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Contact: Mark O'Mahony 00353 870529911
prisonlove@gmail.com www.prisonlove.ie;
www.myspace.com/prisonloveband
Prison Love formed late one night round a campfire in
a field just the other side of Dunmore East back in '01. Their passion for
bluegrass, old-time, gospel and Cajun music has been enjoyed at major roots/bluegrass
festivals all across the country, Europe and in the
Expect the fast pace and dynamism of El
Nino's mandolin, Will N. Dowd's flat-picking guitar and banjo, Dancing
Pete's squeeze-box, Beau Braker's fiddle and X-Kon's
dog-house bass. Sweet vocal harmonies from Soapy Mahoney and Hurricane
Barry complete the line-up.
The result is the finest musical-moonshine this side of the Mason/Dixon Line. This is a band that delivers great tunes
and fun in equal doses so get your dancin'
rags on, lick your lips and take a swig of all that's good about traditional
American music.
Prison Love - winners of Today
FM’s ‘Teenage Kicks, Beat the Original’ competition, capturing 40% of the
public vote. Their acclaimed third album, ‘A Night in the Box’ is now on
release.
A Night in the Box is "a lively & engrossing mix of Bluegrass and
Cajun...the tightness and complex nature of their playing and their singing and
harmonies underlies their commitment to, and affection for these genres...these
songs could not be more authentic in feeling and mood if they were being played
on a bayou in
Joe Breen, Irish
Times, 4 Stars
"Prison Love trade in high
octane bluegrass with just the right tincture of trouser-hitchin' country.
Their sizzling songs set the bar high from the get-go."
Siobhan Long, Irish
Times
“This seven
piece string band come complete with prison uniforms, washboard and a selection
of
Belfast
They've shared the stage with...
Vassar Clements RIP Dirk Powell
Norah Jones & the Little Willies Foghorn Stringband
Festivals they've rocked
include...
