Upcoming Music Events

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Tommy Halferty: Seven Music Steps to Albert Camus music finished

Tommy Halferty: Seven Musical Steps to Albert Camus Tommy Halferty, the brilliant jazz guitarist from Donegal, has strong links with France through his French wife and his academic links and his many concerts there. This suite inspired by his interest in writer Albert Camus and particularly his novel L'etranger (The Outsider) has caused him to bring a group of outstanding musicians together to interpret his concept. He will be joined by Michael Buckley (tenor saxophone, flute); Aleka (vocals); Isumi Kimura (piano); Dave Redmond (double bass); Kevin Brady (drums); Hugo Halferty Drochon (narrator/reader); Norman Mongan (images); Cora Venus Lunny (violin); and ...

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Centre Stage Vocal Academy – Senior Concert music finished

Centre Stage Vocal Academy – Senior Concert Sunday 28th May, 7pm Centre Stage Vocal Academy is excited to announce their senior concert on May 28th at 7pm. The showcase is a selection of pop and musical theatre songs sprinkled with lyrical classical pieces. Tickets: €10 / €7. Early booking advised.

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Ivan Ilić music finished

Featuring works by Beethoven, Haydn and Antoine Reicha. Ivan Ilić is a Serbian-American pianist who has lived in France since 2001. He has visited Ireland regularly since 2004. This year he is embarking on a 2-week tour which will include ten events: concerts, masterclasses (including the Kerry School of Music on 16 May) and a live broadcast on RTE Lyric FM on 24 May. Ivan has been popular with Irish audiences from the start, for his combination of fine artistry and relaxed stage manner. His spoken introductions make the concerts accessible and engaging for all audiences. This year Ivan will present a programme including works ...

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Ballina Chamber Choir & guests music finished

Ballina Chamber Choir & guests (part of the Mayo International Choral Festival) Thursday 25 May, 8pm As part of Mayo International Choral Festival, Ballina Chamber Choir will be joined by Cantare Chamber Choir (from Sweden) and the Mayo Male Voice Choir. Consisting of 25 members, Ballina Chamber Choir was formed in 2011, and performs a wide variety of music including a cappella part songs (Sacred and Secular), Jazz , and Classics. The choir has won numerous awards at completion and hosts three concerts each year in Ballina Arts Centre and in Castlebar's Christ Church. The Choir’s Director, Niamh O'Kelly, studied Singing, ...

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The Little Mermaid music finished

Shooting Stars Academy proudly presents Hans Christian Andersen’s famous fairy tale ‘The Little Mermaid’ which tells the story of a beautiful young mermaid who falls in love with a human Prince. Annabelle, who is the only daughter of King Neptune saves a Prince from drowning and falls in love with him. In order for her to be with him, she gives away her beautiful singing voice to the Queen of the Humans, who in return makes her human. The little mermaid tries to convince the Prince that It was her he fell in love but without her beautiful singing voice, ...

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The Little Mermaid music finished

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Old Flames: Brian Leyden & Seamie O'Dowd music finished

Old Flames: Brian Leyden & Seamie O’Dowd Old Flames sees award-winning writer Brian Leyden take a warm-hearted look at romance and the music we courted and danced to over the decades at traditional house dances, ballrooms and bonfire nights, the singing lounges, the ballrooms and the carnivals. He is accompanied by the immensely talented multi-instrumentalist Seamie O’Dowd. Weaving fiddle, guitar, harmonica, and song around the spoken word, Seamie tracks how musical tastes have changed over the decades, from set dancing in the 1940s to Rock Around the Clock in the 50s, Radio Luxembourg in the 60s, jiving to Joe Dolan and ...

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Gatehouse music finished

Gatehouse Friday 24th March, 8pm Gatehouse are a newly-formed band with a line up of experienced and up and coming artistes, who recently launched debut album Tús Nua. Gatehouse are: John McEvoy (fiddle/viola/piano); Jacinta McEvoy (guitar/concertina/backing vocals); Rachel Garvey (vocals); and John Wynne (flutes/whistles). The songs and tunes from Gatehouse’s repertoire are based in the North Connaught traditions, the sean nós singing tradition of Connamara, the rich Ulster song tradition and a sprinkling of other influences. The band’s arrangements are appropriate and musically thoughtful. The band also draws on some newly composed music, including two of John McEvoy’s compositions which are included in Tús Nua. Tickets: €12 / €10. Early booking advised.

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Bronagh Gallagher music finished

Bronagh Gallagher Thursday 16th March, 8pm Derry singer-songwriter, Bronagh Gallagher will make her Ballina Arts Centre debut on Thursday 16th March, hot on the heels of the release of her new album Gather Your Greatness. Bronagh is widely regarded as one of the great soul voices on the Ireland music scene. She rose to fame after being cast as Bernie in Alan Parker’s film, The Commitments, aged just 17. Since then, her acting career has alternated between high profile film roles in Pulp Fiction, Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace and Sherlock Holmes among others, to theatre work and ...

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No Crows music finished

No Crows No Crows is a dynamic folk orchestra from the multicultural melting pot of Sligo’s music scene. Formed in 2005, NoCrows’ growing output of original material reflects its diverse musical roots, from Irish traditional to Latin rumba, classical, jazz, rock and Balkan music. No Crows celebrates twelve years of its musical journey in 2017 with a fifth CD, entitled Why Us? The CD was launched at two special Christmas concerts in Dublin and Sligo, followed by an Irish tour in January and February and subsequent international tours to Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Belgium. Tickets: €18 / €16. Early booking ...