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Saturday, 11 February 2012 – 8pm Brian Finnegan and Aidan O’Rourke, front men with possibly the two most revered bands ever to have thrilled the folk scene, Flook and Lau, join forces with two of the brightest stars in the world of rhythm and accompaniment to travel a daring and innovative new musical path. Aidan O’Rourke has been electrifying audiences across the world these past two years in the company of the mighty Lau who continue to push the frontiers of accoustic music with their creative collective power. His latest...
read moreFidil and Solo Cissokho
Saturday, 28 January 2012 – 8pm Senegal meets Donegal as the young masters of the Donegal tradition – the Fidil trio of Aidan O’Donnell, Ciaran Ó Maonaigh and Damien McGeehan are joined by seventh generation kora player Solo Cissokho – West African troubadour of the unique music of the griots, whose culture was at the heart of the mighty Manding empire that once ruled most of West Africa. Solo is a master of the 22 stringed kora or African harp. Dividing his time between Senegal and Norway, Solo has brought the kora...
read moreSarah Savoy and the Francadians
Top Cajun dance band with one foot in the honky tonk and the other in the juke joint! Louisiana-born Sarah Savoy is the eldest daughter of the legendary Marc and Ann Savoy and sister of Wilson Savoy of the Pine Leaf Boys. Kick-ass Cajun of the highest order, this is definitely one for the dancers and lovers of Louisiana music in general. Tickets €12 / €10 Friday, 27 January 2012 - 8pm Box Office through an Grianan Theatre 074 91 20777
read moreJohn Cooper Clarke
In a vain attempt at bourgeois credibility, Manchester’s sharp-dressed, sharp-delivering punk poet Lenny, changed his name to John Cooper Clarke and embarked on a polysyllabic excursion though Thrillsville. Clad in the slum chic of the hipster, he issued the slang anthems of the zip age in the desperate esperanto of bop. Expect a mix of hilarious anecdotes of life in a Northern town interspersed with machine-gun fast delivery of some of his best poems. ‘If you think poetry is dull and boring, or posh and erudite – you...
read moreMartin Simpson
One of the best acoustic, finger-style guitarists in the world and a multi-award winning artist, including 6 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. His career includes collaborations on stage and record with June Tabor, Kelly Joe Phelps, Jackson Browne, Danny Thompson, Danú, Martin Carthy, Cara Dillon, David Lindley, Roy Bailey, Martin Taylor, David Hidalgo, Steve Miller, Dick Gaughan and many more. Whether playing American old-time music, blues, a Dylan song or his own material, Martin Simpson is unpredictable, individual and a guitarist of immense...
read morePeggy Seeger
Saturday 15th October 8pm Peggy Seeger is folk singer that probably best known for her songs that concentrate on feminist and ecological issues. Born in 1935, Peggy is Pete Seeger’s half-sister and Ruth Crawford Seeger’s daughter; her life partner was the English songwriter Ewan MacColl, who wrote First Time Ever I Saw Your Face for her and to whom she bore three children. Now she is sometimes thought of as the mother of Neill and Calum MacColl but is very much her own woman. She is probably best known for her feminist song Gonna...
read moreBrian Conway (featuring Brendan Dolan)
One of the leading Irish Traditional Fiddle players in the world is coming to Letterkenny. Saturday 6th August 8pm €15 Admission …€10 for Concession and Comhaltas members New York born fiddler Brian Conway is a leading exponent of the highly ornamented Sligo fiddling style made famous by the late Michael Coleman. Conway has won numerous All-Ireland fiddling competitions, and has been called one of the best fiddlers of his generation. His early mentors include Martin Wynne and Andy McGann who got their tunes right from Michael...
read moreLive Music – Spiers and Boden
Venue: Regional Cultural Centre Date: Wed 23rd March Time: 8pm For bookings please contact the Regional Cultural Centre at 074 91 29186 Described by The Guardian as “the finest instrumental duo on the traditional scene” and twice winners of the BBC Radio 2 folk award for Best Duo, John Spiers and Jon Boden have made the genre of spontaneous, punky English folk very much their own stomping ground. Loud, proud, and with just a handful of acoustic instruments, they create a multitude of textures upon which they present traditional stories and...
read moreDavid Lyttle Group feat. Torsten Goods (Berlin)
Venue: Regional Cultural Centre Date: Sun 27th Feb Time: 8pm For tickets bookings ring 074 91 29186 Exciting guitar-driven tour with EU guitar star Torsten Goods (guitar/vocals), Andreas Varady (guitar) & Euan Burton (bass). “Questions is a delight: fun, accessible, unpretentious and positive. The quartet of musicians is outstanding. Lyttle and Varady are already accomplished players and represent an emerging Irish jazz scene of tremendous potential.” - All About Jazz (USA) “David Lyttle is one of the most exciting new...
read moreBeo – Live Music from Scuba Dice, Lost Chord and Redwood Avenue
Scuba Dice, Lost Chord and Redwood Avenue Venue: Regional Cultural Centre Date: Friday 11th Feb Time: 7.30 For ticket and band information please visit the Beo website at http://beo-gigs.tumblr.com/ Scuba Dice, Lost Chord agus Redwood Avenue ag buaileadh BEO!! Feabhra 11 Ar fheabhas “Be there or be square” Eolas ó daltaí Idir Bhliain Leitir Ceannain Could it possibly be better than the last BEO!! gig Scuba Dice, Lost Chord agus Redwood Avenue ag buaileadh BEO!! Feabhra 11Ar fheabhas “Be there or be square”Eolas ó...
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