Feast of music for fans of homegrown talent

Marketplace Theatre, Armagh Tonight, 8pm

This annual reunion tour also visits Londonderry’s Millennium Forum tomorrow and Belfast’s Grand Opera House next Thursday and Friday.

Since the days of their original musical partnership, both artists have enjoyed international success in their respective solo careers, but it was the inspired pairing of these two unique talents in the early Nineties that first caught the imagination of the Irish public.

For details, contact the box office: Marketplace Theatre, tel: 3752 1821 or visit marketplacearmagh.com; Millennium Forum, tel: 7126 4455 or visit millenniumforum.co.uk; Grand Opera House, tel: 9024 1919 or visit goh.co.uk.

Millennium Forum, Londonderry Tonight, 8pm

Now in its sixth year, this annual showcase of local talent features a triple bill with performances by Paul Casey, Paddy Nash and Ports.

Ports returns to showcase brand

Country icon: Charlie Landsborough

new material, while Derry’s finest songsmith, Paddy Nash, also returns with material from his new album, Gate Fever, which has been hailed as a masterpiece by critics and fans.

The musician’s musician, Paul Casey, will again play with his usual down-to earth approach, letting the music take centre stage.

For details, contact the box office on tel: 7126 4455 or visit millenniumforum.co.uk. Millennium Forum, Londonderry Monday, 8pm

Landsborough is often categorised as a country singer, but country music is only one part of his live shows and of his music catalogue ... so, you can expect an evening of ballads, folk, blues and country during this short local tour, which also visits Belfast’s Grand Opera House (Tuesday and Wednesday), Omagh’s Strule Arts Centre (Thursday) and Armagh’s Marketplace Theatre (next Friday).

Winner of Best Songwriter, Best Song, Best Male Vocalist & International Country Album, his talent and chart-topping records received the ultimate recognition in 2011 when he was inducted into the British Country Music Hall of Fame.

For details, contact the box office: Millennium Forum, tel: 7126 4455 or visit millenniumforum.co.uk; Grand Opera House, tel: 9024 1919 or visit goh.co.uk; Strule Arts Centre, tel: 8224 7831 or visit struleartscentre.co.uk; Marketplace Theatre, tel: 3752 1821 or visit marketplacearmagh. com.

Damien Murray