21st June The American Bar, Belfast. Co-headline with Ludwig O’Neill. Tickets on the door.
Author: robinjameshurt
Cavan County Museum April 2018
Robin will play the wonderful venue of the Cavan County Museum on April 20th supported by The Lynch Brothers. Tickets on the door.
October – November 2017 Cavan Antrim
The Yukon Bar, Belturbet Co. Cavan Friday October 6th, 10pm Ruby’s Bodega, 13 Point Street, Larne, Co. Antrim Sunday November 19th, 7.30pm
The Galway Shawl
A favourite folk ballad of mine, recorded at home in County Wexford. There are many great versions of this song out there (my two faves must be Sean Cannon/Dubliners and Pam Ayres).
Electric Picnic 2017
A compiliation of Robin and The Band of Moonlight Love at Electric Picnic playing the My Lovely Horse Rescue Ranch – after the stage they were supposed to play on fell asunder. The Band of Moonlight Love on this occasion were: RJH – guitar, mandolin, vocals Mick Morris – mandolin, bass, guitar, vocals Ailbhe Nolan […]
Announcing Electric Picnic 2017
Robin and The Band of Moonlight Love will play this year’s Electric Picnic in September. Date, venue and time to be announced!
In the meantime here‘s a taster of their previous performance from Electric Picnic 2016 in the Jimmy Lee’s Juke Joint in the Trailer Park.
Longitude Festival 2017
Robin James Hurt and The Band of Moonlight Love playing at Longitude 2017 in The Dirty Old Town Speakeasy tent. Longitude is one of the biggest festivals held in Ireland every summer in Marlay Park in Dublin. The Band of Moonlight Love is made up of core members Robin James Hurt and Mick Morris, along with a […]
Maa Bonny Lad
A wee Northumbrian maritime folk song, first published in ‘North Countrie Ballads, Songs and Pipe-Tunes’ in 1922. I found it through the incredible singing of Anne Briggs; Rachel Unthank also did a gorgeous version. Video and audio were recorded ‘on location’ in the ruins of the former lifeboat station at Kilmichael Point on the Wexford […]
Across the Black Soil Plains
Live performance of Across the Black Soil Plains in The Co Club, Oldcastle, Meath. This is an original instrumental composition by Robin. The title was borrowed from the 1899 painting by Australian artist George Washington Lambert.