Check out our Summer edition of the Space Inside magazine. Lots inside including saying goodbye to long-time editor Carol Boland, features on the Americana Festival in Greystones and, Wicklow band Lemon Kush as well as reviews and much more!

Carol Boland hands over the reins

Hi all,
After nine years of feeding, burping and winding my 'baby' it is time for me to cut the cord. It has been a pleasure working with so many talented performers over the years and I shall miss the buzz of Tuesday Live Nights and the wonderful audiences who were always so respectful of the singers, dancers, poets and musicians. But my life has taken another direction and Tuesdays now take me to Kilkenny to further my studies and my wish to become a Poetry Therapist..

I have no doubt that the excellent team who remain on board the Space Inside will bring new ideas and fresh minds to the evenings and I look forward to dropping in whenever it is possible.

Many thanks again for all the support over the years. Best wishes to the team and here's to another nine years of keeping the arts alive in Wicklow.

Kind Regards
Carol Boland

Open Mic Live Night Tues 4 June 2013

It's the last session of our 2012/3 season and it's an Open Mic session.

Come along early and find the person with the clipboard.

We have already heard from a film maker, a writers' group and a singer songwriter so make sure
your name in on the list!

Doors open 8pm.

Live Night Tues 7 May 2013

Zoryanna Tribal Dancers. The Zoryanna are a Tribal and Fusion Bellydance troupe based in Dublin. They come from all corners of the world and bring together a wealth of experience and variety of backgrounds. They love sharing our dance with the world.

The Zoryanna is directed by former member of Rashani World Fusion - Ronelle Tibaldi. They teach and perform throughout Ireland spreading their passion for bellydance. www.thezoryanna.com

Eva O’Gorman, from Glenealy, was one of our first performers at the Space Inside — 9 years ago. A wonderful harpist, in 2010 she wowed the President, Mary McAleese, with her rendition of Chanson dans la nuit.

WoodLark were formed in 2011 by Kate Gisbourne, an actress from England, and Michael Jordan, a Wicklow native and experienced musician. They soon began to write their own material and now have a very strong set of songs, variously described as folky, bluesy and countryish! They have played extensively around Wicklow, supporting Leslie Dowdall and Hazel O' Connor, appeared on East Coast radio and are looking forward to their headlining date at The Grand Social in March. At time of writing they are working on their first EP "Cross my Heart and Hope to Die.” 

Annie Graham is a singer/songwriter from Wicklow. Hers is a very eclectic style ranging from indie rock to bluegrass to electronic/pop. She has released one album and two EPs with her band Aphrodite Lion (www.aphroditelion.bandcamp.com). She is interested in creating interesting song structures that don't compromise melody or emotion. On the night, she will be playing some of her new songs with the help of Alecktic Blankets' member Meg Evans and bluegrass aficionado (and memeber of the Big Muddy and The New Peasants) Conor O'Donnell.

The Space Inside Arts Mag Spring '13

Spanish Live Night Tues 2nd April 2013

It's Spanish Night at the Space Inside Live Night!

Nathalie Moyano Gonzalez is a flamenco aficionado by heritage. She is co-founder and director of  Peña Flamenca El Indalo, which promotes flamenco in Ireland. The group runs the Dublin Flamenco School and  the Dublin Flamenco Festival. Nathalie will be joined by members of her school, Andrea, Laura y Damian, for a showcase performance, and  by Kini, a young boy from Sevilla who will also join in the dancing.

José de la María is a Flamenco guitarist. José is originally from Málaga and he moved to Dublin in 2011 when he joined Peña Flamenca El Indalo. 

Details of the school and festival can be found on

http://www.dublinflamencofestival.com/el-indalo/flamenco-school

Eamon Sweeney was awarded the first musicology PhD to be accredited by DIT  Conservatory of Music and Drama. He has performed on stage, radio and TV both as a solo artist and with various ensembles including the National Symphony Orchestra and National Concert Orchestra. Eamon is also one half of the group Tonos  that specializes in a blend of Irish and European music from the 16thto 18th centuries – mixing musical flavours from the wider Traditional Irish, Celtic and Spanish Traditions. The Spanish word ‘tonos’ translates as ‘tone.’ 

http://www.tonos.ie/eamon-sweeney.html

Maria Scanlon, a fluent Spanish (and French) speaker, will be reading from the great Chilean poet and politician Pablo Neruda's Twenty Love Poems VEINTE POEMAS DE AMOR Y UNA CANCÍON in Spanish. People may also have heard of Neruda from the famous Italian film 'Il Postino' which is a fictional story but uses the real-life figure of Neruda as one of its central characters.

IRISH LIVE NIGHT - TUES 5 March 2013

A Paddy’s Session


In this month of St. Patrick's Day, our Live Night session has an Irish theme.

WicklowTrad will feature local musicians, many of whom are All-Ireland champions, all of whom combine to provide an evening of lively music, song and dance. They're young, energetic, and play trad music in a way that has an appeal way beyond the trad music scene.

You will also hear some of the best of Irish poetry written by the likes of Yeats and Kavanagh and some sean nos singing and dancing that will make Wicklow Sailing Club rock. Check out details of WicklowTrad and their regular sessions in Wicklow Town at www.WicklowTrad.com and Facebook.com/WicklowTrad.

 Seamus Byrne, known as Brother Seamus, is a composer and performer and tours internationally giving celtic music concerts and sharing a gentle, profound spirituality. Seamus plays Irish Flute, Whistles, Apache Spirit Flute and Bodhrán and sings in the beautiful, melodic Irish style, a style that is a healing balm for listeners. His various CDs can be purchased at www.brotherseamus.ie





Breffni Carroll lives in Wicklow Town. He plays the guitar and tin whistle and is a lover of Irish music. We welcome him back to the Space Inside and look forward to hearing him play once again.


The evening will also feature a selection of favourite poems by Irish poets including Kavanagh and Yeats.