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01/07/2013 Now: Galway's West End...... 3 19/07/2013 Connacht Tribune: Julie's feet on ground as her new opera aims for the stars...... 6 19/07/2013 Galway City Tribune: Julie's feet on ground as her new opera aims for the stars...... 10 16/07/2013 Western People-Community Supplement: Kilmovee...... 13 01/08/2013 Drinks Industry Ireland: Munroe's wins IMRO's Live Music Venue of the Year...... 14 29/07/2013 Irish Times - Business Innovation: Music royalties case against retailer dropped...... 15 16/07/2013 Roscommon Herald: Seosamh Mac Gabhann Summer School...... 16 16/07/2013 Western People-Community Supplement: SEOSAMH MacGABHANN SUMMER SCHOOL...... 17 17/07/2013 : THE HARTE OF THE MATTER...... 18

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Why We Love Galway'sWest End - The LocalsTake On Things... is Galway'swest end. To me,it's atmosphere the pinnacleof the nightlifein is Galway.A communityof friendly artists,musicians and music and local fanshas been created, all and people thanksto the atmosphereof really the barsand restaurantsin the pull together.It's a hometo area.Any night you go there the arts(Galway Arts Centre, thereseems to be something BlueTeapot),there's spectacular goingon, and it varieswildly food to suitall tastes and you'llfind a rockband, then go priceswhile there are boozers a coupleof doorsdown and andwine barsthat reallyimpress find a sweatsoaked rave. with the qualityof their Somethingfor everyone! fayre.And then there'sthe Daithi 0 Dronai, Musician music!Bars and venues where djsand bandsplay real, alternative I moved and underground from Galway musicof the highestquality, over fromtrad to rockto electronic, fouryears that gladlysteers clear of the ago but mainstream.It's as if the west go home beatswith a differentheart to regularly. the restof Galway.A heart Thetown hasgone through that'sa bit moredaring, that its upsand downs since I've liveson the edgeand takes beenaway with old businesses chances.There's a lot of lovein closingand new ones thewest...alotoflove! openingbut the amazingenergy Padraic0 Connor,DJ with and craicdown the west Disconauts hasalways stayed the same. Whetherits playing a gig,or There meetingfriends for pintsand aresome shenanigansI'll always make a very trip down the westwhen I exciting comehome. restaurants SaileogO'Halloran, Tieranniesaur and live musicvenues brightening up I started the westend of Galwaycity frequenting right now.From Michelin the starredrestaurants to mouthwatering westend locallysourced of Galway producethat changesdaily quitea on somemenus. And not longtime forgettingworld-class live ago (longerthen I careto musicand comedyacts, we admit!).Tosay it is an experience reallyare spoiled for choice likeno other isputting it in the westend. mildly.Nowhere else in the GivenO'Sullivan, Publicity world,in a cornerso small,will Manager,Galway Arts you find a buzzquite likeit. I've Festival hadsome of the mostfantastic mealsthat can be eaten, I'velived met sometruly amazing people, in Galway heardmany talented comedians for about and musiciansand four years dancedtill I couldn'tdance now,and anymore.What else could pretty you possiblyask for? much Absolutelynothing. everysingle friend I have JessicaRobinson, Local madehere was first met at

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Julie'sfeet on ground as her new opera aims for the stars ARTS WEEK

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ATHENRY singersongwriterto have brunch and talk Julie again about her work. Feeney is having a First up, Bird which she busy Monday. was commissioned to write She's just performed live on by Dublin Theatre Festival, RTE radio's Pat Kenny Show Galway Arts Festival, where she was also discussing Kilkenny Arts Festival and her latest projects, Midsummer Festival. including the opera Bird, It's different to anything inspired by Oscar Wilde's she's worked on before, explains fairy tale, The Happy Prince. Dublin-based Julie, She followed that with who originally hails from Ty two interviews with UK Saxon, close to Athenry. radio stations to mark the release "It's very different to making of her latest album, the an album. I craft and award-winning Clocks in make them in exactly the Britain. Then there's the same way, but opera is such Connacht Tribune interview, a broad art form and there after which she's off to the are so many parts to it that I artists' retreat, Annamakerrig have to keep recalibrating." in Co Monaghan to continue Julie has written the words working on Bird, as well as the music for Bird, which will receive a concert although her original intention performance net week as was to use the actual part of Galway Arts Festival. text of The Happy Prince, She's also preparing for a setting it to her music. She concert with the RTE Concert did that and performed a 20minute Orchestra in the National segment of it at last Concert Hall next year's Dublin Theatre Festival. month, where songs from However, that process her three albums, Clocks, made her realise she wasn't Pages and 13 Songs will be going to be able to 'feel' the performed, with full orchestral story unless she wrote the libretto backing. Not to mention herself. appearing in Castletown "I loved the story, but House, Co Kildare as part of what really I loved was the the Music in Big Houses series, reason behind it." for which she is creating Wilde's account of the a special show about Irish statue of the unhappy people and The Big House. prince, which is befriended But, despite a crazy schedule by a swallow appealed to her and the fact that she's on three levels. It had flying, been on the road since which she loved; it explored 6.30am, she is fully in the attachment to an inanimate moment as she settles down object, which is something we all experience, whether it's a piece of art or a car; and it was Irish. Most of all, it felt right. "When I found the story first, I read it and then went to sleep and left it open, to see if I was in a nice head space when I woke up and if I wanted to read it again." She did, using Wilde's -8- Connacht Tribune Circulation: 20702 Friday, 19 July 2013 Area of Clip: 79400mm² Page: 29 Page 3 of 4

Julie Feeney.

original text. "But after performingshe laughs. "This is a beautiful flower the 20 minutes at What she really wanted to in front of you and you will the Theatre Festival, I realised do was explore the prince's miss it if you are dreaming of I wanted to get story and why he was in a beautiful flower." deeper." statue form. Julie is really excited about So she began imagining "Was he put under a spell, this project, although the the scenario behind what why was he so sad, how did size of the undertaking Wilde had written and took he spend his time in the means she is daunted too. it in her own direction. happy life he had, what role "Because it's opera, I "Initially I wanted it to be did fantasy play in his life?" wanted to push myself as far about flying and about the The notion of fantasy and as I could, with the drama swallow flying, then I its role in our lives fascinates and passion of it all." wanted them [the characters] her. Her live shows are pretty all to be birds." "I've never believed the dramatic and passionate as it So there's a swallow, the hills are greener on the other is, but this will be even more prince has been re-imagined side, so while fantasy and so, she says. Musically, she as a peacock, there's a swan, imagination are great, you is a one-off who has carved a nightingale and a chorus need to bring them into your out a niche for herself in a made up of birds of paradise. own life." notoriously difficult world. The story is not set in any She ponts to a flower in a Her songs draw on classical particular time or place, but vase on the table to illustrate roots, but also have element it's most definitely 'birdland', her point. s of traditional and pop in -9- Connacht Tribune Circulation: 20702 Friday, 19 July 2013 Area of Clip: 79400mm² Page: 29 Page 4 of 4

them to create a sound that say 'I can deal with this and She was principal in is uniquely hers. make this a viable situation'. Abbeyknockmoy national Julie runs a tight ship, and I approach everything this school for 40 years and has very clear guidelines way, even if it's a personal played the organ for 10 years about what she wants from situation." in the local church, so she is every project. Her musicians It's about licking your well capable of being in the will always know these and wounds and then taking public eye, but "she's probably once they are all working towardsthings on and making a situation more shy than I am", says that goal, her primary workable, she feels. her daughter. aim is to ensure that everybody "Unbelievable things can Before embarking on her is happy. happen then." musical career, Julie trained Unusually for a musician, They certainly do. Bird is as a primary teacher, so she Julie looks after all aspects of a major production which had a fall-back if music her career, not just the creative will feature soloists and an failed. Not that it was likely side - for example, she orchestra while its creative to. self-financed her latest team includes Mikel Murfi But her mother never album, Clocks through the as director and Sabine Dargent asked her to take a more funding website Fundit, and as designer. And, in a conventional route although it went straight to Number new departure for her, "it took her a while to work One in the independent Irish Tuam-born London based, out what I was doing. But music charts, for which it receivedJoanne Hynes, who is one of then I didn't exactly know an IMRO award. It Ireland's leading fashion designers,what I was doing when I was Irish Times album of will be working on started out either", she says 2012 and shortlisted for a the extravagant costumes, logically. Choice Music Award. Those who know Julie's These days her mother "I'm very good at making mother Teresa, a retired phones her regularly to things happen, but I'm not teacher, remark how important make sure she's eating properly, interested in making loads of an influence she has not working too hard, money. I want a lifestyle that been on Julie's life and she and getting enough sleep. It enables me to make the best agrees that's true, describing would appear she's fighting a work I can. What I want is her mother ... as "capable, losing battle in terms of the to make the as good a place self-sufficient, intelligent, last two concerns at least, as as can be through music and grounded and strong". These Julie's talent is matched by a that it means something to are traits which she has definitelycapacity for ferociously hard the people I encounter." inherited, although the work. Following her own musical two are also "like chalk and • A concert performance path and doing what cheese" in that her mother of Bird will be held at St feels right is important to her would never get up on a Nicholas' Collegiate Church and it's paying off. Julie has stage and perform the way on July 28 as part of Galzvay built a career that's based on Julie does. Arts Festival. solid foundations and has won her fans all over the world, and she has done it on her own terms. She makes no big deal of that though. We all have control over our own lives and it's important to realise that, she says. "There are times when circumstances can be extremely challenging, but a person can take control of how they deal with that. "Things can happen but it's to have the strength to -10- Galway City Tribune Circulation: 24847 Friday, 19 July 2013 Area of Clip: 80200mm² Page: 27 Page 1 of 3

Julie'sfeeton ground asher to have brunch and talk again about her work. ARTS WEEK First up, Bird which she newopera aimswas commissioned for to write the stars by Dublin Theatre Festival, Galway Arts Festival, WITH Kilkenny Arts Festival and JUDY MURPHY Cork Midsummer Festival. It's different to anything [email protected] she's worked on before, explains Dublin-based Julie, THENRY singersongwriterwho originally hails from Ty Julie Saxon, close to Athenry. Feeney is having a "It's very different to making busy Monday. an album. I craft and She's just performed live on make them in exactly the RTE radio's Pat Kenny Show same way, but opera is such where she was also discussing a broad art form and there her latest projects, are so many parts to it that I including the opera Bird, have to keep recalibrating." inspired by Oscar Wilde's Julie has written the words fairy tale, The Happy Prince. as well as the music for Bird, She followed that with although her original intention two interviews with UK was to use the actual radio stations to mark the releasetext of The Happy Prince, of her latest album, the setting it to her music. She award-winning Clocks in did that and performed a 20minute Britain. Then there's the segment of it at last Connacht Tribune interview, year's Dublin Theatre Festival. after which she's off to the However, that process artists' retreat, Annamakerrig made her realise she wasn't in Co Monaghan to continue going to be able to 'feel' the working on Bird, story unless she wrote the libretto which will receive a concert herself. performance net week as "I loved the story, but part of Galway Arts Festival. what really I loved was the She's also preparing for a reason behind it." concert with the RTE Concert Wilde's account of the Orchestra in the National statue of the unhappy Concert Hall next prince, which is befriended month, where songs from by a swallow appealed to her her three albums, Clocks, on three levels. It had flying, Pages and 13 Songs will be which she loved; it explored performed, with full orchestral attachment to an inanimate backing. Not to mention object, which is something appearing in Castletown we all experience, whether House, Co Kildare as part of it's a piece of art or a car; the Music in Big Houses series, and it was Irish. for which she is creating Most of all, it felt right. a special show about Irish "When I found the story people and The Big House. first, I read it and then went But, despite a crazy schedule to sleep and left it open, to and the fact that she's see if I was in a nice head been on the road since space when I woke up and if 6.30am, she is fully in the I wanted to read it again." moment as she settles down She did, using Wilde's -11- Galway City Tribune Circulation: 24847 Friday, 19 July 2013 Area of Clip: 80200mm² Page: 27 Page 2 of 3

Julie Feeney.

original text. "But after performingshe laughs. "This is a beautiful flower the 20 minutes at What she really wanted to in front of you and you will the Theatre Festival, I realised do was explore the prince's miss it if you are dreaming of I wanted to get story and why he was in a beautiful flower." deeper." statue form. Julie is really excited about So she began imagining "Was he put under a spell, this project, although the the scenario behind what why was he so sad, how did size of the undertaking Wilde had written and took he spend his time in the means she is daunted too. it in her own direction. happy life he had, what role "Because it's opera, I "Initially I wanted it to be did fantasy play in his life?" wanted to push myself as far about flying and about the The notion of fantasy and as I could, with the drama swallow flying, then I its role in our lives fascinates and passion of it all." wanted them [the characters] her. Her live shows are pretty all to be birds." "I've never believed the dramatic and passionate as it So there's a swallow, the hills are greener on the other is, but this will be even more prince has been re-imagined side, so while fantasy and so, she says. Musically, she as a peacock, there's a swan, imagination are great, you is a one-off who has carved a nightingale and a chorus need to bring them into your out a niche for herself in a made up of birds of paradise. own life." notoriously difficult world. The story is not set in any She points to a flower in a Her songs draw on classical particular time or place, but vase on the table to illustrate roots, but also have element it's most definitely 'birdland', her point. s of traditional and pop in -12- Galway City Tribune Circulation: 24847 Friday, 19 July 2013 Area of Clip: 80200mm² Page: 27 Page 3 of 3

them to create a sound that say 'I can deal with this and She was principal in is uniquely hers. make this a viable situation'. Abbeyknockmoy national Julie runs a tight ship, and I approach everything this school for 40 years and has very clear guidelines way, even if it's a personal played the organ for 10 years about what she wants from situation." in the local church, so she is every project. Her musicians It's about licking your well capable of being in the will always know these and wounds and then taking public eye, but "she's probably once they are all working towardsthings on and making a situation more shy than I am", says that goal, her primary workable, she feels. her daughter. aim is to ensure that everybody "Unbelievable things can Before embarking on her is happy. happen then." musical career, Julie trained Unusually for a musician, They certainly do. Bird is as a primary teacher, so she Julie looks after all aspects of a major production which had a fall-back if music her career, not just the creative will feature soloists and an failed. Not that it was likely side - for example, she orchestra while its creative to. self-financed her latest team includes Mikel Murfi But her mother never album, Clocks through the as director and Sabine Dargent asked her to take a more funding website Fundit, and as designer. And, in a conventional route although it went straight to Number new departure for her, "it took her a while to work One in the independent Irish Tuam-born London based, out what I was doing. But music charts, for which it receivedJoanne Hynes, who is one of then I didn't exactly know an IMRO award. It Ireland's leading fashion designers,what I was doing when I was Irish Times album of will be working on started out either", she says 2012 and shortlisted for a the extravagant costumes, logically. Choice Music Award. Those who know Julie's These days her mother "I'm very good at making mother Teresa, a retired phones her regularly to things happen, but I'm not teacher, remark how important make sure she's eating properly, interested in making loads of an influence she has not working too hard, money. I want a lifestyle that been on Julie's life and she and getting enough sleep. It enables me to make the best agrees that's true, describing would appear she's fighting a work I can. What I want is her mother ... as "capable, losing battle in terms of the to make the as good a place self-sufficient, intelligent, last two concerns at least, as as can be through music and grounded and strong". These Julie's talent is matched by a that it means something to are traits which she has definitelycapacity for ferociously hard the people I encounter." inherited, although the work. Following her own musical two are also "like chalk and • A concert performance path and doing what cheese" in that her mother of Bird zvill be held at St feels right is important to her would never get up on a Nicholas' Collegiate Church and it's paying off. Julie has stage and perform the way on July 28 as part of Galway built a career that's based on Julie does. Arts Festival. solid foundations and has won her fans all over the world, and she has done it on her own terms. She makes no big deal of that though. We all have control over our own lives and it's important to realise that, she says. "There are times when circumstances can be extremely challenging, but a person can take control of how they deal with that. "Things can happen but it's to have the strength to -13- Western People-Community Supplement Circulation: 14166 Tuesday, 16 July 2013 Area of Clip: 9400mm² Page: 11 Page 1 of 1

Topaz, Duffy's SuperValu, Michael Costello Kilmovee (Ballaghaderreen), John O'Mahony T.D., Kelly TV Kilkelly Oil Co. Ltd, Ballaghaderreei) Credit Union, Tom Sharkey & Sons, The Brusna Inn, P Desmond O'Connor, James Kilcoyne Ltd, Durkin's Bar, Restaurant and Accommodation, Brian Mulligan, Padraic Mulligan, Michael SEOSAMHMacGABHANN Mulligan, Tarpey's SUMMERSCHOOL (Kilkelly), The Fiddlers The 3rd Annual Elbow, Ita's Flowerland, Seosamh Mac Gabhann Newsround and Imelda Summer School was a huge Towey (Ballaghaderreen). success with 224 pupils in It was fantastic to have so attendance. The events of many overseas visitors at the week were fantastic, this year's event in this the with over 50 pupils taking year of The Gathering. The part in the last 'slow session' committee hope to see on the Thursday everyone back again for night in The Brusna Inn. the 4th Annual Seosamh Sean Smyth put on a stunning Mac Gabhann Slimmer performance at the School from June 29 to July official opening on the 5 2014. Bigi linn! Monday night and this followed a fascinating Heritage Tour on Sunday, with the local tour guide, John Duffy The committee would like to thank all who made it possible to run the 2013 Summer School, including the pupils, their parents, tutors, committee, staff of the Cairdeas Family Resource Centre and Kilmovee Community Centre, all the volunteers, local photographers and everyone who helped with publicity online, in press and newsletters. Thanks also to the local Comhaltas branch - Craobh Sheosaimh Mhic Ghabhainn, for preparing the pupils so well for the week and encouraging them to attend in such large numbers. Thanks must also go to everyone who helped run the nightly events, including volunteers who helped with food, raffles, sound, etc. Finally sincere thanks to the sponsors of the Summer School and businesses that donated raffle prizes and food, without them it could not take place, please support them in return whenever possible. They are: IMRO, Mayo VEC, Foras na Gaeilge, Kilmovee Bingo, IPB/The Gathering, Gerry Murray -Mayo County Council, Ace Racing (Strokestown),Towey's -14- Drinks Industry Ireland Circulation: 3900 Thursday, 1 August 2013 Area of Clip: 13500mm² Page: 17 Page 1 of 1

FIRST-TIME WINNERS COLLECT THEIR AWARD IN PERSON public with an exceptional live music experience, week in, week out. Other winners in the regional categories Munroe's wins IMRO's Live included: Dublin - The Olympia Music Venue of the Year Rest of Leinster - The Set Theatre, MUNROE'S of Galway won IMRO's Kilkenny Live Music Venue of the Year 2012 Munster - Glor Irish Music Centre, Award (via public vote). Ennis, Co Clare The first-time winners collected Ulster - McGrorys, Culdaff, their award at IMRO's Dublin offices Co Donegal recently where 2FM's Paddy Connacht - Roisin Dubh, Galway. McKenna hosted the fifth IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards. Also collecting accolades for IMRO The annual awards are voted on by Festival of the Year and IMRO Best over 8,000 IMRO members who Small Festival were and recognise the dedication and Live @ The Marquee Cork respectively. passion of those working in Ireland's Performances on the night came live music venues providing the from The Rubberbandits and Daithf. -15- Irish Times - Business Innovation Circulation: 96150 Monday, 29 July 2013 Area of Clip: 15700mm² Page: 2 Page 1 of 1

Music royalties case against retailer dropped

BARRY O'HALLORAN lawyers with a formal notice of his client's intention to defend A music rights organisation licensedthe case and pointed out that to collect royalties for the case had the "same set of EMI, Sony and Warner among facts" as Patrick Bourke others has dropped a prosecution Shoes, where the Dublin District against a retailer in a case Court ruled that the defendant similar to one that a court was not liable for royalties threw out earlier this year. as there was no "communication Phonographic Performance to the public" of the Ireland (PPI), which music as it is defined in Irish collects royalties for Irish and copyright law. international record labels, dropped a case against MullingarEvidence reviewed hardware store, CP PPI's solicitors, Dun Smyth & Sons, which it had Laoghaire firm Sheehy Donnelly been pursuing for almost wrote to Denis I Finn on €6,350 in royalties and damages July 19th saying that they had after reviewing the evidence.reviewed the evidence and had decided not to proceed The case is similar to one with the case against CP successfully defended earlier Smyth & Sons. this year by Dublin footwear Irish copyright law is based chain, Patrick Burke Shoes on an EU directive. Ltd, where the District Court In the Patrick Bourke Shoes agreed that PPI's claim for royaltiescase, Mr Nuding and Ms Heffernan should be dismissed because relied on two European a radio listened to by Court of Justice (ECJ) rulings. staff in one of its shops was not played for profit or a factor in The first was an action by bringing customers into the the PPI where the organisation premises in the first place. succeeded in getting the court to overturn an exemption Radio listening for hotels in Irish law covering In the Smyth case, staff in the music broadcasts to store listened to the guests' bedrooms. radio during quiet periods. The second was where the PPI had invoiced the company ECJ found against the Italian dating back to 2002 and began equivalent of the PPI which District Court proceedings had pursued a dentist, Marco for a total €1,552.69 in unpaidDel Corso of Turin, whose royalties, plus damages practice had a radio playing in earlier this year. its reception area. However, the company did The court agreed with the not believe that it was obliged argument that the case was to pay the royalties and defended similar to the dentist in that the action, hiring Dublin only small numbers of people firm, Denis I Finn, whose lawyers,were hearing the music at any Michael Nuding and Jenniferone time, it was not played for Heffernan, acted for Patrick profit and was not instrumental Bourke Shoes. in attracting people to the Mr Nuding provided PPI's shop in the first place. -16- Roscommon Herald Circulation: 8671 Tuesday, 16 July 2013 Area of Clip: 15500mm² Page: 42 Page 1 of 1

SeosamhMac one who helped with publicity *GabhannSummer Durkin's Bar, Restaurant online, in press and & Accommodation, Brian School newsletters. Thanks also to Mulligan, Padraic Mulligan, the local Comhaltas The 3rd annual Seosamh Michael Mulligan, branch - Craobh Sheosaimh MacGabhann Summer Tarpey's (Kilkelly), The Mhic Ghabhainn, School was a huge success. Fiddlers Elbow, Ita's Flowerland, for preparing the pupils so With 224 pupils in attendance, Newsround and well for the week and the feedback from Imelda Towey (Ballaghaderreen). encouraging them to the week was that standards It was fantastic attend in such large num¬ are on the up at the to have so many summer school. This was bers. Thanks must also go overseas visitors at this clearly evident at the closing to everyone who helped year's event in this the year concert, where all the run the nightly events, of The Gathering. The pupils performed so well including volunteers who committee hope to see with their tutors. The everyone back again for helped with food, raffles, events of the week were sound, etc. Finally, sincere the 4th Annual Seosamh fantastic, with over 50 Mac Gabhann Summer thanks to the sponsors of pupils taking part in the the Summer School and School from June, 29th to Jast 'slow session' on the businesses that donated July 5th 2014. Bigf linn! Thursday night in The raffle prizes and food, Brusna Inn. Sean Smyth put on a stunning performance without them it could not at the Official Opening take place, please support on the Monday night them in return whenever and this followed a fascinating possible. They are: IMRO, Heritage Tour on Mayo VEC, Foras na Sunday, with the local tour Gaeilge, Kilmovee Bingo, guide, Johnnie Duffy. IPB/The Gathering, Gerry The committee would like Murray-Mayo County to thank all who made it Council, Ace Racing i possible to run the 2013 (Strokestown) ,Towey's Summer School, including ® the pupils, their parents, Topaz, Duffy's SuperValu, nJKctors, committee, staff of Michael Costello (Ballaghaderreen), the Cairdeas Family John O'MahonyTD., £ Resource Centre and Kil- Kelly TV, Kilkelly movee Community Centre, M Oil Co. Ltd, all the volunteers, local Ballaghaderreen Credit photographers and every¬ Union, Tom Sharkey & Sons, The Brusna Inn, P. Desmond O'Connor, James Kilcoyne Ltd, -17- Western People-Community Supplement Circulation: 14166 Tuesday, 16 July 2013 Area of Clip: 10000mm² Page: 15 Page 1 of 1

SEOSAMHMacGABHANN Towey's Topaz, Duffy's SUMMER SCHOOL SuperValu, Michael Costello (Ballaghaderreen), TheTh3d 3rd l annual John O'Mahony T.D., Kelly Seosamh MacGabhann TV Kilkelly Oil Co. Ltd, Summer School was a huge success. With 224 pupils in Ballaghaderreen Credit attendance, the feedback Union, Tom Sharkey & from the week was that Sons, The Brusna Inn, R standards are on the up at Desmond O'Connor, James the Summer School. This Kilcoyne Ltd, Durkin's Bar, was clearly evident at the Restaurant & closing concert, where all Accommodation, Brian the pupils performed so Mulligan, Padraig well with their tutors. Mulligan, Michael The events of the week Mulligan, Tarpey's were fantastic, with over 50 (Kilkelly), The Fiddlers pupils taking part in the Elbow, Ita's Flowerland, last 'slow session' on the Newsround and Imelda Thursday night in The Towey (Ballaghaderreen). Brusna Inn. Sean Smyth It was fantastic to have put on a stunning performance so many overseas visitors at the official opening at this year's event in this on the Monday night and the year of The Gathering. this followed a fascinating The committee hope to see everyone back again for heritage tour on Sunday, with the local tour guide, the 4th annual Seosamh Johnnie Duffy Mac Gabhann Summer The committee thank all School from June 29 to July who made it possible to 5,2014. Bigi linn. run the 2013 Summer School, including the pupils, their parents, tutors, committee, staff of the Cairdeas Family Resource Centre and Kilmovee Community Centre, all the volunteers, local photographers and everyone who helped with publicity on-line, in press and newsletters. Thanks also to the local Comhaltas branch Craobh Sheosaimh Mhic Ghabhainn, for preparing the pupils so well for the week and encouraging them to attend in such large numbers. Thanks must also go to everyone who helped run the nightly events, including volunteers who helped with food, raffles, sound, etc. Finally, sincere thanks to the sponsors of the Summer School and businesses that donated raffle prizes and food, without them it could not take place, please support them in return whenever possible. They are: IMRO, Mayo VEC, Foras na Gaeilge, Kilmovee Bingo, IPB/The Gathering, Gerry Murray Mayo County Council, Ace Racing (Strokestown), -18- Hot Press Circulation: 17725 Wednesday, 17 July 2013 Area of Clip: 39100mm² Page: 28 Page 1 of 1

FROM THE HOME FRONT MUSIC NATION

The New Transmission

THE HARTE OF THE MATTER IShe was a guitar strumming prodigy. Now Leanne Harte is all grown up and back with a rocking new EP and band, words Roisin Dwyer

We start this issue with a Harte-y (I'll get gearing up for a support slot to Bonehead's my coat!) welcome back to Dubliner Parlour Flames in Danny's on July 4. They've Leanne Harte. She created a name shared the stage with The Strypes and Miracle for herself still in her teens with Bell and are being hailed as the best thing to debut EP Eradication, her subsequent come out of Mullingar since The Blizzards. eponymous album and live long-player An Irish Oh hikto gOnes watch methinks! Cir! In Paris. Now following a hiatus which saw The New Transmission, aka French singersongwriter her earn a degree in multimedia programming Jo Carcone, has unleashed his Gavin and moonlight as a member of Oueen Kong Class-produced EP Out Of The Blue. It follows and electro-rock burlesque troupe Midnight on from 2007's By YourSide and 2012 debut July 20 sees a very special Nighthawks event Burlectro, she's unleashed her new Restless album Home. grace the Guinness Storehouse as part of The Sleepers EP. She's also been road-testing acoustic Jo has some well-received singles under his Liberties Festival. The show features sets material on the road in Germany and at smaller belt too, such as Phantom 105.2 fave 'Connect' from Elevens, Keith Moss and The Tightrope Irish venues. and 'Message', which received many glowing Walkers, The Rockets and Sinead White. reviews including a thumbs up from this very Tickets are C17 and available from www. Leanne is heading back to Cermany this publication. entertainment. ie/libertiesfestival. The month with her new band, which comprises Work started with French producer Aliman price includes an optional self-guided tour Yvonne Conaty of Senekah fame on bass, Ailie and then moved to Gavin's Orphan Studios in of the Guinness Storehouse from 8pm and Blunnie on piano, and Djollie on drums. Check Inchicore because Jo wanted to bring an 'Irish complimentary canapes will be served during hotpress.com for news of upcoming fl'feel' di to proceedings the show... Irish shows... Wexford alt-rockers S.I.L. launch their debut On a related note, former IMRO Young Mullingar four-piece The Academic have album Red Horizon in Whelan's, Dublin on July Songwriter Of The Year Keith Moss is getting just unleashed debut single 'Bear Claws'. The 6. The collection includes much-lauded flagship ready to release his debut What Eludes You Moves combo consists of Craig Fitzgerald (lead vocals single 'Broken Glass'. You collection on July 26. His current single and guitar), Matthew Murtagh (lead guitar), In previous guises, including Bocs Social and 'Torture In Paradise' has been creating quite Stephen Murtagh (bass) and Dean Gavin Chucky's River, various members have shared a stir so make sure you catch him and his (drums). So far this summer they launched the the stage with Ash, The Minutes, Status Quo, Tightrope Walkers (Elton Mullally, Martin single in style in Danny Byrne's, wowed crowds The Coronas, BellXi, Jerry Fish and Sharon Moran and Paul Shanahan) for a sneak album at the Nitrogen Festival in Rathangan and are Shannon preview in the Storehouse on July 20!