New Album Release

We’ve finally released our debut album on July 10th. Although it wasn’t to the usual fanfare of album releases ( due to the Covid pandemic ), we felt it still needed to be put out there. Ash Into Gold Dust comprises of 10 songs and a tune/instrumental by Eoin McDonnell. The rest of the songs are all original and were written by band members Peadar Farrelly, Brendan Kelly and Eugene Donegan. The album is a fair representation of the original material the band has showcased in the first six years of its existence up and down the country.

The album can be purchased physically at the site store pilgrimst.com/shop or if you wish to buy a digital version here at our Bandcamp page https://pilgrimst.bandcamp.com/releases

First single from the album "Ash Into Gold Dust" https://www.pilgrimst.com

This year and the next.

We opened and closed 2019 with gigs in the Ramor Theatre in Virginia, two very special shows in a wonderful theatre. Other gig highlights of the year would have to be selling out the Solstice ( our hometown gig ) at long last, Moniaive Bluegrass Festival in Scotland, The Red Room in Cookstown and our Roe Valley and Strule gigs up north..

None of these would mean anything without the people that attended these gigs, the organisers and the staff on the ground, the people that make up the small little Bluegrass community on these isles are tremendous.

So we look forward to a new year. We have new places to play and our regular haunts, we’re hoping to play a few new festivals and make some new friends along the way. We’ll also have our long awaited new album out early 2020 and we’re very excited about that.

So on behalf of all at Pilgrim St, we would like to wish you all a happy, peaceful and prosperous New Year.

Pilgrim St

Festivals, Festivals

Moniaive Michaelmas Bluegrass Festival

Just when you think that the festival season is over, two more come along.

We spent last weekend over in Scotland playing the Moniaive Michaelmas Bluegrass Festival for the first time and what a weekend it was. Playing to packed houses in the company of warm wonderful people, it was an amazing experience.

Festival of Festiveness

We play the Balla Bluegrass Festival in Mayo for the first time on the October Bank Holiday weekend, we play the Olde Woods and admission is free in.

In December we play a new festival called Festival of Festiveness in the Newgrange Hotel in Navan, there is a terrific lineup for this with some very special guests to be announced. Admission is €20 which includes a mulled wine reception.

For Tickets : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/festival-of-festiveness-tickets-73729684471

New Album

We’ve been putting the final touches to our debut album, we’re glad to say it is nearly there. We’ll have more information in the coming weeks.

Padso, Mark and Eoin

Solstice Arts Centre and beyond

We had an amazing night in our hometown gig on the 15th June last, sold out show and a standing ovation.

We’re putting the finishing touches to our album now and getting ready to release it this coming Autumn.

Next stop is the Earagail Arts Festival were we play the Balor Arts Centre on the 18th of July.

2019 Irish & UK Tour

We’re starting our 2019 tour soon, hope to catch you on the way. Releasing our debut album also, busy, busy ,busy on Pilgrim St

Last Show on the EP Tour

Thank you everyone who came out to see us on The Ep Tour, we enjoyed every bit of it, we did our last show of the tour last night 5th January in The Ramor Theatre to another full house, next up is the recording studio to record our debut album. Watch this space.

Full house for The EP launch.

Droichead Arts Centre was sold out for The EP launch on Saturday night. This was the fourth year in a row that we played this wonderful venue and it was a joy from beginning to end. We were joined onstage by our good friend SJ McArdle ( Kern ) for a couple of songs, SJ is an amazing songwriter and musician and he sang The Hard Wind, a powerful song about the Irish that fought in World War 1.

Dunmore East Bluegrass Festival

We had an amazing time in Dunmore East over the weekend, 4 very different gigs in 2 days, we met some fabulous people along the way and had great fun playing practically every song in our repertoire. Next stop just up the road in Waterford's Theatre Royal Waterford on September 16th.

The EP Tour

We are really looking forward to getting back out on the road over the coming months and bringing our show to new venues and back to old familiar haunts.

Pilgrim St photoshoot.

We recently had a photoshoot with John and Rachel of Wilde Photography in The Chocolate Factory in Drogheda. We've always worked with John as regards our photography and recently we shot a couple of videos down in Black Mountain Recording Studio as well, this photoshoot was no different as the results were as always top quality. They also did a behind the scenes video of the day. Check out their blog and video.