Junior Brother (MoM).

about

Thoughtfully pushing the boundaries of modern Irish folk, Junior Brother is an idiosyncratic and richly lyrical singer/ songwriter from Co. Kerry.

Born Ronan Kealy, Junior Brother’s debut album “Pull The Right Rope” earned a Choice Music Prize nomination for Irish Album of the Year, and similarly lauded sophomore LP “The Great Irish Famine” claimed another Album of the Year nomination at the RTÉ Folk Music Awards, along with glowing press from The Guardian, MOJO Magazine and The Irish Times to name just a few. Junior is currently at work on album number three, with famed producer John “Spud” Murphy (black midi, Lankum) at the helm, and by all accounts, we are in for a treat.

Known for unmissable live shows, Junior Brother brings together the strange and the familiar, the new and the ancient, the distinct and intangible. With an ever-growing fanbase, and a short but too-long absence from a Belfast performance, we are delighted to welcome back Junior Brother as he plays the Black Box this March.

“makes mincemeat out of every other structured singer-songwriter you can think of” – The Irish Times

 “Junior Brother has all but single-handedly upended the conception of experimental folk on these shores” – The Thin Air

 “[An] unfiltered acoustic mix of neuroses, loss of innocence and religious oppression… Truly unforgettable.” – MOJO Magazine

 “Junior Brother’s ‘The Great Irish Famine’ captures the range of feelings we face when learning our place in an increasingly shaky world built on a foundation of tragedy” – PopMatters

“Easily combining hilarity and sincerity with an earnest, alt-folk sound that’s just a whisker from all-out traditional.” – The Skinny Magazine

 “One of the brightest, funniest talents in the country” – Irish Independent