Vesta Varro Bringing A Piece Of Canada To Ireland

June 19, 2008 by Ken McGuire

Ever since winning the top spot at Toronto, Canada’s INDIE WEEK 2007, Ireland’s Vesta Varro have been making their mark on North American soil. The band has since visited Canada twice to perform in other prestigious festivals such as CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK and the Rogers Spring Music Festival and as a result the band is generating a solid fan base. In the U.S the band is gaining recognition and airplay as songs from their 2007 release, EXIT HERE, have been making it onto the television airwaves.

This summer Vesta Varro brings a piece of Canada home as they will be hosting the first ever international showcases for INDIE WEEK outside of Canada. Since winning the title last year, other Irish acts have been looking to make their way into INDIE WEEK 2008. Acts will be performing for an acceptance spot into INDIE WEEK. Indie Week founder and organiser , Darryl Hurs, will be making the trip over to take part in evaluating the acts. “This is a great way to see what the music scene is like in Ireland, it has been fantastic working with such a professional act like Vesta Varro and who knows maybe there will be another gem”, says Darryl.

This is the first venture on foreign soil for INDIE WEEK events with possibly more to come. “Currently we are looking at having an event in New York in the fall after the festival – if all goes well we may just look at having events in different territories throughout the year, it’s a great way for bands to network and gain exposure in places they normally wouldn’t have the chance to. If I was still in a band I would have killed for an opportunity like this.” – Darryl Hurs (INDIE WEEK)

“Playing at Indie Week was one of the best decisions we’ve made as a band .. if you’re any bit serious about getting your music out there and want to meet and play to the people who can make it happen, then this is the festival for you!” says VV’s Rod Smith.

The Limerick lads play The Village in Dublin on Thursday July 24th followed by a show in Dolan’s on Friday July 25.