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Years active
  
2013–Present

Website
  
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Labels
  
Beardfire Music

Record label
  
Beardfire Music

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Members
  
Rohan Healy Alex "Al Quiff" Healy

Origin
  
Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Albums
  
Decent Folk, It Used to Be About the Money

Genres
  
Western swing, Ragtime, Bluegrass, Alternative country, Rock and roll

Similar
  
Ant Henson, Rob Reynolds, Nick Tatham, Kirsty Crawford, Colin Chisholm

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The Dublin City Rounders are an old timey, Americana, blues, ragtime and western swing duo from Dublin, Ireland.

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Formation

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The act consists of brothers Rohan Healy (guitar and vocals) and Al "Quiff" Healy (upright bass, banjo and vocals), and was formed in 2013. In 2014 and 2015 the duo received national radio airplay on RTÉ Radio 1, and local radio airplay on Sunshine 106.8, Near FM and FM104 with their single "Best Boots on the Bus", a collaboration with their father David Virgin, who writes, produces and performs on a number of the band's recordings. They have shared the stage with acts including Grammy Award winning artist Jim Lauderdale, The Boxcar Preachers (Texas) at The 20th Dunmore East Bluegras Festival and Canadian alt-country group Petunia & The Vipers. In July 2014, The Dublin City Rounders were invited to perform for Irish President Michael D Higgins and guests at Áras an Uachtaráin.

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In July 2014, Kathy Sheridan stated in The Irish Times that: "The Healys’ “rootsy, country-meets-punk, antique blues, vaudevillian thing” perfectly encompasses the bewilderingly numerous threads that make up the cooler end of “country” music"

Between March and May 2015 the group took part in the televised musical talent contest Busker Abú on TG4. They won the first round and semifinal, and placed as runners-up in the final to contest winners Mahoo.

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A 2015 Classic hits 4FM radio advertising campaign by M Kelly Interiors features the song "Hey Buddy" which was written and recorded specifically for the advert by The Dublin City Rounders. They also performed a number of shows and festivals in 2015 including four dates at the Kilkenny Roots Festival, the Creative Minds US Economic Conference and Youbloom Dublin 2015.

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In January 2016, the Dublin City Rounders performed during the blind audition stage of The Voice UK with an alternative rendition of Blank Space by Taylor Swift, but did not progress to the next round.

In October 2016, the group organised an alt-country song contest in association with Irish Music Rights Organisation.

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Since forming, the band have released 5 albums; "On Track" and "Dis Am The Dublin City Rounders" consisting mostly of traditionally arranged rag time and vaudeville songs, while "Decent Folk" and "The Work of Two Men" are original albums. In December 2015 they released "Best Boots Forward: The Best of The Dublin City Rounders Past, Present & Future", a compilation album. In December 2016, the group released their 5th album "It Used to be About The Money", with the single "Johnny's Last Ride" receiving national airplay on RTÉ radio, and a "Song of The Week" listing in the Irish Times.

Line-up

The current line-up is;

  • Rohan Healy – Guitar, vocals
  • Alex "Al Quiff" Healy – Upright bass, banjo, percussion, vocals
  • Discography

  • On Track (2014)
  • Dis Am The Dublin City Rounders (2014)
  • Decent Folk (2014)
  • The Work of Two Men (2014)
  • Best Boots Forward (2015)
  • It Used to be About The Money (2016)
  • Songs

    Best Boots on the BusDecent Folk · 2014
    The Devil's JacketDecent Folk · 2014
    I'm a Man of My WordDecent Folk · 2014

    References

    The Dublin City Rounders Wikipedia