ShareAmble performing their 2026 tour at Rock City Nottingham on Monday 5th October 2026 at Rock City Nottingham.
Review by Kevin Cooper
Who would have thought that when two teachers and a scientist decided to throw their lot into a career playing music that the result would be a folk band with a huge fan base bringing a little bit of Ireland to Rock City on a Monday night and that is exactly what Amble did as they continue their meteoric rise to acclaim and fame.
Robbie Cunningham, Oisin McCaffrey and Ross Mc Nerney have captured the attention of fans with their soulful melodies and poetic storytelling combined with lively instrumentation from a three piece backing band that made the fans feel like they were in a pub in the heart of Ireland.
The set up is intentionally simple, with the trio standing in line with the other three musicians standing behind them, leaving the music with their flute, keys, harmonium, drums and double bass to take centre stage.
Opening with the gentle captivating strumming of Schoolyard Days, they have seamlessly fused rustic Irish acoustic folk tradition with modern narrative song writing. Cunningham’s rich grounded vocals anchored every track with breathtaking sincerity, whilst McCaffrey’s intricate guitar work and McNerneys soaring banjo and mandolin swept around the venue, carrying an emotional weight that left the crowd spellbound.
Their set list flowed effortlessly between poignant, tear jerking ballads and high energy folk stompers. Following up with Marley Park, Sing All Day and Hand Me Downs there was an infectious sense of togetherness, with the packed crowd joining in from the off with beaming smiles across their faces.
Socrates Smiled, the anthemic lyrics of Moral Victory and the searing instrumentation on One Man’s Love proved that Amble’s discography has no weak links. The stand out song was undoubtedly Mary’s Pub which showcased Cunningham’s beautifully rich tones, prompting a moving crowd sing along as the band stepped back from their mics to let the crowd take over the singing.
Last Rites, the latest song from their forthcoming album to be released in January 2027, Love And All Its Wares offered a glimpse of what’s to come before Swan Song was a slowly stripped back folk song.
Of Land And Sea followed, with the crowd never giving up their singing duties before Mariner Boy written by McCaffrey, the first song that they had ever released and was dedicated to his grandfather, Tom, was the penultimate song of the main set.
The last song of the main set was Tonnta which brought the house down, showing that the chemistry of the band, rooted in their friendship, shone through as they delved deep into the acoustic part of the song with the crowd stomping, cheering, singing and clapping.
For the encore they returned for Lonely Island and new song Into A Dream which had dragged the crowd into the pub for a pint of Guinness in front of a log fire and with the reaction of the crowd, Amble are no longer modern folk’s best kept secret, they are a force of nature and are a band bound for legendary heights, because their songs can be intimate enough to draw a venue together, but powerful enough to imagine them filling a stadium.
