An intimate performance featuring 3 of the “Greats” from the world of international song writing
www.greenroomdublin.ie

On Monday 18th February IMRO will host a very special evening of entertainment, which will see some of the world’s most influential songwriters perform together on stage. With tales about the inspiration behind their numerous international hit songs and stories about the performers that made them hits this promises to be an event that you won’t want to miss!
This showcase will feature a guest appearance by Ruth Anne Cunningham, one of Ireland’s rising hit writers and the recipient of a “Best Pop Award” at the 2007 ASCAP Awards.

Date: Monday 18th February 2008
Venue: The Green Room @ The Holiday Inn, Pearse Street, Dublin 2
Time: Doors 7:30pm (performance 8:00pm)
Adm: EUR10
Phone 01 6703666 or info@greenroomdublin.ie
Please reserve a seat by sending a confirmation email to keith.johnson@imro.ie
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August 7th-9th, 2008
www.fairportconvention.com

Fairport is pleased to announce the full line-up of acts for Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2008.The uniquely-friendly three-day festival of rock, pop and acoustic music has been running for over 25 years. This year, the event takes place on 7, 8, 9 August. The organisers are advising fans to book early – last year, all the tickets were sold weeks before the gates opened. Running times are 4pm to 11.30pm on Thursday and noon to midnight on Friday and Saturday.
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MUSIC NETWORK PRESENTS, “TOBAR AN CHEOIL”, TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND SONG WITH UILLEANN PIPES, HARP AND SEAN NÓS, ON TOUR MAY 14 - 24
www.musicnetwork.ie
“The playing is rich and intoxicating. Highlights? Too many to list. ”
The Living Tradition & Irish Music Magazine on Brian McNamara

On this traditional Irish music tour, three maestros go back to basics, exploring the ancient roots of Celtic music – geantraí, goltraí and suantraí – happy songs, laments and lullabies. The ensemble, featuring Brian McNamara (uilleann pipes), Gráinne Hambly (concertina, harp) and Éamon Ó Donnchadha (vocals, flute) can be heard on a Music Network tour of Ireland from 14 – 24 May. Tickets for all regional concerts are available from individual venues around the country. Music Network tours provide a wonderful opportunity to see some of the world’s foremost music ensembles at affordable prices in venues around Ireland and are presented in association with The Irish Times and RTÉ lyric fm. Music Network is revenue funded by the Arts Council. Further information from (01) 671 9429 or www.musicnetwork.ie.
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Now in the US and Canada
First solo endeavor since departing from Cherish the Ladies
www.compassrecords.com

“Heidi Talbot sings in a voice that’s both awestruck and tender.”
- THE NEW YORK TIMES

Nashville, TN (February 12, 2008) - Look out for a new star in the glittering firmament of great Irish singers: with the release of her new album In Love and Light, Heidi Talbot is truly set to shine. After five years as lead singer with the Irish-American supergroup Cherish the Ladies, and high praise for her debut solo outing, 2004’s Distant Future, Talbot now extends her talents over a broader, bolder musical canvas, in company with a stellar cast of guests. Drawing on the full, diverse spectrum of influences that inform her singing, In Love and Light complements Talbot’s exquisitely expressive, honeyed yet ardent voice with guest contributions from producer Boo Hewerdine, Eddi Reader, ex-Solas guitarist John Doyle, fiddler John McCusker and flute/whistle ace Michael McGoldrick.
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Available now in the US and Canada
www.greenlinnet.com

“Hayes has one of the most ravishing violin styles in all of Celtic music…Cahill’s gentle,
supportive accompaniment
adds precisely the right touch.”
- LOS ANGELES TIMES
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www.thetomcollinsband.com
Dublin Was Your Home is the debut album of newly-formed The Tom Collins Band.  It offers a veritable feast of traditional Irish music.  The album combines a collection of new and traditional songs with some of the liveliest, banjo-led instrumentals around.   
“Traditional Irish music has the happy knack of keeping up with the times ,” says the eponymous Tom Collins. “It remains vibrant and fresh whilst other styles come and go. . So, whether it’s a hornpipe in memory of an event or person,  or a song of yearning or joy, the music always seems fresh and immediate.”
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www.greenlinnet.com
Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill’s
Welcome Here Again available now in Ireland,
February 12th in North America
February 18th in the UK
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Date: Tuesday, 19 February 2008
Time: 6p.m – 8p.m (doors open 5.45p.m.)
Cost: €15 (incl. complimentary finger food!)
About the event: An evening of traditional music and song with ‘BARCÓ’, a family trio whose members Cormac (Harp/Voice), Fionán (Guitar/Voice ) and Éamonn (Flute/Voice) play regularly with the Moya Brennan Band, Clannad  and trad. group Slide. Hosted ‘as Gaeilge’ by Gael Linn.
Booking essential (limited space !): 087-2547574
Bar/tea and coffee available !

Music Network 2008 Spring Season features five nation-wide tours by an outstanding roster of Irish and international artists from Hungary, Italy, Norway, Korea, Czech Republic and the UK. Music Network tours are funded by the Arts Council and are presented in association with The Irish Times and RTÉ lyric fm.
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PERFORMANCE & TOURING AWARD, 2008
www.musicnetwork.ie

Music Network invites applications for the first round of the Performance and Touring Award, 2008. The closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm, Monday 18th February. Further information and application packs are available from Music Network on Tel. 01 6719429 or www.musicnetwork.ie
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