Upcoming Music Events

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The Core Documentary (as part of the Ballina Fringe Festival) music finished

The Core is a resource and creative hub for young musicians aged 12-18. It is run under the auspices of Music Generation Mayo and housed within the Ballina Arts Centre. This inspiring and uplifting documentary, filmed between September 2018 and August 2019, follows young Mayo musicians at various stages of their musical journey, from learning an instrument right through to performing to an audience of thousands. The documentary also highlights how The Core has impacted the local community, inspired a generation of young songwriters and springboarded a countywide music scene. Running time: 45mins

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Preab Meadar music finished

Preab Meadar Saturday 14th September, 8pm After its Sligo premiere, this ground-breaking show of dance-songs had everybody buzzing about the incredibly catchy music (Bernard Clarke described it as “boundary transcending”on Lyric FM) and explosively percussive dance moves. Traditional composers Lorcán Mac Mathúna and Daire Bracken have created a whole new music genre based on the rhythms of bardic poetry and in this performance they have teamed up with sean-nós dancers Liam Scanlonn and Caoimhe Ní Mhaolagáin, devising new steps suited to the unique rhythms of Preab Meadar. With complex time signatures of 15/8, 24/8, 7/8, and 5/8, see and hear ...

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Tonight's the Night - The Ultimate Rod Stewart Tribute music finished

Tonight's the Night - The Ultimate Rod Stewart Tribute Friday 13th September, 8pm Ireland's No.1 Rod Stewart Tribute show ‘Tonight's the Night’ has been selling out theatres and filling ballrooms across Ireland and the UK and is rapidly becoming the most sought after tribute act in either country. With the best, most natural ‘Rod voice’ in the world, great costume changes and songs from every era of Rod Stewart's huge catalogue, front man Lee Hedley with his seven-piece band and backing singers will have you dancing in the aisles and singing along from the first number. Tickets: €20. Early booking advised.

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Take Me Home, Colleen music finished

Take Me Home, Colleen (as part of Ballina Street Festival) Brendan Farrell A story of love and loss, hope and resilience... Take Me Home, Colleen is a collection 12 original songs and stories, backed up by a cinematic visual experience, which tell the story of two young lovers and their struggles to survive the so-called Irish ‘Potato Famine’. It is 1845 and the people of Killala in North Mayo are faced with the mot desperate of realities. Sean Óg Gaughan will have to fight to save his family, while Colleen will have to fight to save her dreams. Written, directed ...

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Centre Stage Vocal Academy: Annie music finished

Annie Centre Stage Vocal Academy Sunday 30th June, 7pm Centre Stage Vocal Academy presents their Stage School concerts with, on Sunday 30th June, the classic musical Annie, performed by their Senior Stage School. Special guests will include the Centre Stage Academy Choir, and National School and Secondary School singers performing a selection of pop melodies. Tickets: €10 adults & over 12s; €8 children and OAPs. Early booking advised.

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Centre Stage Vocal Academy: The Little Mermaid music finished

The Little Mermaid Centre Stage Vocal Academy Saturday 29th June 7pm Centre Stage Vocal Academy presents their Stage School concerts with – on Saturday 29th June: The Little Mermaid performed by their Junior Stage School. Special guests will include the Centre Stage Academy Choir, and National School and Secondary School singers performing a selection of pop melodies. Tickets: €10 adults & over 12s; €8 children and OAPs. Early booking advised.

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Kristy Cox music finished

Chart-toppin’ Nashville-based Kristy Cox, Australia’s biggest bluegrass & country music export, is on quite the roll, and she’s rolling right into Ballina! Capturing attention with her powerful singing style, youthful energy-infused bluegrass, and song writing acumen, she continues to enjoy radio & television success in both the US and in her native Australia where she’s a multi award-winning Australian Country Music Awards Golden Guitar recipient – most recently she picked up the 2019 Golden Guitar for Bluegrass Album of the Year for early 2018’s Ricochet. Kristy has appeared at major festivals across Australia, Europe and the US, including an official ...

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Mayo Chamber Choir - as part of the Mayo International Choral Festival music finished

The Mayo Chamber Choir will be joined by guests the Coe Concert Choir (from Iowa, USA), the Music Generation Mayo Harp Ensemble and Mount St. Michael Secondary School Senior Choir (Claremorris, Co. Mayo) for this not-to-be-missed concert. Under the baton of Director, Niamh O'Kelly, International Composer and former Head of Music at Castlebar College of Further Education, the Mayo Chamber Choir will once again delight their audience with an array of choral gems. Tickets: €15. Early booking advised.

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The WhistleBlast Quartet & The Greatest Challenge music finished

The WhistleBlast Quartet (Ken Edge, Conor Linehan, Oonagh Keogh and Mary Curran) is enjoying a busy nationwide Composition Programme, funded by the Art Council’s Arts Grant Funding, Mayo Co Council, venues, Blackshell Farm Ltd and contributions from schools and Sligo Academy of Music. The Quartet has been working with six secondary and special schools and Sligo Youth Orchestra in county Mayo, Dublin and Kerry – including Balla and Swinford secondary schools, St. Dymphna’s Special School in Ballina, Clonturk Community College and Scoil Chiarian’s in Dublin, and Mercy Mount Hawk and St Ita’s in Tralee. This has been a fabulous opportunity ...

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Declan O'Rourke music finished

Declan O'Rourke Friday 15th March, 8pm Declan O’Rourke is a highly successful Irish artist, acclaimed by his peers, and having achieved many plaudits with his five albums released to date. Declan’s soulful music, rooted in folk and trad, has attracted the praise of countless industry giants, including John Prine, and Paul Weller, among others. O’Rourke’s songwriting style moves faultlessly between impressionism, and storytelling, and can be at home in almost any form. A dynamic performer, he is at once as comfortable fronting a 50-piece orchestra, as playing solo with a guitar. Songs of Declan’s have been covered by a growing ...