Kíla
Nofit State Circus Tent,
Tipperary Institute, Clonmel Bypass

Sat 1st July
9pm

Tickets €20

ONLINE BOOKING

Kíla are one of the best live music experiences on the Irish circuit today, creating a glorious fusion of traditional Irish with world rhythms and high-energy beats they are a experience not to be missed.  Developed on the streets of Dublin from a busker’s collective Kíla have become one of Ireland's most innovative and creative bands and Ireland foremost world music export playing across the globe.

They have performed at many world festivals . . . Womad in Australia, Reading, Spain and Sicily; Glastonbury Festival; Witness Festival; Siegezt Festival, Budapest; Montreaux Jazz Festival; Stockholm Water Festival; and the Opening Ceremony Special Olympics Ireland 2003.

The street origins of the band and their unique ability to absorb other musical influences are reflected in the music they play.  They are made up of seven musicians fronted by renowned Bodhrán player and singer Rónán Ó Snodaigh. Their line up also includes fiddle, uilleann pipes, Percussion, Drums and electric guitar and bass.

"There is a certain delight in this music that is all too rare in daily life,
and I'll always love Kíla for that"

" . . . (they) build on a bedrock of native tradition, interpreting it through an electronica lens"
Kim Bates Greenman Review

" . . . Wild, elemental stuff that left us whirling in its slipstream."
Jim Gilchrist – The Scotsman

"Kila are the bastard offspring of the trad Tuatha De Danann who mated outside of their species."
Peter Murphy – Hot Press

The Nofit State Tent will have a full bar (license pending)
Admission will be strictly over 18 (ID required).

ONLINE BOOKING

Junction Festival 7.06 Booking Office, Market Place, Clonmel Tel: 052 28521
Opens on 17th June at 3pm