Bewley's Cafe Theatre, located in the former Oriental Room of the Grafton St Cafe, is Dublin's foremost stage for lunchtime drama & one of the city's most exciting venues for evening cabaret, jazz and comedy.
Our address is: 78 Grafton St, Dublin 2, Ireland.
[E]liadan : 30th June 2006
Musical style : traditional irish Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : Doors 8 30 Cost : 15 Euro Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : sunday 18th june at 8 pm Reviews : "Liadan makes music that is unique and personal and music woth falling in love with " john O regan - Irish Music Magazine About the event : The sweet tones of LIADAN,s singing and instrumental style have been captivating audiences throughout Ireland, Europe and America since Spring 2004.
Blending together their rich material backgrounds , there six talented young ladies create a fresh and exciting sound that explores both traditional and new material.the uniqueness of this band lies in each band members ability to shine both vocally and instrumentally.The bands stage presence displays a group personality that is both vibrant and engaging.
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : Doors 8 30 Cost : 15 Euro/ 12 Euro Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Friday About the event : Signed to Warner Chappell Music at the tender age of 18, Chiara has resided in Ireland since 2000 and is a regular face on the music landscape with a residency in Whelans Bar, Dublin every Tuesday and supports to Robert Cray and Gretchen Wilson.
The release of her debut album ‘Night Time’ in early summer 2006 will bring the music of this exceptional performer to the minds and souls of many.
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : Doors 8 30 Cost : 15 Euro/ 12 Euro Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : sat About the event : Colette sings. It?s what she does. She sings from an amazing jazz repertoire. Everything from down-and-dirty dive-bar jazz to uptown, up-tempo, hot and cool.
This girl can sing it all. A dynamic, striking singer of endless imagination, she holds the stage effortlessly and delivers the music and the moment from the first note to the get go. Check out where she?s singing next, and keep an eye on who?s playing with her; these days, she?s singing in some very talented company. Everyone loves jazz when it?s as good as this.
[E]Bang Bangs in association with Bewleys Cafe Theatre present Ronan Byrne : 27th July 2006
Venue : Bewley's Cafe Theatre Time : 8pm Cost : 10 Days of week : Thusrday Other : W/ special Guest Fiach About the event : Ronan Byrne would best be known for his song writ ting skills and fanatic guitar playing in the legendary band Lir. Which has seen him play on five tours and there sold out show at Vicar Street.
He is the co- runner of the most popular open mic in the city walls, The Fiach and Roe sessions in Thomas Reeds .
. Recently completed debut album with His new band EARTHQUAKE HAIR Have Recently completed debut album to critical reviews . Ronan Byrne is at the top of the game. Check out anything that he does.
He will be supported by his good friend and co-worker Fiach
This will be a night to remember.
[E]"Finbar" and "out of the stables"present joe McKenns, Dermot byrne, Keith Barry and Richard Geaghty : 4th August 2006
Venue : bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : doors 8 30 Cost : 7 euro Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : sat About the event : Joe McKenna comes to Bewleys via New York and Belfast. He has a Powerful Lyric style that leaves the audience wanting more.
Dermot Byrne is currently finishing material for his debut album "songs about superheros"
[E]Bewleys Cafe Theatre present an Evening With Louis Stewart and John Moriarty : 16th August 2006 - 30th August 2006
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 9 pm Cost : 8 euro Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Every Wednesday About the event : World renouned jazz guitarist Louis Stewart plays a with equally talented John Moriarty for the summer months every wednesday...This is the finest jazz around.. Louis Stewart has long had a reputation as one of the world’s greatest jazz guitarists. He began teaching himself guitar at the age of 15, inspired by recordings of Barney Kessel. Throughout his career of over 40 years, he has played with jazz luminaries such as Benny Goodman, Dizzie Gillespie and George Shearing. John Moriarty is one of Ireland’s finest young musicians. His guitar style owes a lot to greats such as Johnny Smith, Pat Martino and Wes Montgomery and he also sights Louis Stewart as a major influence.
Early Booking Advisable to avoid dissapointment.
[E]Volta Presents An Evening with Prionsias O’Ferfaille : 18th September 2006 - 24th September 2006
Label : As part of Magnet Entertainment Dublin Fringe Festival 0'6
Time : 8:30pm Duration: 75 mins Cost : €12, €10 Concession Booking : www.fringefest.com or call 1850 FRINGE (1850 374 643) Days of week : Mon-Sat Other : Preview: 18 Sep - 20:30 Price: €8 About the event : “A Night at the Theatre”, “An Evening with Peter Ustinov”, “This is your Life”… those nights when a great thespian looks back over a glorious career in the theatre. After a life trawling through the murky depths of the Dublin Fringe, Volta compere and name-dropper extraordinaire Prionsias O’Ferfaille feels the time has come to make himself the subject of such a show … but all is not well backstage. Vicious infighting with his cast and crew, and strained relations with the Fringe Festival Office threaten to deprive Prionsias of his moment of glory.
[L]LUNCHTIME EVENT:Bewley\\\'s Café Theatre presents the Irish Premiere of ALLERGIC TO BECKETT : 16th October 2006 - 21st October 2006
Venue : 2nd Floor, Bewley’s, Grafton Street Time : 1.10pm daily (Doors open 12.50pm) Cost : Admission €14 (includes light lunch) Director : Michael James Ford Actors : Written & Performed by GARY JERMYN Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Mon-Sat Other : Suitable for some dogs and children. Reviews : What the critics said about
MY LIFE AS A CHATSHOW HOST
“amusing and intelligently different” The Irish Times
“leaves you convinced of the curative powers of fantasy”
Evening Herald
“an alternative, hilarious and highly original entertainment”
Listowel Writers Week
“surreal comedy at its very best” Turun Sanomat, Finland
“hip, entertaining and accessible, streetsmart and erudite”
Sunday Independent
About the event :
“for me it was a cultural and medical disaster…
in short it was a fiasco...”
So begins Gary Jermyn’s one-man show, ALLERGIC TO
BECKETT which will have its Irish Premiere in Bewley’s Café
Theatre on Tuesday, 17 October 2006.
In this new play, Jermyn relives a traumatic evening at a
production of Endgame where he experiences an allergic
reaction to the gloomy events on stage. Against the
background of the hoopla and brouhaha of the Beckett
centenary celebrations, he begins an odyssey through Dublin
and its southern suburbs. Jermyn attempts to shake the
Beckett monkey off his back in a tale which is idiosyncratic,
moving and extremely funny.
The 45-minute piece oscillates between reverence and
irreverence for the 1969 Nobel Prize Winner for Literature,
performed as it is by one man and his tape recorder.
Gary Jermyn has been a regular performer at Bewley’s Café
Theatre where his last show My Life as a Chatshow Host
enjoyed sell-out runs as well as touring nationally & overseas.
ALLERGIC TO BECKETT received much critical acclaim during
its World Premiere at the Lainsuojattomat Theatre Festival
in Pori, Finland in September 2006.
The Helsinki Sanomat newspaper said
“If you see one show in the festival, see this show.’’
[L]BEWLEY'S CAFE THEATRE in Association with SHE-DEVIL THEATRE presents The World Premiere of DON'T FORGET TO BREATHE by Norma Sheahan : 25th October 2006 - 11th November 2006
Time : Show Starts 1.10pm . Doors open 12.50pm (45 Mins) Cost : Tickets 14 Euro ( Includes Lunch) Director : Audrey Devereux Booking : 0868784001 /info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Daily Mon-Sat Other : Previews 23rd & 24th Oct About the event :
Deceit & Isolation OR Chocolate & Meditation
Just some of the ways to survive the Dublin rat race.
DON'T FORGET TO BREATHE is a moving journey through the eccentric mind
of a young woman during the most significant hour of her life.
After a failed relationship and career, it's do or die time for Theresa.
Her life is a catastrophe. She's standing at the edge of a cliff wishing
she were someone else. Will she fly or fall?
This new one-woman show is a hilarious yet heart wrenching tale based on
true events. Through circumstances beyond her control a decent woman
faces charges of crime and eviction and the only shafts of light in her
life are Yoga, dreams of Cuba and a rampant rabbit. But although she is
belittled by society we watch Theresa find clarity in what is her final
hour in hell. She records messages to family, friends and foes and turns
the page into a new life.
Norma Sheahan?s black comedy is an acerbic and poignant take on finding
purpose in a modern existence. It?s a remarkably witty writing debut
from one of Irelands well known, award-winning actors.
[E]paddy sherlock and the swinging lovers : 26th October 2006
Label : jazz Venue : bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : doors 8 30 Cost : 15/12 euro Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Thursday About the event : Paddy sherlock is based in Paris but has cause a huge still here in Dublin. His tour will be taking him once more to his favourite dublin Venue. He,s got a trombone and boy does he knowhow to use it !!! girls beware. Suave , hot jazz, a great performer ,buckets of energy and style.dont miss him
[E]David MacKenzie & josh Johnston : 27th October 2006
Venue : bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : doors 8 30 Cost : 15/12 euro Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : friday About the event : Following the success of their sell out performance last year David(violin) Josh(piano) return for another musical mix of swing jazz, latin,blues with a nod and a wink to classical music thrown in for good measure.Over the years, they have amassed a fine collection of origional compositions, a repertoire which they show off proudly on their forthcoming cd "Notes Home".For this intimate gig they are joined by special guests Stephen Mc Farland (guitar) and Andrew Csibi (double bass)
[E]Magaret Stewart with The Bobby Schiff trio : 28th October 2006
Label : jazz Venue : bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : doors 8 30 Cost : 18 euro/ 15 conc Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : saturday About the event : Bobby Schiff- Composer,arranger,conductor,pianist,producer.On the Chicago and los Angeles music scene for over 35 years.Boby has led orchestras,and bands ,performed on piano and keyboards, directed and arranged for the best,Mel Torme,Peggy Lee,Bobby Rydell to name but a few.
[E]Allison Crowe : 1st November 2006
Label : Rubenesque records ltd Musical style : rock/jazz/blues/pop/folk
Venue : bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : doors 8 30 Cost : 12/9 euro Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : wednesday Reviews : 'Allison Crowe has a voice to fall in love with" record of the day (uk)
"the most honest, heartfelf, and directly intimate concert in my entire life"Ross hocker (usa) About the event : An exciting vocalist and pianist on tour from Canada, Allison crowe,s eclectic repertoire fits passionate origionals alongside Leonard cohan,, Joni mitchell,The Beatles,rock,jazz broadway and more.She is joined by special guest Billie Woods(vocal /guitar) Allison played Bewleys to a packed house last year.. don,t miss her
[E]John Leech and Grainne Hunt : 3rd November 2006
Musical style : singer/songwriter Venue : bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : doors 8 30 Cost : 8 euro Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : friday Reviews : "It,s only a matter if time before John Leech Delivers the heavy goods" Jackie Hayden About the event : Kildare based singer/songwriter John Leech will showcase songs form his new ep accompanied by Grainne Hunt. He will be supported on the night by Eamon Brady
[E]Karen Mack and Michael Holland : 4th November 2006
Venue : bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : doors 8 30 Cost : 15 euro Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : saturday Reviews : \\ About the event : CABARET ALERT.. hot from new york city.Award winning duo Karen Mack and Michael Holland perform for one night only.
Ther zanny mix of pop improv/comedy and beautiful harmonies.. have never been seen in this city.
a must see for comedy and cabaret lovers. for one night only.
[E]Aoife Doyle and the Julie Cruickshank trio : 8th November 2006
Label : jazz Venue : bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : doors 8 30 Cost : 10 euro Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : wednesday About the event : This shining light of the jazz vocal world here in Dublin, aoife doyle is joined by a marvellous trio of players.
Julie Cruickshank on piano,, Dave fleming on bass and Michael Harding on drums.
Venue : bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8 pm Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Sunday About the event : An exciting new Irish Saxaphone trio performing origional music in the contempory swing idiom.David Lyttle is a 22 year old jazz drummer and composer , performing extensively on the Irish Jazz scene .He has studied at Banff centre Canada, Skidmore jazz institute New york ... with John Riley, Jeff \\
[E]Bewleys Café Theatre are proud to present Billy Roche reading from TALES FROM RAINWATER POND : 5th December 2006
Time : 6.15 Cost : Admission Free Actors : Read by Billy Roche Booking : No Booking. First Come First Served. Limited seating Days of week : Tuesday Reviews : ‘like a stone dropped in a pond the implications ripple… in the imagination long after the final sentence.
The Irish Times
Roche swoops and soars with an almost Syngian delight. His almost cavalier, free-wheeling imagination is a rare thing of beauty.
RTE Guide.
“rugged and melancholy, severe but generous”
Sunday Times.
“The man has a way of conveying small town life both in his delivery and writing which comes across as simplistic but that paints stage pictures so vivid you at times forget he is the only one on stage.”
The Echo.
About the event : Billy Roche will read a selection of stories from his acclaimed new collection, followed by short discussion and signings.
The first book of short stories by renowned playwright, Billy Roche. Each of these twelve stories has, at its heart, the strange, beautiful and eerie place known as Rainwater Pond, which acts as a sort of silent witness to the passage of years and interactions of characters.
Billy Roche is considered to be one of the most influential playwrights of his generation. ‘A Handful of Stars’ (1988) was his first stage play and it was produced at the Bush Theatre in London. It won the John Whiting and Plays and Players Award. His next play, ‘Poor Beast in the Rain’ (1989) won the 1989 George Devine Award and the Thames Television Award. The latter provided Billy with a bursary to become writer-in-residence at the Bush Theatre and to write his third play ‘Belfry’, completing Billy’s ‘Wexford Trilogy’. ‘Belfry’ won the London Fringe Award for best play in 1991. The Trilogy was filmed for the BBC and directed by the late Stuart Burge. His other work includes ‘Amphibians’ (1992) and ‘The Cavalcaders’ (Dublin, The Abbey, Peacock Stage, 1993). ‘Amphibians’ was Billy’s fourth play, which was commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company and was first performed at The Pit, directed by Michael Attenborough. Billy wrote the screenplay for the film ‘Trojan Eddie’ (1997) which was directed by Gilles McKinnon and starred Stephen Rea and Richard Harris. It received the Best Film Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival in 1996. Billy has been writer in association with both the Abbey Theatre and Druid Theatre. In 2001, his play ‘On Such as We’ was performed at the Abbey Theatre and starred Brendan Gleeson.
Now putting his considerable acting experience and talent to use, Billy is touring a rehearsed reading of a selection of the stories from Tales From Rainwater Pond.
[L]LunchTime Event: REBECCA'S ROBIN by Deirdre Kinahan : 12th December 2006 - 6th January 2007
Label : A magical Christams Story for 6-12yr olds. Time : 1.10pm ( Doors open 12.50pm, Performance is 45 mins long) Cost : €15 Adults /€13 Children ( includes hearty soup and granary bread) Director : Alan King Actors : Georgina McKevitt Author : Deirdre Kinahan Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Daily Mon- Sat Other : A Charming and Contemporary Christmas Tale for Children. Reviews : 'Tis the season to be jolly and this little playlet certainly does the trick' I. Times
**** (4 stars) Irish Sunday Mail About the event : Written specifically for the cosy setting that is Bewley’s Café Theatre, Rebecca’s Robin is a truly Dublin Drama inviting children from 6 to 12 years on an enchanted journey through the city’s changing streetscapes.
It is the last day of school before Christmas and Rebecca’s friend Illyas doesn’t show up for the Christmas play in which they both appear as Martians!. Rebecca calls to his house after school and finds that the entire family have disappeared. Determined not to miss her friend, Rebecca returns on Christmas Eve to find a little red robin fluttering through the deserted kitchen window. Rebecca believes that this robin can lead her to Illyas, and so follows him on a magical journey where leprechaun bus-drivers, historical statues, mystic monks and boisterous shoppers all guide her on her way.
Rebecca’s Robin is a beautiful story of friendship in the culturally diverse metropolis that is Dublin in 2006. This simple story traces the changing face of a city through the delicate honesty of a child’s eye.
ADVANCED BOOKING IS STRONGLY ADVISED.
PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE NO SHOWS ON DEC 24TH,25TH,26TH,31ST AND JAN 1ST
Venue : bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : doors open: 8.30pm Cost : 15 Euro/ 12 Euro Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : saturday Reviews : "Elegant...cool..seductive...kill for tickets if you have to" Prague Post.
"Wonderful talent! superb...i will be featuring more of ms Tecce in future programms".Michael Parkinson , bbc 2 About the event : Heartbreak,longing,smouldering passion and the agony and ecstasy of love are all on the cards for this special night , celebrating the launch of Marias new album TORCH SONG.This Boston born Italian american has already sold out venues in Ireland,Prague,New york and London, and her shows not only highlight her powerful and demonstrative vocal talent but also the effortless skills of a seasoned actor/performer.
Maria is joined on stage by Dave Redmond(bass) , and Phil Ware(piano)
for a smoulderingnight with a touch of Christmas spice sprinkled in.
[E]Bewleys Cafe Theatre present Classical Sunday With Brenden McQuaile and Guests : 22nd December 2006
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : doors open: 8.30pm Cost : 15 Euro/ 12 Euro Director : Brendan Mcquaile Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : friday About the event : An Evening of classical songs and light opera from some of irelands finest tenors and sopranos.Journey through the world of Opera and enjoy some of the finest music ever written.
[E]The Christmas show : 23rd December 2006
Label : easy listening Musical style : jazz and otheres
Venue : bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 9 pm Cost : 18/15 euro Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : saturday About the event : This is a lighthearted, romantic attempt to put a bit of yuletide spirit into all those jaded x mas shoppers and stressed out scrooges...get hip to the sounds of Christmas with susannah de wrixon and her various festive songs and stories and other bits and pieces.She is joined by the lovely Cian Boylan, Dave White and Tom Dunne..sweets are promised..
book your table and relax...ho ho ho
Venue : bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : doors 8 30 Cost : 18/15 euro Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : saturday Reviews : "This is refreshing spirit shocking music" Irish Times
" an amazing talent"Tom Dunne today fm
"an artist with one of the most glorious set of Flamenco fingers and a voice that would make the coldest heart sing"In Dublin About the event : Best known for his version of Kate Bush,s "Wuthering Heights" Niland has recieved critical acclaim from all corners of the music business, with an invitation from Planxty at their 2003 reunion and airplay from the likes of Jools Holland. Nilands blend of Spanish guitar and powerful vocals are not to be missed. Finally we get to hear this artist do his own gig in Bewleys having played along with Freddie White for the past few months every monday... about time Albert!
[E]Recent Productions at Bewleys Cafe Theatre : 1st January 2007 - 31st December 2007
Days of week : Monday About the event : [L]Bewley's Cafe Theatre Lunchtime Productions
Venue : bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : Doors 8.30 On Stage 9pm Cost : 15 euro Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Friday About the event : The Harvest Ministers featuring singer/songwriter Will Merriman make a welcome return to the live concert scene when they play bewleys theatre on Friday 20th oct 2006. The Band will release their 5th studio album in 2007 so for fans this will bw a chance to heat a small preview of the material likely to feature on the album.Special guests on the night are Margaret Healy and eve Macklin
[L]Lunchtime Event : Bewley\\\'s Café Theatre presents Requiem of Love By Patricia Burke Brogan : 6th February 2007 - 4th March 2007
Venue : Daily Mon- Sat Time : Doors open 12.50pm Show starts 1.10pm Cost : €15 / € 13 Includes light lunch Director : Caroline Fitzgerald Actors : Donncha Crowley Author : Patricia Burke Brogan Booking : 0868784001 0r info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Monday Other : Preview Feb 5th Reviews : “A production that creates a strong, lingering contrast between O'Kelly's hopeless
situation and the beauty of the language used to describe it.” I. Times Nov 0'5
About the event : John O'Kelly, who deserted his wife, Nora, many years earlier, returns at night to the
graveyard where that morning she was buried, to talk and reminisce about their
tempestuous yet tender lives together.
O'Kelly is a man who's life has been thwarted largely by his own weakness but now having
to face up to his wife's mortality must question his own. Having left her many years
before, after being accused of a death for which he may not have been responsible, he has
spent years in the wilderness. Nora stayed at home and raised their family while he
brawled and boozed his way around Australia.
Now as O'Kelly attempts to come to terms with the death of his estranged wife he may be
facing his own redemption…
Patricia Burke Brogan is a painter, poet and playwright. She is perhaps best known for
her multi-award winning play Eclipsed, which was one of the very first to highlight the
plight of women in the Magdeline Laundries.
Donncha Crowley is a very familiar face on Irish Stage and Screen most recently seen in
Fair City, and the soon to be screened Tudors and Kings.
Caroline Fitzgerald is one of this countries leading director's who returns to Bewley's
Café Theatre following her acclaimed production of Ulick O Connor's Submarine in August
'06.
Following its Premiere in Pavilion Theatre in Nov 05 and It's run as part of Project 06
in Galway this powerful One-Man drama comes to Bewley's Café Theatre for a limited run.
[E]Who the hell does she think she is : 9th February 2007 - 10th February 2007
Label : Play Venue : bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8 30 Cost : 10 euro Booking : 086 8784001 About the event : Shopfloor present "who the hell does she think she is" a play in one act, devised by the members of GLTB community drama group which has been formned since april 2006.It follows the fortunes of the Carter family whose lives are turned upsidedown by the return of Poppy, who walked out on them 19years ago.Poppy is determined to pick up where she left off but matters are complicated by the fact that no one wants to know her.Carl thinks she,s dead and Clare,Chris girlfriend wants to keep her that way!..added to the mix are the pressures of an impending Valentines day ,saucy sex girl Jenny and the lecherous Mr Jay, both of whom want a piece of the action.The play takes a fun look at a crazy situation,has a live musical score and introduces some exciting new talent from the gltb dublin community.
[E]Bang bangs and Bewley's café theatre present Peter Mc Grane : 22nd February 2007
Time : Doors open 8pm Cost : 10 euro Days of week : Thursday Other : w/special guest About the event : Peter Mc Grane is a flamenco and classical guitarist from Dublin. He specialises in playing a fusion of flamenco and jazz. Drawing comparisons too Paco De Lucia and Al Di Meola
His playing is a mixture of fast rhythmic compositions and rolling melodies.
For years peter studied his craft (flamenco guitar) in Andalucia in southern Spain. There he studied with two of Andalucia's most renound performers and teachers: Jose Igancio Franco and Carbonero . Peter went on to perform in Spain with various dance troupes.
His years of learning and performing in Spain is the basis for his astonishing song-writing. He explores the acoustic side of jazz in collaboration with two jazz singers, a fiddle player and bassist. Peter transforms his collective in through the looking glass of flamenco.
Peter has built up a large and loyal following here in Dublin. Also, over the past few years Peter has been touring Europe with an experimental electric band The Gumm. He is called back to France on a regular basis where they are based. .
This show in Bewley's will be one not to be missed
[E]Ciaran Flynn : 2nd March 2007
Label : singer/songwriter Musical style : folk, Venue : bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : doors open: 8.30pm Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Friday About the event : Songwriter Ciaran Flynn returns to Bewleys theatre with his own brand of folk music. His Humorous narritive,crafted lyrics and accomplished guitar playing are complemented on stage by a lone violin. Since the release of his ep, Ciaran has played to audiences accross Ireland,Uk , Scandinavia, and America, leaving trails of critical acclaim and radio airplay in his wake
[E]The Laughable History of Movies (through comedy!) : 6th March 2007
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre, Grafton Street Time : 9pm Cost : E10 / E12 Actors : James Goldsbury and Eleanor Tiernan Days of week : Tuesday About the event : Yes, it's the time of year that every botoxed, de-toxed, no-toxed coke-head in Hollywood eagerly awaits. No it's not the Oscars, it's the Laughable History Of Movies - A comedy show which parodies all of your favourite movies from Brando to Frodo to when Harry Met Sally's Offside Orgasm!
Award winning Dublin comedians James Goldsbury and Eleanor Tiernan present a journey through the best and the worst of movies. Laugh at their possibly libelous interpretation of detective Sam Spade, the Cork version of Goodfellas and bizarrely, the Spanish version of The Full Monty and you'll never look at a French sex movie the same way again (Not that anyone should be looking at that filth anyway!) Even big brainless Arnie as U.S. president gets a good going over.
So if you're looking for a different night out, then get on your Hollywood bling, strap on your Jimmy Choo's, Manolo's or Clarks and get to Bewley's Café theatre on the 6th of February.
The Laughable History of Movies - Shorter, sharper and funnier than that big bash in LA.
[E]Art Polonia in Association with Bewleys Cafe Theatre presents a Concert: Polish Movements / chord : 17th March 2007
Label : Featuring Jacek Hałas & Alicja Choromańska-Hałas Time : 7pm Cost : 5 euro Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Saturday About the event : Jacek Hałas (vocal, hurdy-gurdy, accordion, Jewish harp)
Alicja Choromańska-Hałas ( folk drums - bebenek, tapan,)
Featuring songs and tunes from different ethnical groups living and travelling through Poland and Central/Eastern Europe over many hundreds of years, a musical journey including many traditions such as the songs of wandering minstrels, gypsies, Klezmer and other Jewish traditional songs.
Jacek Hałas & Alicja Choromańska-Hałas are musicians who have practised Polish and European traditional culture for many years and participated in many ethno-musical expeditions in Poland, Russia and the Caucasus. They derive their inspiration from living tradition as well as from archive collections or score. They combine dancing energy, artistry of performing, unique instrumentation and - coming from long - term standing experience - ability of interactive collaboration with the audience.
Special by Jacek Hałas: songs of wandering minstrels (pieśni dziadowskie). Jacek has researched the traces of homeless' rural songs in living tradition, ethnographic recordings and private archives, to bring them to life during solo performances. Homeless - "dziady" of ancient Poland, sang songs about saints, miracles, the end of the world, about death, wandering souls love and eternity. The main accompanying instrument was a hurdy-gurdy.
[L]Yucca Productions in association with Bewleys Café Theatre presents BEAR HUG by Robin French : 19th March 2007 - 7th April 2007
Venue : Daily Mon- Sat Time : Doors open at 12.50p.m. Show starts at 1.10p.m. Show lasts 30 mins (Not suitable for young children) Cost : € 15/ €13 (includes light lunch.) Director : Donal Courtney Actors : Philip Judge, Jessica Freed & Jose Montero Author : Robin French Booking : 00353868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Tuesday Other : PREVIEWS on Monday 19th , Opens Tues 20th March Reviews : "Yucca Productions and director Donal Courtney have got their paws firmly around this
miniature helping of absurdity **** (4 STARS " Irish Theatre Magazine
"Robin French's script is clever, Donal Courtney's direction is well judged and an
accomplished cast adds a gloss to the proceedings **** ( 4 STARS)" Irish Times
"Phillip Judge & Jessica Freed are excellent as the bemused parents" Irish Mail On Sunday
"This half hour play serves up all the bare necessities to make a great lunchtime show,
ensuring you'll return to the office with a smile on your face" METRO About the event : BEAR HUG is back by popular demand from its successful run at the Dublin Fringe Festival.
Linda, David and their 18yr old son Michael are the perfect middle class family but for
one small problem - Michael has turned into a bear!
Funny, absurd, quirky, poignant - a play about the ultimate dysfunctional family where
problem child or "bear" will inevitably be sent to the zoo! First performed as part of
the Royal Court's Young Playwright's season in 2004, BEAR HUG had its Irish Premiere
during the 2006 Dublin Fringe Festival.
[E]Bewleys Cafe Theatre presents Leslie Dowdall and Mike Hanrahan : 21st March 2007
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8 pm Cost : 18 euro/ 15 conc Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Wednesday Reviews : This show is like a wonderful rollercoaster ride through a sea of emotions that stays with you long after the night has faded About the event : Leslie dowdall and Mike Hanrahan release their first recording
Time : Doors 8.30pm Cost : Adm. 10 euro Booking : +00353 868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Monday About the event : Singer-songwriter Rebecca Collins brings her excellent
band to Bewley's Theatre to promote her intriguing
debut release "At Sea". Expect a night of dark
swirling song and unusual grooves. The line up will
be: Kevin Brady (drums) David Redmond (bass) Justin
Carroll (keys) Bill Blackmore (trumpet) and Sean Og
(saxophones and bass clarinet).
Also featuring on the night will be the wonderful
Dublin-based avant-folk trio Triple Piglet who will
play a mixture of original and Balkan compositions.
Triple Piglet are: Justin Carroll (harmonium), Simone
Mendonca (violin) and David Redmond (double bass).
www.rebeccacollins.net
www.myspace.com/rebeccacollinsmusic
[E]Myles Drennan Trio : 28th March 2007
Musical style : jazz Venue : bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : doors 8 30 Cost : 10 euro/ 5 students Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : wednesdays Reviews : Starting the 28th of March Irelands finest piano jazz trios, will take to the stage in Bewleys cafe theatre every wednesday night.You won,t find better entertainment of a wednesday night for a modest ten euro.
Myles Drennan, Dave Redmond, and we welcome back Saen Carpio form his time in New york.. Jazz lovers take note
[E]Live At The Oriental Room:Cafe Boheme : 14th April 2007
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : Doors 8.30 Cost : 18 euro/ 15 conc Director : Cian boylan on piano, Hugh Buckley on guitar , Isabelle Ni Chuirean on accordion. Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : saturday Reviews : "Dreamy and dripping with romance"
Chichester observer
"Highly Entertaining" irish times About the event : Two girls leave Dublin for Paris to discover the romance and adventure of the city, the birth place of Edith Piaf and the Eiffel Tower, and to perform the French music they love so much in the cabarets and cafes of Pigalle and the left Bank.Embracing the bohemian life, their stories unfold, leading them to Boulevard Belville (the birthplace of Edith Piaf), the parisian markets and squares ,sewn together by gems of french cabaret music by Piaf,Brel, Sasha Distel,Michael LeGrand,Charles Trenet and French Cafe songs from Derbys Debut Album "sweet Pea"
[E]Bewley's Cafe Theatre presents Nancy Falkow, Fran King and Duncan Maitland : 15th April 2007
Time : Doors Open 8pm Cost : TICKETS 10 EURO Booking : 0868784001 OR INFO@BEWLEYSCAFETHEATRE.COM Days of week : Sunday About the event : What do you get when you put an American, an Englishman and an
Irishman on stage with three guitars, a shed-load of harmonies and a
little percussion? You get an incredibly entertaining evening filled with
lots of pop songs. Nancy Falkow a Philadelphia transplant, Duncan
Maitland a Stoke-On-Trent, England transplant and native Dubliner Fran
King will share the stage for one night only. Three of Dublin's strongest
songwriters join forces and sing together Crosby Stills & Nash style!
Expect originals from all of their independent releases as well as few
surprises in the mix.
For more information on each performer please visit:
http://www.myspace.com/nancyfalkow
http://www.myspace.com/frankingband
http://www.myspace.com/duncanmaitland
[L]LUNCHTIME THEATRE: Placid Productions in Association with Bewleys Cafe Theatre prsent THIS IS A PLAY by Daniel McIvor : 17th April 2007 - 12th May 2007
Venue : Bewley's Cafe Theatre Time : Doors open 12:50pm Show starts 1:10pm (40min) Cost : Tickets €15 & €13 (includes light lunch) Director : Simon Manahan Actors : Geraldine Plunkett, Marcus Lamb and Judith Ryan Author : Daniel Mc Ivor Booking : +3530868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Daily Reviews : **** ( 4 stars) 'Fantastic Fun' Irish Daily Mail About the event : This is a Play is a fast paced energetic comedy; it is a play within a play. Three
actors make their entrance in the woeful A Stranger among Us, an experimental off, off, Broadway piece set in a sleepy American town. As they perform the play we are privy to their internal dialogue about the play they are acting in, the writer, director and each other. We also get to hear intermittently the composer's idea's that are pretty off, off as well. As the play progresses so too does the fun. The Older Female Actress can barely tolerate her co-stars. She would prefer to be chain smoking in the green room than on stage with the forgetful Male Actor and the deluded Female Actor who thinks she is about to be ricocheted to super stardom. The elements of being in a bad play and their disdain for each other combine and explode with hilarious consequences.
. Starring Geraldine Plunkett, one of Ireland's best known and well loved actresses ,Glenroe, The Clinic. She is joined for the first time on stage together, by real life son Marcus Lamb, a young Robert de Niro ! Appearing with them is Judith Ryan as the Female Actor. Daniel MacIvor is one of Canada's best known playwrights. His plays include Never Swim Alone and Jump.
[E]Bang Bangs and Bewley's Café Theatre presentNiall James Holohan and The Readers Wive\\\\\\\'s : 19th April 2007
Time : Doors 8pm Cost : 10 euro Booking : bangbangs@gmail.com Days of week : Thursday Other : w/ very special guest About the event : Reader's Wives : a documentary on social realism, pulped with a large cast of pissed off professionals. Here's the biog you were all looking for ..
Captained and steered by the insanely productive Dublin City born songwriter Niall James Holohan (who had been cavorting under his given name, Niall James Holohan ; the dark prince of pop until recently) Reader's Wives is an altogether dustier, more definitive production than Niall's previous lo-fi offerings, throwing f***ked up blues in the pot with avante garde pop music & stirring the sh*t with topical lyrics yielding a wonderful concession to humour, wit and sarcasm. Yep. Reader's Wives are an odd assemblage of individualists. A bunch of pissed of professionals, if you will, will gather backstage, deadly serious about their work (and about the business of playing out fo their skin) simply so that their audience can have a good time. Niall himself often presents himself as an artiste-bohemian, always an air of weariness, even though he will more often parody the role for the craic and the band around him (the line-up of which is ever-changing) is always one that plays with youthful energy, mature versatility and restless anticipation that marks the way they attack every note. What's that? Words describing music, you said? Oh Yes. We're going there. Long slender dashes extend west from the Dardanelles and Black Sea and over the vivid nerve ends of stripped tree tops, battered old amber lamps and tiny back gardens jostling for Netherland position, a vast emotional landscape, the colour of a dusty unpeeled spud, a mordant peninsula of the Eurasian land mass and the sense that this meal's been well earned emerges, wearing a three quater length coat and asking have you heard of Victor's Mother Juliet? Vivid. Dark. Honest. Insightful and Always Fun as any of your Europe's Red Light Districts, mysterious as the untouched canvas of the Gezicht op Auvers ..this is what you might call Americana, for Europe. It's materials, subjects and targets relate to Europena history, folklore and European geography. The resulting sound is something akin to the dream-like experience of falling into a tub of firm breasts armed only with a bottle of Wild Turkey rare breed and the life you can hear being lived beyond the lines, is real. Ms.Dublin, Ms.London, Ms.Krakow, Ms.Berlin ..Ms.Brighton, Ms.New York, Ms.Prague, stay still. The wrong side of the tracks never tasted so good. The wrong side of the tracks never tasted so ill.
This will be show not to be missed……..
[E]The Great American Song Book : 20th April 2007
Venue : Bewleys Time : 8pm Cost : 15euro Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Friday Other : Kathy Nugent & Colm “Stride” O’Brien About the event : COLM "STRIDE" O’BRIEN–PIANO
Classically trained, he specializes in the fields of Ragtime, Stride Piano and Musicals. Since 1990, he has played a series of 20 Solo Concerts in the National Concert Hall Dublin including 3 Performances there this year, featuring in several with Paddy Cole & Ronnie Drew. He has played extensively on the Concert stage in Canada and the United States, where he recorded his CD "Scott Joplin, Gershwin, Fats Waller & All That". His playing of Scott Joplin Ragtime, recorded in Dublin, has received a lot of airplay on Irish TV & Radio. He is the only Irishman to be invited to play at the prestigious Scott Joplin Festival in Sedalia Missouri, where he has received 3 invitations in 90, 95 & 96. He was invited back again in June 2006. In Ireland, he has played at many venues including regular appearances at the Cork & Derry Jazz Festivals. In 2002 he received an AIMS award as Best Musical Director for his show "Jesus Christ Superstar". He has appeared twice on the Late Late Show.
Kathy Nugent is one of Ireland's most talented and versatile performers and is equally at home in theater, concert hall, cabaret and television. Her theatre credits include Jesus Christ Superstar, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, and Willie Russell's John, Paul, George, Ringo 'n Bert. Her television credits include the Make Mine Music series which ran on RTE for two years, the Bank of Ireland Proms and the Gay Byrne music series in which she guested with Samantha Mumba and Ronan Keating.
[E]Bewley's Cafe Theatre presents Songs of life and love - MADE IN DONEGAL : 22nd April 2007
Time : doors 8pm Cost : 15 euro/ 12 euro Days of week : Sunday About the event : John McNutt, singer/songwriter from Downings will perform songs from his CD This Time and Place and his recently released album Christmas Truce 1914 on the 22th of April. You can expect an evening of the quiet note and thoughtful voice synchronised to perfection.
John is tightening the curve from Django Reinhard-inspired guitar pieces to a series of poetically induced emotive songs straight from the heart.
Addicted to guitar music from youth, his songs are a mix of tradition, modernity and observations of life itself at home in Donegal and abroad.
[E]Binneas : 2nd May 2007
Label : classical/trad Musical style : string quartet Venue : bewleys cafe Theatre Time : doors open: 8.30pm Cost : 15 Euro/ 12 Euro Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Wednesday Reviews : "This ensemble consists of four highly talented musicians, they performed with remarkable musicianship and understanding for musical form"
"The presence in the sound of violinists,Miki Tsunda and Siona Loughnane was quite astonishing. The Binneas quartet plays with enjoyment,formidable technique and great musical imagination" About the event : The Binneas quartet first came together as students of the Victorian college of the arts in Melbourne australia.
They are prize winners in the inaugural Shostakovich String quartet competition held in st Petersburg Russia in 1987. They have performed in music festivals and concerts throughout Europe and Australia. Today their individual careers -which involve touring,orchestral playing, cruise ship serenading , world music, teaching and parenting-inform their music making as much as their devotion to the art of string quartet playing.
The Binneas Quartet,s first series of concerts in ireland in May includes works from Haydn,to Piazzola and an exciting collaboration with renouned singer Eilin Ni Bheaglaoich, together they all premier four new songs from the sean nos tradition arranged for string quarter by John lynch
[E]Robin James Hurt & Sharky Double bill : 10th May 2007
Label : Folk, Scottish Venue : Bewleys Time : 8pm Cost : 10 euro Days of week : Thursday About the event : "Sharkey hails from Kilcar in S/W Donegal and was raised in a traditional Irish cottage in the shadow of Sliabh a Liag mountain on the shores of Donegal Bay. Born into a family of vagabonds and poets, his parents immersed him in the music of the 60's, and in particular The Beatles, from a young age. After moving to Dublin, around the turn of the new century, his girlfriend taught him to play guitar and, putting this together with his inherited knack for poetry, Sharkey began writing songs. Now, having done the rounds of some of the various Open Mic venues in Dublin and having supported the likes of Damian Dempsey and The Drifters he is currently planning on releasing his Debut EP this summer. For more information check out www.myspace.com/paddysharkey
ROBIN JAMES HURT
Born in Belfast, raised in Penicuik, Scotland and living in Dublin for many moons now, Robin James Hurt plays guitar like a ‘demon gadgie’ (Edinburgh vernacular). He also sings like a wee bird, plays mandolin like a man doling, and writes and arranges music to be performed by himself and others.
Robin has a rich background in touring and recording worldwide with all manner of Irish and Scots musicians - from the old guard and the more established (such as Ronnie Drew, Sinead O’Connor, and many others) to the contemporary and challenging (West Seventies, Gael Slí, Jody Trehy, Martin Egan, Bohínta, Martin Furey, Black Romantics, many more…).
Robin James Hurt is now also performing solo, bringing to the public a fascinating collection of material.
The style is his own, the songs and tunes run the gamut of Irish and Northern British folk music, also taking in original compositions, a little story-telling, and a hell of a lot of nifty guitar picking - all performed with genuine warmth and passion.
Robin’s debut solo release, a 4-track EP entitled “The Spider’s Legs”, was released in March 2007. You can find Robin James Hurt performing live regularly in Ireland, Britain and elsewhere…
For more information, click onto www.myspace.com/robinjameshurt
[E]Bewley's Café Theatre presents MISSING FOOTBALL by Peter McKenna : 14th May 2007 - 16th June 2007
Time : Lunchtime Daily 1.10pm ( Doors open 12.50pm) Cost : Tickets 15 E/ 13 E ( Includes Light Lunch) Director : Alan King Actors : Staring Stephen Kelly as Stephen Wright Author : Peter McKenna Booking : Booking 00353868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Mon - Sat Reviews : 'Stephen Kelly gives a first-rate performance as Stevo..'
The Irish Mail On Sunday
"A pure and simple piece of theatre.... salty and invigorating."
Irish Times
"... BRILLIANT BOTH ON STRUCTURE AND EXPRESSION,WITH AN EMINENTLY CONFIDENT PERFORMANCE FROM KELLY".
IRISH THEATRE MAGAZINE
About the event : In an age where football is front page news and players earn more than movie stars,
Stephen Wright was a boy about to make it big.
For as along as he can remember, people have been telling him that he's good enough to
be a professional footballer. 'Stephen has the talent and temperament' everyone says so.
On the verge of signing for Nottingham Forest and following in the footsteps of his
hero Roy Keane, a life of wealth and celebrity beckons. A life spent living out his
boyhood dreams.
Fast-forward ten years and it's a different story. He never made it to Nottingham and
he can only see Roy Keane on the television. As he begins to recall the glory days he
only now realises that there is more to life than Missing Football.
Missing Football by the well known scriptwriter Peter Mc Kenna ( RTE'S The Clinic)
was the winner of the 2002 OZ Whithead Award. It was originally staged at the Rubicon
Gallery in 2002 and subsequently ran for over two months at Bewley's Café Theatre in
2003.
This new production, directed by Bewley's Café Theatre, Artistic Director Alan King
sees Stephen Kelly reprise his critically acclaimed role of Stephen Wright, which he
originated in 2003.
Stephen Kelly was most recently playing Mark in the very successful national tour of
Conor Mc Phersons Dublin Carol, which concluded at Andrews Lane in April 2007.
In addition he went for trials for Crewe Alexandera and has played alongside Alan
Quinn and Damien Duff for Dublin.
BOOKINMG STRONGLY ADVISED
[E]Bang Bangs and Bewley's Café Theatre present John Conneely : 17th May 2007
Label : Music Venue : Bewleys Time : 8.pm Cost : 10.euro Days of week : Thursday
[E]Bewley's Cafe Theatre presents Adam Matthews : 20th May 2007
Time : Doors open 7pm Cost : 7 euro Booking : 0868784001 0r info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Sunday Other : with special guests Paul Bradley, Nathan McGibney and Janet Grogan's About the event : After a headline gig at Whelans, and a prodigious support slot in the Village for The Coronas, this young performer is sure to make waves on the dublin scene, with his unique voice and unconventional song writing. in his intense shows the audience is lulled in with his sultry mood and smooth performance.
Adam Matthews, the 20 year old, Dublin based singer/songwriter, plays with support from Paul Bradley on piano, Nathan McGibney on guitar and Janet Grogan's powerful vocals. Expect an acoustic extravaganza.
[E]LIVE at the Oriental Room - The Blood Red Mountain Band : 24th May 2007
Venue : Bewley's Time : 8pm Cost : 12 euro Days of week : Thursday Reviews : '...an enticing home-brew of traditional music and left-field rock'
METRO Newspapaer
About the event : The Blood Red Mountain Band with support from The Terribles
An evening of live, acoustic music with The Blood Red Mountain Band, who, in an
overcrowded market of uninspiring modern rock and disposable pop music, are a
much yearned-for breath of fresh air. This is music without the jarring
self-consciousness; music with unashamed melodies, with guts and soul,
seemingly conjured up in a time when life was simpler, and the livin’ was easy.
This last year has seen BRMB build up a growing fan base, gigging at some of
Dublin's best known venues, appearing at the renowed 'Festival of World
Cultures' and playing a live slot on Ray D'Arcy's today FM show. And seeing
them live, it's not hard to know why. From delicate fiddle-led country love
songs to barn-storming hoe-down numbers, The Blood Red Mountain Band will
entice even the most reluctant of feet to stomp.
Venue : bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : doors 8 30 Cost : 15 Euro/ 12 Euro Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Friday About the event : Although Ray Heffernan is best known for writing
[E]Live At The Oriental Room Presents Oh Yay, Oh Yay, Oh Yay! An Evening with Shaz OYE : 15th June 2007
Musical style : Alternative / Acoustic / Roots Music
Time : Doors 8.30pm Cost : 15 euro. Booking : 086 8784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Friday Reviews : ³OYE has an extraordinary voice which can reach parts other voices don¹t
even know exist all the weight of a Leonard Cohen or a Nick Cave allied to
the swooping flexibility of Kate Bush. Some debut from one of the finest
vocalists ever to come out of Ireland. It will be a serious omission if she
fails to work her way into the hearts of all and sundry, both at home and
abroad² Jackie Hayden, Hotpress Magazine.
³Her voice is truly remarkable; a versatile and velvety croon that is full
of rich textures and heart-melting soul...Songs steeped in intelligence and
insight.²
Eamon Sweeney, Day and Night, Irish Independent, 4 Stars About the event : If you can imagine the secret love child of Nina Simone and Antony Hegarty
of the Johnson's you're getting close to what Shaz OYE can do! This Dublin
born singer-songwriter has used her truly remarkable voice to create a
sublime debut which she self-financed, produced and released in 2006 to
overwhelming praise. 'Truth according to shaz OYE', reveals a compassionate
soul who, in the time-honoured tradition of greats like Bob Dylan and
Leonard Cohen, loves telling stories through her music. Shaz began 2007 on a
high when both Hotpress Magazine and Tony Clayton-Lea of The Irish Times
nominated 'Truth According to Shaz OYE' as one of their top Irish Albums of
2006. Proving she's not just a critic's favourite, the readers of Hotpress
voted her into the top ten of four categories in the annual HotPress
Magazine Reader's Poll; Best Irish Female Artists, Best Irish Debut Albums,
Most Promising Acts and Best Irish Album Covers. Her recent single release
'Sylvia Falling' went to number one in download charts in its first week of
release.
[L]LunchTime Theatre: Tall Tales Theatre Company in association with Bewley's Café Theatre present Txts- A season of 3 new Irish plays written by women : 18th June 2007 - 18th August 2007
Venue : Bewley's Café Theatre Time : All perfs daily at 1.10pm (Doors opens from 12.50pm) Cost : € 15/€13 [includes light lunch - ] SEASON TICKET - ALL THREE PLAYS € 36 Director : David Horan, Alan King and Geoff Gould Actors : Cast's Includes Will O'Connell, Karl Shiels, John Cronin, Dorothy Cotter , Neil Watkins, Alison McKenna and Aoife Duffin Author : Deirdre Kinahan, Iseult Golden & Elizabeth Moynihan Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Mon - Sat About the event :
Tall Tales Theatre Company celebrates its tenth birthday in collaboration with Bewley's Café Theatre by presenting this exciting season of new writing - Txts
HUE AND CRY , by Deirdre Kinahan | Opens June 20
Hue & Cry is a moving and funny play exploring grief and its inevitable fallout. Two Dublin cousins, Damian and Kevin are reunited on the eve of a family funeral in a highly charged encounter full of denial, disillusion and dark laughter.
FIREWORKS by Iseult Golden | Opens July 11
Fireworks is a delicious and quirky tale of love and robbery!
The story unfolds in the dead of the night, when a masked man climbs silently into a building, a bag full of explosives and a safe full of money. Trouble is someone else is breaking in that night and he's not happy to see her! What follows is a delightful concoction of near misses, lovers' tiffs and a slapstick game of hide and seek culminating in an explosive finale!
TIC, by Elizabeth Moynihan | Opens August 1
Set in Ireland in 1890, this intriguing tale of threatened love explores the predicament of a beautiful Anglo-Irish woman afflicted by a condition no one understands. In this unforgiving time of ignorance and superstition, can a couple's love overcome a society's rigid intolerance?
All three plays have be published in one volume `Txts' which will make a great memento or gift for friends and audiences.
BOOK EARLY TO AVIOD DISSAPOINTMENT
[E]Fever..the story of Peggy Lee : 24th June 2007
Label : THE STORY OF PEGGY LEE Musical style : Jazz Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : Doors 8 30 Cost : 18 euro/ 15 conc Days of week : friday Reviews : "susannah has everything needed to interpret the songs associated with peggy lee-voice,timing, a sense of rythm and a feeling for the nuances of a lyric" g farren sunday indo About the event : the life and work of Peggy Lee get a workout with susannah de wrixon and the Phil ware trio, it is a great story and wonderful songs that tell of her life , her ups and downs her successes and failures... this show has already been around the block if you haven,t seen it you are missing out.. jazz fans take note.
[L]LunchTime Theatre: Tall Tales Theatre Company in association with Bewley's Café Theatre presentThe World Premiere of FIREWORKS by Iseult Golden : 10th July - 28th July 2007 : 10th July 2007 - 28th July 2007
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : All perfs daily at 1.10pm (Doors opens from 12.50pm) Cost : € 15/€13 [includes light lunch ] SEASON TICKET - ALL THREE PLAYS € 36 Director : Alan King Actors : Dorothy Cotter, John Cronin & Neil Watkins, Author : Iseult Golden Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Daily Mon- Sat Reviews : This kooky caper if such fantastic fun”
Sunday Independent
"an exciting and entertaining comedy " METRO
“Alan King directs with an excellent eye for movement and detail…”
Sunday Independent
“The script is as sharp as a needle…”
Sunday Independent About the event : FIREWORKS is a delicious and quirky tale of love and robbery! The story unfolds in the dead of the night, when a masked man climbs silently into a building, a bag full of explosives and a safe full of money. Trouble is someone else is breaking in that night and he's not happy to see her! What follows is a delightful concoction of near misses, lovers' tiffs and a slapstick game of hide and seek culminating in an explosive finale!
[L]LUNCHTIME THEATRE: Tall Tales Theatre Company in association with Bewley's Café Theatre presentThe World Premiere of TIC by Elizabeth Moynihan : 30th July 2007 - 18th August 2007
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : All perfs daily at 1.10pm (Doors opens from 12.50pm) Cost : € 15/€13 [includes light lunch ] Director : Geoff Gould Actors : Alison McKenna, Russell Smith, Aoife Duffin and Denis Foley Author : Elizabeth Moynihan Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Mon-Sat Other : Previews 30th , 31st July. Opens Aug 1st About the event : Set in Ireland in 1890, this intriguing tale of threatened love explores the predicament of a beautiful Anglo-Irish woman afflicted by a condition no one understands. In this unforgiving time of ignorance and superstition, can a couple's love overcome a society's rigid intolerance?BOOKING EARLY IS ESSENTIAL TO AVOID DISSAPOINTMENT
[E]Bewleys Cafe Theatre presents Mark DuBerry : 3rd August 2007
Venue : Bewleys Café Theatre Time : Doors open 8.30 pm Cost : 10 euro Booking : +3538688784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Friday Other : Garvan Gallagher on bass and Steve Hogan on drums Reviews : "This album is a delicious feast - dig in and enjoy!¨ - from reviews on CD-Baby
¨Mark DuBerry is a songwriter blending the likes of jazz rock, electronic, prog rock and synth based compositions. This 8 track album is a lovely blend of jazzy electric guitars, some almost classical acoustic guitar sounds and lush washes of synth. The overall sounds range from the almost Steve Reich like repetitive guitar sounds of opening track Tribute to a much more prog rock sounding version of the likes of The Future Sound of London, take in a bit of seventies breezy jazz rock along the way and you end up with a highly entertaining album.¨ - from a review at Road Records, Dublin About the event : Bewleys Cafe Theatre presents Mark DuBerry plays Head Room, with Garvan Gallagher on bass and Steve Hogan on drums: 3rd August 2007
http://www.markduberry.com
About the event: "Head Room takes you on a personal tour of your imagination.¨
[E]Live At The Oriental Room - An Evening with Celine Carroll : 10th August 2007
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : Doors 8 30 Cost : €15 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : friday Reviews : Reviews:' We don't really need another singer/songwriter but when they're this good, you just have to re-arrange the furniture and make room'....Jackie Hayden Hotpress Magazine.
About the event : CELINE'S music has been described from Soft-Jazz to Bluesy Country to Damn Fine Acoustic Soul. An accomplished Singer/Songwriter, guitarist, pianist, she simply writes songs that suit everyone.
Onstage she delivers a live acoustic performance of groove,dynamics,passionate lyrics and melody-driven songs with her band. And with buckets of soul, she is a songwriter who will draw you in on the opening chord.
This girl packs the place every time she played Bewleys....You've gotta see her
[E]LIVE at the Oriental Room – Margaret Stewart with The Hugh Buckley Trio : 17th August 2007 - 18th August 2007
Time : Doors @ 8pm Cost : €18 Days of week : Friday and Saturday About the event : Don’t miss Margaret’s last show before heading back to the U.S. It will be and eclectic show, with a bit of Jazz, Blues and whatever else suites her fancy. And you never know who may drop by to sit in. Margaret’s shows sell out so make reservations early.
[E]LIVE at the Oriental Room - Robbie McDonald : 19th August 2007
Time : Doors @ 8.30 Cost : 10 Booking : 0868784001 or info@beweyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Sunday About the event : The current issue of GCN gave Mighty Quiet a four out of four-star review, referring to Mighty Quiet as "one hell of a debut." Current press: "Gay relationships often take unexpected turns, but when singer/songwriter Robbie McDonald suggested that his boyfriend take up meditation, it was the beginning of a very strange end, and a brilliant debut... It's a quiet, spiritual album that can't stop itself from bursting forth with a kind of post-Sondheim Broadway flavour, like Hedwig and the Angry Inch meets Damien Rice." GCN, Ireland "Immediately one of my all-time favourite CDs."
[E]LIVE at the Oriental Room - Cormac O Caiomh : 31st August 2007
Time : Doors @8.30 Cost : €10 (includes 2 free cds!) Booking : 0868784001 or info@beweyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Friday Reviews : "Deep Sea Diving has a light dreamy melody reminiscent of The Sundays, while
the sweet boy-girl interplay of Ghosts calls to mind Yo La Tengo and The Delgados."
- Hot Press
"Lazy Gazing has Summer radio hit written all over it"
"This album grows
on you like a virulent rash and is going from the review stack to my personal
collection."
Musician.ie
"the entire collection of songs on Start a Spark is uplifting and danceable
with poetic lyrics that are just marvelously outstanding."
-Indie Music Stop About the event : Cormac was previously singer-songwriter with The Citadels who released the Shadow
of my northern star EP, the Letting go holding on LP and the the Lovelight
EP. The band won over admirers from all quarters including Ron Sexsmith and
Tom Robinson (BBC) and tracks were played on local stations, nation wide stations
and by the BBC and various US stations. The band also recorded three new songs
for the 2fm Sunday sessions
The band played their last gig in February 2006 and since then Cormac has been
even busier. He immeditely began recording his debut solo cd and embarked on
a series of gigs and festivals. He played three successful showcase gigs at
the London Calling Festival (July 2006) and performed at one of Irelands premier
festivals - The Hard Working CLass Heroes Festival- in October. He has more
recently returned from Canada where he received rave reviews at the Canadian
Music Festival in March 2007. He has previously supported Damien Rice (in the
Paradiso, Amsterdam), Josh Rouse, Declan O Rourke, Mundy, Emmett Tinley, Mark
Geary, Nick Kelly, Miles Hunt, Julie Feeney and Damien Dempsey to name but a
few. He also ventured further afield playing headlining gigs and slots in Edinburgh,
London and New York.
Support from Jimi Cullen.
[E]LIVE at the Oriental Room - Eoin Dillon : 5th September 2007
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : €15 or €12 with a flyer. Download and print the flyer to the right for a discount of 3 euro! Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Tuesday About the event : Eoin Dillon Uileann Pipes, Tin Whistle, Low Whistle, Shakers, Vocals Cabinet Maker by trade before he began making uilleann pipes and ultimately living from playing them. Also plays whistle low and high. Likes to swim when the weather is warm. Occasionally watches television and wonders why there are men running around chasing a ball. As a vegetarian his favorite colour is green. Favorite number is whatever is on the dice. Founder member of Kíla and worlds first pipe psychologist, Eoin has also qualified as cabinet maker, taught woodwork on Tory Island and during his apprenticeship with Cillian Obriain (Pipemaker) made his present set of Uileann pipes. Eoin has held his own sessions up and down the country and has worked with Hector Zazu, Manus Lunny, Jane Sibbery and has played on most of the film, theatre scores recorded by Kíla. Released
[L]Maladjusted : 24th September 2007 - 6th October 2007
Venue : Bewley\\\\\\\'s Cafe Theatre Time : 1.10pm (Doors open 12.50) Cost : €15/13 inc light lunch Director : Ian Whelan Actors : Mick Nolan Author : Derek O\\\\\\\'Connor Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday About the event : One man. One chair. One roll of gaffer tape. Theatrical magic.
'It wasn't meant to be like this, you know...'
Maladjusted is a one-act, one-man, tragi-comic tale of middle-aged despair
and the ties that bind, both literally and metaphorically, featuring a
tour-de-force performance from Fair City star Mick Nolan.
Maladjusted is written by Derek O'Connor, creator of infamous Irish
satirical blog Blogorrah, and directed by Ian Whelan, co-creator of Eagle
award nominated comic Sancho.
[E]LIVE at the Oriental Room - JUSTIN CARROLL / MIKE NIELSEN QUARTET : 3rd October 2007
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : €10 Booking : 0868784001 OR info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Wednesday About the event : This excellent new jazz quartet return to Bewley's Cafe Theatre with a programme of original compositions and improvised explorations. The group features some of Dublin's finest jazz musicians. Guitarist Mike Nielsen has gained a reputation as one of the leading guitarists in European jazz. He has performed with international artists including; Kenny Wheeler, Simon Nabatov and Dave Liebman with whom he toured Europe in 2001 and New Zealand/Australia in 2004. Pianist Justin Carroll has toured internationally with artists such as Van Morrison and Mary Coughlan. He has also performed with many jazz musicians including Bobby Watson and Ronnie Cuber.
Completing this quartet is the tightly knit rhythm section of Simon Jermyn - electric bass, Sean Carpio - drums
[E]LIVE at the Oriental Room - Ciarán Flynn : 12th October 2007
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : €10 Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Friday Reviews : ...simple, beautiful and declarative songs, stripped of pretense...
HotPress, Ireland.
About the event : Songwriter Ciaran Flynn returns to Bewleys theatre with his own brand of folk music. His Humorous narritive,crafted lyrics and accomplished guitar playing are complemented on stage by a lone violin. Since the release of his ep, Ciaran has played to audiences accross Ireland,Uk , Scandinavia, and America, leaving trails of critical acclaim and radio airplay in his wake
[L]The Shawl : 16th October 2007 - 10th November 2007
Venue : Bewley\'s Cafe Theatre Time : 1.10pm (doors open 12.40pm) Cost : €15 Director : Paul Meade Actors : Gerry McCann, Jennifer O\'Dea, Matthew Keenan Author : David Mamet Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Reviews : Bewley's Café Theatre is proud to present The Shawl by Pulitzer prize-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated screenwriter, David Mamet
(Glengarry Glen Ross, Speed-the-Plow, Oleanna). About the event : Is there such a thing as an honest charlatan?
A desperate woman seeks the services of a self-professed psychic to help contact her dead mother. The medium and his assistant attempt to swindle a piece of an inheritance out of their client.
Do you believe in the supernatural? In visions? In magic?
Neither did any of the characters in The Shawl, until...
[E]LIVE at the Oriental Room - Passión : 17th October 2007
Musical style : Continental Classics Time : Doors @8.30pm Cost : €15 Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Wednesday About the event : Take some chaps from the Café Orchestra. add one of the Three Irish Tenors, songs by Edith Piaf, Brel, Gardel and other continental favourites and you have the romantic & exciting sound of PASSION and a night to remember.
PASSIÓN brings together three of Ireland’s most renowned and entertaining performers - Anthony Norton (Tenor with Three Irish Tenors, La Scala Theatre, Opera Ireland), Patrick Collins (of the well loved Café Orchestra) and Drajen Djerek (virtuosic guitarist with the Café Orchestra and The Chieftains).
Together they deliver an exciting and passionate musical celebration of songs from Italy, France, Spain, Argentina and other continental favourites. Their performances are vibrant and engaging, promising high calibre entertainment for you.
[E]LIVE at the Oriental Room - 7 ½ Habits of Highly Effective Mistresses : 24th October 2007 - 27th October 2007
Time : Doors @8.30 Cost : E15 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Reviews : "A close comparison to Goldie Hawn I thought, this performer was outrageously funny and successfully cunning." "Uplifting and unpredictable, Lisa Faith Phillips should have delivered the damn State of the Union Address this year." - Carolyn Smith, Newyorkcool.com
"Learning to be a mistress has never been more entertaining or effective!" - Andrew Gilchrist, MNN Cable Network
About the event : After sold-out runs in New York City, charismatic comedian and former stripper, Lisa Faith Phillips brings her popular show 7 ½ Habits of Highly Successful Mistresses to Bewleys Café Theatre in Dublin for four dates only, October 24, 25, 26 & 27!
Through the character of Dr. Faith, Lisa gives the "411 on romance, love and security in this entertaining off-the-wall performance" (Time-Out New York). Updating with the latest current events and highlighting the habits with a riding crop, maracas and witty original songs, such as "How To Be A Bad Girl" and "I Can Not Get Enough", this hilarious seminar “is fun for wives, for husbands, for everybody" (Pagina 12).
Drawing on her colorful experiences, working as a stripper to pay her way through graduate school at the London School of Economics, and her background in stand-up comedy and music, Lisa Faith Phillips weaves topical humor and songs -including the original crowd-pleasing “The Fellatio Tango” - into a clever, thought-provoking and ultimately touching show. Part comedy, part cabaret, part one-woman theater piece, it all adds up to an evening of sophisticated, fun entertainment.
[E]LIVE at the Oriental Room - Antoni O\\\'Breskey : 2nd November 2007 - 3rd November 2007
Time : Doors @ 8pm Cost : €15 Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Friday and Saturday Reviews : "He is a genius whose music is without frontiers, and whose originality makes him one of the most innovative artists in the varied musical genres of today."
Hot Press Magazine
“His Music is a caress that obliges us to feel human at least for a few moments.”
Voice World Music
“Long predates Riverdance”
The Irish Times
“Bill Whelan developed Breskey’s Synthesis of Flamence Jazz and Irish Trad strands as keystructures in his spectaculary Riverdance”
The Curious listeners guide to Celtic Music
“Ahead of his time … In 1979 Antoni O’Breskey released a track called “Sunrise”, some of which sounds almost exactly like Riverdance”
Sunday Independent
About the event : Antoni O' is back in dublin for a special 2 night run with Consuelo Nerea and special guests. Support from Lisa O'Neill. A poet of music, a Shaman of sound, one of the fathers of World Music, New Age, and Minimalism, Antoni O’Breskey has been recognized as an innovative and prolific composer. In his recordings of the 80's and even the 70's, very different musical worlds are brought together and fused in a manner unique in those years.
Antoni O’ is a pianist with a polished technique of his own, who has developed a unique style combining Jazz with elements of the musical styles he loves; Celtic, Basque, Arabic, Flamenco - you name it, he has brought it into his music. Breskey was paramount in developing what we now know well as "World" and "New Age" music, although these categories didn't exist when he first starting developing and recording this type of music. Antoni O's compositions are gathered together in a unique collection entitled "The Ethnic Piano collection". Antoni O's definition of Art is all encompassing: "A colourful painting, the sweet words of a poem, the enchanting notes of a song, an inviting plate of spaghetti with a glass of wine, a fisherman's net gleaming with fish, the plough of a farmer digging in the ground... all this is Art and all are part of the symphony of life."
[E]LIVE at the Oriental Room - Notes From the Underworld : 7th November 2007
Musical style : Acoustic/Spoken Word Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : FREE! Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Wednesday About the event : An evening of poetry and music directed and performed by Maria Laura Ronzoni. Drawings and visual project by Paola Catizone.
MARIA LAURA RONZONI: Italio-Irish singer-composer and modern day bard. Not easily categorized, she is an artist who moves fluidly through the genres of music, poetry and languages. The organic quality of her work spans classical to contemporary literature from Dante Alighieri to Samuel Beckett overlapping the autobiographical with the mythical. Dublin based artist, she has been working and performing in Ireland for the last seven years and is now gaining recognition on the European cultural scene.
[E]LIVE at the Oriental Room - Six Degrees : 9th November 2007
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : TBC Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Friday About the event : Drawing on influences from Classical to Jazz, Blues to Trad, the compositional collaboration of Danny Laffan and Stefan Galt has produced an instrumental style that defies genre. Both highly accomplished guitar players, the pair has recently collaborated with Rob McComish on percussion and Shane Byrne on electric bass to give further texture to their music. Always interesting, always entertaining. This outfit has captured the imagination of an audience as diverse as the music itself.
[E]LIVE at the Oriental Room - Lets Be Frank! : 10th November 2007
Musical style : Popular Jazz Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : €12/10 Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Saturday About the event : Maggie Breheny and her band lend their very special talents to an intimate, soulful and sweetly sexy collection of torch songs, lounge numbers and jazz standards all made famous, or covered in rare collections by one of the world's most beloved crooners.
Featuring classics like 'My Funny Valentine', 'For Once in My Life', 'Misty' and 'Makin' Whoopie', prepare yourself for an uplifting, melodious and sentimental journey into a time gone by when song, style and romance went hand-in-hand.
Maggie Breheny was the lead singer with the jazz combo E-dif and performed original songs and covers in many venues across London, including the Rock Garden in Covent Garden and Soho House in Soho. She had a residency as a jazz singer at London's Organic Café and more recently recorded original songs for Dave Rotheray from The Beautiful South.
[L]Is There Balm in Gilead? : 12th November 2007 - 8th December 2007
Venue : Bewley's Cafe Theatre Time : 12.50pm Cost : €15 Director : Caroline Fitzgerald Actors : Mary McEvoy and Sean Murphy Author : Michael Harding Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Reviews : This is a tale, after Poe, of mystery and imagination. Mary McEvoy and Sean Murphy offer splendidly enigmatic performances, directed by Caroline Fitzgerald, to create a diverting frisson that is its own reward. - Gerry Colgan, Irish Times. August 16, 2007 About the event : An old house. The sound of a cat scratching in a room next door. A woman alone. The shadowy figure of a man she once loved. The woman could have stepped from the pages of Edgar Allen Poe. The man too, or he could even be Poe himself. From the extraordinary pen of playwright and Irish Times columnist Michael Harding comes a surreal tale of a woman haunted by the memory of the man she once loved - or is it he who is haunted by her? All is mysterious and foreboding in this darkly funny lunchtime tale.
[E]Hoarse Throat Soothers : 12th November 2007 - 14th November 2007
Musical style : Comedy Time : 8.00pm Cost : €10 Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday About the event : Take a journey through the lives of men everywhere, from their (rather sticky) births right through to the end, and meet all the characters they encounter (and become) along the way. There's a news-addicted lonely man, a psychotic stay-at-home mum, cock-swaggering ad-men, an obnoxious psychic, a smug transsexual and two bereaved friends delivering a wildly inappropriate eulogy.
Oh yes, and some spandex-wearing fleas!
Hoarse Throat Soothers takes a close look at life, and answers the question that has plagued man (or more specifically, woman) for centuries:
Why does the male psyche stay so childish while adding aggression, arrogance and obsession with sexual conquests?
Because it's fun!
[E]LIVE at the Oriental Room - The Advertising Men : 16th November 2007
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : €13/10 Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Friday About the event : The Advertising Men bring together a ridiculous range of styles with one aim... world domination. They are: Reuben Jayawardene (Box, Guitar, Voice), Cian Murphy (Double/Elec Bass, Voice), Ronan Stone (Guitar, Voice),Dennis Cassidy(Drum Kit,Percussion,Toys,Voice).
[E]Bewleys Cafe Theatre presents The Mysterious Chords : 17th November 2007
Time : doors 8.00pm Cost : €10 Booking : 0868784001 info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Saturday About the event : The Mysterious Chords were formed in 2002 by Pat Fagan. The line up is Pat Fagan (acoustic guitar and vocals), Troy Devaney (Vocals) and Kieran Cox (guitar).
Their songs have been described as melodic and the vocal harmonies and acoustic guitar playing have helped to establish `The Mysterious Chords' as exciting live performers.
The Groups influences range from Lennon & McCartney, Paul Simon, Neil Young up to the Classical Guitar greats of John Williams, Segovia etc.
If you are a fan of the acoustic guitar or any of the above legendary performers you will definitely enjoy one of The Mysterious Chords gigs.
[E]Hoarse Throat Soothers : 18th November 2007 - 21st November 2007
Musical style : Comedy Time : Doors @ 8.00pm Cost : €10 Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Sunday About the event : Take a journey through the lives of men everywhere, from their (rather sticky) births right through to the end, and meet all the characters they encounter (and become) along the way. There's a news-addicted lonely man, a psychotic stay-at-home mum, cock-swaggering ad-men, an obnoxious psychic, a smug transsexual and two bereaved friends delivering a wildly inappropriate eulogy.
Oh yes, and some spandex-wearing fleas!
Hoarse Throat Soothers takes a close look at life, and answers the question that has plagued man (or more specifically, woman) for centuries:
Why does the male psyche stay so childish while adding aggression, arrogance and obsession with sexual conquests?
Because it's fun!
[E]Live At The Oriental Room - Ciara Consadine : 30th November 2007
Time : Doors @8 pm Cost : €10 Booking : 086 8784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Friday About the event : Raised on song, Ciara Considine decided to make the break from late-night party to live venue when the penny finally dropped that no one else was going to do it for her. She cites her grandmother Kay Considine – a keeper of generations of songs across many genres – as her earliest influence. Drawing from blues, folk and soul traditions, Ciara’s songs are unified by their deep emotional resonance and her distinctive, soulful vocals. Ciara and her band make their debut performance on 30 November, where they will showcase a full set of original songs.
The band:
Ciara Considine, vocals, guitar
Christine O’Donnell, acoustic guitar
Arthur Rogers, electric guitar
Aoife Moriarty, keyboards, backing vocals
Nigel Cullen, drums
Donal Lynch, bass
Support:
Tuesday Night Club
Joe Prendergast
[E]Live At The Oriental Room - Rory Faithfield : 1st December 2007
Time : Doors @ 8.30 pm Cost : E15 (conc. E10) Booking : 086 8784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Saturday About the event : Renowned for his positive energy and infectious enthusiasm, with songs that bounce between folk, rock, trip hop and every place in between, Rory's solo acoustic shows are a simultaneously mystical and energising experience. Described as
[E]Live At The Oriental Room - Ronan Swift : 5th December 2007
Time : Doors @ 8.30 pm Cost : 10 Booking : 086 8784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Wednesday About the event : Ronan Swift – acoustic guitar / vocals
Josh Johnston – piano / vocals
Eoin O'Brien – Electric Guitar / Vocals
Bill Blackmore – Trumpet
Ronan Swifty is an Autumn man. But by now it is Winter and although past his
very best he is still worth a flutter. Leaf fall is general across Ireland.
Breezes push and shove flimsy birds to distant parishes. As they are buffeted
they sing, so does Swifty.
[E]Bang Bang presents... Shay Cotter & Band : 6th December 2007
Time : Doors @ 8.00pm Cost : €10 Booking : bangbangs@gmail.com Days of week : Thursday About the event : Shay has been creating musical waves since emerging in the late 1990's in Dublins thriving music scene.He taught himself guitar in his teens and developed a unique picking style mixing folk, blues and pop melodies to his poetic and varied lyrics.He was the first person to play Dublin's well known Vicar St venue and currently presents his own music radio show on Liffey Sound FM. At the moment Shay is working on demo's for a new offical debut CD. He has guested with the likes of David Gray, Jools Holland, Richie Havens, The Doobie Brothers, The Gypsy Kings, Damien Rice,Tracy Chapman and Clannad
[L]Michael Harding Post Show Talk : 6th December 2007
Label : Free Event Venue : Bewley's Cafe Theatre Time : 1.45pm Cost : Free Days of week : Thursday About the event : Come see the always fascinating Michael Harding talk about his writing - both this play and his columns for the IRISH TIMES
[E]Live At The Oriental Room - Size2Shoes - support by Labrini Linda Yioti : 7th December 2007
Time : Doors @ 8.30 pm Cost : €15 Booking : 086 8784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Friday About the event : Size2Shoes are a brother duo that have been playing together for around four years. Their unique style of ‘New Wave Acoustic Irish Pop Music’ is a breath of fresh air for the Irish singer songwriter scene. Size2Shoes create an uplifting and optimistic style through their original songs which incorporates precision double vocals that is at the heart of their musical voice.
Labrini Yioti was born in Athens. She holds a Diploma in the piano from the National Conservatory of Athens and a Diploma in Modern Singing. She is an alumna of Deree College ,the American College of Greece where she did her BA in Music Studies.Recently, she received her Masters in Ethnomusicology from the University of Limerick, Irish World Academy of Music and Dance; her specialization was “Sean – Nos singing style in the West Cork Gaeltacht”.She has given several concerts in Greece and Ireland. Since 1996, she is a member of the Greek- Irish Society. Currently, she is teaching piano and singing in the Croagh School of Music, while giving workshops of Greek and Byzantine music in the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance.
[L]Dickens in Dublin : 12th December 2007 - 22nd December 2007
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 1.10pm (doors open 12.50pm) Cost : 15euro (inc light lunch) Actors : Laurence Foster Author : Laurence Foster Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Reviews : “Acting prowess that we are not often given the opportunity to enjoy..” Tony Kiely
“Beguilingly eerie as Fagin and Sykes, rumbustious as Sam Weller” Emer O’Kelly
About the event : It's Dublin in the 1850s and Charles Dickens is on a reading tour of the city to promote his novels and display his skills as an actor and raconteur. Laurence Foster's one-man show wonderfully recreates this period in which Dickens casts an amusing eye over the capital city- and interweaves his stark descriptions of the Coombe, Mountjoy, the Famine and various Dublin characters he encountered, with pertinent sections from such favourites as A Christmas Carol, Hard Times, The Pickwick Papers and Oliver Twist.
The result is an acting tour-de-force which brings wonderful life to some of Dickens’ most well-known characters as well as an insight into the man himself.
[E]Simon community Chairty show case : 13th December 2007
Venue : Bewley's Theatre http://sherland.ie/admin/_outlet/index2___.php?PHPSESSID=dacd9850e282a47e5fde586a0d942931 Time : 8pm Cost : 10, suggested donation Days of week : Thursday About the event : Tonight we are doing a very special showcase to raise funds and awareness for Simon Community. An amazing organization the helps battle homelessness!
We have the heart pounding energetic, feet stomping ...
THE SHOW.
Plus the music of Alanya and Jeremy Ross..
There will be some other brilliant surprises as well.
[E]LIVE at the Oriental Room - Daniel Forde & Patrick O\\\'Laoghaire : 14th December 2007
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E7/5 conc Booking : 086 8784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Friday About the event : Daniel Forde is the multi-talented singer/guitarist in the
band Ebo. They have been playing on the
Dublin circuit for about 2 years
playing top venues such as Crawdaddy, Whelan's, Sugar Club, TBMC. Daniel is bringing us a new acoustic solo set which looks to be the first of many.
[E]LIVE at the Oriental Room - Karen Egan & Band ***SOLD OUT*** : 22nd December 2007
Musical style : Cabaret Time : Doors @ 8.00pm, Show starts 9.00pm Cost : E20 Booking : ***SHOW SOLD OUT*** Cancellation List:0868784001 Days of week : Saturday Other : ***SHOW SOLD OUT*** Cancellation List:0868784001 About the event : ***SHOW SOLD OUT!***
Following the acclaimed release of her début album, ‘Very Very’, Dublin’s Drollest Diva brings melody and mischief to Bewley’s. Supported by top musicians this multilingual chanteuse and former member of ‘The Nualas’ presents her original songs together with the hits of Jacques Brel, Marlene Dietrich and Edith Piaf in a performance that promises pain, passion, laughter and little or no reference to Christmas.
“…a glittering line of witty riffs and self-deprecating one-liners… From beret to bowler, top-hat to feather boa, Egan is a consummate role-player.” THE IRISH TIMES
Karen's All Star Lineup include: Danny Sheridan on piano, Steve Hogan on drums, Dave Redmond on double bass and Brendan Doyle on clarinet & alto sax!
[L]Dickens in Dublin : 2nd January 2008 - 19th January 2008
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 1.10pm (doors open 12.50pm) Cost : 15euro (inc light lunch) Actors : Laurence Foster Author : Laurence Foster Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Reviews : ‘Foster, an assured actor, jumps easily from character to character…’ ~ Sunday Tribune
‘Acting prowess that we are not often given the opportunity to enjoy…’ ~ Tony Kiely About the event : It's Dublin in the 1850s and Charles Dickens is on a reading tour of the city to promote his novels and display his skills as an actor and raconteur. Laurence Foster's one-man show wonderfully recreates this period in which Dickens casts an amusing eye over the capital city- and interweaves his stark descriptions of the Coombe, Mountjoy, the Famine and various Dublin characters he encountered, with pertinent sections from such favourites as A Christmas Carol, Hard Times, The Pickwick Papers and Oliver Twist.
The result is an acting tour-de-force which brings wonderful life to some of Dickens’ most well-known characters as well as an insight into the man himself.
[E]Bill Blackmore Quartet : 9th January 2008
Musical style : Jazz Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E10 Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Monday
[E]The Neptune Comedy Club presents... : 13th January 2008
Musical style : Comedy Days of week : Sunday About the event : The Neptune Comedy club invite you to ring n the comedy new year with a newly added and very swanky venue. As of January the Neptune’s home away from home will be at the prestigious venue of Bewleys café theatre. It is with great pride that we present to you a monthly show in Bewleys that promises to be, as always side-splitting.
The line up for the opening night has us leg humpingly excited, as if the new venue wasn’t enough.
The star and brains behind RTE’s “I Dare ya”, Mr. Damian Clarke. Damian is one of the most exciting comics to emerge from Australia in recent years. His enthusiastic and consistently energetic storytelling has captivated people all across Australia and is now based in Dublin while he treks across the UK and European circuit.
Line up also includes Fred Cooke who has supported Jason Byrne, Ross Noble & Dave McSavage to name a few, and James Marsh finalist of Channel 4’s “So you think you’re funny” Competition
This show is literally oozing with talent and is certainly not to be missed. So hop on the Neptune band wagon for a night that will surely bring a tear to your eye!
[E]LIVE at the Oriental Room - Spiral Circle : 16th January 2008
Musical style : Jazz Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : €8 Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Wednesday About the event : So-Young Yoon (Piano) is currently in her final year of a BA in Jazz
Performance degree course at Newpark School of Music in Blackrock. She is
currently studying with the likes of leading Irish pianist Phil Ware and
composer Ronan Guilfoyle. She has previously studied jazz piano at the Seoul
Jazz Academy in her native Korea, a sister school of Boston's Berklee
College of Music. Since moving to Ireland, So-Young has performed in modern
jazz ensembles at venues across Dublin, such as "Bleu Note", "The Boom Boom
Room" and The Conrad Hotel. She presently leads her own quartet that have a
weekly Sunday afternoon residency at the Powerscourt Towncentre. Peter Erdin on bass and Conor Murray on drums.
[L]Lunchtime Theatre: Bewley's Café Theatre Presents LIVING WITH JOHNNY DEPP : 22nd January 2008 - 2nd February 2008
Venue : Daily Mon- Sat Time : Daily 1.10pm (doors open 12.50pm, dur. 50 mins) Cost : Tickets €15/ €13 (includes Light Lunch) Director : Miceala Miranda Actors : Joanne Mitchell Booking : 086 8784001 or info@bewleycafetheatre.com Days of week : Monday - Saturday Reviews : ***** (5 stars )" FULL MARKS FOR MS. MITCHELL'S ATTITUDE,CONFIDENCE,VERVE AND WIT" Irish Daily Mail About the event : Living with Johnny Depp tells the hilarious and sometimes shocking story of three women's obsession with Johnny Depp. Set in a contemporary West of Ireland Secondary School, you'll find yourself transported back to your youth where you mocked your teachers and were afraid to go into the Principal's office.
Sixteen year old Shania is in love with Johnny Depp – and never fails to reveal the fact in her school essays. As her 60-year old English teacher, Mary, continuously reads about him, her sexual obsession with him grows out of control. When the 35-year old Principal, Gillian, is forced to intervene, her hatred of him becomes overwhelming. All three parts are played by Joanne Mitchell.
You will finally get to see what goes on behind all those closed doors.
All members of Toot & Coo have trained extensively at the renowned Ecole Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris, France.
[E]Bewleys @ 6 - caifé ceol agus caidreamh! : 22nd January 2008
Musical style : Traditional Irish Time : Doors @ 5.45p.m, Show 6-8pm Cost : €15 ( incl. complimentary nibbles ! ) Booking : 087-2547574 Days of week : Tuesday About the event : The first in a series of early evening gatherings
'as Gaeilge' hosted monthly by Gael Linn with music and songs from
Fergal Ó Murchú (button accordion/songs) and Conal Early
(guitar/keyboard) from the internationally acclaimed show ‘RAGÚS’
bar/tea and coffee available !
***
Dáta: Dé Máirt, 22 Eanáir 2008
Stíl an cheoil: Ceol/amhránaíocht traidisiúnta
Am: 6i.n. - 8i.n. ( doirse ar oscailt 5.45p.m. )
Costas: €15 ( blaisíní san áireamh !)
Áirithintí riachtanach ( spas teoranta ): 087-2524574
Faoin ócáid: An chéad ceann i sraith d'ócáidí míosúla á gcur i
láthair ag Gael Linn le ceol agus amhránaíocht ó Fergal Ó Murchú (
bosca ceoil/amhráin) agus Conal Early ( giotár/méarchlár ) a bhfuil
cáil dhomhanda bainte amach acu leis an seó 'RAGÚS'
Beár ar oscailt/tae agus caifé ar fáil !
[E]LIVE at the Oriental Room - Bugle Babes : 23rd January 2008 - 24th January 2008
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm,show at 9pm Cost : E15 Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Wednesday and Thursday Other : Book early, limited seating available! About the event : The Andrews Sisters Show!
The story and songs of 1940s American Singing Sweethearts The Andrews Sisters, with hits such as Boogie-Woogie, Bugle Boy, Chatanooga-Choo-Choo, Apple Blossom Time and lots more from the Forties Hit Parade.
Performed by the Bugle Babes(Derby Browne, Susannah De Wrixon and Karen Egan) and accompanied by Cian Boylan on piano, with guest Cormac Keveney as Bing Crosby!
These shows are previews for main show in The National Concert Hall, Tuesday 29th Jan www.nch.ie
[E]LIVE at the Oriental Room - Biatch Night! : 30th January 2008
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : €10 Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Wednesday About the event : BIATCH night features this month the splendors of the vocal magic created by "The Biatch Ensemble". With great love &
respect , they will perform old & contemporary Gospel, in addition
to original material & songs by some of their favorite artists
such as Shuggie Otis, Minnie Ripperton, Beach Boys & The
Stranglers, but to name a few, with their own unique vocal
arrangement & twist.
[E]Ciara Considine ***EVENT SOLD OUT*** Please call for canellation list : 2nd February 2008
Musical style : Folk/Blues/Soul Time : Doors @ 8pm Cost : E12 Booking : 086 8784001 or info@bewleycafetheatre.com Days of week : Saturday About the event : Ciara Considine and her band return, due to popular demand, for a second performance of original songs. Drawing from blues, folk and soul traditions, Ciara writes songs about the same stuff most people write songs about – the world-turning, inescapable matter of life – and she is distinguished by her direct lyrical style, gorgeous melodies and distinctive vocal sound. Her songs tell stories, stories about stories, even.
Raised on song, Ciara Considine decided to make the break from late-night party to live venue when the penny finally dropped that no one else was going to do it for her. She cites her grandmother Kay Considine – a keeper of generations of songs across many genres – as her earliest influence.
The band:
Ciara Considine, vocals, guitar
Michelle Considine, backing vocals
Christine O'Donnell, acoustic guitar
Arthur Rogers, electric guitar
Mick Whelan, keyboards
Nigel Cullen, drums
Donal Lynch, bass
Support: Tuesday Night Club
[L]Bad Sunday : 6th February 2008 - 16th February 2008
Label : Lunchtime Theatre Venue : Bewley\\\'s Cafe Theatre Time : 1.10 (doors open 12.50), dur 50mins Cost : €15/13 concession (inc light lunch) Director : John Delaney Actors : Ian Lloyd Anderson, Lisa Bisset, John Delaney and Liz Fitzgibbon Author : Mark Wale Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Other : Preview 15 February Reviews : 'Outstanding...hilarious' RTE
'Fast...sharp...funny...inventive... wholly convincing' Irish Times
'Comic gold' Sunday Tribune About the event : A family outing, a vintage car, a nude model, a thief, a mechanic, an arsonist, an angel, four secrets and a murder.
Passengers, please fasten your seatbelts.
[E]NEW RESIDENCY! Justin Carroll - Afterthought : 6th February 2008 - 4th March 2008
Label : The first wednesday of the month Musical style : Jazz
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E10 Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Wednesday Other : PLEASE NOTE: MARCH 5TH GIG HAS BEEN MOVED TO TUESDAY 4TH MARCH DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICTS About the event : Afterthought brings together three of Ireland's finest jazz musicians to play an exciting programme of original music by Justin Carroll. The intimate setting of Bewley's Cafe Theatre is the perfect environment for this acoustic trio featuring Justin Carroll - piano, Mike Nielsen - acoustic guitar, Dave Redmond - double bass. This beautiful music lies somewhere in the genre of contemporary jazz music and has been loosely described as chamber jazz.
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E15 Booking : 086-8784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Thursday About the event : Carmel Conway, from Castletroy in Limerick, is one of the most exciting talents to emerge from Ireland in a number of years. With her debut album set for an Irish release in April 08, she is also turning heads in the US – where the same album will be released in June 2008. Having wowed audiences all over Ireland with her incredible vocal technique and unique stage presence, her upcoming album features a great mix of new, contemporary material and a few of her own versions of better-known songs. She has been working with the renowned arranger / producer Fiachra Trench (Elvis Costello, Van Morrison, The Corrs) on a selection of great songs ranging from light classical to more contemporary material to include on the album.
Just days after her Bewley’s appearance, Carmel goes to the US with The Chieftains, performing some dates with them on their US Tour which takes in Carnegie Hall and Disney Hall in LA amongst others. With exciting times ahead in 2008, Limerick’s best kept secret may soon be a household name.
[E]Harold Pinter: One For The Road : 8th February 2008 - 9th February 2008
Musical style : Theatre Time : Doors @ 7.30pm Cost : E12 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Friday and Saturday About the event : One for the Road was inspired by two "extremely attractive and intelligent young Turkish women" Pinter met at a party, who seemed casually approving of torture in their country. "Instead of strangling them, I came back immediately, sat down and, it's true, out of rage started to write One for the Road," according to his biographer, Michael Billington. This indictment of fascism and police state tactics are just as relevant today than when first penned in 1984.
[L] : 12th February 2008 - 16th February 2008
Days of week : Tuesday and Wednesday and Friday and Saturday Reviews : He is a genius whose music is without frontiers, and whose originality makes him one of the most innovative artists in the varied musical genres of today. About the event : Antoni O' is back in dublin for a special 4 night run with Consuelo Nerea and special guests including Ronnie Drew (Dubliners) and Eoin Dillon (Kíla). Support from Lisa O'Neill. A poet of music, a Shaman of sound, one of the fathers of World Music, New Age, and Minimalism, Antoni O’Breskey has been recognized as an innovative and prolific composer. In his recordings of the 80's and even the 70's, very different musical worlds are brought together and fused in a manner unique in those years. Antoni O’ is a pianist with a polished technique of his own, who has developed a unique style combining Jazz with elements of the musical styles he loves; Celtic, Basque, Arabic, Flamenco - you name it, he has brought it into his music. Breskey was paramount in developing what we now know well as
[E]Valentines Day *Cheap Date* W/Inkachild and Elder : 14th February 2008
Venue : Bewley's Time : 8pm Cost : 10euro Days of week : Thursday About the event : A cheap date on Valentines Night.
inkachild a mixture of Flamenco and Jazz!
Creating pure passion Through music!
With very special guest Elder.
[L]The Art of Swimming : 18th February 2008 - 1st March 2008
Venue : Bewley's Cafe Theatre Time : 1.10pm (doors open 12.50) Cost : 15euro Director : Tom Creed Actors : Lynda Radley, Michael John McCarthy Author : Lynda Radley Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Other : Winner of the Bewley's Cafe Theatre "Little Gem" Award in Dublin Fringe '07 Reviews : “Outstanding” The Herald
“Haunting” The Scotsman
About the event : Mercedes Gleitze was a sportswoman who swam extensively, breaking and setting records, often far in advance of the men in her field. Lynda Radley found her in a photograph in Cork City Library and has been fascinated and frustrated in equal measure ever since...
Cost : €20 (includes a copy of the album!) Booking : 086-8784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Sunday About the event : The name Ray Heffernan is well known throughout Ireland and the UK due to his cult status among songwriters and musicians.
Now living in Northern Italy, He has become widely regarded as one of Europe's top acoustic performers, and talk of his lyrics and melodies is snowballing into an avalanche of critical acclaim.
Born in Dublin, Heffernan left Ireland at just 17 to study Musical Therapy in Northern France, where he worked for six years with Children with Autism. He know applies this craft to the songs he writes today, using simple sing-along melodies to tackle major social issues, with lyrics and depth of knowledge that belie his 34 years.
On Sunday Feb 24th, he's back in his hometown to launch "In My Own Time", a collection of songs and videos written and recorded over three years in five European countries, and in six languages.
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E12 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Friday About the event : Aoife Moriarty will be unleashed onto the Bewley's Café Theatre stage on the
29th to warm up for her debut release 'Dolls & Jigsaws' in early summer.
Anchored by 'Narcotic', the wicked and twisted cry of a woman who's had
enough and the best song that Donald Fagan never wrote, 'Alphabet Soup' this
Dubliner makes music that put simply, soundtracks a life being lived.
Her band include Graham Murphy (Keys, guitars & gadgets) of Human League and
The Blue Nile fame, Lenny Breternitz (Bass), singer/songwriter Rebecca
Collins (Backing Vocals) and drummer Dave Hingerty (The Frames, Josh
Ritter).
[L]Pagliacci, the Opera! : 3rd March 2008 - 29th March 2008
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 1.10pm (doors open 12.50) Cost : E16 Director : Alice Coughlan Author : R. Leoncavallo Booking : 086-8784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Other : Previews Mar 3rd to 8th (€14) Extra shows sat 15th, 22nd, 29th with 2nd cast. No show on public holidays, March 17th and 24th Reviews : “Quite simply superb! Witty, wonderful, Wonderland … the most promising company since the debut years of Rough Magic”
The Irish Times on Wonderland’s The Miser
About the event : Pagliacci is one of the world’s best loved operas, and is inspired by an actual murder the composer witnessed as a boy - when his nurse took him to see the carnival street players.
Join some of Ireland’s hottest young opera and theatre talents this March, as they mass in the intimate surroundings of Bewleys Café Theatre, for some thrilling music and spectacle - for this, Bewley’s first ever lunchtime opera, in association with Wonderland Productions.
[E]Bop 5 : 6th March 2008
Musical style : Jazz/Bebop /Hard Bop Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E10 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Friday About the event : Bop 5 is an exciting Dublin line-up that specialises in pure Bebop and Hard Bop from the 40s and 50s (Parker, Powell, Monk , Henderson, Brown etc.), and has played the Wellington ,The Boom Boom Room, The Bleu Note and JJ Smyths to great acclaim.
Lineup:
Patrice Brun – Tenor and Alto Saxophones
Markus Schwaiger – Guitar
Bill Blackmore – Trumpet
Tom Prior – Double Bass
Dennis Cassidy – Drums
Time : Doors 8.30pm Cost : E5 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Saturday About the event : Broken Son are an original rock duo from Co. Cavan. With varied influences ranging from Led Zeppelin to Tenacious D, they will be supported by Jacqueline Tuck of the long established International Bar open mic sessions, and Singer songwriter David Byrne of The Dancing Frankensteins.
[E]Bewleys @ 6 - caifé ceol agus caidreamh! : 11th March 2008
Time : Doors 5.45pm Cost : E15 ( incl. complimentary nibbles ! ) Booking : Booking essential ( limited space ! ): 087-2547574 Days of week : Tuesday About the event : Ceol le: SEÁN ÉINNIÚ AGUS A CHAIRDE ! Déan Seachtain na Gaeilge a cheiliúradh i gcomhluadar an amhránaí/chumadóra chlúitigh ó Chonamara !
Cead isteach: €15 (Ceol agus blaisíní ! )
ÁIRITHINT RIACHTANACH ( spás teoranta !): 087:2547574
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Celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge in the company of Connemara singer/songwriter Seán Éinniú and his friends! Adm: E15 ( incl. complimentary finger food! )
Booking essential ( limited space ! ): 087-2547574
Bar/tea and coffee available !
[E]The Resistance : 14th March 2008
Musical style : Rock/pop/duck tunes Venue : Bewleys Time : 8pm Cost : 10euro Days of week : Friday
[E]Maggie Breheny : 15th March 2008
Musical style : Jazz Time : Doors 8.30pm Cost : E12/10 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Saturday About the event : SONGS IN THE KEY OF LOVE
Maggie Breheny and her band present an intimate blend of sweet and soulful jazz, lounge and torch songs.
Taking classics from a century of popular music, Maggie brings her own very personal interpretation to songs recorded by the greats and loved by generations.
Maggie Breheny was the lead singer with the jazz combo E-dif and performed original songs and covers in many venues across London, including the Rock Garden in Covent Garden and Soho House in Soho. She had a residency as a jazz singer at London's Organic Café and more recently recorded original songs for Dave Rotheray from The Beautiful South.
Tonight she will be performing with musical director, Johnny Taylor on piano, Tom Prior on bass, and Dominic Mullan on drums.
[E]Mysterious Chords : 16th March 2008
Time : Doors 8.30pm Cost : E10 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Sunday About the event : he Mysterious Chords were formed in 2002 by Pat Fagan. The line up is Pat Fagan (acoustic guitar and vocals), Troy Devaney (Vocals) and Kieran Cox (guitar). Their songs have been described as melodic and the vocal harmonies and acoustic guitar playing have helped to establish ‘The Mysterious Chords’ as exciting live performers. Influences range from Lennon & McCartney, Paul Simon, Neil Young up to the Classical Guitar greats of John Williams, Segovia etc. If you are a fan of the acoustic guitar or any of the above legendary performers you will definitely enjoy one of The Mysterious Chords gigs.
[E]Martin Finke / Son Of The Velvet Rat : 29th March 2008
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E12 Days of week : Saturday About the event : Martin Finke is a fully assimilated non-national with an Irish accent who knows the Portuguese for “go mad altogether” and the German for “schadenfreude”. He studied languages, but makes grammar mistakes in his lyrics.
In Spain in 1995 Martin began to write songs about summers and winters in Clifden, where he had grown up listening to Van Morrison, My Bloody Valentine and The Wedding Present. Sometimes the songs were verse-chorus-verse, sometimes verse-verse-verse. You heard Mark Eitzel, John Martyn or Will Oldham, or you heard the rumble of a disco in Letterfrack. Connemara stayed in Martin’s songs after he left the burly west coast to rent a room in Boston. He bought a used four-track and started recording and playing shows furiously.
Since his appearance on the first series of RTE’s “Other Voices” Martin has done stints in Dublin and London, and currently lives in San Francisco, where he is working on a new record, scheduled for release in the spring of 2008. It will have clicks and broken sounds and badass melodies.
Time : Doors @ 8.00pm Cost : E10 Days of week : Sunday Reviews : “Her voice is taut, bare-boned thing of intermittent
beauty reminiscent of Aimee Mann in her Till
Tuesday days…It proves its worth, particularly
on the radio-friendly That’s Life and Time Flies.
Vyvienne Long’s cello lines ebb and flow
soothingly.”
SIOBHAN LONG THE TICKET, IRISH TIMES, 4th November
2005
“It is her voice that scores the most, brimming with
warmth and compassion on every track. The songs
hang together so cohesively that, after a few plays,
you feel you’ve known them all your life…O’Grady
sounds like she could be a serious challenger on
the world stage especially within the American soft
rock market…”
JACKIE HAYDEN HOTPRESS, 30th November 2005
“She’s got Sheryl Crow’s populist instincts and
Aimee Mann’s charm… her warm intimate vocals
are particularly beguiling…”
JOHN MAHER THE INDEPENDENT, 4th December 2005 About the event : A.M. O’Grady is one of the most talented, quirky,
contemporary singer-songwriters on the Irish
music scene. A combination of original melodies
and lyrics combine to make A.M.‘s music a
unique experience. She has opened shows for
many international performers including Christy
Moore, Planxty, The Posies, Mundy, The Devlins,
and Luka Bloom.
A.M.’s debut album, Precious Lines* was
recorded in Marguerite Studios, Dublin and
Soundhouse Recording Studio in the USA. It
features a wide variety of home grown and
international talent.
*Produced by Trevor Hutchinson (Waterboys,
Lunasa) drawing on the creative talents of Ken
Stringfellow (REM), Wayne Sheehy (Damien
Dempsey), Conor Brady (Gerry Fish), Vyvienne
Long (Damien Rice) and many more.
Music producer and recording engineer Malcolm
Burn (Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Iggy Pop -
www.malcolmburn.com) was so impressed with
A.M.’s songs that he invited her to record a
follow-up album at his studio in New York.
The result is 24 Hours; a collection of acoustic,
soulful songs, soon to be released.
[L]Ruby Tuesday : 31st March 2008 - 26th April 2008
Time : 1.10pm (doors open 12.50) Cost : €15 (includes light lunch) Director : Deirdre Molloy Actors : Rose Henderson and Helen Norton Author : Rose Henderson Booking : 086-8784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Other : Previews Mar 31st, April 1st Reviews : ‘Ruby Tuesday’ is a new play by Rose Henderson who is best known as Sister Assumpta, the head nun in Father Ted – see rosehenderson.biz for clips. About the event : If they didn’t laugh, they’d cry! If they weren’t friends they’d kill each other!
In her gilded cage out in the leafy suburbs of Dublin, Mrs. T lives the middle class dream in a state of quiet desperation. Filling her life with writer’s groups, yoga holidays, school reunions and obsessive cleaning is not quite enough. Her marriage is a sham, her children want to get away as far and fast as possible. She has to pick up the pieces or succumb to depression.
Every Tuesday, Ruby, her cleaning lady, calls to clean the house and blow away the cobwebs of Mrs. T’s life with sarcasm, wit and common sense.
[E]A Tribute to the Ladies of Jazz : 4th April 2008 - 6th April 2008
Musical style : Jazz Time : Doors @ 8.00pm Cost : E12.50 Days of week : Friday and Saturday and Sunday About the event : The first weekend in April at Bewleys Cafe Theatre kicks off with a very
special treat for lovers of Jazz.
Valerie Coyne is as yet an unfamiliar face on the Irish Jazz scene, but with
the kind of powerful voice
that is very difficult to forget, it is only a matter of time before she is
a household name.
Singing all the greats from Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday and Ella
Fitzgerald. Narrated by David Keoghan.
Time : Doors @ 8pm Cost : TBC Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Tuesday About the event : In her own words:
I have played and written music all my life. I began learning the recorder and the fiddle at an early age. After changing to viola I joined the Dublin Youth Orchestra. I loved sitting in the middle of the orchestra and hearing the harmonies all around me. Amazing. As a teenager I joined the band Vena Cava as vocalist, songwriter and keyboard player. Together we released a self-written EP, which made it to the top of the Irish Indie charts. At this time began playing the flute, classical singing lessons and attended jazz improvisation lessons. After leaving school, I completed a BA in music in Maynooth University. This is where I met Lioba Petrie, Maeve Buckley and Niamh Loughran who I still collaborate with. We co founded the string quartet Stringology and I wrote many compositions for the group. I have performed on albums by Star Little Thing, Somadrone, Good Time John, David Kitt and 3epkano. I have performed at the Fringe Festival, the National Gallery, the Hugh Lane Gallery, the M—r Festival, the Arts Club, the Electric Picnic and Lazybird as well as numerous other events and venues. I have also written music for theatre. I am releasing my debut album this year when I have saved up enough money! Go on, give it to me, go on.
Abigail Smith - vocals, guitar, viola, flute and recorder
Andy Clarke - Drums
Andrew Cooke - Bass and vocals
Gráinne Deery - piano
Lioba Petrie - Cello
Maeve Buckley- violin
Niamh Loughran - violin
[E]LIVE at the Oriental Room - Angel : 20th April 2008
Musical style : Flamenco Guitar Time : Doors @ 8.00pm Cost : €15 Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Sunday About the event : Angel was born into a Family with Spanish origins in Mexico where he started his career in
Music. Amongst many other achievements Angel has been five times awarded the prize for Arts in Mexico by the National Council for the Culture and the Arts.
[L]Bewleys @ 6 - caifé ceol agus caidreamh! : 22nd April 2008
Time : Doors @ 5.45pm Booking : 087 2547574 Days of week : Tuesday About the event : Members of Traditional music group ‘Téada’
OISÍN MAC DIARMADA ( Fiddle ), PAUL FINN ( Accordian ) and
TRISTAN ROSENSTOCK will entertain with plenty of lively music !
Admission: €15 ( incl. complimentary finger food! )
Bar open /tea and coffee available !
Booking essential ( limited space ! ): 087-2547574
Coming soon...
Tuesday 20 May 2008: Cork Balladeer, Jimmy Crowley
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BEWLEY’S @ 6!
…………Tráthónta siamsaíochta le GAEL LINN
Ionad: AMHARCLANN BEWLEY’S, SRÁID GRAFTON
Am: 6p.m. – 8p.m.
Dáta: Dé Máirt 22 Aibreán 2008
Oirfidigh: Ceol beo beathaíoch le baill den ghrúpa ceoil ‘Téada’
OISÍN MAC DIARMADA ( FIDIL ), PAUL FINN ( BOSCA CEOIL )
AGUS TRISTAN ROSENSTOCK ( BODHRÁN )
Cead isteach: €15 (blaisíní bia san áireamh ! )
Beár ar oscailt/tae agus caifé ar fáil
ÁIRITHINT RIACHTANACH ( spás teoranta !): 087:2547574
Ag teacht go luath………………
Dé Máirt 20 Bealtaine: Jimmy Crowley, Cantaire Corcaíoch !
[E]Diet of Worms presents... the Puffincat club : 23rd April 2008
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E8 Days of week : Wednesday About the event : "Once the was the sailors, of the Soviet. And one day they decided that they
wants another pet. Daddy was the puffin, Mammy was the cat. And when they
put together - make the Puffincat!"
The Puffincat Club is sketch comedy group Diet of Worms' brand new monthly
comedy night in Bewley's Café Theatre. It is quite simply the funnest comedy
night in Dublin.
Featuring Super Special Guest, Kevin Gildea.
www.puffincat.blogspot.com
www.myspace.com/dietofworms
[E]Emilie Conway sings Billie Holiday : 24th April 2008
Time : Doors @ 8pm Cost : E12/10 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Thursday Reviews : Sheila Jordan:" a wonderful talent. Emilie sings her songs from her heart.
She really means what she sings."
Fionna Duncan: "Emilie Conway is a heart stealer. She possesses a voice like
an angel smooth, mellow, sincere and deeply connected to both music and
lyrics. She is no imitator but has a fresh approach and a sound that lingers
on like the after glow of a rare Malt Whiskey........and truly beautiful to
boot!"
About the event : Rising star Emilie Conway with Francesco Turrisi, piano, Claus Kaarsgaard
(DK) bass, and Conor Murray, drums sets Bewley's Café Theatre alight with
the music of jazz legend Billie Holiday April 24th 2008. The one night show
takes audiences through a captivating evening of music and life, with Conway
interweaving songs and anecdotes from Holiday's extraordinary career. Born
in 1915, Billie Holiday is considered to be the foremost female jazz
vocalist of the twentieth century. Known best for her provocative and,
oftentimes, heartbreaking interpretive powers, she once said, "If you copy
it means you are working without any real feeling." a sentiment which
vocalist Emilie Conway takes to heart as she brings her own unique and
engaging style to Holiday's exquisite repertoire. Over the past five years
Emilie Conway's distinctive voice and inimitable style has earned her much
acclaim on the Dublin jazz scene, as well as further a field in Chicago,
Boston, Copenhagen and Germany. Winner of scholarships to Berklee College of
Music and the Vermont Jazz Centre, she has studied with Sheila Jordan & Jay
Clayton, NYC, Fionna Duncan, UK, and Dorothy Murphy, IRL.
The "Tribute" was met with great response from audiences at "The Linenhall,"
Castlebar and The Galway Jazz Club last winter.
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E10 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Saturday About the event : The Athenian pianist and singer is coming back for her last solo concert in Ireland.
Irish, Greek and Jazz fusion blended with vocalisms and piano virtuosity.
Labri Yioti was born in Athens. She graduated from the Musical Highschool and the National Conservatory of Athens with specialization in piano and singing techniques.
In June 2005, she received her BA from the American College of Greece in Music Studies;in 2007 she completed her MA studies in the Irish World Academy fo Music and Dance,University of Limerick ,in Ethnomusicology.
She has given several concerts in Greece and Ireland.Since 2006,she was teaching piano and singing in the Croagh School of Music, in County Limerick.
She has worked in the MA Ethnomusicology,Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, giving workshops in Greek and Byzantine Music.
[E]The Improv Ensemble : 1st May 2008
Musical style : Jazz Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E9 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Thursday About the event : A veritable feast of improvised delights is in store for those who venture to Bewley’s Café Theatre. Drummer Keith Barry assembles a stalwart group of consummate improvisers who form an ensemble rich in creativity and daring in their inimitable approach to the art of improvising. An arsenal comprised of original compositions and other select pieces provide more then adequate material for the quartet. With an open attitude to group improvisation coupled with a keen awareness of groove and musicality, Paul Williamson (trumpet), Darragh O’Kelly (piano) and Damien Evans (bass) complete this ensemble and will endeavor to elate and invigorate.
[E]Keith Burke : 3rd May 2008
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E12 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Saturday About the event : Keith Burke is a special kind of songwriter. His blend of simple lyrics and melodies connect him freely to his audience. Each song is a ticket to a world of observation. It is in his friendly singing style and smooth guitar accompaniment that much of his appeal lies.
[L]Ian Whitty : 4th May 2008
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : TBC Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Sunday Reviews : Praise for Ian Whitty:
‘Ian Whitty holds his audience spellbound’
~The Kingdom
‘One of the finest at his craft in the country.’
~Cluas.com
‘Ian Whitty has managed to carve out a personality, a sense of identity and idiosyncrasy, which is becoming increasingly
difficult to do within the Irish scene.’
~Hot Press
‘Ian Whitty’s new stuff sounds bloody good!‘
~Michael Carr, Cork’s 96fm - The Green Room
‘Not On Your Side is a great pop song, and we will be hearing a lot more from Ian Whitty‘
~Alan Jacques, 95fm - Green and Live
‘I love it! It’s different and different works for me‘
~Roddie Cleere, Irish Nightlife WLR FM
‘Top Notch - Lovely‘
~Leanda Quinquet CIUT 89.5fm Toronto
About the event : Houndstooth Shirt is the first single to be taken from Ian Whitty’s full length debut album. The song was written about a shirt that Ian bought in a thrift store in New York whilst doing some gigs there a couple of years ago. “I guess the song itself is about the feeling of promise and release that comes with a Friday after you have been dragged by the eye balls across your working week,” is what Ian himself says about the song.
The single features vibrant string and brass arrangements, and was recorded by Ian Whitty and his band ‘The Exchange’ with top Irish producer Ken Mc Hugh last year.
Since Ian’s emergence, he has been a highly active figure in the thriving Cork scene as well as being invited to perform with many of the luminaries of the Irish scene including Declan O’Rourke, Bell X1, Josh Ritter, Damien Rice, The Frames and Roderigo y Gabriella, to name but a few. Most recently Ian has been invited to perform as part of the IMRO tour
2008.
Ian is a songwriter who firmly believes in craft and in always placing substance over style. He is most often praised for his distinctive vocal delivery and lyricism that manages to be urgent, humorous and razor sharp without ever sacrificing the storytelling that underpins his songs.
Some of the new Ian Whitty recordings have already been selected for use in multiple documenataries, compilations and short films.
• Ian Whitty’s new album ‘The Lucky Caller N° 9’ is scheduled for a September Release.
• ‘Houndstooth Shirt’ will be available for download from iTunes, eMusic and indiestore from April 21st 2008.
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E10/8 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Thursday About the event : A rare treat is in store for music lovers as vocalist Aoife Doyle ventures out with her new quartet. Playing a selection of original Jazz influenced music and standards. The group features some of Irelands brightest young stars:
Soyoung Yoon - Piano
Dave Redmond - Double Bass
Kevin Brady - Drums
[L]Four Sticks : 11th May 2008
Musical style : Jazz Time : Doors @ 8pm Cost : E10/8 Days of week : Sunday About the event : With a distinctly modern jazz sound pushing the possibilities of guitar, voice, bass and drums in a setting where all are functioning as full participants, this new quartet will perform their own compositions as well as taking a fresh look at tunes from their musical heroes. With strong improvisation, jazz sensibility and undeniable roots in rock (the clue is in the name!) from Dave Mulligan on guitar, Aoife Doyle on vocals, Peter Erdei on bass and Steve Kohlmann on drums, this band promises to deliver an exciting new sound and vibe.
[L]Spiral Circle : 13th May 2008
Musical style : Jazz Time : Doors @ 800pm Cost : E10 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Tuesday About the event : So-Young Yoon (Piano) is currently in her final year of a BA in Jazz Performance degree course at Newpark School of Music in Blackrock. She is currently studying with the likes of leading Irish pianist Phil Ware and composer Ronan Guilfoyle. She has previously studied jazz piano at the Seoul Jazz Academy in her native Korea, a sister school of Boston's Berklee College of Music. Since moving to Ireland, So-Young has performed in modern jazz ensembles at venues across Dublin, such as "Bleu Note", "The Boom Boom Room" and The Conrad Hotel. She presently leads her own quartet that have a weekly Sunday afternoon residency at the Powerscourt Towncentre.
The band are: Bass Dan Bodwell, Drums Dominic Mullen, Trumpet Bill Blackmore, vox Lauren Kinsella. Feature Original compositions and standards.
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : €10/7 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Wednesday About the event : This is the second incarnation of RedivideR, a group brought together by
drummer Matt Jacobson to play original contemporary material. This will be
their first performance with trumpeter Paul Williamson, one year after their
debut performance with American guitarist John Kregor.
After Kregor's departure the band decided to go in a slightly different,
two-horn no-chords direction and enlisted the help of Australian trumpeter
Williamson.
The assembled musicians share many influences such as Tim Berne, Charles
Mingus, Vijay Iyer, Marc Ducret, anagrams, Arve Henriksen and
Squarepusher. Expect lots of odd-metre grooves, quirky melodies and
collective improv sections from this quartet, also featuring the much in
demand Nick Roth and Derek Whyte.
Nick Roth – Alto Sax
Paul Williamson – Trumpet
Derek Whyte – Bass
Matt Jacobson - Drums
plus
Andrew Csibi's 'Nice Distraction' featuring: Colm O'Hara on Trombone, Nick
Roth on Sax, Phil McMullen on Drums and Andrew Csibi on Bass. 'Nice
Distraction' play original compositions, emphasizing improvisation and
drawing on jazz as well as contemporary music.
[L]Brian Houston : 14th May 2008
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E10 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Thursday About the event : Despite being highly praised by the British music press and having played
with or supported Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, Duke Special, Juliet Turner,
Roesy & others over the course of his 14 year career, Belfast-born
singer-songwriter Brian Houston has always remained a well-kept secret south
of the border. Brian plays two intimate shows to promote the release of his
new live DVD, “Content Not Volume” and his current CD, “Sugar Queen”.”
[E]My Funny Valentine : 21st May 2008 - 22nd May 2008
Musical style : Comedy Time : Doors @ 8pm Cost : E12 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Wednesday and Thursday About the event : The show is written and performed by some of the most exciting, impressive and downright funny acts currently on the stand-up circuit, including Kathleen O'Rourke (Funny Girls, Liffey Laughs), Allison McKay (Fallen Angels, Laughter Lounge) and up and coming Gearóid Farrelly, who won the Telethon People in Need comedy smackdown 2007. "My Funny Valentine" was first performed in Draíocht in February 2008 to sellout audiences. It promises to be an uplifting antidote to the grim reality of modern-day relationships.
[L]Setanta Murphy part one : 26th May 2008 - 7th June 2008
Venue : Bewley's Cafe Theatre Time : 1.10 (doors open 12.50pm) Cost : €15 (includes light lunch) Director : Garett Keogh Actors : Garett Keogh, Luke Griffin Author : Garett Keogh Booking : 086-8784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Reviews : Luke Griffin is Setanta. From television’s Pure Mule and the big screen’s The Disappearance of Finbar Griffin was lauded in Dog Show: Shep – ‘…a deep and brooding individual, a misunderstood romantic icon – James Dean meets Heathcliff, with a sensitive, loyal side…’ And in Dog Show: Fido – ‘…effective as a man whose ability to make money proves no measure at all of his manhood…’ (Irish Theatre Magazine) ‘He was so good as the sheepdog, I wish I could have brought my own pet to the theatre to see him!’ (One satisfied customer.)
Garrett Keogh is Paddy Mac. From television’s Legend and the film Veronica Guerin. Garrett is author of Dog Show: Shep, Stewart Parker BBC Radio Drama Award, 2006 and Nancy, RTE P. J. O’Connor Award, 2007.
About the event : A COMEDY - IN WHICH NOBODY DIES
Starring Luke Griffin and Garrett Keogh
Setanta: Legendary Irish boy hero
Paddy: His ancient cantankerous uncle.
How to be a hero in Ireland today?
How to open a yoghurt carton with your teeth?
How to spell hippopotamus – the dunce’s way?
And how, how, how to handle the Health Service?
[L]Blaithín Kearney : 12th June 2008
Musical style : Caberet/Singer Songwriter Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E15 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Thursday About the event : Blaithin began her musical career at the tender age of four. She was well on her way to becoming a Concert Pianist when singing and songwriting began to take hold. Since splitting from her Classical roots, her music has taken her as far afield as New Zealand and the U.S.
She has been described as a Modern-Irish Carole King mixed with the merest splash of Cabaret. Her influences range from Bach to Tori Amos, and everything in-between. In 2006 her songs ‘Baby Don’t Cry’, ‘Christmas Time’ and ‘Here’ were short-listed for the prestigious International Songwriting Competition in the U.S.
[L]Sinead Martin and Stephen Hill : 16th June 2008
Musical style : folk, anti folk, disco , pop Venue : Bewleys Time : 8.pm Cost : 12euro Booking : bangbangs@gmail.com Days of week : Friday About the event : This should be an amazing night.
With Dublin's finest songwriters.
[L]Spiral Circle : 21st June 2008
Musical style : Jazz Time : Doors @ 8pm Cost : E10(TBC) Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Saturday About the event : So-Young Yoon (Piano) is currently in her final year of a BA in Jazz Performance degree course at Newpark School of Music in Blackrock. She is currently studying with the likes of leading Irish pianist Phil Ware and composer Ronan Guilfoyle. She has previously studied jazz piano at the Seoul Jazz Academy in her native Korea, a sister school of Boston's Berklee College of Music. Since moving to Ireland, So-Young has performed in modern jazz ensembles at venues across Dublin, such as "Bleu Note", "The Boom Boom Room" and The Conrad Hotel. She presently leads her own quartet that have a weekly Sunday afternoon residency at the Powerscourt Towncentre.
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E8 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Thursday About the event : John Murphy is a Folk singer/songwriter from Wexford. Joined on stage by a violinist and bassist. Influenced by Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Donavan and Don McLean.
Anthony Furey, singer songwriter/guitarist from Kildare. Influenced by a lot of american roots music,
has recently played concerts in chicago,boston and toured around germany holland and belgium for the last six months playing his own music.
Usually joined on stage by a guitar player, Piano player, harmonica player and synth player.
[L]Rum And Vodka : 30th June 2008 - 19th July 2008
Time : 6.10pm (doors open 5.50pm) Cost : 15euro Author : Conor McPherson Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Other : TEA TIME THEATRE Reviews : “McPherson proves yet again that he is a born yarn-spinner” The Guardian About the event : A tale of drink and debauchery set in Celtic Tiger Dublin. One man deals
with the trials and tribulations of modern life in all the wrong ways as he
indulges in a weekend of excess. Funny, cleverly written dialogue which will
leave audiences laughing and crying all at once.
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : TBC Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Tuesday About the event : Magnus Wiik is a guitarist based in Trondheim, Norway; where he recently
completed first year in the jazz-conservatory. He is playing a lot with
both Trondheim and Oslo-based musicians working with a lot of different
music. He is playing a lot of improvised music in fixed and spontanous
ensembles, both standards, original music and free music. He also plays
a lot of Irish folk music and bluegrass. Joining Magnus will be two of
Dublin's finest young musicians: Cormac O'Brien (double bass) and Shane
O Donovan (drums).
The music will be improvisational based on short original pieces
inspired by music like Angelica Sanchez, Chick Corea
[L]In High Germany : 1st July 2008 - 19th July 2008
Time : 1.10pm (doors open 12.50) Cost : 15euro (inc light lunch) Author : Dermot Bolger Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Reviews : “A powerful and moving evocation of the ‘Young Europeans’” Irish independent. About the event : An Irish Soccer fan comes to terms with his identity in the wake of
Ireland's cruel defeat to Holland at the 1988 European Championships. As he
heads for home he laments the loss of friendship, belonging and above all his sense
of
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E8 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Sunday Reviews : “With a stomping foot that rivals John Hurt or Howlin’ Wolf, and a raw, howling vocal over his superslide guitar, this is a new version of ‘real’ blues”. Midwest Record
“I guess you could openly wonder whether music that was contemporary circa 1932 does in fact constitute the same old, same old, but that’s unfair. It’s possible to make the old new again, and James infuses his brand of Delta-based, acoustic guitar-and-a-microphone blues with just enough swagger and grit to avoid becoming one of those portraits done by caricature artists that make you cringe with embarrassment when you see the result.” Sam Pfeifle, Redeye Distribution
“Pulling off an album like this is hard. The dangers of cliché and corn abound. Samuel James avoided both and produced something that’s better than classic or contemporary. He made something timeless.” Boston Phoenix About the event : Samuel James, a.k.a. Sugar Smallhouse, plays an intimate gig at Dublin’s Bewley’s Café Theatre on Sunday 13th July as part of his first Irish tour. With a unique contemporary take on his roots James’ music looks back to the blues which was being played in America 60, 70 years ago, based on just slide guitar, fingerstyle and voice. He carries on the musical tradition laid down by greats such as Skip James, Gus Cannon & Charlie Patton, while taking the lyrics a step further again, with his songs being described as ‘linear stories, novels written in musical format: O Henry meets Mose Allison’.
Samuel James Irish roots are musical as well as maternal. Coming here initially as a teenager for the rain and grey skies, and finding himself short the plane fare back to Maine, he made himself at home among the street musicians, learning to play harmonica along the way. He has not looked back since. Combined with a long musical pedigree, his interest in early 20th century blues and his innate musicality, James’ music is a landmark on today’s world map, a young man singing old music for today’s youth. According to James, “Pre-war blues is much more intimate for me…much like a conversation. I’m not really drawn to anything contemporary because it’s not nearly as engaging.”
James will be joined for his Dublin appearance by Irish songwriter and harmonica player Glen Baker ahead of the release of his debut solo album My Blood later this year.
[L]Waiting For Ikea : 21st July 2008 - 26th July 2008
Time : 1.10pm (doors open 12.50) Cost : 15 Director : Alan King Author : Georgina McKevitt and Jacinta Sheerin Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Other : For One Week Only!!! Reviews : Waiting For Ikea was the only show in the history of the Dublin Fringe Festival to sell out in advance of opening. Don't miss your chance to see this show on its return! About the event : Chrissie is a loud mouth; her voice can be heard in every room of every flat in Pimlico. She has a razor-sharp tongue and a heart of gold. Jade lives with her Ma and Da; they wreck her head on a daily
basis. Get a job, get a fella, get a flat. Chrissie and Jade enjoy the
status quo. They spend their days in pyjamas...waiting. Waiting for
the postman, waiting for the kettle to boil, waiting for Coronation
Street, waiting for the next bit of juicy gossip. They won't shop in
Argos 'cause they're waiting for IKEA. A sharp and nostalgic comedy
exploring the bittersweet world of two best mates in inner city
Dublin.
Time : Doors @ 8pm Cost : E12 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Tuesday Reviews : ‘Even more atmosphere was provided by the touching, sweetly expressed rendering of
“Foggy Dew” by Carmel Conway’
(Los Angeles Times 2008)
‘Conway’s burgeoning voice is characterised by a rich.....
and stalwart sustaining power’
(Irish Times 2007) About the event : Carmel Conway is one of the most exciting talents to emerge from Ireland in a number of years. With her debut album, This Beautiful Day now available online, the album is set for a physical release in Ireland in October 08 and in the US and Canada later in the year.
Having recently completed a series of highly successful shows in Los Angeles, Monterey and New York in addition to her guest appearances with The Chieftains in Los Angeles and Philadelphia in Feb/March this year, Carmel is well on the way to developing her name and profile internationally.
Having wowed audiences all over Ireland with her incredible vocal technique and unique stage presence, she is setting her sights on impressing audiences further afield with the songs from her new album. Featuring a great mix of new contemporary Irish material and a few of her own versions of better-known songs from North American and Canadian songwriters, Carmel is really excited about the prospects for this album.
Her date in Bewley’s Café Theatre on July 29th is one of a few Irish dates in July and August before heading back to the US for more shows in late August, including the famous Joe’s Pub venue in New York. Check her website for all upcoming dates and venues.
Her debut album, This Beautiful Day was produced and arranged by the renowned Fiachra Trench, and with exciting times ahead, Limerick’s best kept secret may soon be a household name.
[E]Dark Star 31st July : 31st July 2008
Musical style : Jazz Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E8 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Thursday About the event : Dark Star is a dynamic, new group bringing together five young yet
experienced talents of
Irish music to play original compositions evoking the darker sides of
contemporary Jazz.
The musical intent is to combine formal, tight structures with intense and
passionate improvisation.
This musical philosophy is rooted in the work of Tim Berne, Marty Ehrlich,
Julius Hemphill,
John Zorn and Hamiet Bluiett.
The lineup : Kelan Walsh ; Baritone saxophone and clarinet.
Simone Mendonca ; Violin and electric mandolin.
Simon Jermyn ; Electric Guitar.
Derek Whyte ; Electric Bass
Sean Carpio ; Drums
[E]Antoni O'Breskey and guests : 12th August 2008 - 14th August 2008
Time : Doors @ 8.00pm Cost : E20/15 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Mon 28th July,Thurs 7th Aug,Sat 9th Aug,Wed 13th Aug, Thur 14th Aug Reviews : "He is a genius whose music is without frontiers, and whose originality makes him one of the most innovative artists in the varied musical genres of today." Hot Press Magazine “His Music is a caress that obliges us to feel human at least for a few moments.” Voice World Music “Long predates Riverdance” The Irish Times “Bill Whelan developed Breskey’s Synthesis of Flamence Jazz and Irish Trad strands as keystructures in his spectaculary Riverdance” The Curious listeners guide to Celtic Music “Ahead of his time … In 1979 Antoni O’Breskey released a track called “Sunrise”, some of which sounds almost exactly like Riverdance” Sunday Independent About the event : Antoni O' is back in dublin for a special 5 night run with Consuelo Nerea and some very special guests. A poet of music, a Shaman of sound, one of the fathers of World Music, New Age, and Minimalism, Antoni O’Breskey has been recognized as an innovative and prolific composer. In his recordings of the 80's and even the 70's, very different musical worlds are brought together and fused in a manner unique in those years. Antoni O’ is a pianist with a polished technique of his own, who has developed a unique style combining Jazz with elements of the musical styles he loves; Celtic, Basque, Arabic, Flamenco - you name it, he has brought it into his music. Breskey was paramount in developing what we now know well as "World" and "New Age" music, although these categories didn't exist when he first starting developing and recording this type of music. Antoni O's compositions are gathered together in a unique collection entitled "The Ethnic Piano collection". Antoni O's definition of Art is all encompassing: "A colourful painting, the sweet words of a poem, the enchanting notes of a song, an inviting plate of spaghetti with a glass of wine, a fisherman's net gleaming with fish, the plough of a farmer digging in the ground... all this is Art and all are part of the symphony of life."
[E]Peter Doran - support from Colm Lynch : 21st August 2008
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : TBC Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Thursday Reviews : WARM AND ENCHANTING... AN ADMIRABLE DEBUT THAT SHOULD OPEN DOORS AND MINDS About the event : Peter began playing guitar at the tender age of eleven, experimenting initially with the electric guitar before progressing onto the acoustic guitar that he favours for songwriting. Throughout the most recent years he has been blessed by the talents of the musicians that make up his live band and feature heavily on recordings. The band and these musicians are an integral part of the music.
Last year saw the release of the debut album
[E]Live At The Oriental Room - The Mysterious Chords : 24th August 2008
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : €10 Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Friday About the event : The Mysterious Chords were formed in 2002 by Pat Fagan. The line up is Pat Fagan (acoustic guitar and vocals), Troy Devaney (Vocals) and Kieran Cox (guitar).
Their songs have been described as melodic and the vocal harmonies and acoustic guitar playing have helped to establish ‘The Mysterious Chords’ as exciting live performers.
Influences range from Lennon & McCartney, Paul Simon, Neil Young up to the Classical Guitar greats of John Williams, Segovia etc.
If you are a fan of the acoustic guitar or any of the above legendary performers you will definitely enjoy one of The Mysterious Chords gigs.
[E]Don Baker *** DATE CHANGED SUN 24TH*** : 24th August 2008
Time : Doors @ 8.00pm Cost : E20 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Sunday Reviews : U2's Bono who publicly declared Don, "the greatest harmonica player in the world", and Charlie McCoy who described Don as "the best Rock & Blues Harmonica player" he has ever heard. Mark Feltham of Oasis rates Don "the best acoustic harmonica player alive" About the event : Musician, actor, songwriter, author and famed harmonica player, Don Baker is the Irish maestro of the blues. A hugely talented performer whose life experiences have influenced his music, he is one of this country's great performers.
Book now to avoid disappointment, tickets are in limited supply!
Time : Doors 8pm Cost : E12 Days of week : Monday About the event : Brazilian singer Sonia Esquivel performs material from her upcoming CD accompanied by argentinian guitarist Lucas Gonzalez and Niall Gregory on percussion.
With a mixture of samba, bossa nova, choro and other brazilian rhythms, Sonia’s warm voice and her acoustic group will explore songs by Jobim, Chico Buarque, Djavan and Gilberto Gil, among other brazilian standards. Caroline Moreau, as a special guest, will give a french touch to the night (www.carolinemoreau.com).
House of Cosy Cushions : 28th August 2008 - 29th August 2008
Venue : Bewley\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Theatre Time : 8pm Cost : 10 euro Days of week : Friday About the event : House of Cosy Cushions
Friday the 29th August
special guest Anthony Wall-McManus.
ince the acclaimed release in 2006 of their Ep "Palace for the Lost Souls" House of Cosy Cushions have been working hard to prepare for the new album "Animal Dream" (available from September 2008 through Sea Dog Records) which will be accompanied by a nationwide tour, starting on October 10th in Whelans. Taking a break from post production duties the band will provide a rare opportunity to be seen in the intimate setting of Bewleys Café Theatre.
House of Cosy Cushions was formed in 2003 by Richard Bolhuis (lead vocals/guitar). International and local musicians drift in and out of the metaphorical "house" meaning that there are always surprises in store for even the most loyal audience member. Dublin based musicians on the new album are Stephen Kiernan (Drums), Rob Campbell (Bass). Rossa O'Neill (Trombone), Orla Nolan (Vocals), Cathy Davey (vocals), Cora Venus Lunny (Violin), Eimear O'Grady (Cello) and Christian Volkmann (Harmonica).
Musically, House of Cosy Cushions intersperse classic pop hooks with haunting harmonies, raw blues overtones and lyrics that cannot help but draw you into a unique hypnotic world of imagery.
For information on tour dates and tracks please go to www.myspace/houseofcosycushions
Providing support for House of Cosy Cushions is Anthony Wall McManus. After leading bands like the Hitchcock Blondes to recognition, Anthony is preparing for the release of his first solo album "Blood in my Eyes" due out in October 2008. For more information on his solo work go to www.myspace.com/perfectlostsoul
[E]Dublin Fringe Festival @ Bewley's Cafe Theatre : 8th September 2008 - 21st September 2008
Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday About the event : see Festival guides for details
[L]All Around My Head : 22nd September 2008 - 4th October 2008
Time : 1.10pm (doors open 12.50pm) Cost : 15euro (inc light lunch) Director : Trevor Knight Actors : Dan Reardon and Neili Conroy Author : Dan Reardon Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Reviews : From the team that made Bleedin' Poets, a run-away success earlier this year, this show's actually written in rhyming couplets!
About the event : Is that seagull over there your guardian angel? A lunatic and a seagull embark on a magical mystery tour, visiting old haunts, reconciling psychoses, experiencing epiphanies, and resolving once and for all to do to the right thing. A new comic play from acclaimed writer Daniel Reardon, with occasional musical interludes from the seagull! The show sees the return to the Dublin stage of Neili Conroy as the seagull, with music by Trevor Knight.
[E]Bewleys @ 6 - caifé ceol agus caidreamh! : 23rd September 2008
Time : Doors @5.45pm, show 6-8pm Cost : E15 ( Incl. finger food ! ) Booking : 087-2547574/niamh@gael-linn.ie Days of week : Tuesday About the event : BEWLEY’S @ 6!
....evening gatherings hosted by GAEL LINN
Tuesday 23 September 2008
TADHG MAC DHONNAGÁIN
songwriter and music producer, who has received many accolades for his compositions for both young and old over the years !!
An enjoyable night of song is promised !
Bar open/tea and coffee available
Booking essential ( limited space ! ): 087-2547574/niamh@gael-linn.ie
(Doors open from 5.45p.m.)
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BEWLEY’S @ 6!
…Tráthónta siamsaíochta le GAEL LINN
Dé Máirt 23 Meán Fómhair 2008
TADHG MAC DHONNAGÁIN
cumadóir amhrán, léiritheoir ceoil agus scríbhneoir a bhfuil meas agus clú bainte amach aige as a shaothair
do dhaoine fásta agus do pháistí ar aon thar na blianta !
Tráthnóna taitneamhach amhranaíochta geallta !!
CEAD ISTEACH:€15 (Blaisíní bia san áireamh !)
Beár ar oscailt / Tae & Caifé ar fáil
Áirithint riachtanach ( spás teoranta ! ): 087-2547574/niamh@gael-linn.ie
(Doirse ar oscailt ó 5.45 p.m.)
[E]David MacKenzie & Josh Johnston : 24th September 2008
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E15/12 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Wednesday About the event : David MacKenzie (National Symphony Orchestra) and Josh (piano and keyboards
for Roesy among others) return to Bewleys to play original compositions from
their new CD of summery jazz, swing and blues, Notes Home. Joining them
onstage are double bass player Andrew Csibi and electric guitarist Stephen
McFarlane. Come and soak up the sunshine.
Time : Doors @ 8.00pm Cost : E10 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Thursday About the event : Ex-Trip Hazard frontman (see myspace/triphazardinc) Dave Conway, releases his debut solo album, Highs and Hellos, aided and abetted by a Trippie or two, as well as a chorus of fine musicians, including Q, Aidan Pierce, Robbie Stanley, Andrew Bass and Dave Horner, to name just, well 5 actually. Recorded as a Tuesday Night Music Club kinda project, none of the musicians heard any of the songs before being locked into the recording room to play their little hearts out. And what a job they did; the album being as fine a rock outing as has been heard in recent years. It will be released in Ireland in July, and a night of celebration in Whelans on July 9th, with an international release date tbc. The Dave Conway Band features Robbie Stanley on Bass and Jean-Philippe Morer on Drums; as well as the Dublin date, there will be a small nationwide tour as well as dates in London and Paris.
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Thursday Reviews : "Aisling Quinn has a delicious voice... She knows how to marry attractive melodies with intelligent lyrics to create songs of real substance"
- Jackie Hayden (Hotpress) About the event : Aisling Quinn returns to Bewleys after the sell out launch of her EP "A Simple Arrangement" in August. The EP can now be purchase instore and online at Road Records,Dublin and can be purchased instore at Zhivago, Galway and Redlight Records, Galway
[E]Maggie Breheny : 27th September 2008
Musical style : Contemporary Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E12/10 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Saturday About the event : Maggie Breheny and band present an intimate night of song.
Maggie was the lead singer with the jazz combo E-dif and performed original songs and covers in many venues across London, including the Rock Garden in Covent Garden and Soho House in Soho. She had a residency as a jazz singer at London's Organic Café and more recently recorded original songs for Dave Rotheray from The Beautiful South.
Her most recent Dublin solo shows, 'Let’s Be Frank' and 'Songs in the Key of Love' were sell-out successes.
Tonight she will be performing with musical director, Johnny Taylor on piano, Tom Prior on bass, and George Urich on drums.
[E]Michael Ward - MANILOW & MORE : 4th October 2008
Time : doors @ 8.30pm Cost : 10 euro Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : saturday About the event : michael began singing aged seven when he trained with the Doris Bennett school of music.At thirteen he won televisions OPPERTUNITY KNOCKS , winning it seven times.
This was followed by a top ten single called "Let their be piece on earth" and television appearances including TOP OF THE POPS, STARS ON SUNDAY and THE GOLDEN SHOT.
He played the theatre royal Drury Lane with Dorathy Squires in her legendary "One woman show" and performed in JUkEBOX, LES MISERABLES and WEST SIDE STORY.
Michael first sang in Dublin in 1973 as a child following OPPERTUNITY KNOCKS .. he was so successful that evening that he has waited 33 years for his next Dublin appearance.
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E10/8 conc Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Sunday About the event : The band are:
Rev. Robin Harris Maestro Paul Tkachenko
and not forgetting ..... Pedro
Performing upon a positive plethora of musical instruments and accessories:
Accordion, double bass, helicon tuba and bombardon, cornet,tenor ukulele, typewriter, spoons, bells, finger whistles (in that order), sheep and singing songs around the good old pianoforte.
Venue : Bewleys Theatre Time : 8pm Cost : 10 euro Booking : bangbangs@gmail.com Days of week : Wednesday About the event : Biography
Anaïs Mitchell
“And the big horns blowed and the pianos played/And the music rose to the old man’s ears/I guess those were the olden days/I guess those were the golden years,” sings Anaïs Mitchell on her new record The Brightness. This earnest nostalgia trip says a lot about the kind of art that this Vermont native has been creating since entering the underground folk scene in 2002. At a time when the music industry is playing the role of the slickest of defense attorneys, using flash and dazzle campaigns to distract us from the fact that their clients are terrible, Mitchell is an artist who grew up on a sheep farm. She makes small-sounding, big-thinking folk albums that play like a front-porch serenade. If she feels in a bit of a time warp, you can’t blame her.
Listening to this 25-year-old singer/songwriter perform her meticulously written songs, fervently singing them in a distinctive, almost childlike voice, you’d think it was her life mission to rouse the hearts and minds of her listeners with an acoustic guitar. But Mitchell wasn’t always committed to the idea. “I used to tell people I wanted to be a journalist. There is a lonely egotism and self-composure to journalists. Not unlike artists, they’re always traveling, always writing, loving their loneliness, feeling somehow that they have their finger on the pulse – worshipping the truth and trying to render it legible.”
Despite her journalistic leanings, Mitchell started writing songs at age 17 and eventually started performing them live during her school days, which were punctuated by a remarkable amount of traveling. In a short period of time, Anaïs made several trips to the Middle East, and also spent time in Europe and Latin America, studying languages and world politics. This stunning, troubadour-like experience seeped into her music, and she became adept at fusing her passion for literature and journalism in her lyrics.
[E]Tribute to the ladies of Jazz : 10th October 2008 - 12th October 2008
Time : Doors @ 8pm Cost : e15 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Friday and Saturday and Sunday About the event : The second weekend in October at Bewleys Cafe Theatre kicks off with a very
special treat for lovers of Jazz.
Valerie Coyne is as yet an unfamiliar face on the Irish Jazz scene, but with
the kind of powerful voice that is very difficult to forget, it is only a
matter of time before she is a household name.
Singing all the greats from Nina Simone, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald.
Produced by Sharyn Hayden.
Not to be missed!
Time : Doors @ 8pm Cost : E12 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Wednesday Reviews : "Minus Circus is the nom de guerre of LA domiciled Irishman Gerry
Scullion who trades in impeccably produced pop rock that manages to
find a perfect middle ground between the electric and the acoustic.On
this EP, the effortless swing of the opening track 'Good Soul/ Bad
Soul' the gentle beauty of 'Hide & Seek', the addictive hook of
'Revolve' and the more introspective mood of 'Hold on Tightly' make for
four different but equally enjoyable tracks."
HOT PRESS - JULY 2008 About the event : A wordsmith in love with the guitar, Gerry's music is a testament to
Ireland's rich folk tradition. Match this with a love of the
greatest US artists from R.E.M to Sinatra and an EP, 'Hide & Seek'
recorded in LA with two highly acclaimed producers -
11-time Grammy winner Rafa Sardina (Alejandro Sanz, Stevie Wonder, Luis Miguel, Macy Gray) and Cheche Alara (Christina Aguilera, Alejandro Sanz, Pink) - and you'll see why Gerry is one of Ireland's hottest musical properties.
Focusing on universal themes of love, loss and childhood, 'Hide &
Seek' allows Gerry's powerful voice take the lead role and provide the
listener with plenty of magic moments.
[L]Tall Tales Theatre Company in association with Bewley\\\'s Café Theatre present HUE AND CRY by Deirdre Kinahan : 20th October 2008 - 31st October 2008
Time : 1.10pm (Doors open 12.50pm) Cost : € 15 (inc light lunch) Director : David Horan Actors : Will O'Connell & Paul Roe Author : Deirdre Kinahan Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday Other : Bewley's Hit for 2007 - Back by popular demand! Reviews : Off the wall originality. THE SCOTSMAN
Witty script belies a dark Bewley's brew... It's a riot. THE SUNDAY INDEPENDENT About the event : Hue & Cry is a moving and funny play exploring grief and its inevitable fallout. Two Dublin cousins, Damian and Kevin are reunited on the eve of a family funeral in a highly charged encounter full of denial, disillusion and dark laughter.
[E]Liz Seaver : 24th October 2008 - 26th October 2008
Time : Doors @ 8.00pm Cost : E15 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Friday and Saturday and Sunday About the event : Fresh from very successful performances at the Ruby Sessions, The Sugar Club
and the Solas Festival, 21 year-old singer/songwriter Liz Seaver plays an
intimate gig at Bewleys Cafe Theatre October 24th, 25th and 26th.
Liz has been performing her own material from the age of 16 on both guitar
and piano. Her first major gig was playing support to Damien Dempsey at the
Millbank Theatre in Rush. In 2005 at the age of 17, Liz recorded and
released her independent debut album 'Til the Day Fades In' and is currently
in studio recording her highly anticipated second album.
A star in the making, do not miss Liz Seaver Bewleys Café Theatre gigs this
October.
Time : Doors @ 8pm Cost : E10 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Thursday About the event : Enda returns for a special Halloween show. In August 2007 Enda and fellow singer/songwriter Shane Regan filled Bewley’s Café Theatre, and Enda’s first solo gig was a rounding success. Since then, Enda’s focus has been on recording, producing and mastering his solo album, Oxygen 21while entertaining audiences at The Mezz, Thomas Reade’s, and even in-store, performing in the Oxfam shop on Georges Street Lower as part of Oxjam October 2007. He established Endaderoad Records and started hosting as Gaeilge, a radio programme the Idir linn Show once a fortnight, on Sundays 6-7pm on Dublin South 93.9FM. Through his membership in MoveExtras.ie as ‘musician for hire’ Enda organised musicians to perform with him as extras in the upcoming film Dorothy Mills and BBC TV drama George Gently.
Enda Reilly is still a work in progress – both artist and songwriter, both trad and rock & roll. He’s behind the scenes, on the airwaves and in the spotlight. For the next chapter in Enda History, all we can say is WATCH THIS SPACE!
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : €10 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Saturday Reviews : A Dublin songstress whose earthy music owes a debt to Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen and - just to keep things interesting - Kate Bush. With a sparkling debut EP, Thread, under her belt, Czerniak has honed a distictively rootsy style, drawing on folk influences while at the same time transmitting a raw rock urgency.'
Eamon de Paor Metro About the event : Ria Czerniak is a singer songwriter from Dublin. After receiving a guitar for her 13th birthday, she soon began playing and writing. She has been gigging around Dublin for the last few years. After leaving school, she studied music and in 2006, she recorded "thread" her three track EP.
Now co-writing and performing with Maurice Czerniak, joined by percussionist Justin May and flautist Sheila Rogers, Ria will be launching a 3 track EP on the night.
[L]Luck : 3rd November 2008 - 15th November 2008
Label : Fringe Award Winner! Time : 1.10pm (doors open 12.50pm) Cost : €15 Director : Dodd Loomis Actors : Megan Riordan Author : Making Strange Theatre Company Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Reviews : 'A compelling and original piece of theatre' THE IRISH TIMES 'A cocktail of assured sass and genuine vulnerability... an absorbingly autobiographical, vigorously inventive performance.' IRISH THEATRE MAGAZINE About the event : RSVP for this cocktail party paying homage to the host's Las Vegas childhood. Over cocktails and nibbles, she’ll regale you with true tales of growing up a professional gambler’s daughter and ask, is it possible to make your own luck? Making Strange Theatre Company (Jayne Snow Award 2006 and Bewley's Cafe Theatre 'Little Gem' Award 2008) in collaboration with Dodd Loomis and Shawn Sturnick.
Time : Doors @ 8.00pm Cost : E12 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Sunday About the event : Introducing Coisa Feita, the new acoustic quartet performing a mixture of bossa nova, samba and choro.
Time : Doors 8pm Cost : E10 Booking : Tickets available at the door Days of week : Wednesday About the event : It will be a night that will mix, a number of artists, playing different music styles, from Rea Kelly who is a up and coming singer song writer to the Prairie dawgs performing their unique Country / Roots Music / Bluegrass music
and the night finishes with Aoife Moriarty playing songs from her new released CD Dolls & Jigsaws.
[E]Niwell Tsumbu - Detached Quartet : 13th November 2008
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E10 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Thursday About the event : Detached Quartet is a New Project comprised of a group of internationally known and culturally diverse musicians.
This exceptional group of world class musicians and have together created a new world music language featuring:
the colourful crystal compositions of Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu with the deep sweet honey grooves of popular hungarian bassist Peter Erdei.
The keyboard dreamscape is layed smoothly by Paraguayan pianist German Lema, and the flow and crash of
the tidal rhythms radiates from young and upcoming drummer Diego Joaquin Ramirez.
Characterized by their Global Beat, their uplifting music explores bright colours of contemporary harmony with the complex rhythms of Africa and
Latin America.
Venue : Bewleys Time : 8pm Cost : TBC Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Friday Reviews : "James Guilmartin is an intense performer who sings and plays guitar with mountains of passion and conviction. His solo offering "The Breadcrumb Trail"was a worthy forerunner to band versions of "Break The Spell"and "All The Dogs Are Howling Their Own Tune". The former is appropriately hypnotic and his soloing in both takes you to places most acts only dream of. "Wise Up"has echoes of sixties East Coast American rock and fluid eastern melodies, but without the pomposity."Jackie Hayden(Hotpress 2008) About the event : James Guilmartin – “A journey in life and music” James Guilmartin is a singer songwriter and percussionist who has played extensively on the Dublin music scene for the last 8 years.
Having played alongside the likes of Damien Rice, Kila, Paddy Casey, Jenny Lindfors and Robotnik and having been privileged to be asked to play on the albums of the latter two, in tandem James has been working on his own body of music which has now culminated in the birth of his seminal album “Spirit of Haum”.
Inspired by a passion and energy for music from an early age. James spent his teenage years writing songs and poems and living out these visions in his imagination. Underlying the music of James Guilmartin is the quest of looking for the simple beauty behind everything. While musical history is littered with individuals searching for self realisation and universal harmony James has pursued a simpler path, travelling to the heart of himself and his life experiences through the medium of the music to uncover that simple beauty. It is a dangerous but rewarding journey using rhythm and incantation to invoke the journey. It is this journey experience that so enthrals live audiences and strangers to his performance quickly find themselves captivated by this experience.
[L]The Tower : 17th November 2008 - 29th November 2008
Venue : Bewley's Cafe Theatre Time : 1.10pm (doors open 12.50pm) except Saturday, 12.30pm (doors open 12.20pm) Cost : 15euro Director : Caroline FitzGerald Actors : Tom Hickey and Bosco Hogan Author : Joe Joyce Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Other : PLEASE NOTE ALTERNATIVE START TIMES ON SATURDAYS Reviews : One-time friends
Lifetime enemies
Locked together forever in the pages of Ulysses About the event : James Joyce and Oliver St John Gogarty were close friends in the year leading up to Joyce's departure from Dublin into self-imposed exile in 1904. The friendship, always strained by competitiveness, disintegrated into long-term enmity after a celebrated falling out in the Martello Tower in Sandycove which involved a nightmarish black panther and a real gun and formed the backdrop to the opening chapter of Joyce's masterpiece Ulysses.
One went on to international recognition as a 20th century literary icon; the other used his literary talents only fitfully and found himself remembered mainly as plump Buck Mulligan to Joyce's sensitive Stephen Dedalus.
The Tower brings them back to Sandycove again in the present day, to recreate their relationship with humour and insight - and more than a century of hindsight - as they look back on their friendship, their art, and their lives.
[E]Bewleys @ 6 - caifé ceol agus caidreamh! : 18th November 2008
Time : 6p.m. – 8p.m. (doors open 5.45p.m. ) Cost : €15 ( incl. complimentary finger food! ) Booking : Booking essential ( limited space ! ): 087-2547574 Days of week : Tuesday About the event : Mick O’Brien (uileann pipes/flutes/whistles), Mark Kelly (Guitar/ backing vocals),Niamh de Búrca (Songs)- old friends re-group for an evening
of great music and song !
ADMISSION: €15 ( Incl. finger food ! )
Bar open/tea and coffee available
Booking essential ( limited space ! ): 087-2547574
Coming soon…………………
Tuesday, 16 December:
Singer Finola Ó Siochrú will get us into the Christmas mood with help from Rob Stein ( guitar/backing vocals ) and Máire Breatnach (Fiddle/Viola/Backing vocals )
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Tráthnónta siamsaíochta le GAEL LINN
Amharclann Bewley’s, Sráid Grafton
6p.m. – 8p.m.
(Doirse ar oscailt ó 5.45 p.m.)
Dé Máirt 18 Samhain 2008
An píobaire Mick O’Brien in éineacht lena shean-chairde,
Niamh de Búrca (amhránaí) agus Mark Kelly (giotáraí le Altan),
d’oíche cheoil agus amhranaíochta !
CEAD ISTEACH:€15 (Blaisíní bia san áireamh !)
Beár ar oscailt / Tae & Caifé ar fáil
Áirithint riachtanach ( spás teoranta ! ): 087-2547574
Ag teacht go luath………………
Dé Máirt, 16 Nollaig:
Seó speisialta na Nollag leis an t-amhránaí gleoite Finola Ó Siochrú,
Rob Stein ( Giotár/glór tionlacan) agus Máire Breatnach ( Fidil/Víola/Glór tionlacan)
[E]STIR PRODUCTIONS ( USA ) present - Corsetless - FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY : 19th November 2008
Time : Doors @ 8pm Cost : E15/12 conc Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Wednesday Reviews : “Impressive and
profoundly moving.”
Buffalo News
About the event : Catherine Eaton’s celebrated one-woman
show CORSETLESS will be traveling to Ireland
from New York City in November and
December. The solo show played to a sold-out
audience at New York City's famed Carnegie
Hall this past September, and features an entirely
original score by award-winning concert pianist
Elaine Kwon. The touring production is directed
by Belfast-born Derek Campbell with the Voice of the Doctor performed by former Abbey
Company Member Vincent O'Neill and costuming by New York's Susan Drozd.
[E]Breaking Out - By Declan Lynch : 20th November 2008 - 22nd November 2008
Musical style : Theatre Time : Doors @ 8.00pm Cost : E15/12 Director : Michael James Ford Actors : Arthur Riordan and Niall Toner Author : Declan Lynch Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Thursday and Friday and Saturday Reviews : Lynch writes with utter certainty about every class of bender: jubilant jags, bored jags, crying jags, horny jags, loved-up jags, hair-of-the-dog jags, jags that have no specific purpose other than an irrational but compulsive obliteration of the senses... few works of fiction have conveyed so feverishly the alcoholic's carnal lust for the stuff
PETER MURPHY, HOT PRESS
I was blown away by The Rooms, the best novel I've read this year by far
R”ISIN INGLE, IRISH TIMES
Porter dark but champagne bright, it will dazzle you and break your heart. A truly great Irish novel – LIAM FAY, SUNDAY TIMES
ALSO SHOWING AT:
GREYSTONES THEATRE, Greystones. Weds, Nov 5th at 8.30 pm ( €12 )
Booking: 01 287 1755 www.greystonestheatre.com
About the event : A man goes into a bar in the West of Ireland and orders a drink for the first time in 7 years,122 days, 16 hours and 15 minutes. He tells the story of how he got†to this place. By the end we find out if he has that drink.
Breaking Out is a new play with music based on Declan Lynch's acclaimed novel The Rooms and starring the well-known Irish actor Arthur Riordan.
It is a story of love and friendship, booze and rock ‘n’ roll through thirty years of personal history from the Seventies to the present day. Breaking Out is essential viewing for anyone who has ever questioned their own relationship with alcohol or struggled with the difficult business of growing up.
The Rooms is one of the most successful Irish novels of recent years and has received great critical and popular acclaim. Breaking Out a self-contained tragicomedy derived from key aspects of the book and played out to a vibrant rock and roll soundtrack, composed and performed live by Niall Toner.
Time : Doors @ 8pm Cost : E10 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Tuesday About the event : Stewart Agnew is a singer-songwriter from Dundalk and has been building a strong following through his live performances over the last number of years. His last album, Songs from the Gasstation, was recorded in Toronto with the Ron Sexsmith band and featured Ron as guest vocalist on 2 of the songs; Gipsy Girl and I Give You Hope.
Stewart has recently been supporting Mundy on his Irish Tour and Sharon Shannon. He has also just played support to Justin Townes Earle (Steve Earle) on his Irish Tour. In previous years he has also supported acts like Damien Dempsey, Duke Special, Beth Orton, Josh Ritter and many, many more.
Over the last year Stewart has been working on a new EP (Street Devils By Night) with producer Lou Natkin. Lou has worked in the past with Brian Wilson and Joan Jett. This year will see the release of this new EP.
He will be kicking of an Irish Tour in September with his full band performing songs from the new EP. The band include Josh Johnston on piano (Rosey), James Mackin on Drums (3Epkano), Ken Murphy on bass, Paula O Neill on vocals and violin and Lyndsey O Neill on cello and vocals.
[E]The Boudoir Sessions : 29th November 2008
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E10 Days of week : Saturday About the event : The Boudoir sessions takes the intimate ambience of Bewleys Café Theatre to create an atmospheric platform for some of Ireland’s leading female vocalists to showcase their talents. Providing support each session is Dublin band BellaJane – which consists of Sarah Lanagan, Cian Murphy, Shane Holly and Dennis Cassidy. Their songs are piano based, mixing feminine airy vocals, evocative lyrics, melodic entwined bass/guitar lines and eclectic drum beats.
Saturday 29th November will feature guest vocalist Valerie Coyne with her jazz ensemble. Arguably best known for the often sold out “Ladies of Jazz” nights that she runs, Valerie has leant her soulful vocal talents to bands The Jazzberries and The Swinging Eighths before forming an ensemble of her own. Taking inspiration from the such greats as Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday she is guaranteed to give a powerful, unique and moving performance of some of the jazz world’s finest offerings.
[E]Compañía La Serrana Peña Flamenco - Irelands First Flamenco Festival! 2nd Performance added! : 30th November 2008
Time : Doors 8pm, 2nd Performance 9.40pm Cost : E15 Booking : 0879696541 Days of week : Sunday Other : In association with Institute Cervantes Dublin, the Spanish Embassy in Ireland and Aires Flamencos. About the event : Please note there has been an extra performance added on at 9.40! Ring the above number for more details and booking.
The aim of this exciting new Flamenco festival is to give the Irish public, from those who have never experienced flamenco before to the most experienced artist, a valuable opportunity to appreciate and take part in this beautiful, fiery, passionate art. This festival has been made possible thanks to Aires Flamencos Ireland, Instituto Cervantes Dublin, and the Spanish Embassy in Ireland.
Special guest artists from Seville, Compañía La Serrana will show us how it's done at an intimate setting for this pure, traditional, passionate performance.( subject to demand there may be an additional late show check at time of booking)
[E]Batty Ryan Will Change Your Life : 1st December 2008 - 5th December 2008
Musical style : Theatre/Comedy Time : Doors @ 7.30pm please note wednesdays performance opens at 8.15pm Cost : E20 Actors : Starring Joe Rooney, Featuring Sharyn Hayden as Katarina Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday Reviews : "I'm still laughing at the thought of Fr. Damien (Damo) Lennon, the gurrier
curate who lead Fr. Dougal astray…He was an inspired invention and was
brilliantly played by Joe Rooney "
- John Boland, Sunday Independent
"Very physical, totally unorthodox, and with a style so bizarre… Rooney is a
refreshing change."
- Brian Boyd, The Sunday Times About the event : December 1st - 5th sees comedian Joe Rooney in his first ever theatrical
performance, 'Batty Ryan Will Change Your Life' in Bewleys Café Theatre,
Grafton Street.
Batty Ryan.. is a deluded life coach, who attempts to better the lives of
his lecture attendees through a series of steps towards success, but the
quality of his ideas about success is very much in question! His brand-new
relationship with Eastern European girlfriend Katarina isn't quite what he
bargained for, and he is beginning to figure out that he may not be quite as
content with his own existence as he thought.
Joe, as Batty, has registered with the Movember campaign, which seeks to
raise funds for men's health awareness, and will shave his beloved moustache
(picture attached!) off on the last night of the show. (See Joe's Movember
profile at: http://ie.movember.com/mospace/1801961)
* More About Joe Rooney:
Stand up comedian, voice over artist, writer and actor Joe Rooney has many
strings to his huge and accomplished bow. As barfly Timmy from Killinaskully
he has become one of Ireland's most popular "luadars" and the butt of many
of Dan Clancy's jokes. He has also contributed as a writer on the current
series of Killinaskully and is presently a sketch writer and performer on
Newstalk's breakfast show. As an actor he has also appeared in many films
including the excellent homage to the B movie "Flying Saucers Rock n' Roll"
alongside Ardal O' Hanlon.
In Father Ted he was the unforgettable rebel priest Father Damo who uttered
the memorable line, "Who do you prefer, Blur or Oasis?"
[L]The Santaland Diaries : 3rd December 2008 - 20th December 2008
Label : A Christmas Show for Adults! Time : 1.10 (doors open 12.50pm) Cost : €15 (includes light lunch) Director : Stuart Roche Actors : Patrick O' Donnell Author : David Sedaris Booking : 086-8784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Other : Previews Dec 1st and 2nd. Reviews : 'A delightfully thorny account of working as a Yuletide elf at Macy's. Priceless observations, both outrageous and subtle. Destined to hold a place in the annals of American humor writing.' NY Times
About the event : It's a classic story - one man suffers for our sins, and we are all saved.
This year, that man is an elf.
Based on David Sedaris' own experience, THE SANTALAND DIARIES divulges the wickedly funny journey of Crumpet, a 33-year-old starving artist turned Macy's Santaland elf. At first the job is simply humiliating, but as he contends with cranky parents, badly behaved children and colorful career elves, Crumpet becomes battle-weary and bitter. But will the arrival of a warm and loving Santa - so different from all his drunken, lecherous predecessors - prompt our hero into an uncharacteristic act of goodwill on Christmas Eve?
For those who like a little spice with their Christmas sugar, THE SANTALAND
DIARIES is the perfect antidote to holiday schmaltz.
[E]Ciarán O'Neill : 7th December 2008
Musical style : Folk/Rock/Country Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E10 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Sunday About the event : Ciarán O'Neill is embarking on a tour of Ireland over the next few weeks to test out new material for his forthcoming album, due for release next year.
Recorded over two weeks in an old school house in the West of Ireland, the album comprises of ten very different tracks ranging in style from folk to rock and ... country?
The album features contributions from a host of local musicians, including Jamie Byrne, MArtin Donohoe, Fiona Fitzpatrick, Daragh Slacke, Peter Denton & Ronnie O'Flynn
The tour hits Sligo, Wexford, Tipperary,Limerick, Cork, Mullingar, Drogheda and winds with a full band show in Bewleys Café Theatre in Dublin on Sunday the 7th December.
[E]*Yoi-Tang Project* : 7th December 2008
Musical style : Jazz Time : Doors 5pm Cost : E10 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Sunday About the event : So-Young Yoon: Piano Paul Williamson: Trumpet Andrew Csibi: Bass Diego Ramirez: Drums South Korean pianist So-Young Yoon has been strongly influenced by programatic composers, especially Maurice Ravel and Alexander Scriabin. As a result, So-Young has been searching for colourful intensity and its dramatic contrast in her compositions which can be found on her recent pieces, such as
[E]No Regrets, Across the Continents, the Music of Great Female Vocalists : 11th December 2008
Time : Doors @ 8.00pm Cost : E12 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Thursday Other : PLEASE NOTE: there will be a performance of this show tonight (wed 10th), rumours of cancellation are not true. Reviews : ” a wonderful talent. Emilie sings her songs from her heart. She really means what she sings.”
Sheila Jordan, Blue Note, USA
“Emilie Conway is a heart stealer. She possesses a voice like an angel, smooth, mellow, sincere and deeply connected to both music and lyrics. She is no imitator but has a fresh approach and a sound that lingers on.....!” Fionna Duncan, UK
About the event : Dazzling chanteuse and rising star Emilie Conway presents No Regrets, Across the Continents, the Music of Great Female Vocalists Billie Holiday, Joni Mitchell, Abbey Lincoln, Elis Regina and Edith Piaf.
Over the past five years Emilie's distinctive voice and inimitable style has earned her much acclaim on the Dublin jazz scene, as well as further afield in Europe and the States. ‘No Regrets’ promises to be a captivating evening celebrating the lives and musical artistry of the women who helped chart the courses of modern jazz, folk, cabaret and Latin music by a vocalist of extraordinary interpretive sensitivity enhanced by a band of international acclaim: Francesco Turrisi, piano/accordion, and guests Claus Kaarsgaard (Denmark) (bass), & Joao Lobo (Portugal), drums/percussion. Bewley’s Café Theatre is delighted to welcome Emilie back with ‘No Regrets’ following her sell-out show Tribute to Billie Holiday at the Theatre April last.
[E]Ronan Swift : 14th December 2008
Musical style : Singer/Songwriter Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E10 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Sunday About the event : Ronan Swift is like some songwriting grizzly in reverse. He seems only to
emerge from his slumbrous hibernation at the coldest time of year...and
proceeds to sing about swallows returning. This gig is gearing up to be a
little gem in the tiara of 2008 at Bewley's. You feel?
Swifty will be joined on stage by Josh Johnston (piano), Eoin O'Brien
(guitar), Malachy Robinson (bass) and Bill Blackmore (trumpet)
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E13/10 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Tuesday Reviews : "Ronan Stone's sound is a touch of genius. He is a total original with
creativity to burn. A prolific songwriter, he approaches music with
receptive wonder and adventurous openness to possibility...intriguing
and astonishing, defying categorisation with glee"
-Paul Dromey, the Irish Examiner
"It's a hit!" ("Spaced Out Space Suit Boy", track 1 on the CD "Stone Codes")
- Mick Glossop producer/engineer for Van Morrison, Sinead O'Connor,
Waterboys, Frank Zappa amongst others. About the event : Ronan Stone is an award-winning songwriter (e.g. MTV's Brand:New
Artist Search, Cork Vision Centre Contest) who has toured his original
compositions all over the world (Europe, Africa, America).
Ronan Stone's album "Stone Codes" is available on CDBaby.com and
Itunes, Rhapsody, eMusic, Napster and Amazon.
[E]Louise Ward : 18th December 2008
Musical style : Jazz Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E16 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Thursday About the event : Realise, release
Emerging artist Louise Ward performs original songs in Bewley’s Café Theatre on Thursday 18th December 2008, accompanied by Phil Ware on piano and friends.
Louise will sing a selection of songs that she has written over the past three years, while she has also been pursuing a career in visual art. Since graduating from a Fine Art degree in 2005, she has exhibited in the Stone Gallery, Thisisnotashop, Monster Truck Gallery and the Wexford Arts Centre. She is a member of The Market Studios, off Capel Street in Dublin. She will have a solo exhibition there in March 2009, where she will explore the interface between her visual and audio processes. She is currently included in the Christmas show at the Stone Gallery About Time and will exhibit there again in January 2009. The title of the show at Bewley’s Café Theatre is taken from a song recently written by Louise, Realise, release, in which the metaphor of a drawing fading in sunlight conveys the feeling of love slipping away.
Time : Doors @ 8pm Cost : 15 Euro Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Saturday Reviews : "It doesnt get better than this"
Lyric FM
PJ Curtis has described the most recent CD Dream On as "an absolutely marvellous
album,unlike nothing else being produced in Ireland. The lyrics are beautiful spiritual
poems and the musicianship is superb"
The Ticket, Irish Times - "Zrazys delicate sultriness may now be the blossom of cool jazz in the 1950s. Loose and limber,sensual,from the breathy opening of Angel Walking. Waitsian Deitrich chilled improvisations of Bossa Nova.."
Ray Comiskey - of the Irish Times "..Walsh wraps her warm, lived-in voice with unaffected
directness round Nelson's superior compositions....this is impressive affirmation of
Zrazy's individuality".
Hot Press superb musicianship in a sun-drenched Cuban-soul context,the babes are back
with Dream On, a languid, summery, café-jazz concoction of breezy continental
soul.Latino inflections and free-form structures invoke the sensual uplift of the Buena
Vista Social Club.. About the event : Rounding off a splendid year for Zrazy who are planning to record the 6th album in 2009
as soon as Maria and Carole get a chance to sit down together...
Original Award Winning Jazz / Latin / Swing and of course Christmas Tunes...
Come all ye Faithful and celebrate the Christmas atmosphere with Zrazy.
Line up:
Maria Walsh: vocals, flute, percussion
Carole Nelson: piano
Martin Gruet: double bass
[E]Freddie White : 29th December 2008 - 30th December 2008
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E20 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday Reviews : 'Stormy Lullaby' maintains a lifelong
undertaking by this remarkable singer
... to get to the essence
of a worthy song...a genuinely
transcendent and inspiring sound.’
Gerry Quinn. Examiner, January 2008
‘This is a superb return to form...
those trademark sharp-toothed guitar licks...
smoky, languid voice... there’s still
nobody to match White at his best.’
Siobhain Long. Irish Times, January 2008
"Tia" is a smooth and affecting sound while
"The Boy Talks Tough" sounds like a standard
in the making
Freddie White shows again that
class is permanent...
Danny McElhinney. the Mail on Sunday, January 2008
He's back. The rangy guy with the guitar and the low-down growl returns........spare and lean, 'Four Days In May' evokes a place most of us yearn to wallow in - for the long haul.
Irish Times, September 2004. About the event : Freddie returns for a special series of xmas gigs!
Freddie White has long been synonymous with music of the highest quality. Whether interpreting songs by his favourite writers, such as Randy Newman, Tom Waits, John Hiatt and Guy Clark, or performing his own classy compositions, Freddie’s live performances are nothing short of legendary.
Freddie has been part of the fabric of the live music scene in Ireland since the 1970’s and his albums continue to sell well, amongst his loyal and new-found fan base.
Born in Cobh, County Cork into a musical family, by age thirteen Freddie was playing in school bands and by seventeen playing professionally. At nineteen, he moved to London, where he busked in subways, and developed his unique voice and guitar style.
[E]Live at The Oriental Room presents - WOULD THE REAL JUDY GARLAND PLEASE...... : 1st January 2009
Musical style : musical/play Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : Doors 8 30 Cost : 15 euro Actors : With Susie Kennedy and Danny Sheridan Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Friday Other : A play with one actor and a piano player. About the event : Susie Kennedy plays Alice Dell, Judy Garland's stand in, on the night that Judy died in 1969. Alice rehearses a tribute show to Judy (complete with all the famous Garland songs, including Somewhere over the Rainbow, The Man that Got Away, The Trolly Song, Smile and many many more). She relives the moments of her life that touched Judy's life, and the triumphs and struggles that both women had to face.
WOULD THE REAL JUDY GARLAND PLEASE....... is a great opportunity to see Susie Kennedy at her singing and acting best. An evening of theatrical and musical magic.
[E]Batty Ryan Will Change Your Life!! : 17th January 2009 - 19th January 2009
Musical style : Comedy Time : Doors @ 6pm Cost : E20 (E15 for groups of 5 or more) Booking : 086-8784001 Days of week : Monday and Saturday and Sunday Other : Reviews : "I'm still laughing at the thought of Fr. Damien (Damo) Lennon, the gurrier curate who lead Fr. Dougal astray…He was an inspired invention and was brilliantly played by Joe Rooney " - John Boland, Sunday Independent "Very physical, totally unorthodox, and with a style so bizarre… Rooney is a refreshing change." - Brian Boyd, The Sunday Times About the event : Comedian JOE ROONEY (Killinascully, Father Ted) returns to Bewleys Cafe
Theatre for 3 more nights in January with his hilarious new comedy show
'Batty Ryan Will Change Your Life!!'. Batty Ryan is a life coach like no
other, who will help you to be a better person, richer, more confident and
smelling that little bit better. Ably assisited by his girlfriend Katarina
(played by newcomer Sharyn Hayden), Batty Ryan will guide you through his
'Seven Step Plan To Success in Life and Business'. Just don't ask him what
Step Six is....
(E)Swing is my thing, Featuring the Big Girls Big Band : 23rd January 2009
Venue : Bewleys Time : 8pm Cost : 10euro Days of week : Friday About the event : Bang Bangs and Bewley’s café theater present.
The Big Girls Big Band has become the talk of the Dublin music scene for the last year!
This all girls band (except one Boy) have taking the chains off the old treasure chest of amazing classic big band tunes. Mixed it up with their very own energetic juice to create a new twist to an old school swing. A boisterous brassy sound guaranteed to get everybody out of their seats and jumping' and jiving' to old school beats!
The Big Girls Big Band was established in May of 2007 when five very talented, very beautiful babes got together to drink whiskey, eat 3-in-1s, and play some of the best swing big band music Dublin had ever heard. Bringing together a combined musical experience of over fifty years, the Big Girls Big Band is made up of an alto sax, a tenor sax, a trombone, a trumpet, a bass guitar and drums. They have mastered old big band classics from Glen Miller numbers to modern tunes like "Surfin USA", "Summertime" and "Muppet Show"! A year later, and with their official tagline "Pioneers of the All Female Underground Swing Band Movement", the Big Girls Big Band have gone from strength to strength, busking, playing pubs, festivals and balls, all in the name of some damm good music.
This will be B.G.B.B first full-length headline show! Dancing shoes are highly recommended .
[L]The Friends of Jack Kairo : 26th January 2009 - 14th February 2009
Label : Back by Popular Demand Time : 1.10pm (doors open 12.50pm) Cost : 15euro Actors : Simon Toal Author : Simon Toal Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Reviews : The Guardian****
The Irish Times****
The List****
The Scotsman****
About the event : If you don't go see this show you will regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon... IRISH THEATRE MAGAZINE
A wonder of a one man show... it's been ages since I've seen an audience so gleefully entertained. THE METRO
Time : Doors @ 8pm Cost : FREE! Booking : 086 8784001 (Note: due to free event, all reservations will be released by 8.20pm) Days of week : Thursday About the event : Shane Langan (the tall one from Diet of Worms) presents a night of live
comedy literature. Featuring stand-up, poetry, sketch and stories, the night
also boasts a host of special mystery guests from the world of Irish comedy.
Admission is free and doors are at 8pm.
(E)Enda Reilly and very special guests : 30th January 2009
Musical style : Folk/Pop/Country Singer and songwriter
Venue : Bewleys Theatre Time : 8pm Cost : 10 euro Days of week : Friday About the event : Enda Reilly is an Folk singer/songwriter from Dublin, Ireland. His
songs are stories about the environment, about films he's seen, about
feelings he's had from the everyday life and the world around him. His
guitar and vocal styles have their roots in the likes of John Martyn,
Nick Drake, The Beatles, Christy Moore, Paul Brady and Dick Gaughan.
Enda wrote, recorded, mastered, and played almost all instruments on
his debut album Oxygen 21, released in May '07. and can be heard by
visiting www.endareilly.com
Slán
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[E]Solas Theatre Company presents 3 Women from the Moon : 9th February 2009 - 10th February 2009
Time : Doors @ 8pm Cost : E15 Director : Joerg Andrees Actors : Amy De Bhrun, Fiona Browne, Helena Browne Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Sunday Reviews : 'Solas Theatre Company presents George Carroll's hard-hitting one-hour
social drama, adapted for stage from its original version for radio,
with immense passion and unadulterated acting talent.' FringeReport
2008 - A Short Swim in the Air
'Solas, of which the cast are all founding members, are committed to
the Michael Chekhov technique of acting, developing actors'
imaginative response and freeing up their emotional creativity. It
seems to be paying dividends if this performance is anything to go
by.' RemoteGoat 2008 - The Donahue Sisters. About the event : Helena Browne teams up with her 2 daughters - Dublin actress Fiona Browne and London based actress Amy De Bhrún under the direction of Joerg Andrees (Artistic Director- Michael Chekhov Studio Berlin) for an evening of inspired creativity, promising to make your heart sing!
Pure unadulterated entertainment!
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE!!!
3 WOMEN FROM THE MOON HAVE JUST ARRIVED, THIS EVENING IN DUBLIN CITY CENTRE!!
THROUGH IMPROVISED STORYTELLING AND SONG - THEY WILL EXPLORE THEIR NEW WORLD, AND EDUCATE THEIR AUDIENCE ON LIFE, LOVE AND MEN ON THE MOON.
THEIR HUMOUR, WISDOM AND CREATIVITY IS JUST WHAT WE HAVE BEEN MISSING HERE ON EARTH...
COME AND ENJOY THIS IMPROVISED INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCE - WHICH PROMISES TO BE FRESH, UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT EVERY NIGHT
Date: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 8th, 9th, 10th Feburary 2009
(Sunday-Tuesday)
[E]A Tribute to Love : 14th February 2009 - 15th February 2009
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E20 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Saturday and Sunday About the event : From the people who brought you the sell out success of the Tribute to the Ladies of Jazz shows, comes the most romantic show for Valentine’s Day. A Tribute to Love is a musical show that will fill your heart with song.
In the intimate and romantic setting of Bewleys Cafe Theatre you can sit and enjoy the beautiful songs of love from the great American song book performed by the very talented songstress Valerie Coyne.
Valerie has the kind of voice that you hear in your heart and has been steadily making a name for herself on the Irish jazz scene.
This promises to be a night you won’t want to miss.
[E]Butch and Carla present.. The Big Night Out : 16th February 2009
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Days of week : Monday About the event : Come one, come all to the BIG NITE OUT, a veritable smorgasbord of
entertainment and fun! Your hosts, Butcher Cuddy and the lovely Carla
Amelia, promise you an old-style variety show with lashings of music,
laughter, and sights to bedazzle! This inaugural month, warm your heart with
a post-Valnetine's Day Extravaganza, in which your hosts will be joined by
The Valentine's Virtuosi (Garvan Gallagher, Elaine O'Keeffe, Stephanie
O'Keeffe, Caroline Kiernan and Sophie Coyle), David Turpin the musical
artiste, a top comedy act (tbc) and other very special guests, all in the
cosy surroundings of Bewley's Cafe Theatre... Profits will be winging their
way to Make a Wish Foundation.
[L]Positive Dead People by Pauline Shanahan : 18th February 2009 - 14th March 2009
Time : 1.10pm (doors open 12.50pm) Cost : 15euro Director : Paul Meade Actors : Clodagh O’Donoghue and Pauline Shanahan Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Reviews :
Fresh from directing the award-winning new play, ‘Little Gem’ (Nomination: Best Play, Irish Times Theatre Awards) Paul Meade of Gúna Nua Theatre Company comes to Bewley’s Café Theatre to direct the world premiere of this sparky and poignant piece of new writing.
Featuring in the piece are Clodagh O’Donoghue (a regular on Irish stages including The Abbey and The Project and the voice of ‘A Day in the Life’ on Marion Finucane) and Pauline Shanahan who returns from London after appearances in Coronation Street and Emmerdale as well as stage work in the New Vic, London and Library Theatre, Manchester. About the event : Life happens when you are making other plans….or death for that matter….
You spend ages planning that perfect day. The perfect dress, perfect cake, perfect man and then when the day arrives you drop dead at the altar!!! But don't worry, Positive Dead People is full of Top Tips for making the most of the afterlife.
Our brides, Milly and Mo find themselves sharing a sofa somewhere between here and wherever it is we all end up.
But when only one of them is offered the chance to return "for one night only", to share some final words with their loved one, who's it to be?
Positive Dead People is a quirky black comedy about true love, death and
getting the right dress.
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E15/10 conc Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Wednesday Reviews : Irish Times
Sean Millar is an Irish national treasure. Brilliant caustic acoustic rock’n’roll moving in similar circles to Hammel On Trial...of the hundreds of new albums I’ll hear this year this one is unlikely to be bettered.. truly awesome. * * * * *
Padraig Collins
- Hotpress
He combines excellent melodies, biting lyrics and understated production to illustrate his tales of life, love and loss in a style sometimes reminiscent of Waits or even Dylan, Importantly though
He retains his own distinctive edge throughout ensuring that he experiments with pop folk and country styles yet keep a singular thread weaving through the album.
An excellent, excellent album and one of the best short story collections I’ve never read. 10/12
Stephen Robinson About the event : Sean a.k.a doctor millar began his career as lead singer and main songwriter in the cute hoors
-A fast, thrashy, literate, Irish rock and roll band, with whom he toured Ireland Britain and mainland Europe. They managed not to die. They split in 1992….
In 1996 Sean Millar was nominated solo performer of the year at the Heineken hotpress awards (along with Van Morrison, Paul Brady and Gavin Friday)
Sean Millar’s first album “The Bitter lie” was recently voted
one of the best Irish albums of all time by both Today fm and
The Sunday tribune
His second album “the deal “was one of the Sunday Times top five albums of the year in 1998
His recent album “Always coming home”, promted
The Irish Times in its five star review to proclaim him “An Irish national treasure”
He has toured in Ireland, England, France, Switzerland, Italy, Norway and Denmark and in the United States and Canada and been the subject of major Articles in all the main Irish publications. He has performed on countless TV and radio shows both in Ireland and abroad.
Sean Presents “the hot Press Hot spot’ each week on east coast radio - one of the most respected rock shows on the air
Last year he released Tarzans Ambition his ‘best of ’ to the kind of press that most artists dream of.
[E]Biatch night - last wednesday of every month! : 25th February 2009
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E10 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Wednesday About the event : BIATCH is coming back full swing on Feb 25th with very special guest Nick Kelly ("The Fat Lady Sings").
The Biatch Collective will be joining the wonderful & poetic song writer on a few of his tunes, old & new , a treat for his fans & a great introduction for those yet familiar with the artist.
The full line up is back, Jenny Wood, Caroline Kiernan,Shelley Bukspan, Brian Roche & Dave McGuinness, with more Gospel, more originals & more songs we love to hear & even sing along. Doors open @ 8.30pm. Cost: 10euro or 5 euro unwaged. All profits go to Barnardos.
BIATCH night - last wednesday of every month! : 25th February 2009
Time : Doors open: 8.00pm Cost : E10/8 Booking : 0868784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Wednesday Other : All profits go to Barnardos About the event : All profits go to Barnardos.
The Biatch Collective continue their residency in Bewleys,with a collection of original material, old gospel & new songs!
Come join us on a night of vocal heaven & lots of great music.
The Biatch Collective.
[E]Cormac Kenevey 4tet - The Art of Dreaming : 5th March 2009
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E15 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Thursday About the event : Captivating Irish audiences with a unique blend of melodic phrasing and rhythmic ability, Cormac Kenevey has built a hard-earned reputation as a leading performer of the popular songbook.
Over the past twelve months Cormac has been extremely well-received by live audiences at the Cork Jazz Festival as well as the Bray Jazz Festival, where he shared billing with American singing star René Marie. The group has also toured Ireland's regional venues, including a performance at the Marbella Jazz Festival in Spain.
Reflecting back on 2007, there is no doubt Cormac has had an exciting and eventful ride. From the ambitious release of his debut album, 'This Is Living' released under CANDID Records (home to such stars as Stacey Kent, Jamie Cullum and Jacquai Dankworth) to his recent steller, duo night, sell-out performances at London's Pizza Express Jazz Club as part of 10th Annual CANDID Jazz Festival. Johnny Taylor - Piano,Dave Redmond - Bass,Kevin Brady - Drums
[L]Seven Jewish Children:A Play for Gaza : 8th March 2009
Venue : Bewley's Cafe Theatre Time : 3pm Cost : Admission Free/Donations Acceptions Director : Maisie Lee Actors : Bryan Burroughs, Camille Donegan, Damien Hasson, Shane O\\\'Reilly and Sarah-Jayne Quigley Author : Caryl Churchill Booking : 086-8784001 Days of week : Sunday Reviews : Dominic Cooke, Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre said of the play: "I hope audiences will be moved…I hope they'll be provoked, that they'll be made to think about the historical circumstances that have led us to the situation in the Middle East." He said that Churchill, 70, had tackled a huge subject in "an incredibly distilled and economical way…It is not an attack on anyone, it is a cry of grief." About the event : This short play was written in a week by Caryl Churchill who was so appalled by events in Gaza that she felt compelled to write as a response to the humanitarian crisis, and the play went from pen to stage in under a month. It recently closed after a hugely successful and relatively controversial run at the Royal Court Theatre London and now Churchill has made the play available to anyone who wanted to perform it on condition that tickets are free and a collection held afterwards with all proceeds going to help the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The collection will be made for "Medical Aid for Palestinians" (MAP), an organisation that works for the health of Palestinians (especially in conditions of occupation, displacement or exile) based on principles of self-determination and social justice.
Seven Jewish Children:A Play for Gaza : 8th March 2009
Venue : Bewley's Cafe theatre Time : 3pm Cost : Admission Free/Donations Acceptions Director : Maisie Lee Actors : Bryan Burroughs, Camille Donegan, Damien Hasson, Shane O\\\'Reilly and Sarah-Jayne Quigley Author : Caryl Churchill Booking : 086-8784001 Days of week : Sunday Reviews : Dominic Cooke, Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre said of the play: "I hope audiences will be moved…I hope they'll be provoked, that they'll be made to think about the historical circumstances that have led us to the situation in the Middle East." He said that Churchill, 70, had tackled a huge subject in "an incredibly distilled and economical way…It is not an attack on anyone, it is a cry of grief." About the event :
This short play was written in a week by Caryl Churchill who was so appalled by events in Gaza that she felt compelled to write as a response to the humanitarian crisis, and the play went from pen to stage in under a month. It recently closed after a hugely successful and relatively controversial run at the Royal Court Theatre London and now Churchill has made the play available to anyone who wanted to perform it on condition that tickets are free, with a collection afterwards.
This collection will be made for "Medical Aid for Palestinians" (MAP), an organisation that works for the health of Palestinians (especially in conditions of occupation, displacement or exile) based on principles of self-determination and social justice.
[E]Migration : 11th March 2009
Musical style : Jazz Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E12 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Wednesday About the event : Migration is a new jazz organ quartet led by Argentinian pianist/organist Germán Lema, performing a vibrant array of original compositions that explore hard-bop and contemporary jazz, with emphasis on lyrical melodies and modern harmonies.
Saxophonists Patrice Brun, from France and Slovakian Peter Dobai take the task of delivering intricate contrapunctual melodies while Irish drummer Dominic Mullan lays down the swinging grooves.
Germán Lema, Argentinian jazz pianist and organist based in Dublin since 2005, has studied music in Paris and Dublin, where he obtained a BA degree in Jazz Performance from Newpark Music Centre.
He has performed in international Jazz Fetivals in Greece, Ireland and Spain.
Currently, he teaches Jazz Harmony, Arranging and Composition at Newpark Music Centre, while attending a Masters degree in contemporary composition at Waterford Institute of Technology.
[L] Bewley's Café Theatre in association with St Patrick's Festival presents THE HAPPY PRINCE by Oscar Wilde : 15th March 2009 - 21st March 2009
Time : Doors open 12.50pm , Show Starts 1.10pm Cost : € 15 (inc special St Patrick's Festival Irish stew) Director : Bairbre Ni Chaoimh Actors : Performed by Michael James Ford & Trevor Knight Author : Oscar Wilde Booking : +353868784001 Days of week : Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday Other : Designed by Jack Kirwan, music by Trevor Knight Reviews : Ford never misses a beat ... a demonstation of superb storytelling. Irish Independent
…this small but perfectly performed production…is a joy to watch and listen to. The Irish Times
Michael James Ford has an enchanting style of storytelling that leaves the audience hanging on his every word. Sunday Tribune
About the event : Back at Bewley's for a special St Patrick's Festival presentation, this widely travelled and much acclaimed version of one of Oscar Wilde's best loved stories will appeal to all ages for its wit, humanity and charm.
The Happy Prince is the bittersweet tale of a gregarious swallow who befriends a melancholy statue while en route to Egypt. The bird helps the Prince to alleviate the suffering of his poor citizens and in doing so learns profound truths about the nature of love and suffering.
This highly theatrical production was originally performed for the anniversary of Oscar Wilde's death in 2000 and has since toured throughout Ireland and also played in England, Finland, Egypt and the USA.
[E]Noelle O Sullivan - Debut Album Preview : 15th March 2009
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E10 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Sunday About the event : Imbued with a classic sound, this album falls into the genre of folk-rock. With tinges of jazz in some of the tracks, one can’t help but soak in the ‘down home’ feel of the lead guitar playing, which blends effortlessly with the sophisticated overall sound of the bass, drums and vocals. The musicianship on this album rates second to none and the tone of Noelle’s voice is rich and soothing. The melodies and lyrics are strong, memorable and thought- provoking. There is nothing dressed-up here. Noelle’s songs evoke emotions of elation, joy and sadness covering topics of love, spirituality, loss and peace. She gathers inspiration from her personal life and from those around her. Her voice has been likened to a siren’s call from a distant land, reassuring and soulful. Noelle says: “I feel very grateful that I will be able to leave something of me behind - something that will connect those who will come after us with those who are here now. I want to voice things that I have seen and felt through song: snippets of fleeting moments and cherished memories.”
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E10 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Thursday About the event : Peter Doran is an Irish singer-songwriter/musician. He began playing guitar
at the tender age of eleven, experimenting initially with the electric
guitar before progressing onto the acoustic guitar that he favours for
songwriting. In 2006 Peter self-released debut album "Wood" which received
positive reviews across the board, including praise from the much respected
Irish publication "Hotpress" - "WARM AND ENCHANTING... AN ADMIRABLE DEBUT
THAT SHOULD OPEN DOORS AND MINDS... 7/10"
Peter has been playing live sets all over Ireland for the last few years,
some solo, some with band, and have been steadily building up a network of
fans throughout Ireland. These have been a mixture of headline shows and
high profile support slots, including opening for artists including Duke
Special, Mark Geary, David Kitt, Colm Lynch, John Spillane, Luka Bloom, Gary
Dunne, AM O'Grady, Albert Niland, Peter Mulvey, Emmett Tinley and even rock
bands like Berkley. This fact is testament to the variety of material
existing in Peter's repertoire. Some songs are laid back, quiet affairs,
others lean towards a slightly heavier side of the musical spectrum, others
have just a touch of jazz for good measure, but they will all be performed
full heartedly and as honestly as possible.
A second album is in the final stages of recording and some mixes can be
heard at www.myspace.com/peterdoran
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E15/10 conc Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Saturday Reviews : Irish Times
Sean Millar is an Irish national treasure. Brilliant caustic acoustic rock’n’roll moving in similar circles to Hammel On Trial...of the hundreds of new albums I’ll hear this year this one is unlikely to be bettered.. truly awesome. * * * * *
Padraig Collins
- Hotpress
He combines excellent melodies, biting lyrics and understated production to illustrate his tales of life, love and loss in a style sometimes reminiscent of Waits or even Dylan, Importantly though
He retains his own distinctive edge throughout ensuring that he experiments with pop folk and country styles yet keep a singular thread weaving through the album.
An excellent, excellent album and one of the best short story collections I’ve never read. 10/12
Stephen Robinson About the event : Bewleys welcome Doctor Millar back after 2 sold out shows in February!
Sean a.k.a doctor millar began his career as lead singer and main songwriter in the cute hoors
-A fast, thrashy, literate, Irish rock and roll band, with whom he toured Ireland Britain and mainland Europe. They managed not to die. They split in 1992….
In 1996 Sean Millar was nominated solo performer of the year at the Heineken hotpress awards (along with Van Morrison, Paul Brady and Gavin Friday)
Sean Millar’s first album “The Bitter lie” was recently voted
one of the best Irish albums of all time by both Today fm and
The Sunday tribune
His second album “the deal “was one of the Sunday Times top five albums of the year in 1998
His recent album “Always coming home”, promted
The Irish Times in its five star review to proclaim him “An Irish national treasure”
He has toured in Ireland, England, France, Switzerland, Italy, Norway and Denmark and in the United States and Canada and been the subject of major Articles in all the main Irish publications. He has performed on countless TV and radio shows both in Ireland and abroad.
Sean Presents “the hot Press Hot spot’ each week on east coast radio - one of the most respected rock shows on the air
Last year he released Tarzans Ambition his ‘best of ’ to the kind of press that most artists dream of.
[L]SPREADING HER THINLY by WHOSE SHOES PRODUCTIONS : 23rd March 2009 - 4th April 2009
Time : 1.10pm (Doors open 12.50pm) Cost : 15euro Director : Joy Forsythe Actors : Tracy Forsythe and Faye Billing Author : Tracy Forsythe Booking : 086-8784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Other : Opens March 25, previews March 23&24 Reviews : "If you are a parent, or you know a parent, or you are interested in parenting then go and see it, organise a group of like-minded friends and enjoy a well-earned night out"
CAMDEN NEW JOURNAL
"A must see for women in particular… Go see this play and forget your own pressures for a while". **** THREE WEEKS About the event :
SPREADING HER THINLY promises to provide audiences, a sharply funny, engaging, fast-paced, 60-minutes of mother-orientated entertainment and plots to help end the 'Mummy Wars'.
[E]Angel - Mexican-Flamenco Guitar : 26th March 2009
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E15 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Thursday About the event : Angel's interpretations of Hispanic music ranges from traditional sevillanas to flamenco puro, solea to tango and tanguillos to classical, this diversity has earned him enormous respect with compatriots and new audiences alike. He is a master guitarist, has released many CDs in Germany and has regularly toured throughout Ireland and Europe. His evocative performances echo a deep passion and love for Spanish music and for this evening he will perform an intoxicating brand of Flamenco, mainly his own.
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E18/15 Booking : 086 8784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Saturday About the event : Honor Heffernan has been performing as both a singer and actress for over 30 years now. She has been both critically and publicly acclaimed as a singer who's versatility and superior vocal ability means she is comfortable singing anything from Jazz and Blues to Rock and Folk.
Honor's career began in the early 70's as Ireland 's first female rock singer, when she joined “The Watchtower”, a very successful rock band, led by Alan Dee. Following a European tour, she went on to work with many of Ireland 's top Blues, Rock and Folk musicians.
Her Jazz singing career began in 1983 when she was invited by Songwriter, TV and Radio presenter Shay Healy to join with the Jim Doherty Trio in an experimental programme, where musicians from different backgrounds performed together. The experience lead to long associations with renowned jazz musicians Jim Doherty, Noel Kelehan and Louis Stewart, and many more of Irelands leading jazz musicians including drummer Stephen Keogh who produced her latest album “ Fire and Ice “. Since then she has earned a reputation as Ireland 's leading Jazz singer.
As a solo performer Honor has appeared in London 's Royal Albert Hall in a celebration of twenty years of the Beatles with the royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Choral Society attended by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. She will be joined on the night by Piano Virtuoso Phil Ware and his trio.
[E]Tango @ Bewleys Café Theatre : 4th April 2009
Musical style : Tango Time : 7pm (class @ 5pm) Cost : E15 Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Saturday About the event : 4 hours of non stop Tango at Bewleys cafe theatre with DJ John Rowan playing his excellent Tango music mix from 7pm to 11pm. Entrance is €15, make a reservation by calling Bewley's hotline on 0868784001, leave your name, number and mention the tango event on the answering machine. Full Bar available!!
There will be a workshop given by John Rowan and Erica Lerma before the Milonga, from 5pm to 7pm at bewleys. Workshop info contact Erika Lerma on 0872224397
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E8 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Wednesday About the event : Set to release his debut original recording this summer, Mark Conway is an emerging homegrown writing talent. An experienced musician based in Dublin city, Mark has played for many different acts, working both live and in studio, in venues all over the country. Key elements of his songwriting style include an exciting finger-style approach to guitar coupled with an intriguing mixture of influence incorporating elements of blues, jazz, pop and folk.
Rubbing shoulders with Irelands songwriting elite, Mark has supported at various times, the likes of Freddie White and Juliet Turner and has played along side some of the top musicians in the country.
Watch out for his debut album release and subsequent shows this summer!!
[E]A TRIBUTE TO DOLLY PARTON: THIS DUMB BLONDE AIN’T NOBODY’S FOOL : 11th April 2009
Musical style : Country/Tribute/Cabaret Time : Doors @ 8pm Cost : E15/12 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Saturday About the event : The songs of Dolly Parton have a massive crossover appeal – as well as her numerous self-penned hits (including ‘Nine To Five’, ‘Jolene’ and ‘I Will Always Love You’), Dolly’s versions of songs like ‘D.I.V.O.R.C.E.’ and ‘Harper Valley PTA’ have been hailed as definitive.
Sinead Murphy and The Nine To Fives perform Dolly’s famous numbers in this live music show. Sinead is one third of acapella trio The Shannon Colleens and regularly appears as cabaret singer, Cheryl Summers.
[E]Live At The Oriental Room - David McKenzie and Josh Johnston : 15th April 2009
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E10 Booking : 086 8784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com Days of week : Wednesday About the event : Fresh from their first tour of England, David & Josh (joined by Andrew Csibi
on double bass) evoke and invoke the high summer with originals, standards
and other favourites from their 2 CDs, Notes Home and A Minor Happiness.
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E6 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Thursday About the event : Harry Bird is a folk inspired singer songwriter who has lived in Scotland, England, the Middle East and the Basque Country. His musical experience is inspired from these many walks of life and will inspire any audience!
[E]Bewleys @ 6 - caifé ceol agus caidreamh! : 21st April 2009
Time : Doors @5.45pm, show 6-8pm Cost : E15 ( Incl. finger food ! ) Booking : 087-2547574/niamh@gael-linn.ie Days of week : Tuesday About the event : BEWLEY’S @ 6!
hosted by GAEL LINN
Tuesday 21 April 2009
Visiting from Dundalk,
well-known musicians
GERRY ‘fiddle’ O’CONNOR
and his son
DÓNAL O’CONNOR (piano/fiddle )
6p.m. – 8p.m.
(doors open 5.45p.m. )
ADMISSION: €15 ( incl. complimentary finger food !)
Bar open/Tea and coffee available
Booking essential ( limited space !): 087-2547574
Venue : Bewley\\\'s Theatre Time : 8pm Cost : 10 Days of week : Friday Reviews : Hailing from the small town of castlederg, this rising star is set to upset the balance of power with the release of her debut late this year.
Her songs have everything love, redemption, bubbles and jumpers, glasses, caravans
Georgous chords, poignant lyrics, clever quirks and the power of raw emotion. Lisa McLaughlin holds the stage like no-one else on the scene right now. About the event :
Lisa started writing her songs at the ripe age of 9, recording herself on a little red tape-recorder; she has been a prolific train since. The technology may have changed, but the intimate nature of Lisa's music remains the same. Her performances are never anything less than intense and wonderful. Lisa appeared several times at London's 'Unplugged' at Soho House, Shoreditch House, Le Garrick (Covent Garden), and The Electro acoustic Club at The Slaughtered Lamb. A personal highlight was performing for Peter O'Toole at the wrap party for the film Venus.
Now back in Ireland Lisa has been building up her loyal following by playing regularly at the local Dublin hot spots..
Supports slots to date:
The Goo Goo Dolls – The Ambassador Theatre Dublin
The Script – Whelan’s
The Corona’s – Whelan’s
Something Happens – Twice in Whelan’s
JayMay – Whelan’s
Simone White – Whelan’s
Rocky Votalato – Whelan’s
David Ford – The Sugar Club
Erin McKeown –The Sugar Club
China Crisis – The Button Factory
Justin Manville – The Sugar Club
Shay Cotter – Bewley’s Theatre
Tim Rogers – Whelan’s
The Guggenheim Grotto – Bewleys Theatre
Elder Roche – Bewleys Theatre
Bradley Gillis - Whelans
Other gigs include:
Bewleys Theatre 3 Headline gigs. 3rd one on the 24th April 2009.
Mountjoy Prison
Guinness Storehouse
[L]Life After Love : 28th April 2009 - 30th May 2009
Label : A Musical Comedy Musical style : Musical Director: Denis Staunton Time : 1.10pm (doors open 12.50pm) Cost : 15euro (inc light lunch) Director : Alan Stanford Actors : Billie Traynor Author : Billie Traynor Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Other : Previews 27 April Reviews : BILLIE TRAYNOR’S acting career has covered roles from Fairy Godmother in the Gaiety Panto (one of many!) to Lady Markby in Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband, with roles too numerous to mention along the way – including the infamous Nell in Ros na Run.
A long-time actor and director with the Gate Theatre and Artistic Director of Second Age Theatre Company, ALAN STANFORD is one of Ireland’s theatre personalities, and although it is now years since the demise of Glenroe, he is probably still best remembered as cuddly George from that well-loved soap.
DECLAN STAUNTON’S career straddles both Ireland and Canada where he has many years experience arranging and playing music on the cabaret scene.
FOR MEDIA INFORMATION OR PICTURES PLEASE CONTACT:
billietraynor@hotmail.com About the event : Newly divorced Daisy Magill is packing up a lifetime of make-up, selling her home and going on a journey. Join her in a series of hysterical, clumsy and downright disastrous attempts at finding new love…with songs! From the fizzy “Nobody Loves a Fairy When She’s Forty” to the pathos of “Send in the Clowns”, this cabaret show frames her doomed dates, and questions if there is indeed life after love after menopause?
Don’t miss this tragi-comedy of the female condition, a touching and side-splitting take on the ways in which we torture ourselves for a little Lovin’.
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.30pm (first act onstage 9pm) Cost : E15 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Thursday About the event : MacLoud Music presents “To A Haggis” at Bewley’s Theatre Café, Grafton Street Thursday 30th April 2009.
This promises to be an entertaining evening with a top-class line-up of acoustic music with a Scottish twist including Dublin City FM’s Heather MacLeod, Bert & Victor (as seen on RTE’s “All Ireland Talent Show”) and Temple Bar regulars John Byrne and Danny Moran plus special guests….
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.30pm Cost : E15 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Thursday Reviews : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_TFx4bk3ys About the event : Chanteuse Derby Browne, will be performing a sizzling Summer selection of the best songs from Italy, featuring the hits: Volare, Quando Quando Quando, Mambo Italiano, Americano, The Godfather, Time to Say Goodbye and lots more by Nino Rota and Henry Mancini.
La Dolce Roma transports you to Italy, where you become tangled in the spaghetti loops of Vespa scooters, ice-creams by the Trevi fountain, mandolins serenading under the stars, and the seductive 'La Dolce Vita'!
Accompanied by The Cappuccino Ensemble.
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.30pm Cost : E15 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Saturday Reviews : “There’s something about Tsumbu’s native language, Lingala that has infused the Congolese guitarist and singer with a spellbinding fluency.... Tsumbu’s confident juxtaposition of clarinet and guitar, insistent percussion and declamatory vocals trace a path that’s all his own...tribal rhythms and transcendent male harmonies declare Tsumbu’s intention to carve a niche nobody else has even dreamt of” IRISH TIMES 4/5 stars album review April 2009
“Tsumbu’s guitar playing is nothing short of exceptional and the wall of sound that hits you once you press play is infectious from the start. If you’re one of the many unfortunate ones who can’t afford a holiday this year, pick up Song of the Nations and experience the world from the comfort of your armchair” HOT PRESS 3/5 stars album review April 2009
About the event : Since his arrival in Cork in 2004 from his war torn homeland of the Congo, Niwel has developed an enviable reputation as an elegant and fluent guitarist, vocalist and composer. The new album ‘Song of the nations’ perfectly showcase’s his ability to vividly blend African rhythms, rumba, new jazz, classical flamenco and more. Playing electric & acoustic guitars & singing mostly in his native 'Lingala', Niwel performs a range of music that stretches from contemporary versions of Congolese traditional music from the 1930s & 40s to modern Jazz.
[E]Mumblin' Deaf Ro & Michael Stevens : 15th May 2009
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.30pm Cost : E10 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Friday Reviews : Mumblin' Deaf Ro is a Dublin songwriter who draws on the fingerpicking Blues influences of Mississippi John Hurt and the Reverand Gary Davis to write vivid and tender short story-type songs.
Ro released his first album 'Senor, My Friend . . .' in 2003. A collection of story telling songs about,a mong other things, unrequited love on a psychiatric ward; self-deluding drones in menial jobs; and a boxer's last thought spooling onto the canvas. The Irish Times called it 'a rare thing: a genuine cult classic'.
Ro's second album 'The Herring and the Brine' was released in 2007 and continued the storytelling themes; hacking unlikely trails from a drowning man to a failed Latin American dictator to lingering images of a community shattered by murder. The album was critically acclaimed and voted among the albums of 2007 by the Examiner and the influential cluas and nialler9 end of year polls.
Ro is currently working (slowly) on his next album. About the event : Michael Stevens was previously one of the songwriters in alt-folk band Settler. He is currently the singer and songwriter in the pop band Groom, who have been described by MP3Hugger as "Hardcore Twee...it’s not just noticeable in the sharp edges in the music; the lyrical themes frequently brush with the darkside... they offer up something sadly missing on the Dublin scene." Groom has released three albums, the latest of which, "At the Natural History Museum", has been described by entertainment.ie as containing "songs that sound like they were plucked from the bosom of the early '90s indiepop scene" (4 stars). Michael lives in Dublin with his wife and their three daughters.
Time : Doors @ 8.30 pm Cost : E12 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Saturday About the event : Anne-Marie Redmond is a soul, blues and funk singer, who has been performing for more than seven years to audiences all over Ireland. Having just released an album with vocal harmony group "The Gospel Project", she is now taking the time to focus on her first love, which is old style blues and soul.
Anne-Marie displays her true love of music in every performance, giving soul and passion to this gritty genre. However, she is also involved in other musical styles, currently studying classical voice, and performing with Andrew's Sister's Tribute Act, "The Bugle Babes".
Anne-Marie has performed in Crawdaddy, The Sugar Club, The Button Factory, and was a regular in the recently closed Bleu Note. This is her first time to play Bewley's Theatre.
Time : Doors @ 8.30 pm Cost : E10 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Thursday About the event : Manteca was founded in Dublin in 2004 by pupils of Cuban master-percussionist & composer Juan "Cuco" Castellanos. As well as studying with Cuco, they formed an ensemble under his direction consisting of Dubliners Des McCarthy & Nick McCabe of Masamba on percussion, Angela Cox on percussion & vocals, Katrin Goldbeck from Hamburg on saxes, & Paco Vidal from Barcelona on piano. When Cuco left in 2003 to teach in the USA the group recruited another Dubliner, Fergal McGirl on bass & soon after Chris Turner from London on tenor sax & flute. Newest member is Marco Ciancaglini from Rome on guitars. Manteca play a cross section of classic Cuban and South American music as well as contemporary latin jazz and a number of their own compositions, all performed in a light hearted and entertaining way.
[E]Max Greenwood : 22nd May 2009
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.30pm Cost : E10 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Friday Reviews : Reviews for debut Album ‘In The Blood’
**** Irish Times
‘Big-hearted piano and a deeply soulful voice.
A tip from the initiated: don’t miss him live’ Deanna Ortiz
*** Sunday Business Post
‘A distinctive and distinguished debut. Max Greenwood shows all the promise of future greatness.’ JC
*** Limerick Post
‘Poetic, emotional songs with depth that cannot be ignored –
Max Greenwood is a name to remember’ Alan Owens
About the event : Max Greenwood released his debut album ‘In The Blood’ in Ireland last June to widespread critical acclaim, followed by a sold-out album launch and tour. Exposure has steadily built from the release of his 1st single, ‘Made-up Hotel’ which caught the attention of radio on to the recent inclusion of 2 songs in the award-winning RTE2 TV drama ‘RAW’.
May sees the release of Max’s latest single ‘Faces In The Water’. Issued as a 3-track EP download, it will also include two recent, previously unavailable recordings. Also upcoming is a tour of Ireland and support slots with Terry Callier, Cathy Davey and Vyvienne Long. Max is also currently working on a film ‘In The Blood’ and writing towards his next album.
About Max..
A long-time member of Tom Baxter’s band, Max appears on both the no.1 album ‘Skybound’ and Baxter’s critically acclaimed debut ‘Feather and Stone’. Max’s distinctive piano playing was a stand out feature of Baxter's first radio hit 'This Boy' in 2005.
Max moved from London to Ireland in 2005 and set about writing and recording ‘In The Blood’. An entirely self-produced, self-funded album, it was recorded in a shed-studio Max built at the end of his garden. ‘In The Blood’ is released on Max’s own ‘Firedog’ label and is available from record stores across Ireland, from iTunes, and from the Max Greenwood website.
www.maxgreenwood.com
[E]"But Beautiful" In Love With Jazz in Summer : 28th May 2009
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.30pm Cost : E12 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Thursday Reviews : "Emilie Conway is a heart stealer. She possesses a voice like an angel, smooth, mellow, sincere and deeply connected to both music and lyrics. She is no imitator but has a fresh approach and a sound that lingers on ….." Fionna Duncan.UK
"A wonderful talent. Emilie sings her songs from her heart. She really means what she sings" Sheila Jordan, US
About the event : Following the success of her shows “No Regrets, the Music of Great Female Vocalists” & “A Tribute to Billie Holiday,” vocalist Emilie Conway returns to Bewley’s Café Theatre on the 28th of May to perform a selection of her favourite standards.
A reputation for her sensitive and sincere delivery musically and lyrically with a tone that has been compared to warm honey, sees Conway not only in demand in Dublin, but also, by invitation, in the US, Chicago, Vermont, Boston and in Europe, Denmark and Germany. In this show “But Beautiful,” Emilie will be performing her favourite ballads, swing and bossa nova by Hoagy Carmichael, Fats Waller, A. C, Jobim, Cole Porter, Mc Coy Tyner and more… .interspersed with jazz lore and some dubious wisecracks!
Emilie is accompanied by a trio of Ireland’s finest jazz musicians; Johnny Taylor, piano, Dave Flemming, bass and Dominic Mullan, drums. Bewley’s Café Theatre is delighted to welcome Emilie Conway back with her new show.
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.30pm Cost : E7 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Friday About the event : 'One in Five' is the debut EP by Michael John (formerly of Dublin bands The Marshals and Television Room). Set for release on May 29th on download only, the EP will serve as a 4 song sampler of whats expected from his debut album scheduled for release in September this year. An intimate solo acoustic gig will take place in Bewleys Cafe Theatre on May 29th to celebrate the release.
Admission is 7 euro and includes a free copy of 'One in Five'
Also available from iTunes, Amazon, 7 digital and other music retailers.
[E] Keep Up the Classics! : 31st May 2009 - 28th June 2009
Musical style : Opera Classics Venue : Bewley's Cafe theatre Time : 8pm Cost : €15 (conc €10) Director : Brendan MacQuaile Booking : 087-9892994 Days of week : Sunday About the event : Keep Up the Classics!
presents a series of Classical musical evenings for Summer !
Each Sunday evening throughout June'09 at 8pm
By the Light of the moon. (Il Balen)
So sings the villian, Count Luna, in Verdi's Il Trovatore, why not join our Villian Brendan MacQuaile,Baritone in a Romantic evening of Classical Arias and duets, Songs from every Genre, Musical Theatre and Comedy with Special guests from the best Musical talent Ireland has to offer including Bryan Hoey, Tenor, Jacinta Scully, Soprano, Marie Power, Mezzo and many more. Delightfully accompanied by Celine Kelly on Piano.
[L]WORLD PREMIER - ELYSIUM NEVADA by Barry McKinley : 1st June 2009 - 27th June 2009
Time : 1.10pm (doors open 12.50pm) Cost : 15euro (inc light lunch) Director : Terry Byrne Author : Barry McKinley Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Reviews : AT TIMES HEARTWARMING, AND AT OTHER TIMES, CAUSTIC PLAY ABOUT LIVING, AGING, FORGETTING AND REMEMBERING. About the event : The world premiere of a new play, ELYSIUM NEVADA, written by, Irish Playwright, Barry McKinley, and directed
by Terry Byrne, opens in Bewley's Cafe Theatre on Monday 1 June. It is set in a retirement home in Nevada, USA. Two elderly male inmates, wheelchair-bound, sit on the balcony and
gaze at the desert as they reflect on their life and times in their new surroundings in an animated dialogue which is richly comic, reminiscent of exchanges between Walter
Matthau and Jack Lemon. They wonder about the mysterious woman asleep nearby, whose
awakening reveals surprising and poignant new insights on their lives.
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.30pm Cost : E7 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Thursday About the event : Cream Carousel all began with singer songwriter Audrey Fay. After gigging North County Dublin she was to meet guitarist Enda Duffy, Bassist Barney Brennan
and last but not least Cy Mutch.
With Audreys ability to write heartfelt, honest songs and the guys rock n roll influences, the eclectic sound of CREAM CAROUSEL was born!!!
[E]Geraldine Mangan : 6th June 2009
Label : Right Recordings Ltd Musical style : Pop/Jazz
Time : Doors @ 8.30pm Cost : E15 Booking : 086 8784001 Days of week : Saturday Reviews : "Geraldine is a wonderful artist with a beautiful voice and her new album "This Is The Life For Me" shows her beautiful interpretation of her heart felt songs. An album I enjoyed enormously!" Dana.
"I love the album." Maxi RTE
"One of the nicest voices I have ever heard - really defined. The songs are very well written and produced, really good." Terry Cullen Turtlemusic uk
"Geraldine Mangan's latest release is a confident production for these dark times and demonstrates clearly this ladies song writing abilities. All the tracks are skewed in the classic pop song tradition with a whiff of jazz and blues lingering. This additional dimension ensures that the album's qualities are better absorbed on repeated listenings." Sean Brophy Radio 4
”Great voice and plenty of good songs” Dave Reid, BME MUSIC.
“Voice like velvet” Robbie Daly Dublin City FM
"Her voice is lovely to listen to." Cynthia Morahan, Clare FM 2 About the event : Singer/Songwriter Geraldine Mangan makes her debut appearance at Bewley’s Cafe Theatre performing songs from her NEW ORIGINAL album "This Is The Life For Me" along with her exciting new band of superbly talented musicians.
Geraldine’s gift for songwriting was first recognised at 14 when she was a finalist
in the ‘All Ireland Teenage Songwriter of the Year Competition’. After winning
further talent competitions, she went on to sing in Ireland's ‘National Song Contest’.
Geraldine began singing professionally when Liam Harrison (Give It A Lash Jack)
asked her to join his band, Fantasy. Since then she has performed with many
jazz / pop bands, working with a host of well-respected Irish musicians including
Philip McDermott, Michael Buckley, Cian Boylan, Dave Cottier and Jim Farley.
In 2005 she turned professional as a solo artist, and released a cover album,
Favourite Songs Collection which gained considerable airplay on Irish radio, and was featured as ‘Album of the Week’ on Dundalk 100FM and Tipperary Mid West Radio.
Her new album, This Is The Life For Me, is a collection of musically & lyrically uplifting & melodic original songs, intensified by Geraldine’s unique vocal style. Whilst recording the album, she has received ongoing advice, direction and critique from top Irish songwriter Jimmy MacCarthy. The accompanying video for her new single has recently been shot in London, and she has a UK tour planned for summer 2009.
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.30pm Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Saturday Reviews : PLEASE NOTE THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES! Apologies for any Inconvenience!
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.30pm Cost : E10 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Thursday Reviews : Support from HERM About the event : 2008 was a busy year for Belfast singer, songwriter, guitarist Ciaran Gribbin (aka Joe Echo) since deciding to move on from his band Leya and into a solo career to explore this 'restless musical imagination'. As a prolific writer with an ever-expanding catalogue of songs he set out to perform this new material in his own live shows in preparation for the recording of his debut album.
Having completed five songs in Metropolis Studios, London with internationally renowned producer Chris Potter whose credits include The Verve, Richard Ashcroft, Blur, The Feeling etc. Joe Echo has also been working with the likes of Paul Oakenfold, Groove Armadas Andy Cato and recording and producing several songs for the new Philip Ridley movie 'Heartless' starring Jim Sturgess.
A hectic gigging schedule including some recent high profile supports with The Script, Powerfinger, Paul Heaton (Beautiful South) and Duke Special have seen his fan base grow.
For more see: www.joeecho.com / www.myspace.com/joeecho / www.bebo.com/joeechomusic
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.30pm Cost : E10 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Friday About the event : FINGAL four-piece, Cream Carousel return to Bewleys on the back of their 'Taste Me' album. The band featuring Lusk singer songwriter, Audrey Fey, guitarist Enda Duffy, bassist Barney Brennan and drummer Cy Mutch. Their six track release is a neat mix of genres and styles. The chilled out 'Bring Me To My Knees' is a jazz-tinged number in the vein of Duffy, but with a darker edge and something you might expect to find in the next Quentin Tarantino soundtrack. 'King of Cool' is another highlight, it's breezy twang showcasing the bands undoubted talents, while Fay's Nora Jones-meets-Amy Winehouse vocals particularly shine. 'Mama' is another slower, sensitive offering, while 'Emptied Out' Changes speed rapidly and closing track 'Losin'' swings in an almost punk direction, with elements of The Strokes and Mary Black amongst it's ingredients.
[L]Roman Fever : 29th June 2009 - 25th July 2009
Label : Lunchtime Theatre Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 1.10pm (doors open 12.50) Cost : €15 (includes light lunch) Director : Michael James Ford Actors : Maria Tecce, Karen Ardiff and Arber Sula Author : Hugh Leonard after Edith Wharton Booking : 086-8784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Reviews : …as notable a piece, within its brief compass, as one is likely to find. It is indeed as memorable a short story as Mrs Wharton has ever done.
NEW YORK TIMES, 1936.
...A wonderful adaptation. EMER O'KELLY, SUNDAY INDEPENDENT About the event : In the warm glow of an Italian afternoon in 1930, two wealthy American widows sit on the terrace of a restaurant overlooking the ancient wonders of Rome. They reminisce about their past friendship and remember a previous visit to the city when they were both young and in love. Now their hopes rest with the prospects of their unmarried daughters.
As the sun sets on the Coliseum, bitter jealousies come to light and age-old secrets are revealed.
Roman Fever is a beautifully observed comedy of manners with a savage sting in the tail. It is based on the acclaimed short story by the great American writer Edith Wharton and is adapted for the stage by Hugh Leonard, one of Ireland's most successful playwrights.
[E]The Minnows : 4th July 2009
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.30pm Cost : E15 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Saturday Reviews : “A cracking album… if you like Snow Patrol’s brand of epic pop then you’ll be charmed by this well-crafted set of infectious and melodic tunes.” Irish Daily Star
“How can a bunch of miserable sods make such great music.” Irish Mirror
“Potentially the best of their career to date.” Hot Press magazine
“Worth the wait… infused with the deep irony of the title and some great songwriting. Impressive stuff.” Daily Mirror
“Beautifully unhinged tunes, all steeped in simple uncluttered grandeur.” Belfast Telegraph
“Incredibly raw and honest.” FATE Magazine
About the event : NORTHERN Ireland four-piece The Minnows make a long awaited return to the Dublin stage with an exclusive appearance in Bewley’s Café Theatre to mark the release of their critically acclaimed album Leonard Cohen’s Happy Compared To Me. The band will be performing tracks from the album, which is available on the legendary Good Vibrations record label, as well as a selection of past hits and new material. Sure to be a sellout so book early to avoid disappointment. Tickets available on www.theminnows.com.
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.30pm Cost : E15 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Wednesday Reviews : For live dates visit:
Management & Bookings: Kathy Cullinane
E: kathycullinan@gmail.com / micheleakelly@eircom.net
T: +353 (0) 87 23 456 87 or +353 (0) 86 171 27 29
About the event : Dubliner Michele Ann Kelly's style is a provocative blend of blues, soul, rock and pop, with a hint of folk and a dash of country, earning her comparisons with Shawn Colvin, k d Lang, Alison Krauss and Sarah Mc Lachlan.
At 17 Kelly went to Italy and sang with an Irish trad group. Returning, she collaborated with established songwriters like Liam Reilly, Steve Wickham, and Thom Moore.
In 2000 she supported Mary Black, Paul Brady, Sharon Shannon and Altan, and made the Top 100 Unplugged Songs of the Year in Hot Press. In 2003 she released 'Shark Cages,' and her 6-track EP A Breakfast Affair came in 2005 with a sold-out gig at The Sugar Club. In 2005 she featured on the 10 Summer Nights compilation, headlined at Dublin’s Civic Theatre and was Hot Press’ First Cuts artist of 2005.
2006 had Michele busy gigging with Don Baker, Mick Hanly, Leslie Dowdall, Mike Hanrahan and Marian Bradfield, as well as solo shows. In 2007 she headlined in Manhattan's Ear Inn, and performed in France.
2008 saw Michele record her debut album Songs That Saved My Life, and the single ‘Fall On Me’ (with Caruso), followed by a headliner at the Blues Autour de Zinc 08 Festival in France.
In 2009 Michele played support to Brian Kennedy and Luka Bloom, and a charity gig for the Niall Mellon Trust, among other live work. This year she will release a new single and her long-awaited debut album.
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.30pm Cost : E10 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Thursday Reviews : Groom are a pop band from Dublin who have been self-releasing acclaimed records for some four years now. Lauded by MP3Hugger as "Hardcore Twee...it’s not just noticeable in the sharp edges in the music; the lyrical themes frequently brush with the darkside.", the band were described to "offer up something sadly missing on the Dublin scene." The latest album, "At the Natural History Museum", released on US label Tight Ship Records, is a pop record about death, filtered through the observations of six fictional characters. It explores themes of despair, questions on eternity, nightmares, suicide, loneliness, regret, and final acceptance—all performed with disarming cheerfulness and black humour in Groom’s signature pastoral pop style. Described by entertainment.ie as containing "songs that sound like they were plucked from the bosom of the early '90s indiepop scene" (4 stars), the record was produced by Chicago musician/artist, Barry Phipps.
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.00pm Cost : E12 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Saturday About the event : Anne-Marie Redmond is a passionate, authentic, soulful singer from Dublin who has been performing soul, funk, and gospel music for almost ten years, accompanied by a host of Ireland's most talented musicians. Anne-Marie has performed in venues all over Ireland including the Olympia, Vicar Street, and The Sugar Club, however her first solo show in Bewleys took place just this May when she played to a sell out audience, receiving fantastic reviews. A dedicated performer, Anne-Marie treats the audience to a mixture of motown, blues, funk, 60's pop, and a touch of gospel, all wrapped up with a gritty soul feel. Her gigs are fun, high energy, and "breathtaking". Not to be missed.
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 7.00pm Cost : E18 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Thursday Reviews : as seen on The Late Late Show
http://www.rte.ie/tv/latelate/20081010.html About the event : Celebrated chanteuse Derby Browne is joined by songstresses Annie Redmond and Eve O'Donnell, bringing the sound of 1940s nostalgia to Bewley's Cafe Theatre this June with' The Bugle Babes Show'.
The Bugle Babes will transport you back to the age of nylon stockings, the wireless, jazz and swing dancing with their gorgeous homage to The Andrews Sisters.
A show of wartime romance and delicious harmonies, featuring the hits: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy and In the Mood, that offers a melodic trip down memory lane.
DEADLY LOVE : 17th July 2009 - 18th July 2009
Musical style : Opera Classics Venue : Bewley's Cafe theatre Time : 8pm Cost : €18 (€15) Booking : 086-8784001 Days of week : Friday and Saturday Reviews : 'Une nuit enchantée' About the event : [E]
An evening of Opera classics from the team of French Operapero...all the way from Paris!
For two nights only - Booking Recommended.
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.30pm Cost : E12 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Thursday Reviews : Touching and sensitively unguarded….will simply cut you to the quick… Losing Today
Warm melodies and gentle soundcapes…(a) voice similar to Neil Halstead from Slowdive over gentle guitar chords and arrangements……………2uIBestow Music Blog
About the event : PEARSE MCGLOUGHLIN creates beautifully haunting songs of forgotten moments and quiet reflection. Dreamy and atmospheric, his work has an organic aesthetic reminiscent of Mazzy Star or Grand Salvo. He will launch his debut album BUSY WHISPER on Urchin Music at Bewleys Cafe Theatre on July 23rd with support on the night from Aisling Quinn.
[l]The Kiss by Michael Harding, starring Tom Hickey : 27th July 2009 - 8th August 2009
Time : 1.10pm (doors open 12.50pm) Cost : 15euro (inc light lunch) Actors : Tom Hickey Author : Michael Harding Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Other : previews 27 July, opens 28 July Reviews : “A performance of rare power and extraordinary impact…” SUNDAY TRIBUNE
“Powerful important play…satisfying, provocative and engaging…” EVENING HERALD About the event : The Kiss is a timely revival of one of Michael Harding's most incisive comments on the state of Catholicism in Ireland. An ex-priest reflects on his loss of faith and wasted life. A tragic tale of one man's compulsion, blindness and loneliness......A riveting performance not to be missed.
[E]Alex_Mathias : 29th July 2009
Musical style : Jazz Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.00pm Cost : E10 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Wednesday About the event : 24 year-old tenor saxophonist and Berklee College of Music graduate Alex Mathias presents an evening of original music and jazz with his fine quartet of some of the youngest and most in demand jazz musicians in Dublin. Delving into relatively unusual territory with his use of guitar effects and pedals on the sax, this is sure to be an night of music hard to forget. Alex's music will have you tapping your feet and singing his melodies for weeks afterward whilst challenging your understanding of what 'jazz' is.
Alex Mathias - Tenor/Alto Saxophone
Johnny Taylor - Keyboards
James Little - Electric Bass
Dominic Mullan – Drums
[E]Valerie Coyne Quintet : 30th July 2009
Musical style : Jazz Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.00pm Cost : E10 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Thursday About the event : The Valerie Coyne Quintet will host an evening of Jazz in Bewleys Cafe Theatre on the 30th of July with special Guests Vein Melter.
This will be a night of jazz where new meets old, The Old being The Valerie Coyne Quintet who are regulars in Bewleys and will be providing more of their classic repertoire from the great American song book of jazz. The new being Vein Melter ,with original material written by Kevin Higgins the band puts emphasis on group improvisation over simple forms, they have a bluesy, swining feel with a contemporay edge injected by rap-influenced vocals and are not to be missed.
[E]'Forgotten Hero's' present the Story of Simon & Garfunkel : 1st August 2009
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.00pm Cost : E12 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Saturday About the event : The show will feature Brendan MacQuaile and Tony Cox (Guitar) aka Forgotten Heroes.
We start with the early years,how the guys met and travelled through the Greenwich Village folk scene to the UK and Back. Early songs such as ‘Hey Schoolgirl’, their first hit, ‘Bleeker Street’ and other songs from the folk era when they even recorded Dylans’ ‘The Times They are a Changin' the Everly's ‘Bye Bye Love’ and folk ballads like ‘The Sun is Burning’.
Second half will be a more up to date, mini 'concert in central park, with Paul Simon hits such as ‘Me and Julio’, ‘Slip Slidin' away and all the well known hits, ‘Mrs Robinson’,’Bridge Over Troubled Water’ and many more......
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.00pm Cost : E10 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Wednesday About the event : Hailing from Wexford but resident to Sligo, Wayne has earned a name as a singer, songwriter and performer. With songs that veer from emotive to humourous, from sombre to upbeat rock and always performed with energy and passion, he has graced the stage alongside Mundy, Damien Dempsey, John Spillane, Jinx lennon, Luan parle and more. With an easy going stage banter matched alongside an energetic delivery and smart lyrics he has slowly began winning fans all over the country. Currently recording his debut album. Support on the night will be from Odi, another up and coming act who have just released their debut album and recently supported the likes of Mick Flannery among others.
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.00pm Cost : TBC Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Thursday About the event : Singer/Actor/Comedienne Susannah De Wrixon makes a welcome to return
to Bewleys after a few years maternity leave!
She is joined by the Phil Ware trio(Kevin Brady, Dave Fleming) a
hugely respected bunch of jazz musicians and together they pay tribute
to the late Great jazz cabaret diva Blossom Dearie. She had impeccable
taste and style and her self penned songs are held in huge esteem.
Hear tunes like BRUCE, MY ATTOURNEY BERNIE, I'M HIP, GIVE HIM THE OHH
LA LA, and many others
[E]Justin Manville & Lisa McLoughlin : 21st August 2009
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.00pm Cost : TBC Booking : bangbangs@gmail.com Days of week : Friday About the event : Acoustic performance with a touch of cello,
Justin has been keeping his head down writing with Martin Glover and Guy Chambers over the last few months, so he will be performing many new songs.
He will also have a special guest Lisa McLaughlin, playing a selection of songs on the night. Lisa has just recently finished an Irish tour with Paul Brady and is currently working on her debut album due out later this year.
[E]Happy Birthday To Uke : 23rd August 2009
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.00pm Cost : E10 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Sunday About the event : It won’t have escaped your attention that August 23rd sees the 130th birthday of the ukulele. It has? Oh. Well, anyway, to celebrate, Bewley’s Café Theatre presents Happy Birthday To Uke, a four-stringed knees-up to celebrate this musical landmark in true Dublin style. Bestselling author and broadcaster Charlie Connelly opens the evening with How The Ukulele Changed The World, an entertaining journey through the history of the ukulele that incorporates unlikely names from Neil Armstrong to Marilyn Monroe via Fozzie Bear and Tony Blair. Then Limerick’s Peter Delaney, Ireland’s finest solo ukulele performer, takes the stage with his beautifully crafted songs before Dublin’s own Sick and Indigent Song Club bring the evening to a close. Featuring the country’s finest ukulele chanteuse Angie McLaughlan, the Sick and Indigent Song Club are a Dublin institution well known for their potent blend of old-time, bluegrass and country seen best in a live setting. Happy Birthday To Uke is the perfect way to celebrate this musical milestone. Although at that age, we won’t be giving it the bumps.
[E]Bi-atch : 26th August 2009
Musical style : Folk/Gospel/Soul Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.00pm Cost : E10 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Wednesday Reviews : Our special guest this month is the fabulous Doctor Millar who we'll hopefully get to join for a few rip roaring numbers and who will no doubt delight you all.
The Biatch Collective features Caroline Kiernan, Brian Roche, Dave McGuinness and Shelley Bukspan. We will supply your usual dose of Gospel, funk, folk and classic rock you know you can't live without. About the event : Sean, AKA Doctor Millar would make most peoples A-list of Irish songwriters.
Having split from cult (and critically lauded) rocknroll band The Cute Hoors in 1992 he began working on a new batch of songs which saw release in 1995 as the bitter Lie.
The bitter lie got rave reviews in all of the national papers and Sean was nominated as solo Artist of the year, at the Hot Press Heineken awards in 1996 - in the same category as Van Morrison, Gavin Friday and Paul Brady.
The bitter lie was included in the Today FM /Sunday Tribune top fifty Irish albums of all time.
His second album The Deal(1998) was as rapturously reviewed and was included in the Sunday times top five albums of the year (see sample press included)
His third album always coming home caused the Irish times - in its five star review! -to proclaim him an Irish National Treasure
His songs have been covered live by Nina Hynes, Jack L, Camille OSullivan, Joe Chester, and Tom Dunne to name but a few
He has toured in Ireland, England, France, Switzerland, Italy, Norway and Denmark and in the United States and Canada and been the subject of major Articles in all the main Irish publications. He has performed on countless TV and radio shows both in Ireland and abroad. .
Sean Presents the hot Press Hot spot each week on east coast radio - one of the most respected rock shows on the air.
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.00pm Cost : TBC Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Thursday About the event : Oil & Blood are your typical working class heroes band from the swamps of Dublin's deep south. Hailing from the magical shire of Tallaght (+ 1 Crumlinite!), this 5 piece play unplugged sets of original, blues americana. The boys combine resophonic acoustica with thought-provoking song writing and a foot tapping rhythm section. If you like their sound, why not pop in to the next gig and meet the guys, they're a friendly bunch!
Support on the night comes from acoustic bluegrass outfit 'Well Enough Alone.
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 7.00pm Cost : E18 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Saturday Reviews : as seen on The Late Late Show
http://www.rte.ie/tv/latelate/20081010.html
About the event : Celebrated chanteuse Derby Browne is joined by songstresses Annie Redmond and Eve O'Donnell, bringing the sound of 1940s nostalgia to Bewley's Cafe Theatre this June with' The Bugle Babes Show'. The Bugle Babes will transport you back to the age of nylon stockings, the wireless, jazz and swing dancing with their gorgeous homage to The Andrews Sisters. A show of wartime romance and delicious harmonies, featuring the hits: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy and In the Mood, that offers a melodic trip down memory lane
[L]ABSOLUT DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL @ BEWLEYS CAFÉ THEATRE : 7th September 2009 - 19th September 2009
Time : 1pm and 6pm Booking : 1850 FRINGE (374643) Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday Other : No food available at performances
[L]TOO MUCH OF NOTHING by Mark O'Halloran and David Wilmot : 22nd September 2009 - 10th October 2009
Time : 1.10pm (doors open 12.50pm) Cost : 15euro Director : Neil Pearson Actors : Chistopher Samuel Carroll and Elliot Moriarty Booking : 0868784001 Days of week : Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday and Sunday Other : Previews 21st, no shows on Sundays Reviews : 'A Cult Hit' - THE EVENT GUIDE...... 'A LUNCHTIME TREAT' - RTE
About the event : Question: What do you get when you add...2 Welfare-Assisted Wasters + 1 Bucket of Caffeine + Years of Down-time? Answer = 1 Brilliant Lunchtime Comedy.......... Dominic is in crisis - again. He must do something with his life and desperately needs an accomplice. Christy, the long-suffering poet, is about to write his greatest work- if Dominic would only shut up. This is the generation the Celtic Tiger left behind, in a dusty corner of Bewley's Café.
A Comedy from the writer of hit film Adam and Paul ...........Too Much of Nothing bears the hallmarks of O'Halloran's later cinematic triumph ‘Adam and Paul’. The quirky dialogue, offbeat observations and poignantly fragile characters are common to both. Yet this earlier work stands alone as a startlingly original and genuinely hilarious forty-five minutes of theatre.
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.00pm Cost : E10 Booking : bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Thursday Reviews : Gráinne Maguire was a finalist in The Hackney Empire 2009, Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2007, Leicester Comedian of the Year 2009 and Funny Women 2008.
Her 2008 Edinburgh show with Sarah Campbell “The Cheese and Pineapple Club” received two four star reviews (Broadway baby and The List).
Reviewed as “one to watch” by The Fix magazine and featured in BBC’s “Newsnight Review” on the future of British comedy.
Leicester Mercury New Act of The Year Finalist 2009
Hackney Empire Finalist 2009
Funny Women Finalist 2008
Laughing Horse Finalist 2007
"incredibly funny" Times Online 2009
**** The List 2008
****BroadwayBaby 2008
About the event : Is living your life, like you’re in an Emily Brontie novel always a bad thing? Even if you are in your late twenties, live in London and don’t own a bonnet.
Drama, passion, the odd wife locked in an attic, Gráinne really thought life would be more like that and is now slowly realising that isn’t the case...
and she’s angry, very angry. Modern life is as mediocre as hell and she isn’t going to take it anymore.
Join Gráinne as she argues that we could all do with a bit more excitement 19th century style in these glum, credit crunch days.
Sure there was a bit of slavery, no women’s rights and the odd bit of cholera but whatever- talk to the glove ‘cause the bonnet isn’t listening...
Why not write a love letter, discover you have a mortal enemy, inherit money in a dubious manner, isn’t that much more fun than bloody Twitter.
Watch as she tries to find a third way between the forced marriages to save your family home and getting fingered in nightclubs. Hear her debate on whether a lifelong obsession with all things Austen and Bronte, is a help or is she just building herself for inevitable disappointment?
Gráinne will tackle all these conundrums asking what she always asks in times of difficulty- what would Jane Eyre do?
[E]Honor Heffernan : 26th September 2009
Musical style : Jazz Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.30pm Cost : E18/E15 Booking : 0879892994 or bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Saturday About the event : Honor Heffernan has been performing as both a singer and actress for over 30 years now. She has been both critically and publicly acclaimed as a singer who's versatility and superior vocal ability means she is comfortable singing anything from Jazz and Blues to Rock and Folk. Honor's career began in the early 70's as Ireland 's first female rock singer, when she joined “The Watchtower”, a very successful rock band, led by Alan Dee. Following a European tour, she went on to work with many of Ireland 's top Blues, Rock and Folk musicians. Her Jazz singing career began in 1983 when she was invited by Songwriter, TV and Radio presenter Shay Healy to join with the Jim Doherty Trio in an experimental programme, where musicians from different backgrounds performed together. The experience lead to long associations with renowned jazz musicians Jim Doherty, Noel Kelehan and Louis Stewart, and many more of Irelands leading jazz musicians including drummer Stephen Keogh who produced her latest album “ Fire and Ice “. Since then she has earned a reputation as Ireland 's leading Jazz singer. As a solo performer Honor has appeared in London 's Royal Albert Hall in a celebration of twenty years of the Beatles with the royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Choral Society attended by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. She will be joined on the night by Piano Virtuoso Phil Ware and his trio.
[E]The Zero Fish Tour : 27th September 2009
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.30pm Cost : E10 Booking : 0879892994 or bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Sunday About the event : 'The Zero Fish tour concludes in the awesome Bewleys cafe theatre on sunday sept 27th! Featuring the ever Charismatic Man of Straw and the Glendale family, the cowboy punk himself Dermot Byrne and his Dancing Frankensteins, folk & roll aficionado Andy Hickie and Shane Keeley!! Bound to be an good night!! Swing by if you get the chance ;-)
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.30pm Cost : E5 Booking : 0879892994 or bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Wednesday About the event : Ciara Allen is a 22year old singer and songwriter from Skerries.She has been singing since the age of 12 and started performing her own material at the age of 15.She has recently returned from living and gigging around Canada. In her songs,she takes on the role of a storyteller.Her brutal honesty makes her stand out from the crowd. She is just about to go back into the studio to record a new E.P.
She will be joined by Jay Weldon on the night.
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.30pm Cost : E10 Booking : 0879892994 or bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Thursday Reviews : "unapologetically confident…there’s something exceptional within Hourican…offering more than your average singer/songwriter."
State Magazine
"This is an immensely impressive first album…Blessed with a quavering falsetto and a knack for slow-building ballad Paul Hourican is a singer-songwriter with a bright future!" ****
Ed Power, Metro
"A rich variety of songs … a high standard of creativity suggest Paul Hourican is one to watch."
Entertainment Focus UK
"Let The Enemy In is glorious … and suggests that Hourican is going to be a great album artist."
Toxicpete.co.uk
"Just a great, great record."
Tom Dunne, Today FM
"One of Dublin’s most promising singer-songwriters…A stonkingly good debut album…buy it!!" ***
Daily Star
About the event : Hailing from Dublin, on the album as on stage, Hourican is joined by some of Ireland’s finest musicians including legendary guitarist Conor Brady (The Blades, The Corrs, Jerry Fish), bassist Shane Fitzsimons (Damien Rice, Paddy Casey), drummer Steve Hogan (Hal, The Carnival Saloon) and keyboardist Derek Cronin (Sinead O’Connor). With live performances promising authoritative, emotionally arresting, honest and soulful delivery of, as of yet, untouched gems, and every throaty syllable surrendering to and serving the song, not just the singer, Hourican is one not to be missed!
[E]Valerie Coyne Quintet : 3rd October 2009
Musical style : Jazz Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.00pm Cost : E10 Booking : 0879892994 or bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Saturday About the event : The 3rd of October in Bewleys will be a night of vocal jazz. Along with the usual jazz and blues vocals from regulars The Valerie Coyne Quintet, Valerie brings us special guests The Jenna Harris Quartet. The Jenna Harris Quartet have been playing together since attending New Park Music College 6 years ago. New Park is renowned for its excellence in jazz and in bringing these musicians together it hasn't failed to live up to its name. Their set will consist of arranged jazz standards along with some compositions by Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen and some lesser know compositions by jazz vocalist Betty Carter. Their unique take on this material is not to be missed.
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.30pm Cost : E10 Booking : 0879892994 or bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Wednesday Reviews : “The announcement of this release date is great news for true music lovers – NOBODY
KNOWS is simply a pleasure to listen to with its perfectly eclectic blend of influences”‐
Patrick James Blog
Sept 23rd sees one of Ireland’s most regular touring troubadours ‐ELDER ROCHE‐ release his amazing
album NOBODY KNOWS, after a windfall of press and radio support over the last few months after
his single release ‐DIAMOND‐ which lead to sold out shows in Dublin. The Irish Independent &
HOTPRESS gave him their seal of approval stating that “Ireland has a new singer songwriter to be
reckoned with!”, while MIXTAPE/ 2UIBESTOW awarded ELDER ROCHE as their RUBY TUESDAY
ARTIST “Elder Roche has shown massive potential with his debut album 'Nobody Knows'. You can't
but hear Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen influences, but this is a fine true folk troubadour”. Having
The News of The World declare that his “manly vocals and powerful storytelling songs bring to mind
the genius of Leonard Cohen and Neil Diamond.” Dan Hegarty of RTE 2FM claims that there is
“something spiritual about ELDER’s songs”, and PHANTOM FM describes him as “truly talented and
stunning”. Radio stations nationwide (BEAT FM, WLRFM, KFM, KCLRFM, CLARE FM, WIRED FM,
FEILE FM, MIDLANDS RADIO + more) have been adding ELDER ROCHE to their programmes play
lists, echoing a great year to come from this musical dramatist who is now ready to be recognised
and embraced for his musical ability.
‘It is said that those born under the Elder sign are able to live and prosper under any
conditions’.
About the event : Experimenting with music from the early age of eleven, this Dublin based musical poet has shared
the stage with many of Ireland’s well known’s over the years‐ Paddy Casey, Damien Rice, Juno Falls,
Juliet Turner and Damian Dempsey. He is no stranger to the press or radio as the past few years
have seen ELDER grow and establish himself as an entertaining and riveting performer‐ not to
mention a solemn musician who remains true to the very elements that preserves the original with
the new. He has played in venues across the world (America and Europe) and indeed in Ireland.
Embracing the grittier side of life and paving the way with slapping grooves and roots overtones.
ELDER’s theatrical story telling has likened him to Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave and David
Bowie. (Who can argue with them comparisons). His fantastic eagerly awaited studio album
NOBODY KNOWS contains catchy progressions and is every bit the way to go in etching his own
space within the songs that fuse the current music scene both in Ireland and further afield.
Follow Elder on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ElderRoche
Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.30pm Cost : E10 Booking : 0879892994 or bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Thursday About the event : Probably best known in Dublin for his art that can be seen at ‘The James Gallery’, Exchequer St – tonight Paul demonstrates his versatility as an accomplished composer and pianist. His musical styles vary from classical to rock, ragtime to pop, jazz to the blues and blistering boogie woogie. Along with some of his own compositions from his recently released CD ‘From Palette to Piano’ he will perform an eclectic mix of popular and well loved favourites. He will also share some interesting anecdotes about his life as an artist and a musician and there will be an opportunity to view some of his amazingly detailed paintings. Paul’s flamboyant fingering of the ivories along with his stunning art exhibits are sure to make for an entertaining evening.
[E]Manteca : 10th October 2009
Musical style : World/Cuban Venue : Bewleys Cafe Theatre Time : 8.30pm Cost : E10 Booking : 0879892994 or bewleysbookings@gmail.com Days of week : Saturday About the event : Manteca was founded in Dublin in 2004 by pupils of Cuban master-percussionist & composer Juan "Cuco" Castellanos. As well as studying with Cuco, they formed an ensemble under his direction consisting of Dubliners Des McCarthy & Nick McCabe on percussion, Angela Cox on percussion & vocals, Katrin Goldbeck from Hamburg on saxes, & Paco Vidal from Barcelona
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