Entertainment Ireland

Kila

Kíla members met in Coláiste Eoin, south Dublin and began busking on Grafton Street, alongside contemporaries Mic Christopher, Glen Hansard and Paddy Casey. The original line-up included members who would later join The Frames, Dead Can Dance and The Mary Janes. Their current line-up has been together for thirteen years and includes three Ó Snodaigh brothers, Colm, Rónán and Ross, Hogan brothers, Lance and Brian, Eoin Dillon and Deirdre Armstrong. Collaboration and an openness to different musical influences has become an enduring philosophy with Kíla. In recent times the group have worked with notable Indian tabla player, producer, actor and soundtrack composer, Zakir Hussain as well as being invited to perform with U2 & The Dubliners among others on ‘The Ballad Of Ronnie Drew’ as well as releasing an album with Japanese/Ainu musician Oki. Kila's live performances are consistently outstanding, a fusion of many styles of music over a foundation of Irish traditional, and their use of the Irish language has gained them fans and respect across the globe. The band set up their own label in 1991 to allow them release albums and they have since grown into their own mini industry. There's not much better you can do this Patrick's Day than see Kila live at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin.