SongWriter Sessions @ The Locke Bar
Thursday 8th April 2010 9.00pm

The SongWriterSessions@TheLockeBar, continues upstairs at The Locke Bar, George's Quay, Limerick 9.00pm April 8th.

This weeks special guest is singer songwriter Chris Wood.

Chris Wood has been playing the guitar and writing songs for nearly 20 years. Absorbing musical ideas from rock, folk, flamenco, blues, classical and African music he has developed his own intricate style of guitar playing and composition. Chris has taught the guitar in various formats for seven years and three years ago founded the Three Songs open mic night in the White House, Limerick. More recently he has been involved in the Limerick Songwriters sessions in the Locke Bar.


As Usual all aspiring songwriters are invited to attend and play there songs in front of a live audience. All types of music and singers are welcome, a limited amount of instruments will be available for use on the night.

The evening will features songwriters doing short sets of two or three songs. There will also be an opportunity for getting a YouTube video of your performance made free of charge and uploaded to our site. Performances will also be recorded and and available to download later. Host for the sessions are songwriters Brian Connolly, Chris Wood and Sean MacLeod. SongWriter Sessions@The Locke Bar takes place every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Thursday of the month.

If you wish to play contact Brian Connolly at limericksongwriters@gmail.com to book a spot or turn up on the night. Further details can be got at www.myspace.com/limericksongwriters or from http://limericksongwriters.blogspot.com http://www.youtube.com/limericksongwriters http://www.lockebar.com

All are welcome those who wish to perform or just listen. Free admission and free finger food.

Slide Show Limerick Songwriters 25th Mar 2010

Limerick Songwriters @ The Locke Thurs 25th Mar 2010

SongWriter Sessions @ The Locke Bar
Thursday 25th March 2010 9.00pm

The SongWriter Sessions@The Locke Bar, continues upstairs at The Locke Bar, George's Quay, Limerick 9.00pm Thurs 25th March 2010

This weeks special guest is Cork singer songwriter Barry Hawk

Promoting his current album '21st Century Bluez', Barry Hawk's music combines
present-day urban influences with traditional songcraft to create a
sound that is at once classic and yet totally of its time. Modern
reflections on the world are married to music that blends the best of funk,
rock,hip-hop and acoustic with radio-friendly hooks to create
songs that are original,contemporary and accessible.

Globetrotting Hawk has spent periods abroad in NYC, Barcelona,
Copenhagen, London and Turin as well as plying his trade in his native
Ireland. He's also led various line-ups under the name Wonderland, a
project of varied and diverse line-ups.

"With a daring, urgency and energy sadly lacking in today's bland
music scene Hawk is the vital sound of the download generation."
- Dennis Edwards, Chicago Underground

Tonight's performance will feature some reworked songs for the evenings acoustic setting as well as a pair of new-born songs.

'21st Century Bluez' is available from

www.myspace.com/barryhawk

www.wonderlandmusic.org

The track "Download Me" is currently available from www.myspace.com/barryhawk

Also the album "21st Century Bluez" will be available for half-price
this evening, a recession friendly 5 Euro.

As usual all aspiring songwriters are invited to attend and play there songs in front of a live audience. All types of music and singers are welcome, a limited amount of instruments will be available for use on the night.

There will also be an opportunity for getting a YouTube video of your performance made free of charge and uploaded to our site. Performances will also be recorded and broadcast as a Podcast at a later date. Host for the sessions are songwriters Brian Connolly, Chris Wood and Sean Macleod. As the venue develops into a hot spot for new talent in Limerick, plans are a foot to invite recording artists, producers, managers and publishers, anyone who may be looking for fresh new songs. SongWriter Sessions@The Locke Bar is a regular feature of the live music scene in Limerick and takes place every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Thursday of the month.

If you wish to play contact Brian Connolly at limericksongwriters@gmail.com to book a spot or turn up on the night. Further details can be got at www.myspace.com/limericksongwriters or from http://limericksongwriters.blogspot.com

All are welcome those who wish to perform or just listen. Free admission and free finger food.

Slide Show Limerick Songwriters 18th Mar 2010

Limerick SongWriters @ The Locke Bar.

Guitar Workshop with Chris Wood Thurs. 8th April 7.00pm.
to be held upstairs at the Locke Bar, Georges Quay, Limerick.

Aimed at guitarists with a basic knowledge of their instrument and with an interest in developing their music, the workshop will run for 1½ hours and will focus on knowledge of the fretboard, chords variations and picking styles. There will also be plenty of time for questions and discussions.

Chris Wood has been playing the guitar and writing songs for nearly 20 years. Absorbing musical ideas from rock, folk, flamenco, blues, classical and African music he has developed his own intricate style of guitar playing and composition. Chris has taught the guitar in various formats for seven years and three years ago founded the Three Songs open mic night in the White House, Limerick. More recently he has been involved in the Limerick Songwriters sessions in the Locke Bar.

During the workshop Chris aims to explain a number of methods for developing standard guitar music and chords into more special and magical arrangements.

Starting time 7.00pm Price €10 Booking advisable email limericksongwriters@gmail.com phone 087 2996409

SongWriter Sessions @ The Locke Bar
Thursday 18th March 2010 9.00pm

The SongWriterSessions@TheLockeBar, continues upstairs at The Locke Bar, George's Quay, Limerick 9.00pm March 18th.

This weeks special guest is singer songwriter John Garvey.

John Garvey is a singer songwriter from Galway. He has been writing and preforming songs for 10 years. He has played in many different venues across Ireland and also internationaly where he was a finalist in the New Zealand National Songwriting competition. In 2005 he entered the International song contest of peace where he won the prize for "best Irish song". He is currently recording and plans to release an album in the summer of 2010.

"His music is passionate and his voice brilliantly evokes the emotion of his songs"
Brent Oliver adjudicator New Zealand National Songwriting competition.

All types of music and singers are welcome, a limited amount of instruments will be available for use on the night.

The evening will features songwriters doing short sets of two or three songs. There will also be an opportunity for getting a YouTube video of your performance made free of charge and uploaded to our site. Performances will also be recorded and broadcast as a Podcast at a later date. Host for the sessions are songwriters Brian Connolly, Chris Wood and Sean MacLeod. SongWriter Sessions@The Locke Bar takes place every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Thursday of the month.

If you wish to play contact Brian Connolly at limericksongwriters@gmail.com to book a spot or turn up on the night. Further details can be got at www.myspace.com/limericksongwriters or from http://limericksongwriters.blogspot.com http://www.youtube.com/limericksongwriters http://www.lockebar.com

All are welcome those who wish to perform or just listen. Free admission and free finger food.

Download The Latest Session of 11th March 2010

Listen again to the latest session from the Limerick SongWriters @ The Locke Bar with guest Donnacha Toomey (www.donnachatoomey.com)

Click here:

http://www.4shared.com/file/240362725/9a974961/LS_Donnacha_Toomey_2.html

Slide Show Limerick SongWriter Session 11th Mar 2010

SongWriter Sessions @ The Locke Bar
Thursday 11th March 2010 9.00pm

The SongWriterSessions@TheLockeBar, continues upstairs at The Locke Bar, George's Quay, Limerick 9.00pm March 11th.

This weeks special guest is singer songwriter Donnacha Toomey.

Donnacha Toomey is an Irish singer songwriter and guitarist originally from County Limerick. Having played in a number of bands primarily as a songwriter/guitarist he has adopted a solo approach in recent years.

Following solo appearances at "Spirit of Voice" in Galway, "Exile on South Main St." in Wexford and the "Limerick Acoustic Guitar Festival" Donnacha has shared the stage with a number of international performers including Gordon Giltrap, Sheila Chandra and Clive Carroll.
Donnacha has recently released "Carnival of Colours" an album that has already received much interest for its "judiciously crafted songs" and musicianship.

The album has received extensive airplay on well established RTE and BBC radio shows as well as a number of US folk stations. "Carnival of Colours" has allowed Toomey's sound to evolve even further, featuring acoustic tracks, a number of full band arrangements and instrumentals.

In 2005 Donnacha released "Reasons" a collection of songs which serves as an introduction to his rootsy acoustic guitar driven songs.

"Thoughtful, intelligent songs-finely arranged and tastefully produced. Superb musicianship from a talented singer-songwriter...I want to hear more"
PJ CURTIS- Producer, Broadcaster and Writer

As Usual all aspiring songwriters are invited to attend and play there songs in front of a live audience. All types of music and singers are welcome, a limited amount of instruments will be available for use on the night.

The evening will features songwriters doing short sets of two or three songs. There will also be an opportunity for getting a YouTube video of your performance made free of charge and uploaded to our site. Performances will also be recorded and broadcast as a Podcast at a later date. Host for the sessions are songwriters Brian Connolly, Chris Wood and Sean MacLeod. SongWriter Sessions@The Locke Bar takes place every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Thursday of the month.

If you wish to play contact Brian Connolly at limericksongwriters@gmail.com to book a spot or turn up on the night. Further details can be got at www.myspace.com/songwritersessions or from http://songwriters.blogspot.com http://www.youtube.com/limericksongwriters http://lockebar.com

All are welcome those who wish to perform or just listen. Free admission and free finger food.