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Ever since the day he mesmerised the audience at his local school concert singing Don McLean’s “American Pie”, Marc Roberts was destined for stardom. Now, the Crossmolina native is set to join Ragús as Mayo’s top trad group return to the Royal Theatre to celebrate their tenth anniversary in style with their final show on a whirlwind world tour. Marc Roberts was bitten by the showbiz bug after being chosen to represent Ireland on the international stage, singing in the Eurovision Song Contest before 300 million TV viewers at the Point Theatre in 1997.

Since 1998, the Guinness Kilkenny Rhythm and Roots Festival has attracted some of the finest names in the Americana canon; acts like Calexico, Giant Sand, Ryan Adams, Alejandro Escovedo, Mark Eitzel, Guy Clark, Ray La Montagne, Richmond Fontaine, Rodney Crowell...the list is very long, and these are but a few names who have been drawn to the magnet of the Marble City Mardi Gras in the past.

“I NEVER meant to push or shove you/ Do you know how much I love you/ No you don’t, but I do/and I wonder if I’m past the point of rescue?”