The Workman’s Club presents…

St. Patrick’s Day w/ The Bonny Men

Saturday 17 March

Doors 8pm/Tickets 10 euro on the door

Since forming in January 2011, The Bonny Men have emerged as the most talked about, and exciting  young band to emerge from the trad/folk scene in Ireland.Their debut album, self entitled The Bonny Men, was recorded live over four days in the internationally renowned Windmill Lane Recording Studios. This album captures the raw energy and life with which these young musicians play music. Already the album has received great reviews , according to Seán Laffey of Irish Music Magazine, “this a stunning debut album, filled with energy and references to the best Irish ensemble work from the heydays of the 1970′s’ ”

Their unique sound features two sets of siblings, both from well known musical families. Barry Lyons takes on the role of guitar, while on bodhrán is his brother Conor, twice winner of the World Bodhrán Championships. On uilleann pipes is Oireachtas champion Maitiú Ó Casaide and his younger sister Natalie plays the piano. All-Ireland winner Moss Landman is on flute, Turlough Chambers is on fiddle and Adam Whelan is on bouzouki. Íde Nic Mhathúna is the lead vocalist in the band. The Bonny Men’s singing capabilities are quite remarkable. Íde can sing in both Irish and English, and her powerful voice is unforgettable once heard. Adding to this, Conor has a strong distinctive singing voice with a repertoire of his own, and all band members are adept at backing vocals and harmonies, giving each song they sing a full wall of sound.

The Bonny Men excel in live performance. Having already played sell out shows in Dublin’s Liberty Hall and The Button Factory, they are quickly gathering a massive loyal following in Dublin. ” All the musicians are young, all of them in their twenties and part of a generation that grew up with many opportunities to hear the very best performers of traditional music. And now, with maturity and subtlety they’re doing it themselves. This will be the band to book in 2012′, Seán Garvey. Log onto www.thebonnymen.ie to hear three tracks from their debut album.

The Bonny Men :

Maitiú Ó Casaide              uilleann pipes

Moss Landman                 flute

Conor Lyons                       bodhrán

Natalie Ní Chasaide         keyboards

Adam Whelan                   bouzouki

Íde Nic Mhathúna            vocals

Turlough Chambers        fiddle

Barry Lyons                         guitar