Month: December 2013

A brand new venue for songwriters and performers in the city is aiming to pick up where the now defunct and legendary venue the ‘Meeting Place’ left off. Troubadour Club Dublin, hosted by songwriters Francie Conway and Mickey Harte, will showcase some of best local writers at two events on Fri 13^th and 20^th December at the Belvedere Hotel, Great Denmark St, Dublin 1 at 9pm.

From its inception the Troubadour Club has always aimed to nurture, help and develop the Irish songwriting community as a whole and giving a voice and a platform for artists from all over the island. The Troubadour Club is also about creating an awareness of the talent that exists locally and encouraging radio and media outlets to increase their support for Irish music.

The Belvedere Hotel is perfectly situated and equipped for such an event with a great live room and rich atmosphere. It’s surely the perfect setting for a great celebration of original Irish music.  There is no cover charge so come along and enjoy what promises to be two nights in 2013 that will be remembered!

Fri 13^th Artists

Eoin Glackin (www.eoinglackin.com)

Peter Fitzpatrick & Band (www.peterfitzpatrick.net)

Kicking Bird (www.facebook.com/kickingbird)

Kieran Kelly (www.facebook.com/thedublintwangmen)

New Music Dublin is back with a new artistic director, new ensembles and performers and new music, showcasing the work of major international and Irish figures over four days in March 2014.

NMD is a partnership initiative of The Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon, The National Concert Hall, RTÉ Orchestras and the Contemporary Music Centre. The second Festival will take place in the NCH on March 6 – 9 2014.

This year’s festival will be curated by Irish composer and founder of Crash Ensemble, Donnacha Dennehy, and will include performances of music by composers rarely heard in Ireland including Georg Friedrich Haas, Hans Abrahamsen, Claude Vivier and Harrison Birtwistle.

Other highlights include Icebreaker performing an evening set built around the music of Kraftwerk, an electro-acoustic performance of Stockhausen’s Oktophonie (with an 8-channel set-up), Gyorgy Ligeti’s masterly Chamber Concerto (in one of Crash Ensemble’s concerts), alongside music by Gerald Barry, Michael Gordon, Philip Glass and Osvaldo Golijov. Jenny Walshe will give one of her wonderful solo performances of her own work, and Therese Fahy will take us on a tour of new Irish music for the piano.

NMD will also have a schedule of workshops, masterclasses and other events which are due to be announced in the coming weeks.

For more see www.newmusicdublin.ie or visit New Music Dublin on Facebook and Twitter.

Glasgowbury Festival founder, Paddy Glasgow, has just picked up the ‘Promoter Of The Year’ Award at this year’s UK Festival Awards. The announcement was made at the UK Festival Awards ceremony at The Roundhouse, London on December 2^nd that was presented by Phil Jupitus. Paddy was the awards’ sole winner from Northern Ireland.

Reflecting on the award, Paddy Glasgow said: “It’s a great achievement for a pair of wellies to go over to London town and lift the award. On a serious note, it’s fantastic to be awarded such an accolade, particularly knowing that it has been chosen by your peers within the festival and events industry. I’m looking forward to our next venture that is Glasgowbury’s Cornstore Creative Hub in Draperstown in which we will continue to work with many creative individuals for many years to come. Look out for Small But MASSIVE, we may appear near you!”

The award, chosen by the UK Festival Awards panel and industry professionals saw Paddy in the last 8 from a list of 200 others.

For more on upcoming Small but Massive projects see http://www.glasgowbury.com.

The Irish Youth Music Awards announces the release of 6 Singles from 6 young acts on the 6th December.

On the 6th December, 6 singles will be released from the 6th Album from the Irish Youth Music Awards Programme.

All recordings are entirely the work of young musicians aged 12 – 19 who took part in The Irish Youth Music Awards 2013, which is now the fastest growing programme for young musicians that Ireland has ever seen.

Youth Work Ireland’s exciting programme literally builds mini ‘Record Companies’ throughout the island of Ireland, North and South. These mini record companies are staffed entirely by the teens, engaging the skills and talents of real life Music Industry Executives and personalities to work alongside them.

The entire programme puts focus on educational and fun aspects of any potential future career, setting them up for work in almost any arena, not just music.

Now heading into it’s astonishing 7th Year, The Irish Youth Music Awards is once again calling for any young participants who would like to take part to visit their local Youth Work Ireland Youth Club or office and simply ask can they join up.

The Irish Youth Music Awards is supported by IMRO, IRMA, RAAP and Hot Press Magazine, and the full album ‘KIDS A – IYMAs Volume 6 – Meath’ is scheduled for a January 2014 release.

Meanwhile excitement is rising to fever pitch in Navan as all 6 acts are set to launch their singles with a live launch at Navan Shopping Centre at 5pm – 6.30pm

One of the tracks, Niamh Crowther’s ‘Bullets’ has already received airplay on several radio stations, including Single Of The Week on 4FM.

The 6 acts go ‘live’ on iTunes and all online outlets at 12 midnight on 5th – 6th December!

For more information on The Irish Youth Music Awards (IYMAs) go to http://www.youthworkireland.ie/what-we-do/iyma or http://www.garageland.ie/iymas.html

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https://soundcloud.com/garagelandireland/disappear

https://soundcloud.com/garagelandireland/stars

https://soundcloud.com/garagelandireland/recovery-rest-assured

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