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US-based pop-rockers Rubyhorse make their way back home for a brace of dates in Dublin and Cork next week.

Since basing themselves in Boston in 1996, the Corkonian five-piece have steadily risen to prominence in their adopted home, recently appearing on the David Letterman Show and even recording a track with the late George Harrison for their 2002 debut album, Rise.

Winners of the Hope For 2003 Category at the Meteor Music Awards in March, the 'Horse will play The Village in Wexford Street on May 8, before returning to their home county to perform at the Bantry Mussel Fair on May 9.