This year we will be inviting these bands:

In 1995 we went to search for meeting points between contemporary Celtic music and music of the countries that had been inhabited by the Celts. In time we composed our own songs, the main source of inspiration being geographically defined music springing from our land's bosom. The new songs combine folk, rock and classical music and adapt it to the Celtic style.

web: web.quick.cz/irishdew/       www.myspace.com/irishdewcz

Celtic Whisper was formed as a 3 piece band in 1999 and have been playing our own unique style of Irish ballads for 9 years now. From 2005 we continue playing as a 2 piece band which is made up of Tommy and John. The two strong features of this ballad band are the fantastic fiddle playing of John and vocal of Tommy.

web: www.celtic-whisper.com

The Kilkennys are a 4-piece traditional Irish ballad group, who have been entertaining audiences all over the country, and internationally for the past ten years, with their unique and accomplished style of playing and vocal talent. Known as one of the hardest working bands in Ireland, they perform the length and breath of the country up to five nights a week. Up to now, they have been performing as Uisce Beatha, but due to various crucial reasons and the fact that a few bands with the same name have sprung up around the world, the decision was taken to change the name to The Kilkennys, as the boys are very proud of their black and amber roots! The band was originally formed by Dave Cashin, Adam Cashin and Tommy Mackey, while at school in St. Kierans College in Kilkenny. Robbie Campion would later come on board to complete the bands unique vocal and musical sound. The Kilkennys have shared the stage with some of the country's most prominent folk icons, including Shane McGowan, Finbarr Furey and the late Ronnie Drew. They have also toured Scotland, Germany and the US on a number of occasions to great acclaim. Now with the forthcoming release of their debut album and live DVD, audiences will be enthralled by the energy, passion and musical talents of The Kilkennys.

web: myspace.com/thekilkennys

The Irish band U2 is one of the most outstanding rock bands in the music history. The Czech U2 stay cover band tries to reproduce their great music in the best possible quality. There is a similarity you can hear in the voice of Zbyněk Pokorný, accompanied by Pavel Helan - guitar, Tomáš Zbytovský - baseguitar and Marek Ševčík - drums. The repertoire covers the best of what U2 have produced since their early days, incl. hits from the albums The Joshua Tree, All That You Can't Leave Behind, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb or today´s No Line On The Horizon.

web: http://u2stay.cz/web/index.php