Glendalough cabaret night raises funds for festive bash
BARRY Kinane was the main performer at a special cabaret night held in aid of the annual senior citizens Christmas party.
The night featured tasty-food combined with some wonderful music.
Each year a fundraising cabaret is held in the Glendalough Hotel to help finance the Roundwood Senior Citizens Christmas party. Last year’s event featured music by Little Apples.
Barry Kinane proved a popular draw and played a wide-selection from his music portfolio. Based in Ballyknockan, Barry used to be a member of the rock band Glyder and toured all over Europe opening for international acts such as Metallica and Thin Lizzy. A turn in musical direction saw Kinane winning the prestigious Sean McCarthy Ballad writing competition in Listowel, County Kerry in 2014. This was followed up with release of ‘ The Hills above the Valley’ in 2015, a collection of musical stories of his home village Ballyknockan, which was acclaimed in Irish music magazine.
This year he released ‘ The Old Grey Cobblestone’ album which is themed around Dublin history and folklore. Kinane’s father’s family lived and worked in that area of Dublin city while Kinane worked there as a tour guide there for two years.