23rd June 2011 9.00pm Special Guest Donnacha Toomey.
Donnacha Toomey is an Irish singer songwriter and guitarist originally from County Limerick. Donnacha is currently completing his second album entitled "Level Crossing" for release shortly. "Duty Free", his first single from the album is due for release in July 2011.
His debut album "Carnival of Colours" (2009) received much interest for its "judiciously crafted songs" and musicianship. It was a regular feature on established RTE and BBC radio shows as well as a number of US folk stations.
"Carnival of Colours"-"Dappled jazz inflections, razor sharp melody, delightfully intricate guitar & trumpet set this collection apart from it's attention seeking peers" THE IRISH TIMES
In 2005 Donnacha released "Reasons" a collection of songs which serves as an introduction to his rootsy acoustic guitar driven songs.
"Reasons"-"Thoughtful, intelligent songs-finely arranged & 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 feature open-mic 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
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