John Cleere's Bar & Theatre

02/11/2026

ARBORIST
ALBUM LAUNCH // FULL BAND SHOW
Cleere's, Kilkenny
Thurs. 5th November, 2026

Tickets on sale at - https://cleeres.com/events-guide/arborist/

Love or its absence dominates the intimate songs on the new album from ARBORIST – out October 2026 – the musical outlet of Belfast’s Mark McCambridge. Titled Looking for Love, we find protagonists scouring the dark corners of his home city, wiling-away afternoons in strip clubs, wandering the streets in all weather and reflecting on the harsh reality of the modern world, all in search of an elusive love – emphasising our need for it now more than ever.

It is ARBORIST’s 4th LP and the first self-produced by McCambridge, largely from his home studio in Belfast – and at times it feels like we are present with him there in the room. These quiet hours are clearly where McCambridge feels most at ease – after all, this is a singer Bill Drummond has described as writing songs, “riven with more loss than any record since Leonard Cohen quit this world”, who Kim Deal chose to sing in beautiful, intertwined harmony with on debut single Twisted Arrow and who Matthew E White and his Spacebomb band collaborated with to such astonishing effect on the previous Arborist LP.

Spacebomb’s resident bassist Cameron Ralston (Bonnie Light Horseman, Hiss Golden Messenger) again features throughout, alongside Eamon Ferris (The Waterboys) on drums and Ben McAuley (Van Morrison) engineering. It calls to mind albums such as Songs Ohia’s Magnolia Electric Co., The Divine Comedy’s Regeneration, The Blue Nile’s Hats and Wilco’s Ode to Joy, as well as early-70s records from John Cale, John Lennon and Bill Fay.

Love or its absence dominates the intimate songs on the new album from ARBORIST - out October 2026 - the musical outlet of Belfast’s Mark McCambridge.

02/11/2026

ARBORIST
ALBUM LAUNCH // FULL BAND SHOW
Cleere's, Kilkenny
Thurs. 5th November, 2026

Tickets on sale at - https://cleeres.com/events-guide/arborist/

Love or its absence dominates the intimate songs on the new album from ARBORIST – out October 2026 – the musical outlet of Belfast’s Mark McCambridge. Titled Looking for Love, we find protagonists scouring the dark corners of his home city, wiling-away afternoons in strip clubs, wandering the streets in all weather and reflecting on the harsh reality of the modern world, all in search of an elusive love – emphasising our need for it now more than ever.

It is ARBORIST’s 4th LP and the first self-produced by McCambridge, largely from his home studio in Belfast – and at times it feels like we are present with him there in the room. These quiet hours are clearly where McCambridge feels most at ease – after all, this is a singer Bill Drummond has described as writing songs, “riven with more loss than any record since Leonard Cohen quit this world”, who Kim Deal chose to sing in beautiful, intertwined harmony with on debut single Twisted Arrow and who Matthew E White and his Spacebomb band collaborated with to such astonishing effect on the previous Arborist LP.

Spacebomb’s resident bassist Cameron Ralston (Bonnie Light Horseman, Hiss Golden Messenger) again features throughout, alongside Eamon Ferris (The Waterboys) on drums and Ben McAuley (Van Morrison) engineering. It calls to mind albums such as Songs Ohia’s Magnolia Electric Co., The Divine Comedy’s Regeneration, The Blue Nile’s Hats and Wilco’s Ode to Joy, as well as early-70s records from John Cale, John Lennon and Bill Fay.

Arborist

Love or its absence dominates the intimate songs on the new album from ARBORIST - out October 2026 - the musical outlet of Belfast’s Mark McCambridge.

01/11/2026

Tour bus wheels keep rolling...starting next week with the full band...

Thurs 5th Nov - John Cleere's Bar & Theatre Kilkenny
Fri 6th Nov - Phil Grimes, Waterford
Sat 7th Nov (2pm) - Hobby Horse Records, Wexford

Tickets: https://arboristmusic.com/tour/

31/10/2026

TONIGHT 'S // SOLD OUT
CHEMICAL ADDICTION
Support by STICKY DIGIT

Presented by CAMEO NOISE

Cleere's, Kilkenny
Sat. 31st October, 2026

FANCY DRESS ESSENTIAL

DRESS UP TO GET DOWN
POLICY TIGHT BUT POLITE

30/10/2026

SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT
JORDAN HART & EMILY SCHULTZ
Cleere's, Kilkenny
Wed. 24th Feb. 2027

Tickets - https://cleeres.com/events-guide/jordan-hart-emily-schultz/

Canadian singer-songwriters Jordan Hart and Emily Schultz bring their intimate, harmony-rich show to Cleere’s Theatre for a seated night of songs and stories.

Toronto-based Jordan Hart is a Gold-certified singer-songwriter and producer whose warm mix of folk, roots and soul has clocked up more than 32 million streams. His song “Whole” was featured on Grey’s Anatomy, his single “Get to You” reached the Top 10 on CBC radio, and he has appeared on CTV, eTalk, Breakfast TV and Entertainment Tonight, as well as YouTube’s Mahogany, SOFAR and Alex Rainbird sessions. Before the streams took off he spent 100 days busking on street corners right across Canada, and it’s his live show that he’s best known for, now headlining venues from coast to coast and across Europe.

Edmonton-born Emily Schultz writes honest, heartfelt songs shaped by alternative soul, pop and folk. Her powerful voice and warm stage presence have taken her to JUNOFest, Canadian Music Week and the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, and she has been featured on eTalk, Much Music and Breakfast TV. The pair regularly perform and record together, including their much-loved take on “Little Drummer Boy”.

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30/10/2026

PAAHTO & THE BULL
PATRICK 'PAAHTO' CUMMINS &
JOHN FRANCIS FLYNN

Cleere's, Kilkenny
Fri. 30th Oct. 2026
The last remaining tickets are at - https://cleeres.com/events-guide/paahto-the-bull/

Paahto & The Bull is the guitar-duo project of Patrick “Paahto” Cummins and John Francis Flynn. Having met and played together since 2011 and having cut their teeth at The Maple Hotel on Dublin’s Gardiner Street, Paahto and John helped form the Irish traditional group Skipper’s Alley in 2013 and would remain long-term sparring partners and an integral cog in Dublin’s traditional and folk music communities. Once There Was A King was another of their musical endeavours which reached into a progressive musical space in its short-lived timespan. However, as with any collaboration between these two players, Paahto & The Bull is beyond a meeting of two musical minds and encompasses a very personal element. During the covid-19 pandemic, the pair experimented with music on two guitars inspired by Paahto’s interest in bluegrass flat-picking and John’s very original approach to accompaniment. Beginning with just an Instagram page to post some amateur material, Paahto & The Bull decided to take the project more seriously and gradually worked towards recording an album with the help of Brendan Jenkinson and Ben Rawlins. The ethos for the duo has always been to focus on simplicity and only features the musicians playing their guitars despite them both being multi- instrumentalists and singers.

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