Kilkenny Music

Kilkenny Music (KilkennyMusic.com, 2005 - To Date) is a non-profit music-based group in Kilkenny, Ireland working with a vast array of bands and acts.

About KilkennyMusic.com

Founded in 2005 by Ken McGuire, the group hold regular music events to raise awareness of music at a grass-roots level, working with bands and acts starting out in their musical careers, all the way up to season performers and recording artists.

In 2006, the group launched the Sound System Podcast [http://www.soundsystempodcast.com] , showcasing material from Kilkenny and other Irish bands, and the One Take Sessions [http://www.onetakesessions.com] , a platform for local and visiting acts to work in a live music setup and have their performances professionally recorded and mixed with an appreciative audience.

The group now holds 4 active hosts in Ken McGuire, Alan Dawson, Ross Costigan and Michael Keogh.

The group's primary activities are split between working with bands in a live environment and working with bands in an online capacity, boasting an online community of almost 800 members (KilkennyMusic.com, December 2, 2006), a sign of the times for music in Kilkenny, a city home to the likes of Kerbdog, My Little Funhouse, Kaydee, Engine Alley, Wilt and more.

Sound System Podcast

The Sound System Podcast was launched in October 2006 as a free podcast show concentrating on events related to KilkennyMusic.com. Since the spring of 2007 the show has become a popular weekly transmission, each episode varying in length from 30 minutes to 45 minutes, with four tracks from acts based in Kilkenny or coming through Kilkenny in the near future. The show is hosted by the four staff of KilkennyMusic.com

One Take Sessions

The One Take Sessions is a free music night hosted in Kilkenny by KilkennyMusic.com and running every third Thursday throughout the year. Launched on November 2nd 2006, each show is free to the public and features 3-4 acts each night from both Kilkenny and all around Ireland. The shows are pre-booked several weeks in advance due to their popularity. See the [http://www.onetakesessions.com One Take Sessions] website for details.

Funding

KilkennyMusic.com was funded in part in both 2006 and 2007 respectively by that Art Acts Grant through the Kilkenny Arts Office and the Arts Council of Ireland.

Past Events

October 6th 2005
KilkennyMusic.com launch night featuring Kieran Byrne, Maeve O'Reilly, Tony Hoyne, The Happy Medium.

November 4th 2005
Skylight, 79Cortinaz

December 16th 2005
KilkennyMusic.com Christmas Party feat. Ken O'Dwyer, The Happy Medium, Silvertape

January 7th 2006
Itchy Trigger Finger, Clergy, Ishtaar

January 28th 2006
The Company, Maurice Ramsbottom

February 18th 2006
Vesta Varro,Southern Discomfort

March 24th 2006
Clergy, Chemical Addiction, Twenty Percent Dead

April 15th 2006
Clergy, Southern Discomfort

May 6th 2006
The Guggenheim Grotto, The Happy Medium

July 29th 2006
Clergy, New York Fashion Week, Maula"'

August 5th 2006
The Guggenheim Grotto, Stewart Agnew

February 3rd 2007
Majella Murphy, David Thompson

February 24th 2007
Waiting For Vega, Crucifracture

May 12th 2007
Waiting To Explode, Lost For Karma

May 19th 2007
Innate, Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters, Mantra

June 9th 2007
Reemo, Secret Police