Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Fair play to Rick for pushing me towards these people, check them out.. Russendisko.
Just got a double album of the stuff and its crazy drinking music! perfect for Letterkenny then... ;-)
I got the tunes, you bring the vodka ;-/
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Friday, June 15, 2007
Earagail Arts Festival Highlights number 3
Joan as Policewoman
Joan as Policewoman may be a strange name but don’t let that put you off. In fact don’t let anything put you off buying tickets for this lady’s show on Sunday 15th July. Most recently she has plied her trade as a member of Antony & The Johnson’s and in Rufus Wainright’s Band, (what, you haven’t stopped reading and rung the box office yet?!) but also has a past in noisier, louder rock bands. Hence she maintians a credibility that few folk artists have, hip with the kids, hip with the moms and probably hip with the grandparents too. Her solo music inhabits a similar world to those of Antony or Rufus but in an easier to take form. No idea what I mean? Check her out on www.myspace.com/joanaspolicewoman then. But don’t leave it too long because this is a sure sell out in the 150 seat new auditorium in the Regional cultural centre (behind An Grianan) and don’t be ringing me when its sold out to see if I can get you a ticket, cos I wont be able to, this is fair warning!
Jerry Dammers
Jerry Dammers will joining me in the Fubar on Sat 30th June, in Derry during the Celtronic Festival on the Wed night and in Sligo on the Thursday night in the Left Bank. Never played in Sligo before and I’m looking forward to it!
Summer Things for the Young ‘Uns
As mentioned last week there’s a great range of Summer Camps at An Grianan Theatre running from Monday 23 July to Sat 18 August, there’s Drama, Singing, Dancing and a Musical. Which one do you want? Call the box office on 074 91 20777 or check it all out at the colourful, wonderful new webiste at www.angrianan.com
Music School in Inishowen
Bookings are now being taken for the “Encore International Music Summer School” taking place in Inishowen. It will be held in Scoil Naomh Mura, Tooban (outside Fahan), Inishowen, Co. Donegal 2nd- 7th July 2007.
It will combine the worlds of Irish traditional and classical music and offer first-class tuition in piano, violin / fiddle, viola, cello, classical guitar, flute, recorder as well as classical voice and sean-nós singing. Tuition at the School will be given by musicians drawn from well known ensembles such as the Vienna Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra. Ireland’s leading classical guitarist Michael O’Toole and renowned sean-nós singer Eilín Begley. For more information and an application form telephone 00353-74-9186083 or 00353-87-2259858 or email encoremusicschool@gmail.com
Inishowen Summer Gathering 2007
The Inishowen Summer Gathering is a weekend celebration of Inishowen’s heritage, community and environment. This year it is being held on Inch Island on June 30th and July 1st. As with the other years there will be a children’s play area, traditional crafts on display, creative opportunities for all ages, talks and walks, demonstrations of alternative technologies, holistic living experiences, camping for the family, good healthy food, and entertainment around the campfire. A detailed programme will be available closer to the weekend event. If you’d like to be involved, call 074 93 29489 or on-line at www.inishowensummergathering.com. Among all the workshops and entertainment will be a performance by the Henry Girls.
Joan as Policewoman
Joan as Policewoman may be a strange name but don’t let that put you off. In fact don’t let anything put you off buying tickets for this lady’s show on Sunday 15th July. Most recently she has plied her trade as a member of Antony & The Johnson’s and in Rufus Wainright’s Band, (what, you haven’t stopped reading and rung the box office yet?!) but also has a past in noisier, louder rock bands. Hence she maintians a credibility that few folk artists have, hip with the kids, hip with the moms and probably hip with the grandparents too. Her solo music inhabits a similar world to those of Antony or Rufus but in an easier to take form. No idea what I mean? Check her out on www.myspace.com/joanaspolicewoman then. But don’t leave it too long because this is a sure sell out in the 150 seat new auditorium in the Regional cultural centre (behind An Grianan) and don’t be ringing me when its sold out to see if I can get you a ticket, cos I wont be able to, this is fair warning!
Jerry Dammers
Jerry Dammers will joining me in the Fubar on Sat 30th June, in Derry during the Celtronic Festival on the Wed night and in Sligo on the Thursday night in the Left Bank. Never played in Sligo before and I’m looking forward to it!
Summer Things for the Young ‘Uns
As mentioned last week there’s a great range of Summer Camps at An Grianan Theatre running from Monday 23 July to Sat 18 August, there’s Drama, Singing, Dancing and a Musical. Which one do you want? Call the box office on 074 91 20777 or check it all out at the colourful, wonderful new webiste at www.angrianan.com
Music School in Inishowen
Bookings are now being taken for the “Encore International Music Summer School” taking place in Inishowen. It will be held in Scoil Naomh Mura, Tooban (outside Fahan), Inishowen, Co. Donegal 2nd- 7th July 2007.
It will combine the worlds of Irish traditional and classical music and offer first-class tuition in piano, violin / fiddle, viola, cello, classical guitar, flute, recorder as well as classical voice and sean-nós singing. Tuition at the School will be given by musicians drawn from well known ensembles such as the Vienna Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra. Ireland’s leading classical guitarist Michael O’Toole and renowned sean-nós singer Eilín Begley. For more information and an application form telephone 00353-74-9186083 or 00353-87-2259858 or email encoremusicschool@gmail.com
Inishowen Summer Gathering 2007
The Inishowen Summer Gathering is a weekend celebration of Inishowen’s heritage, community and environment. This year it is being held on Inch Island on June 30th and July 1st. As with the other years there will be a children’s play area, traditional crafts on display, creative opportunities for all ages, talks and walks, demonstrations of alternative technologies, holistic living experiences, camping for the family, good healthy food, and entertainment around the campfire. A detailed programme will be available closer to the weekend event. If you’d like to be involved, call 074 93 29489 or on-line at www.inishowensummergathering.com. Among all the workshops and entertainment will be a performance by the Henry Girls.
Friday, June 08, 2007
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Barba Papa
Dropped in to the Casbah to check out Barba Papa and was very glad I did. This 10 piece band out of Strabane already had the floor filled with happy dancers and the atmosphere was as good as I’ve ever seen it in there. Musically I kept thinking of Bedouin Soundclash but as the gig went on the styles changed subtly keeping the interest high. There were two lead singers, with the male, David, obviously doubling as band leader and definitely had the stronger voice, but the female singer did beautiful harmonies and kept the happy vibe high. When called on to carry the show herself it seemed her voice was a bit weak and it definitely worked best when coupled with his but its still early days for the band so we’ll see how it pans out. The brass section could come to the fore a bit more as well and the bongos were lost in the mix, indeed a talented, and attentive sound engineer could make so much more for this band than happened on the night, with ten on stage there’s no excuse not having someone on full time sound duties. Having said that I’m splitting hairs, the gig was good, the punters very happy and we all, I included, look forward to seeing them again, soon.
Earagail Arts Festival
yes we got the Earagail Arts Festival launched in the Radisson last Tuesday, this year its from the 7th to the 22nd July and as usual over the next few weeks I’ll be previewing my personal must see shows. Here’s a quick run down of what I’ll be going to see: The O’ Neill, Jaws, Luminarium, Sclavi, Joan as Policewoman, Circo Ba Rumba, Fidget Feet, Berkeley, Optimo, Gringo & The Pony Girls, The Skatalites and An Cosan Glas. Make any sense to you? Well over the next few weeks hopefully it will all become clearer, of course you could pick up one of the 50,000 brochures that are out there or surf the web to www.eaf.ie.
Here’s my first highlight: The Skatalites.
A personal thrill for me as heroes of the Jamaican music scene, the scene starters indeed, The Skatalites are to Jamaican music what Booker T and the MGs were to American Soul, the house band and originators of so much of what we now take for granted. The original line up reads like a who’s who of Jamaican music: Roland Alphonso tenor sax, Lester 'Ska' Sterling alto sax, Tommy McCook tenor sax and flute,(the leader of the group) Don Drummond on trombone, Johnny 'Dizzy' Moore on trumpet, Lloyd Knibb on drums, Lloyd Brevett on bass and on piano and organ Jackie Mittoo, Jah Jerry Haines on guitar. At times, other musicians played on the studio sessions, Ernest Ranglin on guitar, keyboards Lloyd Richards, Aubrey Adams. Trumpet Baba Brooks and Raymond Harper. Dennis "ska" Campbell played tenor sax on many sessions and added to the the pace and flavour on many tracks. Skatalites also featured vocalists on some recordings and when they played live. This included Tony DaCosta, Doreen Schaffer and Lord Tanamo. Jackie Opel also performed very well on stage and made some fine recordings with them. They started recording in June 1964 and only recorded for about fourteen months until the late summer of 1965. They were primarily a session band working in the studio during the day. They recorded for both Clement Dodd and Duke Reid, who both had sound systems; Sir Coxsone's Downbeat and Duke Reid the Trojan. Ska was played at all the dance halls and house parties. It is remarkable that during such a short period the Skatalites recorded so many tunes, when you consider that during the evenings most of the musicians played with other bands. When the band split in 1965 they became the Soul Brothers under the leadership of Roland Alphonso, later changing the name to the Soul Vendors, which also included Jackie Mittoo on organ. Tommy Mc Cook formed the Supersonics and joined Duke Reid at Treasure Isle. Naturally this current line up has changed somewhat form the early days , with not all original members still alive but they keep the spirit and more importantly the urgent rhythm, of ska alive. Put on your dancing shoes.... The Skatalites play the Hotel Clanree on Friday 13th July at 9pm, tickets now available from 074 91 20777.
Jerry Dammers
It seems appropriate when talking about ska to talk about the man who championed the second wave of ska in the late 70s. Jerry Dammers was the main songwriter and keyboard player behind the Specials, and the owner and manager of Two Tone Records which gave the ska movement in england, and across Europe and America, its identity. Since the specials split in the 80s he has kept his hand in as a producer, and mainly as a d.j. Every Jerry gig is a dancing party as he blends tunes from 60s ska, reggae, roots, dub, soul, funk into a seething dance floor melting pot of happiness, and occasionally he will delve deep into his sound effects records or over to hip hop and drum n bass to elevate the mood. He may even throw in some Two tone gems, with a particular fondness for the Selector, they were the best dance group out of all of us, he reckons. We Specials fans may argue but there’s no doubting his talent! Jerry is the man. Jerry Dammers, with support from Daithi, will play the full moon party at the Orchard on Saturday 30 June. Tickets are 12 Euros and on sale now from Universal Records in the Square in Letterkenny.
Celtronic 2007
Here’s the full line up for the Derry Festival
Wednesday 27th June @ Sandinos, Water St, Derry
Jerry Dammers (The Specials)
Joe Driscoll (Buttercut Records - New York - Live)
Move (Live)
Wile Man (Live)
Sirocco Allstars featuring Era 2, M3 and Underdog(Live)
Daithi (Fubar)
Thursday 28th June @ Masons, Magazine St, Derry
Radioactive Man (Dex n Fx)
Phil Kieran (Novamute - Skint)
Boxcutter (Planet Mu - Live)
The Crimson Underground (Live)
Friday 29th June @ Masons, Magazine St, Derry
Alan Williams
Mezzanaesia (Live)
Stephen McCauley (Electric Mainline)
Cathy Taylor (Blend Social Shakedown)
Friday 29th June @ The Nerve Centre, Magazine St, Derry
Erol Alkan (Mustapha 3000 Beyond The Wizards Sleeve)
Riotous Rockers (Liars Club Fabric)
The Japanese Popstars (Live)
Darren Allen & Blee (Micro Error)
Zutekh DJs
Aaron Shim
Saturday 30th June @ Bound 4 Boston, Waterloo St, Derry
When Pilots Eject (Live)
Lateral Cut Groove (Live)
Hago & Johnny Boy (Global Virus)
Kwame (Bounce)
Gav & Oddie (Kreep)
Vincent O’Callaghan
+ Movida Corona DJ Competition Final
Saturday 30th June @ The Gasyard
Jimpster (Freerange Records The Bays)
Mark Jennings & David Campbell (Deep Fried Funk)
Chaz and Johnny (Beats Ahoy)
Doors: 9.30pm til Late Adm: £10/12 (Bring Yer Own)
Sunday 1st July @ Sandinos
Tom Middleton (Cosmos Amba)
Reverso 68 aka Peter Herbert & Phil Mison (Eskimo recordings)
check out more at www.celtronic2007.com
ARTLINK:
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‘Darkroom to Digital’ exhibition launch: Saturday 9 June 2007 at 2.00pm. The exhibition will kindly by opened by Mr. John Hume. Artlink, Tullyarvan Mill, Buncrana, Co Donegal. The Gateway to Opportunity project is a cross-border project encompassing the catchment area of Derry/Londonderry, Limavady, Coleraine and Inishowen in County Donegal that aims to deliver a host of opportunities to young disabled adults aged 18-30 years through a variety of mediums including training, signposting, encouragement and by offering Peer support. Darkroom to Digital is an exhibition and arts programme completed by members of the Gateway to Opportunity project. In Artlink the group explored aspects of black and white photography in the darkroom, and in Derry Bytes (in conjunction with Janeen Whiteside) the group created images using digital and electronic media, assisted by Julie Mc Grory, Project worker. The Gateway to Opportunity Programme is being funded by the Cross – Border Consortium under the European Union Peace ll Programme and part financed by the UK and Irish Governments. Artlink is supported by The Arts Council and Donegal County Council. The Darkroom to Digital exhibition is open to the public from the 11 – 14 June, 9am to 5pm.
Balor Country
Hank Williams Musical Returns To the Balor Theatre. This musical will be presented in the Balor Theatre, Ballybofey on Sunday 10th June (Gala night in aid of Finn Harps FC), Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th June. It is filled to the brim with the cream of local musicians. Damien Duffy (Ramelton) excels in the title role as Hank Williams, ably supported by Pat Muldowney (Letterkenny) as Tee- Tot. Hanks backing group the “Drifting Cowboys” include Denis Bonnar (Stranorlar) as Hoss, Seamus Curran (Stranorlar) as Jimmy, Damien Doherty (Convoy) as Loudmouth and Jo McAuley (Donegal Town) as Shag. Marion Muldowney (Letterkenny) plays Audrey Williams, Hanks wife. His controlling mother Mamma Lilly is played by Mary Laverty (Stranorlar).Peter Wharton (Ballybofey) as “Pap” Hanks long suffering agent, Caroline Coyle (Ramelton) is the frustrated waitress and Aidan O’Sullivan (Letterkenny) plays the radio announcer. DQ . This show has all his hit songs “Jambalaya”, “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”,“Your Cheatin’ Heart”, “Hey, Good Lookin’”, and “Lovesick Blues” which will have audiences singing along. To book contact the Theatre on 0749131840.
Dropped in to the Casbah to check out Barba Papa and was very glad I did. This 10 piece band out of Strabane already had the floor filled with happy dancers and the atmosphere was as good as I’ve ever seen it in there. Musically I kept thinking of Bedouin Soundclash but as the gig went on the styles changed subtly keeping the interest high. There were two lead singers, with the male, David, obviously doubling as band leader and definitely had the stronger voice, but the female singer did beautiful harmonies and kept the happy vibe high. When called on to carry the show herself it seemed her voice was a bit weak and it definitely worked best when coupled with his but its still early days for the band so we’ll see how it pans out. The brass section could come to the fore a bit more as well and the bongos were lost in the mix, indeed a talented, and attentive sound engineer could make so much more for this band than happened on the night, with ten on stage there’s no excuse not having someone on full time sound duties. Having said that I’m splitting hairs, the gig was good, the punters very happy and we all, I included, look forward to seeing them again, soon.
Earagail Arts Festival
yes we got the Earagail Arts Festival launched in the Radisson last Tuesday, this year its from the 7th to the 22nd July and as usual over the next few weeks I’ll be previewing my personal must see shows. Here’s a quick run down of what I’ll be going to see: The O’ Neill, Jaws, Luminarium, Sclavi, Joan as Policewoman, Circo Ba Rumba, Fidget Feet, Berkeley, Optimo, Gringo & The Pony Girls, The Skatalites and An Cosan Glas. Make any sense to you? Well over the next few weeks hopefully it will all become clearer, of course you could pick up one of the 50,000 brochures that are out there or surf the web to www.eaf.ie.
Here’s my first highlight: The Skatalites.
A personal thrill for me as heroes of the Jamaican music scene, the scene starters indeed, The Skatalites are to Jamaican music what Booker T and the MGs were to American Soul, the house band and originators of so much of what we now take for granted. The original line up reads like a who’s who of Jamaican music: Roland Alphonso tenor sax, Lester 'Ska' Sterling alto sax, Tommy McCook tenor sax and flute,(the leader of the group) Don Drummond on trombone, Johnny 'Dizzy' Moore on trumpet, Lloyd Knibb on drums, Lloyd Brevett on bass and on piano and organ Jackie Mittoo, Jah Jerry Haines on guitar. At times, other musicians played on the studio sessions, Ernest Ranglin on guitar, keyboards Lloyd Richards, Aubrey Adams. Trumpet Baba Brooks and Raymond Harper. Dennis "ska" Campbell played tenor sax on many sessions and added to the the pace and flavour on many tracks. Skatalites also featured vocalists on some recordings and when they played live. This included Tony DaCosta, Doreen Schaffer and Lord Tanamo. Jackie Opel also performed very well on stage and made some fine recordings with them. They started recording in June 1964 and only recorded for about fourteen months until the late summer of 1965. They were primarily a session band working in the studio during the day. They recorded for both Clement Dodd and Duke Reid, who both had sound systems; Sir Coxsone's Downbeat and Duke Reid the Trojan. Ska was played at all the dance halls and house parties. It is remarkable that during such a short period the Skatalites recorded so many tunes, when you consider that during the evenings most of the musicians played with other bands. When the band split in 1965 they became the Soul Brothers under the leadership of Roland Alphonso, later changing the name to the Soul Vendors, which also included Jackie Mittoo on organ. Tommy Mc Cook formed the Supersonics and joined Duke Reid at Treasure Isle. Naturally this current line up has changed somewhat form the early days , with not all original members still alive but they keep the spirit and more importantly the urgent rhythm, of ska alive. Put on your dancing shoes.... The Skatalites play the Hotel Clanree on Friday 13th July at 9pm, tickets now available from 074 91 20777.
Jerry Dammers
It seems appropriate when talking about ska to talk about the man who championed the second wave of ska in the late 70s. Jerry Dammers was the main songwriter and keyboard player behind the Specials, and the owner and manager of Two Tone Records which gave the ska movement in england, and across Europe and America, its identity. Since the specials split in the 80s he has kept his hand in as a producer, and mainly as a d.j. Every Jerry gig is a dancing party as he blends tunes from 60s ska, reggae, roots, dub, soul, funk into a seething dance floor melting pot of happiness, and occasionally he will delve deep into his sound effects records or over to hip hop and drum n bass to elevate the mood. He may even throw in some Two tone gems, with a particular fondness for the Selector, they were the best dance group out of all of us, he reckons. We Specials fans may argue but there’s no doubting his talent! Jerry is the man. Jerry Dammers, with support from Daithi, will play the full moon party at the Orchard on Saturday 30 June. Tickets are 12 Euros and on sale now from Universal Records in the Square in Letterkenny.
Celtronic 2007
Here’s the full line up for the Derry Festival
Wednesday 27th June @ Sandinos, Water St, Derry
Jerry Dammers (The Specials)
Joe Driscoll (Buttercut Records - New York - Live)
Move (Live)
Wile Man (Live)
Sirocco Allstars featuring Era 2, M3 and Underdog(Live)
Daithi (Fubar)
Thursday 28th June @ Masons, Magazine St, Derry
Radioactive Man (Dex n Fx)
Phil Kieran (Novamute - Skint)
Boxcutter (Planet Mu - Live)
The Crimson Underground (Live)
Friday 29th June @ Masons, Magazine St, Derry
Alan Williams
Mezzanaesia (Live)
Stephen McCauley (Electric Mainline)
Cathy Taylor (Blend Social Shakedown)
Friday 29th June @ The Nerve Centre, Magazine St, Derry
Erol Alkan (Mustapha 3000 Beyond The Wizards Sleeve)
Riotous Rockers (Liars Club Fabric)
The Japanese Popstars (Live)
Darren Allen & Blee (Micro Error)
Zutekh DJs
Aaron Shim
Saturday 30th June @ Bound 4 Boston, Waterloo St, Derry
When Pilots Eject (Live)
Lateral Cut Groove (Live)
Hago & Johnny Boy (Global Virus)
Kwame (Bounce)
Gav & Oddie (Kreep)
Vincent O’Callaghan
+ Movida Corona DJ Competition Final
Saturday 30th June @ The Gasyard
Jimpster (Freerange Records The Bays)
Mark Jennings & David Campbell (Deep Fried Funk)
Chaz and Johnny (Beats Ahoy)
Doors: 9.30pm til Late Adm: £10/12 (Bring Yer Own)
Sunday 1st July @ Sandinos
Tom Middleton (Cosmos Amba)
Reverso 68 aka Peter Herbert & Phil Mison (Eskimo recordings)
check out more at www.celtronic2007.com
ARTLINK:
.
‘Darkroom to Digital’ exhibition launch: Saturday 9 June 2007 at 2.00pm. The exhibition will kindly by opened by Mr. John Hume. Artlink, Tullyarvan Mill, Buncrana, Co Donegal. The Gateway to Opportunity project is a cross-border project encompassing the catchment area of Derry/Londonderry, Limavady, Coleraine and Inishowen in County Donegal that aims to deliver a host of opportunities to young disabled adults aged 18-30 years through a variety of mediums including training, signposting, encouragement and by offering Peer support. Darkroom to Digital is an exhibition and arts programme completed by members of the Gateway to Opportunity project. In Artlink the group explored aspects of black and white photography in the darkroom, and in Derry Bytes (in conjunction with Janeen Whiteside) the group created images using digital and electronic media, assisted by Julie Mc Grory, Project worker. The Gateway to Opportunity Programme is being funded by the Cross – Border Consortium under the European Union Peace ll Programme and part financed by the UK and Irish Governments. Artlink is supported by The Arts Council and Donegal County Council. The Darkroom to Digital exhibition is open to the public from the 11 – 14 June, 9am to 5pm.
Balor Country
Hank Williams Musical Returns To the Balor Theatre. This musical will be presented in the Balor Theatre, Ballybofey on Sunday 10th June (Gala night in aid of Finn Harps FC), Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th June. It is filled to the brim with the cream of local musicians. Damien Duffy (Ramelton) excels in the title role as Hank Williams, ably supported by Pat Muldowney (Letterkenny) as Tee- Tot. Hanks backing group the “Drifting Cowboys” include Denis Bonnar (Stranorlar) as Hoss, Seamus Curran (Stranorlar) as Jimmy, Damien Doherty (Convoy) as Loudmouth and Jo McAuley (Donegal Town) as Shag. Marion Muldowney (Letterkenny) plays Audrey Williams, Hanks wife. His controlling mother Mamma Lilly is played by Mary Laverty (Stranorlar).Peter Wharton (Ballybofey) as “Pap” Hanks long suffering agent, Caroline Coyle (Ramelton) is the frustrated waitress and Aidan O’Sullivan (Letterkenny) plays the radio announcer. DQ . This show has all his hit songs “Jambalaya”, “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”,“Your Cheatin’ Heart”, “Hey, Good Lookin’”, and “Lovesick Blues” which will have audiences singing along. To book contact the Theatre on 0749131840.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Blogorah says I'm the king of Letterkenny, man bring me my tributes. Word up.
Back at Earth here's what's happening...
Back to the Cell!
It’s a fun packed week first up let me just say again that the wonderful Belfast based Superstar Dj Phil Kieran will be in the fubar with me this Saturday. Why’s he playing a place about a tenth of the size he’s used to? Cos he’s my mate is why.. that and he remembers the fun times we had when he was a fledgling dj and used to rock the cell, as it was then known, sure its a bit like one of those reunion night things- Back to the Cell! Anyway hope to see plenty of you up there, get in early and party the night away. I’m away this Friday night so it’s the only gig I’ll be playing and if you want to hear me you better be up early other than that join me on the dance floor!
Riverdance
Yes the whole town has gone Riverdance crazy, and from further afield too it seems as all the hotels are booked up to the gills with revellers in search of high kicking jinks. Got to be good for the town, big respect to Pat Nora Gallagher for that gig.
Des Bishop to Andrew Maxwell
Comedian Des Bishop played the Balor theatre on Monday. Next up is the wonderful Andrew Maxwell on Monday 11th June. See him, he really is good.
Derry Comedy
Flick, a comedy by Irene Melaugh, who gave us the Derry Divorcee and Me Da’s Suit, is on at An Grianan Theatre from thurs 31st for three nights. Sure to be light hearted and good craic, just what we like around this time of year!
New Seats and Stairs
An Grianan will close for the month of June as we put in 45 new seats and a new stairwell. This will bring the capacity up near to 400 which should help us attract a few more artists. Add to this the new entrance, platform lift and acoustic panels and it’s nearly a whole new theatre!
Regional Cultural Centre
The new Regional Cultural Centre, behind An Grianan, is nearly finished and will most likely open its first shows during this year’s Earagail Arts Festival which runs for two weeks from 9th July. It’s a spectacular building, Sure with the new Regional Sports Centre opening Letterkenny may be going somewhere! Although I shed more than one tear for the old leisure Centre, its a pity that such a resource in the heartland of Letterkenny is closing for one on the periphary. Strange decision.
I’m famous
Well I’ve made it onto Blogorrah anyway! check out Derek O’ Connor’s Irish media round up at www.blogorrah.com, it’s good craic.
Johnny Boyle Exhibition in Ramelton
Johnny Boyle has an exhibition of new work opening at the Ross Fine Art Gallery, which is situated just before the bridge in Ramelton, this Friday, 25th May.
10 Years on in the Twin Towns
An interesting gig coming up in Ballybofey celebrates the golden summer of 1997, with Rat Republik, boiled Onion and Deep Down and Dirty sharpening up the guitars and djs John 'Universal' Brennan and Daniel Thompson keeping the tunes flowing. It's only a tenner in and it starts at 9.30pm, it’s on June 1st.
HEART sculpture trail
HEART Sculpture Trail is the working title given to a new sculpture trail that is being developed between Donegal County Council and Strabane District Council. The overall budget for the Sculpture Trail is in the region of €600,000. Artists should give Terre Duffy, Donegal Public Art Officer a ring if interested.
Young People's Summer Art Weeks at An Grianan,
There's the Ballet week, the Drama Week, the Musical Theatre Week and the Singing week. Call the box office at An Grianan on 074 91 20777 for more information, prices and dates.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Bjork and Antony
Nicola just came in and told me to check out this duet between Bjork and Antony as it's beautiful and indeed it is. So check it out yourself, Dull Flame of Desire
By the way Nicola has just done a full redesign of An Grianan's website and a brilliant job she has done so check it out too.
Nicola just came in and told me to check out this duet between Bjork and Antony as it's beautiful and indeed it is. So check it out yourself, Dull Flame of Desire
By the way Nicola has just done a full redesign of An Grianan's website and a brilliant job she has done so check it out too.
Monday, May 14, 2007
Back from athens, photos and info tomorrow....
was idly google-ing and came across this story which took my fancy...
was idly google-ing and came across this story which took my fancy...
i am a cunt club
A club to which new or stupid pupils were told it was desirable to belong to. Membership was obtained by standing on one of the wooden benches which marked the boundary between boys and girls recreation areas and shouting 'I am a cunt!'
Your status within the club was determined by the number of shouts achieved. For instance a 25-cunter obviously outranked a 12-cunter. The shouts had to be audible to a panel of judges who stood at a safe distance.
Iain Grant's claim to be a hundred-cunter was dismissed as it was achieved outside school hours. If a teacher was on playground duty each shout counted as a shout and a half for scoring purposes.
The highest verified status was Mark Jeffries' 43-cunter and the lowest was for a shout of 'I am' followed by a punch in the stomach.
Rival clubs, such as 'I am a Bastard' and the boundary-stretching 'I am a fucking cunt' never really caught on.
Your status within the club was determined by the number of shouts achieved. For instance a 25-cunter obviously outranked a 12-cunter. The shouts had to be audible to a panel of judges who stood at a safe distance.
Iain Grant's claim to be a hundred-cunter was dismissed as it was achieved outside school hours. If a teacher was on playground duty each shout counted as a shout and a half for scoring purposes.
The highest verified status was Mark Jeffries' 43-cunter and the lowest was for a shout of 'I am' followed by a punch in the stomach.
Rival clubs, such as 'I am a Bastard' and the boundary-stretching 'I am a fucking cunt' never really caught on.
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