Entertaining Sligo
FIRST FORTNIGHT
The Glens Centre, New Line, Manorhamilton is welcoming the First Fortnight Festival for the first time this January.
First Fortnight is a charity that challenges mental health prejudice through the arts each January since 2009.
On Friday 12 January they’re presenting in partnership with IFI National a film called The Drummer & The Keeper, the story of the unlikely friendship formed between two young men.
Gabriel, a reckless young drummer with bipolar disorder, who revels in rejecting society’s rules and Christopher, a 17 year old with Asperger’s Syndrome, who yearns to fit in.
This heartwarming story shows the strength of the human bond in the face of adversity.
Written and directed by Nick Kelly, whose short film Shoe was shortlisted for an Academy Award, The Drummer & The Keeper, was produced by Kate McColgan for Calico Pictures, with support from the Irish Film Board.
The film stars a collection of talented Irish actors including Dermot Murphy ( Raw), Charlie Kelly (The Secret Scripture, Jadotville), Peter Coonan ( What Richard Did, Love/Hate), Aoibhinn McGinnity (Moone Boy, Love/Hate), Annie Ryan (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off ), Niamh Algar ( Without Name) and introducing Jacob McCarthy.
Tickets (¤5) can be booked online at www.theglenscentre.com or by ringing the box office at (071) 9855833.
First Fortnight Festival and Bluestack Records will also present the musical end of the Festival, ‘First Light’ with Adrian Crowley & Nocturnes at 8pm on Saturday 13th January 2018.
First Light is an opportunity to see some of Ireland’s most engaging talent in exciting new locations over the First Fortnight festival.
Dubbed “the best songwriter that no one has heard of ” by legend Ryan Adams in a Rolling Stone interview,
Choice Music Prize winner Adrian Crowley has continually stunned fans and newcomers alike in a career spanning 6 albums. First Light is an unmissable opportunity to see a master in action.
Nocturnes are no ordinary band. Described by The Irish Times as bringing ‘subtle elements of the fantastical’, their new age noir sounds have been in great demand on the festival circuit. One of RTÉ Culture’s favourite groups, Nocturnes are a must-see.
DUETS AT THE WELL
The Hawk’s Well Theatre continues its Duets at the Well series with its next instalment on Sunday the 21st of Janu- ary, featuring Laoise Kelly & Tiarnán O Duinnchinn, harper and piper respectively. This duo have achieved levels of excellence and mastery realised by only a very few musicians. They are regarded by many in the same light as the giants they invoke in their album title, On The Shoulders of Giants.
Throughout her solo career she has recorded on over sixty albums with many of Ireland’s foremost artists including The Chieftains, Christy Moore, Sharon Shannon, Dónal Lunny, Tommy Makem, Matt Molloy, Mary Black, Maighread & Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, Eimear Quinn as well as Kate Bush and American country/ bluegrass icon, Tim O’Brien.
Described by many as being one of the most influential pipers of his generation, Monaghan-born Tiarnán has won four Fleadh Ceoil All-Ireland titles, two Oireachtas titles and the Seán O’Riada Bonn Oir competition. His music has taken him all over the world and he has performed with musicians such as Tommy Peoples, Paul O Shaughnessy, Brian Finnegan, Niall and Cillian Vallely to name a few. Tiarnán toured extensively with Máire Ní Bhraonáin (Clannad) and has recorded two albums with Máire. He has also performed as a guest on many television shows over the years as well as presenting radio and television programmes for BBC, RTE and TG4.
CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH
English singer song-writer, Charlie Landsborough comes to the Hawk’s Well Theatre on Saturday the 20 th of January. Generally recognised and categorised as a country singer, country music is only one part of Charlie’s live shows and music catalogue, with his performances blending a great cross-section of anthem, ballads, blues, country, and folk with a strong and often personal lyric content.
This, mixed with his wit and repartee, has led to a winning formula which has made an impact on so many and fans and fellow artists alike.
Winner of ‘Best Songwriter’, ‘Best Song’, ‘Best Male Vocalist’ & ‘International Country Album’, Charlie’s talent and chart-topping records received the ultimate recognition in 2011 when he was inducted into the British Country Music Hall of Fame.
Tickets:071-91/61518 or buy online at www.hawkswell.com