BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2277@calendar.clonmel.town SUMMARY:Dirk Powell and Amelia Powell DTSTAMP:20260405T200208Z DTSTART:20260604T190000Z DESCRIPTION:> Father/daughter duo from Louisiana play music of their Appala chian and Cajun\n> heritage\n\nDirk and Amelia Powell are a father/daughte r duo from Southwest Louisiana\, and\nthey are coming back to Clonmel 3 ye ars after their last Sold Out show in town\n\nDirk Powell is well-known to Irish audiences from his performances with the\nTransatlantic Sessions an d his work with artists such as Joan Baez\, Rhiannon\nGiddens\, Eric Clapt on\, and many more. He is regarded as a champion of rural\nAmericana\, wit h a focus on the music of his Appalachian roots and his Cajun\nhome\, but has longstanding ties with the Celtic music world.\n\nPowell has won four Grammy Awards and has been a guest on American television\nshows including Late Night with David Letterman\, the Today Show\, and American\nMasters. For ten years\, he was Joan Baez’s “band.” He was a longtime member of\nt he Cajun band Balfa Toujours. Currently\, he is performing as a solo artis t\, as\na featured artist with Transatlantic Sessions\, and on tour with M ary Chapin\nCarpenter. Powell has recorded with Rhiannon Giddens\, Loretta Lynn\, Irma Thomas\,\nTim O’Brien\, the Raconteurs and Eric Clapton\n\nDi rk’s daughter Amelia grew up in the bayous of Louisiana\, immersed in the\ nmusical culture of her grandfather\, Cajun fiddle hero Dewey Balfa. Her d riving\nguitar and soulful vocals\, as both a lead and harmony singer\, ar e in demand\nthroughout Cajun country and beyond. She has toured internati onally since her\nteenage years. Together\, they play music of their Appal achian and Cajun\nheritage\, write and craft original songs\, and bring au diences the kind of\nsoulful connection that comes from family playing tog ether with humour\, trust\,\nand love.\n\nDoors 7pm\, show 8pm.\n\nTickets : €21.50 (including booking fee) on\nhttps://clonmelworldmusic.com/events/ dirk-powell-and-amelia-powell-louisiana-thursday-04th-june-2026/\n[https:/ /clonmelworldmusic.com/events/dirk-powell-and-amelia-powell-louisiana-thur sday-04th-june-2026/]\n\n URL:https://calendar.clonmel.town/event/dirk-powell-and-amelia-powell GEO:52.3554757;-7.7030097 LOCATION:Moynihan's - 4 Upper Gladstone Street STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Fee paid,Live Music X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Father/daughter duo from Louisi ana play music of their Appalachian and Cajun heritage

Dirk and Amelia Powell are a father/daughter duo from Southwest Louisiana, and they are coming back to Clonmel 3 years after their last Sold Out sho w in town

Dirk Powell is well-known to Irish audiences from his perf ormances with the Transatlantic Sessions and his work with artists such as Joan Baez, Rhiannon Giddens, Eric Clapton, and many more. He is regarded as a champion of rural Americana, with a focus on the music of his Appalac hian roots and his Cajun home, but has longstanding ties with the Celtic m usic world.

Powell has won four Grammy Awards and has been a guest o n American television shows including Late Night with David Letterman, the Today Show, and American Masters. For ten years, he was Joan Baez’s “band .” He was a longtime member of the Cajun band Balfa Toujours. Currently, h e is performing as a solo artist, as a featured artist with Transatlantic Sessions, and on tour with Mary Chapin Carpenter. Powell has recorded wit h Rhiannon Giddens, Loretta Lynn, Irma Thomas, Tim O’Brien, the Raconteurs and Eric Clapton

Dirk’s daughter Amelia grew up in the bayous of Lo uisiana, immersed in the musical culture of her grandfather, Cajun fiddle hero Dewey Balfa. Her driving guitar and soulful vocals, as both a lead an d harmony singer, are in demand throughout Cajun country and beyond. She h as toured internationally since her teenage years. Together, they play mus ic of their Appalachian and Cajun heritage, write and craft original songs , and bring audiences the kind of soulful connection that comes from famil y playing together with humour, trust, and love.

Doors 7pm, show 8pm .

Tickets: €21.50 (including booking fee) on https://clonmelworldmusic.com/events/dirk-p owell-and-amelia-powell-louisiana-thursday-04th-june-2026/

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