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Eleanor McEvoy returns to Passionfruit |
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Westmeath Independent, 11/03/2009 Since bursting onto the Irish music scene in the early 90s, Eleanor McEvoy has garnered critical acclaim a with her shows regularly attracting fans from across the country who are drawn to her unique voice and powerful songs. And Athlone audiences will have the opportunity to witness this talented performer for themselves when she returns to the Passionfruit Theatre on Friday, March, 13 next at 8pm. Eleanor McEvoy’s latest record typically strikes out in a new direction. Love Must Be Tough is an album that explores the ebb and flow of romance through distinctly non-rose tinted glasses. These are not songs of innocence but songs of experience.
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Úna MacLochlainn brings magic to the Passionfruit |
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Westmeathe Independent, 18/03/2009 Having played a number of excellent support slots in the theatre over the past few months, Galway native Úna MacLochlainn is all set for her own show in the Passionfruit this Friday night, March 20. Her debut album, Willow Tree recieved rave reviews with critics comparing her laser-sharp perspective and voice to a tradition reaching all the way back to Joni Mitchell and Carole King. Úna is no stranger to music, having grown up surrounded by it, she had her first violin lesson at the age of 3 and is now a multi-instrumentalist, providing all the instrumental accompaniment for her own album, playing piano, guitar, violin, cello, and viola as well as singing. Una’s mother is composer Maire Ni Dhuibhir and founder of the New Inn based music school, Music Matters and Úna was influenced hugely by her mother’s musicality and went on to study music in UCC, just as her mother did, and is now taking time out to follow her dream of sharing her songs and lyrics with others. |
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Stewart Agnew and Robert Blake in the Passionfruit Theatre |
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Westmeath Independent, 27/01/2009 Athlone favourite Robert Sarazin Blake returns to support gifted troubadour Stewart Agnew in The Passionfruit Theatre on Saturday, January 31 next at 8.30pm. Also joining the pair on the bill will be up and coming Galway singer/songwriter Una MacLochlainn on a night that promises plenty of top folk in the popular venue. Stewart Agnew is a performer from Dundalk who has been building a strong following through his live performances over the last number of years and most recently played a fantastic set in the Passionfruit in support of Mick Flannery.
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Eddie Keenan reviews a busy year on the local entertainment front in this region. |
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Westmeath Independent, 30/12/2008 It was an inauspicious beginning to the local music scene in 2008 with the news that showband legend Joe Dolan had died on St Stephen’s Day in Dublin’s Mater Private Hospital having been taken seriously ill at his home in Foxrock on Christmas Day. The Mullingar man had become world famous with songs such as ‘Make Me An Island’ and ‘You’re Such A Good Looking Woman’ over the past four decades and his death was a huge loss to the music scene in Ireland. Throughout January, a host of local tributes were paid to the music legend who had always attracted huge audiences wherever he performed in the region.
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