Knockanstockan Music & Arts Festival have teamed up with Temple Lane Recordings Studios to produce a brand new album, Growing Home.
Their aim is to raise funds for the Peter McVerry Trust, which works to address homelessness, drug misuse and social disadvantage. Growing Home is about reaching out and lending a helping hand to those in need, with all proceeds going to the charity.
It will be released at the Knockanstockan Launch Party on June 11 at The Button Factory, featuring bands who played on the record.
The tracklisting thus far (more to be announced):
Rob Walsh - Ghost of Dublin (Original)
Val Normal - Help (Beatles)
Mongoose - Old Town (Phil Lynott)
Leo Drezden - Harvest For The World (The Isley Brothers)
Interskalactic - Walk On By (Dionne Warwick)
Hot Sprockets vs. Fox Jaw - With A Little Help From My Friends (Beatles)
To kick things off, student engineers from the Sound Training College, KnockanStockan crew and musicians featuring on the album, are sleeping rough for a night on the streets of Dublin. On April 22, they'll be camping out on Grafton Street with collection buckets to support the cause.