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Mayo County Council Arts Office
is delighted to present an exciting
programme of diverse musical events
throughout Mayo during July.
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admission to all events is free
Castlebar – Bollywood Brass Band
Market Square, Saturday 2n d July at 2.00pm
7 th
Charlestown – The Rough Deal String Band
8 th
Achill – Pauline Scanlon
The Town Hall Arts Centre, Thursday 7t h July at 8.00pm
St. Thomas’ Church, Dugort, Achill, Friday 8th July at 8.00pm
14 th
Belmullet – Café Orchestra
16 th
Inishturk – Liz and Yvonne Kane
20 th
Ballyhaunis – Brent Parker, Iain King & Maria McGarry
21 st
Killala – Declan O’ Rourke
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Ballina – Anúna
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Carne Church, Thursday 14t h July at 8.00pm
Community Centre, Saturday 16t h July at 8.30pm
The Friary, Wednesday 20t h July at 8.00pm
St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Thursday 21s t July at 8.00pm
St. Michael’s Church, Saturday 23r d July at 9.00pm
Holy Trinity Church, Thursday 28t h July at 8.00pm
Louisburgh – The Camerata Swing Band
Louisburgh Parish Hall, Saturday 30t h July at 9.00pm
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Westport – Mozaik
Admission to all events is FREE
but booking is advised.
For information/ booking please contact:
The Arts Office, Mayo County Council, Aras an Chontae, Castlebar
Tel: 094 90 24444, exts. 7558 & 7560 E-mail: [email protected]
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Bollywood Brass Band
castlebar
7 th
The Rough Deal String Band
charlestown
8 th
Pauline Scanlon
achill
14 t h
Café Orchestra
belmullet
16 t h
Liz and Yvonne Kane
inishturk
20 t h
Brent Parker, Iain King
& Maria McGarry
ballyhaunis
21s t
Declan O’ Rourke
killala
23 r d 28 th
Anúna
Mozaik
ballina
westport
30 t h
The Camerata Swing Band
louisburgh
Castlebar – Bollywood Brass Band
Market Square, Saturday 2 nd July at 2.00pm
The Bollywood Brass Band was formed in 1992 to perform with the Shyam Brass Band from Jabalpur, India, at the
International Festival of Street Music in London. Since then they have created a uniquely London blend of Hindi film hits,
Bhangra rhythms and brass arrangements, with influences from jazz, other world musics, and the thriving UK dance
remix scene. The band is made up of 10 musicians, playing sax, trumpet, trombone, sousaphone, snare and brass drums.
This is an open-air event so booking not required.
Charlestown – The Rough Deal String Band
The Town Hall Arts Centre, Thursday 7 th July at 8.00pm
The Rough Deal String Band is Bill Whelan (5-string banjo), Tim Rogers (fiddle and vocals) and Ben Keogh, (guitar and
vocals). Playing a mix of Appalachian, Cajun, traditional American, Old-time country music and cowboy ‘prairie’ songs
with an authentic charming old-timey sound, they have released three well-received albums. They regularly play at music
festivals in Ireland and England. Based in Dublin, the Rough Deal String Band play a weekly session at the Cobblestone
Bar.
Achill – Pauline Scanlon
St. Thomas’ Church, Dugort, Achill, Friday 8 t h July at 8.00pm
Pauline Scanlon comes from a family of singers and musicians in Dingle, Co. Kerry. After making her mark as vocalist
with Sharon Shannon’s band, Pauline released her debut album, the critically acclaimed Red Colour Sun. Featuring a
number of original songs – co-written by Scanlon and Lúnasa guitarist Donogh Hennessey – alongside stirring
interpretations of material by Willie Nelson, Peggy Seeger, and Don McLean, as well as a few traditional songs, the record
sums up the many sides of Pauline Scanlon.
Joining Pauline in Achill will be Donogh Hennessy, guitarist with celebrated Irish band Lúnasa. Pauline and Donogh hope
to release their debut album as a duo later this year.
Belmullet – Café Orchestra
Carne Church, Thursday 14 th July at 8.00pm
This widely renowned group has built an enthusiastic following amongst audiences and music critics alike, performing at
countless prestigious venues both at home and abroad. Their unique sound of tango, gypsy and French musette will take
you on a captivating journey from Parisian cafés to the exotic Far East.
Pianist Maria McGarry, a native of Ballyhaunis is one of the most exciting musical talents in Ireland at the moment.
One of only two pianists worldwide to hold the prestigious Artist Diploma in Performance from the Julliard School in New
York, Maria also studied at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin. Widely acclaimed as a performer in Europe and
North America, Maria’s career has generated much media interest, most notably appearing as guest on Lyric FM’s
Drivetime show, as well as extensive recital broadcasts and interviews for Lyric FM and RTÉ. Several TV appearances
include RTÉ’s Late Late Show, ‘Nationwide’ and Irish language station TG4.
Composer and pianist Brent Parker left New Zealand in 1956 with his teacher Frank Cooper. He taught at the DIT
College of Music in Dublin for 25 years, before retiring to Achill Island in 1998. Brent has composed many works, among
them two piano concertos, both of which he performed as soloist with the RTÉ Symphony Orchestra in the 1970s. He
was commissioned by John Feeley to write guitar concertinos, which he and John performed and recorded. His first piano
concerto was played by Finghin Collins in the National Concert Hall in 1996. Many of the pieces that Brent will perform
were written during his time in Mayo.
Killala – Declan O’ Rourke
St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Thursday 21s t July at 8.00pm
Since Declan O’Rourke released his debut album Since Kyabram to critical acclaim in 2004, he has become one of the
most exciting songwriting talents in the country. The album’s first single ‘Galileo’ announced his arrival, with its lush
orchestral arrangement and dreamy lyrics. Over the last few years Declan has opened live shows for such luminaries as
Paul Brady, Planxty, Eddi Reader, Kila, Thin Lizzy and music’s more recent success stories of Paddy Casey, Damien Rice,
Glen Hansard and Gemma Hayes.
Ballina – Anúna
St. Michael’s Church, Saturday 23 rd July at 9.00pm
Dublin born Michael McGlynn founded Anúna in 1987. The original, and current purpose of the group, is to explore
unique, beautiful and sometimes forgotten music and texts from medieval and contemporary Ireland and the Celtic lands
through Michael’s powerful arrangements and original pieces. To date the group has released 10 albums. The name
Anúna derives from the ancient Irish name An Uaithne, which collectively describes the three ancient types of Celtic
music, Suantra (lullaby), Geantra (happy song) and Goltrai (lament). Since their departure from Riverdance – the Show
in 1996 they have performed in eleven European Countries, often returning for repeat performances. One of the
highlights of Anúna’s career was in August 1999 when the group performed at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall
in the first ever Irish Prom. They were nominated for a Classical Brit Award in 2000. This one of Anúna’s only
appearances in Ireland this year.
Westport – Mozaik
Inishturk – Liz and Yvonne Kane
Community Centre, Saturday 16 th July at 8.30pm
Together Liz and Yvonne Kane create a highly exciting and vibrant sound. These sisters come from Dawros on the
outskirts of Letterfrack, a village in Connemara , Galway. With a musical tradition on both sides of the family, it was only
natural for the girls to play music. In 1992, Liz won the Fiddler of Dooney in Sligo and went on to win the All-Ireland
senior fiddle and duet title as well as the Fiddler of Oriel in 1995. She returned to Monaghan the following year and
regained the Fiddler of Oriel title.
Liz studied music at University College Cork and graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree and a Higher Diploma in
Education. Yvonne moved to Galway and began playing music fulltime. After finishing in Cork, Liz returned to Galway
and they both shared a house with musician, Sharon Shannon. The following year, they joined her band as part of
'Sharon Shannon and The Woodchoppers'. For the next three years, the band took them all over the world to promote
the release of the album 'The Diamond Mountain Sessions'.
Ballyhaunis – Brent Parker, Iain King and Maria McGarry
The Friary, Wednesday 20 th July at 8.00pm
After completing his studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, Iain King was appointed First Violin
in the Philharmonic Orchestra and then Assistant Leader of the English Chamber Orchestra. In addition to his classical
career, Iain has worked on over six hundred commercial recordings, including film and TV soundtracks and pop
recordings. In 2000 he and his Mayo-born wife moved to Ireland with their daughter. They now live outside Ballina.
Holy Trinity Church, Thursday 28 th July at 8.00pm
Multi-cultural, multi-national and multi-talented, Mozaik gathers together the significant talents of Irish music legends
Andy Irvine on vocals, bouzouki, mandolin and harmonica and Donal Lunny on bouzouki, guitar, bodhrán and backing
vocals, as well as Dutchman Rens Van Der Zalm on guitar, American Bruce Molsky on fiddle and banjo, and Bulgarian
Nikola Parov on Kaval and the Gadulka.
A group of friends who got together in 2002 to tour Australia (where they recorded a live album at The Powerhouse
venue in Brisbane), Mozaik combine Irish folk and traditional music with Eastern European styles, as well as American
old-time music.
Louisburgh – The Camerata Swing Band
Louisburgh Parish Hall, Saturday 30 th July at 9.00pm
The Camerata Swing Band was established in 2003, after accepting an invitation from the Queen's University of Belfast
Foundation to perform George Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' with the internationally renowned pianist Barry Douglas
and the orchestra of Camerata Ireland. In April of next year, the band will headline the opening gala concert of the 2006
Ludwig Van Beethoven Festival in Warsaw, Poland. The Camerata Swing Band players are drawn from top Northern Irish
jazz musicians and the Ulster Orchestra Jazz Ensemble.
Mayo County Council would like to thank all the community groups and venues
that have been so helpful during the programming of this music series.
All events are free but booking is advised.
Admission to all events is FREE
but booking is advised.