Sheila and Mike in Concert

A well known quote says “A great song should lift your heart, warm the soul and make you feel good” and that is the aim of well known entertainers Sheila Fitzgerald and Mike Sheehan when they perform in Concert at the Cultúrlann, Newmarket, on Saturday, May 27th.

In collaboration with the Bealtaine Festival and also to mark the release of a new single and video, the couple are delighted to bring their show to a local audience in their native North Cork.

“We have had lots of requests during the past six months to stage a Concert at the Cultúrlann so we are really looking forward to meeting everyone and treating our audience to a wonderful evening of country, Irish and gospel music and songs” Sheila said.

The couple will also welcome a series of special guests on the night; Award winning Scottish singer Johnny Bremner who will travel to Ireland for the Concert has toured extensively both around his native Scotland and Ireland over an illustrious career which has spanned four decades.

Peadar O’ Donovan from west Cork who will also be on stage on the night, is well known to audiences throughout Ireland and has received extensive airplay over the years with a series of hit singles.

Sheila is also delighted to have her friends from Boherbue Parish Choir performing at the Concert. In 2021, the choir joined Sheila and Mike to record a single and video of "Silver & Gold" which went on to air regularly on many country music TV stations globally.

Based in Ballydesmond, Sheila and Mike are veterans of the music scene and are well known throughout Ireland and further afield. They have toured regularly in England, Scotland and Wales and have also entertained audiences in the U.S.A., France and South Africa. Two weeks ago, Sheila and Mike were honoured to perform a set of Irish themed songs for President Higgins and his wife Sabina at Arás an Uachtaráin.

The couple have released countless albums, singles and videos, and many of Sheila’s songs have featured on Sky TV Country Music Shows.

The couple are both multi instrumentalists; Sheila plays Keyboards, Guitar and Button Accordion while Mike plays Guitar, Keyboards, Piano Accordion, and Mandolin. Their renditions of many country songs and Irish ballads in harmony have proved hugely popular with audiences in many countries.

Having recorded several Irish themed songs and gospel numbers over the past few years, Sheila and Mike have just released a Country Duet entitled "Kick up the Dust".

In addition, due to numerous requests from Kanturk people everywhere, she has just recorded a new video of the "Banks of Brogeen".

For additional information about the forthcoming Concert, contact Sheila at 087 9724878 or email sheilah2h@gmail.com

Sheila Fitzgerald and Mike Sheehan pictured with Sabina Higgins and President Higgins after performing a set of Irish themed songs for the gathering at Arás an Uachtaráin recently. Photo by Seán Radley