Emerging band to perform in Clonmel

Top folk group Alfi will perform at Jerry Moynihans in Clonmel on Friday, December 9 at a Clonmel World Music event.
Gerry Lawless, of Clonmel World Music, is delighted to present one of the best emerging bands on the Irish live music scene at present. They have a very refreshing sound, and great songs.

“The great Daoiri Farrell first recommended this band to me in 2018, I booked them for 2020 and Alfi were the first show that Clonmel World Music had to cancel, due to the pandemic, so I’m delighted to finally get them to Clonmel,” said Gerry Lawless.
Alfi were nominated for Best Emerging Artist in the RTE Folk Awards in May 2019. Alannah Thornburgh was nominated for Best Folk Instrumentalist and Best Emerging Artist in this year’s RTÉ Folk Awards.

They played at the world famous Celtic Connections in Glasgow in February 2022, and at the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil in Mullingar in August.

Their new single The Whistling Thief was released into the world on September 26.
This song is the first release from their upcoming album, which is recorded and will be released this year.

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Multi-award winning trio Alfi combine traditional Irish and Appalachian music and song to produce a unique and tasteful sound.
Their music features an unusual line-up of harp, five string banjo and Uilleann pipes. Alannah Thornburgh, Fiachra Meek and Ryan McAuley met while studying music in college and decided to form officially as a band in 2017, playing their first gig at Arcadian Field festival.
In their short few years as a band, the Dublin-based trio have been crowned winners of the prestigious Molloy Awards at the Trip to Birmingham TradFest and the Caoimhin O’Dochartaigh Award at Imbolc International Music Festival.

Alfi recorded and released two tracks in 2018 in collaboration with audio producer Cian Hamilton – Cluck Ol’ Hen and Lost Girl/Trim the Velvet, both of which can be found on all music platforms.

In May 2019, Alfi released their debut EP Wolves in the Woods to great critical acclaim, following the release with a successful tour around Ireland and the UK. The trio have performed at many established venues and festivals, including Freshgrass Festival, Body and Soul Festival, Whelan’s in Dublin and Other Voices.
Their music and vocals have been described as “mind-blowing magic” and “powerful” by The Bluegrass Situation and Ruth Smith (Simply Folk) respectively.

The Bluegrass Situation used the following words to describe the band – “the tempo is relaxed, the reharmonisations are modern, yet timeless, and the form rolls by a handful of times without ever becoming stale or boring — a remarkable feat.”
Tickets for this great gig are on sale now, and are available online at clonmelworldmusic.com, or from Gerry Lawless on 086 3389619.