Delorentos cast a big shadow in Annascaul

Annascaul is probably best known for being home to the intrepid Antarctic explorer Tom Crean. Over the bank holiday weekend, the lively village played host to another group with Artic experience!

The group was Delorentos, one of the hottest bands in Ireland today. Delorentos are generating the kind of press that heralds the arrival of something new and important, with cover stories in the Culture section of The Sunday Times. And while they haven't been to Antarctica, they've played with the Artic Monkeys in Malahide Castle. The band was the headline act in The River of Shadows Festival which also featured Super Jimenez, Vesta Varo and Eskemo Joe.

Delorentos, though they have been together for less than three years, play with all the charisma and class that you would expect from a band with such a burgeoning reputation. With songs jointly and individually written by Ronan (guitar, vocals) and Kieran (guitar, vocals) with Nial (bass, vocals) & Ross (drums, vocals) their sound ranged from soft acoustic melodies to angular, driven guitar rock. With riffs and rhythms combining to produce powerful, intimate and captivating tunes, Delorentos undoubtedly added to their dedicated fan base.

The River of Shadows Festival had more on offer than music, however, with a myriad of choices offered to punters from Sculpture to Art and from Film to Panto. The festival was launched on Friday last, by Kerry County Council, Arts Officer, Kate Kennelly in the Conor Crean Centre. The Centre was established by American artist Jerome Connor and an exhibit documenting his work featured as part of the festival.

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