Entertaining Sligo
CARRICK WATER FESTIVAL
The highlight of the Festival and in their only Irish summer show of 2017, The Waterboys play the Landmark Central on Sunday 16th July. A unique magic between Mike Scott and Steve Wickham and their strong connections to the North West of Ireland make this concert a rare treat for Carrick- on- Shannon.
From the Celtic, gospel, country and rock on the classic Fisherman’s Blues, to the rootsy, funky Modern Blues, a night with The Waterboys is a night not to be missed!
Sligo based musician Steve Wickham has been described as “the best rock fiddler in the world - he beats them all.”
“People should expect the unexpected from The Waterboys,” says Mike Scott. …
Joining Mike Scott on vocals, guitar and piano, Steve Wickham on electric fiddle, are great Memphis keyboard player and showman Brother Paul, ace drummer Ralph Salmins, legendary Muscle Shoals bassman David Hood and sharp Austin guitarist Zach Ernst.
Each day of the Festival from 12th – 16th July 2017 opens with lunchtime entertainment offering concerts from award winning classical musicians Jessie de Bellis and South Korean born Young-Choon Park to the hilariously funny multi- instrumentalists and comic performers The Von Drip Duo.
Something for every age to start the day. Evening shows bring to town some of Ireland’s foremost contemporary music with Crash Ensemble while all lovers of operetta and the Silver Screen will enjoy “Will You Remember?” a Celebration of MGM legends Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy.
The Dublin Gospel Choir completes the evening line- up with the music continuing at the Late Night Festival Club on Friday and Saturday .
An outdoor screening of Song of the Sea with Kila, Festival favourites; Jazz cruises on the Moon River, workshops for aspiring musicians and craft makers, a vintage market and much more, Carrick- on- Shannon will entertain you each and all day of The Carrick Water Music Festival 12th - 16th July.
See the full programme at www.carrickwatermusicfestival.com
SLIGO JAZZ FESTIVAL
The festival encompasses Europe’s biggest and best jazz summer school with over 100 participants each year, and this year’s faculty of musicians is the biggest SJP has ever had, with 23 international and Irish musicians giving workshops and playing concerts for six days from 25- 30 July.
This year’s festival theme is Fusion, highlighting the plethora of musical styles that make up the jazz planet.
2017 Sligo Jazz Artist- in- Residence, UK saxophonist/ rapper Soweto Kinch’s swaggering Bebop/ Freestyle Rap/ HipHop mix and LA- based Aussie drummer Virgil Donati’s jazz- metal fusion will add a lot of spice to the more conventional jazz flavours you’ll sample on this very special week.
Fabulous female jazz performers abound, with vocal jazz from Liane Carroll, Sara Colman and Emilia Martensson, who are joined for the first time in Sligo by trombonist Shannon Barnett and saxophonist Meilana Gillard.
As always with SJP, there are many firsts. So for the first time we team up with the Yeats Summer School and the Hawk’s Well Theatre in co- presenting a night of Yeats- inspired jazz featuring vocalist Christine Tobin’s Sailing to Byzantium.
We’ll have the SJP All Stars on Friday this year and two action- packed shows of Kieran Quinn’s Themed night number 18 too! What’s not to like?
Tickets from the Hawk’s Well Theatre 071 9161518 More info at sligojazz.ie
CAIRDE ONE WORLD DISCO
As part of this year’s Cairde Festival, One World Disco with DJ Will Softly returns to the Hawk’s Well Theatre on Wednesday 12th of July from 3 to 4.30 pm.
Always a festival favourite, kids will shake, move, wiggle and bounce to the sounds of Will who has inspired kids from all over Ireland to shake their thang at festivals including Electric Picnic, Body & Soul & many more.
Tickets are € 4 ( plus € 1 Hawk’s Well Renovation fee) and are available from the Hawk’s Well Theatre box office on 071 9161518.
OX MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE
Ox Mountain Adventure Camp in South Sligo will be running summer camps from July 18- 21 and July 25- 28. There will be lots of forest activities, archery and fire building. The cost is € 60 and is suitable for children from the age of 8 and upwards. For more information contact oxmountaincamp@gmail.com.