intheirthousands
Letterkenny, County Donegal
Beautifully crafted songs with dynamic arrangements, powerful vocal harmonies and powerful hooks. The bands sound can only be described as diverse. Their live set changes from stunning vocal harmony laced acoustic acapella folk to edgy electric alternative rock in a seamless progressive crescendo.
In Their Thousands formed in May 2011 in Co. Donegal. Brothers Aidan and Declan Mc Clafferty and their cousin Ruairí Friel rented a house in the village of Ramelton and began writing, recording and rehearsing original material for their first demo recording. A few months later longtime friend Liam Kelly joined the band and the project became In Their Thousands. The writing and recording session grew into the material on the bands debut EP which was released to acclaim at the Earagail Arts Awakening Festival in February 2012 in the dramatic settings in the cellar of Rathmullan house. Several tours around Ireland followed and appearances at high profile Music Festivals such as Indiependence and
headline slots at Earagail Arts Festival.
They then returned to the studio this time under Producer Tommy McLaughlin (Villagers/Cathy Davey) for their second EP which was released in September 2012. For the EP launch three bus loads of loyal fans took a mystery tour into wild north of Donegal to a deserted barn in the countryside converted into a music venue for one night only to be part of what was described by music journalist Sean Feeny as ‘The gig of the year’. It’s this passion in their fans to travel long distances and support them that was maybe one of the major factors in them winning the Guinness/Hot Press Play On the Day National Final in November. But the other major factor is that the music speaks for itself. To a capacity crowd in Whelans they overcame their rivals in the prestigious competition. One of the judges and Editor of Hot Press Magazine had these words to say:
‘In Their Thousands were absolutely brilliant. The feeling among the judges was
that this is a band with huge international potential. They are superb musicians
making a truly original and epic noise.’ – Niall Stokes, Hot Press
In Their Thousands are not the type of band that will come and go in todays very fickle music industry. They incite a remarkable passion in their fans and are gaining new followers with every gig.
In Their Thousands can be contacted here:
www.facebook.com/intheirthousands
www.twitter.com/intheirthousand
intheirthousands@gmail.com
Upcoming Gigs
| 24 May 2013 | 21:00 | The Borderline, London, UK | intheirthousands @ Borderline | |||||
| 25 May 2013 | 17:00 | Marwood Coffee Shop and Studios, 52 Ship Street, Brighton, BN1 1AF | intheirthousands @ Marwood Free/ADM | |||||
| 26 May 2013 | 14:00 | Over Stowey Village Hall, Over Stowey, Somerset, United Kingdom | Over Stowey Village Hall, Somerset. | Buy Tickets | ||||
| 27 May 2013 | 19:30 | The Dublin Castle, 94 Parkway, Camden, London NW1 7AN, England, UK | intheirthousands @ Dublin Castle | Buy Tickets | ||||
| 29 Jun 2013 | 18:00 | Westport House, Westport, Mayo | Westport Festival of Music & Food | Buy Tickets |



