Steve Earle & The Dukes set for Limelight

Not only is he working on a memoir and a new novel, but his new album with the Dukes (and Duchesses), The Low Highway, is due out on April 16.

Steve and the band take to the road to support the release and the Real Music Club is pleased to welcome them back to Belfast on June 2.

A protégé of legendary songwriters Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, Steve Earle quickly became a master storyteller in his own right, with his songs being recorded by Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings, Travis Tritt, The Pretenders, Joan Baez and countless others.

1986 saw the release of his debut record, Guitar Town, which shot to number one on the country charts and immediately established the term “New Country.”

What followed was an extremely exciting and varied array of releases including the biting hard rock of Copperhead Road (1988), the minimalist beauty of Train A Comin’ (1995) the politically charged masterpiece, Jerusalem (2002) and the Grammy Award Winning albums The Revolution Starts... Now (2004), Washington Square Serenade (2007) and Townes (2009).

Steve Earle will release his new album, “The Low Highway” on April 16.

He performs at The Limelight 1, Belfast on Sunday, June 2.

Tickets are now on sale priced £30 from www.limelightbelfast.com www.ticketmaster.ie and Ticketmaster outlets nationwide.