THE HIGH KINGS are delighted to announce June 2022 UK Tour Dates coming The High Kings are Finbarr Clancy, Darren Holden, Paul O’ Brien and Brian Dunphy. Between them they play 13 instruments, creating their unique sound and atmosphere in the folk idiom and re-energise great Irish ballads.
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hey have had great success over the years including Best Folk Act at Ireland’s Music Awards. Their reputation has grown tremendously, and they have had enormous success both within the US and Ireland. After 11 years at the top of their game, they are still selling out venues around the World to an evergrowing army of loyal fans. They have charted across the world and performed for hundreds of thousands of fans, as well as in many prestigious situations including for the Prime Minister of England (2011), Barak Obama (2012) & George W Bush (2009 at The White House and at The Pentagon in 2015). They have made numerous coast to coast TV appearances including Good Morning America, Good Morning LA, The View & The Today Show. Notable live performances include Glastonbury, the Isle of Wight Festival (3 times) headlining in 2015 and performed in Times Square as well as headlined the St Patrick’s Day concert in Trafalgar Square London in 2015. The High Kings continue to set the bar extremely high for Irish folk bands across the world and are widely regarded to be the standardbearer for their genre in 2020. They are, essentially, marking out a new and bright era for Irish folk music. Not to be missed.
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