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SonnyM cSwines AKA McCaffertys Letterkenny, Co.Donegal, Lower main street , Letterkenny
Letterkenny's Blues & Roots Festival back! You can expect a MASSIVE line-up of very talented acts performing in the best bars in town from June 30th - July 3rd 2022
Maria McCormack and Mick McCarney doing a set of Maria's original songs from her album I Choose To Love and from her forthcoming album Matters Of The Heart.
Welcome to The Bluegrass And Nashville Dunfanaghy Festival! The BAND Festival is celebrating the roots of Bluegrass and Nashville music and the dramatic cross-Atlantic influence they have throughout music today. Set on the backdrop of the Wild Atlantic Way the festival will be combining the beautiful wilderness of County Donegal with the talent of the many musicians, from both near and far, who continue to bring Bluegrass and Nashville music to life.
Maria will be opening the show for Irelands favourite balladier and a long time musical hero of Maria's, Damien Dempsey. Maria will be joined on stage by Rachael McGettigan
A fundraiser for Pat Muldowneys nephew Jason McGroarty and his wife Karen Both hailing from Letterkenny Karen is battling colon cancer thousands of miles away from us all in the states. Their bills are astronomical so any help we can give them and any stress taken off them will be greatly appreciated. Keep them in your prayers. On the night 4 musical acts will perform, John Muldowney, Maria McCormack, Ourselves, High Heeled Converse, and The Day light Wobblies where Pat has the opportunity to wail away on his lady in red Frankie 🎸. It all kicks off at 7 pm Fri 13th May. You will even get a wee nibble for soakage. Tickets are €20 which can be bought on PayPal (see link below) or at the door. All money after costs will go to Karen's go fund me page. 💛 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2696732650556376&id=1599411800288472 We will have Great craic, Hear some mighty music, and be sending our love and support to 2 folks who need it. ❤️ ❤❤
€20
Maria will perform her original material in this beautiful music venue in the Cathedral quarter in Letterkenny. Maria will be joined by Peadar Coll on the night, one of Donegal's most talented musicians.
Maria will be interviewed on the Monday Nights Sessions with Paul McDevitt and Jimmy Stafford about her upcoming album release and she will also be releasing her new song " Girl with good intentions "
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SonnyM cSwines AKA McCaffertys Letterkenny, Co.Donegal, Lower main street , Letterkenny
Letterkenny's Blues & Roots Festival back! You can expect a MASSIVE line-up of very talented acts performing in the best bars in town from June 30th - July 3rd 2022
Maria McCormack and Mick McCarney doing a set of Maria's original songs from her album I Choose To Love and from her forthcoming album Matters Of The Heart.
Welcome to The Bluegrass And Nashville Dunfanaghy Festival! The BAND Festival is celebrating the roots of Bluegrass and Nashville music and the dramatic cross-Atlantic influence they have throughout music today. Set on the backdrop of the Wild Atlantic Way the festival will be combining the beautiful wilderness of County Donegal with the talent of the many musicians, from both near and far, who continue to bring Bluegrass and Nashville music to life.
Maria will be opening the show for Irelands favourite balladier and a long time musical hero of Maria's, Damien Dempsey. Maria will be joined on stage by Rachael McGettigan
A fundraiser for Pat Muldowneys nephew Jason McGroarty and his wife Karen Both hailing from Letterkenny Karen is battling colon cancer thousands of miles away from us all in the states. Their bills are astronomical so any help we can give them and any stress taken off them will be greatly appreciated. Keep them in your prayers. On the night 4 musical acts will perform, John Muldowney, Maria McCormack, Ourselves, High Heeled Converse, and The Day light Wobblies where Pat has the opportunity to wail away on his lady in red Frankie 🎸. It all kicks off at 7 pm Fri 13th May. You will even get a wee nibble for soakage. Tickets are €20 which can be bought on PayPal (see link below) or at the door. All money after costs will go to Karen's go fund me page. 💛 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2696732650556376&id=1599411800288472 We will have Great craic, Hear some mighty music, and be sending our love and support to 2 folks who need it. ❤️ ❤❤
€20
Maria will perform her original material in this beautiful music venue in the Cathedral quarter in Letterkenny. Maria will be joined by Peadar Coll on the night, one of Donegal's most talented musicians.
Maria will be interviewed on the Monday Nights Sessions with Paul McDevitt and Jimmy Stafford about her upcoming album release and she will also be releasing her new song " Girl with good intentions "
Support from Eoin Ferry
Maria McCormack is a singer/songwriter from Co. Donegal, Ireland. Maria has been songwriting since the age of sixteen. Maria released her debut album, ‘I Choose to Love’ in February 2019. The album received national and international airplay and reached number 3 on the RTE Radio One charts.
Having set up a GoFundIt campaign in 2020 for her second album, Maria McCormack is finally here with Matters of the Heart. It’s been a crazy three years for Maria, having fallen in love and having two more little girls and also sadly losing her mum, whom she cared for two years. The album tells stories of love and loss.
The album was produced, recorded and mastered by Billy Robinson in the Grooveshack recording studio in Ramelton, County Donegal and features a host of incredible musicians:
Billy Robinson – Bass guitars Mick McCarney – Guitars Pat Crowley – Piano, keyboards John McCullough – Piano, keyboards Laurence Doherty – Drums Romel Parol – Drums Peadar Coll – Fiddle Sean McCarron – Saxophone Mat Benson – Trombone Laura McFadden – Cello Rachael McGettigan, Jonathan Smeaton & Jack Smeaton – Backing vocals.
“she intertwines gorgeous melodies with wonderful lyrics.” Eve Blair BBC Ulster
“the best 55 minutes of music you find anywhere. “ Noel Case Dublin City FM
” reminds me of Juliet Turner, and that’s no bad thing, a fine voice and good songs.” John Creedon RTE radio 1
€15 plus booking fee
