SO Sligo Event Guide - PDF
SO Sligo Event Guide - PDF
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MUSIC EVENTS<br />
Saturday 19th March<br />
8pm The Model<br />
The Mall Tel: 071 91 70933<br />
Mike Neilsen Quartet - A new exciting acoustic<br />
quartet assembled by guitarist Mike Nielsen, the<br />
group brings together some of the finest musicians<br />
on the scene today: Boston born vocalist Ellen<br />
Demos; clarinetist, Brendan Doyle and percussionist<br />
Shane O’Donovan. The music, composed by the<br />
leader, is innovative and comprises an eclectic mix<br />
of musical influences from jazz, classical, rock and<br />
traditional cultures. Their new CD, Acoustic Sound<br />
Recipes, was critically acclaimed in the Irish Times:<br />
“Guitarist Mike Nielsen’s fine quartet marries jazz<br />
with Indian, Caribbean, Jewish and African idioms to<br />
create a fascinating hybrid ”<br />
9pm Radisson Blu Hotel<br />
Ballincar Tel: 071 91 40008<br />
Collette Sheerin & Friends. ‘Take<br />
your Colours’ is the sparkling,<br />
shimmering debut album from Offaly–born,<br />
<strong>Sligo</strong>–based musician Collette Sheerin. This album is<br />
a musical breath of fresh air and possesses a purity<br />
that sets it apart from an ocean<br />
of current releases. Shane<br />
Reynolds will be joining her on<br />
guitar and banjo. Shane is from<br />
<strong>Sligo</strong> and has been playing<br />
guitar for years. Anna Houston<br />
will also be playing with them<br />
on mandolin, cello and banjo.<br />
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9pm McGarrigles<br />
O’Connell Street Tel: 071 91 71193<br />
This Side Up – Hip Hop/Rap. “This<br />
Side Up”,are an all original Hip Hop<br />
group hailing from the badlands of<br />
<strong>Sligo</strong>. They rock funky fresh west<br />
coast (of Ireland) rhymes over head<br />
nodding homemade beats. From the<br />
true hip hoppers to the converted<br />
sceptics everybody enjoys watching<br />
This Side Up raise the roof.<br />
10pm Hargadons<br />
O’Connell Street Tel: 071 91 70933<br />
Finbar Magee and Terry<br />
Conlon. These two South<br />
Armagh artists performed together recently on<br />
BBC’s Blas Ceol.. Terry (formerly of “Thatch”) has<br />
toured all over the world. He appeared on TV several<br />
times on BBC’s “Shamrock, Rose and Thistle”. An<br />
outstanding accordion player, and a dynamic wit!<br />
Finbar won several song<br />
writing competitions<br />
including Armagh’s Joe<br />
O’Toole Song Competition<br />
in 2010. “… a superb mix<br />
of humour, social comment,<br />
and wonderful ballads –<br />
Lynne Anderson, Music<br />
Coordinator,<br />
Music Festival.<br />
Montrose<br />
FERGU<strong>SO</strong>NEVENTS
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