KILA
Playing together for nearly 20 years, Kila are one of Ireland's most innovative and exciting bands. The seven members come from different musical backgrounds and share a passion to create great music with an ability to absorb influences from across the globe.

With its roots in traditional Irish, it features a strong percussive like singing and gorgeous melodies driven by a serious rhythmical undercurrent. Kila have created their own distinctive style of world music, which has won over audiences around the world through their eight recordings to date and their spectacular live performances.

"Kila are extraordinary they
come from an ancient place...
timeless music" - Bono

Kila Live in Dublin

Kila are widely renowned for their stunning sets and surprise guest performers at their shows, including trapeze artists, fire jugglers and belly dancers, their live energetic live performances have seen them continue to wow and attract new audiences over the years.
Kila have played in over 20 countries throughout the world, at festivals and venues, most notable festivals in recent years include Womadelaide Australia, Womad Reading, Spain and Sicily, Glastonbury Festival, Witness Festival, Sigzet Festival Budapest, Montreaux Jazz Festival, Stockholm Water Festival, and the Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics Ireland 2003. They regularly tour Japan with Plankton Agency, North America with Columbia Arts Management, Australia with Gaynor Crawford and Michael Chugg Entertainment and the UK, Spain, and throughout Europe

The Band:
Made up of two sets of brothers Kila consists of; Ronan o Snodaigh on bodhran, djembe, congas, bongos, guitar and vocals; Rossa o Snodaigh on tin whistle, low whistle, clarinet, bazouki, mandolin, bones and vocals; Colm o Snodaigh on flute, tin whistle, guitar, saxophone, percussion and vocals; Lance Hogan on guitar, drums, and vocals; Brian Hogan on bass, double bass and vocals; Dee Armstrong on fiddle, viola, hammered dulcimer, accordion and bodhran. Eoin Dillon on uileann pipes, tin whistle, low whistle, shakers and vocals.

Kila

SOLAS
Since its birth in 1996, Solas has been proclaimed as the most popular, influential, and exciting Celtic band to ever emerge from the United States. Even before the release of its first Shanachie CD, the Boston Herald trumpeted the quartet as "the first truly great Irish band to arise from America,’Äù and the Irish Echo ranked Solas among the "most exciting bands anywhere in the world.’Äù

The New York Times praised their "unbridled vitality", the Washington Post dubbed them one of the "world’Äôs finest Celtic-folk ensembles’Äù and the Austin American-Statesman called them "the standard by which contemporary Celtic groups are judged.’ÄùSolas is virtually unique in the new territory it has opened up for Celtic music. It has performed at all the major Celtic and folk festivals as well as at Symphony Hall, Wolf Trap, the Ford Amphitheater, and Queens Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland.

DELHI 2 DUBLIN
D2D is a group of six master musicians who blend electronica and world music, keeping it heavy on the Bhangra, Celtic and Dub flavours. Fusing tabla, celtic fiddle, dhol, Punjabi vocals, and electric sitar with scorching electronic beats, this band takes listeners on a wild ride through global sounds and musical synchronicities. Originally formed for a one-shot performance during Vancouver's Celtic Fest in March of 2006, word of their foot stomping, high energy live set started to spread, and the project took on a life of its own.

Since then, D2D has been busy gigging constantly, touring Eastern Canada and California, playing some of Canada's largest festivals (including the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Shambhala, Salmon Arm Roots and Blues) as well as being invited to open the massive Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in 2007. They've shared the bill with names like De La Soul, Cheb i Sabbah, and Metric, and have found a cult following in many of British Columbia's smaller communities and towns. Their debut album "Delhi 2 Dublin" reached #3 on the Canadian world music charts and receives consistent airplay from Japan to Eastern Europe to the UK.

WOODLAND
Emerging from the misty old-growth forests of America's Pacific northwest, Woodland is a mythic fusion ensemble featuring the songcraft of guitarist Emilio Miller-Lopez and singer/harpist Kelly Miller-Lopez. For more than nine years, Woodland has been enchanting audiences throughout the US and Europe with an ornate blend of original and traditional melodies woven with meaningful bardic poetry. The band's music features a variety of folk and electric instrumentation, combining ambient and acoustic, with the signature improvisational energy of an authentic west coast festival jam band. The long awaited 'Seasons in Elfland: Shadows', was released in the summer of 2010.

Music and more at:
http://www.woodlandmusic.net

BROTHER
Fusing signature vocals and guitar with the deep pulse of the didgeridoo, the soaring highs of the bagpipes, and tribal percussion, BROTHER is wholly original.  Angus, founding member of BROTHER, arrived in Los Angeles from Australia with his brothers a decade ago as little more than fresh-faced farm boys.  In LA, they found themselves busking at Venice Beach, the Hollywood Bowl and Universal Studios to survive.  Since those days, BROTHER evolved its trademark sound while touring extensively in the United States and in Canada, Japan, France, Egypt and Australia.  The band's legendary live shows have reached a whole new level, with soul brothers Angus, Dalbo and Drew filling the stage with their energy and sound.

Music and more at:
http://www.brothermusic.com

TRICKY PIXIE
Tricky Pixie is a musical fusion featuring guitarist and vocalist SJ Tucker, cellist Betsy Tinney, and fiddle and songwriting virtuoso AJ Adams.  This wild, sexy, irreverent, and masterful trio mixes up a delirious blend of tunes for each unforgettable show. All three members of Tricky Pixie are prolific songwriters, and together they have a vast musical catalog of original tunes.

A Tricky Pixie performance is as much visual and interactive as instrumental and vocal. SJ, Alec, and Betsy weave contagious faery magic, and you're bound to be caught in their spell when you see them live.

Music and more at:
http://www.trickypixie.com/

ADAM HURST
Influenced primarily by Middle Eastern, Indian Raga and European traditions, the original music of Adam Hurst is at once haunting, ethereal, evocative and romantic. Using the cello as a solo melodic voice, Hurst creates passionate and emotive musical poetry that digs straight to the soul.

He has performed throughout the US and in Europe and has been commissioned to compose and perform original work for ballet, belly dance, and contemporary dance. His recordings have been used in independent films, documentaries and art films...
www.AdamHurstMusic.com
www.GypsyCello.com