Recent Music Events
From: February 24, 2010 20:00 To: February 24, 2010 22:00
Location: Ballina Arts Centre
The Portico QuartetThe Portico Quartet are four young musicians from London who sound like nothing you've ever heard before. The Quartet - Jack Wyllie (soprano and alto saxophone), Duncan Bellamy (hang and percussion), Milo Fitzpatrick (double bass), and Nick Mulvey (hang and percussion) – have a distinctive sound from their use of the hang, a 21st Century percussion instrument used on all their tracks. Their strange, beautiful sound was honed busking at the South Bank in London and playing in unusual spaces: churches, galleries and chill-out zones. The band, who all live together in East London, describe their ethos as ...
From: April 22, 2010 20:00 To: April 22, 2010 22:00
Location: Ballina Arts Centre
Will KilleenWidely regarded as Ireland’s finest acoustic blues export since Rory Gallagher, Will Killeen is considered to be one of the foremost slide guitar players in Europe. A dazzling finger-picking stylist, he also plays banjo and harmonica and sings with a voice steeped in early American Blues. Born in Mayo, Killeen taught himself guitar from the age of 10, influenced by Howlin' Wolf, Doc Watson, The Pretty Things, Robert Johnson, Bob Dylan and the Roiling Stones to name a few. He was performed at countless venues and festivals around London and the rest of England, and tours regularly in Ireland, ...
From: May 27, 2010 20:00 To: May 27, 2010 22:00
Location: Ballina Arts Centre
David Power (Uilleann pipes)Ciaran Somers (Flute)Fionn Mac Giolla Chuda (Fiddle) Traditional Irish music makes a welcome return to Ballina Arts Centre with an exciting concert featuring music from the South-east of the country. Do Bhiosa La i bPortlairge (I spent a day in Waterford) is the title of the tour and features former All-Ireland champion Uilleann piper David Power, flute player Ciaran Somers and fiddler Fionn Mac Giolla Chuda exploring the music of the Co. Waterford gaeltacht and surrounding region. In association with Music Network.“David Power brings a breathtaking freshness to the set, his fluid, fluent playing as light ...
From: July 22, 2010 20:00 To: July 22, 2010 22:00
Location: St. Michael's Church, Ballina
Veronica McSwiney: The Story of Chopin St. Michael’s Church Veronica McSwiney, one of Ireland's finest pianists, presents this tribute, in words and music, to commemorate the bicentenary of the birth of one of the world’s greatest composers, Frederic Chopin. Veronica will take you through Chopin's life story and perform many of his famous works, including the Grande Polonaise op.57, the Scherzo in B Flat, the Ballade in A Flat, as well as a number of waltzes and Etudes, in a truly unique concert and insight into the life of Poland's great pianist. "The music of Frederic Chopin is possibly the most popular ...
