The
Spirit Store = Music, Comedy, Gigs, Venue, Bar, Drink...
George's
Quay, Dundalk, Co. Louth +353-42-9352697
NOVEMBER
2018
Fri
16th November Enya
Martin "Would Ya Be Able"
Doors 8pm - Tickets €18 SOLD OUT
Announcing Stand up comedian Enya Martin,
writer and creator of the very famous comedy
video Facebook page "Giz a laugh",
Enya has successfully made the transition
from creating comedy videos online to performing
on the the live stage. Enya is the best selling
female comedian in Dublin's Vicar Street,
having sold out 3 shows this year. She has
performed successfully in the Laughter Lounge,
Vodafone Comedy Carnival, Vodafone Comedy
Festival and also sold out at this years Jest
Fest in Wexford.
Sat
17th November Pontious
Pilate & The Naildrivers
Doors 8pm - Tickets €12.50
SOLD OUT
The now 9 piece band Pontious Pilate & The
Naildrivers complete with brass section, are
coming to you in association with Andiamo
Scooter Club. Fronted by Dundalks own Sean
McDonnell, The Naildrivers have shared the
stage with such luminaries as The Undertones,
Bad Manners and The Selecter,The Naildrivers
energize audiences playing the ska and punk
music of late seventies and early eighties
(and a few of their own besdies). Bands like
The Specials, Madness, The Jam, and The Clash
come to life in the hands of The Naildrivers.
Sun
18th November Stephanie
Rainey
+ Guest Sophie
Coyle
Doors 8pm - Tickets €12.50 Stephanie Rainey is the Irish singer
songwriter who made the impossible happen.
With no money, no manager, no contacts and
no carefully calculated social media campaign,
she created a music industry stampede of epidemic
proportions with just one heart-stopping song
- 'Please Don't Go' BUY
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Sun
18th November Traditional
Session
Downstairs
Free - All welcome 6-9pm
The session has been going for many years
here now and is still going strong. This weekly
get together of folk and traditional musicians
is a wonderful way to spend your early Sunday
evenings.
Mon
19th November
Monday Night Pub Quiz
Downstairs - 9pm sharp - €4 per team
of 4
Carlsberg dont do quizzes, but if they did,
they would have Bamber Goosecoigne as host.
Every Monday night. Pints for prizes. You
know it makes sense.
Wed
21st November
Sea Legs Open Mic Collective
Backroom@Spiritstore 9pm
"You've gotta make your own kind of music/sing
your own special song" A microphone,
a guitar, a piano and a room of ears. Here's
a call out to all who wish to try out their
thing in front of a live audience. An opportunity
to make that move, step into the discomfort
zone and realise your potential as a singer,
musician, performer. It's the perfect place
to try out new songs/compositions or just
sing a song you love to sing. The ending sing-along
is uptown top rankin'.
Thu
22nd November Versive,
Priorland,
Tanjier
Doors 8pm - €5 Admission
Three emerging acts bring you a night of Indie
and Alternative Rock and strong melodies.
Last years gathering of these acts drew a
fine crowd and a great evening of fresh new
music.
Fri
23rd November
Neil Delamere "Controlled
Substance"
Doors 7:30pm - Show 8pm
Tickets €25 SOLD OUT
Fresh from a sell-out tour, the star of BBC's
The Blame Game and Soft Border Patrol, Neil
Delamere, returns with a brand new show. This
time he thinks he has that whole "illusion
of control" idea sussed. Then again he
would think that, wouldn't he? 'You'll be
hard-pressed to find a more gifted comic at
the Fringe' ***** (Scotsman). 'One lean, mean,
comedy, killing machine' ***** (Herald).
Sat
24th November
Qween (Queen Tribute)
Doors 8pm - Tickets €13.50 SOLD OUT
A deluxe Queen tribute for all you bohemians
out there. Their debut show here in June was
stunning and we welcome them back again.Hear
all the very best Queen hits and many more
from Ireland's best tribute to one of the
greatest bands of all time. Check them out
at https://www.facebook.com/qweenband/
Sun
25th November Don
Baker & Band
Doors 8pm - Tickets €20
Don Baker and his band have been touring many
of Ireland's finest theatres to rave reviews
in 2018. The band sold out many of their concerts
this year and recently performed at the iconic
Olympia Theatre in Dublin. Don is a prolific
singer/songwriter and musician, whose songs
have been recorded by Sinead O'Connor, Declan
O'Rourke, Finbar Furey and Liam Ó'Maonlaí
with Bono describing him as "the best
harmonica player in the world". BUY
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Sun
25th November Traditional
Session
Downstairs
Free - All welcome 6-9pm
The session has been going for many years
here now and is still going strong. This weekly
get together of folk and traditional musicians
is a wonderful way to spend your early Sunday
evenings.
Mon
26th November
Monday Night Pub Quiz
Downstairs - 9pm sharp - €4 per team
of 4
Carlsberg dont do quizzes, but if they did,
they would have Bamber Goosecoigne as host.
Every Monday night. Pints for prizes. You
know it makes sense.
Wed
28th November
Words In Store
Upstairs - 8.30pm - Free
Dundalk Writers welcome fans of all ages to
share in the mutual adoration of poetry, story
etc, More info; 0872538583
Thu
29th November Wild
Youth
+ Guests
Doors 8pm - Tickets €15
Wild Youth are a four-piece who stormed the
Spotify Viral Charts and held the #1 spot
for two weeks with their first single. With
influences ranging from Imagine Dragons, to
The XX, The Script, and The 1975, they play
a melodic brand of pop-rock with electronic
touches.They soon found themselves invited
to support artists such as Niall Horan, The
Script, and Zara Larsson on arena sized shows,
and drawing huge crowds to their festival
slots across Ireland and the UK. BUY
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Fri
30th November
Damewits Theatre Company
Comedy Cabaret
Doors 8pm - Tickets €10 from Mint Jewellers
Earl Street
"Damewits were born as a challenge to
the sexist offerings on stage locally and
nationally. They were the first feminist cabaret
comedy act in Ireland and played to great
success at Dublin Theatre Festival, Radio
1 Morning Show, with an invitation to the
Late Late Show. This is a wacky wonderful
night of comedy. Come and split yisser sides
laughing with Christine Larkin and Maura Baldwin
and Fionnuala Morgan on piano. Its a big charity
gig with a myriad of spot prizes on the night."
DECEMBER
2018
Sat
1st December
Little Green Cars
Doors 8pm - Tickets €20
Alternative-pop outfit Little Green Cars have
announced a show in the Spirit Store this
December. Following the release of the group's
stand-out album "Ephemera" the band
have garnered international recognition for
their live shows and powerful performances. BUY
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Sun
2nd December
DSM Christmas Concert
2-5pm
Dundalk School Of Music celebrate 9 years
with a Christmas Concert featuring students
and special guests. Tickets and information
available from DSM Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/MusicDundalk/
Sun
2nd December Cúig
Album Launch
Doors 8pm - Tickets €12 /€10 Students
Following the release of their critically
acclaimed debut album, 'New Landscapes', Cúig
were awarded "Best New Irish Band 2016"
by the Irish American News. Their highly anticipated
second CD, "The Theory of Chaos",
will feature their high octane creative arrangements
along vocals, a recording first for the talented
five piece. Join them to celebrate the launch
of their new album. BUY
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Thu
6th December Tom
Holliston & Selina Martin
Backroom@Spiritstore 9pm
Tom is probably best-known for his 16 years
touring and recording with legendary Canadian
bands Nomeansno and the Hanson Brothers. Tom's
solo work consists of alternative rock songs,
characterized by considerable musical variance
with playful and obscure pop culture themes.
commentary.Canadian songwriter Selina Martin
has been part of the thriving Toronto music
scene for almost two decades, releasing 4
highly acclaimed solo albums
Fri
7th December
Private Party
Upstairs
Sat
8th December Further
Ted with Joe Rooney + Patrick McDonnell
Doors 8pm - Tickets €13.50
Two of Father Ted's most memorable guest stars
come together for a night of stand up and
musical comedy. The show also contains a "Lovely
Girls" competition. Joe Rooney was Father
Damo in the episode Old Grey Whistle Theft.
"Rooney is very funny, but it is with
his guitar in his hands that he becomes unmissable..."
The Stage. Patrick McDonnell played Eoin McLove
in the episode Night of The Nearly Dead. BUY
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Sun
9th December Ryan
McMullan
Doors 8pm - Tickets €12.50 SOLD OUT
Ryan has already earned a formidable reputation
in the European live music scene. After spending
many years developing a dedicated local following
(and gaining the favour of personal heroes
such as Foy Vance and Gary Lightbody) in 2017
he supported Ed Sheeran on Ed's arena tour.
Perhaps more pertinently, this was followed
up with his own UK and European Headline tour
complete with a triumphant homecoming Gig
in Belfast.
Fri
14th December
M'Anam Community Presents
Tune Fusion
Doors 8pm - Admission €7
In aid of Dundalk Simon Community, this gathering
of like minded artists and writers, curated
by M’anam have come together to create a new
event for both well established and budding
musicians from the Dundalk locality. These
groups have been asked to compose an original
piece and learn a cover piece each which will
be performed on the night.
Sat
15th December Owen
Colgan - A Little Weapon
Doors 8pm - Tickets €15 CANCELLED Full refund available
from point of purchase
Owen Colgan, Irish cult comedy hero is best
known for his role as Buzz McDonnell from
Hardy Bucks , for which he has starred in
4 hit seasons, and the Hardy Bucks hit movie
which media coined 'the Irish Hangover' .This
year Owen is going solo and he is out to change
your lives,. In a world full of hurt, pain
and shite craic, Owen Colgan embarks on a
journey to save people's minds from sadness.
Armed only with his fists and a couple of
pints
Sat 15th December
The Blair Mix Project
Backroom@Spiritstore 9pm
Playing Indie, Soul, Rock And Roll, Ska,
Trojan Reggae, Rare Grooves, Funk, Brit
Pop and many more.
Sun
16th December Lucia
& Maria
+ Special Guest Emma
Langford
Doors 8pm - Tickets €12.50
Violin virtuose duo Maria Ryan and Lucia MacPartlin
will be joined by award-winning folk singer-songwriter
Emma Langford on their tour of Ireland this
December for the launch of their debut album,
"Lucia and Maria Live at the Chapel". The
album was recorded at Griffith College Chapel
in Cork as part of the Quiet Lights Festival.In
October Emma Langford won the RTE Radio 1
Folk Award for Best Emerging Artist. BUY
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Thu
20th December Trick
Mist "Both Ends" Album Launch
+ Participant
+ Conal McIntyre
Doors 8pm - Tickets €10
Songwriter, electronic musician and multi
instrumentalist Trick Mist (Gavin Murray)
returns to The Spirit Store to mark the release
his debut album 'Both Ends' via Pizza Pizza
Records. The highly anticipated debut will
be available on limited edition 12'' vinyl
and across all digital platforms. BUY
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Thu
20th December Ben
Reel
Backroom@Spiritstore 9pm
Ben’s music has evolved into an honest earthy
sound that has matured like a fine wine, drawing
from the well of different styles of musical
influence from rock, soul, blues, alt folk/Americana,
country & reggae which fuses all these genres
into a melting pot to create a great sound
which has become his own
Fri
21st December The
4 Of Us
Doors 8pm - Tickets €22
Brendan & Declan Murphy will perform the highlights
of their 20 year career, along with new material,
on their upcoming Irish dates This show will
be an chance to hear "Mary", "Washington
Down", "Sunlight", "She
Hits Me", and many more classics in an
acoustic. BUY
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Sat
22nd December Bobby
McCarthy (Full Band)
+ Spuds Dont Bounce + martin McEnteggart
Doors 8pm - Tickets €14.50 SOLD OUT
Bobby returns to the Store for yet another
Christmas show for a night of song, laugh
and festivities. Bobby, being backed by a
fantastic 8 piece band, pays homage to musical
greats from the last 50 years, putting his
own twist on both classic and obscure gems.
Expect tracks made famous by Bruce Springsteen,
U2, David Bowie, Queen, The Pogues, Madness
and The Beatles as well as a few festive treats
thrown in for good measure. Ho Ho Ho!!
Sun
23rd December David
Keenan And Band
Doors 8pm - Tickets €20
"Not just another young lad with an acoustic
guitar, Keenan is the sound of Tim Buckley
and Brendan Behan arguing over a few jars,
while Kavanagh deals Dylan a suspicious hand
of cards, and Anthony Cronin and Jack Kerouac
furiously try to scribble it all down"
Pat Carty Hotpress Magazine. BUY
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Wed
26th December
St Stephens Day with Live
Forever - Oasis Tribute
Doors 8pm - Tickets €20 SOLD
OUT
They recreate songs from every era of Oasis
from the timeless hits of the 90's when brit
pop was at it's height, to the hits off their
final album! Having toured Ireland extensively
playing many of it's major venues and festivals,
live forever have a wealth of experience when
it comes to stagecraft.The audience continues
to six`ng their hearts out to the classic
Oasis anthems that we all know and love.
Thu
27th December These
Charming Men
Doors 8pm - Tickets €15
These Charming Men have been playing the music
of The Smiths for over ten years now. With
uncanny similarities and superb live performances
the Dublin four piece have played sell-out
gigs throughout Ireland and headlining The
Smiths/Morrissey Convention in LA 6 years
running. The band have headlined the Fuji
Rock Festival in Japan, playing to their biggest
crowd to date, some 35,000 people. These Charming
Men are a must for all Smiths / Morrissey
fans. BUY
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Fri
28th December Thin
Az Lizzy
Doors 8pm - Tickets €13.50
Yes the boys are back in town . A "Thin
Lizzy" tribute like nothing you have
heard before with a line up to die for, hallmarked
for performing Thin Lizzy's classics with
all the energy and enthusiasm of the original.The
attraction of "Johnny Fox" of Thin
Az Lizzy heritage should inspire any ardent
Lizzy fan. BUY
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Sat
29th December Declan
O'Rourke
Doors 8pm - Tickets €25
Declan has played for three Irish Presidents,
and the King and Queen of Sweden (with Peter
Jöback). He appeared on two seasons of
the popular music show Other Voices, as well
as season five of BBC's Transatlantic Session
alongside Alison Krauss and Amos Lee. Declan
has guested with New Zealand indie-sensation
Bic Runga, and 3multi-platinum alternative
rock group Snow Patrol throughout Europe,
including London's Wembley Arena. BUY
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Sun
30th December Rebel
Rebel - The David Bowie Experience
Doors 8pm - Tickets €15
Rebel Rebel; experienced musicians who dont
regard themselves as a covers band but as
"Bowie fans playing music we love to
Bowie fans". Rebel Rebel play a costumed
show of Bowie's greatest hits and key album
tracks from 'Space Oddity' to 'Where Are We
Now' - no mean feat when you consider the
range of musical styles and techniques that
the legendary chameleon has deployed over
6 decades of enthralling music.
JANUARY
2019
Fri
4th January Modern
Love
+ Love
Ghost + Coastline Pickup
Doors 8pm - €5 Admission
Drogheda based outfit who are crafting some
seriously catchy upbeat indie & alt-pop anthems..The
band have played support slots to the likes
of The Academic, Apella & Hudson Taylor and
have earned a firm following for their ethereal
and energetic live shows. Love Ghost has opened
for Smash Mouth, Berlin, TheTubes, Fuel, Buckcherry,
The Young Dubliners.
Sat
5th January Mack
Fleetwood
Doors 8pm - Tickets €15 SOLD OUT
Ireland's premier tribute to the Supergroup
Fleetwood Mac, bring you on a magical musical
journey from the Peter Green blues era to
the multi-platinum selling Anglo/American
band that still tour today. MACK FLEETWOOD
deliver a spellbinding show. Their love of
the material and musical prowess shines through
in each song. They will bewitch you with authentic
renditions all your favourite Fleetwood Mac
hits.
Thu
10th January Neil
Delamere "Controlled Substance"
Doors 7:30pm - On Stage 8pm
Tickets €25
Fresh from a sell-out tour, the star of BBC's
The Blame Game and Soft Border Patrol, Neil
Delamere, returns to Wexford with a brand
new show. This time he thinks he has that
whole "illusion of control" idea
sussed. Then again he would think that, wouldn't
he? 'You'll be hard-pressed to find a more
gifted comic at the Fringe' ***** (Scotsman).
'One lean, mean, comedy, killing machine'
***** (Herald). BUY
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Sat
12th January Jason
Byrne - You Can Come In, But Don't Start Anything
Doors 8pm - Tickets €22 SOLD
OUT
A brand new show from 'The Outright King of
Live Comedy' The Times. The star of 'Irelands
Got Talent', Jason Byrne is one the most exciting
live comedy performers in the world. What
he achieves on a stage cannot be adequately
described by audience members, critics or
fellow comics. Thus his legendary shows become
a secret shared experience among his audience.
Every night stars are born, friendships are
formed, mascara is ruined and pants are binned.
BUY
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Sun
13th January Jason
Byrne - You Can Come In, But Don't Start Anything
Doors 8pm - Tickets €22
A brand new show from 'The Outright King of
Live Comedy' The Times. The star of 'Irelands
Got Talent', Jason Byrne is one the most exciting
live comedy performers in the world. What
he achieves on a stage cannot be adequately
described by audience members, critics or
fellow comics. Thus his legendary shows become
a secret shared experience among his audience.
Every night stars are born, friendships are
formed, mascara is ruined and pants are binned.
BUY
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Fri
18th January The
Legend Of Luke Kelly
Doors 8pm - Tickets €20
They have amazed audiences following powerful
sell-out performances with the regular attendance
of the Kelly family.Their popularity has seen
them touring in the Uk,Europe and Australia.
Lead singer Chris Kavanagh bears a remarkable
resemblance to Luke, while his singing captures
the depth and passion of the great man. He
is joined on stage by accomplished musicians
who all consider it an honour to bring Luke's
memory to the stage. BUY
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Fri
25th January Joanne
McNally "Gleebag"
Doors 8pm - Tickets €14
Ireland's comedy sweetheart (self-titled)
will perform at the Spirit Store in Dundalk
on the 25th January 2019. Joanne is feeling
powerful and she hopes Vogue Williams & Amy
Huberman are sh*tting themselves because she's
coming for their emerald crowns and if she
can't take them fairly, she will joust them
right off their immaculately groomed heads. BUY
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FEBRUARY
2019
Fri 1st February "Alison
Spittle Makes A Show Of Herself"
Doors 8pm - Tickets €12
Tatler comedian of the year and the star
and writer of RTE's 'Nowhere Fast' and 'Culchie
Club'. Alison is doing a second tour, she's
very excited and has warned her family not
to heckle her this time. She's looking forward
to discovering new towns, friendly people
and the fresh delights of the new service
stations across the country. BUY
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Fri
15th February Chris
Kent "Looking Up"
Doors 8pm - Tickets €12
Cork comedian Chris Kent returns with his
6thsolo show Looking Up. Chris has spent the
past year balancing comedy with being a stay
at home dad and trying to grow a beard. He
has also removed the word "mate"
from his vocabulary as it takes too much effort
to say in an Irish accent.T.V. appearances
include the RTÉ 2 panel show Next Year's
News, The Craig Doyle Show and Conor's Dad
in the hit series The Young Offenders. In
the UK, he has appeared on Russell Howard's
Stand Up Central for Comedy Central. BUY
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Sat
16th February Harvest
(A Tribute To Neil Young)
Doors 8pm - Tickets €15
Harvest play a selection of songs from Neil
Young's classic albums "Harvest",
"After The Gold Rush", "Harvest
Moon" & "Freedom", to name
but a few.Harvest play Neil Young's greatest
hits and more - songs such as "Heart
Of Gold", "Old Man", "Harvest
Moon", "Rockin' In The Free World",
"Cowgirl In The Sand", "Down
By The River" and "Helpless". BUY
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Sat
23rd February Bernard
O'Shea And Karl Spain
Doors 8pm - Tickets €20
Irish comedy fans can enjoy a double dose
of laughs over the coming months with top
Irish stand-ups Bernard O'Shea and Karl Spain
in their show, Fat Chancers. Commenting on
the tour, Karl Spain said "Don't expect
massive weight loss or body transformations
or Bernard being funny".Audiences can
expect plenty of on-stage banter as Fat Chancers
will feature the popular comics share the
stage, as well as performing their own stand-up
routines. BUY
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MARCH
2019
Fri
1st March Bone
Machine
Doors 8pm - Tickets €12.50
For the past year Irish audiences have witnessed
an incendiary show performed by Bone Machine,
that captures the character and musical genius
of Tom Waits. An exhilarating performance
that's playing to packed houses of increasingly
adoring fans. Bone Machine are a band of internationally
renowned touring and recording musicians that
perform a firebrand, melancholic, and punk
jazz set of Tom Waits songs. BUY
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Sat
2nd March Enya
Martin "Would Ya Be Able"
Doors 8pm - Tickets €18
Announcing Stand up comedian Enya Martin,
writer and creator of the very famous comedy
video Facebook page "Giz a laugh",
Enya has successfully made the transition
from creating comedy videos online to performing
on the the live stage. Enya is the best selling
female comedian in Dublin's Vicar Street,
having sold out 3 shows this year. She has
performed successfully in the Laughter Lounge,
Vodafone Comedy Carnival, Vodafone Comedy
Festival and also sold out at this years Jest
Fest in Wexford. BUY
TICKETS ONLINE >>
APRIL
2019
Sat
6th April Danny
O'Brien "Lock In"
Doors 8pm - Tickets €12
Danny was handpicked this year to perform
as part of the iconic Best of the Edinburgh
Fest show touring Australia, has featured
on The Comedy Channel and is a regular on
Irish TV and Radio. He recently opened for
American comedian Bill Burr in front of over
7,000 people in Dublin. 'Lock-In' has already
sold out at Galway International Arts Festival,
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, A European
tour in over 10 cities as well a tour in Dubai
and South East Asia. Book tickets now to avoid
disappointment! BUY
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Sat
20th April Negative
Creeps (Nirvana Tribute)
Doors 8pm - Tickets €13.50
April 2019 will be the 25th anniversary of
Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain's death. Ireland's
premier Nirvana tribute band, Negative Creeps,
are playing a series of special shows over
month to celebrate the music that defined
a generation and still has huge influence
today.These shows will include material from
across all of the bands albums and is a must
see for any fan of Nirvana or live music..
Come as you are... BUY
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MAY
2019
Thu
2nd May Kaz
Hawkins
Doors 8pm - Tickets €13.50
"My Life And I" is an intimate and
personal show about her life in song that
has been a hit with audiences across Europe,
UK & Ireland in 2018. An artist that truly
connects with her audience on a personal level,
using her music in a personal mental health
campaign to reduce stigma."One of our
musical treasures & one powerful woman"
Ralph McLean BBC "Probably the best blues
artist to come out of Northern Ireland since
Van Morrison" Belfast Telegraph BUY
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