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Gary Keane’s Band Secures Spot At Electric Picnic But Still Needs Your Votes

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Gary Keane, performing at their recent single launch of their track 'Stylin' in the Savoy, in Cork City.
Gary Keane, performing at the recent single launch of the White Boys track ‘Stylin’ in the Savoy, in Cork City.

A LOCAL musician and his band have succeeded in securing a prestigious spot playing in this year’s Electric Picnic music festival, taking place from the 4-6 September in Stradbally, Co Laois.

Gary Keane and his band ‘White Boys’ managed to secure themselves a top ten place in the 2FM/Oxfam ‘Play The Picnic’ Competition held recently. (see previous story here)

The Ballinorig native and his band will now get the chance to play their music to a multitude of fans at what is one of the biggest festivals in the country at the moment.

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As one of the top ten acts chosen from the competition, the White Boys will get to perform a live set at Oxfam Ireland’s Oxjam Tent at the 2015 version of the festival.

There is a chance still though for the band to go one step further in their Picnic journey and play the Cosby Stage, with one overall winner still to be chosen from the ten.

The ten finalists winning tracks will also be played to the nation on 2FM from Thursday July 30 to Wednesday, August 12 as a public text vote competition determines one overall winning act.

For more information on how to vote for Gary and the White Boys, head on over to the voting site HERE and follow the instructions.

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Gary Needs Your Votes To Get His Band To The Picnic

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Gary Keane, performing at their recent single launch of their track 'Stylin' in the Savoy, in Cork City.
Gary Keane, performing at their recent single launch of their track ‘Stylin’ in the Savoy, in Cork City.

LOCAL musician, Gary Keane, and his Cork based band of ‘funkateers’ need a bit of help to get them on one of the stages at the Electric Picnic music festival in September.

With only two days left of voting, Gary and his band ‘White Boys’ need your votes to get them into the top ten of 30 chosen acts for the 2FM/Oxfam ‘Play The Picnic’ Competition.

You can vote for White Boys by following this link HERE

“I’m hoping that all my family and friends in Tralee will get behind this and help us to go all the way to Electric Picnic this year,” said Gary Keane.

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This is not the first time ‘White Boys’ will be aiming for a place on the Oxfam Stage having secured a spot last year through the same 2FM competition.

“We got through in last year’s competition largely through the support shown from people in Tralee who really rallied behind the cause – the experience was honestly unforgettable so to make it two years in a row by public vote would be the icing on the cake for us. The Irish music industry is fiercely competitive so any help always goes a long way, it only takes 2 clicks to vote for us.”

White Boys released their new single ‘Stylin’ at the Chic After-Party in The Savoy Cork on July 10th along with support from Red FM DJ, Stevie G.

“The Savoy launch was pure magic, to play on that stage with such impeccable lighting, production and sound to a near packed house is something I’ll never forget. It also made sure that the new single and music video hit the ground running, we’re already starting to get international press features.”

White Boys will also launch their ‘Stylin’ in The Greyhound Bar, this Saturday July 25 and will be bringing a full band which is really something worth checking out.

“Tralee is my hometown and where it all began for me. I can’t wait to bring the whole band to The Greyhound on July 25,” said Gary.

Download the Stylin’ (Deluxe Single Pack) for free at http://www.whiteboysmusic.com

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VIDEO: New Single From Tralee Man’s Band Launched In Cork

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Gary Keane

BALLINORIG man, Gary Keane, along with his group, White Boys, launched their first single in Cork on Friday night.

The single launch took place in the Savoy in Cork City as part of the after party of Chic’s, Live at the Marquee, show.

The name of the single that Gary and his partner in funk, Eoin Walsh, from Cork, released is called ‘Stylin’ and is a guaranteed floor filler.

Also playing at the launch was well known Hip-Hop and Red FM DJ, Stevie G.

Here is the video (below) for the single ‘Stylin’ which was also launched this week.

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VIDEO: Gary Funks Up Hozier And Goes Viral Again

 

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White Boys are from left, Eoin Walsh and Gary Keane.

TRALEE musician, Gary Keane, has produced a cover version of Hozier’s, ‘Take me to Church’ as part of the cork based neo-soul duo White Boys and it’s getting a lot of attention (see video below).

Gary and his partner in funk, Eoin Walsh, who is from Cork, have knocked out another hip-hop enthused retro track that has garnered attention online.

The cover which was released to the public through the White Boys numerous social media accounts on Monday is almost unrecognisable to the original, something, Gary Keane tells us, was fully intended.

“We’re doing music that is a lot closer to my heart, we wanted to totally throw the Hozier track upside down just to see how people would react to it and it’s going really well so far,” said Gary.

Last month, their ‘Family Values’ video which lampooned an anti-gay marriage rant on the Vincent Browne Live Debate show was picked up by national media and the international online gay community.

“That got a class response, I couldn’t believe that! It was good, because that put our name in the mind of a lot of press,” said Gary.

All this promotion is leading up in anticipation of the act’s debut single release ‘Stylin’ at the end of June. Quite appropriately they’re launching ‘Stylin’ at the after party of Chic’s ‘Live at the Marquee’ show in Cork.

Perhaps legend of disco and Chic founder, Nile Rodgers, will be there to give his blessing…

Tralee audiences will have a chance to catch White Boys, they’re playing in the Abbey Inn on dates, May 30, June 20 and July 4. Free admission.

 

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Gary Needs Your Vote For A Better Spot At the Picnic

Gary KeaneFOLLOWING on from the great news that local musician, Gary Keane has earned his spot at the Electric Picnic music festival, he now has the chance to play one of the main stages.

All he needs now is your votes.

Gary made it to the final of the 2FM ‘Play The Picnic’ Competition and needs your help to win a competition which will secure him a spot on the Cosby Tent at this year’s Electric Picnic.

All you have to do to get behind one of our own, is Text PICNIC1 (no space between the ‘picnic’ and the ‘1’) to 50300. Texts cost €2 with all proceeds going to Oxfam’s Gaza Relief Fund.

“The support so far from people in Tralee has been amazing. People really got behind me and I’ll never forget that,” said Gary.

“This is the final push to go all the way and win the competition outright. Being an original musician these days is hard graft and it’s competitions like these that can make such a massive impact on your career and take you from one level to the next,” Gary said.

Voting is open until  midnight on Sunday, August 10.

You can text as many times as you like. Also, Gary will be playing with his new band ‘White Boys’ in The Blasket, Tralee on Saturday, August 16 at 10:30pm during the Rose Of Tralee Festival.

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Gary Makes It To The Electric Picnic Thanks To You!

 

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Gary Keane

A TRALEE man has won the chance to play this year’s Electric Picnic and it’s all thanks to you.

Gary Keane, aka, Like A Fire, entered the 2FM ‘Play the Picnic’ competition with hundreds of other artists to try to earn a place on the Oxjam stage during the Festival which takes place from August 29-31.

He had made the shortlist of 30 and on Friday afternoon it was announced on the website that he had made the winning 10. The public accounted for 50 percent of the vote with the other 50 coming from judges.

“I’m absolutely ecstatic,” Gary told TraleeToday.ie on Friday afternoon. “I found out when a friend of mine sent me a message on Facebook congratulating me. I just want to thank everyone, including yourselves at TraleeToday.ie, for all the help in getting me there. All my friends, Facebook groups and websites like yourself gave it a great push. It’s amazing what can be done when people pull together,” he said.

Gary faces a further competition now to play the Cosby Stage which is one of the main stages at Electric Picnic. He is to travel to RTE to record the song he submitted for the competition and a public vote will decide if he makes the Cosby show.

Gary is recording under his own name at the moment but he will unveil a new band at the Electric Picnic called ‘White Boys’.

We’ll keep you posted on his progress.

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Tralee People Urged To Get Gary To The Picnic

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Gary Keane

TRALEE musician Gary Keane is making a charge to play The Electric Picnic festival this summer and needs your votes to get him there!

Gary has been shortlisted on the 2FM website along with 30 other artists from around the country and now stands a chance of being one of ten to play the Oxjam stage at Electric Picnic. The ‘Play the Picnic’ competition is in its last day of voting and is being run by 2FM in partnership with Oxfam.

“Playing at a festival like Electric Picnic is every Irish musician’s dream. Opportunities like this are absolutely golden for independent artists like myself,” said Gary.

“If I get through to that final 10, I will also get to record my track at the 2FM studio’s in RTE! It really doesn’t get much bigger than that,” he added.

“It would mean so much to me coming from a town like Tralee, which can sometimes be a bit removed from ‘The Industry’. Voting closes at midnight tonight so every vote counts,”  said Gary.

“I would also like to thank all of the amazing people who have shown their support so far, it really means a lot to me,” he added.

If Gary gets there he will face a further competition to play the Cosby Stage which is one of the main stages at Electric Picnic.

You can vote for Gary on the 2FM website by clicking here.