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Slàinte plays Irish, Scottish, and American folk music, mixed with country, blues, and rock, as well as their own original song compositions. The singer and guitarist in the band is the Scottish singer/songwriter Billy Jones. He has been living and working in Sweden since the early 1990s but already had a long career in Scotland behind him. The core group consists of Billy Jones and fiddle player Jonas Liljeström. Depending on the venue, their duo line-up can be and has been augmented with other musicians playing mandolin, banjo, accordion, drums, and bass.
Slàinte has played literally thousands of gigs in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. Along the way, they have established themselves as one of the most popular bands in The Dubliner and other establishments in Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Stockholm, and Malmö. They have also done several highly successful shows at the Edinburgh International Festival Fringe. Billy has also released a considerable number of records (vinyl and CD) under his own name.
Irish-Scots-American rock'n'folk'n'roll - with Billy Jones & Slàinte!
Slàinte has played literally thousands of gigs in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. Along the way, they have established themselves as one of the most popular bands in The Dubliner and other establishments in Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Stockholm, and Malmö. They have also done several highly successful shows at the Edinburgh International Festival Fringe. Billy has also released a considerable number of records (vinyl and CD) under his own name.
Irish-Scots-American rock'n'folk'n'roll - with Billy Jones & Slàinte!
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