We, The Alpaca Jamboree, also erstwhile Buzzcat blogging duo, are singing songs of sixpence tonight in Crawdaddy in the company of some fine bands. If you're in Dublin, stumbling past Harcourt Street Luas stop, you could do worse than to fall down the stairs and into this venue. It'll soothe jangling nerve endings.

Crawdaddy, Harcourt St - €5 - 8pm.

Kings of Folk

Andy and Paul back in the old days.

If you thought people were worked up over the Planxty reunion gigs in 2004, it’s nothing compared to the rapturous reception these two towering folk musicians will receive at their highly anticipated gigs this weekend. Having gone their seperate ways for the best part of 35 years they are finally reuniting to play songs from their seminal, genre defining 1976 album Andy Irvine and Paul Brady. The choice of songs and the pared back beauty of their arrangment made the album a classic almost as soon as it was released. Irvine and Brady’s interpretations of the songs, many relatively unknown as folk songs go, have become the definitive versions and the album has been endlessly inspiring to musicians through the years. For fans of the album and of real folk music it will be something very special to see and hear these performed at last. They're playing in Vicar Street tomorrow and Saturday night.

Patrick Wolf in the Academy.

I saw Patrick Wolf about four years ago supporting The Arcade Fire. He was a little known troubadour with a penchant for Bowie-like garb and literary lyrics. Two distinct memories of his performance were the look of shock on the faces of the bouncers when he walked onstage and his falling off the same stage onto his head and without missing a beat ad-libbing the incident into song. The crowd was won over. Since then he has defied record company norms with a fan-funded album, signed to a new label, modeled for Burberry and can count Lady Gaga among his biggest fans. New album Lupercalia is his most accessible to date and has seen his popularity soar, with single The City receiving rotational airplay. With mainstream popularity beckoning, catch him and his onstage antics at this intimate gig in the Academy on Monday.

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