The High Kings & Mary Black

Sunday, March 09, 2025 @ 7:00pm

Count Basie Center for the Arts
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701

The High Kings, compromising of Finbarr Clancy, Darren Holden, Paul O’ Brien and Brian Dunphy have held the position as the distinctive voice of Irish Folk music across the world for the last 15 years.

And as they continue to sell out venues around the world to an ever- growing army of loyal fans, The High Kings show no signs of stopping.

2024 has been a landmark year for The High Kings. They surpassed 1.6 million monthly followers on Spotify. Over 3 million worldwide and garnered over 5 million streams in just one week this March.

Mary Black is delighted to be going back to the USA in 2025 for the first time in 8 years. Mary has become a dominant presence in Irish music, both at home and abroad, bringing her songs and music, to growing numbers of fans, not just in Ireland where she has been a household name for decades, but all over the world. As an award-winning solo artist with multiple chart-topping and critically acclaimed albums, Mary Black has been celebrated by a faithful public as well as fellow artists many of whom she has performed and recorded with over the years, including Emmylou Harris, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Joan Baez and Van Morrison (celebrated in her latest album ‘Duets’)

Last year Mary received an Honorary Doctorate in Literature from UCD and RTÉ presented her with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards. Mary and her legendary band will celebrate her career playing favourite songs from her extensive catalogue, songs that we’ve come to know and love over the years.