Guinness Rhythm Route

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Featuring a diverse sample of music in city centre pubs throughout the Spraoi Festival. Local, national and international bands feature on the route, with the emphasis very much on quality acts over the three days.

For 2008 The Guinness Rhythm Route will play host to varying sounds from around the Globe. Highlights programmed so far include The Red Stripe Band, with their unique blend of boogie woogie and jazz, described as the closest thing around to Jools Holland his band! There’s also the return of Split Whiskers, and if you enjoy rough and tumble blues based slide playing finger snapping foot tapping raw rock 'n' roll, then this is the band for you. Also on the bill are Paprika Balkinicus, from Eastern Europe, whose blend of traditional and Gypsy music from the Balkans and Eastern Europe is a joy to hear.

From Ireland, there’s the haunting melodies of Tir na nOg, with Leo Kelly and Sonny Condell, one of the most influential songwriting and performing groups to have emerged from Ireland. There’s also the Ben Reel Band; Ben is the latest original singular artist to emerge from the wonderful Irish tradition of great singer-songwriters. The Irish songsmith has crafted works both spiritual and emotionally charged while also tinged with the gift of turning a phrase with the best of them. Also to look forward to is the ever popular Soul Reason, belting out great blues and soul music and getting you all in the mood for fun.

The full Guinness Rhythm Route Guide will be available to download here from July 14th.

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Paprika Balkinicus

The Red Stripe Band

Soul Reason