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Gig Guide
Classical/Early Music
5.8.08 RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Gearóid Grant
(cond.)
& Fionnuala Moynihan (piano); Sousa,
Gershwin, Fuīík, Dvořák, MacDowell; National Concert Hall,
Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2; 1:00pm; €10 (www.rte.ie/performinggroups)
7.8.08 Opera Serenade; Mozart, Puccini, Bizet; National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2; 1:00pm; €15
8.8.08 - 17.8.08 Kilkenny Arts Festival; Various venues, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny (www.kilkennyarts.ie)
9.8.08 Cora Venus Lunny (violin) & Redmond O'Toole (guitar); Vivaldi; Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow; 8:00pm; €20/18
11.8.08 RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Gearóid Grant (cond.) & íine Mulvey (mezzo-soprano); Sousa, Fuīík, Elgar, Zimmer, Sullivan, Binge, Mendelssohn, Dvořák; St. Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny; 7:30pm; €10 (www.rte.ie/performinggroups)
7.8.08 Opera Serenade; Mozart, Puccini, Bizet; National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2; 1:00pm; €15
8.8.08 - 17.8.08 Kilkenny Arts Festival; Various venues, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny (www.kilkennyarts.ie)
9.8.08 Cora Venus Lunny (violin) & Redmond O'Toole (guitar); Vivaldi; Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow; 8:00pm; €20/18
11.8.08 RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Gearóid Grant (cond.) & íine Mulvey (mezzo-soprano); Sousa, Fuīík, Elgar, Zimmer, Sullivan, Binge, Mendelssohn, Dvořák; St. Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny; 7:30pm; €10 (www.rte.ie/performinggroups)
Contemporary/Experimental
7.8.08 Maynooth Guitar Orchestra, Brendan Walsh
(dir.); Mozart, Debussy, Victor
Lazzarini, Brendan Walsh; Galway Cathedral, Galway, Co. Galway;
8:00pm
8.8.08 - 10.8.08 Irish
Green Gathering; Cora Venus Lunny, Engine Room Orchestra, Guggenheim Grotto;
Woodbrook House, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford (www.irishgreengathering.com)
9.8.08 Maynooth Guitar Orchestra, Brendan Walsh (dir.); Mozart, Debussy, Victor Lazzarini, Brendan Walsh; Glór Centre, Ennis, Co. Clare; 8:00pm
10.8.08 Maynooth Guitar Orchestra, Brendan Walsh (dir.); Mozart, Debussy, Victor Lazzarini, Brendan Walsh; Kilworth Arts Centre, Kilworth, Co. Cork; 8:00pm
11.8.08 Maynooth Guitar Orchestra, Brendan Walsh (dir.); Mozart, Debussy, Victor Lazzarini, Brendan Walsh; Linen Hall Library, 17 Donegal Square North, Belfast, Co. Antrim; 8:00pm
9.8.08 Maynooth Guitar Orchestra, Brendan Walsh (dir.); Mozart, Debussy, Victor Lazzarini, Brendan Walsh; Glór Centre, Ennis, Co. Clare; 8:00pm
10.8.08 Maynooth Guitar Orchestra, Brendan Walsh (dir.); Mozart, Debussy, Victor Lazzarini, Brendan Walsh; Kilworth Arts Centre, Kilworth, Co. Cork; 8:00pm
11.8.08 Maynooth Guitar Orchestra, Brendan Walsh (dir.); Mozart, Debussy, Victor Lazzarini, Brendan Walsh; Linen Hall Library, 17 Donegal Square North, Belfast, Co. Antrim; 8:00pm
Jazz/Improvised
Thursdays Isotope: Richie
Buckley (saxophone), Hugh Buckley (guitar), Myles
Drennan (piano), Damian Evans (bass), Shane
O'Donovann (drums); ; JJ Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2;
9:00pm (www.hughbuckley.com)
Sundays Dublin City Jazz Orchestra; 4 Dame Lane, Dublin 2; 6:00pm
Tuesdays Jack Of Diamond Session; Voodoo Lounge, 39-40 Arran Quay, Smithfield, Dublin 1; 8:00pm
Sundays Sam Kavanagh Jazz Ensemble; Mulligan's, 86 Sandymount Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4; 5:00pm (www.myspace.com/samkavanaghmusic)
Thursdays Café Gitane: Bill Stewart (violin) & Karl Burthom (guitar); Tobergal Lane Café, Tobergal Lane, Sligo, Co. Sligo; 7:00pm
Saturdays Café Gitane: Bill Stewart (violin) & Karl Burthom (guitar); Tobergal Lane Café, Tobergal Lane, Sligo, Co. Sligo; 7:00pm
Sundays Ellamental; Clarence Hotel, Wine Street, Sligo, Co. Sligo; 5:00pm - 7:00pm
5.8.08 - 10.8.08 Sligo Jazz Project; Various venues, Sligo, Co. Sligo (www.sligojazzproject.com)
8.8.08 Isotope: Hollywood Slim and the Fat Cats; JJ Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2; 9:00pm; €10 (www.hollywoodslimandthefatcats.com)
Sundays Dublin City Jazz Orchestra; 4 Dame Lane, Dublin 2; 6:00pm
Tuesdays Jack Of Diamond Session; Voodoo Lounge, 39-40 Arran Quay, Smithfield, Dublin 1; 8:00pm
Sundays Sam Kavanagh Jazz Ensemble; Mulligan's, 86 Sandymount Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4; 5:00pm (www.myspace.com/samkavanaghmusic)
Thursdays Café Gitane: Bill Stewart (violin) & Karl Burthom (guitar); Tobergal Lane Café, Tobergal Lane, Sligo, Co. Sligo; 7:00pm
Saturdays Café Gitane: Bill Stewart (violin) & Karl Burthom (guitar); Tobergal Lane Café, Tobergal Lane, Sligo, Co. Sligo; 7:00pm
Sundays Ellamental; Clarence Hotel, Wine Street, Sligo, Co. Sligo; 5:00pm - 7:00pm
5.8.08 - 10.8.08 Sligo Jazz Project; Various venues, Sligo, Co. Sligo (www.sligojazzproject.com)
8.8.08 Isotope: Hollywood Slim and the Fat Cats; JJ Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2; 9:00pm; €10 (www.hollywoodslimandthefatcats.com)
Seminars/Courses
8.8.08 Songwriting Tips and Demo Dip Session with
Ralph Murphy; Holiday
Inn, Pearse Street, Dublin 2; 4:00pm - 8:00pm; Free admission (www.imro.ie)
9.8.08 Songwriting Tips and Demo Dip Session with Ralph Murphy; Holiday Inn, Pearse Street, Dublin 2; 1:00pm - 5:00pm; Free admission (www.imro.ie)
11.8.08 Songwriting Workshop with Ralph Murphy; Westwood House Hotel, Dangan, Upper Newcastle, Galway, Co. Galway; 7:00pm - 9:30pm (www.imro.ie)
9.8.08 Songwriting Tips and Demo Dip Session with Ralph Murphy; Holiday Inn, Pearse Street, Dublin 2; 1:00pm - 5:00pm; Free admission (www.imro.ie)
11.8.08 Songwriting Workshop with Ralph Murphy; Westwood House Hotel, Dangan, Upper Newcastle, Galway, Co. Galway; 7:00pm - 9:30pm (www.imro.ie)
Summer Schools
4.8.08 - 9.8.08 Queen Maeve
International Summer School; Various venues, Sligo, Co. Sligo (www.carmelgunning.com)
5.8.08 - 10.8.08
Sligo International
Jazz Summer School;
Various venues, Sligo, Co. Sligo (www.sligojazzproject.com)
Traditional Music Sessions
Traditional/Folk
Thursdays (until August 21st)
Derek Warfield &
The Young Wolfe Tones;
The Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry
4.8.08 - 8.8.08 Queen Maeve International Summer School of Irish Music, Song and Dance; Various venues, Sligo, Co. Sligo (www.carmelgunning.com)
4.8.08 Yeats International Summer School: Oisin MacDiarmada; Yeats Memorial Building, Sligo, Co. Sligo; 1:00pm; €10 (www.yeats-sligo.com)
5.8.08 No Crows; Hawk's Well Theatre, Temple Street, Sligo, Co. Sligo; 8:30pm; €25
6.8.08 Riches of Clare: Conor Keane, Seanie O'Gorman & Dave Harper; Community Centre, Feakle, Co. Clare; 1:00pm; Free admission
7.8.08 Best for the West: Catriona McKay (harp), Chris Stout (fiddle) & Tommy O’Sullivan (vocals & guitar); Magnetic Music Shop & Café, Fisherstreet, Doolin, Co. Clare; 9:30pm
10.8.08 Best for the West: Siobhán O'Brien Trio; Magnetic Music Shop & Café, Fisherstreet, Doolin, Co. Clare; 9:30pm
4.8.08 - 8.8.08 Queen Maeve International Summer School of Irish Music, Song and Dance; Various venues, Sligo, Co. Sligo (www.carmelgunning.com)
4.8.08 Yeats International Summer School: Oisin MacDiarmada; Yeats Memorial Building, Sligo, Co. Sligo; 1:00pm; €10 (www.yeats-sligo.com)
5.8.08 No Crows; Hawk's Well Theatre, Temple Street, Sligo, Co. Sligo; 8:30pm; €25
6.8.08 Riches of Clare: Conor Keane, Seanie O'Gorman & Dave Harper; Community Centre, Feakle, Co. Clare; 1:00pm; Free admission
7.8.08 Best for the West: Catriona McKay (harp), Chris Stout (fiddle) & Tommy O’Sullivan (vocals & guitar); Magnetic Music Shop & Café, Fisherstreet, Doolin, Co. Clare; 9:30pm
10.8.08 Best for the West: Siobhán O'Brien Trio; Magnetic Music Shop & Café, Fisherstreet, Doolin, Co. Clare; 9:30pm
World/Blues
Thursdays Lee Delta Blues Club; The Corner House, Coburg Street, Cork, Co.
Cork; 9:30pm (www.leedeltablues.com)
Fridays Cuban Orishas; Floridita, Irish Life Mall, Dublin 1; 9:30pm
Saturdays Cuban Orishas; Floridita, Irish Life Mall, Dublin 1; 9:30pm
Tuesdays Irish Blues Club; JJ Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2; 9:00pm (www.irishblues.com)
Saturdays Saturday Night Live; JJ Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2; 9:00pm; €10
8.8.08 The Gospel Project; The Cobblestone, King Street North, Smithfield, Dublin 7; 9:00pm; €10 (www.thegospelproject.net)
Fridays Cuban Orishas; Floridita, Irish Life Mall, Dublin 1; 9:30pm
Saturdays Cuban Orishas; Floridita, Irish Life Mall, Dublin 1; 9:30pm
Tuesdays Irish Blues Club; JJ Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2; 9:00pm (www.irishblues.com)
Saturdays Saturday Night Live; JJ Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2; 9:00pm; €10
8.8.08 The Gospel Project; The Cobblestone, King Street North, Smithfield, Dublin 7; 9:00pm; €10 (www.thegospelproject.net)
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Symphony Sessions
The Symphony Sessions – RTÉ One's classical music programme – starts back up on Thursday. The TV series is presented by conductor and pianist Barry Douglas and includes interviews with soloists and orchestra members. Visit www.rte.ie
Maynooth Guitar Orchestra
Playing music from Haydn to Jimi Hendrix to new works by Martin O'Leary and Victor Lazzarini, the Maynooth Guitar Orchestra begin their Irish tour this week at Galway Cathedral. The tour will also visit Ennis, Cork, Castlebar, Naas and culminates at National Concert Hall, Dublin on 13 August.
Irish Green Gathering
The second Irish Green Gathering takes place at Woodbrook House, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford on 8–10 August. Featuring performances from Cora Venus Lunny, Jinx Lennon, Engine Room Orchestra and many other Irish artists, the festival aspires to present a sustainable, carbon neutral music festival. Tickets are from €25. Visit www.irishgreengathering.com
Queen Maeve International Summer School
The Queen Maeve International Summer School of Irish Music, Song and Dance takes place this week in Sligo. Classes take place 10:00-17:00 in the Sligo City Hotel, with evening performances in the Clarion Hotel. Special guests this year are Skip Healy (USA) and Tom Kearns (Australia). Visit www.carmelgunning.com
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The booking deadline for advertising in the September–October issue of JMI is Monday, 11 August. For more information visit http://www.thejmi.com/files/advertise_with_jmi.pdf or contact benedict_at_thejmi_dot_com
Symphony Sessions
The Symphony Sessions – RTÉ One's classical music programme – starts back up on Thursday. The TV series is presented by conductor and pianist Barry Douglas and includes interviews with soloists and orchestra members. Visit www.rte.ie
Maynooth Guitar Orchestra
Playing music from Haydn to Jimi Hendrix to new works by Martin O'Leary and Victor Lazzarini, the Maynooth Guitar Orchestra begin their Irish tour this week at Galway Cathedral. The tour will also visit Ennis, Cork, Castlebar, Naas and culminates at National Concert Hall, Dublin on 13 August.
Irish Green Gathering
The second Irish Green Gathering takes place at Woodbrook House, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford on 8–10 August. Featuring performances from Cora Venus Lunny, Jinx Lennon, Engine Room Orchestra and many other Irish artists, the festival aspires to present a sustainable, carbon neutral music festival. Tickets are from €25. Visit www.irishgreengathering.com
Queen Maeve International Summer School
The Queen Maeve International Summer School of Irish Music, Song and Dance takes place this week in Sligo. Classes take place 10:00-17:00 in the Sligo City Hotel, with evening performances in the Clarion Hotel. Special guests this year are Skip Healy (USA) and Tom Kearns (Australia). Visit www.carmelgunning.com
Advertise online with JMI
Reach thousands of web users by advertising online at www.thejmi.com from only €5 per day. Visit http://www.thejmi.com/files/advertise_with_jmi.pdf or email benedict_at_thejmi_dot_com for more information.
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