Dandy cowboy Rob Heron and The Tea Pad Orchestra to perform at Clonmel venue

Clonmel World Music is welcoming one of the best UK Roots bands - Rob Heron And The Tea Pad Orchestra - back to Raheen House Hotel in Clonmel next Thursday, April 3.

The band are on a short Irish tour, to promote their latest album “Feet First”

They have earned themselves a sizeable fan base in the UK, Europe and beyond with thousands of miles clocked up touring.

The Newcastle-Upon-Tyne based band play their own brand of Western Swing, Blues, Gypsy Jazz and Country, or North Eastern Swing as they’ve coined it.

Their style is more eclectic than most, influenced by early 20th century American music, with the addition of “razor-sharp” solos, great arrangements and original songs. Their music harks back to a golden age whilst staying perfectly modern.

Rob Heron And The Tea Pad Orchestra don’t care what genre you choose to put them in – western swing, country blues, ragtime hokum or whatever else– as long as you understand that they’re 100% sincere and 100% immersed in their music.

This is no lazy pastiche, no dressing up box. They live and breathe this music and want you to get immersed with them.

The songs are penned by Tom Cronin and Rob Heron, who is crazy about country music and a full-time dandy cowboy. The band features Rob Heron (lead vocals and guitar), Ben Fitzgerald (guitar), Tom Cronin (mandolin, harmonica) and Colin Nicholson (accordion).

Their debut album, ‘Money Isn’t Everything’, caused a sensation when it was released in 2012, winning a host of rave reviews – many of them 5-star. Their second album, “Talk About The Weather” (released July 7 2014) also gathered some notable radio play and reviews.

Their third album “Something Blue” released in 2016, was critically acclaimed. “Soul Of the City” was released in 2019 and the band’ s 5th album, The Party’s Over” was released in 2022.

The band’s upcoming album “Feet First” was recorded in just two days at Lightning Recorders in Berlin, Germany.

Tickets for the band’s Clonmel gig can be purchased through the Clonmel World Music website.

The concert at Raheen House starts at 8pm on April 3 with doors open at 7pm.

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