Kilkenny Music is a non-profit music-based group in Kilkenny, Ireland working with a vast array of bands and acts within Kilkenny and the South East of Ireland.

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 seasoned 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 in the region of 1,00 members (KilkennyMusic.com, December 4, 2008), a sign of the times for music in Kilkenny

Kilkenny

Kilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland...

, a city home to the likes of Kerbdog

Kerbdog

Kerbdog was an alternative rock band from Kilkenny, Ireland who formed in 1991. Following two albums released on Mercury Records, the band split up in 1998...

, My Little Funhouse, Kaydee

Kaydee

Kaydee were a four-piece pop rock band from Kilkenny, Ireland which existed between 1994 and 1998. One member in particular, Tara Blaise, has gone on to have a successful solo career.-Beginnings:...

, Engine alley, Wilt and more.

The group also provide one of the largest local photo archives of live music events that have taken place in Kilkenny

Kilkenny

Kilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland...

 since 2005.

Sound System Podcast

The Sound System Podcast was launched in October 2006 as a free podcast

Podcast

A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...

 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 2, 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 One Take Sessions website for details.

The One Take Sessions is currently the only music night of its kind that runs in Kilkenny, Ireland and to date has hosted in the region of 100 different musical acts.

The 2009 series commenced on March 12, 2009 and conclude in December of this year.

Funding

Kilkenny Music was funded in part in both 2006, 2007 and 2008 respectively by that Art Acts Grant through the Kilkenny Arts Office and Kilkenny County Council http://www.kilkennycoco.ie

Awards

KilkennyMusic.com was nominated as Best Music Blog at the 2007 and 2008 Irish Blog Awards http://www.awards.ie/blogawards and as Best Music Site at the 2008 Irish Web Awards http://www.awards.ie/webawards, State (magazine)

State (magazine)

State.ie is an Irish website and formerly a monthly music magazine, which launched in March 2008 and folded in January 2009 having published a total of nine issues...

winning the category in the awards inaugural year

Past Events

October 6, 2005

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

November 4, 2005

Skylight, 79Cortinaz

December 16, 2005

KilkennyMusic.com Christmas Party feat. Ken O'Dwyer, The Happy Medium, Silvertape

January 7, 2006

Itchy Trigger Finger, Clergy, Ishtaar

January 28, 2006

The Company, Maurice Ramsbottom

February 18, 2006

Vesta Varro,Southern Discomfort

March 24, 2006

Clergy, Chemical Addiction, Twenty Percent Dead

April 15, 2006

Clergy, Southern Discomfort

May 6, 2006

The Guggenheim Grotto, The Happy Medium

July 29, 2006

Clergy, New York Fashion Week, Maula

August 5, 2006

The Guggenheim Grotto, Stewart Agnew

February 3, 2007

Majella Murphy, David Thompson

February 24, 2007

Waiting For Vega, Crucifracture

May 12, 2007

Waiting To Explode, Lost For Karma

May 19, 2007

Innate, Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters, Mantra

June 9, 2007

Reemo, Secret Police

December 10, 2008

The Guggenheim Grotto