Satellite Screening – Cinema Live
Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece – compelling, blood-curdling and beautiful – is being performed for the first time on the unique, Bregenz lake stage. Once of Verdi’s most popular works, Rigoletto is an unforgettable tale of a sacrifice and revenge; of a father’s rage and a daughter’s shame. It features several of opera’s best-known arias-including Rigoletto’s passionate denouncement “Cortigiani, vil razza dannata,” Gilda’s dreamy “Caro nome” and the Duke’s instantly recognisable “La donna è mobile.” Directed and designed by Philip Stölzl, this timeless tragedy will delight audiences with a powerhouse combination of entertainment and emotional intensity from the spectacular shore of Lake Constance.
For the past 15 years every Tuesday evening, Danns bar has been the location for great session music. As the night progresses, different musicians arrive, and the music suddenly takes a left turn, down through the Ring of Kerry, before detouring back up through the Burren before a quick trip over to Nashville.
“We’re open to everyone and anything,” says Hughie Browne, the man with the whip, and the keeper of the flame for all these years. “It’s what makes it interesting not only for those listening but, perhaps more importantly, for us. We’re not here to play the same old songs week after week. We’re out to find something new each week…”
And with so many singers, pipers, banjo players, guitarists, turning up each week, it’s easy to see how a song might never remain the same.
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Marie Keane is a singer-songwriter who has performed in various blues, soul, jazz, Motown and ska musical ensembles around Ireland for over 20 years. Her debut original album ‘Russian Doll’ is an eclectic mix of folk blues rock with subtle classical and traditional undertones. Performing with full band, Marie will launch the albums second single ‘The Firing Line’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxhK6Wji41Q
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Recorded during Kila’s 2016 tour of venues and festivals throughout Ireland – specifically at the Civic Theatre, Tallaght and Vicar Street – this live outing showcases the eight-piece South Dublin collective at the height of their magnificent onstage powers. With crowd noise low in the mix, there’s little sense initially of it being an actual live recording. But the playing is, as always with Kila, energetic and inspired, while the band – still led by the O’Snodaigh brothers, Colm, Rossa and Ronan – retain their wonderful sense of musical adventure.
Pulsating and polyrhythmic, the opener ‘An Tiománaí’ – that’s ‘The Driver’ as Gaeilge – sets the scene for an incendiary ride through their two-decade long catalogue. Blending swampy guitar, a part spoken-word vocal, and an infectious traditional air, it captures all the elements which have made Kila such a unique live force.
An instrumental, ‘Skinheads’, starts out in a slow, mellow fashion, with some lovely ensemble playing, seamlessly weaving whistles, flute and guitar together, before igniting into in an almost Riverdance-style crescendo of fast rhythms and dense organic textures. Displaying influences ranging from Horslips and Moving Hearts to Jethro Tull, the epic seven-minute piece goes through several time signature changes, before building to a spectacular finale. This is great stuff.
Meanwhile a funky bassline and an urgent melody underscore the familiar ‘Electric Landlady’ – a popular single from around a decade or so ago that puns exquisitely on the Jimi Hendrix album title – while the harmonies on the largely a capella ‘Raise the Road’ are impressively precise.
Elsewhere, Middle Eastern and Afro textures are apparent on the atmospheric ‘Pota’, underlining Kila’s world music credentials, while other highlights include the haunting ballad ‘Babymouse’ and ‘Mutatu’, which showcases the wonderful uileann pipe playing of James Mahon. Long may they dance rings around us all…
LIMITED SEATING FOR THIS EVENT. Tickets available online, from Hot Spot during opening hours or by Ph 087 291 7519 (cr.card)
Shadowplay – Aisling Agnew (flute) & Dave Flynn (guitar)
Performing works by Handel, Schubert, Villa-Lobos, Rodrigo and Flynn
Shadowplay are a classical flute/guitar duo comprising two renowned virtuosos who are also founding members of the Irish Memory Orchestra.
Aisling Agnew enjoys a varied career performing worldwide on a wide range of flutes. She has been broadcast on RTE Lyric FM, BBC Radio and Classic FM and has given many high profile concerts including her Wigmore Hall début, the Belfast Festival and the National Flute Association’s 40th International Convention at Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas. She has appeared as soloist with various orchestras including the Ulster Orchestra and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. A graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Aisling enjoys regular performances with her long established duo partner Matthew McAllister.
Described as ‘a masterful guitarist’ in Sing Out! Magazine, Dave Flynn has gained international recognition as a guitarist/composer and founder/artistic director of the Irish Memory Orchestra. His unique style draws on his experience in classical, folk, jazz and popular music. He is a prize-winning classical guitarist who has toured Japan, New Zealand & Europe and played festivals including The Nuertingen International Guitar Festival, Moscow Christmas Festival and Clonakilty International Guitar Festival. He is a keen chamber and orchestral musician having performed with ensembles including The Crash Ensemble, Dublin Guitar Quartet and RTÉ Concert Orchestra.
Together Aisling and Dave perform a wonderful variety of repertoire from the Baroque to the modern era. The centrepiece of their performances is the Dave Flynn composition after which the duo is named. This is also the title piece of the 2016 album “Shadowplay”.
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For the past 15 years every Tuesday evening, Danns bar has been the location for great session music. As the night progresses, different musicians arrive, and the music suddenly takes a left turn, down through the Ring of Kerry, before detouring back up through the Burren before a quick trip over to Nashville.
“We’re open to everyone and anything,” says Hughie Browne, the man with the whip, and the keeper of the flame for all these years. “It’s what makes it interesting not only for those listening but, perhaps more importantly, for us. We’re not here to play the same old songs week after week. We’re out to find something new each week…”
And with so many singers, pipers, banjo players, guitarists, turning up each week, it’s easy to see how a song might never remain the same.
Copyright: Greystones Guide
Live Music in Danns
Something amazing happens when Hothouse Flowers step onto the stage – something that has been shaped by over thirty years of singing and playing all over the world, yet no two shows have ever been the same! There is a sense of musical adventure – an impulse to reach new heights and depths in music where the unspoken aim is that the band and the audience become one and the world becomes a different place for a while.
Hothouse Flowers are a rock n’roll band, Hothouse Flowers are a traditional band, Hothouse Flowers are a soul band, Hothouse Flowers are a jam band with their own organic jam spread on both sides of the bread!
Despite the bands lengthy career, which is now heading into its fourth decade there is a sense of unfinished business. Every night they want to play the best gig they have ever played and take the musical risks that can maybe make that possible. There are still songs to be written and emotions to share. Whether its in a tiny club, an arena or in a festival field there is a sense that the best is yet to come.
Hothouse Flowers were invited to be featured in the opening scene of Amazon Prime’s hugely successful ‘The Grand Tour’ to perform their version of ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ for an invited audience in the Mojave Desert. I Can See Clearly Now then went to Number 1 in the UK iTunes Rock Charts… a mere 26 years after its first release!
Something amazing happens when Hothouse Flowers step onto the stage – something that has been shaped by over thirty years of singing and playing all over the world, yet no two shows have ever been the same! There is a sense of musical adventure – an impulse to reach new heights and depths in music where the unspoken aim is that the band and the audience become one and the world becomes a different place for a while.
Hothouse Flowers are a rock n’roll band, Hothouse Flowers are a traditional band, Hothouse Flowers are a soul band, Hothouse Flowers are a jam band with their own organic jam spread on both sides of the bread!
Despite the bands lengthy career, which is now heading into its fourth decade there is a sense of unfinished business. Every night they want to play the best gig they have ever played and take the musical risks that can maybe make that possible. There are still songs to be written and emotions to share. Whether its in a tiny club, an arena or in a festival field there is a sense that the best is yet to come.
Hothouse Flowers were invited to be featured in the opening scene of Amazon Prime’s hugely successful ‘The Grand Tour’ to perform their version of ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ for an invited audience in the Mojave Desert. I Can See Clearly Now then went to Number 1 in the UK iTunes Rock Charts… a mere 26 years after its first release!
Free Music in the Lounge
Satellite Screening: Live Cinema
With an illustrious career spanning five decades: over 150 stage roles, 11 Grammy Awards and his iconic performances alongside Luciano Pavarotti and José Carreras as one of the Three Tenors, the legendary Plácido Domingo continues to astound audiences with a vocal talent unmatched in power. For one very special night, Plácido Domingo returns to the breath-taking Arena Di Verona amphitheatre, 50 years after his debut, to revisit three of his greatest ever roles.
For the past 15 years every Tuesday evening, Danns bar has been the location for great session music. As the night progresses, different musicians arrive, and the music suddenly takes a left turn, down through the Ring of Kerry, before detouring back up through the Burren before a quick trip over to Nashville.
“We’re open to everyone and anything,” says Hughie Browne, the man with the whip, and the keeper of the flame for all these years. “It’s what makes it interesting not only for those listening but, perhaps more importantly, for us. We’re not here to play the same old songs week after week. We’re out to find something new each week…”
And with so many singers, pipers, banjo players, guitarists, turning up each week, it’s easy to see how a song might never remain the same.
Copyright: Greystones Guide
O’Rowe’s hilarious, pimp-rollin’, blood-soaked text has Shakespeare’s interiority, Marlowe’s viciousness and a cowboy’s jangling gait; it’s got Joyce’s sense of place, Faulkner’s sense of language and even a sprinkling of murderously timed fart jokes.
The production features Fintan Kelly who was seen in season 8 of Game Of Thrones. The play is a diptych that follows Howie (Kelly) on a night out cruising for vengeance, then the Rookie (bruises an all) as Howie’s victim, mate and witness. Andrew Dunphy’s subtle lighting design gives the actor a clean stage in front of him, and the rest of the physical production is just Kelly controlling the stage.
The Howie Lee is a hooligan, good with his fists, bad with the ladies. Without preamble, he vaults into a story about crossing a field and spying a friend burning a mattress. Soon this friend draws him into an unlikely vendetta against the man, The Rookie Lee, who must have infested that mattress with scabies. Mark O Rowe’s writing is lyrical and dirty and riotously imaginative. Listen closely and you will hear Joyce in the frequent neologisms — skullduggerous, popsock, dollyness. Hints of his contemporaries Martin McDonagh in the wild, almost farcical violence, and Conor McPherson in the stealthy emphasis on moral choice and responsibility, as when The Rookie Lee worries over his fate. Mark O’Rowe’s language is distinct — in its ribaldry, its understatement, its metaphors and, especially, its exuberant, muscular descriptions of impossible battles. A night of pure, epic theatre is in store. Directed by James Power.
We Are Stagemad Theatre Company hail from Waterford, Ireland. Founded in May 2005, their aim is the cultivation of theatre, supporting new local, national and international writing, and to encourage public appreciation of the Arts.
Since its formation Stagemad has established itself as Waterford’s, and one of Ireland’s most progressive Theatre Company. They Develop, Create, Collaborate. Stagemad are constantly on the lookout for new writing. They love new writing.
“Fintan Kelly tames, controls and masters the stage as his own. In the hands of a lesser director, Mark O’Rowe’s writing skills would be nought.” – Wexford People
“Mark O’Rowe’s extraordinary play drives you to the depths of humanity’s horror, then stops your stomach churning by demanding that you laugh” – The Irish Times
“It is, quite simply, Greek in its power of catharsis while piling laughter. Euripides would be proud to call Mark O’Rowe a brother in art” – Irish Independent
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Fred Cooke is leaving his twinkle toes behind him from “Dancing with the Stars” and taken to the road for his new comical tour of musical madness.
Becoming “Irish Comedian of the Year 2018” (Tatler Magazine), he has supported Irish Comedy Legend Tommy Tiernan on his Nationwide Tour.
Cooke’s guitar plucking panache enables him to paint comical situations before delivering unexpected killer-punch lines that leave his audience “elevated to hilarity”. The Scotsman.
His new Nationwide Tour “Fred Space” has brought Cooke to a whole new level of Comical Mayhem placing him in the “Premier league of Irish funnymen.” HOT PRESS.
Sit back and enjoy a performer with enough “energy to power a small village in the west of Kerry” THE LAUGHTER LOUNGE.
Chortle: Priceless
Short Com: Very impressive performer.
Tommy Tiernan: I love Fred. He has the spirit of the Clown in him.
Buffet Supper from 6.30pm in Bear Paw Deli, Theatre Lane & Concert in Whale Theatre commences 8.30pm.
Bear Paw Italian Feast
Buffet of:
Spaghetti with a ragu of pulled slow roast short rib beef, rich tomatoes and parmesan
Wild mushroom and leek risotto
Cured meats
Caprese salad
Roast Mediterranean Vegetables
Olives Pestos and Garlic Bread
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Bear Paw Petit Fours
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Supper will in Bear Paw Deli, Theatre Lane and followed by music from Remi Harris in Whale Theatre.
Limited to 30 persons.
Harvest are an 8 piece band who have been thrilling audiences of Neil Young fans all over Ireland for the last 10 years. Formed in 2009, the band have played sell-out shows all over the country, recently performing arguably Young’s greatest album ”Harvest” in full at Vicar Street in Dublin. The band have also played at the Electric Picnic arts festival and appeared on national TV and radio. Fans can expect to hear classic tracks from albums such “Harvest”, “After The Gold Rush”, “Harvest Moon” and “Freedom” to name but a few.
Don’t miss this chance to see Ireland’s premier Neil Young tribute deliver beautiful renditions of timeless classics such as “Heart of gold”, “The needle and the damage done”, “Old man”, “Helpless” & “Rockin’ in the free world” If you like Neil Young, you will love Harvest.
Remi Harris is an exciting Jazz & Blues guitarist from the UK who’s unique style draws inspiration from artists such as Django Reinhardt, Jimi Hendrix, Wes Montgomery, Peter Green and Led Zeppelin. He has performed at Buckingham Palace, Montreal Jazz Festival, BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall with Jamie Cullum, on BBC 4 Television and live on BBC Radio 2 & 3.
In his live shows Remi plays an eclectic mix of jazz standards, improvisations, original compositions and new arrangements of his favourite tunes. He plays a variety of acoustic and electric guitars and the shows are interspersed with his commentary about the history of the music and instruments he’s playing.
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Greystones native singer-songwriter Jack Joyce first embarked on his music career at the age of sixteen when he began performing, booking gigs in local pubs and clubs.
From a young age, Jack has been composing his own songs and released his debut demo EP, Get Down, in October 2018.
Jack Joyce’s sound delivers a unique acoustic, indie-pop style. His cleverly crafted lyrics blend wit and poetry to create a perfect balance between insight and humour. Drawing influence from the epic works of Arctic Monkeys, Pulp and Leonard Cohen, Jack Joyce’s song-writing is something to be experienced. Jack is spending the summer of 2019 busking and backpacking around Europe, seeking out new inspirations and sounds for his next EP.
For the past 15 years every Tuesday evening, Danns bar has been the location for great session music. As the night progresses, different musicians arrive, and the music suddenly takes a left turn, down through the Ring of Kerry, before detouring back up through the Burren before a quick trip over to Nashville.
“We’re open to everyone and anything,” says Hughie Browne, the man with the whip, and the keeper of the flame for all these years. “It’s what makes it interesting not only for those listening but, perhaps more importantly, for us. We’re not here to play the same old songs week after week. We’re out to find something new each week…”
And with so many singers, pipers, banjo players, guitarists, turning up each week, it’s easy to see how a song might never remain the same.
Copyright: Greystones Guide
The Greystones Film Club present Marianne & Leonard: Words Of Love (USA/Canada/Greece/15A/102mins)
It was shortly after learning that her author husband, Axel Jensen, had abandoned both her and their young son for another woman that Marianne Ihren first met Leonard Cohen. The two were almost young, and quickly began living together on the Greek island of Hydra. This is where the teenage Ihren had come with her teenage husband, much to the disapproval of her parents, he writing his poems and novels whilst Marianne looked after their child and their home.
And it would be how life would be for these new lovers, as Marianne quickly became Cohen’s muse too, inspiring many of the finest songs on the poet-turned-songwriter’s first two albums, Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967) and Songs From A Room (1969). Songs that included Bird On The Wire and, of course, So Long, Marianne, for, just like Axel, Leonard too would abandon Marianne. For Susanne. Truly, that’s no way to say goodbye…
Here, Nick Broomfield charts the couple’s years together, using never before seen footage to unravel their blossoming love whilst also exploring 1960s counterculture, and the hedonism on Hydra…
Derby Browne performs her personal tribute to The Blonde Bombshell – Marilyn Monroe – telling her story from childhood foster homes to stardom, champagne and Chanel No5, sanitoriums and her affairs with the Kennedy’s, The Mob and Frank Sinatra. Her mysterious death at 36 still creates controversy in sharp contrast to her glamorous public image. The show is sprinkled with sugar candy cane toons from her movies and the 1950’s: ‘Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend’, ‘I Want to Be Loved By You’, ‘My Heart Belongs To Daddy’.
Derby is accompanied by David Wray Piano Trio.
Show devised and written by Derby Browne.
ps. Derby is not a natural blonde. A wig will be worn. As Marilyn cannot be there in person, a pretty good rendition will be offered and a fun show with fabulous music!
Interviewer: ‘Is it true you had no clothes on during that photo session?’
Marilyn ‘ No, I had the radio on’
‘Marilyn will always be alive while Derby is around’. Comment from an audience member.
Mr. Shingles was founded in 2015 with the purpose of covering legendary Blues artists such as BB King, Otis Rush, Jimmy Rogers, Magic Sam, Them, Howlin ‘Wolf and John Mayall. From this Classic Blues base, they have developed their sound, mixing Blues and Swing with Latin beats and touches of Jazz and Gospel.
Recent additions of other instrumentalists has brought color and warmth to the project releasing the original core of musicians to play within the space and feel more. Mr. Shingles has played at Barcelona’s most renowned venues: Harlem Jazz Club, El Paraigua, Sala Monasterio or the MEAM as well as festivals such as Anolia Festival de Igualada, Inauditus Festival, Ciclo Blues & Sons and Figueres Summer Festival. In 2018, they released there first studio album, “Green in Blue“. A band that stands out for being versatile, international and innovative; but at the same time full of respect for the Blues tradition.
… a professional from head to toe, having withstood a thousand and one battles, he offers the public a varied repertoire, from B.B. King to Van Morrison to classics like The Midnight Special. Jordi Monguillot, Sentir el Blues
…an honest interesting album performed by a group of musicians who know the music they play and carry it out with conviction and respect. Roser Infiesta Valls & Vicente Zúmel, La Hora del Blues
…an album that can definitely be called a must Freddy Vandervelpen, Rootsville Magazine
Live Music in Danns
The Degani Piano Trio return to the Whale Theatre in a performance of two of Beethoven’s Piano Trios Op.1 No.2 in G major and Op.70 No.2 in E flat major. The vigour and sensitivity of Beethoven’s music will be illuminated by excerpts from his letters both funny and heartrending as in his Heiligenstadt Testament, and anecdotes of contemporaries with narration by Irish Actor Barry McGovern.
In 2020 the world celebrates the 250th year birthday of this great composer. This evening will be an exciting exploration of Beethoven’s personality, his creative process and his daily life through collaboration between the artistry of the Degani Piano Trio and Barry McGovern.
The Piano Trio Op.70 No.2 shows Beethoven at his most subtle and mellow while the Piano Trio in E flat shows him in dramatic, witty and sparkling form . This will be an evening not to be missed!
Biographies:
Barry McGovern is an Irish stage, film and television actor and is well known for his appearances in films such as ‘Braveheart‘, ‘Far and Away‘, and ‘Joe Versus the Volcano‘. He is also a prolific stage actor and is regarded by many as one of leading exponents of works by Samuel Beckett.
The Degani Piano Trio is an established Irish piano trio of well known musicians Alan Smale (violin), Rachel Quinn (piano) and Annette Cleary,(cello). They have recorded albums in recent years of repertoire including Haydn, Dvorak, Chopin, Brahms and Piazzolla. They are renowned for their insightful and joyful interpretations of the classics. www.deganitrio.com
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