www.sligolive.ie

NEW 3 STAGE SLIGO LIVE FESTIVAL CLUB TO BE THE HIGHLIGHT OF THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL

PRESENTS

HAYSEED DIXIE
ODDSOCKS REVIVAL
THE BARLEY MOB
& FESTIVAL ARTISTS

The 3 Stage SLIGO LIVE FESTIVAL CLUB rocking the Model is a new concept this year.  This is the Model but not as we know it!  Each night the Club will feature performances on the 3 stages.  It will have a Main Stage in the Black Box with the seats removed and bopping to each night’s headline acts followed by DJ mixes.  A second Acoustic Stage in another room will be hosted by the amazing Billy Fitzgerald and featuring a selection of Festival artists you may have missed at other venues.  The lobby will host The Session Space anchored by Glasgow’s three Friel Sisters, and friends from all over Ireland and Scotland.  All of this will centre around a pop-up bar serving beer and wine at reasonable prices.  Tickets are priced very moderately continuing the Sligo Live tradition of giving good value for money.   The FESTIVAL CLUB will be the meeting place for all Sligo Live Festival Artists at the end of each day with many artists taking to the acoustic stage to perform a few numbers.
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www.pipers.ie

A date for your diary - A worldwide celebration of the Uilleann Pipes. Uilleann piping events are planned at a host of locations around the globe.

Na Píobairí Uilleann will be holding an international day of uilleann piping activity on Saturday, October 15, 2011 to promote awareness of and interest in the playing of the instrument.
This co-ordinated day of piping activity organised by Na Píobairí Uilleann, an association of uilleann pipers with over 3,000 members worldwide, is aimed at raising awareness of this iconic Irish instrument in local communities.
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October 5th

Bert Jansch has died in London aged 67, he had been battling cancer for many years. Jansch was active until very recently, he played support to Neil Young on his Twisted Road solo acoustic tour in the US and Canada in May of 2010 and followed this by an appearance with Eric Clapton at the Crossroads festival in June 2010. Jansch will be forever associated with the group Pentangle and the singing of Jaqui McShee. With Pentangle Jansch brought a unique and hugely influential guitar style to the folk music of the British club circuit in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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www.christymoore.com

OUT FRIDAY, 28th October 2011

CHRISTY MOORE’S NEW ALBUM ‘FOLK TALE’ WILL BE RELEASED ON FRIDAY, 28TH OCTOBER 2011 ON THE COLUMBIA LABEL AT SONY MUSIC.

‘FOLK TALE’ is a mixture of tragedy, poetry and humour. “My Little Honda 50” is an ode to the impact of the Honda 50 on rural Ireland in the 80s. “Easter Snow” is a tribute to Seamus Ennis. “Farmer Michael Hayes” is the tale of an evicted farmer, a story which resonates with Irish history. “On Morecambe Bay” is the tragic story of the Chinese cockle pickers drowned for profit. “Weekend in Amsterdam” conjures up images of a wild weekend in Amsterdam – WILD!

One of the most compelling and inspirational musicians Ireland has ever seen Christy Moore has a universal fan base and still continues to entertain, cementing him as an Irish icon. It is his deep urge to connect with the listener and to transmit the meaning of the songs he sings that has endeared Christy to his audiences and helped to create and develop a faithful following that quite frankly alludes most other artists.
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www.returntocamden.org

The number 13 is thought to be unlucky, but in the case of the 13th Return to Camden Town Festival, nothing could be further from the truth. The line up of this year’s Irish traditional music and dance extravaganza in London is so strong that the answer to the question, “Who is headlining the Festival?” is debatable.
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- musical gatherings hosted by GAEL LINN
Bewley’s Café Theatre, Grafton Street
6p.m. – 8p.m.
( Doors open from 5.45p.m. )

TUESDAY, 25 October 2011
An evening with Mayo musicians
Julie Langan ( fiddle ) &
Verena Commins (button accordion)
in the company of Westmeath’s
Freda Nic Giolla Chatháin (harp)
– a real treat !

ADMISSION: €15 ( includes complimentary finger food )
Bar open/tea and coffee available
BOOKING ESSENTIAL ( LIMITED SPACE ! )
087/2547574

www.rte.ie/rnag

As part of RTÉ Big Music Week Raidió na Gaeltachta will be broadcasting a series of special programmes, including a series called Dúchas an Cheoil which will feature guest presenters Gary Hastings, Jackie Small, Róisín Nic Dhonncha, Matt Cranitch and Robbie Hannan.
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www.sligolive.ie

THE LAST BIG FESTIVAL OF 2011

TAKES PLACE OVER 6 DAYS

OCTOBER BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND

SLIGO LIVE – 26TH – 31ST OCTOBER 2011

·       FRI. 28TH OCT - KT TUNSTALL with Special Guests Rozi Plain and Sam Lewis
·       FRI. 28TH OCT – SEAMUS BEGLEY & TIM EDEY and MAURICE LENNON
·       FRI. 28TH OCT – HAYSEED DIXIE & FESTIVAL ARTISTS

SLIGO LIVE Ireland’s folk, roots and indie music festival returns for its seventh year and will present an exciting programme over 6 days over the October Bank Holiday Weekend, October 26th – 31st bringing together established Irish and international acts with some of the best emerging talent on the scene.

KT TUNSTALL WITH Rozi Plain & Sam Lewis:
Knocknarea Arena, Sligo IT @ 8.00pm.  Tickets €28.00
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Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones
www.theyoungwolfetones.com

The band has just spent most of the summer in the recording studio in between gigs and Derek told us “we’re delighted to let everyone know that we have some new and exciting recordings in the pipeline. I’ve finally (after eight years) completed and gone to print with my new CD Washington’s Irish, Volume 1, which highlights the song, music, literature and poetry of the Irish contributions and involvement in The American Revolution. It will be launched in New York on November 25th, 2011.
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www.padraiglalor.com

It’s full steam ahead for Padraig Lalor the Belfast singer songwriter and his Irish perspective on the Titanic Ismay’s Dream. The album will be out this month on the Proper Label and he is already booking up shows for March and April next year to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the launch of the world’s most famous ship. Padraig tells us that the stage show is now ready to tour with a five piece outfit including four musicians and an audio visual technician.
Details are on his website. Event and Theatre organisers in Ireland can enquire directly by emailing: titanictour@gmx.com