FIDDLE PLAYER and member of The London Lasses Karen Ryan will launch her debut solo album with a show in The Crane Bar tomorrow at 9.30pm.
Karen’s album, The Coast Road, is being released on the County Galway label Clo Iar Chonnacht. On the night Karen will perform music from the album and be accompanied by Pete Quinn on keyboard, Gary Connolly on accordion, and fiddlers Elaine Conwell and Teresa Connolly.
As a founder member of The London Lasses Karen has performed at the Cambridge Folk Festival, the Ennis Trad Festival, Glastonbury, and the Philadelphia Irish Festival and the Royal Albert Hall. She cites Brian Rooney, Brendan McGlinchey, Danny Meehan, and the recordings of Andy McGann as having the most influence on her playing.
Admission is free.
