Black Gate Presents

Valerie June With Special Guest - Doug Paisley

Róisín Dubh
8pm Wednesday, October 16th
Tickets: €27.50

Doors at 7:30pm

Valerie June

Valerie June is a Grammy-nominated artist from Tennessee. She’s been hailed by the New York Times as one of America’s “most intriguing, fully formed new talents.” A musician, singer, songwriter, poet, illustrator, actor, certified yoga and mindfulness meditation instructor, and author, she honorably served as a Turnaround artist working with students for the President’s Committee for the Arts and Humanities and continues serving through The Kennedy Center. 

She has recorded three critically acclaimed, best-selling solo albums and has also written songs for legendary artists such as Mavis Staples and The Blind Boys of Alabama. Her albums have been praised by numerous publications such as Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, NPR Music, No Depression, Paste Magazine, Mojo, Uncut and many others. She's been featured on The Tonight Show, CBS, PBS, Austin City Limits, Later with Jools, and many more. 

An Amazon #1 Best Seller in poetry, her first book, Maps for the Modern World, is a collection of lyrical poems and original illustrations about cultivating community, awareness, and harmony with our surroundings as we move fearlessly toward our dreams. She is also the author of the children’s book Somebody to Love: The Story of Valerie June’s Sweet Little Baby Banjolele, published by Jack White’s Third Man Books.

She recently released Light Beams: A Workbook for Being Your Badass Self- an interactive workbook that builds on themes of mindfulness, harmony, and healing through her one-of-a-kind mystical excerpts, prompts, and positive affirmations.

When she’s not touring, she splits her time between Tennessee and New York.

Doug Paisley

"An anti-star is born"- MOJO

"...a quiet wonder" -The New Yorker

Unanimously celebrated in the likes of Rolling Stone, MOJO, The New Yorker and the Wall Street Journal, Doug counts among his collaborators Bonnie Prince Billy , Leslie Feist and The Band's Garth Hudson. 

Doug sings his plainspoken laments with understated intensity and quiet, resolute strength.

He has earned comparisons to darker, more storied writers like Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, he seems to harmonize with them in one respect - he's not afraid to set easy sounds against hard truths.

Watch: Doug Paisley Feat: Bonnie 'Prince' Billy 'Until I find you'

Watch: Doug Paisley Feat: Feist 'Don't Make Me Wait'

Watch: Doug Paisley 'End of the Day'