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The WolfeTones, Ireland's Premier Folk group, are coming to Australia in January 2010 and it promises to be a major Irish musical event.
They Celebrate 45 years together and as part of that great momentous anniversary they will be touring Australia for the very last time!
The Wolfe Tones have enjoyed unprecedented success and longevity in their career. Spawning from the explosion of ballad based Irish folk bands in the 60's the Tones raised head and shoulders above all their contemporaries to accomplish the legendary status they enjoy now.
From the moment of their inception, the band forged their reputation for highly charged political folk singing. From their debut single, 'The Spanish Lady', in 1964, they rapidly rose in the folk firmament, playing in the USA's Carnegie Hall by 1976. In 1973 they had their first number 1 single in the Irish charts with 'The Helicopter Song' followed by 'The Streets Of New York' in 1981 which stayed at the top of the Irish charts for seven weeks.
It's hard to believe but in their native Ireland they have sold more records than fellow patriots U2. What's more, their signature 'A Nation Once Again' was voted the #1 track in the world by the BBC world service poll, piping the likes of Elvis, The Beatles, Bob Marley and Bob Dylan to the title.
Their performances are stuff of legend. Their ballads have brought a tear to the eye of appreciative audiences around the world from Albert Hall in London, to The Paris Olympia. In New York, Los Angeles, Kansas and Philadelphia they have been awarded with the key to the city and had a flag flown over the Capitol building in Washington DC in their honor. Need we say more.
The performances will run for 2 1/2 glorious hours and be accompanied by a stunning slide show illustrating the songs that are being played. The history, the love songs, the laughter, the emigration and revolutions are all told in their songs. If you have any Irish in you at all or you just want to be informed and entertained their show is a must.
If you have not seen the Tones then this will be one of your last ever opportunities to witness one of the greatest live bands ever to come out of Ireland.
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