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FOOD VENUE
Sunday 20th March
1pm Clarion Hotel
Clarion Road Tel: 071 91 61250
Hanneke Laura – Folk. Hanneke Laura is a Dutch
singer/songwriter. Her style is a mixture of artists like
Jewel, Tori Amos & Joni Mitchell - with a taste of Irish
folk. Being magically attracted to the purity of
acoustic music in Ireland she was a regular visitor to
the country for years before moving here. 2007 saw
the release of her first CD Silence of
the Winds. At the start of 2009 she
accompanied well-known artist Perry
Blake for a few acoustic shows in The
Netherlands & Ireland. She is currently
promoting her new CD, Storybook.
2pm Tobergal Lane Café
Tobergal Lane Tel: 071 91 46599
Lazy Sunday - Jazz with The JPTrio.
Lazy Sunday afternoon Brunch at
Tobergal Lane Cafe, Jazz with The
JPTrio, Newspapers and of course a delicious menu
of all the best brunch dishes. Described as ‘the new
cutting edge of fused traditional music’ by Martin
O’Connor, the JPTrio are an inventive and fresh new
group. All three musicians are founding members of
Spraoi. Heavily influenced by jazz
along with Irish music the group
are unique and exciting fusing
both genres together creating a
brand new sound.
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3pm Mc Hugh’s
Grattan Street Tel: 071 91 42030
Jazz Brunch with Kieran
Quinn & Eddie Lee.
Pianist Kieran Quinn has been creating quite a stir in
the Sligo music scene in recent years. One of Sligo’s
busiest musicians, he appears regularly in several
guises: as musical director with several shows,
including the brilliant “An Evening with Sgt Pepper”;
as solo pianist and with his bands The Swing and
Soul Revue and The Odd Couple. His jazz
treatments of pop hits such as Bohemian Rhapsody
and Pianoman show he is an arranger of real talent
and is equally at home
performing rock and soul
classics. Experienced
double bassist Eddie Lee
accompanies Kieran for a
special afternoon session
of smooth jazz & pop
standards.
4pm Koko Latte
25 Quayside Shopping Centre Tel: 071 91 57826
Ultan Conlon. Sit back and enjoy a glass of
wine with complimentary nibbles and tasty
homemade dips and bread whilst taking in
the cool sounds of Ultan Conlon in the comfortable
surrounds of the KoKo Latte lounge. Ultan’s recent
single ‘The Universe Tune’ soared to No 6 in the Irish
charts last year and Ultan has been gigging non-stop
as a solo artist since. An influential figure in Ultan’s
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