Friday 10th April 2026
Location: Cleeres Bar and Theatre, 28 Parliament Street, Kilkenny
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In recent years, Vickers Vimy have teamed up with RTE Radio 1 stablemates Greenshine for critically acclaimed tours of some of Irelands iconic Folk venues. The Greene & Shine and Vickers Vimy Double act are hitting the road again for a Spring to promote their respective new recordings.
GREENE AND SHINE
Noel Shine and Mary Greene have long been an important element of the Cork and national Indie, Folk and Americana scene. From Noel’s role as one of the founders of Cork Folk Festival, right through to the couple’s work alongside their daughter Ellie as RTE Folk Awards nominated band Greenshine, Noel and Mary have been a constant in the musical firmament. Greene and Shine’s music straddles the boundaries of Indie, Americana and Folk, with intertwining harmonies, skillful stringwork and fine songwriting. Between them, Noel and Mary have lent their talents to the recordings of Republic of Loose, Christy Moore, Mick Hanly, Frances Black and John Spillane amongst many others, but it’s the quality of their musicianship which has garnered them the most accolades. Noel is a wonderful multi-instrumentalist whilst Mary’s songwriting has propelled them to the No. 1 spot of the RTE Radio 1 playlist on several occasions most notably with her song ‘The Girl in the Lavender Dress’ not only reaching the top of the chart, but going on to be 2nd most played Irish track in the year of its release, while their debut album ‘The Land You Love The Best’ was placed in the top 3 Folk albums in The Irish Times. Mary’s solo album of original songs ‘Sea of Hearts’ garnered 8/10 in Hot Press: “A beautiful collection of small epiphanies.”
Noel & Mary released 2 advance singles from their latest album. ‘I’m Only Writing Sad Songs Now’ and ‘Chalk It Down’ received impressive national and international airplay.
“The Sound of a Family immersed in music, tight in harmony, in love with song. Shine on Greenshine.” Christy Moore
“Mary Greene – a songwriter like no other.” Sheelagh Dempsey, RTE Radio 1.
“Isn’t that wonderful.” Philip King, RTE Radio1
“GRMA for writing and recording it,” Fergus O Keefe, WFRG Atlanta
Both singles Track of the Week The Songwriters Show, Downda Road Radio
Both singles Tracey’s Pick of Irish Tracks ‘Good Morning Dundalk’ Dundalk fm
Both singles Track of the Week The David Dee Moore Show, Folk Radio Friday
“Another Beauty.” Noel Casey, Dublin City Fm
“The new song is absolutely brilliant. Make no mistake about it we Will play it at every opportunity on Highland radio.” Paul McDevitt
“Like a lost Country classic,” Michael Park, International Americana Music Show (syndicated across National Public Radio USA including WXPR Wisconsin, WCMU Michigan & Community stations incl. KNVC Carson City, WHCP Chesapeake,)
WHITE TRAILS
The Girl in the Lavender Dress
VICKERS VIMY
Hailing from Mayo, on the Wild Atlantic coast of Ireland, Vickers Vimy craft songs that dwell on the borders of Folk and Americana. Rich eclectic sounds anchor lyrical themes of scratched v
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