Dublin based band Ardiff are readying themselves for a return to the live circuit at the end of the month where they will bring audiences through an eclectic mix of Indie-folk, rock and blues.
The band is pencilled in for 2 Dublin dates, the first taking place in the Turks Head on Thursday 24th September as part of the worldwide Arthur’s Day celebration. On Friday 25th they are joined at The Cobblestone by San Francisco folk-rockers The Blank Tapes for the first of two shows together which culminates at The Roisín Dubh, Galway on Saturday 26th.
After spending the last few months developing and perfecting a healthy bunch of original songs, Ardiff feel as though the time is right to bring their music to the masses. With each member a keen traveller, their time abroad is immediately apparent especially with frontman Robert Ardiff’s vocal delivery of English, French and Spanish lyrics as well as a mergence of instruments such as ukulele, trumpet, glockenspiel and charrango.
The group, completed with Steve Battle on drums, Louise Gaffney on keys and Dave Gunnigan on bass came together only 12 months ago and are all still in their early 20’s. Yet, in that short space of time they have played to audiences at venues such as Whelan’s, Pravda, Anseo and Eamon Doran’s.
Ardiff describe their musical output as “a cross blend of everything we love about music, smart words and nice melodies with effective rhythm and bass progressions throughout.”
With an album in the pipeline for 2010 and many more gigs to come in between, it promises to be a busy year for this young quartet but they are more than ready for the challenge. “We write songs for people to dance, rock out and sing along to. The live experience is all about having fun and that’s what we intend to do.”
Thurs. 24th September – Turks Head, Parliament Street, Dublin 1
Fri. 25th September – The Cobblestone, Smithfield, Dublin 7 w/ The Blank Tapes
Sat. 26th September – The Roisín Dubh, Dominick St., Galway w/ The Blank Tapes
For more information on Ardiff check out – www.myspace.com/ardiff
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