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Julie Feeney & Music Generation for glór this Weekend

Music Generation Clare, in collaboration with glór, presents Julie Feeney in concert this Saturday, 12th December at 8pm.

Julie Feeney’s sell-out shows on both sides of the Atlantic have received rave reviews – whether solo, with ensemble, with choirs or with full orchestra – and she composes, arranges and orchestrates all of her own music. Her three albums have been critically acclaimed internationally receiving numerous awards and she has created a whole host of stunning music videos to accompany them. Her opera Bird goes into full production in 2017. Sharp witted, unpretentious and fiercely passionate, Julie Feeney is a genuine artist and a hugely enjoyable performer. After performing shows in Amsterdam, Mexico, Italy, all over Ireland and New York throughout 2015, she is delighted to be back at glór for this very special performance.

Music Generation Clare is part of Music Generation, Ireland’s National Music Education Programme that transforms the lives of children and young people through access to high quality performance music education. In its first eighteen months of operation, through its music tuition programmes, and through partnerships with music education providers, Music Generation Clare has worked with over 1000 children and young people throughout County Clare on vocal, instrumental, songwriting, and early years programmes, and hosted events such as the John Lennon Educational Bus, and the visit of the Young Naperville Singers from Naperville, Illinois.

The event on December 12th will also showcase performances from participants of various partnerships and programmes of Music Generation Clare.

Music Generation is co-funded by U2, The Ireland Funds, The Department of Education and Skills and Local Music Education Partnerships.

Admission: €20 for adults and €10 for under 18’s Leath/Leath Go See! ticket scheme. Tickets can be purchased directly through glór’s online booking system here.

New Music from Kevin Nolan

Kevin NolanAubade is the first single taken from Kevin Nolan’s upcoming debut album, Frederick & The Golden Dawn. The single is a hauntingly, beautiful lullaby featuring Dublin songstress, Julie Feeney.

Kevin is a multi-instrumentalist usually performing all instruments himself as well as all vocals on his songs. He has gathered together a group of musicians to help him bring these songs to the stage. Author Rob Doyle simply wrote of Kevin’s live shows “Nolan is a seething cauldronful of the literary, the theatrical, and the gothically flamboyant, seasoned with a smattering of infernal burlesque” Nolan is self-taught musically and studied Philosophy and Fine Art at college. He has also published a volume of poetry entitled ‘Vibrations Of The Soul’. His new album ‘Fredrick & The Golden Dawn’ will be released on March 31st.

Aubade will be released on iTunes Ireland exclusively on 3rd March with a worldwide release on 7th March.

http://psychonavigation.bandcamp.com/track/kevin-nolan-aubade-featuring-julie-feeney

IMRO Number 1 Award for Julie Feeney

Julie Feeney joined us in the IMRO offices earlier this week to pick up her IMRO Number 1 Award in recognition of her third album, “Clocks”, reaching Number 1 in the Irish Independent Album Chart on its release. Julie was presented with her ward by IMRO Chairman, Keith Donald.

“Clocks” has received widespread acclaim since its release and was recently voted Irish Times Best Album of 2012. It is also one of the ten albums shortlisted for the Choice Music Prize Album of the Year 2012.

Julie took the time to have a chat with us about the album, her recent tour and her forthcoming opera, “Bird”, which goes into production later this year.

The IMRO Number 1 Award was established to recognise the achievement of artists reaching the number 1 spot in the Irish Album and Independent Album charts. Previous recipients have included Heathers, Republic of Loose and The Coronas.

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