Holly Kirby - Combines Joni and Enya with a twist ;-)

Gone For Good - song for a dear friend (live at the Buddle Inn, July 1st)
*Latest News (Dec 2009):* Holly is currently recording her first CD. She also found time recently to attend an Open Mic evening at a local pub (The Traveller's Joy) to play a few songs - it actually ended up being rather a lot of songs! Luckily, one of the attendees had a camera with them and placed a video clip on Facebook - you can see it here. Isle of Wight singer-songwriter Holly Kirby completed her final school exams on June 18th 2009, and is now taking a musical gap year between school and university. Holly has accepted a place for 2010 studying Creative Music Technology at the University of Surrey, where, in the words of the course, she will learn from leading industry practitioners including Oscar, Emmy and BAFTA winners. Meanwhile, she intends to learn as much as possible out in the real world, and has already played quite a lot of public gigs and private functions, and more are planned. Holly's recent public gigs include one at the world-famous Isle of Wight Festival on June 13th 2009, when she played a selection of her favourite original and cover songs in the Kashmir Cafe tent.

Before that, previous events include one, on December 19th 2008 at Southampton Guildhall, where she played "Poison Prince" as a guest with Amy MacDonald - you can read about it on the E-Team page.
Singing "Poison Prince" with Amy MacDonald, December 2008
Holly is very keen on playing more gigs, and is putting the money raised from the gigs towards the production of a CD of her music. As well as her originals, Holly can play a wide selection of cover songs. Here's an example set list from a recent gig, containing a selection of cover and original songs, although Holly can perform many others. (Here's Holly singing Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell!). In her gigs she plays Lady her guitar, and sings a mix of originals, modern songs, and old traditional favourites, and sometimes performs some ukulele songs which often go down very well. Holly is currently based in the Isle of Wight, England, but would consider events elsewhere. If you would like Holly to play at your event, contact her here! Upcoming events Recording a CD Late 2009 / Early 2010 Holly is currently working on a CD - studio time was during December. Holly is very excited about her CD! Wed, March 3, 2010 9:00 pm The Anchor Inn 1 High Street Cowes Isle of Wight United Kingdom (MAP) Holly Kirby will be playing a 2 hour set at The Anchor Inn, Cowes, Isle of Wight, on Wednesday March 3rd 2010. Sat, March 17, 2010 9:00 pm The Woodvale Hotel 1 Princes Esplanade Gurnard Isle of Wight (MAP) Holly Kirby will be playing a 2 hour set at The Woodvale Hotel, Gurnard, Isle of Wight, on Saturday 17th March 2010. Holly will also be playing at The Woodvale on Friday May 21st 2010, Friday July 16th 2010, and Friday September 17th 2010. Previous events Fri, February 5 9:00 pm Nick Inett and Holly Kirby at The Fountain The Fountain Inn High Street Cowes Isle of Wight United Kingdom Sat, January 9, 2010 9:00 pm The Woodvale Hotel 1 Princes Esplanade Gurnard Isle of Wight Holly Kirby will be playing a 2 hour set at The Woodvale Hotel, Gurnard, Isle of Wight, on Saturday 9th January 2010. Wed, January 6, 2010 9:00 pm The Anchor Inn 1 High Street Cowes Isle of Wight United Kingdom Holly Kirby will be playing a 2 hour set at The Anchor Inn, Cowes, Isle of Wight, on Wednesday January 6th 2010. [Cancelled due to heavy snow and ice!] Sat, December 26, 2009 9:00 pm Performing with Nick Inett The Woodvale Hotel 1 Princes Esplanade Gurnard Isle of Wight Sat, December 19, 2009 Birthday Party - Private Function Tue, November 24, 2009 9:00 pm The Travellers Joy 85 Pallance Road Cowes Isle of Wight Holly will be playing at The Travellers Joy Cowes on Tuesday November 24th 2009. Sat, November 14, 2009 9:00 pm The Cask and Crispin Newport, Isle of Wight Helter Skelter are a fun loving, four piece good times band from the IOW. They'll be playing with Holly Kirby at the Cask and Crispin in Newport from 9pm on Saturday November 14th 2009. Sun, November 1, 2009 7:00 pm Vaguely Sunny Charity Gig, Porchfield Porchfield Village Hall Porchfield Isle of Wight England (MAP) A special charity gig is planned for Sunday November 1st at Porchfield Village Hall, starting at 7.30pm (doors 7pm) Local musicians, Holly Kirby, David Hughes and Dr Jones will be performing plus some special guests. Tickets for this latest concert in the 'Homegrown' series are £5.00 and can be booked by phoning Vic King of Vaguely Sunny on 01983-730930. Read Holly's account of this event here! Mon, October 19, 2009 7:00 pm Acoustic Originals Quay Arts Centre Sea Street, Newport, Isle of Wight Holly Kirby will be playing a selection of her original songs at the Quay Arts Acoustic Originals evening in Newport, Isle of Wight on 19th October 2009. Sun, October 4, 2009 2:00 pm The Haymaker's Ball & Sunday Joint Joe Brown's Meadow Nettlecombe Lane, Whitwell Isle of Wight Holly will be playing a 20 minute set at 'The Haymaker's Ball & Sunday Joint'...more details can be found at... http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=1756174824888 Fri, October 2, 2009 9:00 pm The Woodvale Hotel Gig The Woodvale Hotel 1 Princes Esplanade Gurnard Isle of Wight (MAP) Holly Kirby will be playing a 2 hour set at The Woodvale Hotel, Gurnard, Isle of Wight, on Friday 2nd October 2009. Sun, September 27, 2009 7:00 pm Isle of Wight Radio - Interview with Holly Kirby Live and Local Show Isle of Wight Radio The Glyn Taylor "Live and Local" Show on Isle of Wight Radio will feature an interview with Holly Kirby on Sunday 27th September . Their website is http://www.iwradio.co.uk - the show starts 7pm British Summer Time. Audio here: Part 1 http://hollykirbymusic.com/files/IOWRadio_HK1.mp3 Part 2 http://hollykirbymusic.com/files/IOWRadio_HK2.mp3 Mon, September 21, 2009 7:00 pm Acoustic Originals Quay Arts Centre Sea Street, Newport Isle of Wight Holly Kirby will be playing a couple of her songs at the Acoustic Originals evening in Newport, Isle of Wight on 21st September. This is in addition to the previously arranged date in October. Mon, August 31, 2009 Family Fun Day Cowes Community Club Holly plays a 45 minute set at the Community Club Sat, August 8, 2009 Private Function Tue, August 4, 2009 Cowes Yacht Haven, Cocktail Party Cowes Yacht Haven Cowes Isle of Wight (MAP) Wed, July 29, 2009 Private Function Gurnard Sailing Club Gurnard Isle of Wight Cowes Dinghy Week Hawaiian Beach Party with Holly Kirby Fri, July 17, 2009 Private Function Isle of Wight Community Club Cowes, Isle of Wight Skool’s Out 80s Charity Disco with guest appearance by Holly Kirby Wed, July 1, 2009 8:00 pm Buddle Inn (supporting The Adventurists) The Buddle Inn, St Catherines Road, Niton, Ventnor Isle of Wight England (MAP)