Back at The Dock

Music to take you places July to September

The Dock is bringing live performance back to the heart of Carrick on Shannon from late July to early September with an excellent programme of early evening concerts showcasing traditional, folk, pop and jazz music and some top notch theatre.

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These early evening events will run over seven weekends from July 23rd to September 5th on both Friday and Saturday nights. We have varied the programme to offer something to satisfy all tastes. Entertainment aside we want the gigs to provide an opportunity for you to socialise and enjoy a great evening out with friends and family.

While we can guarantee a great entertainment unfortunately we cannot guarantee great weather. You will be in a covered area but we’d recommend that you wear warm clothing in case it is chilly.

All performances begin at 7pm except where otherwise stated.

*Capacity is limited. Social distancing conventions will apply.

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FRIDAY 23RD & SATURDAY 24TH JULY / €15

An Ordinary Man Beezneez Theatre Company was delighted to accept our invitation to present their outstanding production of John McDwyer’s masterly play, An Ordinary Man in an outdoor setting It will provide the perfect start to our programme. Premiered in 2007, An Ordinary Man has become a staple of the company’s repertoire and the company is happy to still be able to answer requests for performance.

Gerry Farrell’s stunning interpretation of John McDwyer’s wonderful script has brought audiences to their feet all over Ireland and the UK. Limited seating so early booking is essential.

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FRIDAY 30TH JULY / €15

Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Máirtín Tourish

Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Máirtín Tourish are two members of the world renowned traditional band Altan. Mairéad plays traditional fiddle and sings and Máirtín is one of the top accordion players in the country. We are thrilled that they will play a special intimate show for us here at The Dock.

Mairéad is a recipient of the coveted traditional musician of the year, Gradam Ceoil TG4 2017 and Máirtín received the young traditional musician of the year in 2008. Both musicians are steeped in the traditional music of their native county Donegal, playing tunes that they learned from family and friends.

They approach their music with great sensitivity and spirit, which is the essence of a good night’s music. The concert will showcase a variety of Donegal tunes and songs in both English and Irish as Mairéad comes from the Gaeltacht area of Gaoth Dobhair. Both Mairéad and Máirtín are known for their own compositions and will showcase some of their new pieces on the night.

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SATURDAY 31ST JULY / €15

Greenshine Tonight the stage will belong to this Cork based family trio comprising Noel Shine, Mary Greene and their daughter Ellie.

Their material straddles the boundaries of contemporary, folk and roots and includes many self-penned songs. Known for striking family harmonies and excellent musicianship Greenshine have received accolades from luminaries of the music world including Christy Moore, Sharon Shannon and Ron Sexsmith who spoke about their song The Girl in the Lavender Dress saying ”Wow. Stunning song. Beautiful melody and words,”

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FRIDAY 6TH AUGUST / €15

Doherty, Doocey, O’Dowd & Kelly If you were looking to put together a quartet of traditional musicians who can both complement each other and push each other to new heights of musicianship you couldn’t do much better than putting Stephen Doherty, David Doocey, Seamie O’Dowd & John Joe Kelly in the same room, or in this case, beautiful out door music venue. Each of them come with accolades and lists of achievements too long to list here. What’s important is they all come with a fierce love of the tradition and the ability to leave you on the edge of your seat, foot tapping and wanting to dance. It’s an all seated gig and you will do well to resist the temptation to start when these four lads find their rhythm.

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SATURDAY 7TH AUGUST / €15 Bluestack Records presents

Pearse McGloughlin & The Next New Low ‘’songs of autumnal ambience, bringing shades of a serene Sigur Ros or Beach House in their better moments’ The Sunday Times

The Donegal based Bluestack Records label has been releasing excellent music by Irish artists for a number of years. We invited them to curate a night of music for you and are delighted they are bringing one of their most acclaimed artists the singer Pearse McGloughlin to perform his unique blend of philosophically inspired ambient folk. Described as captivating, elegant and nuanced Pearse has appeared in The Irish Times, on the BBC, RTE 2FM, Lyric FM and RTE Radio 1 as well as at festivals such as Body and Soul, Electric Picnic, HWCH, and Other Voices Music Trail.

Pearse will be joined by Brian Mooney AKA The Next New Low. Since the nineties Brian has played and recorded with The Idiots, David Kitt, Jape, Si Schroeder and Beautiful Unit. He founded indie record label Trust Me I’m A Thief in 2004 and more recently has toured Ireland supporting Little Green Cars playing original songs. He will perform songs from his latest project - The Next New Low.

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FRIDAY AUGUST 13TH / €15 Carry the Tunes with

Shane Meehan & Mick Mulvey with Kate McHugh & Siobhán O’Donnell We move back into traditional music territory with a concert produced as part of The Dock’s ‘Carry the tunes‘ music series.

Two of Leitrim’s finest musicians will bring us on a journey through the music of Leitrim and North Connacht and explore how the tradition has moved and evolved as it crossed geographical and temporal borders. They will be joined on this excursion by Kate McHugh on piano and Siobhán O’Donnell on guitar and bodhran.

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SATURDAY 14TH AUGUST / €15

Ciaran Wilde Quartet with singer Pia Dunne The quartet features clarinettist and saxophonist Ciaran Wilde, bassist Dave Mooney with the addition of Michael Behan guitar and Phil McMullen drums. All the musicians have performed together with various musical ensembles but this is the first time they come together as a group playing the music they really love to play and are joined by the wonderful and gifted Pia Dunne on vocals. You can expect a mixture of Latin Jazz, Songs from the American Songbook, Blues and Jazz Standards in what promises to be an enjoyable and accessible evening of music played by some of Irelands finest working musicians.

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FRIDAY 20TH AUGUST / €15

Cathal Ó’Curráin & Marty Barry The guest curator for this concert is Roscommon musician Aisling Clarke. We are thrilled to welcome Cathal and Marty to perform for the first time in Carrick on Shannon. Both Cathal Ó Curráin & Marty Barry come from families deeply rooted in the song tradition and can trace their musical lineage back to the 1800s. Their interests in music come from the many songs and stories they have collected. Cathal, from his aunts Caitlín and Bríd Joe Jack, and Marty through his great-grandmother renowned singer Margaret Barry.

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SATURDAY 21ST AUGUST / €15

Cliodhna Quinlan, Mark Murphy Natalia Beylis & Mohammed Syfkhan We invited Cliodhna, Mark, Natalia and Mohammed to join us for a concert that will move through many musical genres and styles from alt-folk to worldly traditional. Instrument wise you can expect variety too with an eclectic mix of mandolins, guitars, bouzouki, violin, voices and ethereal electronics.

This line up of Leitrim musicians includes ‘The Shrine of St. Lactains Arm’ who are the alt- folk duo of Cliodhna Quinlan (violin and soundscapes) and Mark Murphy (piano and guitar). Natalia Beylis’ work revolves somewhere between sonic story-teller and outer-sounds musician and has released 32 albums as a solo artist and collaborator. Mohammad Syfkhan is a singer and bouzouki player. He blends songs and music from various traditions to provide his own unique take on Syrian folk music.

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FRIDAY 27TH AUGUST / €15

Gan Ainm Featuring four very talented young musicians Gan Ainm are establishing quite a reputation both locally and further afield for their high quality playing and high energy delivery of traditional tunes. The members Fiachra Guihen, Katie Moreau, Tara Noone and Louise Gaffney are all accomplished players who can turn their hands to any kind of music but are joining us for a night of great traditional Irish music. We expect this to be a lively affair and would advise booking early.

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SATURDAY 28TH AUGUST / €15

Dirty Dreamer Combining the use of synths, electric guitar, processed vocals, distorted beats and live drums, Dirty Dreamer blend a common love for all things electronic with live instrumentation to attain a sound that is both raw and melodically crafted. They formed in 2018, having played together for a number of years with the Choice Prize nominated Come On Live Long and were one of the standout acts of our The Sky From Here Music Series last summer. We are very happy that they have agreed to visit us again for this outdoor concert series. This time when they play their unique brand of carefully crafted and arranged music they will have a live audience there to enjoy it with them! We hope you will be one of the lucky ones to see this show.

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FRIDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER / €15

Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh with guest Fionnuala Maxwell

An evening of traditional music and song with a multi-award winning traditional singer and musician from Corca Dhuibhne, West Kerry. A leading exponent of the sean nós style, her repertoire also includes songs from a wide variety of folk and contemporary sources. Muireann has enjoyed success as lead singer and flute player with the Irish traditional supergroup Danú, as well as many years performing as a solo artist. Fionnuala Maxwell is an award winning traditional Irish singer, composer and tutor whose voice and personality will be well known to many Leitrim residents. She took part in our Carry the Tunes concert series earlier this year and we are delighted that she can join us and Muireann to share songs and no doubt a laugh or two.

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SATURDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER / €15

Jerry Fish Piano Show We love when Jerry comes to town. He arrives with his new piano show, performing his favourite songs, old, new, borrowed and blue, from a career spanning over two decades as well as excerpts from his sell-out fringe theatre show. A highly charismatic performer with a swaggering vocal, generous and infectious smile and that fantastic vaudeville moustache. The setting for this gig will be intimate and given that Jerry has enough charisma to fill a stadium will make you feel like you are at a full blown festival!

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SUNDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER / €15

Iarla Ó Lionáird, Úna Monaghan & Kevin Murphy You won’t want to miss this much-anticipated new Music Network collaboration featuring master of the Sean Nós singing tradition Iarla Ó Lionáird, acclaimed harpist and sound artist Úna Monaghan, and cellist extraordinaire Kevin Murphy.

Tickets are limited so book now.

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www.thedock.ie We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and Leitrim County Council.