INFORMATION ON ARTIST AT THIS YEARS FESTIVAL!


Frankie Gavin & De Dannan (2009 onwards)

Frankie Gavin is one of the genuine legends of Irish music. From his first tv appearance playing the tin-whistle when he was seven, through sixteen albums with the seminal Dé Dannan, seven solo albums, his adventures in the realms of Jazz, Gospel, and Klezmer, to appearances and recordings with such luminaries as Earl Scruggs, Stephane Grapelli, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, and The Rolling Stones, ‘the prince of Irish fiddlers' is one of the outstanding performers of the past thirty years. In the past year alone Frankie Gavin and his band have played support to the Rolling Stones at Slane Castle, performed twice to a full to capacity Croke Park (during national sporting occasions), performed with the U.A.E. Philharmonic Orchestra in Dubai, performed with the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra during a ten week tour of the USA and performed at The White House for President Bush.  
Part of Frankie Gavin's enduring appeal lies in his astounding technical ability and unceasing quest for innovation - musical pieces more commonly associated with the like of the Beatles and George Frideric Handel are now common place in Frankie's repertoire as an Irish musician.  Most pertinent of all is the knack he has for imparting to his audience his own enthusiasm, the sheer joy, the magic of great music-making.
2009 will see Frankie Gavin back on the road and with new De Dannan members. The new line up will feature Frankie Gavin (Fiddle/Flute/Whistles), Damien Mullane (Accordian), Eric Cunningham (Percussion/Flutes/Whistles), Mike Galvin (Bouzouki/Guitar) and Michelle Lally (Vocals). The official launch of the new band took place at an exclusive concert at the 2200 capacity Royal Theatre & Events Centre in Castlebar on August 5th during The World Fleadh festival where many of the former members of the band came together with the new members for a celebration of the bands history.

'Electrifying' is an adjective that's too often used to describe certain performances but this is one instance where it's absolutely unavoidable. If you've never been lucky enough to see Frankie Gavin perform live, prepare to be... shocked.

LADY GAGA MONSTER BALL LOOK-A-LIKE TOUR

PRESENTING THE ONLY TRIBUTE TO LADY GAGA'S WORLD FAMOUS MONSTER BALL TOUR SENSATION!

DJ Jules has developed a cult following among Lady GaGa fans in Cork and further afield for the sensation that is her Lady Gaga tribute act "Jules goes Gaga!". The set features all of Lady Gaga's smash hits from Poker Face and Just Dance to Bad Romance and Alejandro and the performance can be individually tailored to suit the venue and event. Jules Goes Gaga! has raised the roof with her dramatic costumes, phenomenal vocals and thrilling dance crew at events all over the country.

Jimmy Buckley

Jimmy Buckley was born on the 19th November 1971, he stands at 5-7” and has brown eyes and fair hair. Although born and reared in Doon, Co. Limerick, he now resides in Galway with his wife and children.
Singing and music play a huge part in Jimmy’s life and he notes Elvis and Buddy Holly as among his greatest earliest influences.  Jimmy plays guitar, and his first professional stage appearance was made on the 20th August 1991.
Jimmy’s career is going from strength to strength and he is destined to be a huge star - he is already one of the top entertainers in Ireland, and his ambition is to conquer the English Country Market, not ruling out Europe. Following numerous visits across the water to England, Jimmy is building up a large fan base and his concerts and dances are always sold out. When he finishes one tour his manager Henry McMahon is inundated with requests for details of his next tour.
Jimmy first came to the attention of the Birmingham Audiences when he appeared on Bob Brolly’s Big Charity Show, in the Symphony Hall, Birmingham, on Sunday 22nd June 2003. Since that first appearance Jimmy’s star has certainly continued to rise.
After his massive hit song “Your Wedding Day” (written by his manager Henry McMahon), Jimmy conquered the Irish music scene and he continues to make his mark on the concert scene in England.
Jimmy has had a very busy, exhausting but rewarding 2007. The success of his DVD "Live in Concert" and accompanying CD's has been truly astonishing. The DVD was awarded the accolade "DVD of the Year" by the Irish World in 2007. It has been shown coast to coast on US television more than once and the reaction has been amazing.
The week spent in Spain was an outstanding success as was the Mediterranean cruise where he was joined by many other Irish singers and musicians.
The highlight of Jimmy's year has to be his trip to Nashville, Tennessee. It was everything he had hoped it would be, from the visit to the Grand Old Opry to the Country Music Hall of Fame but the icing on the cake was the visit to Gracelands, the home of Jimmy's idol Elvis. Later Jimmy said that the visit was very emotional and inspiring.
In February 2008 Jimmy worked on a Caribbean cruise and then in March/April he toured with Charley Pride. In March 2008 he re launched his website jimmybuckley.com.
November 2008 saw the release of "The Grand Tour - Live", Jimmy's second Live in concert DVD & CD. This 23-track DVD builds on the success of Jimmy's first "Live In Concert" DVD. For more info on the DVD click here.
All in all it doesn't look as if life will be any less hectic during 2009.

CONOR DUFFY

I Suppose if I talk about my latest single "better times".this is a song I wrote with the help of my mother to highlight the significance of young people leaving our country in order to find work.this is the 5th promotional single I have released.other tracks include Here comes santa claus(duet with Eunice Moran),i still miss someone,small town saturday night and a country medley of songs.all the while im busy giging playing around mayo and parts of galway.other plans this year are to release a album with hopefully some more original songs.thats pretty much me without goin over the top.thanks again michelle,whatever ya think is relevant from that.

EUNICE MORAN

Winner of TG4 Glór Tíre 2010 was Ballaghaderreen’s Eunice Moran, who was chosen by country singer Mike Denver for the show.
Her early interest in the music scene started with Scor na nÓg, the annual GAA club competition that nourishes and gives a platform to new and emerging talent.
She sang the National Anthem at the Connacht Final in Castlebar two years ago, and it was televised during the Sunday Game series.

STUART MOYLES

Stuart Moyles was born and raised just outside of Ballina town in Co. Mayo. Music and singing has played a big role in Stuart's life since an early age, at the age of thirteen years he learned to play the drums and then went on to learn the guitar, over the next five years he played on a local level with a band called "The Revival" a wedding and function band, and then went on to play with the "Trevor Moyles band" (Stuarts brother) and has been with Trevor for the past number of years.
In 2010 Stuart decided to pursue a solo career and recorded his first single a song entitled "Candle light and wine" an easy listening jive tempo song which was very popular on radio stations throughout the country. Earlier this year he recorded his own version of the old Tom T. Hall classic “I Washed My Face in the Morning Dew”. The song was recorded in Lakeview studio's Co. Mayo, and was mixed and mastered in M.C.M studios in Headford, Co. Galway.
For 2011 Stuart is very busy playing throughout the west of Ireland, he is currently working on his first album and hopes to have it finished by the end of this year. In the mean time he will release some promotional singles, which can be requested on your local radio stations.

FLASHBACK

Flashback are a young , three piece rock band from south Dublin. Flashback was formed in 2009 by school friends Brian Moriarty and Micheal Kerr.
After a couple of months of hard jamming the two employed Brendan Bolger on drums to complete the trio.Flashback have powerful live music and have just recorded their first demo last febuary consisting of two original tracks.The band lineup has Micheal on bass and vocals ,Brian on guitar and Brendan Bolger on drums.The band are now officially on the road of promoting their music to rock lovers and build a good fanbase, the trick for them is to play gigs. Flashback are not one to miss! COLONEL

BULLSHOT BLUEGRASS BAND

Colonel Bullshot is Westport’s only Blue Grass Band and take their inspiration from bluegrass greats such as Bill Munroe, The Stanley Brothers, Hawk Snow, Flatt & Scruggs, Jimmy Martin, etc

SCALE 3

Scale 3 are a three-piece band (Cian Morrin (Vocalist), James Durcan (Guitarist), Thomas Coll (Percussion)), from Castlebar. They are all 16 and go to St.Gerald’s College in Castlebar. They have been together for six months when they started out by entering the Our School’s Got Talent competition. They reached the Connaught Final and were very happy to perform in the final in Castlebar. They gained alot of experience performing in the competition and are now playing many gigs around Mayo.