Gorey Guardian

S to performat festival

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Carter is a sensation in Ireland where he outsold One Direction, Pharrell Williams and Michael Buble, and became the first country act to reach number one in the Irish charts in 2013 after Garth Brooks, six years before. He topped the charts with his fifth album ‘Where I Wanna Be’ which features his unique blend of Celtic, country and pop! Not bad for the cherubic former head choir boy who sang for Pope John Paul ll in Rome.

Jimmy Buckley’s career is going from strength to strength and he is destined to be a huge star. He is already one of the top entertaine­rs in Ireland, and his ambition is to conquer the English Country Market, not ruling out Europe. Following numerous visits across the water to England, Jimmy is building up a large fan base and his concerts and dances are always sold out.

Cliona Hagan’s amazing talents has also brought her to the small screen hosting her very own Country Music Show ‘Keltic Country Ireland’ every Thursday 9pm on Sky Channel 238. Numerous appearance­s on RTE, TV3, TG4 and Irish TV bringing her special brand of country music to the masses.

Lee Matthews has some big hits. He released his new single ‘ The Farmer Wants A Wife’ which has real fun story behind it. The song is a tribute to all the farming and country folks who are loyal supporters of country music. Since Lee released the award-winning album ‘It’s A Great Day To Be Alive’ he has not been idle, working behind the scenes on several new singles and this new song is one of two great summer singles on the way.

Mike Denver, known as ‘ The Galway Boy’, is one of Ireland’s top entertaine­rs, having this year celebrated 13 years in the entertainm­ent scene. He is regarded as the best band for dancing with a 2.5 hour high energy show featuring all of his hits, ‘Wasn’t that

Cliona Hagan

a Party’, ‘ Tommy K’, ‘Galway Girl’, ‘Paddy ‘, ‘Hills of Donegal’ his Rockabilly selection and his current Single ‘My Oklahoma Home ‘.

Gates open for the festival at 11 a.m. with music starting from 1pm to 7pm. There is ample free parking, a large dancefloor, and food and beverage facilities available on-site including a barbecue.

Two private bus companies who are providing transport to the festival as follows: Billy O Brien Bus Hire, Ballycogle­y at 087 2501438 or Markie Sinnott, Clongeen Transport Services at 087 2407755.

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