Event Dates
7:30pm, Sat Mar 17th
11:00pm, Sat Mar 17th
About this Event
Free Entry
Joe Kelly comes to Vault with his band The Royal Pharmacy for some great blues rock music for a great St. Patrick's Day evening.
It's easy to consign the idea of the itinerant blues singer to myth (Robert Johnson) or caricature (Seasick Steve) but in 2018, Joe Kelly is as close as you'll get to the real thing. Having spent the last couple of years calling a dilapidated camper van home and playing hundreds of shows armed with just a beaten-up guitar, a stomping foot and a harmonica, Joe decided that enough was enough, breaking free of the limitations of the one-man band and enlisting the services of a hand picked troupe of the finest local guns for hire, the ‘Royal Pharmacy’.
Debut single ‘Devil At Your Door’, an apocalyptic folk-blues with roots instrumentation and a contemporary edge proved an immediate hit with regional radio DJs earning the band a BBC Horizons grant and setting Joe up for a fruitful summer of festival appearances and an Italian tour.
The Launchpad funding saw Joe Kelly & The Royal Pharmacy begin work on their debut album at the renowned Monnow Valley studios, the first single from which, ‘Babylon’, is set for release in November 2017.
Support Comes From:
The Jav'lins
The Jav'lins provide a solid combination of thundering beats and bluesy riffs. As a 3 piece they all club together to make as much sound as possible, with 3 part harmonies, subtle electronic samples, and added percussion to enhance the live performance.
Joe Kelly comes to Vault with his band The Royal Pharmacy for some great blues rock music for a great St. Patrick's Day evening.
It's easy to consign the idea of the itinerant blues singer to myth (Robert Johnson) or caricature (Seasick Steve) but in 2018, Joe Kelly is as close as you'll get to the real thing. Having spent the last couple of years calling a dilapidated camper van home and playing hundreds of shows armed with just a beaten-up guitar, a stomping foot and a harmonica, Joe decided that enough was enough, breaking free of the limitations of the one-man band and enlisting the services of a hand picked troupe of the finest local guns for hire, the ‘Royal Pharmacy’.
Debut single ‘Devil At Your Door’, an apocalyptic folk-blues with roots instrumentation and a contemporary edge proved an immediate hit with regional radio DJs earning the band a BBC Horizons grant and setting Joe up for a fruitful summer of festival appearances and an Italian tour.
The Launchpad funding saw Joe Kelly & The Royal Pharmacy begin work on their debut album at the renowned Monnow Valley studios, the first single from which, ‘Babylon’, is set for release in November 2017.
Support Comes From:
The Jav'lins
The Jav'lins provide a solid combination of thundering beats and bluesy riffs. As a 3 piece they all club together to make as much sound as possible, with 3 part harmonies, subtle electronic samples, and added percussion to enhance the live performance.