Barely a year after the release of his critically acclaimed 100 Acres of Sycamore, Fionn Regan has returned with a brand new studio album. The Bunkhouse Vol. I: Anchor Black Tattoo is the Irish folk musician’s most stripped back project to date and shows the artist bursting with imagination and humour. It covers themes ranging from conversations with the Irish Sea with Mizen to Malin to...
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Anyone with a preschool child in the house knows all about Milkshake! Now the all-singing, all-dancing show is coming to Cork Opera House on Saturday, May 11th at 2pm and 4.30pm. The live event will feature favourites such as Little Princess, Scruff, Noddy, Tessie Bear, Roary and Big Chris, Fifi and Bumble and B1 & B2- the Bananas in Pyjamas.
Presenter Derek Moran, who is originally...
The Vincent(s) Marcus Charles Allen talks to Maria Tracey about new directions, old influences and how their radio friendly debut was once a 10-minute prog rock epic.
When a Cork band came up with a new name, a silly costume and a handful of songs to fill a support slot at their own gig, they didn't expect to be taken seriously. The crowd, however, had different ideas.
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Brazilian jazz-funk trio Azymuth are coming to Cork as part of a full world tour, playing their most famous album Light As A Feather in full for the first time. Featuring the worldwide disco hit single Jazz Carnival, the album- released in 1979- went on to sell more than half a million copies internationally, staying in the UK top 20 for eight straight weeks. The album took Azymuth to...
The world famous Hilliard Ensemble (above) is to perform at the Triskel Christchurch as part of this year’s Cork Midsummer Festival. The vocal chamber group, seen as one of the world’s finest, will perform on Saturday, June 29th, just one of a number of highlights announced last week, including absorbing theatre with the world premiere of award-winning playwright Carmel Winters...
Perhaps best known from his role in Fr Ted, Joe Rooney will go under the spotlight at City Limits’ Comedy Club this weekend. After a nationwide tour with Pat Shortt in 2004, Rooney embarked on his own tour culminating in a sell out show in Vicar Street. He went on to star in the hit RTÉ comedy series, Killinaskully and as the well-known character, Father Damo in Father Ted....
Cork singer-songwriter and classical guitarist Cormac O'Caoimh is currently uploading acoustic versions of new material in a series of black and white videos on YouTube. The musician released A New Season for Love less than 12 months ago, however, many of his new songs depart from the chilled out mood of the acclaimed album, and instead explore darker themes and emotions. The Cork man is also...
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The final play to be directed by the late all-Ireland winning director of the Kilmeen Drama Group comes to the Opera House next week. JM Synge classic’s The Playboy of the Western World, which was directed by Tim Coffey, who passed away last month, tells the tale of a young man who runs away from his farm, claiming he killed his father...
Twenty-nine years ago Ireland mourned the early death of Luke Kelly, who left an indelible mark as one of the greatest folk artists of the 20th century. Now audiences can experience The Legend of Luke Kelly at The Everyman, Cork, tonight, Friday.
The show was launched 12 years ago in Dublin's Hot Press HQ in front of an audience that included Kelly's siblings and other relations. Lead...
A Fawlty Towers dining experience is coming to Cork when as Basil, Sybil and Manuel serve up madcap mayhem alongside a three-course meal. Presented by Interactive Theatre International, the Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience will take place from Tuesday, April 30th to Sunday, May 5th at the Gresham Metropole Hotel.
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Ahead of the launch of their debut album this summer, Irish rockers The Scenes play the Crane Lane Theatre next month. On Wednesday, May 1st, the five-piece, which includes guitarists Liam Redmond and Mick Kelly, lead singer Seán Watmore, bassist Eamon McEvoy, and drummer Alan Farrell, will perform their high energy set including their latest single She Said.
The group is...
One of Ireland’s leading indie-rock bands is to take centre stage in Bandon as part of the line-up for its annual music festival. Royseven join Cork alternative rock legends The Frank & Walters on Saturday, June 1st in the West Cork town while on Sunday, June 2nd Ryan Sheridan and his special guests, upcoming folk heroes Hermitage Green, will perform. Other acts taking to the main...
Cork-born musician Niall Connolly has created a niche for himself as one of the leading lights in the New York music scene, curating a variety of music nights each week in the city that never sleeps. Now returning home to launch his new album, Sound Connolly will bring his music to the Half Moon Theatre tomorrow, Saturday. He's made three studio albums, alongside a live album on which he takes...
With a live show tailored for each venue, Demdike Stare’s upcoming gig at the atmospheric Triskel Christchurch promises to be something special. Featuring visuals created especially for each piece, Demdike Stare evoke their own unique atmosphere during their live shows. The group- a collaboration between Sean Canty and Miles Whittaker- use the stepping-stones of vinyl and VHS history as...
It's been almost six years since Stephen McMahon's world was turned upside down. The Cork singer songwriter talks to Maria Tracey about the horrific accident that changed everything.
In 2007, a young sportsman was in the back seat of a friend's car, when it was involved in a head on collision. Without a seatbelt to protect him, Stephen McMahon was thrown through the windscreen,...
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