Jan Open Mic Live Night Update

Eva O'Gorman

A big thank-you to all those brave souls that strutted their stuff at our Open Mic Live Night:
Tim Kavanagh, Martin Swords, Edward Ryan, Conor Bowman, Celine, Carol Boland, Robert Cooper, Ganesh and Rachael Kerrigan.

Thanks also to our Special Guest, Eva O'Gorman - wonderful harpist - who comes back in June '11.

Live Night Tuesday 4 January

Open Mic Night

With Special Guest Eva O'Gorman - harpist

Musicians, poets and singers are welcome to strut their stuff on the Space Inside’s stage.
Maybe you have already performed at a Live Night or are just gathering up your courage to perform that special song or poem. Either way, you can take one minute or ten of centre stage
- the choice is yours.

Always an appreciative audience at the Space Inside, you will not find a friendlier space to perform. To ensure a spot, come early and give your name to the person with the clipboard.

Space Inside Spring '11 Issue

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Space Inside Arts Journal Spring'11

Live Night January 2011

Welcome the New Year in at the Space Inside on tuesday 4th January.

Performers to be confirmed

The Show Goes On

Despite the artic weather we are having, our December Live Night is going ahead.

Unfortunately, members of Catch the Moon are stuck in Cork but will be with us in February instead.

Joe O'Connor will fill the third slot. Thanks Joe

Live Night - Tuesday 7th December '10

Robyn Kavanagh is 23 years old and lives in Wicklow Town. She is probably best known for her appearance on the popular RTE talent show, You’re a Star, when she was runner up. That was three years ago and since then she has been taking a break from the music. That was until recently, when she acquired a manager.

Robyn is currently working on her own music and learning to play guitar. ‘I have been writing my own songs for the last 3 years,’ she says, ‘and my aim is to get signed to a label and hopefully make the charts.’

 Robyn’s sound is new age soul with mild rock influences and a hint of rhythm and blues. Her backing band for the night is the three Meakin brothers - Sounds interesting and not to be missed!


Avoca. Sean Olohan and Simon Keogh are welcome back to the Space Inside. The guys have been performing together for longer than they care to remember. Much of their time is spent giging all over Europe, and Switzerland is like a second home to them.

In March they launched their newest song “ The man who reached the sky” a song about Charles Barrington from Bray who was the first person to climb the Eiger. During St. Patricks weekend, the band also launched another song in France called “ A french connection” which will be used as the anthem for the twinning of Wicklow and Montigny. Always a toe-tapping evening when Avoca take the stage at the Space Inside.

Joe O' Connor. Joe has been steadily making his way through the Irish music scene over the past few years sharing the bill with such acts as Sinead O' Connor, Chip Taylor and Paddy Casey to name but a few. Whether playing with his Blues/Rock outfit Kill Man Ten, on his own, or with his brand new outfit Joe O' Connor & The Mercenaries, his shows are always full of smokey Southern vocals and bluesy soulful guitar playing. His new independent release will feature such live favorites as 'Blonde Haired Blues' and 'Sober St.' Joe O' Connor & The Mercenaries' new E.P. "Electric Lemonade" will be released early 2011 and can be sampled at www.myspace.com/joeoconnorsounds. www.myspace.com/killmanten


 

November Live Night

Tuesday 2nd November 2010 at 8pm
Join us for another top  lineup for our November Live Night


Étoile de la Mer

  Étoile de la Mer is the stage name of Maria Scanlon, an experienced dancer who also teaches Shape up With Belly dance in the FYI Dance Club in Wicklow Town.
The Bellydance is uniquely designed for the female body and is a dance characterized by sinuous hip, abdominal and arm movements.

Étoile de la Mer will hypnotise us with her mystical performances of Oriental Fusion bellydance. She will be joined on the night by Estrella del Mar, another captivating bellydance performer.

Bellydance classes are held in the FYI Dance Club is held on the South Quay every Thursday morning at 10am.


Josh Johnston
  We welcome back Josh Johnston to the Space Inside. Josh studied Popular Music in the University of Salford, graduating as a pianist, band leader and composer. He is well-known as a versatile musician.

Josh was pianist in the band of Birr singer/ songwriter Roesy for six years, performed on stage and recorded with Kila, Declan O’Rourke, Stewart Agnew, SJ McArdle, NoelieMcDonnell, Irish tenor Karl Scully and others. He is the resident organist at the Unitarian Church in Dublin.

He released his first solo CD, Three Friends in 2000, and a duo disc with jazz (and classical) violinist David MacKenzie. His latest CD, Asylum Harbour, is out now.

 Ronan Swift

Ronan was born in 1972 in Dublin, Ireland, the year Al Blue Lewis fought Ali in a bout of Gaelic Boxing at Croker and came second. He has been a schoolboy, a schoolmaster, a window cleaner & a gardener.
His tunes are adorned by a dedicated gang of selfless musicians - Eoin O’Brien (electric guitar - Kíla, Clay Dolls), Josh Johnston (piano & keyboards - Roesy, SJ McArdle), Bill Blackmore (trumpet - Trihornophone) and Malachy Robinson (double bass - Irish Chamber Orchestra) are the core band. The same group of musicians have come together to help Ronan produce both his debut CD Farewell Future Wives (2009) and his 2nd CD A Whinbush Backwards (due for release April 2011).

His rare live performances with the same band usually take place in Dublin, Ireland. There's one lined up for December 2010 - date to be announced.