Sat 22 March 2025 8:30pm - 10:30pm

Junior Brother

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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.

Junior Brother

An idiosyncratic, challenging and richly lyrical singer/ songwriter, Junior Brother is the pseudonym of Co. Kerry, Ireland singer Ronan Kealy. Chosen as one of RTÉ's Rising Irish Stars of 2018, and as one of The Irish Times' contenders ready to break through in 2019, Junior Brother has built a rabid following thanks to unmissable live shows, and music both excitingly forward-looking and anciently evocative. His strange stories unfold with reckless abandon upon an idiosyncratic Guitar and Foot Tambourine accompaniment, influenced as much by the avant-garde as music from the middle ages and his home place in rural Ireland. Junior Brother has been steadily building a fanbase around Ireland and beyond, winning hearts in iconic venues such as Vicar Street (Dublin), The Beacon Theatre (New York), Cork Opera House (Cork), Blackpool Opera House (UK) to name just a few. He has played support for a variety of like-minded acts such as The Proclaimers and Glen Hansard.

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