Sturgill Simpson keeps it country for Kilkenny Roots Festival
SINCE 1998, Kilkenny Roots Festival has run over the May Bank Holiday weekend. Performers such as Ray LaMontagne, Alabama Shakes, Ryan Adams, Hurray for the Riff Raff, John Grant, Amanda Shires and James Vincent McMorrow have all played the festival early in their careers, giving roots music fans an opportunity to witness them close up, before they were catapulted to widespread recognition.
Kentucky songwriter and country singer Sturgill Simpson will play two shows in Kilkenny this weekend. Formerly the leader of Sunday Valley, a band that made waves Stateside about a decade ago, Simpson’s debut solo record, High Top Mountain, came out last year and he’s ready to release his sophomore album, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music on May 13.
