Lost Brothers to stage two special homecoming shows
After filling Dublin’s Vicar Street, The Lost Brothers, Oisin Leech and Mark McCausland, will return to play their annual homecoming shows at the Solstice Arts Centre with the legendary Dónal Lunny and Paddy Glackin and rising star, Niamh Regan. The gigs take place on 20th and 21st December and are both selling-fast.
The now famous annual Lost Brothers Christmas hootenanny gigs at the Solstice will have a host of surprises and guests. Previous special guests have included the Pogues’ Terry Woods, Ger Wolfe and Sonny Condell.
With Oisin Leech from Navan, and Mark McCausland from Tyrone, the band has built a very special yearly event.
"The Solstice gig is unique for us because it has grown each year organically," says Oisin. "We started playing homecoming gigs in Beggy’s pub which we loved , and each year we came home we saw the audience grow and grow. People were singing along. To see something happen like this is really something special for us. These two nights will be poignant because we missed last year with the lockdown. We are making up for lost time."
This year the band will be joined by the legendary Dónal Lunny and Paddy Glackin on December 20th. Both founding members of The Bothy Band and Donal Lunny was an original member of Moving Hearts and Planxty. Hugely important figures in the history of Irish culture. Dónal Lunny’s new band, Atlantic Arc continues his exemplary exploration of sound and music.
Niamh Regan is special guest Tuesday 21st December. Her Choice Music Prize nominated album ‘Hemet’ was hugely celebrated both at home and overseas. Her recently released EP entitled ‘In The Meantime‘ continues her superb body of work- her skill as a writer and as a performer is second to none.
Lost Brothers are now internationally celebrated for their song craft and performances. It’s been a momentous twelve years for the band who have toured internationally and shared stages with John Prine, Martha Wainwright, Elvis Costello and Steve Earle to name but a few. They’ve performed at Glastonbury, SXSW in Austin Texas, Other Voices, and at the BBC Electric Proms.
They released their critically acclaimed album 'After The Fire After The Rain' just as the lockdown hit. Now they will finally get to perform the songs live.
"We’ve started into the tour and it’s going great" says Oisin. "It’s brilliant to finally sing the songs from the new album. We played our biggest London headline show at Union Chapel at the weekend. It was great to see old friends."
On 'After The Fire After The Rain', they were joined by Bob Dylan’s long time bass player Tony Garnier, indie singer-songwriter M Ward, Giant Sand’s Howe Gelb, Jolie Holland and The Waterboys’ Steve Wickham - this list of guests hints at the kind of respect this duo commands.
The album was also shortlisted for Best Album at The Northern Ireland Music Prize while MOJO, Rough Trade, Hot Press and The Irish Times listed it among their ‘Albums Of The Year’.
As previous nominees of the RTE Folk Awards the band have seen their music celebrated at home and abroad.