Book weaves a trail of albums along Limerick landmarks

A BOOK about Limerick music by Keith Kelly is back by huge demand.

The first edition of A River Runs Through It was released last year and was met with widespread acclaim and it sold out within four weeks.

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Author Keith Kelly says: “The book was also purchased by the Limerick City Library to be part of the permanent collection. The book is available for loan from all libraries across Limerick. But most importantly, meeting and reconnecting with so many musicians and music lovers through this project and raising funds for two amazing Limerick charities has been unbelievable.

This idea seems to have resonated with people and gone far and above what I could have hoped for.”

The book features 40 photographs of Limerick musicians holding their favourite album.

The book forms a trail of local albums from the starting point of The Cranberries’ Everybody Else Is Doing it, So Why Can't We? and each album picked leads on to the next artist.

Artists featured include Mick Hanly, Noel Hogan of The Cranberries, Emma Langford, Barry Murphy of Hermitage Green, and the late Johnny Duhan of Granny’s Intentions among many more.

“This is an artistic encapsulation of the Limerick music scene, past and present, with our beautiful cityscape as the omniscient thread that runs through it,” author Keith Kelly says.

Now, due to demand, it has gotten a repress and will be stocked again in O’Mahony’s Booksellers, Steamboat Music, Re-Story Limerick and the People’s Museum.

The book is really popular with music fans.

All proceeds from the book will go to The Limerick Civic Trust and The Learning Hub - the first edition raised €6,500.

The book was fully funded by: Dolans, StorageWise, Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board, Multiflow, Mullock and Sons, Limerick City and County Council and The Heritage Council.