What a LINE-UP!THIS,EVEN BY FLATLAKE STANDARDS IS ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE:JUST CONFIRMED THIS VERY SECOND IS THE ASTONISHING CYBERPUNK WRITER WILLIAM GIBSON WHO IS ON HIS WAY TO MONAGHAN AS WE SPEAK.YOU THOUGHT THE FLEADH CHEOIL OF THE SIXTIES WAS GOOD?YOU THOUGHT WOODSTOCK WAS 'A BLAST?'GET AWAY ON OUT OF THAT AND GET UP HERE NOW TO HEAR THE UNIQUE MODERNIST STYLIST-YES!WILLIAM GIBSON!SHEESH!I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I'M UTTERING THESE WORDS!
FYI - Due to unforseen circumstances ( flash flooding in Limerick ?) , Dr. John Stanley will not be able to give his talk on glaobal warming. Oh,well... should we survive, maybe next year.
More breaking news! Any volunteers who turn up a couple of days before the event and also help out at the festival will recieve 2 free weekend tickets!
THE 2007 INAUGURAL 'FLAT LAKE INTERVIEW'
Colm Tobin interviews Eugene McCabe
Two of Ireland's literary masters go head to head, while The Garage Theatre performs some of Eugene's theatrical works and his TV archive goes on show in the Cinema tent.
THE 'HIRST-A-LIKE' ART AUCTION
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What are you worth ???Damien Hirst has kindly donated a painting, signed on the back, to be auctioned alongside thirty other paintings by various artists - the catch is that they'll all be signed on the reverse. Will punters be bidding for what they like? Or bidding for the Hirst? The auction will be followed by a fruity debate on 'the meaning of art' and 'what it's worth'. Two big questions for the price of one - shirty art students, paint-dabbling farmers and chin-stroking gallery owners are all most welcome.
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'THE X TRACTOR' GRAND TALENT CONTEST
.... a festival-stopping competition open to one and all,any age, any kind of turn ... the final to be held on the Sunday night in the big barn. The 2007 X-Tractor Champion wins a part in 'Fair City' ...and the runner up gets a packet of cheese & onion crisps.
Does Monaghan have talent? Is Bertie a vegetarian?
THE FLAT LAKE ARTS PROJECT
... A real cracker for local artists to get involved ... too wordy gurdy to explain here ... so you'll have to go to the FLAT LAKE ARTS PROJECT page for details ... don't get lost though.
STRUMMERVILLE - 2007
...Whilst a Strummerville camp is annually represented at the Glastonbury festival, Roger Goodman will be hosting a Strummerville encampment at the Flat Lake this year, where festival guests can take time out to enjoy some great laid back music on his PA .‘Strummerville’ is a registered charity that aims to create new opportunities for aspiring musicians. Set up by the friends and family of Joe Strummer after his death, the charity seeks to reflect Joe's unique contribution to the music world by offering support, resources and performance opportunities to artists who would not normally have access to them.
For more information on future plans, fund raising campaign and to find out about the projects they are raising money for – visit the website at www.strummerville.com.
RADIO BUTTY
Pat McCabe's latest creation...
Where you can meet the likes of Bruce Lee who has apparently been working all along in a restaurant in Mullingar called The Red Lotus ... or The Turfman of Ardee and a bad article hitman who works in an insurance office in Barntrosna Village.
Any writers in the neighbourhood - and also anyone who can play the harmonica - will be expected to drop by and give us an interview. Sam Shepard might be broadcasting for a half hour ... but then again, that could be lies. Just confirmed though is - and this is not a joke - is the fabulous Eoin Mc Namee,whose new book about Lady Diana Spenser is just out. As might be expected, the book is chocoblock with shadows and weirdy metaphors.
... the Radio Butty rural local radio station booth will be manned by Pat and his butty's over the entire weekend. Take cover. for irregular updates go to the Radio Butty Page...but don't stay there too long - you might go blind.
THE TOBLERONES
The embarassing musical element of Radio Butty - featuring
JOHNNY FERGUSON & NIALL TONER.
Ferguson is one of those rare people who was actually born in a barn. Following in the footsteps of such illustrious ‘barnites’ as Jesus he spent over thirty years doing ‘miraculous things: while working in advertising he made an Irish pizza come from New York and an orange dance to a Frank Sinatra tune. Moving on to screenwriting he made an English Gangster strip to his undies and Dublin suffer from a nuclear attack.Now, as one half of the musical duo (Out On Their Own!) that will help lift the Radio Butty Show to new heights. Glory be, ‘tis (another) miracle. He is currently under the bed.
Niall is an all-round top bloke, is a founder member of Ireland's most ironic tribute to that badly tailored pop legacy of 1960s Ireland, the showband era. The world famous model, film star, surgeon, part-time nuclear physicist and pornographic poet wouldn't have been seen dead in a pink Mexican wedding shirt with velvet dickie bow last year, but in 2007 he's already been sick down the front of his twice. Hobbies include, waiting for the van at Newlands Cross.
DYLAN MORAN
Yes, this fabulous comedian and man of belles-lettres will be reading from his novel 'The Little Inventions' and maybe a bit from Black Books as well,if you ask him nicely.Best actor of his generation,we say,and we also say that 'The Actors' was great,even if only for his performance. A genuine coup for the Flatlake Festival.
NEIL JORDAN
Needs no intro. All right, a little one - Perhaps Ireland's greatest ever film-maker.His new movie 'The Brave One' with Jodie Foster - out in the Autumn... I mean 'The Fall.'
STEPHEN REA
Jordan's long-time collaborator.Terrific actor - not all nylon tights and me, me, me - no, an' all round regular fella' ...and one of our all-time heroes. Hear Stephen on Ireland past and present. Also reading Pinter 's 'The Dumb Waiter ' - with Fintan Mckeown.
TIMOTHY O'GRADY
Author of MOTHERLAND,'ON GOLF' (he is a fabbo golfer but not an actor, apart from 'I COULD READ THE SKY' and is currently completing a travel book on the USA. We think it will be fantastic.
We'll have NEIL JORDAN, STEPHEN REA AND TIMOTHY O GRADY IN DISCUSSION in the BUTTY BARN: THE SCREEN RELATIONSHIP OF THESE GREAT ARTISTS PLUS INTRIGUING COMMENTARY ON THE LITERARY WORLD OF IRELAND IN THE '70'S,WHEN IT COST A MILLION POUNDS TO PUBLISH A BOOK MADE OUT OF OLD WOODBINES.
DERMOT HEALY
Dermot Healy was born in Finea, County Westmeath, in 1947. His books include Banished Misfortune (stories), Fighting with Shadows, A Goat's Song and Sudden Times (novels) and The Bend for Home (memoir).
He has written and directed plays, including The Long Swim, On Broken Wings and Mister Staines, and wrote the screenplay for Our Boys, directed by Cathal Black.
Stop press!DERMOT HEALY will be collaborating with Jonathan Leahey on his extraordinary sculpture project which one of the most amazing events of the festival.This proposes to be a truly ground-breaking collaboration:watch this space!
A member of Aosdána, Dermot Healy lives in Ballyconnell, County Sligo.
CLAIRE KEEGAN
Claire Keegan was reared on a farm on the Wicklow/Wexford border. She went to New Orleans when she was seventeen to be educated. She has lived in ten counties including County Monaghan since then and has won numerous awards. Antarctica was a Los Angeles Times Book of the Year. Her second book, Walk the Blue Fields, was published in May. She now lives in Wexford.
JOHN MAHER
Polemicist extraordinaire and author of the wonderful THE LUCK PENNY and THE COAST OF MALABAR.He was awarded the Arts Council Lar Cassidy award (15,000 punts)and is the author of many plays and short stories.He is currently completing a doctorate on middle eastern and Irish conflict history.His thrillers,as JACK BARRY,include the mysterious MISS KATY REGRETS.
DAVID HOLMES
Genius of vynyl spin. and phenomenally talented composer. Probably the most original musician to come out of Belfast since Van the Man. Mr. Holmes will be hosting the late night Sunday spot and offering some reposeful sounds around the Strummerville campfire. He will also be screening his short film, 'The 18th Electricity Plan' in the cimnema tent, followed by a chat about film music. Can't wait? You'll just have to.
THE POETRY CHICKS
Three Voices - Too True - One Mission: to stimulate, inform, educate, challenge and entertain through the creative medium of performance poetry with varying creative style, voice, skill and attitude. Described as the "Rock Follies of Verse" Pamela Brown, Jenni Doherty and Abby Oliveira (based in Derry) will present a snapshot of their show AlphabeTitudeZ - an A to Z of what it's like to be a woman in modern times: one of truth, humour and reality with absolutely no apology, excuse or apathy. They also stay up late, drink beer and talk a lot. They'll also be doing a poetry workshop with the kids. Nice one, girls!
VICTORIA MARY CLARKE
All round Godess type person. Talks to angels. But not at the bar, like The Butty Squad.... She will be doing a workshop based on the information that the angels have given her ...stay with us here ... and are designed to help clear and banish any stuck and negative energies and patterns in all areas of your life, and to work with the angels to bring new, fresh, vibrant energy in their place. Essentially to transform your life with light and bring everything up to a new level of vibration!
She will channel the angels & will give them a chance to speak for themselves and say whatever they feel they want to say. We have no idea what that might be, but I trust that it will be whatever we all need to hear! Victoria will also request that they help us to examine where we are right now in our lives in all the relevant areas, such as health, relationships, career, finances, home environment, family life etc, and to look at what areas might need a boost! Once she has cleared the negative energy from these areas, she will look at where we would really love to be in our lives and what we would love to have going on, and we will direct energy to creating these things. She will also ask them to give some guidance as to how you all might contact them for yourselves at home, or in the shed ...or the garage. Victoria lives with her husband on Mars. This alone is surely worth the 90.00 Euro entrance fee.
HARRY BURTON
Director/Actor, Harry Burton, will be presenting a directed reading of his recent West End Hit revival The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter.... read by
Stephen Rea & Fintan McKeown
...who will also give a performance of 'St. Nicholas' by Conor McPherson.
LARRY McCLUSKY
This consumate veteran of Monaghan's Garage Theatre will give a nifty rendition of 'Krapp's Last Tape' from the back of a MASSEY FERGUSON 565... Pinter & Beckett on the same bill ...how do we do it? We just do.
JACKI McCARRICK
...will present a reading of her fourth play...
'The American Hotel'
... a very funny three-hander . Basically - three men in a hotel room, two of whom want to go back in time - and we find out how and why. A genre-bending homage to Huis Clos and influenced by the Saw films. Serbian director, Svetlana Dimcovic will direct.
AISLING McCORMILLA
A talented actor/singer/songwriter from the Garage theatre. Aishling will be presenting a short theatre piece entitled `Toraiocht Meabh`- based on Queen Meabh of the old Irish legend... and will also so be doing an acoustic music set ( influences Patti Smith,
Michelle Shocked).
KEITH ALLEN
Keith - badboyLilly'sdadnautybutniceguyangryoldhardmantserialshaggerworkingclassmanofhardness - Allen...
...will be conducting hourly Mind Body Awareness workshops down by the lake. Since undergoing intensive therapy at Llanelli's 'Pull Your Socks Up' top rehab clinic for celebrity hard men, Allen has dedicated the rest of his hard life to the health and well-being of at-risk and incarcerated youth. He will provide instruction in awareness-based techniques, including nonsectarian meditation and yoga, to facilitate mental health, stress reduction, anger management and self-discovery. Bring a bottle.
ADIE DUNBAR & ‘THE JONAH’S’
Adrian Dunbar is a handsome nice fella, and like many young men of his generation in the North of Ireland, found an escape in the world of music.
To start your own band and be on the road was sometimes the only way out of the vacuum of organised hate that engulfed that part of his native Ulster. This is something he shares with Allan Cooke and Bernard Tohill of the ‘Jonahs’. Patrick Cereghetti is blissfully French and thankfully unaware of all this and they intend to keep it that way. Throughout the years they have kept in touch in London and elsewhere - held together by a love of music and in particular the type of songs that define a moment or period for them. This has led to a very eclectic repertoire and they feel they can make an extremely interesting journey with their audience, so they do.
THE CLONES FILM FESTIVAL (CINEMA & THEATRE TENT)
The Clones FIlm Festival will be co-running the cinema/theatre tent with the Garage Theatre and there'll be plenty to get your teeth into ... just stay tuned in as the films come rolling in. The 6th Clones Film Festival will run from October 24th - 28th (bank holiday) - For more information please visit their website at :
info@clonesfilmfestival.com
PHIL RAMBOW ( & One of his Winkies )
Of all the songwriters and performers who were thrown into the spotlight during the early to mid-'70s, yet never attained more than a modicum of mainstream success, few proved as accomplished as Phil Rambow. Writer of such modern classics as "Night Out" - "Young Lust" (for Ellen Foley) and "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" with Kirsty MacColl, Rambow himself also emerged as a major player on two of the most important underground scenes of the era: the British pub rock boom of the early to mid-'70s and near-concurrent the New York proto-punk explosion. His group, the Winkies ( recently reformed) , meanwhile, were integral to Brian Eno's plans following his departure from Roxy Music, while the band's own recordings so expertly straddle the preoccupations of the time that it would be no exaggeration to describe them as one of '70s rock's greatest lost opportunities.
TOMMY GRAHAM
A native of Ballyshannon Co. Donegal, Tommy Graham has carved out a niche for himself as a populariser of Irish history. Since its foundation in spring 1993 he has been editor of ‘History Ireland’, the country’s only illustrated history magazine. Visitors to the capital will be familiar with his ‘Historical Walking Tours of Dublin’. He also lectures part time (history and politics) to students of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts Dublin programme. He has recently been standing in as presenter of Newstalk 106 radio’s ‘Talking History’.
JIMMY HIGGINS & The Vegas Three
Jimmy 'Tulips' Higgins has been playing trumpet since he was eight 'n a half months old - and despite numerous noise abatement orders, insists on carrying on blowing his mighty horn until the day he's booked into the big smokey jazz club in the sky.
After a good few hours of hardy afternoon debating and whatnot...why not put your feet up on the lawn, have yourself a nice cuppa' tay and a free-range cream bun 'n just sit back 'n listen to the dulcet tones of this surprisingly diverse international jazz combo ... if you have a personal request or fancy knocking out a little romantic standard of your own, Jimmy & The Vegas Three will quide you through the embarrassment of it all.
TONY ALLEN
Tall, svelt... very well kept impressario of the alternative boards. Best known as one of the original wave of alternative comedians. in 1979, Tony started his creative life as a radio scriptwriter and then as a dramatist and street actor with Rough Theatre. He has also been a Journalist, Cabaret promoter and political activist. He recently published "Attitude! Wanna Make Somethijng Of It? The Secret Of Stand-up Comedy" and "A Summer In The Park - A Journal Of Speakers Corner." At present he divides his time between running performance workshops and writing an opus about the legendary pantomime clown Joseph Grimaldi - to be directed by his grandson , Kevin Allen.
TURTLE BUNBURY
Best-selling author, travel writer, historical consultant and scriptwriter based in Dublin, Ireland. He has published four books since December 2004, selling over 20,000 copies to date.
A 'triumph' is how the Daily Mirror described Turtle's best-selling book 'Vanishing Ireland', shortlisted for the Easons Irish Published Book of the Year Award 2007 and three 2007 CLE Book Industry Awards from the Irish Book Publishers' Association. Published by Hodder Headline, it was the No. 1 selling Picture Book in Ireland for Christmas 2006 with all 10,000 copies of the first print vanishing in nine weeks. Now in its third print run, the book features interviews with sixty senior citizens of Ireland and over 150 hypnotic portrait photographs by James Fennell. Turtle is also one of the organizing committee of the FLAT LAKE. So there.
NICK NUGENT – Auctioneer Extraordaneer
Would you buy a used nag from this charismatic young horse trader from Clonmellon? Probably. He’ll be moonlighting from Goffs Stud Auctioneers in August and very kindly running the Damien Hirst art mart for us this year. Hard core gavel aficionados describe him as the Pavarotti of the auction world. Began his career at Eton, selling out of date jammy dodgers as individual lots. Nugent has conducted many charity auctions for the likes of Harvey Winestain, Bill Clinton and Lord Horatio Nelson - recently selling off a large collection of celebrity soiled underwear to a room full of sweaty agents at the Cannes Film Festival - raising nearly a million euros for Gusset Relief.
JINX LENNON
...another Flat Lake coup de tart. Poet preacher punk performance artist Jinx Lennon aims for the parts that other musicians don't even know are there. His mix of beat poetry, swinging pop and fractured rhythms takes an axe to the rotten roots of septic tiger Hibernia and assaults the nervous system as much as the ears. With three classic albums to his credit and a growing reputation among discerning music fans his stuff is not for the faint hearted... but well worth the effort.
Note: Local Clones artiste 'JOHN MAGUIRE' will be playing a stint before Jinx, showcasing his brand new CD-so be there!
Mr. TEA & THE BISCUITS
...don't know who they are ... we just went for the name. Do they bring their own tea-pot? Stop watching daytime TV and come and find out. Actually, just heard they're really sexy and very good.
THE L-SHAPED ROOM
Dspite their name suggesting a certain sophistication, this young quartet of schoolboy rugby players from West London have a collective IQ of 37. Having recently returned from having their heads kicked in by Australian thugs down under, the 'ROOMIES' are considering changing their name to THE L-SHAPED TIBIA. Despite having only one dry cleaned condom left between them, they will be arriving in ireland with bag-fulls of hope and goodwill.... so, give it up biggy respeck and ting-a-ling loo when they take the stage. Civil Defence will probably have to watch out for this lot.
MARGOT QUINN
VISUAL ARTIST - Divides her time between London and Co Monaghan. Exhibited widely in London,Dublin the Galway Arts Festival and a shed in Sligo. Forthcoming exhibition-Sligo Art Gallery,September 2007. Currently developing something to do with Buses.
LITTLE JOHN KNEE
This diminutive synthetic patio stone saleman from Belturbet is actually the nephew of Jimmy Clitheroe and is indirectly related to Wayne Sleep. One of Cavan's top part-time contemprary dancers, Little John has been going from strength to strength and is fast becoming one of this years leading contenders for the Martha Graham Wide Bale tippy-toes Award at this month's Tydavnet Show. Although Little John was almost forced to hang up his signature azure leotard last year due to heart problems, he's back on track again since undergoing extensive stent surgery. He will be peforming a shortenned version of his latest avantgarde piece, entitled ' PIG SLURRY EXQUISITE'.
ROBERT O’BYRNE
Writer/ journalist and author of sundry ( 'Sundry' - now there's a word you don't hear much any more.... bit like 'plimsole' .... or 'goalie' ) books - including a biography of the art collector & dealer, Sir Hugh Lane… ‘A history of Irish fashion’ and ‘A guide to good manners’. He has just written a history of the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin and a biography of the late Desmond Leslie. His next project is a book marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Irish Georgian Society - to be published in 2008.
HUGO HAMILTON
..Hugo Hamilton was born in Dublin of German-Irish parentage. His best selling memoir, ‘The Speckled People’ about German-Irish childhood in Dublin was hailed as a masterpiece and a classic. Published in over a dozen languages, it was picked by the New York Times as one of the most notable books of the year in 2003 and won the prestigious PRIX FEMINA etranger prize in France, as well as the BERTO PRIZE in Italy. ‘The Sailor in the Wardrobe’, his second memoir about growing up between languages with a fervent, Irish nationalist father and German mother was published to further great acclaim in 2006. He is the author of five novels and a collection of short stories. Hugo Hamilton lives in Dublin.
MARK SPRINGER
Not just a pianist .... a jazz/classical virtuoso . Ex-enfant terrible with Neneh Cherry's 80's jazz punk outfit, Rib Rig & Panic ... unbelievably diverse output ... this is a real treat for those with decent hearing ... still looking for a good enough concert grand for him to play ... any offers!
JOCK SCOT
Actually from Scotland, would you believe ... (we are going to have to call this the Flat Lake 'International' festival). Jock is a master of blues-backed verse... was good-time confidant to The Clash, Ian Dury, Nick Cave and The Libertines. If the vibratiions feel right he will no doubt create a concoction of anarchic anecdotes, poignant poetry and booze-fuelled philosophy set against a backdrop of rotting silage. Possibly the missing link between Robbie Burns and Charles Bukowski.
SHANE McGOWAN
Following the theme of celtic genius & deliquency even further, this icon of iconic iconicalismic emerald Isle iconography will be giving cut-price singing lessons from a platform of freshly cut hay.
JONATHAN LEAHEY
Australian sculptor , Jonathan Leahey, has forged a unique place for himself in contemporary art by constructing extraordinary peices of metallic art for over fifteen years. Currently based in Melbourne, Leahey spent ten years in Los Angeles where he also produced special effects for the film industry. His imaginative approach to metal waste material has made him a perfect choice for the Flat lake Arts Project. Leahey will spend two weeks at Hilton constructing a cornerstone installation from which the extended project will evolve. He will be accessing a plethora of dissused waste farm machinery and hopefully transform what is lying around the vicininity into something quite remarkable. Anyone experienced welders in the locale are invited by Jonathan to contact us if they wish to join the fun and lend a hand.
JC CARROLL
Writing the Punk Classic Sound of the Suburbs, is just one of JC's Musical Achievments, The likes of Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp, Jolie
Richardson, Robert Di Nero and Ted Danson have all had their performance on screen enhanced by JC's accordian playing.
Multi-instrumentalist JC is of French irish extraction and his roots shine out in his second album this Year (an acoustic set called Modern
Folk) He hopes to bring a mixture of Music Hall, Folk, Punk and Electronic wizardry to this years Flat Lake festival. If the plugs fit
in that is.....
ROGER POMPHREY
The axeman cometh! Dodge's legendary guitarmanship will be on display in all its quivering festival glory at very regular intervals. Just close your eyes, clasp your buttocks tightly and listen .... "did Hendrix really die" - you'll most certainly ask yourself? ....or did he just take time out 'n hand his musical genius over to 'The Dodge'. Apart from being very white and from Bristol, Pomfrey is definitely the real deal.
MARK MADDEN
Mark began his career in the early renaissance period as an imaginary friend, and has been getting slowly realer ever since. He has been
performing poetry for fifteen years, organising hundreds of gigs, slams, workshops, hissy fits and stuff. He has recently produced his first
collection, Timely Demise of a Trendy Conformist, which he might try to sell you. Mark works for the Creative Writers Network in Belfast, where he lives with his smarter wife Deborah, and daughter Rowan.
SARAH-JANE LOVETT O.B.E.
After seven years of cruise work on the Black, Red & Dead seas, the maveric slight of hand magician from Hornchurch is back. Despite a series of painful arthritic surgeries in Poland and a lengthy spell working for London's Evening Standard, she has managed to get back to her best. Always regarded in the magic circle as the thinking mans bit of illusional fluff, Lovett's slight of hand technique is as sharp as it ever was - with a simple flick of the wrist she'll no doubt be keeping the guys occupied for hours on end. Her big red tent will be open after eleven. Not suitable for children.
EOIN McNAMEE
Eoin McNamee’s novels include the acclaimed Resurrection Man - for which he also wrote the screenplay of the 1997 film – ‘The Blue Tango’ (longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2000) and most recently, ‘The Ultras’, descibed by A.L. Kennedy, in the Observer, as `breathless’, feverish and darkly compulsive. His latest novel, 12:23, weaves a fictional narrative of dark imaginative power around the death of Diana Spencer in the Alma tunnel in August 1997.
PATRICK CONYNGHAM
Patrick was born in Ireland in 1959. He is a poet, writer and artist and has exhibited and read his work in numerous venues throughout these Islands. he has published four books by Tuba press, poems, prose and pieces. he has also written a novel 'Between the Hills' . He with his wife, Siobhan, conservator and artist, and his daughter Lily, a violinist - and his two step sons, Merlin, an artist and Thady, a student, near Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan. ( this was the first biog I actually typed verbatum because it just felt like the right thing to do ) fantastic pickie to come!
TED McCARTHY
Born in Clones, where he currently lives and teaches in Killeevan & Scotshouse. Has had poetry published in Ireland, Britain, Europe and the U.S. Contributed to several anthologies, including the Whoseday Book. His first collection, 'November Wedding' won the Brendan Behan award for best first collection. Ted also says "If you need to pad this out a bit, I'm sure I can come up with something".
JOE MALLON
WILL BE LAUNCHING HIS BOOK ' BERTIE BASSETT EXPLODES IN BLAYNEY' at the teatime episode on the lawn SAT with music by PADDY MC ENTEE AND SUPRISE GUESTS.THE LAUNCH WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE LAWN ON SATURDAY 4.30-5.30 AND IT IS RUMOURED THAT JOE WILL BE LETTING OFF BALLOONS,SELLING VODKA MARTINIS,DAQUIRIS AND OTHER EXOTIC COCKTAILS AND THROWING LIQUORICE ALLSORTS UP INTO THE AIR LIKE SOMEONE GONE MAD.I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BUNNOE BRASS BAND OR PADDY MC ENTEE WILL BE PLAYING BUT I'LL TELL YOU THIS-I'LLBE THERE TO BUY MY COPY OF BERTIE BASSETT.GOOD MAN JOE!
CORMAC McCANN
Lovely local pianist ..... plays a selection reposeful crackers.
FIONA FITZPATRICK
Local singer songwriter - Guitar and percussionist.
THE JAZZ PRESERVATION SOCIETY
3 piece- Highly entertaining rat pack vibe - they do a lovely version of 'lilac wine'.
... & there’ll be quite a few surprises ... and some glorious dissapointments too.... so watch this space.
