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Live sessions at the Roast, Castlebar, brings you another sensational night of stomping Americana with one of Ireland's stand out bands over the last three years, the incredible Rackhouse Pilfer on Friday June 10 at 8.30pm. As always you can bring your own wine and sit down and enjoy the amazing sounds from this brilliant band in this unique setting.

Raised in the heart of Mayo, surrounded by her musical family Joanne Keegan was encouraged to develop her innate talent for singing, playing guitar and fiddle from the age of ten. Her father Tony sang American country and often rebel songs at bedtime and Marion her mother ensured she received a rich traditional upbringing. She discovered Etta James, BB King, Sippie Wallis, Janis Ian in her early teens and it was a natural progression for her to move towards studying Dramatic arts and music performance. Gaining confidence singing in musicals she joined a band in Galway as a backing vocalist but it was whilst busking around Europe in her late teens that she discovered her true voice. After many years of diarising her experiences she attended IMRO song writing workshops in Dublin and Killarney, writing with Kieran Mc Evoy which cemented her vocation.