Dear Reader –
I hope your eyes are ready…!
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The Big Thing
Kris Manulak takes great pictures.
And over 100 of them from Theme Night #29 are on my Facebook page as of this morning.
Go on - have a look. Steve (below) will come after you if you don’t!
Where else but Sligo?
At the core of the young talent in the Theme Nights every year are a crew from the Sligo Academy of Music. Year upon year, this much-loved Sligo institution produces young musicians who are willing and (more importantly) ready to play whatever we put in front of them. A prime example in the current crop is young trumpeter Johannes Kavanagh (pictured below).
Spearheaded by Niamh Crowley, I know first-hand the work that she and many others have put in over the years to create the conditions and environment in which these young people can grow and thrive both musically and personally. And it has paid off in spades.
They host their gala concert in the Hawk’s Well Theatre this coming Thursday 26th. I bought my tickets this morning, and can’t wait to see what Niamh and the gang have lined up for us. They deserve our support. Tickets here.
What’s New?
WEDDING BAND IDEA: Here’s a beautifully-written blog about marriages and bands which endure, as well as a great idea for anyone in the wedding band game!
THOUGHT: If you deliberately touch an electric fence, does it still count as a shock?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! This letter is one year old this week. A good deal more of you are reading it each week than when I started, so I’m taking that as a good sign. Thanks for your support, and here’s to another year.
Finally…
One more vid from the show here for you all today.
Something Inside So Strong from Sarah Crummy. Visuals by Joe Hunt.
Till next time - Kieran.
