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Month: January 2014

IMRO Live Music Venue of The Year Awards 2013

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Venue: IMRO HQ – Copyright House, Pembroke Row, Dublin 2
Date: Tuesday 4th February
Time: 6.30pm – 10.00pm
MC:  Paddy McKenna – RTÉ 2FM

Featuring Live Performances by Kodaline, Gavin James & I Am The Cosmos.

We have a limited number of guest list places available for this event.   To have your name entered into a draw for  a pair of tickets simply email your name to keith.johnson@nullimro.ie

Vote for your favourite venue @  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/imrovenueawards  and have your name entered into a draw for a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3.

 

IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year / Live Festival of the Year 2013 Shortlist AWARDS 2013 finished.eps

IMRO Dublin Live Music Venue of the Year 2013
Whelans, Dublin 2
Vicar Street, Dublin 8
The O2, Dublin 1
The Grand Social, Dublin 1
Olympia Theatre, Dublin 2
 
IMRO Rest of Leinster Live Music Venue of the Year 2013
The Set Theatre, Kilkenny
Cleeres, Kilkenny
The Sky & The Ground, Wexford
Mermaid Arts Centre, Wicklow
Kavanagh’s, Portlaoise, Co Laois

IMRO Connacht Live Music Venue of the Year 2013
Roisin Dubh, Galway
JJ Harlows, Roscommon
Matt Molloy’s, Westport, Co. Mayo
Hawk’s Well Theatre, Co. Sligo
The Townhouse Bar, Galway
 
IMRO Munster Live Music Venue of the Year 2013
The Pavilion, Cork
Crane Lane Theatre, Cork
DeBarras, Clonakilty Cork
Dolans, Limerick
Coughlans, Cork
 
IMRO Ulster Live Music Venue of the Year 2013
The Glencarn Hotel, Monaghan
An Grianan Theatre, Letterkenny
Ramor Theatre, Cavan
McKenna’s, Monaghan
The Abbey Hotel, Donegal Town


IMRO Music Festival of the Year 2013
Electric Picnic
Other Voices Music Trail
Body & Soul
Longitude
Life Festival
Sea Sessions
Willie Clancy Festival
Kilkenny Roots Festival
Galway Arts Festival
Temple Bar TradFest

Take A Samba Drumming Course With Ireland’s Premier Samba Collective

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If you have an interest in making music as part of a team/group and enjoy the spirit of samba then MaSamba have just the thing for you!.

Their new 8 week Samba Drumming Course begins on Thursday, January 23rd 2014 and will offer participants a hands-on opportunity to play some of the most popular carnival rhythms from Brazil.

MaSamba’s philosophy is one of inclusion and people of with little or no previous experience are encouraged to give it a go.  All instruments and earplugs are provided, and all they ask is that you bring your enthusiasm.

Ideally, participants should be able to attend all sessions but the modular nature of the evenings will allow people to join in the 2nd or 3rd week, if necessary.

The course will take place on Thursday evenings from 7:00pm – 8:45pm at their rehearsal space in the Liberties.   Cost: €100  –  Concesssion: €80

Contact:  sambacourse@nullmasamba.com  Ph: 087-2363813

Web: http://www.masamba.com/

New Album from Howard Moss | “Keep Your Enemies Close”

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Howard Moss Keep Your Enemies CloseSinger-songwriter, Howard Moss, releases his new album, “Keep Your Enemies Close” this month on Meath label, Tel Music. The album follows on from Howard’s previous release, “Outside the Pale”.

The pop-rock album will be available as a download only. Howard will be marking the album release with a series of radio and TV performances in the coming weeks.

For more see http://howardmoss.bandcamp.com/ and https://soundcloud.com/howard-moss.

Arty McGlynn and Maeve Dunphy Release Jazz EP | “Don’t Wait Up For Me”

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When Arty McGlynn is on time off from touring, he plays jazz in his local bar (McCanns, John Street) in his home town of Omagh, Co Tyrone, each Monday night. He has gathered together a band of friends and Omagh natives, Aidan Dunphy on drums, Jerome McGlynn (Arty’s son) on guitar, Sean O’Brien on bass, Seany Mc Carron on sax, and occasional guest vocals from singer/songwriter, Maeve Dunphy. They call themselves “The Grooveyard Shift” and have recently made a live recording, sampling the Monday night repertoire. The title track of the EP is called “Don’t wait Up For Me”, a Rock ‘n’ Roll inspired original by Maeve Dunphy, and other tracks include songs originally recorded by Aretha Franklin, Memphis Minnie, and the beautiful 1920s song, “Amapola”, by Joseph La Calle (immortalised on the sound track of the film, “Once Upon a Time in America”).

The tracks are available for download on Itunes, and a special addition CD is available on request. Maeve’s debut album “Scarlet” is available on Amazon, Itunes and CD Baby, and her band are available for bookings. Visit Maeve Dunphy Music on Facebook for further details/enquiries.

Arty McGlynn and the Grooveyard Shift play the last Monday of each month in Mc Canns of John Street Omagh. (though ring ahead to check)

New Album from Giuliano Nistri

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Giulliano Nistri“All the Songs in One Night” is the new album from Italian-born, Ireland-based songwriter and composer, Giuliano Nistri. An old-school album, “All the Songs in One Night” was recorded acoustically in Sun Studio, Dublin. It was ten years in the writing and three years in the production between rehearsals, gig shakedowns and recording, with the music played live in recording sessions over the course of three days.

Pre-production of the album began in September 2010 with Pat Donne at the helm. In October 2011, Giuliano enlisted the skills of Tommy Gray on drums and Dan Callaghan on double-bass. The album also features a stunning piano performance from Phil Ware on the track “Said the Sun to the Night”.

“All the Songs in One Night” is now available via www.giuliano.ie; Spindizzy Records, Dublin; Celtic Note, Dublin; iTunes; and Amazon .

For more see www.giuliano.ie.

IMRO Interview with Irish Music Legend Finbar Furey

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Thursday 30th January – 7pm @ IMRO

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To reserve a place at this event send an email to membership@nullimro.ie

Limited Availability | No Admission Charge | Booking Essential

Interviewer:  Tony Clayton-Lea

Finbar’s father, Ted, began him on the pipes while he was very young – he doesn’t ever remember not playing pipes. He loved the instrument and spent all his spare time practising and soaking up knowledge from other pipers who would come to the house for sessions with Ted. It was normal for the likes of Leo Rowsome, Seamus Ennis, John Keenan, Felix Doran, Willie Clancy and Tommy Moore to be around to see Ted at their home in Ballyfermot in Dublin.Finbar Furey Live 2008

By his teens he had won 3 All Ireland Medals, the Oireachtas and many Feisanna – in fact he was the only piper ever to win the All Ireland, the Oirechtas medal and the 4 province titles in the same year

Finbar popularised the pipes worldwide while on tour with his brother Eddie in the 60′s. Many bands followed in their wake, but the duo were awarded best Single of the Year by John Peel in 1972 entirely because of the unique sound the uilleann pipes and whistle made, in the context of what was, at the time, a modern pop sound.

They received many other accolades because they were the spearhead of contemporary music of that time. While there was an inevitable progression in Irish music, Finbar and Eddie brought a new Irish hipness to a worldwide audience which would have had no ear for Irish music otherwise.

Before Finbar and Eddie, Irish music was for the converted ear. After Finbar and Eddie, it was blended into every other kind of “world” and popular music. It became once again, the music of youth and revolution, as folk had been generations before and also, a means of dealing with political and social problems which the world faced in that, it was a way for ‘common folk’, to stand together against real world injustices, such as pollution and abuses of government power. The illumination they brought to a generation cannot be overstated. Subsequently of course the format was used everywhere from Planxty to Riverdance, Braveheart to Hailey Westenra.

Another innovation, discovered through necessity when his bamboo ‘Lonesome Boatman’ flute got broken, he invented the Overton flute with his friend Bernard Overton – now played worldwide and known as the ‘Low Whistle’.

The pipes are now enjoying an explosion in popularity and Finbar has always pushed to enable pipes to be made more accessible to budding musicians; to get the means to have them made at a more reasonable cost, and without long, long waiting lists. This is now happening.

From 1976 Finbar was the lead singer, songwriter and front man of The Fureys and with that format they achieved international success with songs such as ‘The Green Fields of France,’ The Lonesome Boatman’ and ‘When You Were Sweet Sixteen’. In 1997 Finbar decided the time was right to follow his own path as a singer/songwriter.

A man of many talents he has added ‘actor’ to his list of credits, with his roles in ‘Gangs of New York’, the Scottish short film ‘Paris/Sexy’, the boxing film, ‘Strength and Honour’ but most recently in the highly acclaimed RTE series, ‘Love/Hate’.

And over the last few months Finbar deservingly gained the Number 1 spot in the Irish Charts in September with the beautifully written ‘The Last Great Love Song’ by Gerry Fleming. And to finish off the year nicely, his album ‘Colours, The Last Great Love Song’ was in the Number 1 spot in the Irish Indie charts in December.

 

Meteor Choice Music Prize – Irish Album of the Year 2013 Shortlist Announced

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The Meteor Choice Music Prize shortlist for Irish Album of the Year 2013, in association with IMRO and IRMA, was announced this afternoon.

The overall winning Album of the Year will be selected by the judging panel at the Meteor Choice Music Prize Live Event at Vicar St, Dublin on Thursday, February 27th 2013.

The shortlist is as follows (artists listed in alphabetical order):

And So I Watch You From Afar – All Hail Bright Futures (Sargent House)
Bell X1 – Chop Chop (Belly Up Records)
Girls Names – The New Life (Tough Love)
Kodaline – In A Perfect World (Sony Music)
Little Green Cars – Absolute Zero (Universal Music)
Mano Le Tough – Changing Days (Permanent Vacation)
My Bloody Valentine – MBV (MBV Records)
O Emperor – Vitreous (Big Skin)
Lisa O’ Neill – Same Cloth or Not (Song Seeds Records)
Villagers – {Awayland} (Domino)

This year, for the first time, RTE 2 Television will broadcast a one-hour highlights programme of the Meteor Choice Music Prize on Sunday March 2nd at 10.30pm.

“The Meteor Choice Music Prize shines a light on some of our finest songwriting talents each year and IMRO is delighted to continue its longstanding association with this prestigious music prize. The Prize has always represented the huge creativity and diversity found in Irish music and we are delighted to play our part in bringing this music to an even wider audience”. – Victor Finn, IMRO Chief Executive.

The Meteor Choice Music Prize live event will be broadcast live on Today FM in a special four hour extended programme during the Paul McLoone show.

Tickets for the Meteor Choice Music Prize live event will go on sale from all Ticketmaster outlets and from http://www.ticketmaster.ie on Friday January 10th, priced €23.50 including booking fee.

The winning act will receive €10,000, a prize fund which has been provided by the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) and the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA). All of the shortlisted acts will receive a specially-commissioned award, courtesy of IMRO and IRMA. Culture Ireland will fund the attendance of key overseas delegates at the event while RAAP and Music Week are also official project partners.

Lisa Comerford, Meteor’s Consumer Marketing Director, said “As in previous years, the shortlist is a real spotlight on the kind of talent that we as a country produce. There is always a massive pool of talent for the judges to choose from, and I know fans really get behind their favourite. The announcement at this year’s Meteor Choice Music Prize in February is sure to be hotly contested!”

Dick Doyle, Director General of IRMA said: “IRMA is delighted to continue to support the Meteor Choice Music Prize in highlighting the breadth and quality of Irish musicians and artists who make this country such a rich and vibrant source of contemporary talent.”

All the albums will be available on one Meteor Choice Music Prize page via http://www.itunes.com/choicemusicprize

The Meteor Choice Music Prize – Song of the Year 2013 will be announced later this month.

Young Irish Composers Featuring in Sundays at Noon Concert Series

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ICC_LogoThis month, the Sundays at Noon Concert Series in The Hugh Lane Gallery is playing host to a series of concerts featuring new music by some of the best young Irish composers of today. Project Evolution is a project involving members of the Irish Composers Collective and the Association of Irish Composers. New works were written by six ICC composers each with a partner AIC composer in the role of a mentor. Each concert features pieces from four composers, two mentors and two mentees.

Sunday 12th Project Evolution presented by the Association of Irish Composers

With Susan Doyle (fl), Paul Roe (cl), Ryan Molloy (pf), Adrian Mantu (vc).

Ryan Molloy Concertino

Seán Doherty Fugue State

John McLachlan Aurora

Kevin O’Connell Little Overture

Grainne Mulvey Plurabelle

Sunday 19th Double Bill

Project Evolution presented by the Association of Irish Composers

With Susan Doyle (fl), Ryan Molloy (pf), Richard O’Donnell (perc), Roddy O’Keeffe (trmb).

Patrick Connolly 4 movements for ensemble

Kian Geiselbrechtinger Morning Rain

Peter Moran: Gel

Grainne Mulvey: Alluvion

Jack Quartet [recipient of New Music USA’s 2013 Trailblazer Award]

Ruth Crawford Seeger String Quartet

Julian Anderson, String Quartet No. 1 “Light Music”

Horaţiu Rădulescu, String Quartet No. 5 “before the universe was born”

IMRO Events at Temple Bar TradFest 2014

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Violin (1)This January, the venues and streets of Temple Bar will once again play host to one of the biggest traditional music and culture festivals in Ireland – Temple Bar TradFest. Since its inception in 2005, Temple Bar TradFest has grown in size, recognition and quality and is now a firm fixture on the national and international festival calendar attracting visitors from around the world.

Each year, the IMRO Showcases at Temple Bar TradFest aim to shine a light on the rising stars of traditional music in Ireland. In additon to the showcases, two legends of Irish music, Frankie Gavin and Johnny Duhan will deliver master classes in the intimate setting of the New Theatre. Book now to avoid dissappointment!

IMRO Music Master Class with Frankie Gavin
Saturday 25th January 11:00-13:00
Frankie Gavin is regarded as the Prince of fiddle players and of recent times, made the Guinness Book of World Records as the Fastest Fiddle player in the World. Frankie is the founder of De Dannan and has collaborated with such luminaries as Stephane Grappelli, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, and The Rolling Stones.

IMRO Song Writing Master Class with Johnny Duhan
Saturday 25th January 14:00-16:00
Known for his fierce independence and integrity as an artist, Johnny has condensed a body of work spanning 40 years into a quartet of epic albums. Johnny’s songs are sung all over the world in a variety of languages, thanks to the focus put on them by artists such as Christy Moore, The Dubliners and Mary Black.

Entry to these master classes is FREE but due to limited capacity, booking is essential. Please email membership@nullimro.ie to reserve your seat.
These master classes will take place in The New Theatre, 43 Essex Street East, Dublin 2. www.thenewtheatre.com

IMRO Showcases
Showcase 1: Thursday, 23rd January Doors 6pm
Socks in the Frying Pan
The Jigsaw Jam

Showcase 2: Friday, 24th January Doors 6pm
Donal McCague
FullSet

Entry to these showcases is FREE but due to limited capacity, booking is essential. Please email membership@nullimro.ie to reserve your seat.
For full details on the showcasing acts visit https://imro.ie/events/
Both showcases will take place in The New Theatre, 43 Essex Street East, Dublin 2. www.thenewtheatre.com.

Temple Bar TradFest takes place from 22nd to 26th January 2014.
Visit: www.templebartrad.com for details on all the events taking place throughout this five day festival.

The Golden Era of Ceili Music and Dance 1955 – 1970 – Presented by Brian Lawler

January 24, 2014 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
The New Theatre East Essex St Dublin 2
Cost: Free | Booking Essential
Email: membership@nullimro.ie or phone 01-6614844

During the period 1999 to 2004, in conjunction with the Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA), Brian Lawler recorded interviews with 70 people including céilí band founders and members, promoters, dancers and radio personnel. He obtained a total of 42 hours of recorded material. All of the edited recordings are available to the public at the ITMA. As founder member of the Ardellis Ceili Band, Brian was actively involved himself on the road with the Ardellis throughout the period. He has put together an insightful talk on the project which consists of a review of the work and includes short extracts from some of the field interviews along with samples of the music of the period.

Since his first review of the project in Boston College USA in September 2005, Brian has given many presentations in libraries and art venues throughout Ireland. Brian brings the presentation to the New Theatre as part of Temple Bar TradFest 2014.

IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards 2013 Shortlist Announced

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The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) is delighted to announce that the sixth IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards will take place on Tuesday 4th February 2014 at IMRO HQ in Dublin.AWARDS 2013 finished.eps
 
The annual awards celebrate the dedication and passion of those who work in Ireland’s live music venues, providing the public with an exceptional live music experience, week in, week out.
 
More than 8,500 IMRO members considered hundreds of venues across the country for the shortlist. Venues were judged on their commitment to providing the core elements that make for a great live music venue – atmosphere, sound and lighting, staging, diversity of programming and importantly, the staff and management of each venue. IMRO members also voted on Ireland’s music festivals, delivering a shortlist of their top ten festivals.
 
Live music venues and festivals play a vital role in the music industry in Ireland, giving international and homegrown artists a platform to engage with fans and build new audiences. They also play a central role in urban and rural communities across the country, providing a social gathering space for varied audiences, and contributing hugely to the domestic economy.
 
Of the Awards, Victor Finn, IMRO Chief Executive said, “Over the years these Awards have become a much sought after industry accolade and they clearly highlight the pivotal contribution that venues and festivals make to local economies and the significant role they play in providing a public platform for Irish songwriters and performers”.

At the ceremony in IMRO HQ in Dublin on February 4th, awards will be presented to the leading live music venue in each of the following regions: Dublin, Leinster (excluding Dublin), Connacht, Munster and Ulster (Donegal, Monaghan, Cavan).

The IMRO Music Festival of the Year will also be presented on the night.

One overall award will be presented to the IMRO National Live Music Venue of the Year. This award is decided upon by the public, who vote for their live music venue of the year from the combined shortlist of all the regions. Live music fans should simply log on to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/imrovenueawards and choose their favourite from the shortlist provided, by January 31st.  One lucky voter will win a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3.
 
The Hot Press Live Music Venue of the Year Readers Poll will also be part of the awards and Hot Press fans can vote at http://www.hotpress.com/readerspoll

“Ireland has a wonderfully vibrant music scene right now,” Niall Stokes, editor of Hot Press said, “with a fresh wave of talent coming through and making an impression internationally. But with sales of albums having fallen dramatically, live music is more important than ever, as the lifeblood of the industry. Which makes it crucial that we have great venues all over Ireland in which our songwriters, artists and bands can build their experience and audiences.

“The votes from the public for our best venues have been flooding in on http://www.hotpress.com/readerspoll confirming that the IMRO Live Music Venue Awards are hugely important, as a way of nurturing and rewarding excellence.”

 IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year / Live Festival of the Year 2013 Shortlist
IMRO Dublin Live Music Venue of the Year 2013
Whelans, Dublin 2
Vicar Street, Dublin 8
The O2, Dublin 1
The Grand Social, Dublin 1
The Olympia Theatre, Dublin 2
 
IMRO Rest of Leinster Live Music Venue of the Year 2013
The Set Theatre, Kilkenny
Cleeres, Kilkenny
The Sky & The Ground, Wexford
Mermaid Arts Centre, Wicklow
Kavanagh’s, Portlaoise, Co Laois

IMRO Connacht Live Music Venue of the Year 2013
Roisin Dubh, Galway
JJ Harlows, Roscommon
Matt Molloy’s, Westport, Co. Mayo
Hawk’s Well Theatre, Co. Sligo
The Townhouse Bar, Galway
 
IMRO Munster Live Music Venue of the Year 2013
The Pavilion, Cork
Crane Lane Theatre, Cork
DeBarras, Clonakilty Cork
Dolans, Limerick
Coughlans, Cork
 
IMRO Ulster Live Music Venue of the Year 2013
The Glencarn Hotel, Monaghan
An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny
Ramor Theatre, Cavan
McKenna’s, Monaghan
The Abbey Hotel, Donegal Town


IMRO Music Festival of the Year 2013

Electric Picnic
Other Voices Music Trail
Body & Soul
Longitude
Life Festival
Sea Sessions
Willie Clancy Festival
Kilkenny Roots Festival
Galway Arts Festival
Temple Bar TradFest

 

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