The Devil’s Spine Band

Trevor Knight never sits still! In a storied creative career that’s seen him in a myriad of rolls such as: touring musician with legendary 80’s avant-pop outfit Auto Da Fé, composer, collaborator and theatre director and sound designer, Trevor is well known on the Irish scene as a constant innovator. Having received many accolades for his own works, he is also renowned for having rubbed musical shoulders with the productions of many household names including Paul Brady, Philip Lynott, Honor Heffernan, Mary Coughlan, Roger Doyle, Donovan, Juliet Turner and Camille O’Sullivan He composed music for more than 100 plays and toured the world with Donal O’Kelly’s hit theatre production “Catalpa”. Earlier this year Trevor and The Devil’s Spine Band launched their highly anticipated double album "Golden Arrows of the Moon" in Whelan’s Dublin. Leaning heavily into the genre of ‘Dark Cabaret,’ (previously explored with“The Whistling Girl”- settings of Dorothy Parker’s poetry with vocalist Honor Heffernan), The Devil’s Spine Band takes its’ lead from Oscar Wilde’s 1882 trip to Leadville Colorado, then explores all things ‘Cowboy’ and ‘Wilde-West’ in an Americana explosion, heavily tinged with Knight’s unique innovative flair. The music features settings of a number of Wilde’s poems together with original lyrics- It’s edgy stuff; improvisational, rockin’, by times ambient electronic and by times a whoopin’ hollerin’ kind of an affair, that will take the audience on a unique journey with some of Ireland’s finest musicians and performers. Much of the music was co-written with Ireland’s finest living blues guitarist Ed Deane(Skid Row, Frankie Miller Band, Dana Gillespie) who has featured in all incarnations of the Devil’s Spine Band. Legendary jazz vocalist Honor Heffernan appears in a more unusual role than we’re accustomed to seeing her.  Here’s the band:  Honor Heffernan (Vocals), Ed Deane (Guitar), Garvan Gallagher (Bass), Tom Jamieson (Drums) and Trevor Knight (Keyboards).