Athy man's acclaimed band release new single
Lead man Paul O'Neill from Athy with the Roving Crows
An Athy man's acclaimed band has released its latest single. The Roving Crows are a multi-award winning Irish Folk Rock band fronted by Athy man Paul O’Neill, he of the Lower St Joseph’s Terrace musical dynasty of O’Neill’s.
The band were formed in 2007 when Paul met fiddle player Caitlin Barrett at a music festival. Now based in Herefordshire; the four-piece band have toured extensively in the UK, France, Australia and the Netherlands.
Lauded as ‘Genuinely the next big thing on the folk scene’ by BBC music journalist Andy O’ Hare and as ‘The next folk super group in waiting’ by Nancy Dunham of folking.com, the band have gone from strength to strength, receiving top billing at folk festivals all over England.
The band featured in the Tesco Ireland Christmas Commercial on television last year, one of the most popular TV ads which aired through December.
Paul has been in touch to tell me about their new single which was launched on St Patrick’s Day, Paul describes it as ‘An upbeat song about following your heart, living your dreams, giving up the rat race for a slower pace and some ‘Donegal Zen’.
It is available on all music platforms. The band are currently on a British tour but play the Doolin Folk Festival on 15 June this year, well worth the journey south to see them. Lots of info on tour dates and music videos available on their website; rovingcrows.com.
