Formed to pay homage to trailblazing women in music, exciting five piece The Kates, from West Cork, comprises of Eve Clague, Liz Clark, Mary Beth O’Mahony, Míde Houlihan and Paula K O’Brien. All five members have played, sang and written their own music for years, each releasing albums of original work. The five piece have now written a collection of original songs and the resulting Pictures Here Of Dreams EP was released in September 2024. The tracks were on RTÉ Radio 1 Recommends for four weeks.The band have sold out De Barra’s Clonakilty, Levis’ Ballydehob, Coughlan’s Cork and recently played to a packed Whelan’s in Dublin.

Catch them in Bantry for a rare, intimate set where they take you through a catalogue of solo and Kates tracks.