Lucia Comnes and Her Rockin’ Irish Band play their annual St. Patrick’s Day Show in San Francisco, CA.
FRIDAY
MARCH 17th 2017
DOORS at 9pm / SHOW at 9:30pm
COVER: $15
at AMNESIA
853 Valencia St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
in the Mission District between 19th and 20th
http://amnesiathebar.com/
Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/st-patricks-day-lucia-comnes-her-rockin-irish-band-tickets-31897234487
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in a true Bay Area tradition with Lucia Comnes & Her Rockin’ Irish Band when they present their annual concert this year at AMNESIA on Friday, March 17th. Known for rocking the night away with high energy sets of groove-oriented pop, rock and folk melodies, Comnes leads the band as a songwriter committed to writing infectious music for the people. With origins in San Francisco and Ireland, their songs spin Irish and American narratives that are both timeless and relevant. There’ll be plenty of traditional Irish fiddle music mixed in with the songs. This year’s show will be a down-home and intimate concert in one of San Francisco’s most cherished local venues.
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Lucia Comnes & Her Rockin’ Irish Band is a five-piece folk powerhouse that combines traditional Irish music with influences from Rock, Americana and Bluegrass to produce “a fresh and invigorating take on the Irish sound,” as described by The SF Irish Herald.
The band’s leader, Lucia Comnes, is a San Francisco-born singer-songwriter who rocks a mean fiddle and guitar, and writes powerful melodies with forceful, earthy lyrics that reflect her connection to the elements. Known also for her contemporary interpretations of Irish, Balkan and American folk music, her song ‘No Hiding Place’ was recently recognized with two notable awards by the Dallas Songwriters Association in Texas. Her voice was described by the San Francisco Chronicle as “singular… embedded with soul and spirit.”
Lucia is backed by the force of her Rockin’ Irish Band, who are focused on delivering the band’s melodious music and keeping the fires raging on the dance floor. Burke T plays a mighty rhythm guitar and shreds on his harmonica between class vocals, Gabriel Harris is a legend and on drums and percussion, Mike Anderson plays deadly bass lines on the acoustic and electric, and Julay Brooks keeps it sweet on the mandolin, guitar and other instruments alongside Lucia’s fierce crafting on the fiddle.
Lucia Comnes & Her Rockin’ Irish band brings you the best in Irish-American music new and old, traditional and popular. They represent the next generation of crossover music coming out the San Francisco Bay Area. Lucia’s background in folk music, playing at many trad festivals in Ireland, singing with the acclaimed Kitka, accompanying the American folk icon, Joan Baez, opening for Paul Brady, and collaborating regularly Liam Ó Maonlaí (Hothouse Flowers), makes her the prime candidate for leading this band.
“..Perhaps her most valuable talent is her powerful imagination. An imagination that breathes vivid imagery into the lyrics of her songs and infuses her fiddling with the spirit of the ancient tones, be they from Kilkenny, Kentucky, or Kosovo.” – Chuck Poling, California Bluegrass Association
Lucia has recorded four full-length albums, the most recent was released in early 2015: ‘Love, Hope & Tyranny’ was recorded at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley and produced with Jeffrey Wood (Luka Bloom, Penelope Houston) and Gawain Mathews. It features 13 of Lucia’s original songs and an impressive list of contributors including background vocals from the delightful T Sisters.
Band:
Lucia Comnes (fiddle, vocals)
Burke T (guitar, harmonica, vocals)
Mike Anderson (bass)
Gabriel Harris (drums/percussion)
Julay Brooks (mandolin, guitar and other stringed things)
+ special guests
