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Sligo Live Arrivals
October 27 - October 30
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In association with IMRO and LookWest.ie, Sligo Live is proud to present their 2017 Arrivals programme, featuring emerging artists playing live in intimate venues right on the Wild Atlantic Way.
Under the banner of ‘Arrivals’, each year Sligo Live welcomes some of the best emerging talent on the music scene to Sligo, in a series of intimate gigs held in city-centre venues around Sligo throughout the festival weekend. The 2017 Arrivals line-up welcomes artists from across the indie, roots and folk music spectrum with performers from across Ireland. Arrivals gigs are free to the general public and festival goers are encouraged to arrive early as space is limited. The Full details of the Arrivals line-up, including links to the artists, dates, times and venues around Sligo is available at sligolive.ie/arrivals or in the Sligo Live brochures now available in pubs, shops and eateries around Sligo town.
The concerts are on from Friday, October 27 to Monday, October 30. The Arrivals programme this year includes:
Between the Leaves
Elaine and Kevin O’Gorman are ‘Between The Leaves’ an ‘original two-piece’ from Strandhill County Sligo. Currently working on their debut album, their musical style is influenced by a variety of genres brought together in their own distinctive blend of acoustic-based alternative folk.
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Glass Wings
Stephen Jones began Glass Wings in early 2016 as his first solo project, and an outlet for a growing back catalogue of original music. Since then he has been working quietly, to refine his set and prove that the art of simply writing a great song is still very much alive. He is passionate about crafting melodies that command attention with their simplicity, and delivering them in a manner that lives long in the memory.
Tenekee Station
Brother and sister, singers Colin & Nicola Gillen perform original songs from the transatlantic Irish-American folk & Country Roots tradition – music passed down through the generations. Influences include artists such as Paul Brady, Maura O’Connell, Van Morrison, Planxty and John Prine.
Lemoncello
Laura Quirke (guitar, vocals) and Claire Kinsella (cello, vocals) started performing together while studying music and languages in Maynooth University. Their thoughtfully crafted lyrics sung in harmony, combined with cello and guitar instrumentation create a rooted original sound. LemonCello draw from a wide range of influences including traditional and alternative folk music, jazz, pop, blues and classical music. The result is music described by Remy’s Music Blog as “soothing for the soul, and impeccably performed on their respective instruments”.
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Alan Finan
Alan Finan is a singer/songwriter who hails from the north west of Ireland. Weaving intricate guitar melodies with thoughtful lyricism, he has crafted a distinct sound embedded with electronic textures. After an appearance at Other Voices last year Alan returned to the studio to shape and inspire his debut release.The Undwelling EP will be released in January 2018.
Dean Gurrie
Sligo native Dean Gurrie released his debut album “The Calling” in 2016 and has been touring since – gracing festival and event stages around the country, including Sea Sessions, Live On Air, The Hawk’s Well and The Model. Dean is well known to local music fans for his passionate vocal delivery and rhythmic guitar style.
Leila Jane
Leila Jane grew up in both London and Donegal. She began writing songs at age 15 after listening to the full recordings of the 1930’s blues player Robert Johnson. After an appearance at the Cambridge folk festival in 2013, Leila Jane was described as ‘’Somewhere between Janis Joplin and Sandy Denny’’. In 2015 she received the Imelda May scholarship to study songwriting at BIMM Dublin.
Harry Bird and the Rubber Wellies
Original, entertaining and thought provoking, the Rubber Wellies are a travelling folk oufit like few others. Based in the Basque Country, Ireland and UK they are a touring collective skippered by singersongwriter and circus musician Harry Bird and multi-instrumentalist and composer Christophe Capewell.
Telephone Explosions
Inspired by number stations, hidden transmissions and unbroken codes, Telephone Explosions are ambient dream-pop duo Dolores Fogarty and Adrian Mee. Formed in Maynooth in 2016 Telephone Explosions played Electric Picnic on the Body&Soul stage in September 2017 and plan to release their debut album in early 2018.
Chosen as new Irish artist of the week – Nialler9, Irish Times Culture.
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Cian Rock
Cian rock is a singer songwriter based in Manorhamilton, Co.Leitrim. He creates an alternative indie/folk/rap/rock style of music and has a unique use of finger-picking. “Another way ” was Cian’s first single which attracted a lot of attention on YouTube and Spotify. Cian is currently working on his debut EP.
DAY BY DAY LINEUP:
Friday 27th October
1PM CAFÉ VICTOR / Between the Leaves
4PM SWEET BEAT / Glass Wings
6pm SULLIVAN’S ON THE MALL / Tenekee Station
Saturday 28th October
11AM LYONS CAFÉ / Lemoncello
12:30 HEART’S DESIRE / Alan Finan
2PM LILLY & LOLLIES / Dean Gurrie
4PM KATE’S KITCHEN / Leila Jane
6PM SULLIVAN’S ON THE MALL / Harry Bird and the Rubber Wellies
Sunday 29th October
1.30PM THE MODEL – Telephone Explosions
Monday 30th October
4PM CAFÉ OSTA / Cian Rock
