Out and About in Mayo
Fri, Jun 14, 2013
Summer solstice charity concert
A very special concert to celebrate the summer solstice will take place in the historic and atmospheric Ballintubber Abbey. ‘Midsummer Melodies’, a performance of light classical music by Mayo Concert Orchestra will take place on Friday, 21 June at 9pm. It promises to be an uplifting experience for the longest day of the year. All proceeds from the concert will go to a little known charity, the William’s Syndrome Association of Ireland. One young man with the condition, Jarlath Tynan from Castlebar, will be the guest conductor for ‘The Radesky March’ that night. Don’t miss a great night!
Paddy Casey live at the Linenhall
Fri, Jun 07, 2013
The brilliant singer/songwriter Paddy Casey performs at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Thursday June 27 at 8pm. Paddy Casey has been the forefront of the Irish music scene since his debut album Amen (So Be It) in 1999, while his second release Living became a massive seller in Ireland, out-selling even U2, and containing the hit singles “The Lucky One” and “Saints and Sinners”. In the following years Paddy has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with that very band on their Vertigo Tour, he has had week long sold-out residencies in Dublin's prestigious Olympia Theatre and RDS, and performed on the CBS hit chat show The Late Show with David Letterman.
Read more ...Tunes from the Goodman Manuscripts live on stage in Castlebar
Fri, Jun 07, 2013
Top traditional musicians Mick O’Brien, Aoife Ní Bhriain, and Mayo’s own Emer Mayock present a night of Tunes from the Goodman Manuscripts at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Thursday June 20 at 8pm.
Read more ...Tumbling Bones in Mayo
Fri, Jun 07, 2013
From Maine on the coast of northeast USA, Tumbling Bones play a mix of down-home, old-fashioned American traditional and folk music that belies the youth of its three band members. But their folk is no museum piece; it is living, breathing music infused with a little of the contemporary rock ‘n’ roll the fellas were reared on and reworked into their original arrangements and compositions. Tumbling Bones have a passion for the heritage of American music and a penchant for honest, no frills-attached acoustic music.
Read more ...Out & About in Mayo
Fri, Jun 07, 2013
Westport Festival of Chamber Music launched
The first Westport Festival of Chamber Music will be held from Friday, September 6 to Sunday, September 8 in Westport House and Holy Trinity Church. The brochure for the festival will be launched at Westport House at 1.30pm on Tuesday next, June 11 with a short performance by over 80 very young violinists from the adjacent Gaelscoil. The festival will include concerts by some of Ireland’s top internationally performing musicians, Catherine Leonard (violin) and Hugh Tinney (piano), The RTE Vanbrugh Quartet and guitarist Redmond O’Toole.
Plans already in motion for next year’s Mayo International Choral Festival
Fri, May 31, 2013
As the sun was rising over Lough Lannagh, Castlebar on Sunday morning, some 150 people gathered at the lakeside to take part in the final event of the second Mayo International Choral Festival. The dawn chorus marked the close of the four day event at which some 1,100 singers and guests took part in concerts, competitions, street performances, and tours of Mayo. The festival programme was launched two weeks earlier, by the UK’s Reading Male Voice Choir.
Read more ...Gerry Carney at the Linenhall
Fri, May 31, 2013
Regarded as one of Ireland’s finest songwriters, Gerry Carney performs at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Thursday June 6 at 8pm. Gerry Carney came to the fore with his now worldwide hit, “Paddy”, a song dedicated to the forgotten Irish: the people who left Ireland for work, and sent the money home to support the families they left behind. “Paddy” is now officially Ireland’s favourite song (as stated in a Sunday Independent poll), and is seen as a song that will go down as having played a major part in re-awakening interest in the plight of these people.
Read more ...Green Flag awards for 52 Mayo schools
Fri, May 31, 2013
Schools from across Mayo attended a ceremony at Breaffy House Hotel, Castlebar on Tuesday May 28. Five schools were awarded their first Green Flag while 47 schools renewed their Green Flag. Schools from counties Leitrim and Sligo also received flags at ceremonies on the day.
Sharon Cameron, environment awareness officer with Mayo County Council, extended her congratulations to the many schools attending the Green Schools Awards Ceremony: “This year we are delighted to welcome the annual Green-Schools Awards back to Mayo. This year five new schools will be awarded with their first Green Flag while a further 47 will be renewing their Green Flag status. It is so encouraging to see new schools coming into the programme each year, while previously awarded schools continue to maintain the high standards of environmental care necessary for them to renew their Green Flag Status. The combined work of the teachers, support staff, and students in all of Mayo’s green-schools is contributing in such a positive way to the environment. I extend my sincere congratulations and thanks to all of those who have given the green-schools programme a central place in daily school life.”
Read more ...Clew Bay Pipe Band concert
Fri, May 31, 2013
The Clew Bay Pipe Band will showcase its spectacular summer show at Hotel Westport on Friday June 14.
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Fri, May 31, 2013
Castlebar Gospel Choir to perform for two nights
Perennial favourites, Castlebar Gospel Choir will be making a spirited return to the Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, for two stirring and lively performances on Wednesday June 12 and Thursday June 13 at 8pm.
Out and About in Mayo
Fri, May 24, 2013
Garavan at the Clew Bay Hotel Gallery
Rusting Roofs is a solo exhibition of painting, drawing and sculpture by artist Pauline Garavan which is currently showing at the Clew Bay Hotel, Westport. The exhibition has been extended for a further week until May 30. The work is an in-depth study of west of Ireland rusted galvanised corrugated roofs. Through a close-up examination the work explores their hidden and sometimes irregular beauty. It is based on a detailed photographic study of rusting roofs over a number of years.
Rusting Roofs is a solo exhibition of painting, drawing and sculpture by artist Pauline Garavan which is currently showing at the Clew Bay Hotel, Westport. The exhibition has been extended for a further week until May 30. The work is an in-depth study of west of Ireland rusted galvanised corrugated roofs. Through a close-up examination the work explores their hidden and sometimes irregular beauty. It is based on a detailed photographic study of rusting roofs over a number of years.
Read more ...Castlebar looks to host Mayo’s biggest outdoor ceili
Fri, May 24, 2013
After the success of last year’s street festival in the town, as part of The Gathering, Castlebar hopes to hold Mayo’s biggest ceili on Bank Holiday Sunday, June 2 from 7pm. At the junctions of Tucker Street, New Antrim Street, and Linenhall Street the festivities will take place with the road closed and music running from 7pm to 11.30pm. The organisers are looking to have Mayo’s biggest ceili and create a real carnival atmosphere around the town. There will be four traditional musical groups playing over the night including a seven-piece ceili band, also taking to the stage will be John and Niall Kilkenny, Tom O’Toole, and a collection of young Irish musicians called Youth Trad West. There will be a specially constructed dance floor laid in front of the stage, and a selection of dancers including world champions will lead the dancing. For more information or if you would like to volunteer on the night e-mail [email protected]
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