Limerick SongWriters@Foleys Thurs 2nd June 2011

Limerick SongWriters @ Foley's Bar, Limerick
Thursday 2nd JUNE 2011 9.00pm

Special Guest this week is Seamus Fogarty.

'Songwriter and musician Seamus Fogarty describes his music as a "mongrel breed of folk, country and blues". Over the years, Fogarty has played with people like John Martyn, Mark Eitzel of American Music Club, James Yorkston and many artists off the illustrious Scottish micro-indie record label Fence Records.
He has produced a number of EPs over the last two years to coincide with various festival appearances in Scotland and England and an album featuring a host of amazing musicians from Ireland and the UK is forthcoming. On hearing one of his EPs Jo Goode of BBC 6 music was led to comment on air that it was 'absolutely lovely'. However when said EP was posted to her, she never played it - this may or may not be because the CD was wrapped in a brown paper bag.'

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@Foley's bar 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@Foleys Thurs 26th May 2011

Limerick SongWriters @ Foley's Bar, Limerick
Thursday 26th MAY 2011 9.00pm

Special Guest this week is CHRIS WOOD & HIS GUITAR ORCHESTRA.


Chris Wood has put together a group of guitar players and we will be playing some special arangements of a few of his songs. The Idea came about to have extra layers of music in what are already quite intricate and established tunes. ISo hegot to work and added in more guitar lines to produce a gorgeous sound. This gig should be of interest to anyone who has enjoyed Chris's music so far and also to any of you guitar enthusiasts out there

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@Foley's bar 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 19th May 2011

Limerick SongWriters @ Foley's Bar, Limerick
Thursday 19th MAY 2011 9.00pm

Special Guest is Sean MacLeod & Friends.

Sean Macleod started his songwriting career with Dublin based band Cisco back in the early 90s.The band released two singles and an EP( produced by Paul Barrett of U2 and the Stunning fame) in the late 90s to critical acclaim in both Ireland and England. After the group split in 2000 Sean began a solo career and produced an EP -Beautiful Star and an Album Musics on Black background.

In 2004 Sean finished a masters degree in Music and Media Technology in Trinity College after which he set up his own production company and sound engineering school ‘Sonic Eye Media’. Sonic Eye Media produced and promoted a large section of Dublin’s local bands and singer song writers, including Doug Sheridan, Wallmark and Kevin Barry as well as providing the music and soundscapes for a number of independent films and documentaries.

Further details: Tel 087 2996409 or email limericksongwriters@gmail.com

Limerick SongWriters@Foley's Bar Thurs 12th May 2011

Limerick SongWriters @ Foley's Bar, Limerick
Thursday 12th MAY 2011 9.00pm

Special Guest this week are SIZE2SHOES.

Brothers Eoin and Moley O Súilleabháin are singers and Size2Shoes is their acoustic pop band. The duo present a unique and quirky contemporary Irish sound that deftly mixes rap, vocal percussion and virtuoso guitars with sharp double vocals and a huge dollop of humour. The Size2Shoes experience is, in the main, tongue in cheek, an exercise in fun. Their second album is due for release shortly following on their successful first album Size2Shoes.
They have had the opportunity to perform all over the world and in much esteemed company. Size2shoes have recorded with Sinead O'Connor and have performed with The Chieftains, Donal Lunny, Julie Feeney, Brian Kennedy and a host of others. They are also featuring in Steven Spielberg's forthcoming film 'War Horse'.
Size2Shoes are simply good old fashioned entertainment!
"Size2Shoes...fits all!" - Steven Spielberg

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@Foley's bar 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, Limerick
Thursday 5th MAY 2011 9.00pm

The SongWriterSessions continues upstairs at Foley's Bar, Sarsfield Street, Limerick 9.00pm May 5th

Special Guest this week is American singer songwriter Jonathan Shadel


American singer-songwriter Jonathan Shadel performs indie pop music informed both by the melodic greats of the last century as well as the forward thinking realms of electronica. He produces and performs his brand of electropop under the moniker Sun Darling, a name borrowed from the medieval masque The Sun's Darling which chronicle's the Sun's child as he searches the earth for a cure to his melancholy. Shadel's music received an underground buzz when his last band's experimental pop single was featured in New York's Filter Magazine sampler. With a revived love for icons such as Cat Stevens, Brian Wilson, and George Harrison, Shadel the new year has found Shadel beginning to actively release and perform his solo material. His most recent release is a charity EP to benefit the Red Cross' efforts in Japan. IndieVisionMusic describes the release To Japan, With Love!: "A paralyzing amount of heart and emotion is put into the music and lyrics." Shadel will perform acoustic arrangements of his more recent compositions. More of his music can be heard at www.sundarling.com

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@Foley's bar 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