Archive for the ‘Music’ Category
Summer in the City 2014
THE city is bracing itself for an entertainment explosion this summer with a host of top class music and entertainment shows taking place on the streets every weekend from June 6 to August 30.
The whole thing kicks off on Friday, 6th June with live music on John Robert’s Square at 4pm by the Aslan Duo. [...]
If It’s Not Baroque…
aroque Masterworks at the WIT College Street Chapel on Thursday, 12th June will be a must-see for lovers of orchestral and choral music. This concert features internationally renowned soloists, and some of the greatest Baroque music ever written. Fresh from her debut CD release on the Naxos label (one of the largest in the world) [...]
Greenshine are Copper Coast Bound
Waterford native Mary Greene returns to play en famille as part of Greenshine at the Copper Coast Geopark, Bonmahon at 8pm on Thursday, 5th June. Readers may remember the Greene family’s tenure of The Anchor Bar in Dunmore East, which put Waterford on the national music circuit in the 70’s and 80’s. Mary has made [...]
Déise Dancers Prove to Have All the Right Moves
he 6th year of the successful ‘Strictly Déise Dancing’ Lion’s Club event took place on Wednesday 7th and Thursday 8th May in the Tower Hotel, Waterford. 17 couples took part in this year’s Strictly Déise Dancing competition. Training since January, the dancers gave a lot of time and effort to make the show a success. [...]
Kodakid Album Launch
IN 2011 Kevin, Alex, John and Tony of Kodakid began a journey that has seen them play some extensive gigs and festivals in Ireland and the UK, playing to thousands of people along the way, sharing the stage with acts such as Bastille, The Noisettes & The Riptide Movement. They have documented this journey and [...]
DAYTRIPPER – THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS!
IT’S just under 10 weeks to go now to Daytripper 2014 which is shaping up to be a fantastic weekend of music to celebrate Waterford’s 1,100th Birthday in style. Two of the headliners Kaiser Chiefs and Paloma Faith have been dominating the UK charts in recent weeks, and the other one David Gray is releasing [...]
Madrigallery at the Museum
First up for the Sunday lunchtime concert series at the Medieval Museum in 2014 is Madrigallery, on 26th January.
Under the inspired direction of Kevin O’Carroll, Madrigallery have spread their artistic wings from madrigals to virtually every other musical style, genre and era. Now in its 3rd decade, the choral ensemble has established itself as one of [...]
WAMA hosts Mamma’s Boy
Waterford Academy of Music and the Arts will host legendary world renowned guitarist Pat MacManus in its Live Room Theatre this February as part of his current tour.
Many of you older rockers will remember Pat for his work with world famous band ‘Mama’s Boys’, with hits such as “Needle In The Groove” and “Mama We’re [...]
Vladimir’s Viennese Concert
It was a full house at the Theatre Royal for a glorious night of Vladimir’s Viennese Evening. The audience loves the ambience of these orchestral concerts, where the violinist Vladimir Jablokov and his family delight audiences with the warmth of memory, the lyricism of good music from a quality chamber, so that people are transported [...]
Snow White through the Looking Glass
Tramore Musical Society have taken a great community step forward by going back, as it were, to revive panto in the seaside town. It must be difficult for satellite towns to generate community experiences, when they are so near to a city that is exploding with lights and family entertainment. The re-organising committee decided to [...]