There will be a treat for all traditional music fans in Kelly's Bar next week, as North Connemara sisters Liz and Yvonne Kane, known as The Kane Sisters, will take to the stage. Liz and Yvonne first came to national and international prominence during the three-year period in which they toured with accordion player Sharon Shannon as members of her band, The Woodchoppers.
They travelled all over the world with her band and are featured artists on Sharon's album 'The Diamond Mountain Sessions'.
Following this period of touring with Sharon Shannon, the girls decided to embark musically on their own and recorded their first album together titled 'The Well Tempered Bow'. The Kane Sisters toured Ireland and the United States following the release of their first album and this followed with a second album, titled 'Under the Diamond' in 2004.
Based in Letterfrack currently, Liz and Yvonne teach music during the school year and tour in the US during the summer. Between them, they have close to 200 students and travel all over the West coast teaching music.
Their new album 'Side by Side' will be launched in July at The Catskills Irish Festival in East Durham, NY and will be followed by a two-week tour with concertina player Edel Fox, who recently released her debut solo album 'Chords and Beryls'.
The sisters will be joined by Edel Fox on the night. Edel was awarded the TG4 Gradam Ceoltoir Og na Bliana (Young Musician of the Year) in 2004 and since then has travelled extensively as both a teacher and performer of the tradition. She released an album to critical acclaim with Ronan O'Flaherty in 2006 and spent some time studying in the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick where she received a BA in Irish Music and Dance in 2007. Edel is a recent graduate of the MA in Music Therapy. In addition to her work as a music therapist, she continues to teach concertina and perform extensively.
The two acts will perform in Kelly's Bar on Thursday 19 August. Doors open at 8.30pm and admission is €10.
