SUNDAY 28th
SUNDAY 28th
Laura Conway
Hologram
2.00pm
Lily's Café
Hyde Bridge
FREE
4.00pm
Laura is a Sligo Songwriter/ Producer/ Multiinstrumentalist whose recent abode has been the Musicians Institute on Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles. She is at home writing symphonies and concertos but her first love is glorious Pop Music.
Music Generation in Sligo-Young Composer 2-5.00pm The Model
Connaughton Road
FREE
Music Generation Sligo Opens the Door to composition and creating music in workshops as part of Sligo Live Festival. An Introduction to Composition will be hosted by newly appointed Composer in Residence Brian Irvine...and your new music piece will be performed that very day. Visit www.musicgenerationsligo.com to register for your space. Music Generation Sligo is a music education service for children and young people in County Sligo.
Rackhouse Pilfer 2.45pm
The Glasshouse Hotel
Hyde Bridge
FREE
A high-octane six-piece Bluegrass and American Roots band. They perform their own unique take on songs from Bruce Springsteen, Ryan Adams, Gillian Welch, Steve Earl and John Hiatt as well as traditional Bluegrass songs and originals. each of the six members sing and there are big harmonies. Line up and instrumentation is Leon Mooney acoustic guitar, harmonica and vocals, Willie Kelly-acoustic guitar, drums and vocals, Les Jones mandolin and vocals, Fiachra Cunningham - fiddle, slide guitar and vocals, Mark Conway - banjo, acoustic guitar and vocals and Duane Gallagher - upright bass and vocals.
FREE
Hologram is a new and exciting band from Belfast fronted by talented singer songwriter Paul Shevlin who recently won the under 19s Brit Awards competition 'Next Brit Thing'. Hologram describe themselves as "piano pop with a kick ". Catchy guitar hooks, soaring harmonies and a big sound are prevalent.
Daithí 5.00pm
Want to be a Composer? Want to write music and get the world performing?
Garavogue
Stephen Street
5th on Teeling Teeling Street
FREE
Daithí uses loopstations, kaoss Pads, synthesizers and drum machines to create a unique and exceptional sound all centered around the Fiddle. Some people call it post trad, others say it is Indie traditional electro math rock looped with a twist, whatever the genre the end result is energetic, loud and a damn good time
Dean Martin Tribute Show 8.00pm
Fiddlers Creek
Stephen Street, Sligo
FREE
Adrian Cullen brings to Fiddlers all the hits of the late great Dean Martin in his one man show. Followed by DJ Des ‘till late