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Sensational Folk Americana Trio ‘The Raines’ to Release New Single

June 10, 2021

Following on from the roaring success of their debut single ‘Bare Feet On Grass’, no. 1 hit on the iTunes Singer-Songwriter Chart, RTE.ie Culture ‘Song of the Week’, with over 1 Million impacts on Irish radio, The Raines are back!

The Raines (Ruth Dillon, Juliana Erkkonen and Yvonne Tiernan) launch their highly anticipated second single ‘Love Is Sublime (Til It Draws Out Its Gun)’ this Friday 11th June. The Galway based trio bring an up-tempo Summer single which once again showcases the beauty of the band’s vocal harmonies, strings and illuminating chemistry.

This is our version of a folk cowgirl song, that feeling of falling madly in love, a whirlwind of desire with someone, and then that same love falling apart. It’s an original up-tempo song with a summery Americana feel…” say The Raines.

To mark the release of the single, The Raines will perform ‘Love Is Sublime (Til It Draws Out Its Gun)’ during their live-streamed set at Westport Folk & Bluegrass Festival, in partnership with Station Inn, Nashville on June 11th. https://www.stationinntv.com/

‘Love Is Sublime (Til It Draws Out Its Gun)’ was recorded at various locaNons by Ivan O’Shea, Justin Mc Carthy, Cesar Benzoni, Stephen Monaghan and Juliana Erkkonen. Guest appearances from Liam Bradley (Drums), Wil Merrigan (Bass), Cesar Benzoni (Mandolin), Justin McCarthy (Slide Guitar) and the guest male vocal is provided by a mysterious cowboy!

The award winning Producer Brian Masterson famous for his work with The Chieftains, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson and The Bothy band, to name just a few mixed and mastered the track.

‘Love Is Sublime (Til It Draws Out Its Gun)’  is released on Friday 11th June across all of the major digital platforms.

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