This is Joni’s fourth trip to Ireland and she will perform dates in Moate and Newcastle on 18 and 20 September respectively.
Joni clearly feels an affinity with country music followers here in Ireland and especially with folks with roots in the farming fraternity. She lives on a ranch which has been in the family since 1872, and from which she draws much inspiration for her grounded songs.
“I always want the songs I sing to be a good representation of who I am,” says Joni. “The open country is a natural source of inspiration for those who open their hearts and minds to the beauty around them.”
She has just released her new studio album, Lucky 13, as she believes the number has cropped up on so many memorable occasions in the family circle over the years. It is no surprise that the opening track is called Bless the Farmer and there is another entitled Sweet Summer Hay.
There is a real Mexican flavour to I Can See It In Your Eyes which sees her duet with Danny Sheerin and The Sheerin Family Band.
The album is receiving excellent reviews: “These songs are some of the very best country songs of recent years and prove that Joni Harms is one of country music’s most underrated writers,” notes Paul Riley in Country Music People.
Joni Harm.
One of her best-known songs here at home is Buddy and Me, a number recorded by John Hogan and a firm favourite with all dog lovers.
The Academy of Western Artists in the USA named her as Female Vocalist of the Year in 2003 and she has been honoured with numerous awards since then. She was named Entertainer of the Year in 2002 by the Western Music Association in America.
She is very much to the fore in the promotion of traditional western music. Her song, Let’s Put Western Back in Country has found much favour with aficionados of that side of the country genre.
In 2015, Joni recorded her first live album in the Túar Árd Theatre in Moate, backed entirely by the Sheerin Family Band. From Oregon to Ireland was the title of the album, which perfectly captured the atmosphere and enjoyment of this special night in her life.
The Sheerin Family Band and Joni have become the best of friends and she feels so at home and easy in their company: “This band is one of the best and easiest I have worked with over the years. It is an absolute pleasure to perform on stage with them and I am so looking forward to these two shows with them again.”
Joni Harms and The Sheerin Family Band play The Túar Árd Theatre in Moate (090-6482042) on Tuesday 18 September and Newcastle Community Centre in Co Down (028-43725034) on Thursday 20 September. Showtime each night is 8pm. Tickets are €18 for Moate and £15 for the Newcastle show.
This is Joni’s fourth trip to Ireland and she will perform dates in Moate and Newcastle on 18 and 20 September respectively.
Joni clearly feels an affinity with country music followers here in Ireland and especially with folks with roots in the farming fraternity. She lives on a ranch which has been in the family since 1872, and from which she draws much inspiration for her grounded songs.
“I always want the songs I sing to be a good representation of who I am,” says Joni. “The open country is a natural source of inspiration for those who open their hearts and minds to the beauty around them.”
She has just released her new studio album, Lucky 13, as she believes the number has cropped up on so many memorable occasions in the family circle over the years. It is no surprise that the opening track is called Bless the Farmer and there is another entitled Sweet Summer Hay.
There is a real Mexican flavour to I Can See It In Your Eyes which sees her duet with Danny Sheerin and The Sheerin Family Band.
The album is receiving excellent reviews: “These songs are some of the very best country songs of recent years and prove that Joni Harms is one of country music’s most underrated writers,” notes Paul Riley in Country Music People.
Joni Harm.
One of her best-known songs here at home is Buddy and Me, a number recorded by John Hogan and a firm favourite with all dog lovers.
The Academy of Western Artists in the USA named her as Female Vocalist of the Year in 2003 and she has been honoured with numerous awards since then. She was named Entertainer of the Year in 2002 by the Western Music Association in America.
She is very much to the fore in the promotion of traditional western music. Her song, Let’s Put Western Back in Country has found much favour with aficionados of that side of the country genre.
In 2015, Joni recorded her first live album in the Túar Árd Theatre in Moate, backed entirely by the Sheerin Family Band. From Oregon to Ireland was the title of the album, which perfectly captured the atmosphere and enjoyment of this special night in her life.
The Sheerin Family Band and Joni have become the best of friends and she feels so at home and easy in their company: “This band is one of the best and easiest I have worked with over the years. It is an absolute pleasure to perform on stage with them and I am so looking forward to these two shows with them again.”
Joni Harms and The Sheerin Family Band play The Túar Árd Theatre in Moate (090-6482042) on Tuesday 18 September and Newcastle Community Centre in Co Down (028-43725034) on Thursday 20 September. Showtime each night is 8pm. Tickets are €18 for Moate and £15 for the Newcastle show. 
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