The Soul Commitments: A Tribute to the film “The Commitments”

The world is made of stories, and those stories make us. Who better to tell a story than the Irish?

On the streets of working class Dublin, 1991 energetic and smart Jimmy Rabbitte pursues his dream of being the manager of a band. But not just any band, he put an ad in the Dublin Herald looking for musicians to be a part of “THE HARDEST WORKING BAND IN THE WORLD!”

Musicians came knocking on his door, but if their influences weren’t American soul icons like James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, or Wilson Pickett, the door was slammed in their faces. Jimmy believed music should be about the sort of people you come from. Speaking the language of the streets! About the struggle of urban decay and about love! But not mushy shite love songs.

And so from one man’s dream is born “The Saviors of Dublin Soul” and STOAG recreates the energy, music and vibe of Alan Parker’s cult classic film, The Commitments, based on the book from Roddy Doyle’s Barrytown Trilogy.