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I DRAW SLOW BIOGRAPHY 2026
Critically acclaimed roots five piece I Draw Slow are currently touring their fifth and most exciting album to date. The band have consistently redefined roots music over four celebrated albums: their last cut, Turn Your Face to the Sun, reached number 1 in the Irish Independent Chart.
Their songs are streamed in the millions worldwide and the band are in tour demand in the US, UK and across Europe. Their distinctive blend of Irish and Appalachian roots composition has been licenced for film, TV and advertising and is widely covered and recorded by other artists. The band recently appeared in a major Kerrygold butter commercial which featured one of their songs, Swans.
They are also known for their high production videos featuring actors such as Aidan Gillen (Game of Thrones) and award winning directors Hugh O’Conor (Three Musketeers) and Ronan Fox.
I Draw Slow is helmed by siblings Dave and Louise Holden and is signed to Nashville label Compass Records, a leading independent US label that nurtures and celebrates roots and folk music.
I Draw Slow write unique songs that inspire love and loyalty. Fans regularly travel hundreds of miles to see their dynamic, emotionally-charged performances that captivate audiences with exquisite balladry, then bring them to their feet with high energy, bass heavy dance trad. Their latest album moves once again into new roots territory, employing traditional string instruments to deliver contemporary themes and alt-folk grooves.
I Draw Slow have fully established themselves on the North American acoustic music scene, touring the U.S. and Canada multiple times a year and appearing regularly at some of the US’s biggest and most iconic roots festivals including Pickathon, Merlefest and Grey Fox.
I Draw Slow comprises Dave Holden (guitar, vocals), Louise Holden (vocals), Konrad Liddle (upright bass), Adrian Hart (fiddle) and Colin Derham (claw hammer banjo).
Irish Times Mandolin, fiddle, banjo, guitars and double bass are the main instruments on Turn Your Face To The Sun, but it’s how the band weave the sound into something original that really impresses
‘I can see no reason why they can’t be as big as Alison Krauss or Abigail Washburn, they will go down a storm across Europe and the US…pure gold.’ Folk Radio UK
‘Old-time Appalachian roots with an Irish edge; this Dublin five-piece don’t make mistakes.’ The Sunday Times
‘Blending the traditional music of both cultures with a contemporary Americana/Celtic sensibility…I Draw Slow has created seems like a fully natural evolution.’ Bluegrass Today
‘Spurning cliché and playing with structure, I Draw Slow have created their own identity, their own sound.’ The Irish Times
‘I Draw Slow are one of the most beguiling and singular acts currently on the circuit.‘ The Irish Independent
‘Warm, engaging, beautifully played, great songs.’ Americana UK
‘No band more successfully bridges the gap between Ireland and Nashville than Americana band I Draw Slow.’ Broadway World
VIDEOS
‘Valentine’ with Aidan Gillen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16kHhHK5OKc
‘Goldmine’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr1EJar5zGY
‘About a Bird in an Airport Terminal’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB8F7HTrIuM
Watch all I Draw Slow videos at https://www.youtube.com/@idrawslow