Limerick SongWriters Thurs 28th July 2011

Limerick SongWriters Present
Thurs 28th July 2011 9.00pm
Upstairs@Foley's Bar, Sarsfield St, Limerick

This weeks guest is Limerick's own Woody Guthrie, Paul Russell plus Open-Mic.

Paul Russell has been playing his unique blend of Woody Guthrie and his own songs around the Limerick open-mic scene for the few years. Alwayse a man to try and get the audience involved in the show Paul uses a variety of instruments which members of the audience are encouraged to play.

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

Limerick SongWriters@Foleys Thurs 21st July 2011

Limerick SongWriters Present
Thurs 21st July 2011 9.00pm

Upstairs@Foley's Bar, Sarsfield St, Limerick
Limericks Newest Live Venue For Music & the Arts.

Limerick blues/soul legend Damo Carroll plus Open-Mic.

Damo Carroll is a native of Limerick City. He began playing in local
bars at age sixteen. His influences are blues, soul, country and of
course singer / songwriters. He is essentially a live artist, with no
studio albums to date.

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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Limerick SongWriters@Foley's Bar Thurs 14th July 2011

Limerick SongWriters@Foley's Bar
Thurs 14th July 2011 9.00pm


The series continues upstairs at Foleys Bar, Sarsfield Street, Limerick 9.00pm



This weeks special guest is singer songwriter Paddy Mulcahy

Paddy Mulcahy has been around the Limerick Music scene for the past 5 years. He plays a mixture of his own songs and traditional folk classics from various different countries.
During his time in Limerick he attended the Irish World Music Academy at the University of Limerick and studied a masters in Ethnomusicology. While in UL he started a group called Noland Folk with witch he has since recorded 2 albums and toured all over Europe.
He also promotes music and last year won the “best artist management” A.O.I.F.E. award for booking the music for the Ennistymon Family Festival in Co. Clare.

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. Limerick SongWriter sssions take 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 7th July 2011

Limerick SongWriters@Foley's Bar
Thurs 7th July 2011 9.00pm

Special Guest is John Taylor from Scotland.

John Taylor released his debut album "Bring the stars alive" in jan 2009 and started appearing at acoustic venues and festivals around Scotland,and in 2010 John released his follow up album "A place called paradise" and to promote it he had his first sell out show then headed off on his first Irish tour.John also sighned a deal this year with a large music library that supplies music to all the latest hollywood blockbusters. John has opened up for some great touring acts like madison Violet,Stacey Earl,Sam Carter ,Annie Keating and had his own headline show at this years Glasgow Americana Festival and to end the year off John is playing as part of "A song for autism at St andrews in the square,Glasgow ,work is in progress for John's third album as he continues to carve his name on the tree of folk roots and acoustic music, John's albums are available on itunes .. .. .. .. .... .... .

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

Limerick SongWriters@Foley's Bar Thurs 23rd June 2011

Limerick SongWriters@Foley's Bar Thurs 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

Limerick Songwriters Thurs 9th June 2011

Limerick SongWriters @ Foley's Bar, Limerick
Thursday 9th JUNE 2011 9.00pm

Special Guest this week is BenOit.

A one man champion of acoustic music and vocal experimentation. BenOit plays happy, honest music with a continental feel. Originally from Belgium but resident in Ireland for about 9 years he fuses cafe jazz with urban beat boxing and singing to create a genuinely refreshing sound. Honest lyrics and solid beats are his trademark, winning him fans up and down the country, and resulting in several tv appearances on TG4. Songs such as "Freedom" and "Unique Freak" showcase his strong vocal talent, and relentless striving for individuality in a world of generic singer songwriters. To date BenOit has recorded 2 five track E.P.'s entitled "Smoke gets in you eye" and "Blueprints". He has also featured on the Javas album which he helped produce. Always looking to the future BenOit is constantly exploring and developing new ideas and collaborations.

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 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