Hallmark of Harmony is one of Britain’s leading men’s barbershop choruses. They are an enthusiastic group of sixty men who enjoy singing together in the four-part close-harmony barbershop style. Lady Barbalade are an award winning barbershop quartet from Ireland. The four ladies, Rebecca Gilbert, Clare Hayes-Brady, Hilary Harnett and Ailbhe Hayes have been devoted to Barbershop singing and fabulous dresses since their formation in 2015.
This event is being held at St. Peter and Paul’s Church in Balbriggan.
This show will have lower lighting and sound to make it a comfortable environment to enjoy the show. This December, the Irish Institute of Music & Song (IIMS) and Sean Gilligan Performing Arts are launching their professional pantomime Beauty & The Beast with Jake Carter (Dancing with the Stars 2018 winner) as The Beast, Katie Weir (Ireland’s rising star of the west-end) as Belle and Pamela Uba (Miss Ireland Winner 2021) appearing on the big screen as The Enchantress.
This December, the Irish Institute of Music & Song (IIMS) and Sean Gilligan Performing Arts are launching their professional pantomime Beauty & The Beast with Jake Carter (Dancing with the Stars 2018 winner) as The Beast, Katie Weir (Ireland’s rising star of the west-end) as Belle and Pamela Uba (Miss Ireland Winner 2021) appearing on the big screen as The Enchantress.
This amazing show is a salute to the Showband Era bringing you back in time to this magical musical period. “Reeling in the Showband Years” has been a smash hit for the past 12 years! Now celebrating it’s amazing 13th year filling Theatre’s all around Ireland. This show features Ronan Collins “RTE’S Mr. Music”, Linda Martin, a superstar of showbiz and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992 with “Why Me”, Red Hurley, one of the superstars of The Showband Era, Keith and Lorraine McDonald, Shaun O’Dowd, Dave Lawlor and The Conquerors Showband. This show will send you home with great memories of a wonderful and never to be repeated time in Irish popular music.
Alabama 3 are a British musical group founded in Brixton, London in 1995. Alabama 3 is a pop band, a punk rock, blues & country, techno & electro band. They have never appeared on X Factor or Pop Idol, they did it the old fashioned way. They got MOJO. They are best known for their track “Woke Up This Morning”, which was used for the opening credits of the TV series The Sopranos. Alabama 3 are not from Alabama and there’s more than 3 of them in the band! This promises to be one not to miss.
The Dublin Legends are a traditional Irish folk supergroup from Dublin. The band was formed from the ashes of The Dubliners who sold out tours across the world and received a Lifetime Achievement Award. The Dubliners disbanded following the death of Holland Eamonn and Barney McKenna, going on to form The Dublin Legends. Get ready for all the classics, Whiskey in The Jar, Dirty Old Town, The Wild Rover, Seven Drunken Nights, The Rare Auld Times, Finnegan’s Wake, Molly Malone, and many, many more.
One of the most sought after singers in Ireland, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh is an award-winning traditional singer and musician from Corca Dhuibhne, Co.Kerry. A leading exponent of the sean nós style, her repertoire also includes songs from a wide variety of folk and contemporary sources. Her childhood in West Kerry saw her immersed in a rich cultural environment and vital living tradition, which was to be hugely influential on the foundation of her distinctive vocal and instrumental sound.
As part of The Lughnasa Sessions – The IIMS are proud to welcome Oisín Mac Diarmada, Paul Finn, Samantha Harvey to the Irish Institute of Music and Song in Balbriggan as an end of summer celebration of traditional and folk music.
Eddi Reader is perhaps Scotland’s greatest living female voice. Internationally acclaimed & mesmerizing songstress, Eddi Reader, of Fairground Attraction fame teams up with Ireland’s own piano accordion maestro, Alan Kelly with his gang of acclaimed musicians featuring Steph Geremia on flute and vocals, John Douglas (Trashcan Sinatras) and Shane McGowan (Sean Keane Band) on guitars with Jim Higgins (Christy Moore, The Stunning) on percussion. Brimming with alluring songs & buoyant harmonies this is a wonderful union of Scottish and Irish tradition from true masters. This show has sold out 9 consecutive Irish tours and has been leaving audiences spellbound.
Live Forever are the definitive tribute to the iconic Manchester Super group Oasis. With over 75,000 followers this record breaking tribute band are officially the most followed Oasis Tribute band on social media in the entire world!
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