GIFTED - WITH:WOOKALILY, THE WHITE MASIONS & SONS OF GUNS

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WOOKALILY
Wookalily are quirky – in a good way. Folk-gothic troubadour tales, old-time mountain music, glorious melodic hooks and a drum kit which guarantees bluegrass purists cover their ears. The hillbilly police’s loss is everyone else’s gain. Five women (Adele, Clair, Lyndsay, Louise, Sharon): too girly to be a beat group, too funky to be a folk group, too good to miss.

Wookalily released their debut EP Black Magic Doll in 2011. Their song ‘Diamonds And Gold’ gained them a showcase at the prestigious IBMA World of Bluegrass Festival in Nashville in 2012. They also recorded for Country Music Hall-Of-Famer Dixie Hall’s Pickin’ Like A Girl compilation in 2013 – the only non-American act to do so. Their own debut album All The Waiting While was released in November 2014. It’s rumbling along nicely with local airplay and humbling acclaim from fellow musicians worldwide. Wookalily are a cult, but they’d like to be popular!
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· THE WHITE MANSIONS
The White Mansions are a honky-tonkin' 6 piece band from Belfast. Formed from tear-stained love letters and the dust of lost hopes, sometimes rough, ready and loud, sometimes sad and heartfelt. The White Mansions sing of redemption, love and heartbreak, all firmly anchored in the country music tradition, last year saw the release their debut album ‘The Crossing’. If you like Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Neil Young and Merle Haggard then you’ll like The White Mansions.

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· SONS OF GUNS
Sons of Guns are a four piece indie folk band based in Antrim. With all members having previously played in other local bands, the four friends decided to get together and write music true to themselves. With their debut E.P currently being recorded, the band are looking to make an impact on the local scene.