Americano trio red molly for ratoath

Red Molly, who recently released ‘The Red Album’, appear in the Venue, Ratoath, on Sunday 12th October. The “good girls” of Americana/Folk take a distinctive shift and show true grit on their latest independent release, their edgiest CD to date, with a wildly cool collection of songs. Track to track, they weave effortlessly between acoustic instrumentation and a more modern sound. The trio, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2014, is comprised of Laurie MacAllister (bass), Abbie Gardner (dobro) and Molly Venter (guitar).
They are road warriors who regularly perform about 100 concerts each year. The new CD marks their first Nashville-produced album with Ken Coomer (original drummer for Wilco and Uncle Tupelo). The overall result is a grittier sonic landscape, juxtaposed with Red Molly’s signature pristine three-part harmonies. Coomer pushed for more original material than previous records - eight original songs made the cut - four written by Venter and four by Gardner. The band also continues their long tradition of honouring other songwriters, with MacAllister on lead vocal for four covers, including Simon and Garfunkel’s ‘Homeward Bound’, plus, to the certain delight of thousands of ‘RedHeads’, Red Molly has finally recorded Richard Thompson’s iconic ‘1952 Vincent Black Lightning’, their namesake song!
Since 2004, Americana trio Red Molly has been bringing audiences to their feet with gorgeous three-part harmonies, crisp musicianship, and their warm, engaging stage presence. In 2013, Red Molly were invited to open multiple shows for music legend Willie Nelson and they performed at the venerable RockyGrass festival in Colorado. Their previous CD Light in the Sky (2011) spent 20 weeks on the Americana Music Association’s Top 40 radio chart and charted as Folk DJ’s #3 Top Album of 2012. In 2013, the band toured throughout Australia, and, for the first time, also performed at Denmark’s Tonder Festival. They were also invited to appear for the third time at NC’s legendary music gathering, MerleFest. They also made a fourth appearance at the Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion, where in September 2012 the Bristol Herald Courier dubbed Red Molly “The Twin City’s sweethearts”, saying the band “lit up the stage, as a massive crowd of adoring fans sat mesmerized by their silky smooth harmonies and superb musicianship.”