Galway Advertiser 1988/1988_03_24/GA_24031988_E1_021.pdf 

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Smokie
who had a sellout show at CJj-S recently are heading this direction once again. Having turned away many fans at gigs in Galway and Mayo Smokie have now been booked to play at the Presentation College, Headfbrd Gymnasium, on Tuesday, April 5th. This is a very spacious purpose built venue and should be able to cater adequately for those who were disap pointed last tune. The present tour is being sponsored by Radio 2. Tickets will be available in advance f r o m Star Records.
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Lots o f L i v e Music to L o o k F o r w a r d to
There is quite a lot happening in music circles around Galway over the next few weeks. I n fact this city usually experiences either a feast or a famine, the menu far the coming weeks is both varied and interesting. featured on the Soundtrack of the Courier which stars Gabriel Byrne. The band have recorded an album with* producer Tommy Erdelyi, ex Ramones. Something Happens are hot tips for the top so catch them on Sunday 27th.

Blue

Curaquo

Johnny

Doran

The Monday

Sight

Tonight at Flannery's Hotel Blue Curaquo, a five piece based here in Galway will be belting out Funk/ T u r i n American sounds. They are full of confidence in their music and reckon they have the best percussion ever m bit Galway Blue Curaquo axe M a r t y T h o r n t a n (guitar), Mike Shaughnessy (keyboards / per cussion), Billy Geraghry (drums), Aidan Togher (bass) and Joanne on lead vocals.

Festival

Bops

The Galway Arts Festival are holding a series of Festival gigs in Dublin, London and Edinburgh, during the coming weeks to help defray the running costs of our 11th Festival. This Friday night The Stunning; The Saaadoctors and the Sleaze Sisters play a late night concert with full bar at the [erne Ballroom. The Sawdoctors will be making a double debut on the 25th as its their live debut in Dublin and also they make their T V . debut in On the Town presented bv Lee Dunne.

The L a o s M a t e on Radio One will present a two part documentary on the life and music of the legendary travelling piper Johnny Doran. He played his music at fairs, race meetings and football matches. He was a keen supporter of the Castlegar h u r l i n g team. The programmes will be presented by J a c k i e Small from Ballinfovie Also included is an interview with Paddy Philbin from S nantalia Who Caught Irish d a n r i n g to generations of Galweg ians. The programmes will be broadcast on March 28th and April 4th, at 8 p.m.

She flies out for her American tour on May 7th and returns an May 25th. One of her children is for First Communion prior to her departure, while another is for Confirma tion on her return. She will also make her film debut with Peter O T o o l e in High Spirits, which will be released in the U.S. in July and will be released here in October.

Monday Night is a big Jamming Session at the Castle, Salthill. Frankie Coulahan, Paul Vignoles, Tony Maher, Tammy Moran and Paul Grealish. will be having the crack every Monday night until further notice.

Christy

Return*

Finally fans of Christy Moore will be delighted to know that he wnt be playing at C.J.s on April 22nd.

FRED JOHNSTON will be signing his new collection
SONG AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
Published by Salmon Publishing

The Music Network will be coming to Galway for the first rime on Tuesday 29th. Taking part will be

Singers Club meet an Thursday next, March 31st. Special guests are F r a n M c P h a i l , Gerry Cuilen and Phil Callery. Their recent
album Matty's the Foolish

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son, Ronan Browne, on
uilleann pipes, T o n y Linnane on fiddle and
Saaaaaas Saaaaw an

accordeon. The venue is the Arts Centre and it is timed for 8 p.m.

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Youth was well received. T h e y s p e c i a l i s e in traditional singing in harmony. Doors open at 9

Big

Ton*

Something

Happens

High

Spirits

Something Happens, fresh from their U.K. tour will play an early night gig at the Warwick on Sunday 2 7 t h . T h e y recently released "Burn Clear" as a single. This track was also

Wednesday 30th means Mary Coughian at C.J s. At the moment Mary is extremely busy and its unlikely that she will be available to play locally again for quite some time.

All roads lead to Turioughmore on Easter Saturday night, April 2nd, when Big Tom will play in a specially erected marquee. Proceeds go towards the pitch develop ment fund and also to the Fight U n e m p l o y m e n t Project.

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We need' sleep. The human body will begin to experience all sorts of odd effects after

sleep. Any drugs which have an effect which tends no keep the body active will, after a time, have deleterious effects. So we ate stuck ID spending twenty yeses or so out of our allotted sevenr-' asleep. The difference we from this twenty slumber is that we stop feeling tired for a whale.

From the large crop of Irish bands who have i in the past few years Something Happens ! have managed both to earn critical plaudits and still manage not to be accused of sounding like U2. Currently promoting their first single "Burn Clear' one of mo tracks by the band mm the "ThmCmmmfsoundtrack, SmemmHthmmg Happens' hare a debut L.P., produced by ex-Ramone Tommy Erdelyi, dm label at the near future. In the meantime they follow a short but well recewed tsntish tour Irish shows. S H i ' n Mmppemmt play The Wrnmmk em TwwAiy i March 27th, for an early show zuitk doors opening at 8.00 p. i an stage at 8.45. Tickets are available at the door only.

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