Limerick Songwriters@Foleys Thurs 31st Mar 2011

Limerick Songwriters@Foley's Bar, Limerick

Thurs 31st Mar 2011 9.00pm

This weeks special guest is Mister Ebby from Galway.

Drawing on folk, classical, indie-pop and jazz, mister ebby, a piano-playing songwriter, will enthral with his story-driven style. He spent a number of years playing piano for other people's music, but now he's breaking out on his own with his original, quirky style of songwriting. At times you can hear the classical influence of his piano training, other times his music is closer to artists like Tori Amos or Patrick Wolf, but stylistically he is sometimes hard to pin down. "The songs mostly aren't about me or my life at all. Usually they're stories, or invented characters, or were inspired by novels or other works of art. Of course, there are some deeply personal songs in there too, but I like to leave people guessing as to which is which."

Limerick SongWriters@Foleys Thurs 24th Mar 2011

Limerick SongWriters @ Foley's Bar
Thursday 24th March 2011 9.00pm

The SongWriterSessions continues upstairs at Foley's Bar, Sarsfield Street, Limerick 9.00pm March 24th

Special Guests this week is Eric McGrath.

Eric McGrath was born in Dublin, Ireland, to a Spanish mother and an Irish father, Eric
was exposed to a wide variety of musical influences when growing up;
Antonio Carlos Jobim, Hoagy Carmichael, The Mills Brothers and Ella
Fitzgerald were but a few of the artists regularly heard on the sound
system at home.
After completing an honours degree in Chemistry at University College
Dublin, Eric finally succumbed to his true calling by obtaining a
Masters in Music from Trinity College Dublin.
With poignant lyrics and enticing melodies, a strong sense of
musicianship is immediately apparent. And if that wasn’t enough, every
instrument heard on these recordings (except for drums) is played by
Eric.
Eric was recently a guest on the Pat Kenny show on RTE Radio 1. A wider audience awaits.

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@Foleys takes place every 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

Limerick SongWriters@Foley's Bar Thurs 10th Mar 2011

Limerick SongWriters @ Foley's Bar
Thursday 10th March 2011 9.00pm

The SongWriterSessions continues upstairs at Foley's Bar, Sarsfield Street, Limerick 9.00pm March 10th

Special Guests this week is Nicole Maguire.

Nicole Maguire has been writing music since she was twelve years old. Having her first original gig at fourteen, is wasn't long before Nicole know that her lifelong journey would be in music.
After finishing school, Nicole went on to study Music Management and Sound engineering at Cork's Colaiste Stiofain Naofa. All aspects of the industry were covered here and the course created a deep foundation for Nicole's career.
By the time Nicole was twenty one, she had already released her debut single 'Lipstick Girl' independently. The song received rave reviews all over Ireland as well as 'best single' in independent magazine 'Backstage Traffic'. The Star newspaper stated that "Maguire will make the rest of the country sit up and take notice".
In August 2008, Nicole released her next single 'I'm Gonna Be' and the following March her debut album 'Fight The Score' hit the shelves. Nicole also toured with Nanci Griffith in Febuary and this led her across the water to Nashville for the first time.
To date, Nicole has toured in Europe and America, worked with renowned producers Karl Odlum (The Frames, Gemma Hayes), Ciaran O Shea (Cyclefly) and more recently Nicole has begun working on her new album with Thomm Jutz,
Nanci Griffith's producer and guitarist. She has also written with award winning songwriters from Ireland, the UK and The USA.
2011 will see the release of Nicole's next album.

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@Bentleys takes place every 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

Limerick SongWriters@Foley's Bar Thurs 3rd Mar 2011

Limerick SongWriters @ Foley's Bar
Thursday 3rd March 2011 9.00pm

The SongWriterSession continues upstairs at Foley's Bar, Sarsfield Street, Limerick 9.00pm March 3rd.

Special Guests this week is Alan Keane.

Alan Keane is a singer/songwriter from limerick. He began writing songs 7 years ago while spending some time in Boston and just carried on since then. He is currently playing with limerick 3-piece The Crimson Flames, having played solo and in other outfits for the last few years. His lyrics are quintessentially Irish and the music has a strong focus on melody and harmony, drawing heavily from the raconteurs of the 60's and 70's.The songs as a whole paint a picture of a time and a place rather than the usual i-love-you-baby rubbish that assaults our ears daily. He will be recording an EP later this year and has recently recieved local and national airplay with a Christmas charity single which was in aid of the Crumlin Children's Hospital.

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@Bentleys takes place every 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