G-Man Gig of the Week
Anyone around Cork city tonight should try and pop in to Cyprus Avenue and catch some of William Elliott Whitmore‘s set.
Currently touring his new album Animals in the Dark Cyprus Avenue’s site posts his bio as :
“Whitmore’s appeal cuts a wide swath through the modern musical landscape. Rooted firmly in the Americana sound that he loves so well, Will plays the kind of music – raw and seemingly untouched by pop culture – that has drawn young dissidents to folk music since before Dylan’s time.
Like a young Billy Bragg, or better yet, like his self-proclaimed hero Shane MacGowan of the Pogues, Will’s innate populism and unaffected sincerity resonate with the alienated and imaginative youth culture that surrounds punk, a scene that has embraced him.. “
Tickets €13.50.
