Smithwicks Kilkenny Roots Festival 2013

Launched in 1998, now in its 16th year, The Kilkenny Rhythm and Roots Festival has been attracting some of the best names in the Americana genre; acts such as Giant Sand, Ryan Adams, Alejandro Escovedo, Mark Eitzel, Guy Clark, Chuck Prophet, Ray La Montagne, Richmond Fontaine, Rodney Crowell and Calexico to name a but a few, if Country, folk, blues, bluegrass, rockabilly, Cajun is your thing then Kilkenny is the place to be this May Holiday weekend. From midday to midnight audiences wend their way through the medieval streets sampling the huge range of music in the 30 plus venues, hosting over 30 acts from Ireland, USA, Canada, and UK, with over 80 ticketed and free shows. Ticket prices have been held at the same level for the last five years and the number of free gigs has been increased to over 60