Sligo Live Festival presents THE LOCAL HONEYS and NIALL McCABE. A double bill of sublime Americana, Bluegrass, Roots and Folk.

Many artists are defined by place, but only a handful of artists come to define the places they’re from. The Local Honeys are Kentucky and Kentucky runs through their veins like an unbridled racehorse. When a master songsmith like Tom T. Hall calls an artist “a great credit to a wonderful Kentucky tradition” it’s time to pull up a chair and pay attention. As it pertains to The Local Honeys he was right on the money. For almost a decade the duo, Linda Jean Stokley and Montana Hobbs, have been an integral part of the Kentucky musicscape.

They’ve paid their dues, garnering countless accolades and accomplishments, including tours with Tyler Childers, Colter Wall and praise from the New York Times. They have become the defining sound of real deal, honest-to-God Kentucky music. The duo have set forth on a journey to create something true to themselves while pushing the envelope within the traditions they hold dear. Carefully crafted vignettes of rural Kentucky soar above layers of deep grooves and rich tones masterfully curated by longtime mentor Jesse Wells, Grammy nominated producer and musician (Assistant Director at the Kentucky Center for Traditional Music at Morehead State).