Playing Upstairs from 8pm. Dark/Alt Folk – Live at Róisín Dubh with Rufus Coates & Jess Smith, Kilkelly & Robert John Hope.

KILKELL
Project led by Irish singer-songwriter Conor Kilkelly, with collaborators from Berlin and Dublin’s folk scene. His music weaves together unconventional, sometimes jarring arrangements with narrative-driven lyrics full of yearning, misgivings and unfortunate down-and-outs.

RUFUS COATES & JESS SMITH
Capturing the true feeling of a character, a story, or the ‘blues’ is not an easy thing to do. In order for the listener to be convinced and won over by such a feeling, it must be portrayed as authentically and soulfully as possible, but fear not, this is something Rufus Coates and Jess Smith do effortlessly. Rufus Coates and Jess Smith, two vocalists who are masters in the art of soulful storytelling. Each song takes the listener on a journey;.Stories are told through husky, gritty vocals all the while accompanied by wholesome warm tones of the guitar and soundscapes.

ROBERT JOHN HOPE
Irish, Berlin based singer/songwriter whose music is rooted in ambient folk and alternative pop/rock, As front man of Irish outfit Senakah, Robert spent 8 years touring America and Europe both with the band and as a solo artist, releasing two albums to critical acclaim.“Ethereal” Hotpress Magazine (IRE)“Matt Bellamy style dramatics, to Eddie Vedder and Thom Yorke” Mail On Sunday (UK.)