With a slight change we find ourselves with ONE slot available for the One Take Sessions this coming Friday April 23rd in Cleere’s Theatre in Kilkenny. It’s first come first served for availability. If you’re looking to get into Kilkenny gig-wise, there’s an opportunity to perform at the ‘Sessions, have the performance recorded for podcast and video as well as link up with Jezzebelle, Nick Day and Stuart Wilde who are also on the bill for the night.
Acoustic acts and bands welcome. 25-minute slot maximum. Show scheduled to start at 9:30pm on Friday. Email sessions@kilkennymusic.com or contact us online.
Little Black Wren performing live at the One Take Sessions for Friday March 26th. This is the third in our series of videos from the opening night of the 2010 ‘Sessions programme. Check out Kieran Byrne and Eoin Macnamara. Little Black Wren is Kairen Waloch (ex Muse Motel), accompanied on the night by Kevin Bruce (ex Kaydee, Muse Motel).
Visit Little Black Wren MySpace.
Eoin Macnamara performing live at the One Take Sessions on Friday March 26th 2010, the second in our series of videos from the opening night of this year’s programme.
Check out EoinMacnamara.com or Eoin Macnamara on MySpace.
Kieran Byrne performing ‘Seven Day Mile’ at the March 2010 One Take Sessions. Kieran performed a great original set on the night, that also happened to include a Frames cover to start things off… we’ll get his original material the next time around 
Enjoy.
The 2010 series of the One Take Sessions kicks off tonight in Cleere’s Theatre on Parliament St., Kilkenny at 9:30pm. On the stage we’ll have music from Kieran Byrne, Eoin Macnamara, Little Black Wren and Galway’s Mugger Dave.
You can check out photos and tracks from all acts over on KilkennyMusic.com or by clicking their names above.
Admission is free, it’s Friday, and there’s nothing like music to kick off your weekend.
See you there,
KKM
There’s no room at the inn for the opening night of the One Take Sessions for 2010, and it’s the same for April with this month’s curtainraiser fully booked for Cleere’s Theatre in Kilkenny on Friday March 26th.
May and June are also reaching tipping point and as a result we’re gladly taking bookings for July through December. Don’t forget that the ‘Sessions this year have moved to a Friday, around the last Friday of the month.
We’ll be starting to profile all opening acts shortly but if you haven’t made an application for this year’s series, you’d better do so quick.
Tune in to KCLR96FM today (or listen online at KCLR96FM.com) to get the lowdown on the 2010 One Take Sessions. Ken will be on with Eoin Carey on The Edwina Grace Show around 4:15pm or so.
Bookings are up and running for the 2010 series. To make your application, follow this link.
FRIDAY MARCH 26th is the start date for the 2010 One Take Sessions series. We’re currently prepping a new version of OneTakeSessions.com due to be released this weekend. At that stage we’ll have the registrations opened for the 2010 series and we’re hoping to see many old and new acts join us in Cleere’s Theatre for this year’s run of gigs.
As with previous years we’re taking a maximum four acts per night, 25 minutes per act, and slots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis on availability of your preferred dates. After that we’ll be shortlisting acts for availability throughout the year.
Keep an eye on KilkennyMusic.com and here at OneTakeSessions.com on Saturday for the launch of the new portal.
The One Take Sessions return for their July outing this Thursday night in the recently re-decorated back room of Cleere’s Theatre, bringing along four acts for the night including Fia Rua, Roy Shiels, Walkperson and local band, South.
A newcomer to the One Take Sessions, Eoghan Burke aka Fia Rua, sings his own songs, usually with people playing along. He likes “having a big sound live, but also really enjoy the intimacy of doing it alone or with a fiddle player.”
Originally from Kildare and a drummer in a former life, he took a holiday to Kinvara in Galway some ten years ago, and never returned, instead turning to writing and performing on guitar, drawing on influences between the lines of the Pogues and Nirvana.
“My songs are about all sorts of things, usually the story or feeling comes very suddenly then builds, sometimes a song could evolve continuously, with other people adding their pieces. I believe this music is the only thing that I know will never leave me while I’m alive and well on planet earth.”
Roy Shiels is a 28 year old multi-instrumentalist & songwriter from Rush, north Co. Dublin. He draws upon influences such as Smashing Pumpkins, Beach Boys, Slint & Talking Heads and has honed his craft as a songsmith in various cover bands as a professional musician since the age of 22.
His live shows are represented as solo acoustic and electric band performances, with accompaniment from Charles Byrne (bass) and Declan Doyle (drums). His intimate Dublin shows feature french-born cellist Sofiane Mebarek and Róisín Dexter on violin. For more on Roy, visit myspace.com/royshiels.
He’s spent time in London, lived in France, lived in Canada, recorded an EP in Quebec, performed with Socialite (Sligo), Thy Swan Army (Galway) and last year he made his OTS debut. So it’s a welcoming thing that Pearse McGloughlin, plying his trade as Walkperson, makes a return to the back room of Cleere’s to promote of the release of debut album, Busy Whisper.
Native of Sligo and now resident in Dublin, 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’s already released the single, Changeling, from the new album earlier this year and according to his critics, great things are both promised and expected from him. You can sample Walkperson in advance of Thursday night by visiting myspace.com/walkperson.
Topping the bill at the ‘Sessions are Kilkenny’s own South. Winners of last year’s Battle Of The Bands, the three-piece have cut their teeth in the studio over the past few months, the result coming in the form of debut album Insula, set for release later this month. The band (Thomas Donoghue, Ken Farrell, Alan Dawson), perform an acoustic set in preparation for their full electric appearance in the same venue on Saturday July 25th alongside The Lions Mane.
In advance of Insula, they’ve also released The Making Of Insula, an episodic fly-on-the-wall look at the making of the album, produced by local photographer Ross Costigan. The episodes are available by visiting myspace.com/southkk.
Doors open at 9:15pm with the first act taking to the stage at 9:30pm. The cost of admission is a recession-busting zero Euro and more details on each act are available on OneTakeSessions.com and KilkennyMusic.com.
After our unexpected break three weeks ago, we’re back in action next week with South, Walkperson, Roy Shiels and Fia Rua. Full details on the acts shortly.
Cleere’s Theatre, Parliament Street, Kilkenny.
Thursday July 16th.
First act 9:30pm.
Admission free.