Limerick Songwriters@Foley's Bar Thurs 28th Apr 2011

Limerick SongWriters @ Foley's Bar (Upstairs), Limerick
Thursday 28th APRIL 2011 9.00pm

Special Guests this week are Barry Hawk and Ray Beggan.

Barry Hawk is a singer songwriter from Cork.

Ray Beggan is songwriter/producer from Dublin.

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 21st Apr 2011

Limerick SongWriters @ Foley's Bar, Limerick
Thursday 21st APRIL 2011 9.00pm

The SongWriterSessions continues upstairs at Foley's Bar, Sarsfield Street, Limerick 9.00pm April 21st

Special Guest this week is Vincent lynch.

Vincent Lynch is a singer, songwriter & musician, based in Cork, Ireland and has exploded onto the Irish music scene in the past 6 months. Keeping in mind Vincent has only been writing original material since february 2008, his catalogue has risen to over 350 original pieces, and has had his work showcased to some of the biggest names in the recording industry.

His unique vocals and astounding chord work has gained him notarity amongst his peers. His debut album is being recorded in June 2011 with some seasoned Irish musicians lending their talents to the album! This year is heating up already with a number of local gigs as well as a few more confirmed around ireland. 2011 gonna be a big year for Vincent!

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 Thurs 14th April 2011

Limerick SongWriters @ Foley's Bar, Limerick Thursday 14th APRIL 2011 9.00pm

The SongWriterSessions continues upstairs at Foley's Bar, Sarsfield Street, Limerick 9.00pm April 14th

Special Guest this week are Twitch & Bow. Twitch and bow are a new outfit from Co Clare, comprising Vinny Tierney and Chris Wood.

Vinny Tierney has been writing song's for about 6 year's. His influences range from 1920's jazz and big band and ends up in current artists like Aphextwin or Mick Flannery. Renounded for his ear catching melodies Vinny songs reflect real life and some of them have a topical bent to them.

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.

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 14th April 2011

Limerick SongWriters @ Foley's Bar, Limerick Thursday 7th APRIL 2011 9.00pm The SongWriterSessions continues upstairs at Foley's Bar, Sarsfield Street, Limerick 9.00pm Special Guest this week is rocker Mark O'Connor. Limerick musician, producer, writer and performer Mark O'Connor performs at this weeks Limerick Songwriter Session in Foley's bar...don't miss it! He ran the legendary Balls of Iron Studios in Limerick. Nearly every Limerick band and the Outonalimb roster has recorded there. He has played bass/guitar/keys/drums/sang with many Limerick acts including Veneer, Moonboot, Tooth and Golf. He has been involved with many campaigns with Gluaiseacht including demonstrating in Genoa G8, Fasslane, Sellafield and Rossport. And hangin' with Noam Chomsky... He has been a member of the AMC. He's 30 something and should really know better. 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 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