St Patrick’s with Dirty Old Town ABQ

Hailing from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Dirty Old Town ABQ plays Irishish Americana – a Celtic-flavored melting pot that includes folk, bluegrass, Acadiana, country, and blues. Thomas Dewers (guitar, mandolin), Debo Orlofsky (accordion), Terry Bluhm (bass), and Zoom Crespin (drums) play covers and originals that mix traditional roots with modern interpretations and infuse them with the feel of their high desert surroundings. Vocal harmonies grace the stories told with lyrical brilliance about life, love, longing, and loss (and drinking…and death). Irish song forms, singer-songwriter genres, Cajun tunes, Musica Norteña, and punk from both sides of the big pond are represented along with a tip of the hat to those infectious Spaghetti Western themes. Dirty Old Town ABQ celebrates the cross-over spirit that brings the heart and soul of Ireland to the Southwest with lively, engaging, and danceable music that will bring a smile to your face, a tap to your toes, a shake to your hips….and perhaps a glass to your lips!