The Tudor Artisan Hub is delighted to present the highly acclaimed guitarist, singer and performer Dónal Clancy with his new Folk n' Blues Revue show. Dónal, son of the late Liam Clancy of the world famous Clancy Brothers is well-known as one of Ireland's greatest ballad/folk singers...and is also a serious Blues music student and aficionado!
His new show comprises of Classic Blues songs, and really cool unique Bluesy arrangements of well known songs. Dónal, a great teller of tales...will take you on a journey where you will learn a little history about each song along with his own personal connection to them... which involves many musical legends he met whilst playing with his father!
The show includes songs from Bob Dylan, Elizabeth Cotton, Jackson C Frank, Big Bill Broonzy and Rev. Gary Davis, along with a few of Dónal's own original compositions. You will hear brilliant bluesy versions of Mr Bojangles, Candy Man, Dirty Old Town, Blues run the game, among many others ...this show really highlights Donál's amazing guitar playing and blues vocals.
This very special performance will be hosted on Saturday 18th November in the intimate Chapel, Nano Nagle Community Resource Centre alongside the Clancy Family home on William Street, Carrick-on-Suir.
Doors open at 7.30pm and the show commences at 8pm, Dónal will perform for 90 minutes without an interval.
Tickets €20, will go on sale at the Tudor Artisan Hub on Tuesday October 17th, 2023.
You can book by phone 051 640921 or stop in to the Hub, located at 42 Main Street beside the Strand Theatre and collect your tickets. Tickets are sold on a cash only basis and must be paid in advance to secure your seat.
JANUARY 2023 LIVE MUSIC LIBRARY GIGS
Our first Live Music Event is coming up this Wednesday January 11th...and booking spaces has been fantastic!
The gig features the highly acclaimed singer/songwriter, musician from Co. Mayo '𝗡𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗰𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗲'
Where: The Seán Healy Memorial Library, Carrick-on-Suir
Time: 7-8:30pm...Adm: FREE
To Book: Call Hub 051 640921/ 086 2560609 or email tudorartisanhub@gmail.com or pop in and see us at 42 Main Street, Carrick-on-Suir.
About Niall...
'Having earned a reputation as one of Ireland’s finest singers and songwriters McCabe has performed extensively with his Folk-Soul group 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝑴𝒄𝑪𝒂𝒃𝒆 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒅 over the past decade. Born on Clare Island, Co.Mayo, McCabe grew up in the family run pub awash with strong musical influences from traditional Irish and folk to rock and soul. It is here that Niall discovered his musical appetite and developed a style and voice that are unquestionably his own.
More recently Niall has been lending his voice to Irish trad-fusion band 𝗕𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗮 touring Ireland, Europe and the USA while also playing support for 𝗘𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻, 𝗙𝗼𝘆 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐧𝐲𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐦. Subsequent to his return home McCabe has been heavily involved in the efforts to reinvigorate his small island community, opening a seasonal cafe-bakery and establishing and running 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹.
Following two recent, critically acclaimed singles, ‘𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻’ and ‘𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮’, Niall McCabe has announced the release of his 3rd Single ‘𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹’ on the 6th January followed by his forthcoming solo album ‘𝗥𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀’ on February 3rd 2023.
The eagerly anticipated ‘Rituals’ album promises to deliver on the exciting songwriting and musical potential the Clare Island native has offered to date.
𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘𝒔
“𝑀𝑐𝐶𝑎𝑏𝑒’𝑠 𝑣𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑦” 𝑬𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝑳𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒓 - 𝒋𝒐𝒆.𝒊𝒆
“𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑔𝑢𝑦 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑏𝑜𝑙𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑙𝑢𝑒, 𝑎𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒.” 𝑱𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝑭𝒆𝒏𝒏𝒚 - 𝑩𝒆𝒍𝒘𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄
𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡
: '...𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑠𝑜 𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑓𝑒𝑤 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠' - 𝑬𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒕 𝑳𝒊𝒑𝒑 (𝑨𝒍𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔)
‘𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘕𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 – 𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳-𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨 ‘𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯’ 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥’ – 𝑴𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒎 𝑶’𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒉𝒂𝒏 (𝑹𝑻𝑬 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒐 1)
𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗡𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰
Most of the songs on this album were written during the pandemic here on Clare Island except for Valhalla which was left over from my last album ( had been preparing this for 2020 - but a certain virus had other ideas.) During the writing process I wanted to find voices that carried some of the isolation and anguish of that time and made a conscious effort to keep the instrumentation more sparse and less cluttered during recording. A favourite phrase of the lockdown was ‘we’re all in the same sea, but different boats’. As an album I hope Rituals embodies this as individual songs with singular voices, but all drawn from the same well of experience and emotion.
This will be a real treat for singer/songwriters and music lovers...
To learn more about Niall and listen to his music, check out his website. https://www.niallmccabe.com/
Photos by Noreen Duggan Photography
