Dear Reader –
It made me so happy to hear this man sing again - what a powerful performance this is.
Georgie was one of the stars of our last trip to Dublin, coining the iconic 'Victor St' phrase. We're really hopeful he can join us this time too...
The Big Thing
Forget January being long, I can’t believe we’re still in April - it’s like the interminable wait for a holiday to arrive, or a big match to come around. Because look at the fun ahead of us in the month of May!
A special unplugged Vicar St preview show in Lillies on May 8, our farewell to the class of 2024 on May 11 and 12, and then the big one in Vicar St on May 16.
Some great news came through on this gig during the week - a national icon (who also happens to play great saxophone) is going to join us on the show, and we also got confirmation that our own national icons Sandy Kelly and Seamie O’Dowd will be there.
Finally, if you’re still on the fence as to whether or not to go to the gig, just watch this. Rory Maitland does a fantastic job of explaining what the show is all about. Thanks to The Sligo Show for having us on…
Oh and if you want tickets to any of the shows, just click on the poster below.
Where else but Sligo?
Sarah Casserley was featured this week in our Humans of the Theme Nights series.
Sarah was the physio to the Sligo GAA team when I played and still my go-to person to fix any creaks or cracks. She famously saved the 4th finger on my right hand after a football landed on top of it and broke a tendon and contrary to some beliefs she wasn’t the person who told me to stop playing football (!) - I managed to make that decision all on my own.
Sarah is a wonderful musician and from what I see we will hopefully be working a lot with her children over the coming years too - some fantastic talent coming up behind her. You can read her story in full here…
What’s New?
SLIGO ACADEMY OF MUSIC GALA CONCERT: More May musical fun - on Thurs week the 9th to be exact. Niamh and her gang of teachers do amazing work and this concert is always worth seeing…
JIMMY’S WINNING MATCHES: He’s at it again! I remember playing this song at a wedding in Dubai post Donegal’s 2012 win. The father of the groom must have been well connected - he rang the man himself to play our version of the song to him live down the phone…
THE CLASS OF 2024: We had our second workshop on Saturday - putting the finishing touches to our setlist of songs from the 70s. Aileen was helping out with performance tips for the teens - including stagecraft, how to really learn lyrics and what to do with your hands when singing!
Finally…
The dog days are over - that’s a beginning surely?!
Till next time - Kieran.
