Jim Lauderdale Dublin-bound

Christmas comes early for country fans on May 31 when the Grammy Award-winning Jim Lauderdale plays the Green Room @ The Holiday Inn in Dublin City Centre.

It's a highly intimate gig for a man who's collaborated with the likes of Emmylou Harris and Buddy Miller, and had his songs covered by George Strait and The Dixie Chicks.

Supported by the Lonesome Highway DJ posse, Lauderdale will be plugging his new album, Head For The Hills, which features input from Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter.

Tickets priced €15 are on sale now and, well, yee-ha!