Billow Wood are a band based in the rugged West of Ireland. Their original music is made up of folk, trad and mainstream influences. The members are all multi-instrumentalists and mix male and female vocals to create warm rich harmonies.
Billow Wood spend most of their time on the road in Europe showcasing their music in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France. They have also played many festivals and venues in Ireland including Electric Picnic, Indiependance, IMBOLC International Music Festival, Doolin Folk Festival, Ballyshannon Folk Festival to name a few.
They have just returned from a very successful Folk Alliance International in Kansas City, where they showcased their original music to industry professionals. The band received fantastic feedback and are now in talks with a US agency, and are looking forward to a US tour in 2025.
Billow Wood have performed on National and International television, with appearances on RTE and TG4, as well as German and US television.
Their music has been played on a number of national radio stations including RTE Radio 1, Today fm, Raidio na Gaeltachta, iRadio, BBC Radio Ulster and many regional stations. Billow Wood have also received a lot of radio air time on Celtic and Folk Radio stations in the US, while also winning an American Celtic Listener Supported Radio Awards on an Irish music radio show in Chicago.
Billow Wood are excited to be working on new music to release in 2024.
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Walls of Caves debut album Reference:
'This is indeed an impressive debut, brimful of confidence in all departments and a pocketful of upful songs that'll take Billow Wood around the world a fair few times'
Jackie Hayden - Hot Press Magazine
'Billow Wood hit the ground running with their dynamic fusion of folk an trad, blended with meatier pop-rock rhythms'
Pet O'Connell - Irish Examiner
'Walls of Caves is an exciting, energetic, harmony driven album by Billow Wood - an Irish indie-folk act with a contemporary take on the traditional'
Gerry McNally - Folk and Tumble
'It's got a modern, vibrant, exhuberant, danceable feel to it which should lead to blowin the rafters off manys a venue'
Barry Britton - Artist
‘Be prepared for their unique brand of instrumentation, multi-vocals and harmonies' – InspireMe
Contact:
086 219 1661
085 835 4895
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