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Grant Aided by Main Sponsor Media Partners Produced by Bairbre Ferguson Mob: 086 3063 142 E-mail: [email protected] Disclaimer: Every care has been taken to ensure accuracy in the completion of this guide. Marketing Sligo Forum and FergusonEvents cannot however, accept any responsibility www.sligotourism.ie for errors or omissions. © Marketing Sligo Forum & FergusonEvents. SLIGO LÚNASA FESTIVAL Programme 2011 LATE BARS THURSDAY TO SATURDAY in association with the Vintner’s Association Wednesday 3rd August 5.15pm edited Icarus. He was Professor of Poetry for County Sligo Races, Cleveragh Ireland from 2007 to 2010. Sligo Races Wednesday 3rd August 9.30pm Relax and enjoy the panoramic Riverside Hotel, views of the beautiful Sligo Trad Session landscape while having a flutter. This traditional set will have you Bar and restaurant open at 3pm. up off your seats. Good music, good pints and great views of the Wednesday 3rd August 7.30pm river. What better way to Osta, Hyde Bridge celebrate your win at the races. Jim Meehan & Friends Jim Meehan is an experienced gui- Wednesday 3rd August 9.30pm tarist who plays with equal facility Fiddlers Creek, Rockwood Parade in Jazz and Trad settings. He has The Social had an enduring musical partner- Enjoy this top live band, fronted ship with Felip Carbonell over the by one of Sligo’s leading past decade. He is featured as a musicians, Sean McCarthy. guest artist with the Michael Waters Jazz Quartet in You can expect a lively night the Derry City Jazz Festival. with Sean and the boys. Wednesday 3rd August 8pm Sligo Methodist Church Wednesday 3rd August 9.30pm Yeats International Summer School Presents: Mc Garrigles, O’Connell Street Reading by Michael Longley Red Hots Michael Longley, CBE is a The Red-Hots, Sligo’s hottest rock- Northern Irish poet from Belfast. abilly outfit- playing retro rock-n- He was educated at the Royal roll and vintage American dance Belfast Academical Institution and hall boogie! Featuring a rhythm subsequently read Classics at section of Jaimie Carswell and Trinity College, Dublin, where he Tony Travers 3 (ex-Wurlitzer), Seannan Brennan (from Kila) on Wednesday 3rd August 9.30pm guitar, and frontman Wayne O Connor (legend). Harp Tavern, Quay Street Come on you Hepcats and Betties, agitate the Trad Session gravel and goose it down to McGarrigles, get Sean and the boys play a great set your two-tones on and get ready to jive! every Wednesday. The Harp It’ll be totally antsville! Tavern is well known for its excellent trad sessions and Wednesday 3rd August 9.30pm tonight will be no exception. Kennedys, Rockwood Parade Rocky Grass Wednesday 3rd August, 9.30pm Enjoy Irish Reels & Jigs and Fureys, Bridge Street Bluegrass Tunes from Brendan's Peter Butler Mandolin and Rock, Pop, Country Peter Butler is a singer songwriter and Folk songs old and new from based in Sligo. Peter's influences Eoin on guitar. These include John Lennon, Velvet accomplished musicians play such Underground and The Doors. a wide variety of quality music that you are bound Peter can be seen playing around to find something to your liking. Sligo with the band "The Katonahs". Go see this unique artist as he Wednesday 3rd August 9.30pm embarks on his journey to spread his musical Glasshouse, Hyde Bridge message of "peace and love" to the world. Own A Chord Wednesday 3rd August 10pm A male voice harmony Foleys, Castle Street quartet, Own A Chord’s Twoplay repertoire includes Eddie Lynch (piano), and many contemporary a Eddie Mc Farlane (guitar) cappella arrangements have Played on the jazz which are fun to sing. scene in the North West They have performed on radio shows, at wed- for years. Both hail from dings, corporate events, parties and in numerous Donegal and have played pubs around Sligo. The group comprises Liam together in various formats. Cunningham, Micki Murray, Tommie Bree and This includes their well known residency in Sligo John McHugh, directed by Cass Smith. where visiting musicians such as Louis Stewart, Mike Neilsen, Richie and Michael Buckley have joined them on stage. 4 Wednesday 3rd August 10pm Thursday 4th August, 1pm Shoot The Crows, Castle Street Creperie Bretonne, Teeling Street No Crows Dave Flynn No Crows is a quartet of fine Wexfordman Dave is becoming a musicians based in Sligo, Ireland. regular face on Sligo's music Felip Carbonell (an “exceptional scene, having moved here last Mallorcan guitarist” – Irish Times) May. You can see him elsewhere in is joined by Steve Wickham of the festival playing some Blues and 'The Waterboys' with his Jazz, but today he will be playing energetic fiddle style, Swiss musician Anna acoustic arrangements of some of his favourite Houston's soulful cello and mandolin playing songs, possibly even throwing some of his own and Sligoman Eddie Lee on double bass. Their tunes into the mix. repertoire is truly global, their music ranging Thursday 4th August, 8pm from Irish traditional to classical and gypsy swing. Sligo Methodist Church Yeats International Summer School Presents: Wednesday 3rd August, 11pm Reading by Paul Muldoon The Clarence, Wine Street Paul Muldoon the contemporary Ladies Night – R N’ B Irish poet from Northern Ireland Every wednesday the Clarence bring us a night of has published over 30 collections RnB with some urban hits thrown in. Ladies are and won a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry free before 12 with a free cocktail on arrival. and the T. S. Eliot Prize. Expect hits from Beyonce, Rihanna, J-Lo & many more. Doors Open 11pm. Thursday 4th August, 8pm The Leitrim Bar, The Mall THURSDAY DJ Con & Crew This popular student venue 4th August, 5.35pm will be rocking the night County Sligo Races, Cleveragh away. Sligo Races – Ladies Day A chance for the human fillies to Thursday 4th August, 8pm go on parade in high fashion and Café Iruna, Teeling Street amazing hats. Careful you don’t Launch Night with Keith get too distracted from the O’Donnell serious business of racing. Bar and restaurant Open at 3pm. 5 A native of Sligo, Keith has just completed his MA Thursday 4th August, 9.30pm in Classical Guitar Performance. He is the recipient Kennedys, Rockwood Parade of numerous awards, and has participated in Tabby master-classes with renowned classical guitarists Tabby Callaghan has such as John Williams, Berta Rojas, David Russell an impressive history and Fabio Zanon. Spanish tapas and wine will be of gigs, from The served. Cavern, made famous by The Beatles, 'O2 in the Park', to sold out shows Thursday 4th August, 8.30pm in Wembley. The one thing that matters most to Source Sligo, John Street Tabby is his music, with twists of Hendrix meets Bowie Kieran Quinn & Dave Flynn and a hefty tablespoon of Prince flavoured vibes. Resident pianist Thursday 4th August, 9.30pm Kieran Quinn has Fureys, Bridge Street quickly made the Decoy Thursday night Decoy are an up & coming band ‘Source Sessions’ made up of Singer/songwriter into a hugely Mandy Wheeler Joined by Sarah popular event on the Sligo music calendar. He Scanlon on percussion and Danny is joined by a different guest each week in this Thompson on bass, this trio brings unique venue. This week his guest is Wexford’s to life an original sound of catchy Dave Flynn, the superb vocalist and guitarist. ska/alternative melodies. Thursday 4th August, 9.30pm Thursday 4th August, 9.30pm Hargadons, O’Connell Street Bistro Bianconi The Wranglers The Williams Sisters Howdy folks! Get This Sligo based musical ready for a country duo are American born and bluegrass songwriters Mara (guitar) bonanza. The and Rebecca (piano). They Wranglers are employ the use of harmony in their music, capital- Anthony Mannion on acoustic guitar, dobro and ising on the haunting sounds created when their vocals, Luke Mercer on acoustic guitar and vocals two voices blend. With influences ranging from and Michael Conefrey on Bass and vocals. They Sufjan Stevens, Alison Krauss and Regina Spektor, combine to create great foot stomping bluegrass The Williams Sisters have a unique sound that with some top vocal harmonies. This is not to be subtly fuses American folk with different genres missed so make sure to pop into Hargadons. of pop music throughout the decades. 6 Thursday 4th August, 10pm Thursday 4th August, 10pm The Snug, Stephens Street Mc Garrigles, O’Connell Street Sean Sands Collette Sheerin, Anna Houston & Friends Sean Sands is a singer/songwriter For the finest in crackin’ tunes and a multi instrumentalist. He McGarrigles on O’Connell plays guitar, mandola, tenor and Street is the place to be. five string banjo, low whistles and Featuring the driving force that keyboard. He played and per- is Anna Houston (No Crows) formed Irish folk music most of his on banjo/mandolin and the adult life around the folk clubs of his native Belfast sweet and lively playing of Collette Sheerin on and around Ireland, Scotland and England. He has flute/tin whistle. Musicians also welcome to join supported Christy Moore and The Wolfe Tones the craic! Followed by late night DJ. in America and toured with The Barley Corn. His most recent recording is The Sands of Time. Thursday 4th August, 10pm Foleys, Castle Street Thursday 4th August, 10pm Ultan Conlon Glasshouse, Hyde Bridge Galway man Ultan Conlon has now In House Music become a mainstay in the Irish Come and enjoy this music scene. His critically acclaimed lively set after Ladies album 'Bless Your Heart' being Day at the races. described as ‘the most impressive Irish debut since Damien Rice’s O’ Thursday 4th August, 10pm Olaf Tyaransen, Hotpress & Evening Herald. He has Fiddlers Creek, Rockwood Parade supported numerous artists including the late John The White Gorillas Martyn, Richard Hawley, John Grant, Declan O'Rourke, Lisa Hannigan, Hermione Hennessy, Mark The White Gorillas were Geary, Roesy, and David Kitt.
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