Styrofoam Winos create a shimmering, utterly sincere work of alt-country - Nashville Scene
From Nashville, via Kilkenny Roots Festival, Styrofoam Winos to play Ballina on May Bank Holiday weekend!
Described as front porch Americana at its best, Styrofoam Winos is the voltron of songwriters, multi-instrumentalists, and longtime friends Joe Kenkel, Trevor Nikrant, and Lou Turner.
The trio formed in Nashville’s DIY scene and released their debut self-titled studio album in 2021. This was followed in 2024 by the alt-country twang of second album Real Time (Sophomore Lounge label). Standouts tracks from the album include Don’t Mind Me , Magic Mind and Angel Flies Over .
Styrofoam Winos’ recordings and live sets buzz with the energy of the band’s radically communal approach, rotating vocal and instrumental roles within their exploratory folk rock songs.
The band have also previously released a tribute album to the 'godfather of freak folk' Michael Hurley and appeared on MJ Lenderman’s And the Wind (Live and Loose!) album.
Lou and Trevor are also band members of the acclaimed Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band, who featured in many 2025 'Best Of' end-of-year lists.
Tickets:
16 euro (General/ On-the-Door)
Press Reviews
‘With a lo-fi, ambling ease, Styrofoam Winos cruise through road-weary choogles; swampy, faded funkers; harmonica swept confessionals’ - Aquarium Drunkard
‘If a batch of songs could be worn and patched, ripped, rumpled, darned, and laid out to iron in the cold light of morning, they’d sound something like the patchwork pearls on Real Time. - Raven Sings The Blues (album review of Real Time)
Styrofoam Winos create a shimmering, utterly sincere work of alt-country. Each of the three members, all impeccable songwriters in their own right, work in the vein of John Prine or Vic Chestnutt, painting vivid pictures of the world around them by weaving strings of words together that seem inevitable and organic. - Nashville Scene
2026 Irish/ UK Tour
May 2 - Kilkenny Roots Festival (early show/)
May 2 - Bello Bar, Dublin (late show)
May 3 - theNCF, Ballina, Co Mayo
May 5 - Coventry, UK
May 9 - Shacklewell Arms, London
May 10 - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
May 12 - Glad Cafe, Glasgow
May 14 - Smokehouse, Ipswich
Note: This is a Standing show and limited to just 50 tickets
** This show is BYOB/ No Glass! **
/ Thanks to Pizza Pod for supporting
https://www.thepizzapod.ie/
/ Thanks to Abhainn Studio for poster design
https://abhainnstudio.com/
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April 5th - Ben De La Cour
Links
https://www.instagram.com/styrofoamwinos/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/08r2dWZati0h75m27fEXFO
https://styrofoamwinos.bandcamp.com/
https://linktr.ee/styrofoamwinos
Styrofoam Winos create a shimmering, utterly sincere work of alt-country - Nashville Scene
From Nashville, via Kilkenny Roots Festival, Styrofoam Winos to play Ballina on May Bank Holiday weekend!
Described as front porch Americana at its best, Styrofoam Winos is the voltron of songwriters, multi-instrumentalists, and longtime friends Joe Kenkel, Trevor Nikrant, and Lou Turner.
The trio formed in Nashville’s DIY scene and released their debut self-titled studio album in 2021. This was followed in 2024 by the alt-country twang of second album Real Time (Sophomore Lounge label). Standouts tracks from the album include Don’t Mind Me , Magic Mind and Angel Flies Over .
Styrofoam Winos’ recordings and live sets buzz with the energy of the band’s radically communal approach, rotating vocal and instrumental roles within their exploratory folk rock songs.
The band have also previously released a tribute album to the 'godfather of freak folk' Michael Hurley and appeared on MJ Lenderman’s And the Wind (Live and Loose!) album.
Lou and Trevor are also band members of the acclaimed Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band, who featured in many 2025 'Best Of' end-of-year lists.
Tickets:
16 euro (General/ On-the-Door)
Press Reviews
‘With a lo-fi, ambling ease, Styrofoam Winos cruise through road-weary choogles; swampy, faded funkers; harmonica swept confessionals’ - Aquarium Drunkard
‘If a batch of songs could be worn and patched, ripped, rumpled, darned, and laid out to iron in the cold light of morning, they’d sound something like the patchwork pearls on Real Time. - Raven Sings The Blues (album review of Real Time)
Styrofoam Winos create a shimmering, utterly sincere work of alt-country. Each of the three members, all impeccable songwriters in their own right, work in the vein of John Prine or Vic Chestnutt, painting vivid pictures of the world around them by weaving strings of words together that seem inevitable and organic. - Nashville Scene
2026 Irish/ UK Tour
May 2 - Kilkenny Roots Festival (early show/)
May 2 - Bello Bar, Dublin (late show)
May 3 - theNCF, Ballina, Co Mayo
May 5 - Coventry, UK
May 9 - Shacklewell Arms, London
May 10 - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
May 12 - Glad Cafe, Glasgow
May 14 - Smokehouse, Ipswich
Note: This is a Standing show and limited to just 50 tickets
** This show is BYOB/ No Glass! **
/ Thanks to Pizza Pod for supporting
https://www.thepizzapod.ie/
/ Thanks to Abhainn Studio for poster design
https://abhainnstudio.com/
YOU MIGHT LIKE THIS GIG TOO...
April 5th - Ben De La Cour
Links
https://www.instagram.com/styrofoamwinos/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/08r2dWZati0h75m27fEXFO
https://styrofoamwinos.bandcamp.com/
https://linktr.ee/styrofoamwinos
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