Swanee River is a blues rock band from Northern Ireland.
[1] To date Swanee River has released three EPs and completed countless gigs and tours throughout Ireland and the United Kingdom.
From 2009 onwards, the band frequently featured in such publications as Classic Rock magazine (UK and US) where they had songs featured on the free cover mount CD of 75,000 copies and the US cover mount CD which sells in the region of 40,000 copies each month.
In 2010, Swanee River has been mainly writing and recording their debut album which is due for release in early 2011, however the band still managed to squeeze in a string of headline shows around the country and played a total of eight festivals from the summer onwards including Glasgowbury, Sunflowerfest, Macfest, Pigstock, Gasyard Feila ‘wan big weekend’, August Mini Mayhem (Belfast, Swanee headline), Beers for Speirs (Kelly’s Portrush) and Winterfest, Ahoghil.
2011 has seen Swanee River release their debut album, Smoking Jacket, write and record the sound track for Irish Film Board film The Birth of Rock, secure a headline slot for the biggest Indian college rock festival ‘Synchronicity’ in October at IIT KANPUR, featured in local and national press and publications, secure main support slot on seven dates across Ireland with The Answer and eight Northern Ireland festival appearances, including a couple as headliners.