The Dublin City Rounders
| The Dublin City Rounders | |
|---|---|
 The Dublin City Rounders | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Western Swing, Bluegrass, Alt-Country, Rock N Roll |
| Years active | 2013–Present |
| Labels | Beardfire Music |
| Website | |
| Members |
Rohan Healy Alex "Al Quiff" Healy |
The Dublin City Rounders are an old timey, Americana, blues and western swing duo from Dublin, Ireland.[1]
Formation
The act consists of brothers Rohan Healy (guitar and vocals) and Alex Healy (upright bass, banjo and vocals), and was formed in 2013. In 2014 The Dublin City Rounders received national radio airplay on RTE Radio One, and local independent radio airplay on Sunshine 106.8, Near FM and FM104 with their single "Best Boots on the Bus",[2] a collaboration with their father David Virgin, who writes, produces and performs on a number of the band's recordings. They have shared the stage with international acts including Grammy Award winning Nashville artist Jim Lauderdale, The Boxcar Preachers (Texas) at The 20th Dunmore East Bluegras Festival[3][4] and Canadian alt-country group Petunia & The Vipers. In July 2014, The Dublin City Rounders were invited to perform for Irish President Michael D Higgins and guests at Áras an Uachtaráin.[5]
Since forming, the band have released 4 albums; "On Track" and "Dis Am The Dublin City Rounders" consisting mostly of traditionally arranged rag time and vaudeville songs, while "Decent Folk" and "The Work of Two Men" are original albums.[6][7]
In July 2014, Kathy Sheridan stated in The Irish Times that:
- "The Healys’ “rootsy, country-meets-punk, antique blues, vaudevillian thing” perfectly encompasses the bewilderingly numerous threads that make up the cooler end of “country” music"[8]
Line-up
The current line-up is;
- Rohan Healy – Guitar, vocals
- Al Quiff – Upright bass, banjo, percussion, vocals
Discography
- On Track (2014)
- Dis Am The Dublin City Rounders (2014)
- Decent Folk (2014)
- The Work of Two Men (2014)
External links
References
- ↑ "The Dublin City Rounders". americanaireland.blogspot.ie. Blogspot.ie.
- ↑ Toner, Niall. "Roots Freeway". RTÉ Radio 1.
- ↑ "China's world-famous Terracotta Army on display in the Ambassador". Irish Independent (Irish Independent). 2014-08-17.
- ↑ "Jim Lauderdale & The Dublin City Rounders". http://www.whelanslive.com/''.
- ↑ "The Dublin City Rounders with President Higgins". Áras an Uachtaráin Official Website.
- ↑ "Dublin City Rounders Discography on Bandcamp". www.bandcamp.com/.
- ↑ "BeardFire Publishing". Official Band Website.
- ↑ Sheridan, Kathy (2014-07-26). "Garth Brooks, we nearly didn’t miss you". The Irish Times (The Irish Times).