www.sligolive.ie

Ireland’s Folk, Roots & Indie Festival

23rd – 28th October 2013

OVER 80 PERFORMANCES FROM 300 PERFORMERS

OVER 6 DAYS, 80% FREE. ALL INDOORS

Now in its 9th year, SLIGO LIVE 2013 welcomes the best in Irish and international artists to Sligo for 6 days of music from 23rd - 28th October. Headliners include Dublin’s very own rockabilly queen IMELDA MAY, the Choice Music Prize nominated VILLAGERS and Texan rock band MIDLAKE. With 80% of all festival performances free of charge and all in fantastic indoor locations across beautiful Sligo town, event goers will be treated to the full festival experience without ever having to get mud on their boots.
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‘Ar Thóir an Cheoil’ is a new series starting on TG4 on the 27 October which explores the musical influences of six of the finest bands in traditional Irish music. Producer Méabh O’Hare, a fiddler from Belfast, focussed on six modern Irish music trad bands to discover how their own sound has been influenced by other musicians.

This series features some of the finest bands in the Irish music scene today such as The Bonny Men, Lumiere, We Banjo Three, Buille, Caladh Nua and Beoga, who have all gained a huge following in Ireland and overseas. As well as a live performance from each band, we will follow band members as they meet the musicians that have influenced them. Musicians such as Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, Mickey Dunne, Gino Lupari, Na Casaidigh, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Neil Lyons, Bobby Gardiner, Tom Doorley, Mairtín O’Connor, Mel Mercier, Cathal Hayden and Gerry ‘Banjo’ O’Connor are among some of the renowned musicians taking part in the series.

Ar Thóir an Cheoil, explores the variation of styles and influences within traditional Irish music and looks at how different genres such as Jazz, classical, folk and blues have also impacted the bands’ musical sound.
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www.musicnetwork.ie

OVER €1 MILLION INVESTED TO DATE ASSISTING 45 PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS AND 103 NON-PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS

Music Network today welcomed the announcement by Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht that he has allocated capital funds of €210,000 for the Music Capital Scheme 2013.

The Music Capital Scheme, supported by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and managed by Music Network, provides funding for the purchase of musical instruments to both non-professional performing groups/ensembles and professional performing artists.
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October 4th – 6th, 2013, Nobber, Co. Meath
www.carolanfestival.com
Barco and The Chronicles of Meath to play at O’Carolan Harp,
Cultural & Heritage Festival Nobber, Co. Meath.

Barco – The DeBarra Brothers, a family steeped in traditional Irish music. Individually these young men lead amazing musical careers, but it’s when they come together as a family musically that the sparks fly. You are guaranteed an unforgettable night of dance-music, gorgeous airs and evocative old songs.
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