Kilkenny musical duo to perform intimate concert this month

Kilkenny musical duo Novatone will perform a concert on April 19 at 7pm in Fennelly's of Callan (13 Upper Bridge Street, Callan, Co Kilkenny, R95 WK80). Tickets are now on sale at €10 plus booking fee and can be purchased here.

For this special concert, Novatone will perform as a two-piece to showcase their acoustic roots and beautiful harmonies with a set of their own songs they have crafted over many years together – including an acoustic version of their debut single ‘Spotlight’. Mark and Ann Marie always encourage the audience to sing with them, so prepare to join in!

Mark McCorry and Ann Marie Walsh are Novatone. The duo are originally from Kilkenny - Ann Marie grew up just outside Callan - and are now based on the Wicklow-Wexford border. They unveiled their full electric band in November, having played together as an acoustic duo previously. 

Support has been coming in 'hot' for Novatone, with Hot Press magazine referring to the duo as "indie pop resplendence". Sarah Corcoran of indie rock band Pillow Queens has described their music as “Belle and Sebastian meets Carnival era The Cardigans - very cool”. 

Their debut single 'Spotlight' came out in February and has received airplay on RTE Radio 1, KCLR FM, Dublin City FM and other stations across Ireland plus Amazing Radio and more in the UK. John Loftus of 8Radio.com has called Spotlight “a brilliant debut single”. The music video for ‘Spotlight’ can be watched here.

Novatone will unveil their second single in June, followed by their debut EP in the autumn.