The first of five songs written by Corner Boy at a song-writing session in the West of Ireland in 2023, ’Beast of Burden’ is an uplifting and energetic folk/roots rock song exploring identity and understanding in a relationship….
The song was recorded and produced by the band in their rehearsal/recording space in the South East of Ireland and is the first single from Corner Boy’s second album which will be released in Summer, 2025.
Following a summer of festivals such as ‘All Together Now’ and ‘Kaleidoscope’, the band will embark on their first set of US dates at the end of August, before that they will perform at the opening ceremony of the world’s largest Irish Traditional and Folk music festival/competition, Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in their hometown of Wexford on the 4th of August.
Corner Boy are a six-piece folk rock band from the South-East of Ireland that combine elements of bluegrass, roots and traditional Irish to create a distinctive sound.
Their renowned high energy live shows have seen them tour internationally across Europe, Asia, The Middle East and North America.
Corner Boy’s debut album was released in Dec 2022 to critical acclaim reaching #1 in the Irish iTunes album charts. “Beast of Burden” the brand new single from Corner Boy is out this Friday the 2 August across all digital platforms.
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