9 Castle Close Waynesville Hailing from central Ohio, 9 Castle Close is an eclectic Celtic rock group that enjoys stretching the boundaries and expectations that genre title creates. More than simply pop/rock overlaid by traditional Irish melodies, the band strives to create new music full of lush soundscapes, driving rhythms and catchy melodies to keep you singing and dancing. 9 Castle Close was dreamed up by Kevin Maloney in 2006, when he wanted to take his love of Irish, bluegrass, pop and rock music and blend them into a unique style not found in the Irish music world. But finding musicians that shared this same passion and talent to appreciate and mix these styles was no easy task and it’s taken a few incarnations to get it right, but get it right they have! And in the band’s recorded and live performances, you can feel all of those influences melding into what 9 Castle Close was dreamed to be all those years ago. As the principal songwriter, Kevin strives to write songs that are melodic and catchy, with lyrics that are poignant and touching and oftentimes personal in nature. The rest of the band brings their individual influences together and builds those initial sketches into completed works, the end result being a beautiful melding of all of their influences into their recorded and live performances. In 2019, tragedy struck when one of the pioneering members, fiddler and close friend Stuart Brand, passed away unexpectedly. The loss struck the band hard and took time to pull the pieces back together, but after a lot of soul searching, the band decided to press on in Stuart’s honor. And you can feel and hear Stuart’s influence on the band and their songs today. To date, 9 Castle Close has logged hundreds of performances across venues large and small, from pubs and bars to private clubs and large festival stages, winning the hearts and ears of people everywhere they go. In 2020, the band will begin work on their extremely long-awaited debut album, following up 2011’s eponymous E.P. 9 Castle Close’s tracks Say It by 9 Castle Close published on 2011-08-18T20:28:45Z Monaghans by 9 Castle Close published on 2011-08-18T20:27:49Z Hare in the Heather by 9 Castle Close published on 2011-08-18T20:22:21Z Belfast Town by 9 Castle Close published on 2011-08-18T20:20:03Z
