Week on RTE Radio 1. They will play live on Pat Kenny on Wed 24^th April.

Nero’s fractured country-soul voice wrapped in Russell’s silver and gold tones, is a fine thing. Not too perfect, not at all saccharine, you’ll hear echoes of mountain gospel, street corner doo-wop, and classic soul. Accompanied by just a banjo and a guitar, it’s haunting. Fired by the band, it’s a full tilt revival.

Nero and Russell are most at home on the road - dovetailing their voices, singing their songs of hope, despair, love.... and electric seahorses. And honey bee apocalypses. And ice cream. And Tapeworms. And Pluto. And guns in tar pits! It's familiar and strange stuff - the everyday and the magical.

‘Achingly gorgeous. Slinky, vulnerable and reverent of the Memphis soul of yore’
- Chicago Tribune

‘This is more or less perfect Americana, an utterly exceptional talent’
- Americana UK 10/10

‘Roots music made in heaven...completely different than anything else you've heard’
- No Depression

Birds of Chicago are a stunning live band and Clonmel World Music are very exited about hosting them here in Tipperary. Doors for the Birds Of Chicago gig will open at 8pm. There will be no support act, and the band will start at 9pm prompt.This ensures the gig will finish before 11pm. Tickets are only €15 each and are available in Premier Music Centre Clonmel on 052 6129811, from Gerry Lawless on 086 3389619, and from Martha Beardmore on 087 9107201

Ticket Sales are going very well, so don’t delay and go to Premier Music today !

Listen to Birds Of Chicago (Chicago USA)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=2R4tu8kf5IE

Clonmel World Music Feb-June 2013

Tue 05th Feb: Petunia and the Vipers (Canada)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=cI0b95xzm80

Mon 01st April (Easter Monday): Eilen Jewell Band (Boston USA)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=eBni41NEVaQ

Thur 25th April: Birds Of Chigago (Chicago USA)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=-ZgfOcXnGNI

Mon 03rd June The Paperboys (Canada)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9soLhF4Alfs

Clonmel World Music Gig History

2012

Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers (USA) -03rd Feb
ASHELIN (Newfoundland) - 12th March
Woody Pines (New Orleans) - 26th April
I Draw Slow (Dublin) Wed 13th June
Mairtin O'Connor Band Wed 01st August
Spirit Family Reunion Thu 06th Sept

2011

The Fox Hunt (USA) & The Henry Girls (IRE) -27th Jan
The Wiyos (New York) - Thur 14th April
The Wilders (Kansas, Missouri) - Mon 23rd May
Tennessee Mafia Jug Band (Tennessee, USA) - Wed 20th July
Po Girl (USA/Canada) - 06th & 07th Sept

Eilen Jewell Band - 02nd Nov