Dear Reader - is it ever enough?!
The Big Thing
It was an exciting day in Dublin yesterday as we set up shop for lessons in a new Dublin venue. Wesley House is a beautiful spot near the canal in Leeson Park - close to Donnybrook, Ballsbridge and Ranelagh.
My colleagues Joy Feehily and Paddy Keyes will be looking after the lessons there and it’s great to see so many local students interested already.
Thanks to Don, Paula and everyone in Wesley House who have helped us get started. We still have a few places left for this term here and in Clontarf if any of you dear readers have friends or family nearby.
Where else but Sligo?
All of a sudden we’re just three weeks out from Theme Night #36 - Kieran’s Choice.
And thank you all for your support - bar a handful on Thursday it seems like the Wednesday night is the only night for which there are tickets left.
I’ll be going into this theme in a bit more depth next week, but today’s good news for anyone who still has to buy tickets is that we have a big visiting artist announcement for - yes you guessed it - the Wednesday and Thursday shows.
This band are quick movers. They only formed last October and already they have played the Late Late show, had a couple of Tiktok videos reach 1 million views, announced a 15-date Irish tour as well as a couple of huge announcements coming shortly!
And - if you look closely at the picture below you’ll see Sligo drummer Sam Purcell on the left. Many of us have marvelled at Sam’s talent for years now and so it’s great to see him as a core member of a band playing great music and going places!
And as part of that journey they will be in Sligo with us on February 5 and 6.
Get your tickets here!
What’s New?
HWT SEASON LAUNCH: A big night in the Hawk’s Well theatre tomorrow evening (Wed 15th) as the January season is launched. I’m really looking forward to it, especially to a performance from Theme Night Academy member Kenya Carr.
HOUSEWIFE OF THE YEAR: I loved this film when I saw it late last year. I see it’s being shown in the Abbey Arts Centre, Ballyshannon tomorrow night (also Wed 15th), and while I was on their website I also noticed my friends The Kings of Cool have a big gig there this Sat 18th.
COOLERA’S RUN COMES TO AN END: I’m not going to attempt to analyse the game here - it’s not that type of forum. However part of the joy of this season for me has been watching former teammates and friends lead and be at the helm of what the club has achieved this year. John McPartland, Con O’Meara, Barry Doyle, Neil Carew, Gerry McCarroll, Micky Downs, Stephen Carty. They have done themselves proud, and this interview with Con is a wonderful example of what I’m talking about. Shoutout to true professional Sligo man Micheál O’Domhnaill asking the questions too.
Finally…
When Davy Carton of the Saw Doctors saw this version he was so blown away that he wrote online that it made his career as a musician worthwhile. Have a listen and you’ll see what he meant.
Till next time - Kieran.
