"One of the great survivors of Irish rock 'n' roll" - Olaf Tyaransen,  HotPress

Eamonn Dowd

​Eamonn Dowd paid his dues playing with long forgotten bands during the 1980's and early 90's in his native Ireland.  
 In 1996 he formed The Racketeers and embarked on a never ending adventure bringing his fiery brand of country / americana / rock 'n' roll to audiences far and wide, releasing ten albums along the way. In recent years Dowd has toured (with The Racketeers & solo) throughout Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Spain, Finland, Estonia, Austria, Switzerland, Czech, east coast USA and Canada.

Music Store

New Album Out Now!!
Available in the below digital outlets

• CD & CASSETTE MAIL ORDER
• ​​LP PRE ORDERS 
• I TUNES / APPLE MUSIC
• AMAZON
• BANDCAMP
• CDBABY

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​Press

Click on links to check out the latest press mentions
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The Irish Times
Merchants of Bordeaux: DIY diplomats shake hands with ‘Wine Geese’ ghosts

Wine-Searcher (New Zealand)
A Song of Celebration for the Wine Geese

Rootstime  (Belgium)
The rocking "Oh Hangman" and the beautiful folk ballad "The Merchants Of Bordeaux" are our personal favorite tracks on this great album.

RTE
Dowd's new album, Songs from the Fever Ship, is a collaboration with Horslips drummer/lyricist, Eamon Carr - together they've penned eight new songs with the central theme of the diaspora, and the plight of the
dispossessed Irish who moved to France in the 17th and 18th century.

Daily Star (Ireland)
Songs From The Fever Ship is a magical collaboration between two incredible artists

Hot Press (Ireland)
Dowd's voice is in full flow, with The Racketeers providing an accordion-inflected folk backing. ​

Musik Review (Germany)
Read the review HERE

Irish Music Magazine (Ireland)
A wonderful version of Cu Chullain’s Lament from The Tain and the crisp drumming on Cry On My Grave, which recall vintage Horslips crossed with Dowd’s gothic roots rocking....Highly narrative....  The total work is a rich collection of songs,each aching with life and emotion.