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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> Clive Barnes new album The Ghost Country is released September 2009. It\'s the sound of a musician at the top of his game as a vocalist, guitarist and songwriter. On The Ghost Country Clive sounds truly unique having forged his own voice through years of touring the US and Europe and sharing stages with the likes of Eric Bibb, Taj Mahal, Jeff Beck, Dr. John, Solomon Burke, Peter Green, Seasick Steve, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Alison Krauss, David Crosby and many more.



Clive is regarded as one of the finest guitarists around today but not only that, his lyrical and songwriting abilities are striking on this collection of songs. From the roaring banjo fueled opening track Shotgun Grin to the big sky foreboding of the title track right through to the lyrical closer Borderlines, The album is populated with stories of characters running and returning, longing and dreaming, down on their luck and finally finding some peace, character\'s so thick with realism you can feel them slip through you.



Clive\'s live performances are not to be miss, Harry Guiren of RTE noted in a live review of Clive at Vicar Street Dublin \"Clive is a guitarist who can make one acoustic sound like six, Barnes transported the entire, hushed venue across the Atlantic to where the paths taken by the Delta Blues, Tom Waits and Bruce Springsteen all led to his own special territory.\" </h4>"; win.setDestroyOnClose(); win.showCenter();

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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> Following a sensational show in December, Lola returns to Dolans for Valentines weekend.







This is a show like no other, combining burlesque, cabaret, theatre, comedy, circus and a band hot enough to melt the ice.





Holding it all together is the story of Lola’s unbelievable life – born in Limerick in 1822 she caused revolts and revolution across Europe, briefly ruled Bavaria, her lovers included Liszt, Peel and Dumas, she starred on both Broadway and the saloons of the wild west, invented Burlesque, gave lectures that outsold Dickens, murdered at least one lover and died destitute on the streets of New York aged just 41.





feat. - Myles Breen, Kathleen Turner, Sapphira Swann, Aoife Doolan, James Blake, David Blake, Diane Daly, Hunka Burning Love, the Art & Motion dancers...



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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> Legendary Irish singer/songwriter Andy Irvine is returning to Dolan’s for a show on Sat. 13th February. With his impressive repertoire of Irish traditional songs and dexterous Balkan dance tunes, he creates an exciting new fusion of Irish and World Music not to be missed.



Having travelled the world with bands such as Sweeney’s Men, Patrick Street, Planxty, and more recently Mozaik, Andy continues to pursue new combinations and styles of music. He has broadened his musical horizons over the course of his forty-year career to encompass the musical styles of countries he visits, such as the Balkan folk style of playing. Between the achievements of his solo, group work and collaborations, he is a highly revered troubadour of the Irish music world.



Andy Irvine’s solo stage show is a musical travelogue through time and space. His right hand dexterity on bouzouki was nothing short of amazing. Frets Magazine



Everything he touches is performed with honesty and conviction and his playing is never less than breathtaking. By any measure Irvine is one of the towering talents on the International folk scene. Sydney Morning Herald





Andy Irvine never fails to deliver a pulsating, heartfelt performance.



Appearing at Dolan’s, Limerick on Sat. 13th February



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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> The Night After Christmas secret location party has been heralded by many as the greatest party the city has ever seen, some of the countries best Djs and live acts put on the show of a lifetime in what can only be described as \"something special, reminiscent of when it all started way back when\"!

This February 13th MICRONITE brings you TNAC reunion party. The aim is to recreate the atmosphere, decor and music that was experienced on the night. The event will take place in Dolans and doors are open from 9.p.m. The ticket price is a very reasonable €6 and there is free beer for those who arrive early enough. So all round great value, the way it should be, people coming together for fun and quality music in a friendly creative space. The line up sees the men behind the project banging the music for over 5 hours in two rooms. Dan Sykes of Vivamusic and RTE pulse will be joined by fellow resident and rising star Ruan Flood in the warehouse while Tokinwhiteboy of DB and Dj Deadly Buzz ply the bass music upstairs and on the terrace. So if you want to relive the experience or if you missed it heres your chance to catch up and find out whats planned for the next one!!!



Also in other MICRONITE news keep St Patricks day free as it sees MICRONITE host 3 rooms all day in Dolans covering music styles such as house, techno, reggae, dub-step and drum n bass laid down from the likes of vivamusic, DB, Roots factory, Nu Killa kru and more.

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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> On the 30th anniversary of the Blue Valentine tour David Irwin and his band recreated the early years of Tom Waits\' music. During his acoustic singer/songwriter period (the ten years or so up to the 1980s before he turned to more experimental music) Tom Waits wrote a catalogue of classic mournful and wryly ironic melodies for which he is probably still best known. This was a period that saw Waits writing songs such as Martha, Hope That I Don\'t Fall In Love With You, Tom Traubert\'s Blues (Waltzing Mathilda), Ol\' 55, The Heart Of Saturday Night, The Piano Has Been Drinking, and Closing Time. His nightclub-style performances are legendary, with a voice that has been described as sounding \'like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car.\'

The well-known Limerick singer and instrumentalist David Irwin has recruited a fine band of musicians to bring us his interpretations of these classic ballads, love songs and observations and going on the success of its last outing here on Valentines Night 2009 you are advised to pick up your tickets now! </h4>"; win.setDestroyOnClose(); win.showCenter();

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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> \"Irresistibly catchy\"

Colm O\'Hare - Hot Press Magazine



\"Traversing timelines to be modern without trying to be hip, trendy or cool\"

Jennie Mulligan - Entertainment.ie



\"Impossibly catchy\"

CD of The Week - Una Mullally - Sunday Tribune



\"Enormously Ambitious\"

The Metro



\"A little ray of hope that there is a future for Irish music\"

The Galway Advertiser



\"An excitingly catchy and engaging album that will require, nay demand, to be listened to over and over\"

The Limerick Leader



\"Seal of Approval\"

Jim Jim Nugent \'Colm and Jim-Jim Breakfast Show\' - RTE 2fm



\"These Guys are gonna be big\"

Tony Fenton - Today FM



\"My Summer Listening. Contender for Album of the Year\"

Michael Feeney Callan - RTE Radio 1



\"As Polished as a Bank Manager\'s Bentley\"

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Announce February and March 2010 tour dates



“Their sheer velocity and deranged ensemble-playing somehow mirrors the thunderous wattage of the originals … the Hayseeds’ beserk hedonism is refreshing indeed.” – Guardian live review ****



Appalachian hell raisers Hayseed Dixie, have announced they will be hitting these shores again to tour in February and March 2010, and invite you to join them getting stark-raving plastered as they rock out in their own unique and inimitable way. Since forming in the Fall of 2000, the band has performed over 1,000 live shows in 21 different countries.



Hayseed Dixie are currently recording their new studio album in Nashville, TN, which is due for release in February 2010. The album, which will feature more songs about killin’, drinkin’, cheatin’ and hell, will contain some unexpected cover versions alongside the bands own material. More details to follow …



http://www.hayseed-dixie.com/



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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> Thirteen years on from the birth of one of Ireland\'s best traditional music groups, North Cregg continue to produce some of the freshest and finest sounds to be heard in Irish Music today.



Rooted in the vibrant traditional music of their native County Cork, North Cregg embraces musical influences from around the world to create one of the most distinctive and charismatic voices in Irish music.



The stunning vocals of Claire Anne Lynch mesmerise with beautifully crafted interpretations of contemporary and traditional Irish gems. Accordionist and Master of Ceremonies, Christy Leahy, leads the way with spirited tunes alongside the dazzling fiddle and banjo playing of Liam Flanagan. Groove masters Ciaran Coughlan on swing piano and Martin Leahy, on drums and guitar, create one of the tightest and hottest rhythm sections in Irish music.

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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> JOHN Shelly And The Creatures whose single ‘Long May You Reign’ you will recognise from the Discover Northern Ireland advert on the TV will headline Green and Live Sessions 23 on Thursday February 25.



In July 2009 the John Shelly boys won Best New Irish Act at the Balcony TV Awards and have just signed a publishing deal with Big Life Music (Snow Patrol, The Verve, Badly Drawn Boy).



The Belfast quartet is influenced by a wide variety of genres and are not afraid to mix things up when it comes to recording and playing live. With comparisons being made from the likes of The Band to Low and even at times The Killers, it would be nearly impossible to sum up John Shelly and the Creatures into just one sound.



Also on the bill for Green and Live Sessions 23 is tenacious Kilkenny outfit Saving J. Saving J have honed their craft and created their own unique take on a pop and rock sound that’s full of tight-assed riffs and melodic choruses. Live they give nothing less than 110% and attendance at their gigs is consistently growing as the good word spreads.



Completing the line-up for this show is fresh-faced Ennis three-piece C!ties who are willing to murder, steal and annoy their way to recognition and respect on the Irish music scene. Doors open at 8pm and admission is free.



Green and Live is broadcast every Friday from 10pm to midnight on Limerick Live 95FM with presenter Alan Jacques.







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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> U2-2 were formed by current members in 1993 under the name \"Achtung Baby\". During the 90\'s the band quickly became the greatest tribute to U2 in the world.Truly \"lookalike, sound-alike, the band played every major town in Britain & Ireland and completed successful tours of Europe, The Channel Isles & The Middle East. They also featured on numerous TV Shows & Live Radio Sessions some of which were beamed worldwide. Tours of Ireland were a stunning success with sell out shows in Coleraine, Beklfast, Sligo & Cork. Their largest Irish show was at the \"Point Depot\" in Dublin to over 7,000 people. In 1997 with \"Wayne Taylor\" on vocals, the band toured Portugal for 2 tours & played to massive crowds of up to 10,000 people per show. Back in Holland, as guests of the Zooropean fanzine the band got to play alongside U2 at the massive \"Feyenoord Stadium\" in Rotterdam. Travellin in style in their own \"Pop-Mart\" tour bus the band were accidentally led into U2\'s changing rooms!

Later that evening the band watched a private rendition of the song \"ONE\" which was being beamed live to Britain for that nights \"Top Of The Pops\". The band also pose for photos on the trabant car which was used for the \"Achtung Baby\" album cover.

The band have recently become regulars at Dublins Olympia Theatre and receive direct praise from Bono & are generally regarded as the \"official\" U2 Tribute act.

By Christmas \'99 all original band mambers had left the band to pursue careers as solo original artists so in late 2008 Luke Pepper reformed the original Achtung Baby and their first shows were sell-outs. Still finding their feet after 8 years away from the Live Gigging Scene Luke & Steve were joined on vocals vy Frank Bride with Andy Scott taking up Lamrry Mullens role and they changed their name to \"U2-2\".

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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> Two Door Cinema Club are 3 people with the help of technology and a thirst for anything quirky. If you were to pose the question, \"Where do Two Door Cinema Club live?\" and someone was to answer, \"Why, Bangor!\" That someone would only be 66.67% correct because Two Door Cinema Club are a Bangor/Donaghadee based electro pop band. An obvious absence in the rhythm department is humbly filled by an unadulterated Macintosh and the electronic thump from the fourth imperceptible member goes hand in hand with the electro/pop direction. Their music has been loosely compared to the likes of Death Cab for Cutie and Broken Social Scene but without a definitive capacity to be pigeon-holed. Melodic vocals, which hail from all three members of the outfit, infuse with guitar riffs that have been described as \"oceanic\" and rhythm described as \"pulsing\". To get the symbolism out of the way, take your seats; it\'s going to be a blockbuster! </h4>"; win.setDestroyOnClose(); win.showCenter();

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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> JAMES VINCENT MC MORROW

Early in the Morning



James Vincent Mc Morrow is a songwriter from Dublin. James’ debut album Early in the Morning is out 26th February 2010.



James has racked up some amazing support slots and guest appearances over the last 18 months, with the likes of Bon Iver, Iron and Wine, the Dodos, Al Green, and Natalie Merchant all inviting him to play shows. James also supported Tracy Chapman on her European tour last year.



His writing and vocal talents attracted the attention of EMI resulting in a publishing deal in 2008. He released his debut EP Sparrow and the Wolf late that year, a collection of demo recordings he\'d made while living in London. While not the finished product by any means, it was very much the sound of someone experimenting with words and melody, figuring out a direction and vision that he\'d carry with him into the recording of his first album.



Recorded in an isolated house by the sea, Early in the Morning is a completely self-produced and self played affair. It was recorded with one mic, a room full of beat up instruments, very little engineering knowledge, and a good amount of patience.



His song, taken from the album, We Don’t Eat has just been included on One Tree Hill series, and the track Follow You Down To The Red Oak Tree will featured as part of the children’s charity Barnardos TV campaign.



\"It really feels like this album finally says exactly what I\'ve always wanted to say, sounds exactly like I\'ve always wanted to sound. I\'ve taken a lot of interesting turns in the last 2 years, had some amazing experiences, made some amazing mistakes. One day I stopped, sat down, thought about what I truly wanted to be as a musician, and this album just arrived. It\'s indelibly me, it makes me happy, and whatever happens to it beyond that, it is all good\"

-James Vincent Mc Morrow



Catch James live:





WED 03 March 2010 Dolan\'s (upstairs)



Single: This Old Dark Machine is out Feb 19th 2010

Album: Early in the Morning is out Feb 26th 2010







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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> David O’Doherty: David O’Doh-party



David O’Doherty, the 1990 East Leinster under 14s triple jump bronze medallist, the current number one ranked person called David O’Doherty on Google, the 2008 if.com (formerly Perrier) Award winner returns to Dolans with a tiny keyboard and a brand new show.

Uplifting! Hilarious! Surprising! Profound! Really, really stupid! At the very least, it will be some of these things.



“A triumph\" The Montreal Gazette



“A tiny keyboard and a giant talent.” The List, Edinburgh



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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> Lucy Wainwright Roche’s 2008 release \"8 More\" is a continuation of her debut CD \"8 Songs\". Together these companion recordings tell the story of a second generation songwriter coming into her own. Drawing inspiration from traditional folk songs as well as rock and pop music, they feature her unique takes on “Wild Mountain Thyme” (Traditional), “Everywhere” (Christine McVie) “Hungry Heart” (Bruce Springsteen) and “Next Best Western” (Richard Shindell), along with her own insightful originals.



The daughter of Loudon Wainwright III and Suzzy Roche (The Roches), Lucy has made her own musical mark, exploding fast on to the indie-folk scene. Although not yet 30, Lucy has already won two prestigious songwriting contests and has had her music featured on national television and radio. Her songs are short stories of the hopes and heartbreaks of everyday people, from the high school drummer being called to war in “Snare Drum” to the lonely window watcher in “Awhile.” Full of melody and melancholy, her songs showcase her clear, bell-like vocals.



Recorded by Stewart Lerman (Marshall Crenshaw, Dar Williams, Jules Shear), 8 Songs is simply produced with Lucy singing and providing all acoustic guitar parts. As the name would indicate, 8 More has a little more in the way of production but still preserves the raw sound that her fans have come to love.

Steuart Smith (Shawn Colvin, The Eagles) contributes guitar and bass while Tony Award-winning actress and singer Martha Plimpton sings harmonies, helping create a recording that has been a favorite amongst fans and critics alike and promises great things to come from this young but sophisticated songwriter. </h4>"; win.setDestroyOnClose(); win.showCenter();

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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> The JD Set, Ireland’s longest-running, unsigned bands competition, is synonymous with the best live music venues the country has to offer. We’re proud that Dolan’s has been chosen to host the Limerick heat.

A record number of entries were received from some of Ireland’s most talented and exciting unsigned bands and we are looking forward to welcoming four of them here on Friday 5th March 2010 (Doors open 19:30).

The bands that you can see here are Redtwelve, Liz is Evil, Macrogrizzly and Henrietta Game. The winning band from our heat will go through to play in the overall final in The Village, Dublin, on Thursday 29th April.



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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> One of the most in demand dj\'s in the world, Dave Clarke has just been announced for an exclusive Limerick Show on

Friday 5th March at Dolans Warehouse.



The Party will go under the Streetlife Banner and will see Paul Webb and Dan Sykes join Dave Clarke in the main room while upstairs the Balance Sessions will see Paul Webb\'s weekly Dance Music Show on Spin South West host cutting-edge Dj Talent.



A regular headliner at the world\'s biggest dance festivals, host of the white noise radio show with over 1 million listeners a week around the world this will be Dave Clarke\'s first Limerick show in 7 years and Tickets are on sale now at Empire Music & Ticketmaster outlets nationwide.





One of the most respected (and idiosyncratic) techno DJs and producers in the \'90s,Dave Clarke began his music career as a hip-hop DJ in the mid-\'80s, shifting to acid house and later rave near the end of the decade. He began recording for Stress (as Pig City) in the early \'90s and also appeared on R&S, XL, and his own Magnetic North Records. By the mid-\'90s, he had gradually shifted away from rave to a brand of straight-ahead techno with the ferocity of hardcore yet the sublime feelings of classic Detroit techno. A series of three singles named \"Red\" gained fame during 1995-1996 (the last went Top 40 in the U.K.), as did his ferocious DJ sets. Demagnitized, a compilation of his earlier material on Magnetic North (with additional tracks fromCristian Vogel, DJ Hell, and others), was released in 1995.Clarke\'s phenomenal album debut, Archive One, appeared in a year later on Deconstruction. Clarke also mixed two volumes of the crucial electro compilation series Electro Boogie for Studio !K7. A handful of other mixes followed, including two volumes of World Service, which were issued before and after the 2003 studio album Devil\'s Advocate. The two-disc compilation Remixes and Rarities: 1992-2005 came out in early 2007.





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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> Regan\'s first releases were the single, \"Little Miss Drunk\", and three EPs titled Hotel Room, Reservior and Campaign Button, which were released on a small indie label, Anvil Records. Following these releases, in 2006, Regan signed to former Cocteau Twin Simon Raymonde\'s independent record label, Bella Union, in the UK, resulting in Regan\'s debut album The End of History being released on August 7, 2006. Following his UK success, Regan was subsequently signed by the American label Lost Highway Records. The End of History was released in the U.S. on July 10, 2007.



The End of History was produced by Regan himself (mixing the album with Simon Raymonde). Mojo magazine gave the album four stars in a review that dubbed the disc \"a debut that oozes rare confidence, startling maturity and originality\". Other publications such as The Times and The Guardian also gave the album four out of five stars.



Regan has played many festivals around the world including the 2007 Glastonbury Festival, XPoNential Music Festival in Camden, New Jersey, Electric Picnic (Ireland), Summercase (Spain), Bestival (Isle of Wight) ACL (Austin, Texas)) and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (San Francisco).



Regan was nominated for two Meteor Music Awards (Best Male and Best Newcomer) in 2006 and The End of History was nominated for Irish Album of the Year at the Choice Music Prize and was shortlisted for the 2007 Mercury Music Prize.



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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as \'the best ever banjoist in the history of Irish music\', Gerry O\'Connor has brought the banjo to places no other player had tread before. He has traveled the world - physically and musically - experimenting with everything from Irish to bluegrass to African and Asian, and back. Both as a soloist and as a member of the highly acclaimed Four Men and a Dog, Gerry has truly traced the banjo\'s journey through the world of music.



Gerry\'s journey continues with his most recent solo recording, \"High Up Low Down\" which features his unique treatment of Irish traditional music, American bluegrass and ground-breaking new compositions.

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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> British singer-songwriter Tom McRae has been quietly moving up the ranks of the most respected songwriters in the world today after releasing four critically acclaimed studio albums over the last 9 years.



His eponymous debut album in 2000 was nominated for The Mercury Prize, a Q Magazine Award, and a Brit, and the subsequent two years of touring cemented his reputation as one the most entertaining and powerful artists touring today.



Just Like Blood, his second album was released to wide acclaim, especially in America, where every track was licensed for tv and film use, his style of music fitting perfectly the more darker output of LA’s film studios.



In 2004 McRae moved to LA, and while making his third album, All Maps Welcome, began playing regularly at The Hotel Café venue in Hollywood. The connection McRae made with fellow musicians led to the Hotel Café Tour, a travelling revue show featuring dozens of artists, which annually tours the USA coast to coast, as well as occasional forays into Europe. The tour is something of a phenomenon in the states, providing a forum for new talent that may otherwise be unable to reach a live audience on such a scale.



After signing to V2 in 2006, the following year McRae released King Of Cards, a more upbeat offering than previous albums. The demise of the label during the promotion phase didn’t diminish Tom’s enthusiasm for the fight, and he toured the album twice that year, proving a huge hit at festivals across Europe, recruiting more fans everywhere he went,



Now, after a year away from touring, during which Tom moved back to London from Brooklyn, he is about to release his fifth studio album.



The Alphabet of Hurricanes, an album in two parts, is scheduled for release in September 2009, with a second volume to follow in early 2010. It is McRae’s most ambitious album to date, recorded over three years in studios, hotel rooms, and backstage both in the US and UK. Having set up his own studio, Gunpoint, in east London, McRae has taken charge of the production once again, with his haunting melodies and poetic lyrics given a new sonic palette in an eclectic selection of powerful songs.





Tom will tour the new album with a full band, and - as his fans can attest - for an artist working in a genre often considered by the music press to be “sensitive and self-indulgent” he can take the roof off a venue with his passionate performances, as well as forging a strong humorous bond with his audience.



The Alphabet of Hurricanes Tour and album look set to further add to the cult that is rapidly springing up around this talented and dedicated artist.





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‘This is a fun-filled gem through and through’



Downtown Music Gallery, New York - reviewing ‘Iive in Dublin (Auand 9009)



“It was intense, exhilarating and a credit to all concerned, with Black in

particular little short of astonishing in his range of invention. If jazz is

the sound of surprises, this was full of them”.



Irish Times





“Julian Arguelles, Ronan Guilfoyle and Jim Black produced a concert of

enthralling and frequently breathtaking music. Black in particular was

mesmerising, throwing spanner after spanner into the works from a seemingly limitless toolkit of ideas.”



Sunday Tribune





Julian Arguelles – Saxophones

Ronan Guilfoyle – Acoustic Bass Guitar

Jim Black – Drums



An international trio, featuring three of the leading contemporary jazz

musicians of their respective countries - British saxophonist Julian

Arguelles, the Irish bassist Ronan Guilfoyle, and the American drummer Jim

Black – will undertake a tour of the UK and Ireland in March 2010.



The saxophone trio has a long and important history in jazz and some of the

most highly regarded live recordings in jazz have featured this format.

Arguelles/Guilfoyle/Black continue this tradition while at the same time

reflecting the vibrancy of contemporary jazz. An international trio, featuring

three of the leading contemporary jazz musicians of their generation and

respective countries - British saxophonist Julian Arguelles, the Irish

bassist Ronan Guilfoyle, and the American drummer Jim Black – their new

recording ‘Live in Dublin’ captures the excitement and ‘in the moment’ feel

of live saxophone trio playing, and gives a taste of what is to come in

their concert performances.



Playing a programme mixing original compositions and standards, the trio’s music features a free-wheeling spontaneity and powerful rhythmic drive, with each member of the trio showing an almost telepathic response to the playing of the others - the music unfolds seamlessly with a great sense of swing and much rhythmic intrigue.





www.jimblack.com

www.julianarguelles.com

www.ronanguilfoyle.com

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Guests: Mahlon Sweet Field...



What they are saying about \"We Used to Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River\" The new album from RF..



4/5 Sunday Times, 7/10 NME, 4/5 Independent, 4/5 Daily Express



\'Pretty much everything I\'ve ever liked about guitar music…sounds perfect; now point me at the back catalogue\' - Word



\'A dreamy, reverb-laden masterpiece\' - 5/5 Sunday Express



\'Beautiful slices of Americana\' - 4/5 Q



\'Vlautin\'s gift for observational storytelling helps make this their finest record\' - Mail On Sunday



\'Raw, autobiographical brilliance\' - 5/5 Uncut

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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> Looking like a Pearl Jam roadie, Rich is a master of absurdist irony – he particularly likes to lay into Americans and life across the Pond at every opportunity. As Rich Hall the stand-up, he has visited the Edinburgh Fringe Festival several times and performed at the major comedy clubs in Britain and across the world. He is well known in the United States for appearing and writing on The David Letterman Show - for which he won an Emmy Award.

Rich Hall has been charming sell-out audiences each year at the Edinburgh Festival, on tours throughout the UK, at several festivals in Australia including Adelaide and Melbourne and at London\'s famous Comedy Store. At the 2000 Edinburgh Festival, Rich Hall is Otis Lee Crenshaw won the highly prestigious Perrier Award. Rich Hall’s TV work includes; Rich Hall’s Cattle Drive (BBC4), Rich Hall’s Fishing Show (BBC4) plus numerous appearances on BBC2 panel show QI, hosted by Stephen Fry.

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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> Meath singer/songwriter Eugene Donegan released his eagerly anticipated debut album \"Little Apples\" in 2009.



With his debut album \"Little Apples\", Eugene Donegan is intent on carrying the listener with him on an ambitious trip which takes in the formation of the Roman empire, the mundane everyday life of his hometown of Navan, and even to heaven.



Wherever the destination, love is seldom far from Eugene\'s mind, and it\'s the kind that seldom works out. Dissecting failed relationships and lamenting lost love over the course of an album is a bleak prospect, but Eugene\'s stunning musical settings somehow manages to uplift the listener, or at least break their fall.



In the fragile beauty of \"Loved You Too Much\" and \"Martha\'s Field\", Eugene equals any of Ryan Adams\' haunting ballads of loss, while in the country-tinged \"Tonight Is The Night\" he echoes the honest, heart-warming delivery of his hero Kris Kristofferson. He even doffs his cap to compatriot Paul Brady in the opening bars of the ambitious \"The Gods Are With Us\".



However under the guidance of producer and collaborator Declan O\'Rourke (Since Kyabram, Big Bad Beautiful World), \"Little Apples\" charm lies in Eugene\'s ability to confidently forge a style which is uniquely his own. Eugene Donegan\'s debut marks a new voice in the pantheon of Irish storytellers, it is now only a matter of time before it is heard.

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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> \"Crooked Still\'s vision of string band and bluegrass music sounds like nobody else\'s... they play their instruments gorgeously, radiating warmth and [a] deep love of the music and songs they play. Aoife O\'Donovan has a voice of rare, stunning purity and clarity.\" - Sing Out!



\"Still Crooked is an elegant package of superbly crafted musical styles taking country/folk as the deep foundation and veering off into exciting and exhilarating directions.\" -All Music Guide



\"Warmed by a robust cello, the inventive arrangements on Still Crooked forgo high and lonesome in favor of deep, dusky yearning, as do the vocals... Recent changes in the band\'s lineup have been smooth, widening the quintet\'s path of low-key innovation.\" -Time Out New York </h4>"; win.setDestroyOnClose(); win.showCenter();

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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> David Lyttle Group feat. Terell Stafford (USA)

Ireland/UK Tour Booking Now! 22nd-28th March, 2010

Known for his passionate and driving approach to jazz that

swings hard, 24-year-old drummer David Lyttle has been

hailed as one of the most significant musicians to have

emerged in Ireland in recent years.

He has performed professionally in Ireland, the US, Canada,

Britain and Europe, with a wide variety of internationallyacclaimed

artists, including Greg Osby, David Liebman, Jean

Toussaint, Tommy Smith, Jaleel Shaw, Soweto Kinch, Jonathan

Kreisberg and Louis Stewart.

Touring with the David Lyttle Group for the second time is US

trumpet great Terell Stafford, with hard-swinging original music

by Lyttle and Stafford being featured. Also in the group is leading

young Irish guitarist Mark McKnight, and the prominent Dublinresiding

Australian bassist Damian Evans.

New York trumpet ace Terell Stafford has been hailed as

\"one of the great players of our time\" by piano legend

McCoy Tyner. Known for being a gifted and versatile player with

a voice all his own, Stafford combines lyricism and a deep love of

melody with a spirited, adventurous edge. This uniquely

expressive, well-defined musical talent allows Stafford the ability

to dance in and around the rich trumpet tradition of his

predecessors while making his own inroads.

Stafford has worked in the groups of McCoy Tyner, Bobby

Watson, Benny Golson, Jon Faddis, Cedar Walton, Frank Wess,

Jimmy Heath, Kenny Barron, Wycliffe Gordon and Matt Wilson.

He has also performed with the Mingus Big Band, Wynton

Marsalis’ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and is currently a member of the

Grammy-nominated Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the Clayton Brothers Quintet and

Trumpet Summit, with Randy Brecker and Jon Faddis. Stafford appears on over

forty albums as a sideman, including Diana Krall\'s Grammy-nominated ‘From This

Moment On’ (2006), and has released four albums as a leader, featuring musicians

of the calibre of Mulgrew Miller, Steve Wilson, Dick Oatts and Derrick Hodge.

The press on David Lyttle:

\"...notably assured technique, greased lightning reflexes and an unfailing sense of

swing...a prolific composer too.\"

- Jazzwise (UK)

\"...a drummer of real talent.\" - All About Jazz (USA)

\"… such discretion and awareness…with a tonal sense that\'s as refreshing as it is

creative.\" - The Herald (UK)

“...one of the busiest musicians on the island.” - The Sunday Tribune

“...a rapidly maturing talent, who is already highly accomplished both as a musician and as a composer.\"

- The Irish News

\"...one of the most significant and interesting figures on the Belfast music scene...\" - Hot Press

For more information visit www.davidlyttle.com & www.terellstafford.com.

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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> LIMERICK power-popsters Supermodel Twins will ensure that the final Green and Live Session ends on a high note as it celebrates the release of their new single ‘Bruises’ at Upstairs in Dolan’s on Thursday March 25.



Supermodel Twins have an unerring, breezy power-pop sensibility that suggests they are bronzed Californian surfer dudes rather than pasty-faced dwellers of the grey and dreary backstreets of Frank McCourt’s ‘Angela’s Ashes’. Influenced by the likes of Weezer, Nada Surf and Jimmy Eat World, Supermodel Twins’ sound brims with moments of wry genius that owes more to the genuine pop masterworks of The Beach Boys and Burt Bacharach than its modern day imitators.



These local boys are purveyors of perfect three-minute pop songs that combine intelligent lyrics about love, lust and loneliness with infectious melodies, sinful harmonies and dramatic guitar-crescendos delivered in a Beatles-style swagger. The five-piece will preview tracks from their forthcoming debut album produced by Cranberries guitarist Noel Hogan at Green and Live Sessions 24.



Also on the line-up for the last ever Sessions gig is Green and Live favourites Laminate Reno and The Vagabonds. Doors open at 8pm and admission is free.



Green and Live is broadcast on Limerick Live 95FM every Friday between 10pm and midnight with presenter Alan Jacques.

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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> Pete Robbins (age 31) moved to New York in September, 2002, and immediately became “a welcome presence on the creative music scene.” He has since performed or recorded with John Zorn, Mark Dresser, Craig Taborn, Ben Monder, Mario Pavone, and Kenny Wollesen, and has performed at festivals and clubs in the US, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. Robbins’ leads “an ambitious ensemble that combines spacious avant-gardism with the melodic punch of rock” (NY Times). His studio releases “Waits and Measures” (Playscape) and “Do The Hate Laugh Shimmy” (Fresh Sound/New Talent) were both named as top-10 jazz releases in 2006 and 2008, respectively; his fourth album as a bandleader is scheduled for release in May, 2010 on Robbins’ own Hate Laugh Music label, and a trio album with bassist Mario Pavone and drummer Tyshawn Sorey is also in the works for a 2010 release. Robbins has been featured in New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Boston Phoenix, JazzTimes, JazzWise, Jazzman, Politikken, andNational Public Radio. For his compositional achievements, Chamber Music America recently awarded Robbins with their prestigious “New Works: Creation and Presentation” grant, as well as their \"New Works: Encore\" award on behalf of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Robbins was also a 2009 guest panelist at the Brooklyn Arts Council. </h4>"; win.setDestroyOnClose(); win.showCenter();

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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> Linley has been on the scene for many years now having doubled up his jazz career with one in the Rock and Pop arena. Well known for his work with Paul Brady, Linley has also toured or recorded with Andrew Strong, the Commitments, Foy Vance, Eleanor McEvoy and Duke Special among others, but has somewhat left that side of his career behind to concentrate on jazz.

Having toured and recorded with Jacqui Dankworth in the ‘Noughties’ Linley has a successful weekly jazz show on BBC Radio Ulster with recent guests including Wynton Marsalis, Jan Garbareck, John Abercrombie, Walter Becker and Billy Cobham. In 2001 he released his debut album ‘Up to Now’ and toured extensively with a line up that included Dublin Saxophone phenomenon Derek O’Connor. Renowned as a bebop and hard bop player, Linley shows a love for all styles modern and has a lyrical approach to the Flugel Horn which has played a more substantial role in his work of recent years.

In 2009 Linley went ‘back to school’ and studied at DIT in Dublin under Mike Neilsen where he achieved a 1st in Master of Jazz performance and won the Student Academic Excellence Award along with it. He has recently penned a Kind of Blue Theatre Show and is touring with it in Ireland in April 2010 and embarks on a PhD in Jazz in September this year.











Derek \'Doc\' O\'Connor has played saxophone from the age of nine and turned

professional at age seventeen.His style is very much high intensity in the Bob Berg,

Michael Brecker mold and his live playing is always an exciting experience.

Derek toured with the european jazz youth orchestra in 2001 representing Ireland and

divides his time between recording sessions,touring and live gigs.

Derek has performed with many top artists including Paul Brady.Van Morrison,Chaka Khan

and Jeffrey Osborne to name but a few.He is currently the house saxophonist on \'Tubridy Tonight\'

which airs every saturday night and also \'Your a Star\' on Sundays during the autumn.

Derek has recently received rave reviews for his playing on Niall O\'Niell\'s debut album

\'As If\' with the band Reverse Trust featuring Irelands top session musicians.



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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> Come and see Shannon Gospel Choir in concert at Dolans warehouse on the 16th April 2010. You\'d be wrong to think it will be a Holy Show. The gig is set to cater for both Saints & Sinners.





Its planned to be a gig of two halves, the first section will include upbeat inspirational and praise songs, then the robes come off and the gig will be balanced in the second half with a gospel take on contemporary songs from the likes of U2, Nina Simone, Paddy Casey, The Saturdays, Elvis, Annie Lennox, Queen Latifah, Depeche Mode & James Morrisson, to name but a few. More details and special guests will be announced over the coming weeks.

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win = new Window('window_id', {className: "alphacube", title: "Gig Information @ www.dolanspub.com", width:600, height:300}); win.getContent().innerHTML = "<h4> Scouting For Girls have announced a five date Irish tour this April to celebrate the release of their new album Everybody Wants To Be On TV. The indie pop trio play:



Monday 19 CORK, Savoy Theatre

Tuesday 20 LIMERICK, Dolan’s Warehouse

Wednesday 21 BELFAST, Mandela Hall

Friday 23 DUBLIN, Olympia Theatre

Saturday 24 CASTLEBAR, TF Royal Theatre



Tickets for Scouting For Girls at the Dolans are €26 + booking fee and are available from www.dolanspub.com, 061 314483 and from ticketmaster outlets nationwide.



In 2008, Scouting For Girls became the biggest selling new band of the year in the UK. Having toiled for ten years unsigned, the three boys next door sold over 900,000 records of their eponymous number 1 debut album, and were nominated for three Brit Awards (British Breakthrough Act, British Single (Heartbeat), and British Live Act, to become the UK’s most successful new pop band.



Fronted by the exuberant showman, Roy Stride, Scouting For Girls quickly became renowned for their contagious piano-led pop songs (She’s So Lovely, Heartbeat, It’s Not About You, Elvis Ain’t Dead), that connected with a huge audience and reaped multiple sold-out tours. Those live shows grew as Scouting For Girls mania gripped, buoyed on by the huge radio support, the venues were upsized across the country and sold-out just as quickly. By the end of 2008, they had performed to hundreds of thousands of fans, and outsold bands twice their size in the live arena.



The initial recordings of their forthcoming second album, ‘Everybody Wants To Be On TV’, were ruthlessly scrapped by the band after the Brit Awards 2008, when they had decided it needed re-writing and re-shaping. Whole songs were dropped in Roy Stride’s mission for a collection of perfect pop songs. The resulting album, produced by Andy Green at Helioscentric Studios in East Sussex, is unshakeably bold, confident, and a genuine step up in sound that loses none of the band’s early charm, but builds and expands upon it as infectiously as only they know how to be.



Scouting for Girls release their new single This Aint A Love Song on 26th March with their album, Everybody Wants to Be On TV following on April 9th.



Tickets for their Irish tour are on sale this Friday, 5th February at 9am.



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With multi platinum selling albums his career was launched worldwide and in July 1985, he took to the the Wembley stage to perform at Live Aid.



In 1990, after four MCA albums and sales of over 8 million, Nik left the spotlight to concentrate on song writing and producing.



The following years saw him working with Elton John, Chesney Hawkes, Cliff Richard, Bonnie Tyler, Lulu, Ronan Keating, Jason Donovan, Tony Banks, Michael W Smith, Conner Reeves, Nick Carter, The Hollies, Colin Blunstone, Imogen Heap, Gary Barlow and Let Loose.



He rekindled his recording career in 1998 with the critically acclaimed album \"15 Minutes\" and has subsequently released two further albums, \"To Be Frank\" (2001) and \"You\'ve Got To Laugh\" (2006).



He has received accolades from such legends as Eric Clapton and Miles Davis and has been nominated for four Brit Awards.

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