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New music video ‘Callin for the Kid’

October 3, 2025
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My new music video ‘Callin for the Kid’ is here! The video features my recent single, ‘Callin for the Kid’, inspired by my late Grandfather and his adventures in music & life. Featuring my parents Alan & Elizabeth Monahan on guitars, banjo, vocals and whistling and Cathy and Marion McEvoy on fiddle and mandolin, it is available for download from Bandcamp at Callin for the Kid | Clara Rose. The single received national airplay and was featured on ‘The Six Sessions’ on Virgin Media TV with a live studio performance.

Filmed on location in Boyles Pub (Slane, Co. Meath) and in a beautiful field in the Royal County of Meath, the music video tells a nostalgic tale of love, loss and the memories which connect our present with our past. ‘The Kid’ is played by actor Pat Deery and the host of wonderful children playing cowboys and Indians will melt your heart, all while ‘the band’ and the gamblin’ cowboys play on. Filmed and directed by Mark Watson of Not Just a Pawn Productions.

To watch the video click this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA8PJ277UUYT

https://youtube.com/watch?v=HA8PJ277UUY%3Fsi%3DyMkqZULTuKK9aH7F

‘Clara Rose & The Relatives’ on set at Boyles of Slane (Cathy McEvoy, Alan Monahan, Clara Rose, Marion McEvoy & Elizabeth Monahan)

‘The Kid’ gets ready for his big entrance (Pat Deery, Actor)

Mark Watson from Not Just a Pawn Productions directs one of our cowboys in action!

Buy new single ‘Callin for the Kid’

Callin for the Kid’ is the new Single from Clara Rose & The Relatives was released on18th July 2025. In a a departure from previous releases, it is a poignant, hopeful roots song inspired by her late Grandfather and his adventures in music & life and features Clara’s parents Alan & Elizabeth Monahan on guitars, vocals and whistling and Cathy and Marion McEvoy on fiddle and mandolin. It is available for download from Bandcamp at this link; Callin for the Kid | Clara Rose

Clara Rose Launching New Single

June 1, 2025
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Clara Rose & Friends, The Tin Church, Laragh, Co. Monaghan (Left to Right: Alan Monahan, Clara Rose, Claire McLaughlin, Liz Monahan & Cathy McEvoy)

Clara Rose and a band of friends will launch her new single, ‘Callin for the Kid‘ over a run of 2 shows this July 2025. This song is different from previous releases and a special one for Clara as it was inspired by her late Grandfather Eamon who was a musician and loved Cowboy movies. His nickname was ‘The Kid’, hence the name of the song, ‘Callin for the Kid’. It was recorded with Clara’s parents Alan and Liz Monahan with Cathy and Marion McEvoy in Marion’s studio, Panchord studios. Marion McEvoy engineered and mixed the track. What follows is a beautiful trip of nostalgia through voices, guitars, mandolin, fiddle and whistling! It will be available for Download from Bandcamp on Friday 12th July. Details and ticket links for the shows are below.

Friday 18th July in The Backroom of The Cobblestone, Smithfield, Dublin

Doors 7.30pm

Tickets Clara Rose & Friends at The Cobblestone – Dublin – 18th Jul – The Cobblestone – Dublin

Saturday 19th July in The Tin Church, Laragh, Co. Monaghan

Doors 7.30pm

Tickets Clara Rose & Friends at Tin Church Laragh – Laragh – 19th Jul – Tin Church Laragh – Laragh

Clara Rose in full flight (Photo by Alan Monahan)

Clara Rose & Friends in The Tin Church (Left to right: Alan Monahan, Clara Rose, Claire McLaughlin, Liz Monahan & Cathy McEvoy)

New album release by Clara Rose: ‘Live, Live Love’

October 29, 2021
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Live, LIVE, Love (Pronounced: Live-Lyve-Love) is the new live album from Clara Rose and her band plus special guests.

The album was recorded over two shows in Arthur’s Blues and Jazz Club (Dublin) and The Garage Theatre (Monaghan) in the spring of 2020. With the help of funding from the Music Industry Stimulus Package from First Music Contact Clara brought the raw sound files to Les Keye in Arad Studios (Dublin) and they embarked on a magical mystery tour of music, mixing and mastering to produce this album.

You can see the video for the album single, ‘Throw the Dice’ on the Clara Rose Channel – YouTube with footage from the live shows. The single is available to download from Bandcamp.

‘Travelling Soul’ Released

Clara Rose releases her new E.P, Travelling Soul on Tuesday 14^th April. For this collection of songs, Clara collaborated with vocalist, Elizabeth Monahan (pictured above beside Clara) who just happens to be her mother!

The new E.P from Clara Rose, Travelling Soul is a departure from her usual powerhouse vocal style to a more soulful, contemporary folk genre. The 4 original songs on the E.P were written and inspired by time Clara spent on the beautiful Achill Island, Co. Mayo. The 5^th track features her mother, Elizabeth Monahan, on lead vocals and is a version of the traditional country classic, Red River Valley. The recording interestingly features both of Clara’s parents, her mother, Elizabeth on vocals and father, Alan on Banjo on title track, “Travelling Soul”. Recorded and mixed by Marion McEvoy (Panchord Studios) there is also fiddle by Cathy McEvoy and percussion by Shane Atlas. Resulting in a feast for the ears of stories, song and soulful music.

Watch the video for the title track ‘Travelling Soul’ here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UsQ0jRu7WQ

Clara Rose & Friends: A Celebration of Local Women in Music in The Garage Theatre

Clara Rose curates an evening of music in The Garage Theatre, Monaghan to celebrate International Women’s Day 2020. Homegrown local artists Annie June Callaghan and Bronagh McCabe will join forces with Clara Rose for an evening of their songs and stories. Each artist brings their unique gifts to the show, resulting in a combination of stunning vocals, rock, soulful blues, power punk, dark roots and contemporary folk. This promises to be a night to remember, celebrating Women in Music in Monaghan.

This concert is also part of Clara Rose’s 2020 live album recording project where a series of her shows will be recorded to create a live album. Her set at this concert will also be filmed as part of the project. Very exciting times!

Saturday March 7th @ 8pm. Tickets €20. Box Office: 047 39777

To buy tickets CLICK HERE

“The Clara Rose Revue” Live Album Recording Shows

2020 see’s Clara Rose embarking on a live album recording project with her band, The Clara Rose Band. The recording will take place over series of shows in different types of venues to capture different vibes, sounds and music…

The first of these is the gorgeous Arthur’s Jazz & Blues Club on Thomas St., Dublin 1. This is on Friday 24th January. Tickets are €10 and can be bought on the door. If people come along they will be part of the live recording and experience the live album set played by:

Clara Rose – vocals, guitar

Elizabeth Monahan – vocals

Darragh Slacke – Electric guitar

Tony McManus – Bass

Gavin Taylor – Drums

The second of these shows is in The Garage Theatre, Monaghan on the 7th March. This is a special kind of night which deserves a post of it’s own! Scroll through the ‘news’ on this website to find out more. If you wish to buy tickets click here.

Ladies in the Blues tour is a wrap

THATS A WRAP!

If you’re wondering why things have been a little quiet on the Clara Rose front these days it’s because I’ve been on a nationwide tour with these gifted women: Grainne Hunt, Jhil Quinn and Emma Nicolai. AKA: “Ladies in the Blues”

We had a successful run of shows in some of Ireland’s beautiful theatre spaces including, ‘Theatre Royal’ (Waterford), ‘Firkin Crane’ (Cork Jazz Festival), Watergate (Kilkenny) and Glor (Ennis). It was so much fun singing with my sistas of blues! Between an appearance on RTE news.. a few ladders in a few tights… James Delaney on a grand piano (in Glor) and singing our heart out at a late night trad session in Ennis.

It was not without it’s dramas and tales but the highlight is always being on stage with these fine musicians, paying tribute to the ladies of the blues in the best way we know how. X

Clara Rose NYE Show in Caffrey’s

Join us in Caffrey’s on New Years Eve to ring in the new year in style!

4 course meal

Rockin’ band

What a night we have in store for you all!

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