The Troubadour Club

Presented by Francie Conway
Venue: The Rose Hotel, Dan Spring Road, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Time: November 25th, 8.30pm ‘till late / Entry: €10
Tickets via Tralee Chamber Alliance (066 712 1472) or on the door

Troubadour Club is a platform and network to connect songwriters, musicians, performers and audiences.
Performing at the Troubadour Club with MC Francie Conway will be:

Martyn Travis

Martyn is from Dunmore East, Co. Waterford.

He describes his music as a mix of folk rock with traditional celtic influences. Most of his songs encompass a true to life lyric about lost love, growing up in Ireland, working as a fisherman, travelling, the environment etc.

“ His alternative folk music maintains a wonderfully distinct musical presence, one that is a treat to listen to.”
(Heath Andrews, Music Critic 106VIC Radio, New York.)

Martyn is a well travelled musician, having spent considerable time, learning his trade across Ireland, Europe, the USA and the UK, playing an eclectic mix of venues, ranging from theatres and bars to festivals.

In 2013 Martyn Travis released the critically acclaimed album “Survivin’”.

“With ‘Survivin’, Martyn Travis has created an Irish Folk record that stands out from the crowd.”
(Americana UK, the home of Americana, alt-country and alt-folk.)

Many of Martyn’s songs have been recorded by other artists and he truly believes:

“As a songwriter, the highest honour has to be when someone takes time to learn one of your songs and particularly when they go and record it and put in on an album.”

For more information go to: www.martyntravis.com

Declan Carruthers

Declan Carruthers is a songwriter and singer from a small village on the outskirts of Dublin.
His songs are emotionally driven,he sets out to capture feelings of Life,Love and Loss.
He has been described as being a poetic and heartfelt writer with strong influences from songwriters and artists of earlier times.

A recent graduate of The Ballyfermot Rock School,Declan has been very active on the local music scene,he is also a recent winner of the annual SCC Songwriting competition.
His debut recording is due for release later this year.

For more information go to: http://www.breakingtunes.com/declancarruthers

Roy Buckley

Roy Buckley is a singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, Guinness World Record breaker and founder of The Song Collector Sessions from Cork City, Ireland. His music has been described as passionate and real by his peers, and he creates
an indelible atmosphere and a memorable experience for the audience with his unique voice and folk sound.
Buckley’s knowledge of folk songs and stories, combined with the vast amount he has in his repertoire, have earned him affectionate nicknames such as “The Irish Song Book” among friends in the music business.

In 2017, Roy Buckley will celebrate 15 years in the music industry and continues to bring his music to new audiences in countries all over the world including Denmark, Sweden, Portugal, Spain, Finland, Estonia, Holland, Norway, the UK and the USA. From Cork to all over Ireland, Roy has helped to refresh folk music to both young and old. He has collaborated with, recorded and shared stages with some of the best in Irish music including Phil Coulter, Mike Hanrahan (Stockton’s Wing), Liam Reilly (Bagatelle), Derek Warfield (formerly of The Wolfe Tones), John Spillane, Francie Conway and Finbar Furey among others… Roy Buckley is in constant demand both home and abroad, to great acclaim for his live performances.

In addition to his well respected folk background, Roy Buckley is a songwriting enthusiast and is the creator and founder of The Song Collector Sessions.

The Song Collector Sessions are a series of shows that get up close and personal with Ireland’s most established, leading and promising artists. Every show allows the audience to get an insight into the mind and the music of some of this country’s greatest songwriters and indeed, song collectors.

Roy Buckley is currently back in studio working on a new album due for release in 2017.

For more information go to: www.roybuckleymusic.com

Karrie O’Sullivan

Ballyhar, County Kerry is the birthplace of singer/songwriter Karrie O’Sullivan. In a former life, Karrie was a successful Horse-Breaker and still remains a woman of the land and lives and works on her farm. I wanted to be an international show jumper says Karrie. I had the kind of talent that works on a practical level, as in – I was a great groom and novice horse trainer but I didn’t fully appreciate that this wasn’t a common ability. It wasn’t the ability I wanted . It broke my heart that I couldn’t go up the levels in competition . Some people think it’s a posh spoiled kid’s dream. In reality I spent 15/ 20 years in a regimented army like discipline getting injured shoveling dung and earning a pittance.

Karrie’s other lifelong passion has been, of course, music. Like any real artist, she only writes music that comes from her soul, and is, in fact, a self-proclaimed; reluctant performer.

Karrie has appeared several times with Mary Coughlan, who wants to record two of her songs on her next album.

The English star Rumer, has been in contact with Karrie and is potentially recording one of her songs for a 2017 album release.

Karrie has also sang with Declan O’Rourke on several occasions, once, notably with the RTE Concert Orchestra at the National Concert Hall.

These, and many more endorsements from very credible Music Industry sources, have validated Karrie’s – and others – belief in the importance of her songwriting talent.

Karrie’s songs from both of her albums, have been play-listed on BBC NI, RTE 1 and 2, and several regional stations.

Karrie has guested on the RTE Radio 1 music showcase programme: In Session. Karrie and Jimmy Smyth debuted their musical partnership with a half-hour chat/play session with Gerry Kelly on BBC NI in Belfast

Currently, as mentioned, Karrie is being aided and abetted by the well known Grammy-Nominated guitarist Jimmy Smyth with whom she is collaborating on her live shows, recording and songwriting.

For more information go to: www.karriesmusic.com/

Mickey Joe Harte

Mickey Harte has been a mainstay of the Irish roots and popular music scene for more than 15 years. He has multiple Platinum records to his credit including #1’s and many Top 20 hits on the Irish charts.

 * Two Recent writing collaborations and releases with legendary Irish songwriter ‘Paul Brady’.

Recently composing theme tunes for RTE TV programmes including “Lords of the Ring” & “Brian and Pippa get married”, and as a host and contributor on various TV and radio productions for BBC/ RTE / TV3 and Tg4.

 He recently featured as a vocalist on the hit dance series ‘Lets Dance’ for RTL in germany

His current album “Forward to Reality” represents some of his best songs yet, offering an amazingly diverse range of themes, sounds, and subjects. The album was recorded in the USA with John Condron and Flipworks productions.

– The single “Practical” Features Irish folk legend Finbar Furey.

– A song celebrating all that is good along ‘The wild Atlantic way, “from Gweedore to Tralee” Feat: Moya Brennan(Clannad) was released Sept 2014 (Swerve Music) receiving local and national attention from radio and media.

More recently he released “WISH YOU WELL”, – this track has helped to reinforce Mickeys place in the Irish music scene and was play-listed by RTE RADIO 1 along with Mickeys summer hit “SOUND OF THE SUMMER”

Mickey is currently recording new material with producer Dieter Kirchenbauer, in Germany. His new material consists of mainly original songs and some beautiful interpretations of some of his favourite covers, including the Contemporary Irish folk song “City of Chicago”, and a unique version of the Crowded house song “fall at your feet”.

For more information go to: www.mickeyjoeharte.com

Mark ‘Cappy’ Caplice

Born in Kilkenny, Ireland, Mark Caplice moved to Wicklow at a young age, where he still resides. His performance name Kolumbus derives from the fact that he has always had a passion for travel and exploration, even from a young age. The 26- year-old believes life is too short to dwell, so his philosophy is to do.

Kolumbus’ first release, a Christmas single ‘You Know It’s Christmas’ hit the No.1 spot on the Google Play Music Charts and Top 20 on iTunes, ahead of heavy hitters Adele and Justin Bieber, with all proceeds goint to Inner City Helping Homeless and Baltinglass Lions Christmas appeal.

The follow up single ‘Leave The Light On’, received coverage in 20 countries around the world and the latest release called “I Hope You Find Happiness” has been playlisted by RTE and nominated for single of the year by PureM music magazine.

Kolumbus is also influenced by artists such as Ben Howard, Elbow, and Fleetwood Mac. His output exhibits clever craftsmanship both lyrically and melodically, blending several different styles to create his own unique brand of energetic captivating music.

For more information go to: www.facebook.com/Kolumbus.Ireland/

John Buggy

WELL-KNOWN local singer/songwriter, John Buggy, is releasing his second album next week, which he has dedicated to the memory of his late son, Adam.

The ‘Long Journey Home’ is John’s second full-length and will be launched in Benner’s Hotel on Friday, February 5 at 9pm in The Courtyard Bar.

The launch will feature a number of Tralee’s finest musicians, such as Brendan Williams, Nick Moloney, Shane Murphy, Damian Greer, Mike Leahy, MossC Shea, John Moriarty, Jonny Gornall and many more. ‘Chapter 2’ will be opening the show.

“The album has been 11 years in the making and it’s dedicated to my son Adam who we sadly lost six years ago,” said John. Adam died in a road accident in Cork city back in 2o10, at the age of 22.

“The album features a song called Memory Of You (Adam’s Song) which I wrote for him. It also includes, ‘Tell me what’s on your mind’ which made the final of the Christie Hennessy song contest two years ago and ‘Refugee’, the first video from the album which has received a lot of interest on YouTube,” said John.

It should be a great night of music and all are welcome to the launch.

For more information go to: https://www.facebook.com/johnbuggy1

Chapter 2

Chapter 2 are an upcoming young band from Tralee, who play Indie Rock music and are beginning to breakthrough into the main stream. With a dedicated local following and a number of rave reviews for their live performances and their own original songs – they are a band who are not to be missed.

For more information go to: www.facebook.com/bandchapter2/