BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20140806T203000Z DTEND:20140810T203000Z DTSTAMP:20140808T192953Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-butt-drama-circle-present-l ittle-shop-of-horrors SUMMARY: The Butt Drama Circle present Little Shop of Horrors DESCRIPTION:\nThe Butt Drama Circle present the much loved musical black co medy about a hapless florist shop worker raises a plant that feeds on huma n blood and flash.\nOriginally conceived as a 1960 low budget movie by Rog er Corman the stage version opened in 1982 and went on to enjoy a five yea r Broadway run. Audiences will also be familiar with the 1986 feature film version directed by Frank Oz and featuring Rick Moranis and Steve Martin among others.\nIt’s packed full of great music in the style of early ‘ 60’s rock ‘n’roll\, doo-wop and Motown ith hit songs including ‘Sk id Row (Seymour)’\, ‘Somewhere That’s Green’ and ‘Suddenly Seymo ur’.\nWorth seeing just for the amazing plant puppetry alone!\n CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20140819T203000Z DTEND:20140823T203000Z DTSTAMP:20140729T181555Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-butt-drama-circle-present-b lood-brothers-by-willy-russell SUMMARY: The Butt Drama Circle present Blood Brothers by Willy Russell DESCRIPTION:\n\nSeparated at birth\, twins Mickey and Eddie Johnstone reuni te and become friends. However\, they remain unaware of their true relatio nship to each other or of the consequences it will bring about.\n\nAs thei r story unfolds they become best friends\, even falling in love with the s ame girl. Ultimately\, though quarrels over love and class they grow apart leading to a dramatic showdown between the two which can only end in trag edy.\n\nThis years Butt Drama Circle Youth Summer Production is directed b y Gordon Lucas and features a cast of talented local young actors. It is\, without doubt\, the groups most challenging and accomplished youth produc tion to date.\n\nBlood Brothers is acclaimed author Willie Russell’s bes t known and best loved work. It’s 19 years since it last graced the stag e at The Balor. You won’t want to miss it’s return. CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20140905T203000Z DTEND:20140905T203000Z DTSTAMP:20140812T183420Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=adrian-knight-comedy-hypnotist SUMMARY:Adrian Knight – Comedy Hypnotist DESCRIPTION:Adm €12.50 2 for 1 opening night ring box office for details\ n\nAfter two hilariously entertaining shows last year Adrian Knight makes a welcome return to The Balor.\n \nFresh from a world tour which included England\, Australia and America. Adrian will demonstrate his unique abili ty to control the human mind. He’ll also showcase brand new material fro m his upcoming SKY Comedy television series in a show ideal for all the fa mily.\n \nOpening night Offer: Buy one ticket\, get one free only availab le at box office on 074 9131840. CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20140910T203000Z DTEND:20140910T203000Z DTSTAMP:20140808T203716Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=what-happened-bridgie-cleary SUMMARY:What Happened Bridgie Cleary? DESCRIPTION:\n\nBottom Dog Theatre Company present 'What Happened Bridgie C leary?'\n\nAn amazing true story of murder and witchcraft in 19th century Ireland.\n\nIn 1895\, Tipperary woman Bridget Cleary was burnt to death by her husband. His defence? She was a fairy\, replaced by a changeling. Her crime? Being a sensual independent woman who didn't conform to what was e xpected of her.\n\nWhat Happened Bridgie Cleary by Tom MacIntyre is a poet ic and dramatic interpretation of this important story. Starring Joanne Ry an (Ros na Rún) who was nominated this year for an Irish Times Theatre Aw ard for her portrayal of Bridgie\, alongside well-known actors Myles Breen and Pius McGrath.\n\nWith an original soundscape by Stephen Ryan (of the Choice Music Prize nominated band windings) and directed by John Anthony M urphy\, this is a must see production from Limerick’s Bottom Dog Theatre company.\n\n CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20140913T203000Z DTEND:20140913T203000Z DTSTAMP:20140820T183615Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=american-wrestling-roadshow SUMMARY:American Wrestling Roadshow DESCRIPTION:Wrestling stars converge on Ballybofey for this squared circle extravaganza.\nThe Balor transforms itself into a wrestling ring where com batants collide in an epic encounter guaranteed to grip your attention. Wi tness the passion of dedicated athletes perfecting their craft and afterwa rds\, get up close and personal with the stars of the show in a meet and g reet session.\n\nThis bone-crunching event is catered towards children bot h young and old. So bring the kids and enjoy the perfect family bonding ex perience as the good guys take on the baddies in an evening of action\, en tertainment and fun.\n\nAdmission €15\, Family of 4 - €48.\n\nFamily t icket €48 only available at box office on 074 9131840.\n\n \;\n\n&nb sp\;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Exhibitions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20140919T203000Z DTEND:20140919T203000Z DTSTAMP:20140821T221109Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=dr-feelgood SUMMARY:Dr Feelgood DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nOne of the most popular and exciting live rhythm and bl ues acts in the world.\n\nFormed on Canvey Isalnd\, Essex in the early ‘ 70’s Dr Feelgood featuring Lee Brilleaux on vocals and the guitar of Wil ko Johnson enjoyed global success.\n\nTheir back catalogue includes a stri ng of instantly recognisable hit singles including Roxette\, Milk and Alco hol\, Down At The Doctors and See You Later Alligator.\n\nThe band has gon e through various line up changes over it’s 40 year history. The current line up features the rhythm section of Kevin Morris on drums and Phil Mit chell on bass (both 29 years in the band) while guitarist Steve Walwyn has been a member for 23 years. Vocalist Robert Kane (formerly of The Animals ) has\, since 1999\, taken over the duties of the late great Lee Brilleaux who sadly died of cancer in 1994.\n\nThey continue to tour extensively un derscoring their reputation as one of the worlds seminal rhythm and blues acts.\n\n[video_embed url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86-Gjvg66W4"]\n \n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20140927T203000Z DTEND:20140927T203000Z DTSTAMP:20140820T202835Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=dolly SUMMARY:Dolly DESCRIPTION:\n\nA fascinating show capturing the achievements of the incred ible singer\, songwriter and film star.\n\nFrom humble beginnings as one o f 12 children in a family where money was always scarce Dolly Parton becam e a queen of both Nashville and Hollywood.She began her professional caree r at the tender age of 10 and made her grand Ole Opry debut 3 years later. Her first number one country hit ‘Joshua’ came in 1971 and\, from the re\, success followed success with hits such as Jolene\, I Will Always Lov e You and 9 to 5 gaining her worldwide recognition.\n\nJoin Singer/Actor H eidi McCaffrey and musical director Richie Hayes (The Voice Of Ireland) as they recreate the astonishing rags to riches story of Dolly Parton with s incerity and conviction\, interpreting all the classic songs of a living l egend of country music.\n\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20140928T203000Z DTEND:20140928T203000Z DTSTAMP:20140820T205159Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=sofia-talvik SUMMARY:Sofia Talvik DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe new voice of Swedish folk music.There’s something uni quely distinctive yet unmistakably familiar about Sofia Talvik’s music. Unmistakably Nordic in flavour\, 16 months touring America in an old RV ha s lent her sound a classic Americana roots flavour.\n\nAmericana filters t hrough her Swedish heritage to generate a blend of folk-pop that has attra cted attention from reviewers\, bloggers and music lovers where she’s be en compared to Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake.\n\nAn accomplished singer/son gwriter she has 6 studio albums to her name. She’s opened for artist lik e Suzanne Vega and Maria McKee and played renowned festivals like SxSW and the Folk Alliance International Conference. She is also the first Swedish female singer to play the Lollapalooza festival.\n\nA North Sea siren ble nding sparkle with melancholy she now makes her home in Berlin and is set to spread her wings in Europe\, winning hearts with her clear angelic voic e and dextrous finger picking guitar.\n\n\n\n[video_embed url="https://www .youtube.com/watch?v=PPfYplgzKTQ"]\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20140929T203000Z DTEND:20140929T203000Z DTSTAMP:20140909T164857Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=slow-skies SUMMARY:Slow Skies DESCRIPTION:\n\nSlow burning ambient folk that is gaining attention worldwi de.\n\nSlow Skies is the music project of Dubliner Karen Sheridan and Cona l Herron from Glenties.  The pair met studying music in London and return ed home to Ireland to record their debut EP ‘Silhouettes’ which they r eleased in the summer of 2012. A second EP ‘Close’ followed in winter of the same year.\n\nSlow Skies signature sound – ambient folk with spar se production\, climactic drums\; striking a balance between delicate and forceful – has won them many admirers. Their song ‘On The Shore’ was featured on American ABC TV show ‘Ravenswood’ and three of their song s will be featured in the forthcoming Imax documentary ‘A Search For Fre edom’. They’ve played in New York as part of CMJ Festival and headline d shows in both Dublin and London.\n\nThey started off 2014 supporting Jam es Vincent McMorrow on his Irish tour and followed that with high profile opening slots for St Vincent and Cat Power in Dublins Olympia theatre. Thi s Balor gig is the first of an Irish tour coinciding with the release of t heir latest EP ‘Keepsake’ which will cap a remarkable year for one of Irish musics rising stars.\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \; \n\n[video_embed url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEor3z17rsY"]\n\n&nb sp\; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20141001T203000Z DTEND:20141001T203000Z DTSTAMP:20140820T210231Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=beth-nielsen-chapman SUMMARY:Beth Nielsen Chapman DESCRIPTION:David Hull Promotions presents\n\nBeth Nielsen Chapman\n\n\n\nC onsidered by many to be one of the finest singer/songwriters of her genera tion\, Beth Nielsen Chapman has penned hits for artists including Emmylou Harris\, Bette Midler\, Elton John\, Neil Diamond\, Roberta Flack\, Mary C hapin Carpenter and Willie Nelson.\n\nIn concert her songs are interwoven with wonderful story telling\, all rooted in folk and Americana traditions \, adding to the emotion and magic of the experience.\n\nOn her new album\ , Uncovered\, Chapman’s prowess at writing in a wide range of styles shi nes through\, from infectious pop sensibilities to strains of bluegrass an d country\, the true thread that runs through it all is a her great passio n for the well written song. It is also clear that she has a blast perform ing these songs.\n\n\n\n[video_embed url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= Z2GDG1sNHJE"] CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:21@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20141002T203000Z DTEND:20141002T203000Z DTSTAMP:20140917T145550Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=217 SUMMARY:Jonathan Harker and DRACULA DESCRIPTION:[caption id="attachment_218" align="alignright" width="212"] Ge rard McCarthy (The Fall) is Jonathan Harker[/caption]\n\nHE IS DEATHLY PAL E.\n\nHIS FINGERNAILS ARE CUT TO SHARP POINTS.\n\nHIS TEETH PROTRUDE MENAC INGLY FROM HIS MOUTH IN CLOUDS OF RANCID BREATH.\nYet even Count Dracula ’s unnerving appearance and the frightened reaction of the local peasant s fail to warn Jonathan Harker\, a young man from England\, about his host . Little does Jonathan know that this is a land where babies are snatched for their blood and wolves howl menacingly from the forest\, where reality is far more frightening than superstition.\nWhat’s more\, it’s going to be up to him to stop the world’s most bloodthirsty predator. This new adaptation of Bram Stoker’s iconic masterpiece sees Gerard McCarthy (Th e Fall\, Vikings)playing both Jonathan Harker\, whose diaries chronicle th e bloody tale\, and the greatest supernatural character of all time: Dracu la.\nCutting edge technology brings the Brides of Dracula played by Corona tion Streets Kym Marsh\, The Friday Show’s Rachel Tucker and Jayne Wisen er (The Inbetweeners\, Sweeney Todd) to life. Using multiple cameras\,back ing screens\, projections\, surround sound and a newly commissioned score\ , this solo tour de force will make audiences scream.\nIf you think ‘The Woman in Black’ was scary… be prepared to be petrified!\nwww.Jonathan HarkerAndDracula.com\n CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:22@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20141007T203000Z DTEND:20141008T203000Z DTSTAMP:20140917T152248Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=remembrances SUMMARY:Remembrances DESCRIPTION:Written by Jonathan Burgess\nDirected by Kieran Quinn\n\n“Onl y God would know how many I killed”\n\nRemembrance Sunday 1938. Four men gather in a Lifford pub. All have their own reasons\, all have their own story and fights\, friendship and nationality are the orders at the bar.\n \nAs Europe stands on the brink of a second ‘Great War’ in 25 years th e fires of old conflicts – both domestic and foreign still burn. What wa s promised? What was achieved? What was won? And at what cost? Many of the se questions will be answered this day but how many more will be created?\ n\nFeaturing Jack Quinn and Cathleen Bradley from Conal Gallen’s A Bit O n The Side\, Remembrances examines the lasting legacy of the First World W ar in Ireland – North and South. This play has been supported by the Dep artment of Foreign Affairs and Donegal County Council. CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:12@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20141009T203000Z DTEND:20141009T203000Z DTSTAMP:20140820T213450Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=mozaik SUMMARY:Mozaik DESCRIPTION:\n\nMozaik are Donal Lunny\, Andy Irvine\, Nikola Parov (Hungar y)\, Bruce Molsky (US)\, Rens van der Zalm (Holland). A fiery fusion of Ir ish\, Balkan\, and American Old Time music performed by a traditional musi c supergroup.\n\nWhile travelling in Australia in 2002\, Andy Irvine had a vision of his dream band – a band of the best musicians to play his ori ginal blend of Irish and Eastern European music. The result was Mozaik – a band which boasts musicians as versatile and eclectic as the music crea ted between them.\n\nEach member of the band has recorded extensively duri ng their musical careers – Nikola solo and with numerous Balkan bands in Hungary\; Bruce with solo albums and collaborations with Pete Seeger\, Ma rtin Hayes\, Bill Frisell and many others\; Dónal with bands ranging from Planxty and The Bothy Band to Moving Hearts and more than 100 other album s that he has produced and played on for other artists\; Andy with Sweeney ’s Men\, Planxty and Patrick Street\, solo and with Paul Brady\; Rens ha s also recorded with Andy\, and many Dutch bands like Wolverlei and Fungus .\n\nBetween them the band plays over 20 instruments with Nikola covering a bewildering range of East European instruments that many people will nev er have seen before.\n\nSince that first Australian rehearsal the band has played at many of the worlds major festivals and concert halls. Mozaik is the ultimate global string band\, a truly international ensemble\, who ca n not only perform music from a wide array of cultures but interweave thei r myriad influences into an entirely new sound moving effortlessly from Ce ltic to old-time to Eastern European music\, with intricate string arrange ments complementing Andy and Bruce's vocals.\n\nIt’s increasingly rare t hat the schedules of these five amazing musicians align to enable them to perform together as Mozaik. We’re delighted and privileged to be able to bring them to The Balor.\n\n\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:13@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20141011T203000Z DTEND:20141011T203000Z DTSTAMP:20140821T092605Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=yesterday-once-more-the-music-o f-the-carpenters SUMMARY:Yesterday Once More – The Music Of The Carpenters DESCRIPTION:David Hull Promotions presents\n\nYesterday Once More – The M usic Of The Carpenters\n\nKim Dickinson sings the music of The Carpenters. \n\nDuring their 14-year career\, the Carpenters - Karen and Richard - rec orded 11 albums\, thirty-one singles\, five television specials\, and a te levision series.Together\, they produced a distinctively soft musical styl e that lead them to become two of the best-selling music artists of all ti me.\n\nThis concert offers you the opportunity to relive all their classic s in the company of Kim Dickinson and her band. As a young girl Kim was to uched both by Karen Carpenter’s breathtaking voice and by the wonderful arrangements of The Carpenter’s beautiful songs.  The uncanny likeness of her voice to Karen Carpenters transports her audience back to the '70's as the delivers the songs that made The Carpenters famous such as 'Close Tqo You'\, 'Superstar'\, 'For All We Know' and 'Top Of The World'.\n\nA sh ow guaranteed to delight Carpenters fans everywhere.\n\n \;\n\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:14@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20141013T203000Z DTEND:20141013T203000Z DTSTAMP:20140821T093056Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=red-molly SUMMARY:Red Molly DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n\n\nRed Molly have been bringing audiences to their feet for a decade. Gorgeous three-part harmonies\, crisp musicianship and a warm\, engaging stage presence mark this Americana trio as a class apart .\n\nThe band consist of Laurie McAllister (bass)\, Abbie Gardner (dobro) and Molly Venter on guitar. They regularly perform 100+ concerts per year. IN 2013 they were invited to open multiple shows for music legend Willie Nelson. That same year they also performed at the venerable RockyGrass fes tival in Colorado\, Denmark’s Tonder Festival and took Australia by stor m while also being invited to appear for a 3rd time at NC’s legendary mu sic gathering MerleFest.\n\nTheir 2011 CD Light In The Sky spent 20 weeks on the Americana Music Association’s Top 40 radio chart and charted as F olk CD’s #3 Top Album of 2012. Their latest release – The Red Album – produced in Nashville by Uncle Tupelo drummer Ken Coomer has won wides pread acclaim revealing a grittier sound juxtaposed with their signature t hree part harmonies.\n“Red Molly lit up the stage as a massive crowd of adoring fans sat mesmerized by their silky smooth harmonies and superb mus icianship” – Bristol Herald Courier\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:15@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20141014T193000Z DTEND:20141014T193000Z DTSTAMP:20140916T160506Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=elio-pace-performs-the-billy-jo el-songbook SUMMARY:Elio Pace performs The Billy Joel Songbook DESCRIPTION:In September 2013\, vocalist and piano player Elio Pace receive d the invitation of a lifetime - to fill Billy Joelʼs shoes. Joining Joe l’s original 1971 – 72 touring band\, he starred in two very special r eunion concerts in New York and Philadelphia\, recreating the historic Sig ma Sound live recordings.\n\nInspired by the success of these original ban d shows Elio will perform The Billy Joel Songbook on a mammoth 70 date UK &\; Ireland tour. Celebrating the phenomenal music of Billy Joel\, the show features massive hits such as Uptown Girl\, Just The Way You Are and My Life along with fan favourites like Goodnight Saigon and Piano Man.\n\n With Billy Joel’s reluctance to tour\, the brilliant Elio Pace and his m agnificent 6 piece band offer a rare and fantastic opportunity to hear his wonderful songbook played live in concert.\n"Elio rocks!"  - Brian May\n \n"A dazzling talent whose music appeals to all generations"  - Albert Le e\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:16@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20141018T203000Z DTEND:20141018T203000Z DTSTAMP:20140821T104031Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-bjorn-identity-celebrating- 40-years-of-abba SUMMARY:The Bjorn Identity – celebrating 40 years of ABBA DESCRIPTION:\n\nAn amazing tribute show paying homage to the best pop band ever!\n\nThe Björn Identity is Ireland’s premier ABBA tribute show. The ir fabulous ABBA in concert experience featuring sizzling hot performances amazingly close to the real thing. Audiences of all ages can discover and re-live the magic of the Swedish super group and their musical legacy.\n\ nWith all of your favourite ABBA hits including Mamma Mia\, Knowing Me Kno wing You and Waterloo plenty of audience participation is ensured. So dig out those knee high platforms\, slip on your glittery flares and be a Danc ing Queen for one night only with The Bjorn Identity!\n\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:27@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20141021T200000Z DTEND:20141025T200000Z DTSTAMP:20141022T110702Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=dancing-queen SUMMARY:St Columba's College Present - Dancing Queen DESCRIPTION:    SOLD OUT! Contact the Box Office 0749131840 to add your name to the cancellation list.\n \;\n\n\n\nThis promises to be yet ano ther unforgettable musical production from the students and staff of St Co lumba’s College.\n\nThe Show runs in the Balor Theatre from Tues 21 Oct to Sat 25 Oct @ 8pm nightly.\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2014/10/dancing-queen.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama,Music,Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20141101T200000Z DTEND:20141101T200000Z DTSTAMP:20140917T152631Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=damn-the-circus SUMMARY:Damn The Circus DESCRIPTION:\n\nDamn everything but the circus. She is a cruel and a demand ing mistress. In her crown of sequins and sawdust\, youth will perish and talent will bleed\, and yet we love her so.\n\nKenneth Fall\, Tina Machina and Ursula Burns are Ireland's international award winning\, uniquely abs urd\, Tumble Circus.\n\nUrsula Burns\, the most dangerous harpist in the w orld supplies the live soundtrack. Kenneth Fall and Tina Machina deliver e xhilarating and death defying circus.\n‘It’s threadbare Cirque de Sole il with heart and without oily slickness\, and all the better for it’  ABC\n\n‘If you don’t leave loving this show\, you might not have a hea rt. Extraordinary’  Metro Herald ★★★★★\n\n‘Ingenious acroba tic performance’  Sunday Times CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:25@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20141105T200000Z DTEND:20141106T200000Z DTSTAMP:20141021T152424Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=donegal-schools-drama-festival SUMMARY:Donegal Schools Drama Festival DESCRIPTION: \;\n\nDonegal Schools Drama Festival\n\nThe Butt Drama Cir cle once again organises and hosts this festival showcasing the talents of Donegals actors of tomorrow. Schools from all over the county participate in a celebration of youthful dramatic talent.\n\n\n\nWednesday November 5 th\n \n \n \n \n\n\nSchool\nTeacher/s\nTitle\nDuration\nCast\n\n\nCol áiste Cholmcille\, Ballyshannon\nConor Beattie\n“Sive”: Adaptation\n3 0 mins\n12 TY\n\n\nColáiste Cholmcille\, Ballyshannon\nJulianne Murphy\n “The Inbetweeners”\n20 mins\n TY\n\n\nColáiste Cholmcille\, Ballysha nnon\nAnn Marie Garvey\n“Just Desserts”\n25 mins\n8 TY\n\n\nColáiste Cholmcille\, Ballyshannon\nEmma Galligan\n“Father Ted”\n20 mins\n12 TY \n\n\nThursday November 6th\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSt. Columba’s College\, Stranor lar\nCharlotte Brewer\n “The Happy Journey”\n20 mins\n8 2nd Years\n\n \nDeele College\, Raphoe\nMick Hogan\n“The Three Suftis”\n25 mins\n8 6 th Years\n\n\nFalcarragh Community School\nAnne Gallagher\nTo be confirmed \n15 mins\n10 TY\n\n\nGairmscoil Chú Uladh\, Ballinamore\nDeirdre Bonner\ nExtract from “The Field”\n20 mins\n17 TY\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2014/10/SC.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama,Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:17@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20141108T203000Z DTEND:20141108T203000Z DTSTAMP:20141029T133334Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-songs-of-leonard-cohen-by-k eith-james SUMMARY:The Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Keith James DESCRIPTION:\nKeith James interprets the Leonard Cohen songbook.\nLeonard C ohen is one of the most fascinating and enigmatic singer/songwriters to em erge from the ‘60’s and has retained and grown his audience across fiv e decades of music making. Arguably second only to Bob Dylan in terms of i nfluence he commands the attention of musicians and critics alike more fir mly than any other musical figure still working from that era.\nIn this sp ecial evening Keith James\, a deft interpreter of the Cohen song-book\, st rips the songs back to their most basic elements\, revealing the humour\, frailty and sensuality that lies beneath. Hear classics like Chelsea Hotel \, Famous Blue Raincoat\, Hallelujah and many more in this special intimat e evening tailored especially for Cohen fans.\n\n\nKeith James has become a pillar of trust. A sublimely intimate and engaging voice. - Sunday Times \n\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:18@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20141109T203000Z DTEND:20141109T203000Z DTSTAMP:20141016T145414Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=damien-dempsey SUMMARY:Damien Dempsey DESCRIPTION:\n\nDamo’s back – it’s all good!\n\nDamien Dempsey is par t of a rich bloodline of Irish singers from Luke Kelly to Ronnie Drew\, Ch risty Moore to Andy Irvine. Their kin outside Ireland are Springsteen and Guthrie\, Dylan and Marley. He’s a folk singer\, an urban poet\, a champ ion of the ordinary man.\n\nTo date he’s produced six top ten studio alb ums with a Greatest hits – It’s All Good - released last February.\n\n He’s won several prestigious Irish Meteor Awards including Best Irish Ma le and Best Traditional Folk Award had has been lauded by the likes of Rol ling Stone\, The Guardian and Billboard.\n\nHowever on stage is where Dami en really shines. His live performances are legendary. His fanatical audie nce identify with a singer who has emerged from the working-class streets of Dublin's Northside with his powerful self-belief intact and a storytell er's eye for detail in the writing and delivery of his songs. His concerts can be almost spiritual occasions – with fans singing along to every wo rd.\n\nDamien is a regular visitor to The Balor and we’re thrilled and h onoured by his continuing friendship. His concerts are regularly one the h ighlights of our musical year.\n\nWe’d urge you to come to see just what all the fuss is about.\n\n\n\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:28@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20141113T200000Z DTEND:20141113T200000Z DTSTAMP:20141101T121623Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ballybofey-stranorlar-womens-gr oup-variety-concert SUMMARY:Ballybofey & Stranorlar Women's Group Variety Concert DESCRIPTION:\nAn evening of local entertainment in support of local charity We’re delighted to once again host the Ballybofey and Stranorlar Women s Group variety concert. This event has become an annual affair showcasing many talented artists from the area.\nActs featured on the night include Blue Ribbon\, Megan Lucas\, Matt McGranaghan and Seamus Curran. Rounding o ff the night will be The Ballybofey and Stranorlar Womens Group performing their self penned comedy play The Wedding. As always\, proceeds from the night will be donated to local charity. This years recipient is the Mammy I Want T0 Walk fund.\n. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2014/10/womens.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:19@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20141114T203000Z DTEND:20141114T203000Z DTSTAMP:20140821T185156Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-logues SUMMARY:The Logues DESCRIPTION:\n\nCastlederg folk rock band The Logues come to the The Balor promising to ‘Lift The Roof Off The Place!” Formed in 2006 from the e mbers of a drunken St. Patrick's Day jam session\, The Logues are purveyor s of 'psycho ceilidh'\, a rock-based Irish/Americana folk sound - "the mos t progressive folk band in Ireland\," according to Ireland's biggest booki ng agency AMA. The Tyrone five-piece hit The Balor as part of an Irish th eatre tour in late 2014 - a year that will have seen them perform to 5\,00 0 people in Dubai on St. Patrick's Day and thousands more in Holland in la te October. Whether it’s original songs from the band's top five sellin g debut album (UK Folk Download chart) or their unique covers of artists f rom Springsteen to Avicci\, expect a highly energetic\, party atmosphere w ith some great tunes.\n\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:35@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20141115T203000Z DTEND:20141115T203000Z DTSTAMP:20141024T144607Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=carrie-rodriguez SUMMARY:Carrie Rodriguez DESCRIPTION:\n\nOpening Act: Kate O Callaghan\n\nThe critically acclaimed c hart topping singer\, songwriter &\; musician\n\nCarrie Rodriguez music al journey began literally almost from birth thanks to her father – seas oned songwriting veteran David Rodriguez. Family friends also include Lyle Lovett\, who invited Rodriguez to sit in with his band when she was at co llege\, helping her develop as a performer. Her professional career was l aunched in 2001 after a show at South By Southwest she was introduced to C hip Taylor (famed songwriter of ‘Wild Thing’) with whom she went on to record four full albums and an EP.\n\nHer evolution from teenage violin s tudent to touring the world with the likes of Taylor\, Lucinda Williams an d Alejandro Escovedo has resulted in a prodigious output of recordings - e ight albums in as many years - her latest being this year’s release of “Live at the Cactus” Her last studio album Give Me All You Got\, rele ased in February 2013\, was immediately acclaimed as her finest work to da te with Uncut calling it “a triumph”. Unsurprisingly it flew to the to p of the US Americana chart.\n\nThe authentic\, intimate\, Carrie Rodrigue z experience is still best found back where she started – live and on th e road. Joining her on stage at The Balor on pedal steel\, electric and ac oustic guitar and vocals will be Luke Jacobs.\n\n \;\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2014/10/Carrie-Rodriguez_.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:29@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20141122T200000Z DTEND:20141205T200000Z DTSTAMP:20141016T114429Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-butt-drama-circle-christmas -panto-the-wizard-of-oz SUMMARY:The Butt Drama Circle Christmas Panto The Wizard Of Oz DESCRIPTION:\n\n Please Note: Saturday and Sunday shows are matinee shows at 4pm. Weekday shows are at 8pm nightly.\n\nJoin Dorothy on her quest to return home from the mysterious land of Oz.\n\nDorothy and her lovable tal king dog Toto have been swept over the rainbow to the strange world of Oz. After landing her house right on top of the Wicked Witch of the East and falling foul of The Wicked Witch of the West\, she must make her way to th e Emerald City to see The Wizard of Oz – and hope that he’ll grant her wish and send her home.\n\nThere to help her on her way are Glinda the Go od Witch and the Munchkins of Munchkinland while on her journey she’ll m eet new companions – Scarecrow\, Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion. She’ll need all their help and more to outwit the Wicked Witch of the West and her evil henchmen.\n\nPacked full of music and laughter\, this community p roduction features a huge cast of well known local performers including Ke n Lillis as the Dame Auntie Em\, Cathal Patton as the Guardian of Oz\, Ang ela Mulreany as The Wicked Witch of the West\, Brenda Lucas and Jacinta Ca nnon as her idiotic henchmen\, Brenda Corley as Glinda the Good Witch\, an d introducing Roma Foy and Danielle McElroy as Dorothy.\n\nWill Dorothy fi nd her way home? Will her new companions find their hearts desire? Why doe s Toto talk anyway? Find out these answers and much more in ‘The Wizard of Oz’\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2014/10/wallpaper_artwork_1280x10241.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama,Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:30@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20141210T203000Z DTEND:20141210T203000Z DTSTAMP:20141016T114019Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=liam-lawton-christmas-concert SUMMARY:Liam Lawton Christmas Concert DESCRIPTION:\n\nJoin Liam Lawton and his musicians for a special Christmas evening of new songs\, stories and other influences from the life and wri tings of this well-known spiritual composer.\n\nLiam will showcase new mat erial from his latest collection as well as presenting some of his more we ll known favourites.\nIf you are a lover of Liam Lawton’s music you will not want to miss this intimate evening offering the opportunity to hear a captivating mix of old favourites and brand new songs – perfect to get you in the spirit of Christmas.\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2014/10/liam-lawton.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:31@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20141211T200000Z DTEND:20141211T200000Z DTSTAMP:20141016T113503Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=conal-gallens-a-bit-on-the-side SUMMARY:Conal Gallen’s A Bit On The Side DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\nThe smash hit comedy returns!\n\nThe ever popular Conal Gallen takes his hilarious humour to a whole new level in this side- splitting 2 act comedy farce. Welcome to the household of Bridie and Willy Murphy\, a couple who have fought the war of marriage for over 30 years.\ n\nWandering eyes\, wandering hands\, wandering feet\, this is a love stor y like no other. A saga of sex\, drugs and deception - although scenes of nudity have been carefully left out to protect the innocent! (There weren ’t any in the first place according to Conal). Join Bridie\, Willie\, Di ck and Cynthia – yes\, Cynthia! – as this tale of passion and intrigue unfolds.\n\nWritten by Conal and his son Rory\, this laugh a minute comed y had it’s world premier in The Balor\, going on to tour Ireland selling out venues the length and breadth of the country. Now\, with 55\,000 tick ets sold nationwide we’re bringing it back for one last and final time.\ n\nEarly booking isn't just strongly advised - it's essential.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2014/10/a-bit-on-the-side-event.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:32@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20141212T200000Z DTEND:20141212T200000Z DTSTAMP:20141016T112402Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=finn-valley-college-christmas-v ariety-concert SUMMARY:Finn Valley College Christmas Variety Concert DESCRIPTION: \;\n\nCome see the staff and students of Finn Valley Colle ge in their festive Christmas Variety Show.\nThere’ll be music\, dancing \, drama and lots of festive cheer to be had. Come along and enjoy the fun .\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2014/10/Finn-Valley.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Music,Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:33@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150131T200000Z DTEND:20150131T200000Z DTSTAMP:20141016T111016Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=flash-harry-the-music-of-queen SUMMARY:Flash Harry – The Music Of Queen DESCRIPTION:\n\n[caption id="attachment_488" align="alignright" width="247" ] Flash Harry - The Music Of Queen[/caption]\nDavid Hull Promotions presen ts\nFlash Harry – The Music Of Queen\n\nFlash Harry have been celebratin g the music of Queen all over Ireland and the UK for more than 20 years an d still fans come to pay homage to the greatest rock band of them all.\nFl ash Harry brings a show that embraces the very essence of live music\, tal ent\, energy\, enthusiasm\, passion and pure showmanship. Audiences will s ee the band rocking out Queen’s greatest hits from Radio Gaga\, We Are t he Champions\, to Bohemian Rhapsody and everything in between. Quite simpl y it’s live music entertainment at its best.\nAn unmissable night of goo d old fashioned rock !\nFlash Harry are brilliant! – Official Queen Fan Club\nThe band\, the movement\, the attention to detail are uncanny – Su nday World\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2014/10/FLASH-HARRY-PHOTO.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:38@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150205T200000Z DTEND:20150205T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150107T212014Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-henry-girls-rachel-sermanni -tom-terrel-in-concert SUMMARY:The Henry Girls | Rachel Sermanni | Tom Terrell in concert DESCRIPTION:One of American country musics most respected artists\n\nA nati ve Texan\, Kimmie Rhodes singing career began at the age of 6 with her fam ily gospel trio. She moved to Austin and recorded her fist album in 1981 w hen Willy Nelson invited her to use his studio.\n\nA prolific artist she h as recorded 15 albums over the years. Her multi-platinum selling songs hav e been recorded by stellar acts such as Willy Nelson\, Waylon Jennings\, M ark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris and the list of artists she has collaborat ed with reads like a Who’s Who of American country music.\n\n“Kimmie R hodes – The soul of a poet and the voice of an angel” – Rodney Crowe ll ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/01/henry-girls.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:39@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150207T140000Z DTEND:20150207T140000Z DTSTAMP:20150107T213638Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=sing-along-with-goldilocks SUMMARY:Sing Along With Goldilocks DESCRIPTION:Adm €10 Family of 4 €30\n\nThe much loved fairy tale comes to life in a stage production full of song and laughter.\n\nFor the first time ever join Goldilocks and the three bears and Ruff the dog live on sta ge in this exciting and fun filled musical production.\n\nChildren will le arn that music can be found everywhere as they sing and dance to their fav ourite songs like ‘Head\, Shoulders\, Knees and Toes’\, ‘If You’re Happy and You Know It’ and ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’.\n\nFollow the adventures of Goldilocks as the popular tale takes a few twists and t urns along the way to a happy ever after. Featuring fantastic costumes\, s tage sets and colourful lighting Sing Along With Goldilocks will be an exp erience for all the family to cherish.\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/01/goldilocks2.jpg CATEGORIES:Childrens,Drama,Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:36@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150213T200000Z DTEND:20150214T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150112T154540Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=conal-gallens-a-bit-on-the-sunn y-side SUMMARY:Conal Gallen's A Bit On The Sunny Side DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nThe sequel to the smash hit comedy A Bit On The Side. S ee it first at The Balor!\n\nThey’re back! The Murphys are at it again!\ n\nJoin Bridie\, Willie\, Cynthia and Dick in sunny Spain for another hila rious comedy farce as our four hapless holidaymakers stumble from one cris is to another.\nWhat effect will sun\, sea and sangria have on Ireland’s most dysfunctional couple? Will Cynthia ever manage to straighten Dick ou t? Will the Spaniards have any idea what’s hit them?\n\nOver 75\,000 peo ple were left rolling in the aisles by the original A Bit On The Side. Now Conal Gallen and his son Rory come up trumps once again with another come dy masterpiece. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2014/10/ABitOnTheSunnySide.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:41@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150224T200000Z DTEND:20150226T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150107T213010Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-glass-menagerie-by-tennesse e-williams SUMMARY:The Glass Menagerie DESCRIPTION:\n\nAdm €12/€10\n\nThe Butt Drama Circle present\nThe Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams\nDirected by JC Bonar\n\nThe Butt Drama C ircle present their 2015 festival play – a classic of American theatre.\ n\nAbandoned by her husband\, Amanda Wingfield comforts herself with recol lections of her earlier\, more gracious life in Blue Mountain when she was pursued by “gentleman callers”. Her son Tom\, a poet with a job in a warehouse\, longs for adventure and escape from his mother’s suffocating embrace while Laura\, her shy crippled daughter\, has her glass menagerie and her memories.\n\nAmanda is desperate to find her daughter a husband b ut\, when the long awaited gentleman caller does arrive\, Laura’s romant ic illusions are crushed.\n\nThe Glass Menagerie debuted in Chicago in 194 4 catapulting Tennessee Williams from obscurity to fame. Strongly autobiog raphical\, the characters and story mimic William’s life more closely th an any of his other works. A powerful evocation of loneliness and lost lov e it remains one of his most powerful and moving pieces. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/01/The-Glass-Menagerie.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:34@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150227T200000Z DTEND:20150227T200000Z DTSTAMP:20141016T112815Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=tommy-fleming-the-wests-awake SUMMARY:Tommy Fleming – The West’s Awake DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nFollowing the release of another succ essful album – ‘The West’s Awake’ Tommy Fleming returns to The Bal or.\n\nA Tommy Fleming concert is a unique and emotional musical experienc e suitable for all ages. His performance is always delivered with electric emotion and surrounded by his world class band. Tommy’s concert is the one concert this year you should not miss.\n\nThe West’s Awake album bri ngs Tommy back to his roots musically as he has included songs like ‘Son ny’\, ‘The West’s Awake’ and ‘John O Dreams’\, but his concert s will also include his biggest hits from ‘Danny Boy’ to ‘Bright Blu e Rose’ and of course ‘Hard Times’. Tommy’s versions are unique an d individual to him and until you hear him sing these songs you cannot exp erience the musical emotion that only his music can reach.\n\nTommy’s un ique talent has brought him worldwide recognition and he is now critically acclaimed to be one of the worlds’ finest singers of his generation.\n\ nDon’t miss this opportunity to experience what 20\,000 Irish fans see a nnually and return to experience a new show with an outstanding performanc e from Tommy Fleming.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2014/10/tommy-fleming-pic-3.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:47@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150305T193000Z DTEND:20150305T193000Z DTSTAMP:20150129T122910Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=576 SUMMARY:St Columba's Got Talent DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nAdm €6\n\nA talent contest organised by the Transitio n Year students of St Columba's College Stranorlar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/01/Youththeatre.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama,Music,Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:48@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150306T200000Z DTEND:20150306T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150304T123537Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=finn-valley-ica-music-festival SUMMARY:Finn Valley ICA Music Festival DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nThe Finn Valley Guild ICA hosts an evening of music\, s ong and dance as part of Irish language week Seachtain na Gaeilge. Student s from primary and post primary schools and young local artists will featu re on the night.\n\nProceeds will go to Donegal Down Syndrome Association. \n\nList of Acts:\n\nSophie Duffy &\; Lauren Doherty\nDromore NS Killyg ordon\nSt Columba's NS Ballylast\nLucy Parke\nUrsula Quigley-Moore Dancers \nGairmscoil Chu Uladh\nLifford NS\nThe Coleman Family\n\nAdm €7 adults. Children under 12 accompanied by an adult are free.*\n\n*please note that this is a seated event. Under 12's\, although free\, will still need to b ook tickets. There is a capacity of 200 for this event. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2014/10/1937324_106232809695_3322713_n.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:49@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150310T200000Z DTEND:20150311T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150306T111600Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=st-columbas-college-one-act-dra mas SUMMARY:St Columba's College One Act Dramas DESCRIPTION:\n\nAdm €5\n\nAn evening of drama and music from the students and staff of St Columba's College\, Stranorlar. Enjoy acts from across th e year groups with some staff performances thrown in for good measure.\nTu esday 10th March\n\nExtract from Dancing At Lughnasa by Brian Friel – TY Students\nExtract from Philadelphia Here I Come by Brian Friel – TY Stu dents\nLive Music – 2nd Year Students\nThe Perfect Match – Comedy Sket ch performed by school staff\nSt Columba’s Got Talent Prizewinners\n\nWe dnesday 11th March\n\nExtract from To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee – TY Students\nExtract from The Happy Journey by Thornton Wilder – TY Stu dents\nLive Music – 2nd Year Students\nThe Perfect Match – Comedy Sket ch performed by school staff\nSt Columba’s Got Talent Prizewinners ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/01/Youththeatre.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama,Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:51@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150315T120000Z DTEND:20150315T120000Z DTSTAMP:20150129T122829Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=balor-youth-theatre-showcase SUMMARY:Balor Youth Theatre Showcase DESCRIPTION:12 noon and 2pm.\nAdm €5/€3\n\nThe participants in The Balo r Youth Theatre showcase their talent presenting four plays in this specia l performance to mark the end of the term. Students of the Balor Guitar Sc hool and their tutor Seamus Curran will also perform on the day.\n\nRunnin g Order\n\n12 Noon: Balor Guitar School\; Youth Theatre 5-7 yrs\; Youth Th eatre 8-9 yrs\n2pm: Youth Theatre 10-12yrs\; Youth Theatre 13-14yrs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/01/Youth-Theatre-2.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:50@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150319T200000Z DTEND:20150320T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150129T123128Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=hairspray-in-the-60s SUMMARY:Hairspray in the '60's DESCRIPTION:\n\nAdm €10 / €8. Family of 4 €30\n\nThe students of Gair mscoil Chu Uladh Ballinamore present their 2015 school musical.\n\nJoin Tr acy Turnblad\, a teenager from Baltimore\, who wins a role on local TV dan ce programme The Corny Collins show. Using her new found fame Tracy\, toge ther with her friends - Penny\, Link\, Seaweed and Little Inez - tries to encourage integration and end the shows policy of discrimination. Will she overcome the obstacles put in her way by Amber and Mrs Von Tussle?\n\nWit h a foot tappin' upbeat soundtrack of '60's dance music and downtown rhyth m and blues combined with a social message this is the perfect showcase fo r a talented young local cast. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/01/Balor-@-Night.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama,Music,Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:37@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150322T200000Z DTEND:20150322T200000Z DTSTAMP:20141101T120243Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=kimmie-rhodes SUMMARY:Kimmie Rhodes DESCRIPTION:\n\n[caption id="attachment_527" align="alignright" width="300" ] Kimmie Rhodes[/caption]\n\n \;\n\nMeet one of American country music ’s most respected artists counting Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings amo ng her admirers.\n\nA native Texan\, Kimmie Rhodes singing career began at the age of six with her family gospel trio. She moved to Austin and recor ded her first album in 1981 when Willy Nelson invited her to use his studi o.\n\nA prolific artist she has recorded 15 albums over the years. Her mul ti-platinum selling songs have been recorded by stellar acts such as Willy Nelson\, Waylon Jennings\, Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris. The list of artists she has collaborated with reads like a Who’s Who of American co untry music.\n“Kimmie Rhodes: The soul of a poet and the voice of an ang el.” – Rodney Crowell\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2014/11/kimmierhodes.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:44@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150328T200000Z DTEND:20150329T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150129T124604Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-maiden-aunt SUMMARY:The Maiden Aunt DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nThe HSE Players present\nThe Maiden Aunt\nBy Jimmy Kear y\n\nGertie O Grady hasn’t been feeling too well. After a spell in hospi tal she comes to stay with her niece Mary Murphy and her husband Dan. Mary tries to persuade Gertie to make a will but she’s reluctant to sign ove r her worldly possessions.\n\nWhen Gertie apparently ‘dies’\, Dan come s up with an elaborate plan to get their hands on her money.\n\nThis hilar ious comedy is brought to you by the HSE players as a fundraiser for adult s with special needs. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/01/maidenaunt.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:43@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150409T200000Z DTEND:20150409T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150327T123635Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=patsy-tammy-hank-songs-from-the -musicals SUMMARY:Patsy\, Tammy & Hank - Songs From The Musicals DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n\n\n***SHOW POSTPONED***\n\nThis show has now been p ostponed due to the unavailability of several key performers. A new date l ater in 2015 will be announced soon.\n\nSorry for any inconvenience.\n\n&n bsp\; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/01/patsytammyhank.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:26@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150410T200000Z DTEND:20150410T200000Z DTSTAMP:20141016T113309Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=pat-shortt-selfie SUMMARY:Pat Shortt – Selfie DESCRIPTION:\n\nPat Shortt is back in his hilarious new show ‘Selfie’.\ n\nJoin singing undertaker Mossey Burke and a host of new characters as he recounts the tale of his favourite funeral. An occasion that was nearly t he death of him and changed his life forever.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2014/10/PatShorttSelfieTwitter.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:57@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150411T200000Z DTEND:20150411T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150326T134257Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=makings-guests SUMMARY:Makings & guests DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n\n\nMakings | The Other Breed | Graham Sweeney | Ali Doherty | Aine Sweeney              &\; DJ Grinder\n\nMakings a re a 4 piece Electro-Rock band based in Dublin. Two of the band members\, Paddy Reynolds &\; Barry Shock\, hail from Ballybofey so this will be a special homecoming show for them.\n\nTouted as one of the hot rising prop erties on the Dublin music scene\, February 2015 saw the launch of their d ebut album 'Cognition' to a capacity crowd in The Grand Social\, Dublin.. The album will be available to buy on the night.\n\nThe night promises to be rich in musical variation with support from Stranorlar guitarist Ali Do herty\, Achill Island singer-songwriter Graham Sweeney\, and Ballybofey ba nd The Other Breed who have themselves recently released an EP.\n\nThe nig ht will also feature DJ Daniel Thompson (aka Grinder) who will taking to t he stage to close out the night.\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n& nbsp\;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/03/Makings-Album-Promo-Art.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:62@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150428T200000Z DTEND:20150428T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150328T211205Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-39-steps SUMMARY:The 39 Steps DESCRIPTION:\n\nLetterkenny Music and Drama Group present\nThe 39 Steps\nby John Buchan\, adapted by Patrick Barlow\n\nBased on the gripping whodunit - memorably filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935 – this play has played t o rave reviews all over the world since it was first staged in 2005. Featu ring 4 actors playing nearly 150 parts it’s 100 minutes of ingenious fun and thrilling action. It includes legendary scenes such as\, the chase on the Flying Scotsman\, the escape on the Fort Bridge\, the first theatrica l bi-plane crash ever staged and the death-defying finale at the London Pa lladium.\n\nLMDG bring this production to The Balor in preparation for com peting in the RTE All Ireland Drama Finals in Athlone in May. The group ha ve won 3 festivals and 21 awards so far in the Open Section on the festiva l circuit this year. This follows previous success with the show having al ready won the All Ireland Confined Finals and the Ulster Final in 2012. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/03/The-39-Steps.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:40@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150429T200000Z DTEND:20150430T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150423T180701Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=balor-dca-presents-annie-the-mu sical SUMMARY:Balor DCA presents Annie The Musical DESCRIPTION:Annie The Musical is now SOLD OUT. \n\nPlease ring 0749131840 i f you would like to put your name on a waiting list to avail of any cancel lations.\n\nBalor DCA presents\nAnnie The Musical\nDirected by Kieran Quin n\nMusical Director Denise Roper\n\nEXTRA DATES ADDED!!! WED APR 29TH & \; THURS APR 30TH\n\n\n\nAfter 26 years ever-lovable orphan Annie makes he r way back to the Balor!\n\nBillionaire businessman Oliver ‘Daddy’ War bucks has taken little orphan Annie under his win\ng and promised to help her find her real parents\, offering a $50\,000 reward. However\, cruel or phanage matron Miss Hannigan\, her no good brother Rooster and his schemin g girlfriend Lily have designs on the money.\n\nThe heartwarming story of little orphan Annie is one of Broadway’s best loved musicals. The origin al production ran for nearly 6 years and won 7 Tony awards. It features so me of the most popular and instantly recognisable songs of all the Broadwa y musicals including ‘Easy Street’\, ‘It’s A Hard Knock Life’ an d ‘Tomorrow’.\n\nThis production features the very best in local talen t. It’s directed by Kieran Quinn with musical direction by Denise Roper – the same creative partnership that made The Sound Of Music such a succ ess last year. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/01/Annie-Image2.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama,Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:55@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150506T200000Z DTEND:20150507T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150413T120959Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=high-school-musical SUMMARY:High School Musical DESCRIPTION: \;\n\nRoyal &\; Prior present\nDisney’s High School M usical\n\n \;\n\n\n\nThe smash hit musical comes to life on the stage!  \n\n \;\n\nTroy Bolton and Gabriella Montez come from two different worlds. He’s a basketball God\, she’s a female Einstein. Yet\, when th ey meet on New Year’s Eve at a ski resort they instantly click.\n\n  \;\n\nWhen Troy returns to High School following winter break he’s surpr ised to discover that Gabriela is a new student. However\, their friends d on’t approve of their new friendship and try to separate them. When they audition for their school’s production of Romeo and Juliet all hell bre aks loose as their respective social cliques try to take them down before they can land the lead roles.\n\n \;\n\nCan Troy and Gabriela convert their friends to a more open minded way of thinking? Will young love conqu er all?\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/03/highshcoolmusical.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama,Music,Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:59@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150510T200000Z DTEND:20150510T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150312T120653Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=jason-byrne-theres-a-grand-stre tch-in-the-evenings SUMMARY:Jason Byrne - There's A Grand Stretch In The Evenings DESCRIPTION:\n\nAdm €20.   Special Offer 4 for €70 - available from b ox office only (0749131840)\n\n\n\n \;\n\nThe Star of BBC’s 'Live At The Apollo' and TV3’s 'Jason Byrne's Snaptastic Show' performs a handfu l of intimate shows to get everyone in the mood for the holliers!\n\nSumme r is coming to Ireland. Celebrate slightly less rain and slightly smaller gas bills with an evening in the company of 'The outright King of live com edy' (The Times). What more could you want - an evening with a grand stret ch in it and an evening with Jason Byrne.\n\n \;\n‘A Comedy God’ – The Mirror ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/03/Jason-Byrne-GS.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:58@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150512T200000Z DTEND:20150512T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150311T164911Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=my-english-tongue-my-irish-hear t SUMMARY:My English Tongue\, My Irish Heart DESCRIPTION:\n\nwritten and directed by Martin Lynch\nbased on the book The Literature of The Irish in Britain: Autobiography and memoir \, 1725 – 2001 by Dr Liam Harte\n\nGary and Susan are young\, educated and Irish. Wh en they can’t settle in Ireland\, they take the momentous decision to em igrate to England. What ghosts will they meet along the way and where will their journey really take them?\n\nMy English Tongue\, My Irish Heart tak es us on an emotional and psychological journey\, in which Gary and Susan ’s story of love\, loss and change is criss-crossed by the stories of th ose who have gone before them\, from lawyers and labourers to pickpockets\ , politicians and professional street preachers.\n\nBased on an acclaimed study of Irish lives in Britain by Dr Liam Harte\, Martin Lynch’s powerf ul and moving new drama gives voice to the perplexities of living with\, a nd between\, two worlds. There is sorrow\, struggle and laughter\, and eve rywhere\, the question: where is home for the migrant?\n\nTelling the stor y of Irish emigration to England through the generations\, Lynch’s highl y innovative play\, which boasts a top-notch cast\, explodes in a fast-pac ed\, promenade production featuring great songs\, dance and Lynch’s trad emark humour. You will meet some of the greatest characters ever to catch the Holyhead boat or a Ryanair flight. Oh\, did we mention that audience m embers can take an active part in the play? ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/03/My-English-Tongue-Balor-Arts-Centre-A3-Copy.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:53@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150516T203000Z DTEND:20150516T203000Z DTSTAMP:20150129T132400Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=don-baker-in-concert SUMMARY:Don Baker in concert DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\nAdm €15 / €12\n\nOne of the most significant figures in Irish music and arguably the greatest acoustic harmonica playe r in the world\n\nDon Baker is rightly regarded as one of Irish music’s leading lights over the last 35 years. His natural talent on harmonica and guitar manifested itself in his early teens. Attracted to blues music he spent the best part of his 20’s on the road across Europe\, paying his d ues\, travelling on trains\, sleeping on floors.\n\nHis Irish breakthrough came in 1979 with his song ‘Dublin’s Inner City’ and he has remaine d as one of Irish music’s most significant figures ever since. While he enjoys a solid reputation as a singer\, guitarist and songwriter it is Don ’s harmonica playing which elevates him into the elite\, rated by many a s the greatest acoustic harmonica player in the world.\n\nThe esteem with which he is held in is evident by the who’s who of Irish artists who que ued up to collaborate on his latest album the 2013 My Songs\, My Friends – Liam O Maonlai\, Brian Kennedy\, Gemma Hayes\, Finbar Furey\, Sinead O Connor\, Eleanor McEvoy\, John Spillane\, Paddy Casey\, Declan O’Rourke and more.\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nWith the harmonica influences of blu es legends Sonny Boy Williamson and Sonny Terry and guitar playing inspire d by Missippi John Hurt and Robert Johnson a night with the Don Baker Band is one truly steeped in the blues. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/01/Don-Baker-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:61@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150518T200000Z DTEND:20150518T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150325T195833Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=daniel-romano-canada SUMMARY:Daniel Romano (Canada) DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe King Of ‘Mosey’\n\nDaniel Romano is a songwriter wh o delivers mosey croonin’ and hard luck storytelling. So\, what exactly is ‘Mosey’? As Daniel explains: “: “Mosey is a study in contrasts. There’s glitz and grit\, reveling and wallowing\, wretchedness and show manship. Mosey music’s pioneers wore their battered hearts on sequined s leeves from Bakersfield to Galveston”.\n\nWhile references to marquee na mes like Willie Nelson\, Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard are apparent in Romano’s music\, the obvious influences certainly don’t demystify his talent. Romano works with equal part authenticity and creativity\, and hi s musical world is rich with archetypes and arch rivals\, wry observations and earnest confessions. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/03/daniel-romano.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:56@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150523T200000Z DTEND:20150523T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150522T141615Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-golden-age-of-country-music SUMMARY:*EVENT CANCELLED* The Golden Age Of Country Music DESCRIPTION:\n\nWe regret to inform you that The Golden Age Of Country Musi c event scheduled for this Saturday May 23rd has been cancelled due to unf orseen circumstances.\n\nWe regret any inconvenience caused. If you had ti ckets purchased for this event please contact our Box Office on0749131840 to arrange a refund. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/03/the-golden-years-of-country-music-poster.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:45@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150530T203000Z DTEND:20150530T203000Z DTSTAMP:20150130T105300Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=jp-harris-the-tough-choices SUMMARY:JP Harris & The Tough Choices DESCRIPTION:\nAdm €15\n\nA quality purveyor of pure country music\n\nJP H arris plays Country Music. Not Americana\, Roots or Folk. Pure country. In a world where prefixes have been added to the term ‘County’ JP sticks to the old-fashioned sounds of a music that has influenced four generatio ns of songwriters.\n\nLike his music\, his backstory is pure country. He l eft home on foot at the age of 14\, travelling via thumb and freight train \, living the next four years from a backpack\, tarp and bedroll\, working as a farm labourer\, equipment operator\, lumberjack and carpenter. He wo und up in Nashville and released his all-original debut ‘I’ll Keep Cal ling’ in May 2012. Shortly after it’s release\, without the aide of pu blicists or a large label’s bankroll\, it won “Best Country Album of 2 012″ from The Nashville Scene\, the same honor at the Independent Music Awards\, and\, in JP’s own words “a whole mess of other stuff in the p apers and on the internet.”\n\n\n\nHe comes to The Balor with his 5 piec e band The Tough Choices – young local Nashville players who have spent thousands of miles with JP on the road. The gig is part of a European tour promoting his latest album “Home Is Where The Hurt Is” recorded and m ixed at Ronnie’s Place (formerly the personal studio of Ronnie Milsap) i n Nashville. Lending a hand on the album vocally is long-time friend Chanc e McCoy\, singer and guitarist of Old Crow Medicine Show (McCoy also took rhythm and lead guitar in addition to fiddle duties throughout the album.) \n\nIf you like your country music pure\, unadorned and unapologetic this is the gig for you. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/01/JP-Harris-and-the-Tough-Choices.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:66@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150609T190000Z DTEND:20150611T190000Z DTSTAMP:20150602T123906Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=donegal-national-schools-drama- festival SUMMARY:Donegal National Schools Drama Festival DESCRIPTION:Tuesday June 9th  &\; Thursday June 11th at 7pm nightly.\nA dmission €5 adults\, €3 students.\n\nThe Butt Drama Circle presents th e Donegal National Schools Drama Festival at the Balor Arts Centre. This e vent is an annual fixture in both the schools and the Balor’s calendar.\ n\nWith 9 performances over 3 nights the festival showcases the talents of pupils from primary schools across the county – some of whom may well b ecome stars of the future. Don’t miss this opportunity to see the wealth of young talent the county has to offer.\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/01/Youththeatre.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama,Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:60@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150619T203000Z DTEND:20150619T203000Z DTSTAMP:20150318T153502Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-railsplitters SUMMARY:The Railsplitters DESCRIPTION:\n\nBrilliantly uplifting bluegrass with formidable talent and enormous zest\n\nRenowned across America for their exhilarating performanc es and great material\, The Railsplitters\, working out of the Colorado Ro ckies\, have made a huge impact in recent times.\n\nWith powerful vocals\, great harmonies and breathtaking instrumentals\, the band has the kind of raw power that will always impress. Playing with the kind of grace and co nfidence expected from their elders\, they have a real depth of character and formidable talent\, drawing influences from all the greats - including Bill Monroe and Earl Scruggs as well as modern-day contemporaries.\n\nWhe n they released their latest album in the UK\, it received widespread accl aim. The hugely-influential Spiral Earth said they played “brilliantly u plifting bluegrass that pays its dues but is resoundingly modern\,” whil e Country Music People magazine praised their “enormous zest” and Amer icanRootsUK said simply: “The virtuosic playing and vocals here are just about as good as anyone.”\n\nSince starting out in early 2011\, the ban d has won two major and highly prestigious US contests - 2012 Pickin’ in the Pines and the 2013 RockyGrass event. This will be their first time in the UK and Ireland.\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/03/The-Railsplitters.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:63@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150624T200000Z DTEND:20150627T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150525T143455Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=a-wake-in-the-west SUMMARY:A Wake In The West DESCRIPTION:The Butt Drama Circle present\nA Wake In The West\nby M J Ginne lly\n\n\n\n\n\nThe famous side splitting comedy farce\n\nAfter a life devo ted to drink\, it is no surprise that Tom Healy’s final wish it to be bu ried in the drink – at sea that is. The neighbours\, one by one\, pour i nto Healy’s front room to ‘pay their respects’\, though not all come to pray.\n\nA Wake in the West is a high farce play\; it has packed all v enues wherever it has been staged. From Westport (where it began) to Perth \, from London to San Francisco it has left everyone rolling in the aisles .\n\nMake sure you come along ‘to pay your last respects’ and sympathi se with Tom’s Family. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/04/wake-in-the-west.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:70@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150715T150000Z DTEND:20150715T160000Z DTSTAMP:20150610T115833Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=overture SUMMARY:Overture DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\nA Magical Italian Bubble Concerto by Bollesapone \n\nWelcome to Maestro Cafaggi’s fragile and fanciful world of soap bubb les where you will meet….the conductor without an orchestra\nthe musicia n without an instrument and the breathless singer.\n\nAn eccentric conduct or takes you into the slippery world of soap bubbles to perform for you a concert where the unexpected is always waiting in ambush\; from odd instru ments giant bubbles appear\, bouncing bubbles\, portable bubbles\, bunches of bubbles\, and where some people might be invited to enter into a giant bubble….\n\nA theatrical show without words\, a visual comedy. A show o f clownery\, mime and music\, for audiences of all ages.\n\nDuration 65 mi ns. Ages 2+\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/06/Overture.jpg CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150717T203000Z DTEND:20150717T203000Z DTSTAMP:20150703T102023Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=mundy-in-concert SUMMARY:Mundy in concert / support by FallWilde DESCRIPTION:\n\nAdm €20 (€15 concession)\n\n\n\nMundy shot to fame in 1 996 with the critically acclaimed Jellylegs which yielded hit songs Gin an d Tonic Sky\, Life’s A Cinch and ‘To You I Bestow’ which featured on the soundteack of Baz Luhrman’s Romeo &\; Juliet.\n\nHe cemented his status as one of Ireland’s premiere artists with the multi platinum 24 Star Hotel with hit tracks July and Mexico becoming firm favourites. 3 mor e studio albums – Raining Down Arrows\, Strawberry Blood and Shuffle - f ollowed as well as Live and Confusion\, a live album recorded at a stormin g sold out Vicar Street show which perfectly encapsulates and passion and energy of one of Ireland’s most exciting live performers.\n\nHis eponymo usly entitled 6th album and accompanying single ‘Shot In The Dark’ wer e released in April. Teaming up once again with Youth\, who produced his d ebut album\, it signals a back to basics return to his roots for the Birr songsmith.\n\nFallWilde is the new solo project from singer-songwriter Kyl e O’Neill. The music of FallWidle is melodic\, intriguing and honest. Co mbining heartfelt vocals with passionate guitar playing he captures his au dience in his work of storytelling.\n\nKyle has showcased his modern folk style at festivals and venues all over Ireland and the UK. He has shared t he stage with well-known acts such as SOAK\, Best Boy Grip ad Rainy Boy Sl eep.\n\nHe is currently working on his self-titled album FallWilde due for release later this year which promises to contain his best and strongest work to date.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/04/MUNDY-blue.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:67@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150718T210000Z DTEND:20150718T210000Z DTSTAMP:20150617T122620Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-other-breed-youth-mass SUMMARY:The Other Breed | Youth Mass | This Other Kingdom DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Other Breed are a Ballybofey based four piece that fuse s ambient\, textural soundscapes with hard hitting riffs resulting in a dy namic and energetic live show. In December They released their debut EP 'W eirdo's In The Kitchen' in The Greenroom Letterkenny last December and wer e included in YouBlooms 2015 list of top 10 breakthrough bands for 2015. T he band are currently preparing for a tour this summer which includes fest ivals suckh as You Bloom\, Melting Pot Festival\, Ballinamore Free Fringe Festival and Galway Fringe Festival as well as various venues throughout t he country.\n\nJoining them will be Youth Mass\, an alternative/indie pop band from Co. Meath. Their 2014 debut album 'Morning Run\, Evening Sun' we nt straight to number 1 in the iTunes Rock chart and was awarded album of the year by Unsigned &\; Independent magazine. A nationwide tour follow ed the album release gaining them a reputation as being one of the most ex citing young bands in the country.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/05/other-breed.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:68@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150725T210000Z DTEND:20150725T210000Z DTSTAMP:20150708T145855Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=makings-guests-2 SUMMARY:Makings | Ally Doherty | DJ Bombscare DESCRIPTION:\n\nMakings are a 4 piece Electro-Rock group based in Dublin. T he band\, a hotly tipped rising property on the Dublin music scene\, fuses electronic beats and synthesizers with four vocals\, guitars\, and poundi ng live drums.\n\nFebruary 2015 saw the launch of their debut album 'Cogni tion' to a capacity crowd in The Grand Social\, Dublin. Two of the band me mbers\, Paddy Reynolds &\; Barry Shock\, hail from Ballybofey so this w ill be a special homecoming show for them.\n\nHaving just signed a worldwi de distribution deal\, the band are currently gearing up for a UK tour in June. The event will also feature support acts to be confirmed.\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/04/Makings-Album-Promo-Art.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:71@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150804T200000Z DTEND:20150806T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150722T103456Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=mother-knows-best SUMMARY:Mother knows Best DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Butt Drama Circle present\nMother Knows Best\nBy Jimmy Keary\nDirected by JC Bonar\n\nWhile doing a painting job for the McDermo tt’s\, Nick Cassidy renews a friendship with their youngest daughter Suz y. Suzy’s mother Tess\, however\, would prefer her daughter to date stuf fy financial consultant Adrian. As Tess schemes to break up Nick and Suzy she fails to notice that her own husband Harry is falling under the spell of her man-hungry golfing partner Dulcie. When a break-in at the house bri ngs everything to a head does mother really know best?\n\nThe cast of Moth er Knows Best have recently completed a 10 week Adult Drama Class facilita ted by JC Bonar. Come along and see them put their newly found skills to w ork in Jimmy Keary's hilarious comedy. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/06/Mother-Knows-Best.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150807T203000Z DTEND:20150807T203000Z DTSTAMP:20150721T131630Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=lindsay-lou-the-flatbellies SUMMARY:Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys / support by Tommy Callaghan DESCRIPTION:\n\nLindsay Lou &\; The Flatbellys are one of the top bands on the American roots music circuit. They’re a tight-as-hardwood bluegra ss quartet fronted by a dynamic vocalist. Theirs is an energetic take on t raditional folk\, balancing classic progression with solos that rip.\n\nLi ndsay Lou &\; The Flatbellys are renowned for their fresh approach to t he American roots genres which they confidently explore and conquer. The i nstruments and bedrock of the band may come from bluegrass but their music takes that foundation and intertwines the pull of the past with the push of the future – a wonderful rootsy alt bluegrass sound driven by the ban ds incessant energy.\n\nThey created a huge impact when they made their UK debut earlier this year as one of the main visiting attractions at Shetla nd Folk Festival. Widely regarded as one of the outstanding acts of the ev ent they return to play a string of tour dates and summer festivals. With roots in the Great Lakes State of Michigan\, there is something to please all tastes in their live performance – from bluesy works of wonder to bl istering bluegrass beauty.\n“Uplifting rootsy music of the finest qualit y” – Maverick magazine\n“Intoxicating” - Folkwords\n\n\nTommy Call aghan is the singer/guitarist and songwriter with popular Donegal Indie Fo lk band Our Native State (Formerly known as The Heads Of State) and has be en releasing his material under various monikers for over 15 years.\n\nHis compositions have received considerable airplay on local and national rad io leading to the band performing at various Irish music festivals includi ng Electric Picnic and Castlepalooza and dates in mainland Europe.\n\nHis solo performance will include stripped back arrangements of his bands rele ases and also some new unreleased material.\nDeliciously understated and c harmingly catchy slices of folk that build towards captivating hook lines. Jackie Hayden (Hotpress Magazine)\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/06/Lindsay-Lou-Ballybofeyjpg.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:74@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150815T193000Z DTEND:20150815T220000Z DTSTAMP:20150721T120401Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=a-long-journey-in-a-short-time SUMMARY:A Long Journey In A Short Time DESCRIPTION:Admission FREE\n\nBook Launch – A Long Journey in a Short Tim e by Tony Gallinagh\n\nA Long Journey in a Short Time is a mixture of hist ory\, memories and folklore from the Finn Valley area.\n\nTony Gallinagh w as born in Cappry in 1934. Upon graduating from Finn College Ballybofey he studied at St Patrick’s Agricultural College in Monaghan and Avondale F orestry College\, Co. Wicklow after which he joined the Forestry service w here he worked until 1988. Upon leaving the Forestry Service he acquired a farm and also established Finn Valley Nurseries – a Nursery and Garden Centre – which he ran successfully until 2004 whereupon he retired and h anded the business over to his son.\n\nThis book – part history\, part m emoire – describes life\, work and society from a Finn Valley that is in many aspects unrecognisable from the present day – a region that has in deed made a long journey in a short time.\n\nFrom detailed descriptions of the farming methods of the past to the coming of the railways to Donegal to the little known folklore of Lough Alan\, it is a fascinating glimpse i nto a way of life from a bygone era. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/07/to.png CATEGORIES:Literary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:75@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150819T200000Z DTEND:20150819T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150819T092731Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=a-night-with-friends SUMMARY:A Night with Friends DESCRIPTION:Join MC Conal Gallen and a host of entertainers in this charity fund-raiser.\n\n\n\nThe Balor Arts Centre is delighted to be the venue fo r A Night With Friends. Join your host Conal Gallen for a packed programme of entertainment which includes\n\nTommy Rosney\, Embassy\, Pat McLean\, Deery’s Big Band Sound\, Johnny Gallagher\, Wee Mac &\; the Band and the Byrne Family from Carn.\n\nProceeds go to MS Society and Donegal Hospi ce so have a great night out while contributing to two very worthy causes\ n\n. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/07/conal-gallen-nac.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:73@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150821T203000Z DTEND:20150821T203000Z DTSTAMP:20150722T105320Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=viper-central SUMMARY:Viper Central DESCRIPTION:\n\nA delightfully original mix of Bluegrass\, Country Roackabi lly &\; Old-time music all the way from Vancouver\n\nViper Central\, ar e not just one of Vancouver's best looking bands\, they are also one of th e most talented. Their catchy blend of folk and blue grass is more than en ough to make you want to put your dancing shoes on\, and tap along.\n\nVip er Central can rip it up bluegrass style with sweet n' crunchy harmonies a nd tight melodic breaks that'll make your heart soar\, your feet shuffle a nd your blood curdle. They also take that high lonesome sound to new place s. Their ever evolving style is influenced by Canadian roots and the tradi tions of American Bluegrass\, Country\, Rockabilly and Old-time.\n\nThey a bsolutely ripped it up on their last visit to The Balor in July 2012 – 3 years later we’re absolutely delighted to welcome them back again.\n\n\ n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/07/viper-central-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:72@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150902T200000Z DTEND:20150902T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150722T110703Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ags-connolly-jack-greele SUMMARY:Ags Connolly & Jack Grelle DESCRIPTION:\n\nAn excellent singer-songwriter double bill combining an Eng lish Willie Nelson with a Missouri troubadour.\n\nAgs Connolly is a tradit ional country singer-songwriter from Oxfordshire. His debut album ‘How A bout Now’ was released in 2014 to critical acclaim. His influences come essentially from hardcore country songwriters like David Allan coe\, Johnn y Paycheck and Dale Watson as well as from major players such as Guy Clark \, Louden Wainwright III and Chris Knight. As a live performer Ags has ope ned for various international artists such as Jimmy LaFave and Fred Eagles mith. He’s also recorded songs for Bob Harris’ ‘Under The Apple Tree ’ sessions while being championed from various quarters including The Gu ardian and BBC Arts Editor Will Gompertz.\n"The closest we've ever come to an English Willie Nelson" - Country Music People (Album of the Month)\n\n \nJack Grelle (pronounced Grell-ee) is a proud Missouri boy who sings his personal stories of the road and the people he has met along the way. A co untry\, folk and honky tonk songwriter and performer Jack joins a new wave of young transient musicians who play America’s music in bars and venue s across the globe\, delivering an authentic honky tonk performance every night.\n\nOver the past 5 years he has earned his title as a Missouri tro ubadour\, travelling across the US by way of thumb\, train and van\, writi ng song after song and performing in over 35 states. He’s had the honour of sitting in with the great Dale Watson in Texas and the privilege to op en for the legends Bily Joe Shaver and Joe Ely.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/06/ags-connolly.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:76@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150904T200000Z DTEND:20150905T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150819T092829Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=donegal-youth-theatre-present-l ast-stand-by-andrew-mcnulty-directed-by-james-lawne SUMMARY:Last Stand DESCRIPTION: Donegal Youth Theatre present Last Stand by Andrew McNulty dir ected by James Lawne\n\n\n\n\n\n \;\n\n6 teenagers enter a Garda Yout h Diversion scheme – each entrant has been placed into the programme for different reasons. Some against their will\, others embracing the opportu nity for further education and\, hopefully\, employment.\n\nExpectations s uddenly change\, however\, as they begin to suspect an ulterior motive beh ind their placement and endeavour to discover the truth behind why they a re in ‘The Scheme’/\n\nDonegal Youth Theatre’s annual end of year sh ow Last Stand is an original play written by Balor DCA and Donegal youth T heatre co-ordinator Andrew McNulty. It provides a perfect platform for the dramatic talents of some of Donegal’s brightest young actors. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/07/LastStandPoster.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:77@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150910T200000Z DTEND:20150910T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150907T095946Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=bread-and-roses-theatre-co-pres ent-cant-pay-wont-pay-by-dario-fo-directed-by-kathleen-mccreery SUMMARY:Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay! DESCRIPTION:Bread and Roses Theatre Co. present Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay! B y Dario Fo Directed by Kathleen McCreery\n\n\n\nA Donegal treatment of the classic Dario Fo Italian political comedy farce.  Following their acclai med performance in this years Earagail Arts Festival new Donegal theatre c ompany Bread and Roses bring Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay! to The Balor.\n\nAn tonia and her neighbours are despe\nrate: with the cost of living spiralli ng they’re struggling to feed their families. When their local supermark et puts up the prices yet again the women snap. A mutiny kicks off\, the s helves are cleared and freezers emptied in a joyous protest against the ma rket forces that are keeping them impoverished.\n\nBut Antonia’s hard-wo rking husband Giovanni is honest as the day is long so she enlists the hel p of her friend Margherita to hide the shopping that she’s ‘liberated ’\, spinning ever more surreal stories which leave their menfolk reeling . Soon the police are in hot pursuit and there’s an epidemic of spontane ous pregnancies as the consumer backlash spreads like wildfire.\n\nThe onl y actor to ever win a Nobel Prize\, Dario Fo’s farce is as fiercely prov ocative as it is funny and as relevant in Donegal today as in his native I taly.\n\n CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:78@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150918T203000Z DTEND:20150918T203000Z DTSTAMP:20150907T100244Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=betty-the-boy SUMMARY:Betty & The Boy DESCRIPTION:Betty and The Boy are a remarkable five-piece band already univ ersally lauded in their home state of Oregon.\n\n\n\nTheir remarkable soun d defies simple categorisation. Though the quintet’s string-laden melodi es occasionally anchor them in the territories of folk\, bluegrass\, or mi nim­ali­st rock\, they’re more at home in the cracks in-between. It’ s from these quirky\, deeper\, sometimes darker places that Betty Jaeger ’s voice reaches up\, takes you by the hand\, and sweeps you along on an entrancing musical journey.\n\nShe’s joined by multi-instrumentalist Jo sh Harvey (The Boy in the bands title) and the band that grew around them – violinist Michelle Whitlock\, classically-trained cellist Nanci McDona ld who also plays ukulele and guitar and Jon Conlon on bass.\n\nThe band h as built a dedicated fan base as well as winning much admiration amongst p rominent peers\, including one of the leading figures in modern-day bluegr ass – Woody Platt\, lead singer with top band The Steep Canyon Rangers. \n\nWith two acclaimed albums released on this side of the Atlantic review ers have showered them with praise. They come to The Balor as part of thei r long-awaited UK &\; Ireland tour.\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/07/american-gothic-betty-and-the-boy.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:42@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150924T163000Z DTEND:20150924T163000Z DTSTAMP:20150923T112742Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=jurassic-adventures SUMMARY:Jurassic Adventures DESCRIPTION:\n\n[caption id="attachment_563" align="alignright" width="300" ] Jurassic Adventures[/caption]\n\nAdm €15 Adults\, €10 children\, € 40 family of 4.\n\nDiscover the most exciting family show since time began …\n\nBe transported to a magical island where anything can happen. A pre historic place full of fun\, thrills and screams. Follow the footsteps of Dr. Grant and his team of explorers and laugh at their crazy antics as the y search for proof that Dinosaurs still exist.\n\nBe amazed and awed by th e birth of a baby dinosaur. But beware of the mother T Rex who wants her e gg back!\n\nJurassic Adventures is brought to you by World on Stage and th e team behind Disney on Ice. It’s fully scripted adventure where Dinosau rs live right before your eyes that will leave you in ‘Veloci Raptures ’ and ‘Pre Hysterics’! An absolutely brilliant show for all the fami ly ages 3+.\n\nWarning: Contains mild peril and HUGE DINOSAURS!\n\nhttp:// youtu.be/mYx6eFRLnrU\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/01/Jurassic-01.jpg CATEGORIES:Childrens,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:79@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150925T203000Z DTEND:20150925T203000Z DTSTAMP:20150907T100539Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=brid-harper-friends SUMMARY:Brid Harper & Friends DESCRIPTION:Brid Harper &\; Friends – Donegal CD Launch\n\n \n\nThe D onegal Launch of the debut solo CD from one of the finest exponents of tra ditional fiddle playing of our time\n\nwith Bríd Harper\, Dermot Byrne\, Steve Cooney\, Trevor Hutchinson\, Bronagh Graham and PJ McDonald.\n\nToni ght is a very special occasion for acclaimed Castlefin fiddle player Bríd Harper\, as it marks the Donegal launch of Bríd’s debut solo CD\, ‘B ríd Harper and Friends’.\n\nBríd has been playing Irish Traditional Mu sic on the fiddle since she was nine years old. She has won many All Irela nd under-age fiddle competitions at Fleadhanna Ceoil and in 1988 was award ed three major titles - Senior All Ireland\, Oireachtas na Gaeilge and The Fiddler of Dooney.\n\nMany traditional musicians cite Bríd Harper as a m ajor influence on their playing and she has been described as one of the f inest exponents of traditional fiddle playing of our time.   She has app eared on numerous occasions on TG4\, RTE and BBC. She tours extensively\, collaborating with some of the finest traditional musicians on the scene a nd is also in much demand as a tutor.\n\nAlthough she has guested on many recordings over the years\, ‘Bríd Harper and Friends’ is her debut so lo CD.  It features guest appearances from some of Traditional Irish musi c’s finest including Dermot Byrne (accordian)\, John Doyle ( guitar)\, S eán óg Graham (accordian)\, Trevor Hutchinson (double bass)\, Bronagh Gr aham (banjo)\, PJ McDonald ( tin whistle) and John Joe Kelly (bodhrán).\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/07/brid-harper.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:89@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20150929T200000Z DTEND:20150929T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150909T123338Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=jason-sweeney-friends SUMMARY:Jason Sweeney & Friends DESCRIPTION:\n\nA night of great local music in support of the North West S imon Community\n\nThe issue of Homelessness has been very much to the fore in recent weeks with the number of people affected nationally growing rea ching crisis proportions.\n\nMonday 28th September to Sunday 4th October i s Simon Week with fund raising events taking place nationwide. Well known Ballybofey musician Jason Sweeney has put together a packed programme of e xcellent local musicians for a special charity concert. Enjoy a great nigh t of music while contributing to this most worthy of causes.\n\nThe full l ine up is as follows: John Muldowney\, Tommy Callaghan\, Aine &\; Sharo n Sweeney\, Ali Doherty\, Maria McCormick\, Graham Sweeney\, Oisin McLean\ , Tommy Bonner. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/09/Simon_Community_Logo.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:80@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20151001T200000Z DTEND:20151001T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150907T100703Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=charolais SUMMARY:Charolais DESCRIPTION:Bigger Picture Projects present\n\nCharolais\n\nWritten and per formed by Noni Stapleton\n\nDirected by Bairbre Ni Chaoimh\n\n\n\nA darkly comic tale of homicidal jealousy and love rivalry...with a cow!\n\nCharol ais is an age old tale of female rivalry with a new twist: the other woman is cow\, a literal one\, a purebred Charolais heifer. Siobhan’s boyfrie nd is a farmer who devotes considerable attention to his prize heifer at t he expense of his very pregnant girlfriend. Siobhan has developed a homici dal jealousy for this Charolais and is feeling equally murderous towards h er snobbish soon-to-be mother in law.\n\nA dark comedy of love and longing : rarely in Irish theatre are the challenges of farming life and the joy o f sex expressed so frankly or with such charm.\n\nBewley's ‘Little Gem A ward’ - Tiger Dublin Fringe 2014\n“Noni Stapleton’s hilarious take o n rural life and love is a paradox: superficially crude\, it’s full of w isdom and tenderness\, and manages to throw in a fair sprinkling of compas sion and forgiveness along the way”. Emer O’Kelly Sunday Independent\n  \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/07/Charolais_BiggerPictureProjects_EdFringe.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:81@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20151002T203000Z DTEND:20151002T203000Z DTSTAMP:20150907T100845Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=scullion SUMMARY:Scullion DESCRIPTION:An innovative driving force in Irish music\n\n\n\nBorn out of a chance meeting in the late ‘70’s Scullion’s Philip King\, Robbie Ov erson and creative core and inspiration Sonny Condell continue to invent a nd innovate. For over three decades they have remained true to their eclec tic musical roots – nourished by tradition but not beholden to it.\n\nTh eir five album back catalogue includes anthems such as ‘Down In The City ’\, ‘Eyelids into Snow’ and ‘John The Baptist’. Recent Scullion performances have sold out in a heartbeat confirming their status as one o f Ireland’s best and most popular bands.\n\nThey come to The Balor on a tour to mark the release of a new live set of songs – ‘Under The Moon ’. Recorded live in the beautiful Triskel Christchurch in Cork City\, it contains some of their most moving and special performances.\n\n“Three decades equals a remarkable repertoire in Scullion’s world\, most of it drawn from the creative genius of Condell\, whose subtle lyricism and matc hless melody lines bear scant kinship to anyone else on the planet” – The Irish Times.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/07/scullion.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:85@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20151003T140000Z DTEND:20151003T140000Z DTSTAMP:20150907T101005Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=goldilocks-the-3-bears SUMMARY:Goldilocks & The 3 Bears DESCRIPTION:The much loved fairy tale comes to life in a stage production f ull of song and laughter.\n\n\n\nFor the first time ever join Goldilocks a nd the three bears and Ruff the dog live on stage in this exciting and fun filled musical production.\n\nChildren will learn that music can be found everywhere as they sing and dance to their favourite songs like ‘Head\, Shoulders\, Knees and Toes’\, ‘If You’re Happy and You Know It’ a nd ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’.\n\nFollow the adventures of Goldiloc ks as the popular tale takes a few twists and turns along the way to a hap py ever after. Featuring fantastic costumes\, stage sets and colourful lig hting Sing Along With Goldilocks will be an experience for all the family to cherish. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/09/goldilocks.jpg CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:84@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20151003T200000Z DTEND:20151003T200000Z DTSTAMP:20151003T121506Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=adrian-knight-comedy-hypnotist- 2 SUMMARY:Adrian Knight Comedy Hypnotist *CANCELLED* DESCRIPTION:We regret to inform you that toniight's scheduled performance o f Adrian Knight has been cancelled. If you have tickets booked for this sh ow please contact the Box Office on 0749131840 to arrange a refund.\n\nApo logies for any inconvenience caused.\n\n \;\n\n CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:86@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20151004T200000Z DTEND:20151004T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150914T090920Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-lad-from-laghy SUMMARY:The Lad From Laghy DESCRIPTION:In WWII era Donegal everything is rationed – including decent young men.\n\n\n\nAggi (Jean Curran) works on the farm and looks after Gr an – a crusty old woman who tells it as it is. The highlight of her week is the trip to the dancehall in Bundoran. There’s nothing like waltzing on the maple floor beneath the shimmering light from the golden ball that hangs in the ceiling\, hoping you’d meet someone special.\n\nBut what i f that someone special happens to be a British pilot? Local lads don’t t ake too kindly to their girls walking out with strangers. As things turn n asty Aggi is forced to make a decision and secrets are revealed.\n\nThe La d From Laghy is a compelling drama about the human need to love and be lov ed. Above all\, it’s the story of a young woman’s courage to take deci sions way beyond her years.\n\nA Balor Reps Production.\n\nWritten by Mich ael Harnett. Directed by Kieran Quinn.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/09/LadfromLaghy.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:87@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20151012T200000Z DTEND:20151012T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150909T133128Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-grand-ole-opry SUMMARY:The Grand Ole Opry DESCRIPTION:A tribute to the stars of Nashville’s most famous music venue \n\n\n\nFor one night\, the Balor transforms into the Mecca of country mus ic for a night at The Grand Ole Opry. With house band Off The Kuff joined by MC Tommy Rosney and a host of popular country singers this fantastic ni ght of music will recreate Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry in it’s heyday.\ n\nThe complete line up is as follows: Martin Orr as Johnny Cash &\; Ge orge Jones\; Hugo McLaughlin as Alan Jackson &\; Randy Travis\; Hugh Mc Lean as Don Williams\; Michael McSparron as Gene Watson\; Paul McCahil as George Strait\; Joe Boyle as Josh Turner\; Hugh McMonagle as John Denver\; Caz hunter as June Carter\; Martin Cuffe as Charley Pride\; Jack McGinley as Highwaymen. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/09/opry.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:83@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20151014T110000Z DTEND:20151014T110000Z DTSTAMP:20150903T105101Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ger-carey-live SUMMARY:Ger Carey Live DESCRIPTION:Ger Carey is back with his hilarious stand-up comedy show for t ransition year students\n\nBy secretly observing his subjects in their nat ural habitat\, such as leaning on lampposts\, in chippers\, outside chippe rs\, in shopping centres and sitting on any kind of steps\, Ger has uncove red the weird and frightening world of the teenager!\n\nThe aim of the sho w is to get teenagers to laugh at themselves and appreciate the difference s of others.\n\nStudents €10. Teachers FREE. Please book via box office 0749131840. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/09/gercareylive.jpg CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:64@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20151018T200000Z DTEND:20151018T200000Z DTSTAMP:20151013T094034Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=bell-x1-acoustic SUMMARY:Bell X1 Acoustic DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul\, Dave &\; Dom have been busy in the studio recording their 7th album. This will be the follow up to 2013 ’s much acclaimed ‘Chop Chop’ - their third Number 1\, and their fou rth consecutive album to be nominated for a Choice prize.\n\nMuch of this tour finds them returning to some of Ireland’s most- cherished music ve nues plus they have added a few new special stops. The acoustic shows will feature new songs along with favourites from their much-loved catalogue.\ n\nBell X1 embarked on their first acoustic tour in 2008 and over the last seven years through these stripped back performances\; they’ve shown of f a different\, more intimate side. Previous acoustic tours have sold out well in advance so please act quickly if you would like tickets.\n\n \ ; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/04/Bell-X1-Logo-Lo-Res.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:90@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20151020T200000Z DTEND:20151024T200000Z DTSTAMP:20151013T094102Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=walking-on-sunshine SUMMARY:Walking On Sunshine DESCRIPTION:The 2015 St Columba’s College School Musical set to the music of popular hit songs from the 1980s.\n\n\n\nA beautiful coastal village\, present day Italy. After a whirlwind romance\, Maddie (Roma Foy) is prepa ring to marry gorgeous Italian Raf (Tomas Walsh)\, and has invited her sis ter Taylor (Ellie Meenan) to the wedding. Unbeknownst to Maddie\, however\ , Raf is Taylor's ex-holiday flame\, and the love of her life...\n\nFeatur ing a crack soundtrack of ‘80’s favourites including Madonna’s ‘Ho liday’\, ‘Don’t You Want Me’ by The Human League and\, of course K atrina &\; the Waves ‘Walking On Sunshine’ this promises to be yet another unforgettable musical production from the students and staff of St Columba’s College. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/09/walkingonsunshine.jpg CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:88@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20151028T200000Z DTEND:20151028T200000Z DTSTAMP:20151014T121625Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=declan-nerney-the-hooley-concer t-tour SUMMARY:Declan Nerney - Cancelled DESCRIPTION:\n\nWe regret to inform you that the Declan Nerney concert sche duled for Wednesday Oct 29th has been cancelled by the promoter. We will b e contacting all patrons that have bought tickets for this show to organis e a full refund. We apologise for any disappointment and/or inconvenice caused by this decision.\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:100@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20151103T200000Z DTEND:20151103T200000Z DTSTAMP:20151027T140225Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=donegal-schools-drama-festival- 2 SUMMARY:Donegal Schools Drama Festival DESCRIPTION:\nThe Butt Drama Circle once again organises and hosts this fes tival showcasing the talents of Donegals actors of tomorrow.\n\nSchools fr om around the county participate in a celebration of youthful dramatic tal ent.\n\nThe line-up is as follows:\n\nCarndonagh Community School - 'Publi c Embarrasment'\nPobail Scoil Ghaoth Dobhair - ''A View Of The Clyde'\nCol aiste Cholmcille\, Ballyshannon - 'Yeats On A Bike'\nColaiste Cholmcille\, Ballyshannon - 'Murder At Gray's Hound Mansion'\n\nAdmission €5 adults €3 students\nBook at the Box Office 0749131840. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/10/drama-faces.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:99@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20151107T200000Z DTEND:20151107T200000Z DTSTAMP:20151027T123310Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=stay-human SUMMARY:Stay Human DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nA benefit evening on behal f of asylum seekers and refugees organised by Art of Resistance Collective .\n\nFeaturing: Jason Sweeney (Other Breed)\, Mugsy\, Stephen Murphy\, Joh n McNutt\, Ailbhe Hines and Aidan McCardle\, Ruairi Friel (In Their Thousa nds)\, Kathleen McCreery\, Fadl Mustafa\, Aine &\; Sharon Sweeney.\n\nA ll proceeds will go to Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders ) and the Irish Refugee Council.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/10/Stay-Human.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:82@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20151111T200000Z DTEND:20151111T200000Z DTSTAMP:20151013T094148Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=tom-crean-antarctic-explorer SUMMARY:Tom Crean Antarctic Explorer DESCRIPTION:A vivid\, humorous and spell-binding account of one of Ireland ’s greatest heroes.\n\n\nTom Crean\, the intrepid Antarctic explorer is brought to life in this dramatic and humorous performance by Aidan Dooley. The show is a charming\, funny\, perfectly pitched account of an ordinary man who helped turn the wheels of history.\n\nHear the riveting true stor ies of Crean’s Antarctic explorations as one of the few men to serve wit h both Scott and Shackleton and survive the three famous expeditions: Disc overy\, (1901 – 1904)\; Terra Nova (1910 – 1913)\; and Endurance (1914 - 1916).\n\nCrean’s story is a testament of human fortitude against all the elements of the Antarctic\, his 36 mile\, solitary trek to base camp during the Terra Nova expedition to rescue his comrades Teddy Evans and Wi lliam Lashly has been described by Antarctic historians as “the finest f eat of individual heroism from the entire age of exploration”. He was su bsequently awarded the Albert Medal for his bravery.\n\nThis multi-award w inning show has now played critically acclaimed sell-out performances thro ughout Ireland\, USA\, Australia\, Europe and the UK.\na remarkable and up lifting piece of theatre\, gives everything and asks nothing.\nEmer O’Ke lly\, Sunday Independent Dublin\n\nThis magnificent revelation of a fascin ating character simply compels a standing ovation\nGerry Colgan\, The Iris h Times Dublin\n\nYou will go to then end of the earth to find theatre thi s rewarding\nMurray Bramwell\, The Australian\n\nAn unparalleled portrayal \nGina Bellafante New York Times ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/09/tcax.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:54@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20151112T200000Z DTEND:20151112T200000Z DTSTAMP:20151013T094213Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-johnny-cash-roadshow SUMMARY:The Johnny Cash Roadshow DESCRIPTION:\n\nAdm €19\n\nThe only Johnny Cash Tribute to be endorsed by the Cash family.\n\nThis is the number one tribute to the great Johnny Ca sh featuring Clive John as the Man In Black.\nFrom his first hits in the 1 950s right up to his last\, the band plays a tribute to Cash with astoundi ng\naccuracy capturing the essence of what it was like to be at a real Cas h show!\n\nThis is no ordinary concert\, you will be treated to a feast of sound and vision with the band closely\nreplicating the unmistakable soun d of Johnny Cash and a visual backdrop containing hundreds of\nevocative i mages and clips taken during his lifetime.\n\nThe Johnny Cash Roadshow cel ebrates the music of one of America’s greatest music performers in a uni que and authentic show\, unparalleled by any other within its genre.\n‘C live’s resemblance is uncanny’ - Rosanne Cash (eldest daughter of John ny Cash)\n\n‘Clive captures my Grandfather JUST as he was’\n\n'absolut ely authentic to the point where it felt as if it wasn't a tribute’ - Ca itlin Crowell (Granddaughter of Johnny Cash)\n \;\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/02/johnnycashroadshow.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:91@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20151121T203000Z DTEND:20151121T203000Z DTSTAMP:20151013T094251Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=delorentos-home-again-acoustic- tour SUMMARY:Delorentos - Home Again Acoustic Tour DESCRIPTION:\n\nDelorentos are pleased to announce Home Again\, an acoustic tour of Ireland in November and December 2015.\n\nNamed after the song on their current album (the top 5 ‘Night Becomes Light’) this\, their mo st ambitious acoustic tour so far\, promises special arrangements of songs from the new album and across their catalogue with some special guests ai ding and abetting the renditions.\n\nThe band have spent the Summer playin g select festivals and events in Ireland as well as dipping a toe in Londo n’s live circuit and playing shows in Canada. They also featured love on RTE’s The Imelda May Show over the summer.\n\nThey are about to embark on a three week tour of Spain in advance of kicking off their Irish tour h ere at The Balor.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/09/delorentos.gif CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:93@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20151128T200000Z DTEND:20151211T200000Z DTSTAMP:20151013T094333Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=babes-in-the-wood SUMMARY:Babes In The Wood DESCRIPTION:Saturday November 28th - Friday December 11th.\nSat &\; Sun @ 4pm. Wed - Fri @ 8pm. No Show Mon or Tues.\nAdults €10\, U16 €6\, Family of 4 €30 Group Rates on Request - Contact The Box Office on 0749 131840\n\n\n\nIt’s Panto time in the Twin Towns again as the Butt Drama Circle present Babes In The Wood.\n\nWhile good King Richard is away his w icked brother John plans to capture and kill the Kings children so that he can claim the throne for himself.\n\nTo this end he enlists the greedy Sh eriff of Nottingham and his two idiot henchmen Riff and Raff to do his dir ty work for him. This of course turns out to be his big hilarious mistake. However\, in the true tradition of panto nothing ever goes quite to plan. The Sheriff has a son who dreams of being a famous footballer but ends up joining Robin Hood’s gang instead.\n\nWill faithful Nurse Neuralgia and the gang\, aided by Robin Hood and his Merry Men (well two of them anyway )\, be able to save the Babes In The Wood?\n\nPacked full of music and lau ghter\, this community production features a huge cast of well known local actors. A Twin Towns institution our pantomime is always an incredibly po pular event so please do book your tickets early. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/09/Babes-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:112@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20151212T133000Z DTEND:20151212T133000Z DTSTAMP:20151207T155603Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=a-christmas-carol SUMMARY:A Christmas Carol DESCRIPTION:Donegal Youth Threate present A Christmas Carol\n\n\n\n \;\ n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nTimes 1.30\, 2.30 and 3.30pm.\n\nCelebrate Christ mas with Scrooge\, Mince Pies and Hot Punch!\n\nTravel along the Streets o f London this Christmas – Scrooge at the Balor\n\nAs part of the Christm as season\, Donegal Youth Theatre will present ‘A Christmas Carol’ at the Balor Arts Centre on Saturday the 12th of December.\n\nThis production will be held in promenade style where the audience will travels with Scro oge through the atrium to visit different parts of the story.\n\nYou will visit scrooge’s office\, his nephew’s house\, and the cold streets of London to follow Bob Cratchit\, Tiny Tim\, and the rest of the cast as you  are taken on a wonderful festive journey. This is Donegal Youth Theatre 's fundraiser for the Christmas season and performances will take place at 1:30pm\, 2:30pm &\; 3:30pm.\n\nAdmission is €5 for adults and €3 f or children. The poster for the play has been designed by pupils from St. Mary’s national School. All the posters designed by the pupils will be d isplayed on the day. We will also have a special guest (SANTA! Don’t tel l anyone)\, the performance lasts for approximately 30 mins. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/12/Untitled.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:104@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20151214T200000Z DTEND:20151214T200000Z DTSTAMP:20151125T151913Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=sean-o-hare-christmas-panto-the -magic-tinderbox SUMMARY:Sean O Hare Christmas Panto - The Magic Tinderbox DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nTime 8pm. Admission Adults €8\, Children €4\, Family Ticket (2 adults + 2 children) €20. CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:92@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20151218T200000Z DTEND:20151218T200000Z DTSTAMP:20151013T094405Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=christmas-crooners-baby-its-col d-outside SUMMARY:Christmas Crooners - Baby It's Cold Outside DESCRIPTION:\n\nA romantic Christmas special performed by a fantastic cast of West End singers\n\nNow in its’ tenth record breaking year Christmas Crooners is jam packed with festive favourites including the Christmas hit s of Bing Crosby\, Nat King Cole and Ol’ Blue Eyes himself\, Frank Sinat ra.\n\nThis fantastic cast of West-End Singers are backed by the superbly and talented Jazz All-Stars swing band and they perform over 30 well known Christmas hits including ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’\, ‘Chestnuts Ro asting’\, ‘Little Drummer Boy’\, ‘White Christmas’ and many othe r swing arrangements of Christmas hymns and songs including ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’\, ‘Deck The Halls’ and ‘Silent Night’. They ar e also joined by their beautiful Christmas Belle singing her favourite son gs including ‘Santa Baby’\, ‘I Saw Mama Kissing Santa Claus’\, ‘ Rocking Around The Christmas Tree’ and many more.\n\nStaged in the warm and delightful style of the famous Andy Williams Christmas Shows this bril liant production comes complete with stunning décor- Christmas trees\, a rocking chair and\, of course\, a lovely warm fireplace - just right for r oasting those chestnuts and toasting the season!\nThe Crooners give the au dience a show full of swinging Christmas cheer and witty banter - a perfec t show for the perfect season. Guaranteed to get you in the festive mood\, come and sing along to great songs from Christmas past with the Christmas Crooners.\n\nwww.christmas-crooners.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/09/christmas-crooners.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:94@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20151219T200000Z DTEND:20151219T200000Z DTSTAMP:20151013T094432Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=tommy-tiernan-out-of-the-whirlw ind SUMMARY:Tommy Tiernan - Out Of The Whirlwind DESCRIPTION:\n\nNow entering his 20th year as a stand-up comedian\, having won every award going and still as passionate as ever about the adventure of storytelling and comedy\, Tommy is also starting to take some very exci ting risks. Mannerless\, profound\, dark\, and silly too\, his performance mesmerises in a way that is joyful\, uplifting\, inspirational and most i mportantly always breathtakingly funny. Part Chaos\, part unplanned pregna ncy\, Tommy Tiernan’s new show “Out Of The Whirlwind” is a verbal an d acrobatic descent into God knows what.\n\n" A wide eyed philosopher of l ove and life who performs as if appalled by the idea of being bland" THE G UARDIAN\n\nTickets priced €28.00 are on sale Thursday 1st October ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/09/ttweb.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:106@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20151222T110000Z DTEND:20151222T130000Z DTSTAMP:20151209T134653Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=finn-valley-college-christmas-v ariety-show SUMMARY:Finn Valley College Christmas Variety Show DESCRIPTION: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:105@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20151226T190000Z DTEND:20151226T190000Z DTSTAMP:20151201T102839Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-humbugging-hucksters-boxing -day-ball SUMMARY:The Humbugging Hucksters Boxing Day Ball DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nShake off your excess turk ey and ham with The Humbugging Hucksters’ Boxing Day Ball featuring Maki ngs\, The Other Breed\, Aine Sweeney\, Graham Sweeney\, Oisin McLean with DJ Bombscare.\n\nAdm €10\n\nDoors 7.00pm\n\n \;\n\n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/03/Makings-Album-Promo-Art.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:96@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160123T200000Z DTEND:20160123T200000Z DTSTAMP:20151014T142819Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=play-on SUMMARY:Play On DESCRIPTION:\n\nBorderline Players Pettigo present\nPlay On\nBy Rick Abbott \nDirected by Siobhan O’Brien\n\nThis play within a play comedy farce fo llows an amateur dramatics society preparing for their annual show.\n\nBor derline Players are delighted to be coming to the Balor Theatre in January 2016 with their latest comedy\, Rick Abbott farce\, Play On. This play wi thin a play comedy follows an amateur dramatics society as they prepare fo r their annual drama\, suitably titled ‘Murder Most Foul’.\n\nAct 1 is set just 3 nights before Murder Most Foul debuts\, and we are introduced to the cast of the melodrama\, a dysfunctional bunch of amateur performers where tensions between members are simmering.\n\nPandemonium ensues durin g Act 2 as the Murder Most Foul cast attempts a dress-rehearsal just 24 ho urs before the opening night.\n\nAct 3 sees the opening night performance of Murder Most Foul and with stress levels at an all-time high for both th e cast &\; crew it is safe to say that the drama won’t just go accord ing to plan…\n\nPlay On is a lively farce featuring a well-known cast an d for anyone who has ever been involved in amateur dramatics it is sure to open a mixed bag of emotions.\n\nSuitable for all ages ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/10/Play-On-Image.gif CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:98@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160125T200000Z DTEND:20160125T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160112T132001Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-mulligan-brothers SUMMARY:The Mulligan Brothers DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nWe have a happy and produc tive partnership with Frontier Promotions who frequently supply us with to p notch Americana/Roots acts from North America. So when they pitched The Mulligan Brothers to us as ‘Possibly the finest act we’ve ever brought over from America’ we were understandably interested. When we listened to a copy of their new album ‘Via Portland’ that interest turned to ex citement. These guys are great!\n\nThe Mulligan Brothers are one of the be st pure songwriters we’ve heard in ages with lyrics built on Newell’s mastery of storytelling and poetic imagery .Touring the country and playin g together most nights of the week have sharpened harmony\, background voc als\, and dynamics in the instrumentation. New songs have obviously evolve d in front of audiences\, giving each musician time to develop his parts a nd how they fit together.\n\nThe Mulligan Brothers are: Ross Newell (lead vocals\, guitar\, and songwriting)\; Gram Rea (fiddle\, mandolin\, viola\, harmonica and vocals)\; Ben Leininger (bass and vocals) and Greg DeLuca ( drums and vocals). As the more observant of you may have noticed they’re not actually related. They’re four musicians who met playing in music v enues in Mobile\, Alabama – the name refers to second chances (as in the golf term ‘Taking a Mulligan’). Although we don’t know if they actu ally play golf.\n\nTheir second album ‘Via Portland’ is one of the bes t we’ve heard in the last few years booking this type of music. That’s not just our opinion – it’s receiving serious airplay on radio statio ns across the US and it’s success has lead to The Mulligan Brothers list ed in the Alternate Root Magazine’s Top 50 of 2015.\n\nThey’re coming to play The Balor in January but we’re happy to go out on a limb and con fidently predict that this will be one of the best gigs we host in 2016.\n \n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/10/Mulligan-Brothers-628x356.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:113@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160127T200000Z DTEND:20160127T200000Z DTSTAMP:20151209T133354Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=gordie-tentrees-with-jaxon-hald ane SUMMARY:Gordie Tentrees with Jaxon Haldane DESCRIPTION:A master storyteller and multi-instrumental performer\n\n\n\n&n bsp\;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nGordie Tentrees comes to The Balor as part of a 25 date tour of Ireland\, England and Scotland that includes an appea rance at Glasgow’s famed Celtic Connections Festival.\n\nOntario raised\ , Yukon based\, Gordie Tentress is a farm boy\, golden glove boxer\, schoo l teacher\, youth counsellor turned folk artists. He has released 6 record s and toured up to 200 concerts a year throughout North America\, Australi a\, Europe and the UK.\n\nAs a songwriter he’s been nominated for the We stern Canadian music awards and international song competitions. As a live performer he’s toured with Kelly Joe Phelps\, Fred Eaglesmith\, Steve P oltz and Mary Gauthier.\n\nDeeply personal and moving\, melodic\, upliftin g and lyrically rich – these are songs that will tear you heart out one note at a time.\n\nOpening the concert is Oklahoma based\, Winnipeg raised Jaxon Haldane - former bandleader for legendary Canadian punk-bluegrass b and the D-Rangers. Jason will perform his own songs in addition to joining Gordie on banjo\, mandolin\, fiddle saw\, and cigar box guitars.\n“Maje stic songwriting\, genuine authenticity\, incredible insight” – Americ ana UK\n“Very superior songs on a terrific album\, heartfelt and hysteri cal” – R2Mag (5 stars) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/12/gordie-tentrees.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:117@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160204T200000Z DTEND:20160204T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160121T103921Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=balor-guitar-school-concert SUMMARY:Balor Guitar School Concert DESCRIPTION:\n\nSeamus Curran’s Balor Guitar School has been a fixture of our workshop programme with guitar classes held every Thursday in The Bal or.\n\nLocal actor and personality Paddy McMenamin (from Conal Gallen’s A Bit On The Side) MC’s an evening of music that sees Guitar School stud ents\, the Balor house band led by Seamus Curran and several popular local musicians including Pat McLean\, Martin McColgan\, Jackie Coyle and Derai led for a fantastic showcase of local music. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/01/guitar-school.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:114@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160214T150000Z DTEND:20160214T150000Z DTSTAMP:20160205T113135Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ed-masters-life-of-illusion SUMMARY:Ed Masters - Life Of Illusion DESCRIPTION:A life of illusions has created a master.\n\n\n\n \;\n\n&nb sp\;\n\n \;\n\nThe most thrilling family show is about to be witnessed by you.\n\n\n\n\nTyrone born master magician Ed Masters embarks on a nati onal tour conjuring marvel\, mystery and magic into the minds and imaginat ions of theatre-goers of all ages. Come see baffling disappearances\, grav ity-eluding levitations and jaw-dropping escapes. You will not have witnes sed a show of this kind up this close and personal before!\n\nSharing the stage with his dazzling dance troupe and bewitching birds\, Ed Masters – a proud member of the iconic Magic Circle – fuses grand illusions\, bre ath-taking sleight of hand and state-of-the-art magic technology -reinvent ing an age-old art form and proving the magic is really back.\n\nThe clima x of his performance will see Ed’s Houdini inspired death-defying escape from steel and flame - the only magician to dare this feat in the island of Ireland and one of few in the entire world. Come see the Master.\n\nA m ind-blowingly amazing show for all the family from age 5+\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/12/Ilusion.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:116@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160219T203000Z DTEND:20160219T203000Z DTSTAMP:20160218T164418Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=paddy-keenan-daoiri-farrell SUMMARY:Paddy Keenan & Daoiri Farrell (Postponed) DESCRIPTION:We regret to inform you that the Paddy Keenan &\; Daoiri Far rell gig scheduled for this Friday has been postponed. We've just got off the phone with Paddy and Daoiri is unable to make it - it's too short noti ce to source another accompanist that would do Paddy justice and we don't want to go ahead with a show that isn't of the quality that was advertised . Paddy and Daoiri have committed to fulfilling the engagement at a later date so please keep checking balorartscentre.com for updates. We'll let yo u know a new date just as soon as we know.\n\n \;\n\nPaddy Keenan\, fo rmerly of the Bothy Band and without doubt the greatest living uilleann pi per in the world today appears accompanied by folk singer and multi instru mentalist Daoiri Farrell\n\nPaddy\, a founding member of The Bothy Band\, is the gold standard by which all uilleann pipers are judged today. He is a third generation master piper. His family were a Travelling family steep ed in traditional music with both his father and grandfather accomplished players. Paddys own skill and talent on the pipes has drawn comparisons fr om fellow musicians to that of Jimi Hendrix's legendary ability with a gui tar.\n\nOne of the most brilliant musicians of his generation and rightful ly acknowledged as the most accomplished uilleann piper performing today\, Paddy can rightfully claim his place alongside such open-style legends as pipers John Cash and Johnny Doran.\n\nAccompanying him will be folk singe r\, bouzouki\, guitar and banjo player Daoiri Farrell – one of the brigh test rising stars of the next generation of Irish traditional music. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/01/paddy_keenan.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:97@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160224T200000Z DTEND:20160227T200000Z DTSTAMP:20151016T105332Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=translations SUMMARY:Translations DESCRIPTION:By Brian Friel\nDirected by JC Bonar\n\n\n\nThe Butt Drama Circ les 2016 Festival Play is the Brian Friel classic Translations.\n\nSet in the fictional Donegal townland of Baile Beag in 1833\, Translations traces the impact a department of British Army Royal Engineers has on the Irish- speaking community there.\n\nInitially\, the engineers are simply chartin g the local countryside and standardising the Donegal place names for the Ordinance Survey\, assisted by Owen (Shaun Byrne) – son of the local hed ge school master. They are perceived to be harmless\, even friendly and ar e welcomed by the townspeople for the most part.\n\nOne of the engineers - Lieutenant Yolland (Fionn Robinson) – becomes especially captivated bot h by Irish culture and by local girl Maire (Catie Bradley) – who is also the object of the affections of schoolmasters son Manus (Paraic Gallagher ).\n\nWhen Yolland disappears\, the Engineers presence takes a sinister tu rn as they rampage across Ballybeg\, threatening to shoot livestock\, evic t villagers and destroy homes if he is not found and the Colonial characte r of their actions becomes clear. In the ensuing events everybody will hav e cause to examine their culture\, their roots and their heart.\n\nTransla tions is one of the late Brian Friels best loved plays. It was the first p roduction of the legendary Field Day Theatre Company founded by Friel and Stephen Rea. It’s debut performance at The Guildhall in Derry featured a stellar cast including\, among others\, Mick Lally\, Liam Neeson\, Ray Mc Anally and Stephen Rea. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/10/trans-post-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:115@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160301T100000Z DTEND:20160302T140000Z DTSTAMP:20160121T101637Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=me-mollser SUMMARY:Me Mollser DESCRIPTION:By Ali White\nDirected by Sarah Fitzgibbon\n\nAs part of it’s Waking The Nation 2016 commemorative programme\, the Abbey Theatre brings Me\, Mollser to The Balor.\n\nMe\, Mollser is part of the Abbey Theatre ’s Priming the Canon series – an outreach tour to primary and secondar y schools which introduces classic Irish plays to a younger audience acros s the country. This performance will retell The Plough and the Stars by Se an O’Casey through the eyes of its youngest character\, Mollser.\n\nCuri ous and enthusiastic\, she guides you through her overcrowded Dublin tenem ent during the 1916 Easter Rising.\n\nPresented in association of the Depa rtment of Education and Skills and Baboró International Arts Festival for Children\n\nPerformances: Tues March 1st 10.00am\, 12 noon\; Wed March 2n d 10.00am\, 12 noon\, 2.00 pm\nCost: €5 per student\, teachers are free. \n\nDuration: 55 min Post performance workshop included.\nAge Suitability: 5th &\; 6th Classes &\; Secondary Schools\nBook via the Balor Box O ffice 0749131840\n\nTeacher Pack available here\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/01/Me-Mollser-Image-1jpg.jpg CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:102@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160303T200000Z DTEND:20160303T200000Z DTSTAMP:20151111T134916Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=preston-reed SUMMARY:Preston Reed DESCRIPTION:\n\nOne of the most influential guitarists of the past quarter century.\n\nNot many guitarists can stroll out to a waiting audience secur e in the knowledge that they have created a new musical genre and helped b uild a global movement around it. Then again\, not many guitarists are Pre ston Reed.\n\nOne of the most influential guitarists of the past quarter c entury\, Preston invented integrated percussive guitar playing in the late 1980’s\, revolutionising the way the acoustic guitar is played and insp iring a generation of musicians around the world including many of today ’s top players such as Andy McKee and Jon Gomm. Blending multi-voiced gr ooves\, soaring melodies and polyrhythmic percussion with story-telling co mpositions\, Reed’s visionary approach fully exploits the orchestral pot ential of the acoustic guitar.\n\nFrom his roots in blues\, rock\, funk an d jazz to explorations in Middle Eastern and neo-classical styles\, Presto n’s music embraces familiar sounds in a fresh and original way. His jaw- dropping skill and unrivalled musical creativity make for a mind-blowing l ive performance.\n“Spectacular… the best one-man show this reviewer ha s seen since Bruce Springsteen… ” Irish Independent\n \;\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/11/preston-reed-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:101@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160306T200000Z DTEND:20160306T200000Z DTSTAMP:20151102T111323Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=duke-special-piano-pages-tour SUMMARY:Duke Special - 'Piano & Pages' Tour DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe enigmatic Belfast song smith plays The Balor for the very first time as part of a nationwide tour .\nDuke Special is one of Irelands most talented\, versatile and entertain ing musicians. He’s released a total of 8 studio albums in a 10 year spa n – from 2005’s Adventures in gramophone to this years Look Out Machin es! His sublime 2007 offering ‘Songs From The Deep Forest’ went platin um\, was nominated for the Choice Music Prize and delivered his most succe ssful hit single ‘Freewheel’.\n\nNot content with just studio work his creative talents have seen him involved in projects as diverse as writing the theme tune for the Irish Sesame Street to writing the music for and a ppearing in Deborah Warner’s critically acclaimed 2009 production of Ber toit Brecht’s ‘Mother Courage and Her Childen’. He’s performed wit h the Ulster and RTE orchestra’s and has also been commissioned by the M etropolitan Museum of Art in New York to write a series of original songs based on photographs from their exhibition of photographers Stieglitz\, St eichen and Strand.\n\nPlaying live is where Duke really shines with his th eatrical styled shows making him one of the hottest live tickets in the co untry. This\, his Balor debut\, promises to be a magical show exploring fo rgoteen old dusty manuscripts along with songs from his most recent album ‘Look Out Machines!’ not to mention many of the usual live favourites. \n“Magically Uplifting” – Evening Standard\n“This is music of magi c and soul” – The Telegraph\n“Sumptuous\, symphonic pop anthem court esy of a dreadlocked Irishman who sounds like The Flaming Lips crossed wit h Rufus Wainwright” - Q ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/11/duke-special.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:107@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160311T203000Z DTEND:20160311T203000Z DTSTAMP:20151202T160459Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=woody-pines SUMMARY:Woody Pines DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nOne of the very best acts you’ll find on the Americana circuit.\n\nNashville-based roots music hot shots Woody Pines have wowed the crowds on both sides of the Atlantic. The last time they toured over here reviewers unanimously declared them to be one of the most entertaining acts on the Americana circuit.\n\nRecently s igned by Muddy Roots Records\, they have a brand new album to promote. It ’s produced by Grammy-winner Vance Powell - renowned for studio work wit h the likes of Jack White\, JD McPherson\, Seasick Steve and Beck.\n\nMave rick magazine praised their last release as “an intoxicating blend of ru ral and urban stringband\, country blues and jug band music”. After they appeared before him at the big Nelsonville Folk &\; Blues Festival\, B illy Joe Shaver\, the top gun Outlaw Country legend came on stage and decl ared: “They’re the best damn band I’ve ever heard!”\n\nBBC radio p resenter ‘Whispering’ Bob Harris is a fan and regularly features track s on his show. Last year\, he invited the band to appear on the stage he h osted at the big Country To Country event in London.\n\nThe trio was one o f the headline acts flown over to Scotland to take part in the big Celtic Connections mid-winter bash two years ago\, included for their “fiery mo onshine spirit that sparkles with feelgood freshness”. They created such an impact that they were invited to come back over the Atlantic once agai n as one of the main visiting acts at last year’s Shetland Folk Festival .\n“Go and see them\, you won’t regret it!” – American Roots UK\n" When showtime comes you just know these guys will rip it up!" - Acoustic m agazine ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/12/woody-pines.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:127@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160324T203000Z DTEND:20160324T203000Z DTSTAMP:20160321T160417Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=balor-dca-variety-concert SUMMARY:Balor DCA Variety Concert DESCRIPTION:\n\nThere’s a great line-up of local talent on display in The Balor this Thursday as the Balor DCA hosts a variety concert to raise muc h needed funds.\n\nAmong the line-up are award winning dancers Michael Duf fy and Zara Gillespie\, singer Amy Meehan – shortlisted on TG4’s Junio r Eurovision 2015 and Jessica &\; Adam Hannigan\, winners of this years St Columba’s Got Talent.\nThere will also be appearances from students of Rodney Deery’s School of Music\, Seamus Curran’s Balor Guitar Schoo l and the Lorraine McMahon school of dance.\n\nLocal singers Catherine Gal lagher\, Alshleigh White &\; Ella McBride\, Declan Bryson and Jamie Pie rce also make an appearance and there’ll be a guest appearance from the cast of upcoming Balor musical Oliver! offering a sneak preview of their s how which will run for nine nights in April.\n\nAs well as providing a fan tastic night of local entertainment the variety concert is also a fundrais er which contribute towards the continuing work in the local community of the Balor Developmental Community Arts Group – the people who organise t he Balor Youth Theatre\, Donegal Youth Theatre and the Drama In Action and Music in Action schools programmes.\n\nFull Line Up As Follows\n• Micha el Duffy and Zara Gillespie\n• Catherine Gallagher\n• Ashleigh White & amp\; Ella McBride\n• Lorraine Mc Mahon School of Dance\n• Rodney Deer ys school of music exhibition\n• Seamus Curran Guitar school exhibition\ n• Amy Meehan (TG4 Junior Eurovision 2015)\n• Oliver! The Musical\n• Declan Bryson\n• Maria Donellan &\; Shauna Gallagher\n• Jessica By rne &\; Emma McKelvey\n• Jamie Pierce\n• Jesica Hannigan &\; Ada m Hannigan (winners St Columbas Got talent 2016\n• Thomas Walsh ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2014/06/bac_log.jpg CATEGORIES:Variety END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:95@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160402T203000Z DTEND:20160402T203000Z DTSTAMP:20160110T190041Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=pat-gallagher-goats-dont-shave- the-rumblestrips SUMMARY:Goats Don't Shave DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe legendary Goats Don’t Shave make their long awaited Balor debut\n\nThere’s only a handful of bands that can use the term ‘ legendary’ without being accused of hyperbole but Donegals Goats Don’t Shave are undoubtedly one of them. They’re iconic hit Las Vegas (in the hills of Donegal) is still one of Irish folk rocks most instantly recogni sable songs. Frontman and songwriter Pat Gallagher’s songs have been rec orded by many artists all over the world.\n\nThe great news is that Pat an d the lads are back. They take to the road this February\, marking the rel ease of Pat's fourth solo album\, bringing the same intensity\, skill and entertainment for which they're famous.\n\nPat’s music maps the human h eart with surgical skill and great compassion. He offers us hard-earned pi eces of wisdom set to strong yet gentle melodies. These are his creative s ignatures and they have earned the Dungloe singer/songwriter immense respe ct from peers\, critics and a devoted audience.\n\nThis gig sees Pat joine d by some of some of his old Goats Don’t Shave partners in crime. You ca n also expect some very special guests thrown into the mix for what is goi ng to be an absolute stormer of a show.\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/10/Pat-Gallagher-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:130@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160408T190000Z DTEND:20160408T190000Z DTSTAMP:20160404T125621Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=finn-valley-ica-variety-concert SUMMARY:FInn Valley ICA Variety Concert DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nFinn Valley Guild ICA present an evening of music\, son g and dance in aid of the Caolan Melaugh Fund. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/04/ICA2016.jpg CATEGORIES:Variety END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:121@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160414T200000Z DTEND:20160427T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160418T193220Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=oliver-the-musical SUMMARY:Oliver! The Musical DESCRIPTION:\n\n***Extra Nights Added! - Tuesday April 26th &\; Wednesda y April 27th @ 8pm.***\n\nDirected by Kieran Quinn\nMusical Director Denis e Roper\n\nThe Musical That Is Guaranteed To Leave You Wanting More!\n\nBa lor DCA brings the much loved musical adaptation of Charles Dickens Oliver to the stage. Join young orphaned Oliver (Tiernan Doherty) on a wild adve nture through Victorian England as he navigates London’s underworld of t heft and violence searching for a home\, a family and – most importantly – love.\n\nWith spirited\, timeless musical favourites such as ‘Where Is Love’\, ‘As Long As He Needs Me\, and ‘Food Glorious Food’ Oli ver! Is a musical classic.\n\nWith a fantastic local cast including Jack Q uinn as Fagan and Cian Gallagher as The Artful Dodger Oliver! The Musical provides the perfect showcase for Donegal’s impressive wealth of talent. TIt’s directed by Kieran Quinn with musical direction by Denise Roper – the same creative partnership that made The Sound Of Music such a succ ess last year. It’s a guaranteed great night out! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/02/Oliver.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:124@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160504T200000Z DTEND:20160505T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160311T134017Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=west-side-story SUMMARY:West Side Story DESCRIPTION:\n\nDirected by John Ruddy\,\nMusic by Pat Campbell\, Choreogra phy by Aoife Toner\n\nRoyal &\; Prior Raphoe present their 2016 school musical West Side Story.\n\nThis much loved musical is a 1950’s take on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. On the harsh streets of upper west side New York two rival street gangs – the Jets and the Sharks – battle for control of the turf.\n\nThe hatred between the white Jets\, led by Riff a nd the Puerto Rican Sharks\, led by Bernardo\, has escalated to breaking p oint. When Jet Tony falls in love with Maria – the sister of a member of a Shark – things become even more complicated. Events escalate in drama tic fashion until a climactic and heart breaking climax.\n\nWith a superb soundtrack including favourites such as Somewhere\, I Feel Pretty and\, of course\, Maria. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/03/West-Side-Story.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama,Music,Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:108@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160506T203000Z DTEND:20160506T203000Z DTSTAMP:20160308T151741Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=russel-decarle SUMMARY:Russell deCarle DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nLegendary Canadian artist Russell deCarle famously fronted iconic Canadian country roots band Prairi e Oyster.\n\nOver the years\, they racked up an impressive list of JUNO an d Canadian Country Music Awards\, gold and platinum selling records and Nu mber 1 singles. As a songwriter\, he carried off two SOCAN Song of the Yea r accolades.\n\nHe is a classy performer whose heart knows how to deliver a lyric. There’s a luxuriously laid back rockabilly edge to the fluent m ix of blues\, jazz and R&\;B-tinged western swing that pays homage to s ome of his all-time favourites. His own songs are refreshing yet familiar all at once.\n\nThese days\, he’s gone back to much more pared-back root sy basics to tour in trio format and\, bound together by a superb level of playing and performance that is rare and precious\, is joined by superlat ive seasoned sidekicks Denis Keldie (accordion) and Steve Briggs (acoustic guitar) to become as close to joined-at-the-hip perfection as can ever be encountered.\n\nDistilled from the soundtrack he grew up with\, and all o f the good stuff absorbed since setting out as a performer\, the set list ends up as full-bodied\, rich and satisfying as a bottle of deluxe Scotch whisky.The musicianship is dazzling even when the tone is understated and in the gentlest of ‘nice and easy does it’ grooves.\n\nGolden-haired d eCarle delivers his rock ‘n’ roll in crowned-King crooner style as his monstrously talented sidekicks take virtuoso into a stratosphere that lie s somewhere between JJ Cale and the very best Gyspy Jazz you ever heard.\n "Astonishing" - Maverick magazine\n“This is old-school masterclass” – Country Music People ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/12/russell-de-carle.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:128@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160512T193000Z DTEND:20160512T193000Z DTSTAMP:20160322T144808Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=gairmscoil-chu-uladh-stars-in-y our-eyes SUMMARY:Gairmscoil Chu Uladh Stars In Your Eyes DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe staff and students of Gharmscoil Chu Uladh\, Ballinamor e present Stars In Your Eyes – a night of entertainment where students s howcase their talents impersonating their favourite musical stars. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/03/gcu.jpg CATEGORIES:Schools,Variety END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:119@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160513T203000Z DTEND:20160513T203000Z DTSTAMP:20160201T162107Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-story-of-swing-performed-by -the-swing-cats SUMMARY:The Story Of Swing performed by The Swing Cats DESCRIPTION:\n\nA musical timeline of swing classics of the 1920's to the m odern day. Featuring the music of Louis Armstrong\, The Rat Pack\, Michael Buble\, Paolo Nutini and more...\n\nFrom the birth of Swing in the 1920 ’s to the Big Band era of the 30’s &\; 40’s to the Golden Age of Swing ‘50’s &\; 60’s\, The Swing Cats capture the evolution of Sw ing like never before.\n\nHit song after hit song has been lovingly hand p icked from a back catalogue spanning nearly 100 years and features househo ld names like Sinatra\, Bobby Darrin\, Luis Prima and Andy Williams right up to the modern era of Buble and Nutini.\n\nEnjoy classics such as ‘Kin g Of The Swingers’\, ‘Puttin’ On The Ritz’\, ‘Mack The Knife’\ , ‘I Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You’ and many more performed live by this fantastically entertaining 6 piece combo.\n\nThe Swing Cats debut alb um released in January 2015 was voted RTE Radio 1’s Album Of The Week 3 weeks in a row. They’ve spent the last 3 years playing sellout shows all over Europe. Their distinctive sound and style steeped in golden age Swin g music has established them as one of the most exciting and entertaining acts you will find. Lead by singer and former Meteor Award winner Luke Tho mas they have crafted a live Swing experience that will leave you crying o ut for more.\n\nAn absolute must for all fans of Swing!\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/02/The-Swing-Cats.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:120@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160520T203000Z DTEND:20160520T203000Z DTSTAMP:20160315T103656Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=treelan SUMMARY:Treelan DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nA breathless and exciting experiment of joy\, adventure a nd musical artistry at it’s finest\n\nTreelan are a musical trio compris ing Donegals Eamonn Cagney (percussion) and Martin Tourish and Congolese g uitar player Niwel Tsumbu.\n\nEach one is a musical virtuoso in their own right. Martin tours internationally with Traditional supergroup Altan\, Ni wel is a highly sought after session musician who has worked with artists as diverse as Sinead O Connor\, Senegalese legend Baaba Maal and violinist Nigel Kennedy while Eamonn has worked with numerous artists including Lia m O Maonlai\, Julie Feeney and the Irish Chamber Orchestra.\n\nTogether th ey forge a musical road less travelled\, blending the sounds of the hills of Donegal with the African rhythms of Niwels homeland of the Democratic R epublic of Congo. The alchemy of Treelan’s improvised music opens up new pathways in music both spontaneous and sophisticated. They create a poign ant lyrical beauty that speaks to the soul and the spirit with a fusion of Traditional Irish and African influences\, world music sensibilities and blistering solos.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/02/Treelan_group_blue-bcg_72dpi.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:110@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160522T200000Z DTEND:20160522T200000Z DTSTAMP:20151202T202032Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-simon-garfunkel-story SUMMARY:The Simon & Garfunkel Story DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\nDirect from it’s succe ss in London’s West End\, a sold out UK tour and standing ovations at ev ery performance\, The Simon &\; Garfunkel Story comes to The Balor.\n\n This special 50th anniversary special show features a full live band perfo rming all the hits including ‘Mrs Robinson’\, ‘Cecilia’\, ‘Bridg e Over Troubled Waters’\, ‘Homeward Bound’ and many many more.\n\nIn addition to the music the brand new 2016 version of the show uses huge pr ojection photos and original film footage which\, combined with the music\ , delivers the definitve tribute to one of music’s greatest duos.\n“Fa ntastic” – Elaine Paige BBC Radio 2\n“Authentic and exciting” – The Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/12/simonandgarfunkelstory.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:134@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160526T200000Z DTEND:20160526T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160412T110226Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-lad-from-laghey SUMMARY:The Lad From Laghey DESCRIPTION:\n\nIn WWII era Donegal everything is rationed – including de cent young men.\n\nAggi (Jean Curran) works on the farm and looks after Gr an – a crusty old woman who tells it as it is. The highlight of her week is the trip to the dancehall in Bundoran. There’s nothing like waltzing on the maple floor beneath the shimmering light from the golden ball that hangs in the ceiling\, hoping you’d meet someone special.\n\nBut what i f that someone special happens to be a British pilot? Local lads don’t t ake too kindly to their girls walking out with strangers. As things turn n asty Aggi is forced to make a decision and secrets are revealed.\n\nThe La d From Laghy is a compelling drama about the human need to love and be lov ed. Above all\, it’s the story of a young woman’s courage to take deci sions way beyond her years.\n\nA Balor Reps Productino\nWritten by Michael Harnett\; Directed by Kieran Quinn ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/09/LadfromLaghy.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:123@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160528T203000Z DTEND:20160528T203000Z DTSTAMP:20160311T124349Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=don-baker-clara-rose SUMMARY:Don Baker & Clara Rose DESCRIPTION:\n\nDon Baker - Legendary Irish singer\, songwriter\, guitarist and harmonica player has teamed up with emerging vocalist &\; songwrit er Clara Rose to create an unforgettable show featuring their own music an d collaborations from their new album\, 'Baker Rose'.\n\nThe musician affe ctionately known as ‘The Don’ became a professional musician in 1973 a nd he remains as one of Irish music’s most significant figures\, rated b y many as the greatest acoustic harmonica player in the world.\n\nClara Ro se has been writing and performing her original music for 10 years\, a pat h which lead her to feature as an artist on Don's most recent album\, 'My Songs\, My Friends' (2013).\n\nThis resulting collaboration of kindred spi rits produces a gorgeous exponent of the blues and roots genres.\n\nWith t he harmonica influences of blues legends Sonny Boy Williamson and Sonny Te rry\, and guitar playing inspired by Missippi John Hurt and Robert Johnson and the honeyed vocals of one of Irish musics rising talents a night with the Don Baker and Clara Rose is one truly steeped in the blues. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/03/bakerrose.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:125@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160604T190000Z DTEND:20160604T190000Z DTSTAMP:20160601T114229Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-state-of-the-nation SUMMARY:The State Of The Nation | The Fund DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe State Of The Nation\nWritten by Conor Malone\, Directed by Charlie Bonner\, Produced by Balor DCA\nCast: Conal Gallen as Charlie Haughey\; Cillian O Gairbhi as Michael Collins\; Peter Byrne as James Lark in\; James Lawne as Thomas Davis\nFour towering figures from Irish politic al history meet to play poker in the afterlife. 100 years on from 1916 jus t what do Thomas Davis\, Jim Larkin\, Michael Collins and Charlie Haughey make of the current State Of The Nation? The premiere of this brand new po litical satire is produced as part of Donegal County Council 1916 commemor ations.\n\nThe Fund\nWritten by Conor Malone\, Directed by Monica Doherty\ , Presented by The Butt Drama Circle\nThe premiere of The State Of The Nat ion will be preceded by a staged reading of The Fund. This play which tell s the real life story of IMF whistleblower Davison Budhoo won 3rd prize in the 2015 RTE Radio One PJ O Connor awards and was broadcast on RTE last J uly. You can listen to the RTE broadcast of The Fund here.\n\nDiscussion\n \nFollowing the show broadcaster and journalist Frank Galligan will host a round table discussion - Ireland today vs The Proclamation: How do we mea sure up? The panel will include:\n\nJohn Drennan - Writer and Journalist. Former political editor of The Irish Independent\n\nTerrance McDonough - P rofessor of Economics at NUIG\n\nBrendan Ogle - UNITE Trade Union and Righ t2Water Campaign\n\n \;\n\nRunning Order:\n7pm – The Fund\n8pm – T he State Of The Nation\n9pm - Discussion\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/03/The-State-Of-The-Nation-resize.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:126@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160611T200000Z DTEND:20160611T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160602T110311Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=lisa-o-neill SUMMARY:Lisa O Neill | Inni-K DESCRIPTION:\n\nNew Album - Pothole In The Sky Release Date - April 22nd ( Plateau)\n\nListen to the title track Pothole In The Sky http://bit.ly/1U 5dusy\n\nPothole In The Sky is Lisa O’Neill’s third album\, following 2013’s Choice-nominated Same Cloth Or Not and her debut release Has An A lbum.\n\nThe album was produced and recorded in Black Box studios\, France by David Odlum.\n\nOn her way to heaven\, Lisa O’Neill hit “a pothole in the sky”…..a perfect way to start this tale\, this journey\, this album. Because all great things and all great art usually stems from a bum p in the road - or a pothole in the sky.\nThroughout the course of this al bum O’Neill’s voice goes to all sorts of places\, and the music - prov ided by Mossy Nolan\, Emma Smith\, Joseph Doyle and Seamus Fogarty - follo ws her like a dark swirling storm.\n“My viewing point is from the planet earth and my perspective is influenced by my environment and emotional ex periences. My perceptions are as individual\, debatable\, ever-changing an d as unimportant as anyone's” admits O’Neill. “The more I know\, the smaller I feel\, the smaller I feel the more I wonder\, the more I wonder \, the more I ask and the more I learn the more I'm moved. I'm young and m y life is tiny in the greater scale of things. If a star blinked\, it woul d miss me\, yet I can say 'stars\, you've been lovely to watch for so long ’”.\nLisa is announcing a string of headline nationwide shows througho ut May and June in support of the new album\, with a Dublin show in Whelan s on Friday 20th May.\n\nTRACK LIST\n1. Pothole In The Sky\n2. Red Geansa í\n3. Planets\n4. To Know About The Divil\n5. Nasty\n6. Seven Sisters\n7. Gormlaith’s Grieving\n8. Black Sheep\n9. The Banjo Spell\n10. The Hunt\ n\n(photo – Jeannie O’ Brien / artwork Jason Kearney)\n\nhttp://lisaon eill.ie\n\nhttps://soundcloud.com/user-920407407/pothole-in-the-sky/s-a2c6 x\n\nTwitter.com/lisaoneillmusic\n\nFacebook.com/lisaoneillmusic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/03/Lisa-O-Neill-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:133@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160619T200000Z DTEND:20160619T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160602T131252Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=lisa-hannigan-ye-vagabonds SUMMARY:Lisa Hannigan | Ye Vagabonds DESCRIPTION:     \n\nThe Balor is delighted to welcome back one of Irela nd’s biggest\, best and brightest stars\n\nHere at the Balor we’ve a e njoyed a long and happy relationship with the supremely talented Lisa Hann igan. She first played here in July 2008 prior to the release of her debut solo album Sea Sew.\n\nAnd what an album it was – it went double platin um\, was nominated for the Choice Music Prize in Ireland and the Mercury P rize in the UK and saw Lisa play bewitching guest spots on the likes of La ter...with Jools Holland\,The Late Late Show\, The Tonight Show with Hay L eno and The Colbert Report. Lisa’s follow up – Passenger – went stra ight in at Number 1 on it’s first week of release and earned Lisa anothe r Choice Music Prize Nomination.\n\nWith a long awaited 3rd studio album s et for release in 2016 we’re delighted to welcome one of our favourite a rtists back to The Balor for what is sure to be one of the years musical h ighlights.\n\nSupport on the night comes from Ye Vagabonds ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/04/Lisa-Hannigan-Cropped.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:140@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160624T200000Z DTEND:20160624T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160610T110350Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-late-late-show-ballybofey SUMMARY:The Late Late Show (Ballybofey) DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_10 40" align="alignright" width="531"] The Late Late Show (Ballybofey)[/capti on]\n\nTo Whom It Concerns...it’s The Late Late Show (Ballybofey)\n\nJoi n us here at The Balor for a special charity fund raiser in which the icon ic TV chat show is given a local make over with well-known guests from aro und the area.\n\n(Name) will take the chair previously occupied by Gay Byr ne\, Pat Kenny and Ryan Tubridy. His guests for the evening will include F inn Valley AC and Irish Olympic Team supremo Patsy McGonagle\, Lottie Doll s Ian Harkin and Father Eddie Gallagher.\n\nThere’ll be entertainment in the form of comedian Conal Gallen\, The Smith &\; McCarron School of I rish Dancers fresh from their World Championships victory and much much mo re.\n\nSo come along and enjoy a great celebration of the talent and succe ss stories of the Twin Towns. Proceeds to St Mary’s National School Stra norlar. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/06/late-late-show.jpg CATEGORIES:Variety END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:109@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160625T203000Z DTEND:20160625T203000Z DTSTAMP:20151202T190358Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-california-feetwarmers SUMMARY:The California Feetwarmers DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nMasters of ragtime\, Dixie land blues and early swing.\n\nThe California Feetwarmers are one of the h ottest properties on the US Lindy Hop revival scene\, renowned for an eart hy depth of character that sets them apart from others who have followed t hat throwback path to New Orleans\, Circa 1920.\n\nAcknowledged masters of ragtime\, Dixieland blues and early swing\, their boisterous on-stage ant ics are solidly underpinned by playing that is as close to the source as i t can be.\n\nBased in Los Angeles\, the California Feetwarmers dust down a nd re-work old classics\, re-visiting material from The Blue Ridge Playboy s\, Scott Joplin\, The Memphis Jugband and Emile Grimshaw’s Rag Pickers. \n\nThe band has built a strong league of devoted followers all over USA f rom coast-to-coast appearances at swing dance revivals. Last year they pla yed to 1000 revellers when they sold out Glasgow’s Old Fruitmarket venue during the city’s Celtic Connections festival.\n\nThis is the band that seminal Delta blues musician Keb’ Mo’ sought out to provide an air of authenticity when he recorded his latest album\, BluesAmericana – a col laboration won them a Grammy-nomination in the Best American Roots Perform ance category. When Keb’ Mo’ grabbed them to provide the right feel fo r the track that has won them so much attention\, he did so as he wanted i t to be “a joyous thing – a party\,” he told The Wall Street Journal in a recent interview. Well the party arrives at the Balor this June and couldn’t we all do with a bit of that in our lives right now!\n“Enough spark to raise the dead!” – Folkwords\n“Should be on prescription f or those who need their spirits lifted!” - AmericanRootsUK\n“This woul d make any party go with a swing” – The Daily Express\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/12/california-feetwarmers.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:129@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160630T200000Z DTEND:20160702T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160627T135238Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=allo-allo SUMMARY:'Allo 'Allo #cancelled# DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\n27/6/16\n\nThe Lifford Players inform ed us this morning that they have had to postpone their planned performanc es of 'Allo 'Allo this week due to unforseen circumstances. They hope to b e in a position to bring it to The Balor in August. Keep an eye on the web site - as soon as we've confirmed new dates with them we'll let you know.\ n\nSorry for any inconvenience. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/03/allo-allo.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:132@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160710T200000Z DTEND:20160710T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160704T100148Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=newbliss SUMMARY:NewBliss DESCRIPTION:Written and performed by Keith Donald (Moving Hearts)\n\n  \n \nAn inspirational story complete with both laughter and lessons\n\nNewBli ss tells the story of the professional life of renowned saxophone and clar inet player Keith Donald who played with some of the biggest names in Iris h music including Van Morrison\, Ronnie Drew and Moving Hearts. His soarin g alto sax playing allied to the Uileann Pipes of Davy Spillane gave Movin g Hearts their signature sound evident on tracks such as ‘Hiroshima Naga saki Russian Roulette’.\n\nThrough verse\, prose and music\, Keith recou nts the highs and lows of his six decade long career – half of which was spent under the shadow of alcoholism. From pit orchestra gigs to pay the bills all the way through to sold out stadium tours it’s a fascinating i nsight into the life of a professional musician. Keith’s journey from ad diction to redemption is an inspirational tour de force.\n“One of the mo st magnificent pieces of Theatre I have ever seen” – Le Soir\, Brussel s.\n\n\n\n \;\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/04/newbliss.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:122@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160714T200000Z DTEND:20160714T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160411T122728Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=paddy-cullivan-solutionism SUMMARY:Paddy Cullivan - Solutionism DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nWant to learn how to save the country €64 billion?\n\nOf course you do! A sell-out success at last years Kilkenomics Festival\, Solutionism is Paddy Cullivan’s pointedly hilarious take on the state of Ireland and the world.\n\nAs we ‘Turn The Corner’ and the great ‘isms’ of the world gear up once again to wor k their repeatedly failed magic on our lives\, Paddy offers a third way – ‘Solutionsim’. Using imagery\, satire\, insight and the odd song h e picks through the faults of the inequitable mire Ireland has become and offers a wealth of solutions that will make it the paradise we all know it could and should be.\n\nSo leave your ideological preconceptions at the d oor because Paddy is neither left-wing nor right-wing – he’s just righ t!\nPaddy Cullivan is a pianist\, guitar player and band leader of The Lat e Late Show house band The Camembert Quartet. He also writes music and ske tches for RTE Radio’s Callan’s Kicks and has performed his inimitable brand of economic comedy all over Ireland and the UK and even as far afiel d as New York where he recently enjoyed a run of sell-out shows with econo mist David McWilliams.\n\n \;\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/03/Solutionism-Flyer-A5.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:143@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160719T150000Z DTEND:20160719T150000Z DTSTAMP:20160614T150417Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=gruff SUMMARY:Gruff DESCRIPTION:[caption id="attachment_1047" align="alignright" width="330"] G ruff - Banyan Theatre Company[/caption]\n\nThe much loved fairy-tale of Th e Three Billy Goats Gruff is brought to life with a pinch of magic in a ne w production by Banyan Theatre.\n\nBanyan Theatre is an established tourin g company and was formed in 1993 by partners and Karen Torley and Joy Hayn es (currently Artistic Director at Norwich Puppet Theatre). Specialising i n producing quality theatre for first audiences\, they employ a dynamic bl end of storytelling\, puppetry and original music. Drawing from the richne ss of fairy tales and folklore\, the company has developed a unique style\ , exploring the use of everyday objects and easily accessible materials to encourage the imagination and creativity of the very young.\n\nDuration 4 5 mins\nAges 3-11 yrs\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/06/gruff.jpg CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:118@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160721T200000Z DTEND:20160721T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160411T122830Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-lost-brothers SUMMARY:The Lost Brothers DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nOver seven years The Lost Brothers have proven themselv es to be one of the finest and hardest working bands around.\n\nWith four highly acclaimed albums under their belt they have worked alongside and be en championed by the likes of Richard Hawley\, Brendan Benson\, Lee Mavers and Glen Hansard to name but a few.\n\nSince the release of their Portlan d recorded debut in 2007 they have performed at Glastonbury\, on the BBC E lectric Proms\, at Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble\, on RTE's The Late Late S how and have toured extensively around the world. With their recent Irish and UK tour seeing sell-out theatres and a rapidly growing fan base the Ir ish band are on the way up.\n\nIn Feb 2015 the band did a hugely successfu l comprehensive US Tour with Glen Hansard and in March 2015 the band brewe d up a storm at SXSW being named as one of the festival highlights by Huw Stephens and Steve Lamcaq on BBC 6 Music.\n\nIn their music the influences of songsmiths such as Van Morrison and Paul McCartney can be heard. Howev er it's from The Lost Brothers' commitment to writing timeless crafted son gs that comes something completely unique with well hewn melodies and comp elling lyrics that bring you down unexpected roads.\n\nTheir latest album "New Songs Of Dawn And Dust" was produced by Domino Recording artist Bill Ryder-Jones and is widely held as their finest work to date. RTE awarded t he album Radio 1 Album Of The Week and it reached number 4 in the Irish Al bum Charts. The album was also shortlisted for the Northern Ireland Music Award.\n\n2015 saw the band playing far and wide with many festival appear ances including a slot at Glastonbury and performances on RTE’s Other Vo ices and The Imelda May Show before embarking on another extensive Europea n Tour with Glen Hansard from Hamburg to Milan and beyond.\n\nFor more inf o visit: www.thelostbrothersband.com\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/01/The-Lost-Brothers.jpeg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:136@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160723T210000Z DTEND:20160723T210000Z DTSTAMP:20160427T193733Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=makings SUMMARY:Makings DESCRIPTION:\n\nSupport by GRIM\n\nFour piece electro-rock band Makings hav e been a fixture on the Irish music scene since 2011.\n\nThe last twelve m onths have seen the band make a quantum leap. Producer Chris Potter (The V erve\, U2\, Blur\, The Rolling Stones) was enlisted to work on their debut album ‘Cognition’ which was released in October 2015 followed by exte nsive gigging in Ireland\, England and Scotland.\n\nNot a group that likes to stand still they have already returned to the studio to begin work on a second album which will be released later this year.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/04/Makings-Album-Promo-Art.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:144@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160819T200000Z DTEND:20160819T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160816T094029Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=grease SUMMARY:Grease - 8th & Final Night DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe Butt Drama Circle pres ents\nGrease\ndirected by Caroline Bell\n\n[caption id="attachment_1049" a lign="alignright" width="185"] Grease[/caption]\n\nGrease is The Word this August at The Balor!\n\nThe classic musical about two love-struck teens r eturns to the Balor stage almost 30 years after its first performance.\nAf ter enjoying a summer romance\, high school seniors Danny Zuko and Sandy Y oung are unexpectedly reunited when she transfers to Rydell High. Their jo y is short lived\, however\, as greaser gangs the T-Birds and Pink Ladies come between them.\n\nAs Danny struggles to balance his relationship with Sandy with his friendships\, and as good-girl Sandy struggles to fit in wi th the Pink Ladies\, will they be able to find common ground and rekindle their romance?\n\nPresented by the Butt Drama Circle this new production o f Grease features a stellar cast of young locals Grease has been the ‘go -see’ show of the summer. This Friday is the 8th and final night. It's y our last chance to see it so don't miss out! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/06/grease-image-small.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:150@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160825T200000Z DTEND:20160825T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160811T205752Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=its-history-kinda SUMMARY:It's History (Kinda) DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\npresented by Donegal Youth Theatre\n\ nShould truth get in the way of a good story?\n\nYouth Theatre members are tasked with devising a play based around the real life historical events of the 1891 Glenveagh Evictions where\, in the space of just 3 days\, 244 people – tenant farmers from 10 different townlands in Glenveagh – wer e cast out and their homes levelled.\n\nArtistic differences soon arise as different factions disagree as to how the events should be portrayed. Doe s the play have a duty to highlight the suffering endured? Or is a more li ght hearted approach needed without too much attention paid to trivia like historical detail? Can their artistic conflict be resolved? Is it possibl e for comedy and tragedy to carry equal weight on the same stage? ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/08/Its-History-Kinda.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:147@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160901T200000Z DTEND:20160901T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160803T124114Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=martin-mccolgan-originals-album -launch SUMMARY:Martin McColgan 'Originals' Album Launch DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nLifford singer songwriter Martin McCo lgan is a well known figure on the Donegal music scene where he has plied his trade for over a decade.\n\n‘The Originals’ is the title of his ne w CD – an album of 10 self penned original songs. Martin’s influences lie in the music of the ‘60’s\, 70’s and ‘80’s and also country rock – all of which are evident on the album.\n\nMartin will launch the CD accompanied by his band Remedy. Also appearing on the night will be The Beefsteak Dancers and Strabane guitarist Adam Dolan.\n\nProceeds on the n ight to AWARE – A Guiding Light through Depression.\nA complimentary cop y of the CD is included in the ticket price.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/08/martn-mccolgan-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:145@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160902T200000Z DTEND:20160903T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160616T104717Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=conal-gallens-hows-your-father SUMMARY:Conal Gallen's How's Your Father DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_10 51" align="alignright" width="351"] Conal Gallen's How's Your Father[/capt ion]\n\nA non-stop\, laugh a minute riot of craic\, confusion and constant laughter from the cream of Irish comedy.\n\nA B&\;B! A Landlady! A Pri est! A Jockey! A Mystery! - Father and son team Conal and Rory Gallen have written probably their funniest comedy play to date!\n\nBridie Murphy ope ns Bridie's Boutique B&\;B much to her husband Willie's bewilderment. W ith their young\, confused neighbour\, Dick\, having some family problems\ , Bridie steps in to help. The situation proves so dire that there’s onl y one thing for it - Bring in the Priest...which only serves to make thing s even more confusing. Don’t miss this side-splitting tale of love\, dec eit\, mystery\, bad food and a bit of "How's Your Father" thrown in for go od measure!\n\nThese are the only 2 performances\, before "How's Your Fath er?"starts a full Ireland &\; UK Tour in late 2017. There will only be 400 seats available for this sneak preview so early booking is very very strongly advised!\n"This is a B&\;B which has to be seen to be believed !” - Tripadvisor ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/06/Hows-Your-Father-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:111@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160908T200000Z DTEND:20160908T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160602T122627Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=barry-steele-as-roy-orbison-in- the-orbison-story SUMMARY:Barry Steele and Friends - The Orbison Story DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_10 35" align="alignright" width="473"] Barry Steele as Roy Orbison[/caption]\ n\nBarry Steele is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading vocal ists playing homage to legend Roy Orbison. He’s stunned audiences across the globe with his uncanny similarity and ability to authentically revive the exquisite toe-tapping sound of this music giant.\n\nBarry Steele is q uite simply unmissable\, as he takes you on this specially produced musica l journey in time\, from the early ‘60s right through to the late 80’s and the internationally acclaimed concert ‘The black and white night’ . The show also pays homage to the time Roy spent with the Traveling Wilbu rys.\n\nAdd to the mix star our fabulous singers celebrating the music fro m legends Roy actually shared centre stage all backed by a big screen and phenomenally talented musicians and you have yourselves an incredible fusi on of 60’s solid gold classics and 80’s contemporary musical genius al l on one stage.\n\nThis production really is very special\, so come along and celebrate the Big O’s legacy with us!\n\n“True Identikit Brillianc e” - The Stage\n\n“Roy Orbison was in the room” – The Shropshire S tar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/12/Roy-Orbison-Story.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:139@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160910T200000Z DTEND:20160910T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160908T114747Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-nualas-the-glitterbomb-tour SUMMARY:The Nualas **postponed** DESCRIPTION:We regret to inform you that due to an accident involving high heels\, spandex and some lip gloss The Nualas are unavailable to perform a s scheduled this Saturday at The Balor.\nWe're working with them to organi se a rescheduled date. We'll post details as soon as we have them. If you' ve purchased tickets for the show our Box Office will be in touch with you regarding a refund. Call 0749131840 for more details.\n\n\n[caption id="a ttachment_1037" align="alignright" width="380"] The Nualas[/caption]\n\n&n bsp\; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/06/nualas-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:141@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160915T200000Z DTEND:20160915T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160906T192623Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=lennon-through-a-glass-onion SUMMARY:Lennon - Through A Glass Onion DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_10 42" align="alignright" width="453"] Lennon - Through A Glass Onion[/captio n]\n\n*Directly endorsed by Yoko Ono*\n\nA celebration of the genius\, mus ic and phenomenon of John Lennon\n\nFollowing its Off-Broadway New York su ccess\, this celebration of the genius and music of John Lennon comes to D onegal.\n\nInspired by the song Glass Onion\, which was John Lennon’s po stscript to The Beatles\, this show peels away the layers of time and myth to offer a clear insight into the essence of the life and astonishing tal ent of one of the world’s most treasured icons.\n\nPart-concert and part -biography\, this two-hander featuring West End star Daniel Taylor showcas es 31 hits including Lennon solo work such as Imagine\, Woman\, Working Cl ass Hero and Jealous Guy and Lennon's collaborations with Paul McCartney i ncluding Strawberry Fields Forever\, Revolution and Lucy In The Sky With D iamonds in a kaleidoscope collage of song\, word and emotion. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/06/lennon.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama,Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:152@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160917T200000Z DTEND:20160917T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160812T192353Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=comoradh-eamonn-ceannt-1916-201 6 SUMMARY:Comóradh Éamonn Ceannt 1916-2016 DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_10 83" align="alignright" width="440"] Eamonn Ceannt[/caption]\n\nThe Éamonn Ceannt Commemoration Concert of Master Uilleann Pipers\n\nEamonn Ceannt\, one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising and signatory of the Proclam ation of Independence\, was also an avid Uileann Piper.\n\nThis special 19 16 commemorative concert gathers together some of the islands finest Uilea nn Pipers including Ciarán Mac Fheidhlimidh\, Maurice Bradley\, Martin Pr eshaw\, Martin Crossan\, Maeve O’Donnell\, Eoin Odhar\, Conor Day\, Grá inne Ní Ghallchóir and Eimhear Nic Giolla Chomhail.\n\nThe concert also features The Comóradh Éamonn Ceannt Suite newly composed by Caoimhín Ma c Aoidh and premiered by Paul Harrigan with by Anna Ní Mhaonaigh and Mary Gallagher (grand-niece of Éamonn Ceannt).\n\nThe event will also be acco mpanied by an Exhibition of 1916 Leaders Portraits by Declan Kerr.\n\nThis event is part of Donegal County Council’s 19:2016 Centenary Programme\n \n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/08/eamonn.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:137@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160923T203000Z DTEND:20160924T203000Z DTSTAMP:20160707T121439Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=goats-dont-shave SUMMARY:Goats Don't Shave DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nGoat’s Don’t Shave are back at Th e Balor!\n\nFollowing the amazing reaction to their Turf Man Blues CD here at The Balor in April Goats Don’t Shave have announced a return to Ball ybofey in September.\n\nThe CD launch gig was truly an amazing night. Fron tman Pat Gallagher in an interview with Paul McDevitt on Highland Radio pr oclaimed it to be in his top 5 of Goat’s Don’t Shave gigs ever and it ’s definitely up there with the best nights of music we’ve ever had th e pleasure of hosting.\n\nThere’s only a handful of bands that can use t he term ‘legendary’ without being accused of hyperbole but Donegal’s Goats Don’t Shave are undoubtedly one of them. Their iconic hit Las Veg as (in the hills of Donegal) is still one of Irish folk rocks most instant ly recognisable songs. Frontman and songwriter Pat Gallagher’s songs hav e been recorded by many artists all over the world.\n\nThis special Balor gig sees Pat rejoin his old Goats Don’t Shave partners in crime\, bringi ng the same intensity\, skill and entertainment that have made them one of Donegal music’s iconic acts.\n\nIf you were here in April you’ll know what all the fuss was about. If you weren’t – don’t miss them a sec ond time! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/05/Goats-Dont-Shave.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:146@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20160930T200000Z DTEND:20160930T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160803T123511Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=two-sore-legs SUMMARY:Two Sore Legs DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_10 69" align="alignright" width="458"] Maria Connolly in Two Sore Legs[/capti on]\n\nSet in 1950’s and 60’s Belfast\, Two Sore Legs tells the remark able true story of playwright Brenda Murphy’s mother Bridget – a young Butlin’s Redcoat who had 6 children by a married man.\n\nMaria Connolly ’s brilliant performance takes you through the scandal\, the pain\, the joy and the fallout from this extraordinary family arrangement.\n\nTwo Sor e Legs comes to The Balor in the wake of a clutch of outstanding reviews. The show has sell-out runs at Belfast’s Lyric Theatre and the Edinburgh Festival and plays here as part of a national tour before opening in Belfa st’s Grand Opera House in October.\n“…jaw achingly funny….an incre dible one-woman tour de force. A must see.” The Edinburgh Evening News – 6*Stars!!!\n\n"Rarely has a theatrical experience wormed its way under my skin like this did and continues to do days after I’ve seen it." - B elfast Telegraph ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/08/Two-Sore-Legs-2.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:153@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20161005T200000Z DTEND:20161006T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160829T141356Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=fly-me-to-the-moon SUMMARY:Fly Me To The Moon DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\npresented by Balor Rep\nwr itten by Marie Jones\ndirected by Kieran Quinn\n\nFrom the writer of Stone s In Their Pocket\, Dancing Feet – The George Best Story and Women On Th e Verge of HRT comes a comic whirlwind of opportunism and regret.\n\nFranc es (Cathleen Bradley) and Loretta (Orla Mullen) are community care visitor s who look after 84 year old Davey\, a lonely old man who lives for his Fr ank Sinatra records and his modest weekly bet on the horses. When Davey di es unexpectedly\, having just enjoyed the biggest win of his life\, an ama zing possibility presents itself to the two cash-strapped women. After all \, they are the only ones who know of Davey’s good fortune and he never made it to the bookies to collect his winnings!\n“Brilliant … Impeccab le comic timing” - Irish Independent.\n“Fizzes with comic energy” - The Belfast Telegraph. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/08/fly-me-to-the-moon__large-300x217.gif CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:149@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20161007T200000Z DTEND:20161007T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160815T125443Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=frances-browne-in-my-minds-eye SUMMARY:Frances Browne: In My Mind's Eye DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nwritten &\; directed by Shirley-Anne Bonner\n\nAn original new play inspired by the li fe and work of ‘The blind poetess of Ulster’\n\nStranorlar native Fran ces Browne (1816 – 1879) was a prolific writer of short stories\, poems essays and novels\, best known for her book of fairytales Granny’s Wonde rful Chair. Her achievements are all the more remarkable as she overcame p overty\, lack of education\, geographical isolation and the restrictions p laced upon her as a blind woman to become an established and respected wri ter of her time.\n\nFrances Browne: In My Mind’s Eye traces Browne’s j ourney from Stranorlar to London\, and explores the relationships between Browne and her scribes - her sister Rebekah and her friend Eliza Hickman. Beautiful\, moving\, thought-provoking and funny\,their story is a testame nt to the passion of the artistic struggle and to the power of the imagina tion.\n\nFrances Browne: In My Mind’s Eye is presented as part of #wakin gthefeministswest\, a student-led theatre initiative\, based in Galway\, a nd supported by the Department for Drama\, Theatre and Performance at NUI Galway. #wakingthefeministswest is a season of work featuring Irish women writers\, and is honoured to premiere this piece from an exciting new tale nt. This project has also been assisted by Traolach O' Fionnain\, Donegal County Arts Office\, and by the Balor Arts Centre.\n\nAbout the playwright /director: This production marks Shirley-Anne’s professional debut as pl aywright and director. Shirley-Anne recently graduated with a First in the Masters in Drama and Theatre Studies at NUI Galway and was selected for t he Abbey Theatre's Playwrights' Hub in the 2015 Dublin Fringe Festival. Sh e has been involved in teaching and producing drama for many years. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/08/francesbrowneweb.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:142@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20161008T203000Z DTEND:20161008T203000Z DTSTAMP:20160929T105127Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-4-of-us-acoustic SUMMARY:The 4 Of Us (acoustic) DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe 4 Of Us bring their cr itically acclaimed acoustic show to the Balor\, showcasing songs from thei r brand new album Sugar Island due for release in the autumn\, as well as songs from their extensive back catalogue.\n\n\n\nNewry brothers Brendan a nd Declan Murphy have remained a constant presence\, maintaining an impres sive uninterrupted run since the release of their blockbuster debut album Songs for the Tempted.\n\nFrom their first anthem Mary - still a radio fav ourite - through to the UK-charting She Hits Me to Sunlight the band has n otched up over two decades of radio hits and six top 20 charting albums.\n “Never before have I been to a gig where the atmosphere has been so elec tric” – The Irish News\n\n“The song choices hit home\, delight the c rowd and serve as a timely reminder of just how many good songs in the tan k they have” – Irish Independent\n\n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/06/4-OF-US-WEB.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:131@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20161012T110000Z DTEND:20161012T110000Z DTSTAMP:20160405T154004Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ger-carey-live-2 SUMMARY:Ger Carey Live DESCRIPTION:\n\nGer Carey is back with his hilarious stand-up comedy show f or transition year students. By secretly observing his subjects in their n atural habitat\, such as leaning on lampposts\, in chippers\, outside chip pers\, in shopping centres and sitting on any kind of steps\, Ger has unco vered the weird and frightening world of the teenager!\n\nThe aim of the s how is to get teenagers to laugh at themselves and appreciate the differen ces of others. Tickets are only €10 and teachers are free. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/04/Ger-Carey-Image.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:154@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20161015T203000Z DTEND:20161015T203000Z DTSTAMP:20160831T115648Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=seventh-son SUMMARY:Seventh Son DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_10 94" align="alignright" width="323"] Seventh Son[/caption]\n\nA tribute to Heavy Metal legends Iron Maiden\n\nSeventh Son are Northern Ireland’s fo remost Iron Maiden tribute bands. In a two hour set they recreate all the iconice anthems from an astonishing career spanning almost 40 years.\n\nOn e of the most successful heavy metal bands in history\, Iron Maiden have s old over 90 million albums worldwide. Their impressive back catalogue incl udes heavy metal classics such as The Number Of The Beast\, Pice Of Mind\, Powerslave and Seventh Son of A Seventh Son – the album from which the tribute group gets it’s name.\n\nIf you like your music heavy and loud – these go to eleven! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/08/SEVENTHSON.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:160@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20161021T190000Z DTEND:20161021T210000Z DTSTAMP:20161018T152025Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=local-legends-exhibition-launch SUMMARY:Local Legends Exhibition Launch DESCRIPTION:Local Legends Exhibition Opening\nNathan Keys and Jeni Kennedy\ n\nLocal Legends is the second instalment of an ongoing project to explore and promote Irish mythology and storytelling.\n\nImages inspired from Iri sh Legends of The Fomorians\, Cu Chulainn and The Children Of Lir are crea ted by the use of Pyrography\, an artform where the images are burned onto pieces of wood – in this instance the wood from old school chairs which contain a history of their own.\n\nThe dark imagery of the exhibited work represents the drama and conflict of the war\, plagues and politics of co nquest associated with these stories from Irish mythology.\n\nNathan Keys is a 22 year old artist from Convoy with a honours degree in fine art. He has displayed work in Limerick\, Leitrim\, Sligo and Donegal – most rece ntly in ArtCo Gallery\, Letterkenny.\n\nJeni Kennedy is from Sligo. She is a practising artist who specialises in painting and sculpture. She gradua ted from Sligo IT in 2014 with an Honours Degree in Fine Art and has exhib ited in venues throughout Ireland in venues such as The Dock\, Carrick on Shannon\, The Leitrim Sculpture Centre and The Braid Art Centre\, Ballymen a. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/10/Nathan-Keys.jpg CATEGORIES:Exhibitions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:159@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20161022T150000Z DTEND:20161022T163000Z DTSTAMP:20161018T151548Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-battle-of-the-somme-film-sc reening SUMMARY:The Battle Of The Somme film screening DESCRIPTION:Donegal County Museum invites you to a special free screening o f the 1916 film ‘The Battle of the Somme’ the Balor Arts Centre\, Ball ybofey on Saturday 22 October at 3pm.\n\nDonegal County Museum in partners hip with Imperial War Museums (IWM) as part of the First World War Centena ry Partnership and the Balor Arts Centre has orgainsed a special screening s of the 1916 film ‘The Battle of the Somme’\n\nThe Battle of the Somm e film remains the source of many of WWI iconic images\, from the ‘over the top’ sequence to the piggy-back rescue in the trenches\, and continu es to have great importance not only as a record of war but as a piece of cinema. It is accompanied by a music score composed by Laura Rossi.\n\n“ This was the first feature length documentary about any war and changed th e way both cinema and film was perceived by the public.” Conor Malone\, Balor Arts Centre Manager.\n\nThis film is inscribed onto the UNESCO’s M emory of the World Register\n\nThe Battle of the Somme began on July 1 191 6 and was intended to achieve a decisive victory for the British and Frenc h\; the Somme quickly became a bloody stalemate on battlegrounds that turn ed into a muddy quagmire after torrential rains in October of that year.\n \nIt claimed over 85 Donegal men on the first day alone and there were mor e than a million casualties on both sides by the time it ended after 141 d ays on November 18 1916.\n\nShot and first screened in 1916\, it was the f irst feature length documentary about war that changed the way both cinema and film was perceived by the public. The black and white film was filmed by cameramen Geoffrey Malins and J B McDowell. The film depicts trench wa rfare\, showing marching infantry\, artillery firing on German positions\, British troops waiting to attack on 1 July\, treatment of wounded British and German soldiers\, British and German dead and captured German equipme nt and positions. A scene during which British troops crouch in a ditch th en "go over the top" was staged for the camera behind the lines.\n\n"In th e year of its release around 20 million people saw the film\, many hoping to see an image of family or friends."\n\nAdmission to the film is free. R unning time is c. 80 minutes. Please note it is suitable for children aged 11 and over\, who must be accompanied by an adult.\n\nTickets are free bu t Advance Booking is recommended. Bookings can be made in person or you ri ng the Box Office on 074\n9131840.\n\nFor information only\, please contac t Donegal County Museum\, High Road\, Letterkenny\, Co Donegal T 074 91246 13 E museum@donegalcoco.ie ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/10/somme-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Cinema END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:151@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20161025T200000Z DTEND:20161027T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160812T191638Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=many-young-men-of-twenty SUMMARY:Many Young Men Of Twenty DESCRIPTION:written by John B Keane\ndirected by Susan Doherty\n\n\n\n  \;\n\n \;\n\nA hilarious and heart-wrenching look at emigration in 195 0’s rural Ireland\n\n“I see the two of ‘em sittin’ down on their s eats an’ the young fella cryin’. I can see their faces. I can see the train pullin’ out o’ the station.”\n\nThe late ‘50’s was a bleak time in rural Ireland where lack of jobs forced many young people to go t o England in search of work. Many Young Men Of Twenty highlights the strug gles\, the character and the humour of this period through the eyes of Dan ger Mullaly (Seamus McCrudden).\n\nSteeped in classic John B Keane humour\ , the play is considered by many to be one of his finest. While thought pr ovoking and poignant this is also a raucously funny story filled with grea t characters and comic moments punctuated with songs and live music.\n\nFe aturing Daireen Laverty as Peg Finnerty\, Niall McGonagle as Kevin and Mic key McMahon as Tom Hannigan\, it remains as relevant today as when it was originally written in 1961. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/08/mymot.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:148@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20161103T200000Z DTEND:20161103T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160805T120045Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ragdolls SUMMARY:The Ragdolls DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_1074" align=" alignright" width="331"] The Ragdolls[/caption]\n\n \;\n\nA celebratio n of the music of Frankie Valli &\; The Four Seasons\n\nLet The Ragdoll s take you on a musical journey through the sounds of one of the most succ essful bands of all time!\n\nThis amazing full 8 piece live band recreate the iconic sound of The Four Seasons through classic songs such as ‘Sher ry’\, ‘Walk Like A Man’\, ‘Oh What A Night’ and many more.\n\nIn the first part of the show the boys take you back to where it all began. Slick choreography and the recognisable falsetto set the scene for a great night featuring Four Seasons 50’s classics such as ‘Still Of The Nigh t’\, ‘Oh Carol’\, ‘Teenager In Love’ and ‘Why Do Fools Fall In Love’.\n\nThe second half of the show is truly party time with all the famous hits coming out. ‘Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You’\, ‘Let's Han g On’\, ‘Ragdoll’\, ‘Grease’ ‘Working My Way Back To You’ an d many more will leave you hanging on to your seats and begging for more.\ n\n\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/08/ragdolls-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:135@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20161105T193000Z DTEND:20161105T193000Z DTSTAMP:20160427T180602Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=jimmy-cricket SUMMARY:Jimmy Cricket DESCRIPTION:\n\nMuch loved Ulster Comedian Jimmy Cricket\, makes a welcome return to Ballybofey eight years after he last graced the stage of the old Balor Theatre.\n\nJimmy will arrive equipped with one-liners galore\, a s prinkling of visual comedy and\, yes\, that ever present letter from his m ammy! On offer is a comedy master class delivered by a legendary entertain er everyone has come to know.\n\n...And there’s more!...tickets for the show are at the incredibly affordable price of €10 and only €5 for und er 16’s. So for a tenner you can grab a bunch of chuckles with a comedia n who really can claim to have had people in stitches for years!\n“Jimmy Cricket is keeping the fans laughing” - Belfast Telegraph newspaper\n\n “Comedian Jimmy Cricket is one of the great front of tabs comedians” – The Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/04/jimmy-cricket.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:138@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20161108T200000Z DTEND:20161108T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160615T150950Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=doug-allan-in-the-company-of-gi ants SUMMARY:Doug Allan - In The Company Of Giants DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_10 32" align="alignright" width="472"] Doug Allan Wildlife Cameraman[/caption ]\n\nWhat's it like to face a hungry polar bear and its cubs as they emerg e from their den? Or to swim eye to eye with an enormous Southern Right W hale? How do you look for killer whales in vast reaches of the seas around Antarctica?\n\n"Big Animals are my passion." That's how multi-award winni ng cameraman\, Doug Allan (Blue Planet\, Planet Earth\, Ocean Giants\, Wil d Cameraman at Work) introduces his new show - In the Company of Giants.\ n\nJoin Doug for an unforgettable evening of extraordinary animal adventur es and unique wildlife film footage. Ask Doug questions about his encounte rs and travels\, and discover what it's like to be up close and personal with nature's biggest creatures.\n"Wildlife cameramen don't come much more special than Doug." - Sir David Attenborough\n \;\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/06/Doug-Allan.jpg CATEGORIES:Special Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:155@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20161112T200000Z DTEND:20161112T200000Z DTSTAMP:20161025T133504Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=errol-walsh-ted-ponsonby-just-s ayin-album-launch SUMMARY:Errol Walsh & Ted Ponsonby Just Sayin' Album Launch DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_11 00" align="alignright" width="357"] Errol Walsh &\; Ted Ponsonby[/capti on]\n\nTwo of the islands finest musicians launch their debut collaboratio n\n\nAward winning NI singer/songwriter Errol Walsh is joined by Donegal v irtuoso Ted Ponsonby to create an eclectic roots album that’s among the very best you’ll hear this year.\n\nErrol has enjoyed a storied career p laying throughout Europe\, Canada\, America and Australia. He’s garnered many awards along the way including BCMA Album on The Year with his band ‘Coyotes’ and the Spirit Of Antrim Award for Waltzin’ In The Water.\ n\nLatterly his band Tender Mercies featured the legendary BJ Cole on peda l steel alongside John Bentley from Squeeze and top session players Bob Lo veday and Luce Langridge.\n\nTed Ponsonby needs no introduction to Donegal audiences. A songwriter producer and engineer he’s also an acclaimed in strumentalist with acoustic and electric guitars\, dobro and Hammond organ in his repertoire. A noted session musician he’s worked with Freddie Wh ite\, The Henry Girls and Arty McGlynn amongst others as well as a short s tint with Van Morrison.\n\nTheir new joint project ‘Just Sayin’’ is a fluid and captivating collection of evocative and often introspective so ngs. Errol explores many of the genres that have influenced him during his career with Ted’s inimitable skills on dobro and guitar the perfect foi l for Errol’s lived in voice and care worn tales of life\, luck and love .\n\nOpening act on the night are High Heeled Converse.\n\nRunning Order: 8.00pm High Heeled Converse\; 8.30pm Errol Walsh &\; Ted Ponsonby\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/09/errol-ted.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:162@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20161113T110000Z DTEND:20161113T110000Z DTSTAMP:20161101T162359Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=balor-youth-theatre-showcase-2 SUMMARY:Balor Youth Theatre Showcase DESCRIPTION:The participants in The Balor Youth Theatre showcase their tale nt in this special performance to mark the end of the Autumn term.\n\nStud ents from The Balor Guitar School and their tutor Seamus Curran will also perform on the day.\n\nRunning Order\n\nBalor Guitar School (20 mins)\nBal or Youth Theatre 5-7 yrs - The Circus (10 mins)\nBalor Youth Theatre 8-9 y rs - Hansel &\; Gretel In The Big Woods (25 mins)\nBalor Youth Theatre 10-12yrs - Granny's Wonderful Chair (25 mins)\nBalor Youth Theatre 10-12yr s - The 15 Angry Pigs (25 mins)\n\nAdm: Adults €5\, Children €3. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/11/Balor-Youth-Theatre.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:161@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20161117T200000Z DTEND:20161117T200000Z DTSTAMP:20161101T161729Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=donegal-secondary-schools-drama -festival SUMMARY:Donegal Secondary Schools Drama Festival DESCRIPTION:\nThe Butt Drama Circle once again organises and hosts this fes tival showcasing the talents of Donegals actors of tomorrow.\n\nThe runnin g order is as follows:\n\nErrigal College\, Letterkenny (Teacher: Catriona Hasson)\nSpeak My Child\nDuration: 20-30 mins\n\nColaiste Cholmcille\, Ba llyshannon (Teacher: Conor Beattie)\nCheck Please\nDuration: 25 mins\n\nCo laiste Cholmcille\, Ballyshannon (Teacher: Anne-Marie Garvey)\nThe Bog Of Cats\nDuration: 40 mins\n\nAdm €5/€3 Pay On The Door ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/10/drama-faces.jpg CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:163@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20161118T200000Z DTEND:20161118T200000Z DTSTAMP:20161103T202743Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ballybofey-stranorlar-womens-gr oup-variety-concert-2 SUMMARY:Ballybofey & Stranorlar Women's Group Variety Concert DESCRIPTION:An evening of local entertainment in support of local charity.\ n\nWe’re delighted to once again host the Ballybofey &\; Stranorlar W omen’s Group variety concert. This event has become an annual affair sho wcasing many talented artists from the area.\n\nRounding off the entertain ment will be The Ballybofey &\; Stranorlar Women’s Group performing a n original self penned comedy Judging Jimmy.\n\nAs always\, proceeds from the night will be donated to local charity. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2014/10/1937324_106232799695_5282394_n.jpg CATEGORIES:Variety END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:158@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20161119T200000Z DTEND:20161119T200000Z DTSTAMP:20161013T122905Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=damien-dempsey-no-force-on-eart h-tour SUMMARY:Damien Dempsey 'No Force On Earth' Tour DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_11 07" align="alignright" width="408"] Damien Dempsey[/caption]\n\nIreland's preeminent singer songwriter Damien Dempsey returns to The Balor.\n\nOver a period of almost 20 years Damien Dempsey has cemented his place as one o f Irelands most important musical voices. A career spent at the top of the charts has produced best selling albums such as Seize The Day\, Shots\, T o Hell Or Barbados and Almighty Love and seen him hailed by critics as the natural successor to Luke Kelly as the voice of a disaffected urban gener ation.\n\nIn addition to his recording success Damien Dempsey is renowned for his searing live shows. He’s wowed audiences all over the world both headlining his own tours and supporting artists of the likes of Bob Dylan \, Morrissey and The Levellers.\n\nThere’s a reason why Damien Dempsey i s one of the most frequent and most popular acts to play The Balor. Rarely do a venue and a singer complement each other so well\, The Balor’s up close and personal intimacy lending the perfect atmosphere to Damiens raw\ , emotional\, heart on sleeve performances.\n\nHe comes to The Balor as pa rt of a tour marking the release of ‘No Force On Earth’ – an album o f both original songs and covers commemorating the 1916 Easter Rising. Don ’t miss this one off opportunity to see Damien in the perfect setting to share his story of this centenary year along with some old favourites.\nd amiendempsey.com\nfacebook.com/damiendempseyofficial\ntwitter.com/damodemp sey\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/10/Damien-Dempsey-2016-promo-photo.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:157@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20161126T000000Z DTEND:20161209T000000Z DTSTAMP:20161013T113855Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=cinderella SUMMARY:Cinderella DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe Butt Drama Circle Christmas Panto \nCinderella\ndirected by Monica Doherty\n\nCelebrate the start of the Chr istmas season with The Butt Drama Circle’s Christmas Panto – Cinderell a.\n\nThe Balor welcomes you and your family to a captivating re-telling o f a time honoured classic that is sure to enthral the bright-eyed dreamer in all of us.\n\nCan Cinderella (Andrea Long) be united with her Prince Ch arming (Nathan Keys) or will her wicked stepmother (Margaret O Neill) mana ge to dash her hopes?\n\nPacked with brilliant comedy\, stunning song and dance routines\, dazzling costumes and delightful sets this is an unforget table evening of hilarity for all the family. Performed by an exceptional cast including Rory Farrell &\; Paddy McMenamin as The Ugly Sisters\, P araic Duffy as Buttons and Katheen McGowan as The Fairy Godmother The Chri stmas Panto is a Twin Towns tradition that will fill young and old alike f ull of Christmas cheer and create memories that will last a lifetime.\n\nP lease book early to avoid disappointment.\n\nTimes:\n4.00pm – Sat Nov 26 th\, Sun Nov 27th\, Sat Dec 3rd\, Sun Dec 4th\n8.00pm – Wed Nov 30th\, T hurs Dec 1st\, Fri Dec 2nd\, Tues Dec 6th\, Thurs Dec 8th\, Fri Dec 9th ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/10/Cinderella-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Panto END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:171@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20161213T200000Z DTEND:20161213T200000Z DTSTAMP:20161125T102031Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=sean-o-haire-christmas-panto-go ldiocks SUMMARY:Sean O Hare Christmas Panto - Goldilocks DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nThis years Sean O Hare Christmas Panto is Goldilocks &\; The Three Bears.\n\nA Balor Christmas tradition performed by the clients and carers of the Sean O Haire Unit of St joseph s Hospital in Stranorlar it's always a fantastic night out with the added bonus of raising much needed funds for a deserving cause. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/11/Goldilocks1.jpg CATEGORIES:Panto END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:170@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20161214T200000Z DTEND:20161215T200000Z DTSTAMP:20161122T104713Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=finn-valley-college-christmas-s how SUMMARY:Finn Valley College Christmas Show DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe students (and some of the staff!) of the Finn Valley College showcase their talents in The Finn Valley Coll ege Christams Variety Show.\n\nThis is the Balors 2nd year hosting this sh ow. Last years was a huge success and there's every reason to believe that this years will be even bigger and better.\n\nTickets are €10 or 4 for €30. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2014/10/Finn-Valley.jpg CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:164@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20161218T143000Z DTEND:20161218T151500Z DTSTAMP:20161103T165320Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=santa-calls SUMMARY:Santa Calls DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nDonegal Youth Theatre pres ents\nSanta Calls\nwritten and directed by James Lawne\n\nWhether you’ve been good or bad Santa somehow always knows!\n\nSanta keeps up to date wi th the latest technology. Can he really be sure whether children have been good or bad if he relies solely on his call centre? Or does he still need his Elf helpers to check upon children around the world?\n\nCome along an d find out just how important it is to be on your best behaviour throughou t the year\, not just at Christmas time. A great fun show for all young lo vers of Christmas time\, with a special guest appearance from Santa himsel f! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/11/Santa-Calls.jpg CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:166@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20161226T210000Z DTEND:20161226T210000Z DTSTAMP:20161209T184253Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-hucksters-ball-2016 SUMMARY:The Hucksters Ball 2016 DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nDance off that excess turk ey with the Balor’s 2nd annual Hucksters Ball!\n\nwith\nMakings\, Ally D oherty\, Bombscare &\; Grinder\n\nDoors 9pm. Adm €10. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/11/Makings-Album-Promo-Art.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:167@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20161228T200000Z DTEND:20161228T200000Z DTSTAMP:20161116T164140Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=tanjier SUMMARY:Tanjier DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nTanjier blend synthpop\, i ndie rock\, electro-pop and funk resulting in “a sound that feels both m odern and yet has all the elegance of a bygone era” according to Dublinc oncerts.ie\n\nThis year has been a breakthrough year for them. They were s elected by Whelan’s and Slate Magazine as one of 30 Irish acts to watch in 2016. A critically acclaimed EP ‘Sunrise’ (available of Spotify) wa s released in June and their growing reputation was enhanced by winning th is years 2FM and Oxfam ‘Play the Picnic’ competition which led to an a ppearance at Electric Picnic.\n\nThey have recently been selected as ‘Ir ish Artist Of The Week’ by Dublinconcerts.ie\nThis is their first perfor mance in Donegal – the place where two of their members Mickey Killen an d Ronan Lynch call home. It promises to be a fantastic evening of music. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/11/Tanjier.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:177@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170121T200000Z DTEND:20170121T200000Z DTSTAMP:20161208T133639Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=nigel-hegarty-a-better-life-ep- launch SUMMARY:Nigel Hegarty A Better Life EP Launch DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nLetterkenny mus ician Nigel Hegarty launches his EP ‘A Better Life’ at The Balor Arts Centre this January with all proceeds on the night in aid of Pieta house D onegal Service.\n\nNigels band on the night includes an eclectic mix of re nowned and talented musicians from all across Donegal including Peadar Col l (guitar and fiddle)\, Paul McGuinness (guitar and keyboards)\, Sean Quin n (guitar)\, Robert Mulhern (bass)\, Mike Warren (drums) and Kat Dempsey ( vocals). They’ll be performing tracks from the new EP plus songs from a debut album made by Nigel with his partner Kat Dempsey under the name Holl ow Miasma.\n\nAlso included on an impressive and packed bill of original m usic are ‘foot stompin’ dynamic blues duo’ Blackbird &\; Crow\, W ithout Willow featuring vocalist Karen Kelly and guitar maestro Simon McCa fferty\, and singer-songwriters Shauna McDaid\, John Muldowney and Jenny L iston.\n\nThe €8 ticket price includes a copy of the EP and all proceeds go to Pieta house Donegal Service. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/12/Nigel-Hegarty-ABetterLifeEP.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:172@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170126T200000Z DTEND:20170126T200000Z DTSTAMP:20161125T140922Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-mulligan-brothers-2 SUMMARY:The Mulligan Brothers DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_1144" align=" alignright" width="384"] The Mulligan Brothers[/caption]\n\n“It’s only January but I’m pretty sure I’ve just seen one of the best gigs of th e year” – that was my immediate reaction to The Mulligan Brothers Balo r debut 12 months ago. And I was right.\n\nThe Americana Folk-Rock band fr om Mobile\, Alabama enjoyed a phenomenally successful debut Irish tour in 2016 leaving behind an army of new found fans impatiently awaiting their r eturn.\n\nThe Mulligan Brothers are: Ross Newell (lead vocals\, guitar\, a nd songwriting)\; Ben Leininger (bass and vocals) and Greg DeLuca (drums a nd vocals) and fiddler Melody Duncan who has recently joined the band brin ging a female voice and perspective.\n\nAs the more observant of you may h ave noticed they’re not actually related. They’re four musicians who m et playing in music venues in Mobile\, Alabama – the name refers to seco nd chances (as in the golf term ‘Taking a Mulligan’). Although we don ’t know if they actually play golf. Veterans of other bands\, this is wh ere they found the music they always wanted to play.\n\nThe songwriting an d warm\, honest\, straight-to-the heart voice of lead singer of Ross Newel l draws listeners into the group’s signature sound\, where the harmonies of DeLuca\, Leininger and Duncan make the songs soar or haunt from the sh adows.\n\nThese guys are as good as it gets. Don’t miss them.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/11/Mulligan-Live-July-2016.jpeg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:181@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170128T130000Z DTEND:20170128T150000Z DTSTAMP:20161221T131510Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=humpty-dumpty SUMMARY:Humpty Dumpty DESCRIPTION:Saturday January 28th @ 1pm &\; 3pm\n\n \;\n\nHumpty Dum pty is going on a big adventure - to climb the highest wall in the Kingdom \, and he needs your help!\n\nThe classic nursery Rhyme Humpty Dumpty is b rought to the stage in this wonderful live interactive all singing and dan cing production.\n\nSing along\; solve puzzles and meet lots of famous chi ldren’s characters along the way including The Three Little Pigs\, Littl e Bo Peep\, all the animals on Old MacDonald’s Farm and many more!\n\nWi th amazing costumes\, dazzling stage sets and a host of colourful characte rs to bring you on the journey of a lifetime.\n\nWhen Humpty climbs the hi ghest wall in the Kingdom\, who knows what might happen next? ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/12/humptydumpty.png CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:169@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170206T200000Z DTEND:20170206T200000Z DTSTAMP:20161117T132756Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-david-munnelly-trio SUMMARY:The David Munnelly Trio DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_11 38" align="alignright" width="373"] David Munnelly\, Shane McGowan &\; Joseph McNulty[/caption]\n\nDavid Munnelly from Mayo is widely regarded as one of the most influential accordion players of his generation. He has p layed with legendary Irish bands De Dannan and The Chieftains and for 15 y ears fronted The David Munnelly Band.\n\nHis new project The David Munnell y Trio sees him joined by Shane McGowan on guitar and Joseph McNulty on fi ddle. Shane Mcgowan from Lavagh in south Sligo comes from a musical family \, giving his first public performance at the age of 5. He’s guested and toured with the likes of Lunasa\, Zakir Hussain and Delores Keane.\n\nJos eph McNulty began to play traditional Irish music at a young age and by th e age of 14 had won 5 all-Ireland titles and 4 world titles. Most recently he has toured with Ragus in mainland Europe and spent time working in the National Folk Theatre of Ireland.\n\nTogether the trio is a coming togeth er of three individual styles fusing perfectly into a natural blend which shows great reverence to old traditions with some new compositions blendin g into the mix.\nwww.davidmunnelly.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/11/David-Munnelly-Trio-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:180@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170209T200000Z DTEND:20170209T200000Z DTSTAMP:20161213T175342Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=twin-towns-lost-found-dogs-char ity-concert SUMMARY:Twin Towns Lost & Found Dogs Charity Concert DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nJoin Seamus Cur ran &\; The Balor House Band for a night of classic music in aid of loc al charity.\n\nBalor resident guitar school tutor Seamus Curran is joined by Paul Curran (guitar)\, Terry McGinty (bass) Andy Davidson (drums) plus some special guest artists for a night of top quality music in aid of the Twin Towns Lost &\; Found Dogs.\n\nClassic hits will be the order of th e night with favourites from The Beatles\, The Rlling Stones\, ZZ Top and Status Quo among others with some Blues standards thrown in for good measu re.\n\nThere will also be an appearance from the students of The Balor Art s Centre guitar school and there’s rumours of a surprise special guest s pot by a certain well known local comedian. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/12/Twin-Towns-Lost-Found-DogsCharity-Music-Concert-1.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:156@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170211T200000Z DTEND:20170211T200000Z DTSTAMP:20160929T111350Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=flash-harry-25th-anniversary-to ur SUMMARY:Flash Harry 25th Anniversary Tour DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_11 02" align="alignright" width="273"] Flash Harry - the ultimate Queen tribu te[/caption]\n\nDavid Hull Promotions presents Flash Harry –25 years ce lebrating the magic of Queen\n\nIt’s hard to believe that Flash Harry ha ve been performing Queen’s music for 25 years! This year the band will c elebrate a quarter of a century paying tribute to one of the most outstand ing bands in musical history\, Queen.\n\nAudiences will see Flash Harry pr esent a showcase of Queen’s greatest hits and more. A show of one hit af ter another from their first single ‘Keep Yourself Alive’ to Freddie ’s poignant last appearance on ‘These are the days of Our Lives’. Qu een were also famous for their big anthems such as ‘Radio Gaga’ and ‘We Are the Champions’ and Flash Harry deliver them all.\n\nThese guys are still selling out major venues 25 years on for a reason\, so come and see why for yourself. Their sheer energy\, enthusiasm\, passion and show manship will have you rocking in the aisles and singing along to some of t he greatest songs ever written. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/09/Flash-Harry.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:185@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170213T193000Z DTEND:20170214T193000Z DTSTAMP:20170124T142541Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=cinderella-rockerfella SUMMARY:Cinderella & Rockerfella DESCRIPTION:Ray National School present\nCinderella &\; Rockerfella\n\n\ n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nThe pupils of Ray National School\, Manorcunn ingham present a modern\, panto-style reworking of the classic fairy tale. \nJoin downtrodden Cinderella\, Rickerfella (formerly known as Prince Char ming)\, Buttons\, the Ugly sister and the Fairy Godmother\, all played by the pupils of Ray National School.\n\nThe traditional Cinderella tale is t aken into the 21st century with a host of additional characters from music managers to paparazzi to good and bad fairies all placed in a world of fa me and celebrity as Cinderella desperately tries to get to the ball. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/01/Cinderella-Rockerfella.jpg CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:168@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170215T200000Z DTEND:20170216T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170201T153228Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=blinkered SUMMARY:Blinkered DESCRIPTION:Sole Purpose Productions presents Blinkered\n\nby Patricia Byrn e\, Directed by Shauna Kelpie\n\n\n\n\nSuitable for ages 16+\n\n \;\n\ n\n\n“Do you ever feel alone\, like really alone\, like nobody gets you? ”\n\nBehind the music\, the closed door\, inside the mind of a young man \, there is a darkness\, a heaviness that will not go away. This is a stor y about Ryan. You may not know him but you may know someone like him.\n\nD eveloped in association with Siobhan O’Neill – Professor of Mental Hea lth Sciences at Ulster University\, Youthlife and AWARE NI\, this play shi nes a light on the lonely darkness of depression and its impact on the fam ily.\n\nPerformances will be followed by an optional interactive theatre w orkshop which will explore issues raised in the play. This is a powerful w ay to explore difficult questions.\n\nSole Purpose Productions has a reput ation for engaging theatre audiences in issues that are sometimes uncomfor table and raw\; Blinkered promises to be another challenging performance.\ n\nThis production is supported by the Arts Council of Ireland North South Touring Scheme and ESB Energy for Generations Fund. The Samaritans will b e present at each performance for anyone who would like information about their services and to provide a listening ear if required.\n“This is a m ust see show\, outstanding!!”  AWARE NI\n\n \;\nSole Purpose Produc tions is a professional theatre company based in Derry\, founded in 1997. It has toured work extensively throughout Ireland and the UK\, and has had work produced in New York and San Francisco.\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/11/Blinkered.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:173@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170222T200000Z DTEND:20170225T200000Z DTSTAMP:20161130T135522Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=dancing-at-lughnasa SUMMARY:Dancing at Lughnasa DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe Butt Drama circle pres ent Brian Friel’s iconic award winning play.\n\nSet in pre electrificati on Donegal during the Celtic harbest festival of Lughnasa\, Brian Friels m asterpiece tells the story of the five Mundy sisters and their brother Jac k\, who has returned home from the missions after 25 years.\n\nA memory pl ay\, the story is narrated by the sisters nephew Michael who recalls the s ummer spent with his aunts when he was seven years old. As August gives wa y to September\, Michael recounts his memory of childhood in Ballybeg wher e his aunts raised him in their crumbling rural home. And where they dance d to the exciting fleeting melody of the past and danced against the harsh progressive drum beat of the present.\n\nWinner of an Olivier Award and a Tony Award\, Dancing at Lughnasa is one fo the greatest and best loved Ir ish plays of recent times. The Butt Drama Circle bring their production to the Balor stage before hitting the road for seven festival performances i n the All Ireland Open Drama Competition. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/11/Lughnasa.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:178@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170303T200000Z DTEND:20170303T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170220T123352Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=kimmie-rhodes-in-concert SUMMARY:Kimmie Rhodes in concert DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nOne of American country mu sic's most respected and influential artists\n\nA native Texan\, Kimmie Rh odes singing career began at the age of 6 with her family gospel trio. She moved to Austin and recorded her fist album in 1981 when Willy Nelson inv ited her to use his studio.\n\nA prolific artist she has recorded 15 album s over the years. Her multi-platinum selling songs have been recorded by s tellar acts such as Willy Nelson\, Waylon Jennings\, Mark Knopfler and Emm ylou Harris and the list of artists she has collaborated with reads like a Who’s Who of American country music.\n\nKimmies popularity and influenc e continues unabated. In November 2015 WBBC filmed a production “Back To Kimmie’s” hosted by Kimmie at her studio in Austin\, featuring some o f Austin’s finest singer- songwriters. This iconic “Back To” series presented by Bob Harris is coming soon!\n“Kimmie Rhodes – The soul of a poet and the voice of an angel” – Rodney Crowell ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/12/kimmie-rhodes-2017.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:184@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170310T200000Z DTEND:20170314T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170109T155353Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=all-shook-up SUMMARY:All Shook Up DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nA musical comed y featuring the songs of Elvis Presley\n\nSt Columba’s College Stranorla r present their 2017 school musical All Shook Up – the story of a small town girl with big dreams and the motorcycle riding stud she falls for.\n\ nIt’s 1950’s America and Natalie (Eilish Friel) dreams of love and adv enture yearning for her true love to appear and spirit her away from her d reary small town life. Chad (Declan Bryson) has just got out of jail. When he rocks up on his motorbike things are never going to be the same.\n\nBa sed on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night\, All Shook Up takes you on a journey to 1955 middle America\, where one girls dream and a surprise visit from a mysterious leather-jacketed\, guitar-playing stranger help a small town to discover the magic of romance and the power of rock &\; roll.\n\nAmo ng the 24 songs featured in the score are Elvis classics like "Heartbreak Hotel\," "Love Me Tender\," "Don't Be Cruel\," "Can't Help Falling in Love \," and of course the title tune “All Shook Up”. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/01/all-shook-up.jpg CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:183@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170323T200000Z DTEND:20170323T200000Z DTSTAMP:20161222T135003Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=waving-not-drowning SUMMARY:Waving Not Drowning DESCRIPTION:The Mental Health Roadshow presented by Bread &\; Roses Thea tre Company\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nOne in four of us will have m ental health problems at some stage in our lives. Why?\n\nWhat’s life li ke for the one in ten of us in Ireland suffering from depression? For the family and friends of the 451 individuals who took their own lives last ye ar? Why aren’t we doing more to help those who become unwell\, and to pr omote good mental health? Why is it ok to talk about diabetes\, but so har d to talk about schizophrenia?\n\nBread and Roses Theatre Company’s ‘W aving\, Not Drowning\, The Mental Health Roadshow’ is a montage of origi nal short plays\, sketches and songs that attempts to address these concer ns.\n\nThere’s a story about a young woman who hears voices\, a stressed family doctor\, a first-time mother with post-natal depression. Heavy stu ff\, you might think but there’s plenty of humour\, comic situations and witty dialogue. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/12/waving-not-drowning-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:189@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170328T200000Z DTEND:20170331T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170201T120042Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=stop-it-nurse SUMMARY:Stop It Nurse! DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nWhen Ollie Hegarty (Niall McGonag le) is knocked down by a speeding motorbike driven by Paul Shields (Troy D evaney) the two men end up in the same hospital ward. The two men are will ing to forgive and forget – until their true football colours are shown for one is a fanatical Finn Harps supporter while the other is a Derry Cit y fan.\n\nThe hitherto peaceful ward is thrown into chaos much to the anno yance of the stern Ward Sister (Andrea Fitzgerlad) and her staff – the h ard working Nurse Holmes (Mary Sweeney) and the not so bright trainee Fred a Ferguson (Bernie Thompson).\n\nThe other patients have their own issues. Agreeable Bert (John Duffy) has both a domineering wife (Martha played by Caroline Bell) and a demanding bit on the side (Delores\, Cathleen Bradle y) to contend with while Harold (Shaun Laverty) is a mild mannered man wit h a weak bladder.\n\nAdd in eccentric spinster and hospital visitor Miss C herry (Marina Marcinekova)\, wrestler Mad McGurk and his sister Phyllis (L aura Friel) and you have a recipe for hilarious madness and mayhem set in the hospital ward from hell. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/02/Stop-It-Nurse.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:182@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170401T200000Z DTEND:20170401T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170328T093538Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=kevin-mcaleer-saying-yes-to-yes SUMMARY:Kevin McAleer - Saying Yes To Yes DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nJoin spiritual guru Kevin McAleer for a life-changing evening of living fully in the moment\, with meditati on\, mindfulness\, deep breathing\, tai chi\, yoga\, bee venom therapy\, p sychic flower arranging\, singing with dolphins and digital photography.\n \nUniversally acknowledged as Tyrone's leading Zen Buddhist saint\, Kevin trained for thirty three years under the legendary Deepjoy Chakra in Peru before founding the Institute of Light™ in Strabane in 1972.\n\nMcAleer will be signing copies of his 37 bestselling self-help books\, including ' How to Turn your Negative Voices into Imaginary Friends'\, which has been translated into more than 94\,000 languages worldwide.\n\nWear loose cloth ing.\n'The most naturally funny person alive' - Stewart Lee\n\n'McAleer is still the surreal deal' - Irish Examiner ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/12/Kevin-MCAleer.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:192@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170407T200000Z DTEND:20170407T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170209T131924Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=abigails-party SUMMARY:Abigail's Party DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nLifford Players 2017 f estival play is Mike Leigh’s classic satirical take on the British middl e class.\n\nBeverly Moss invites new neighbours Angela and Tony to her hou se for drinks. Also present are another neighbour – divorcee Sue whose 1 5 year old daughter Abagail is holding a party of her own at home – and Beverly’s husband Laurence who comes home late from work just before the guests arrive.\n\nThe gathering starts off in stiff\, insensitive British middle-class fashion. As Beverly serves more drinks stiff upper lips are loosened and events begin to unravel. Beverly snipes at Laurence and openl y flirts with Tony and the evening takes a tragic twist.\n\nSet in 1970’ s suburban London\, Abigail’s Party is a blackly comic tour de force in which the obsessions\, prejudices\, fears and petty competitiveness of the protagonists are ruthlessly exposed. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/02/Abigails-Party-Web1.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:186@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170408T200000Z DTEND:20170408T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170328T094152Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=mick-blake-oblivious-cd-launch SUMMARY:Mick Blake - Oblivious CD Launch DESCRIPTION:What does it take to make you angry? / Where is the spark that lights your flame?\n\nOblivious – Mick Blake.\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\ n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_1178" align="alignright" width="267" ] Mick Blake[/caption]\n\nAt the start of every year I make a wish list of artists that I’d like to bring to The Balor. In 2017 Mick Blake was top of that list. If the purpose of art is to hold a mirror to society the Le tterkenny born Leitrim based singer is\, in my opinion\, the most importan t artist recording in Ireland today.\n\nHis songs are beautiful things in and of themselves. For me however it’s the lyrics and the subject matter he tackles that raises Micks work to another level.\n\nWhether it be Mr T epper where he juxtaposes real life hedge fund millionaire David Tepper wi th the havoc wreaked to Irish society by his actions\, the selling off of Irelands natural resources in The Giveaway or the albums title track Obliv ious – dedicated to those suffering from blind allegiance or apathy – his music is achingly beautiful\, combining the social conscience of Chris ty Moore with the poetic delivery of Paul Brady. It’s no coincidence tha t both men have championed his new album.\n\nI firmly believe that in 20 o r 30 years time\, when future generations look back at the Banking Crisis\ , the Bailout and the collapse of the Celtic Tiger and wonder how we could have got it so wrong\, it is Mick Blake’s music that will form the soun dtrack of these times.\n\nRequired listening.\n“Mick Blake is a true mod ern day bard. I have been looking forward to this album for the last two y ears. This is an important collection which I do not hesitate to recommend to you” – Christy Moore\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/01/Mick-Blake.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:199@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170420T200000Z DTEND:20170421T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170315T163300Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ben-eddie-a-trim-a-tidy SUMMARY:Ben & Eddie: A Trim & A Tidy DESCRIPTION:\n\n[caption id="attachment_1217" align="alignright" width="223 "] Ben &\; Eddie[/caption]\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe Butt Drama Circ le present:\nBen &\; Eddie: A Trim &\; A Tidy.\n\nBack by popular de mand direct from Navenny Street\,  barbers to the famous Ben &\; Eddie bring their mad cap humour to the Balor stage and this time it's personal . Well actually it isn't.\n\nA night of mayhem is promised as the trio of Shaun Byrne (Eddie)\, Pauric Duffy (Ben) and Gerry Byrne (Everybody else!) return with not one\, not even two but three Ben &\; Eddie sketches.\n \nJoin them and other friends for the original "A Trim and a Tidy" as well as two new pieces "Horse walks into a Barbers" and "Top Trumps".  There' ll be songs\, music and laughter. There might even be a raffle. Don't say you weren't toult!!\n\nProceeds in aid of the Caolan Melaugh fund. CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:193@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170422T200000Z DTEND:20170422T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170328T094702Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=booka-brass SUMMARY:Booka Brass DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_1199" align=" alignright" width="376"] Booka Brass[/caption]\n\nBooka Brass have continu ously been lauded as one of Ireland's top live acts. Their debut album 'Ch illed Milk' has been widely hailed as one of Ireland's top albums in 2016\ , by radio DJ's and journalists alike.\n\nAfter a hugely busy and successf ul 2016 Booka Brass come to the Balor as part of ‘The Parish Tour’ – a tour of small towns all over Ireland.\n\nOn the back of their biggest I rish tour to date\, once more taking in shows in Vicar Street\, Cork Opera House and festivals all over Ireland\, the UK and Europe\, the outfit dub bed Ireland’s best live music act bring their unique brand of musical en ergy off the beaten track throughout the countryside.\n\nDon't miss this o pportunity to see Booka Brass in the intimate settings of The Balor before inevitable world domination!\n‘Booka Brass Band have every right to be claimed as Ireland’s best live act right now’ - Golden Plec\n\n‘If y ou can only take in one new act this festival season\, make it Booka Brass Band’ – The Irish Independent\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:198@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170429T200000Z DTEND:20170429T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170328T094959Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=johnny-gallagher-boxtie SUMMARY:Johnny Gallagher & The Boxtie Band DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n[caption id="attachment_1214" align="alignright" width="3 60"] Boxtie[/caption]\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nA true Donegal legend makes his Balor debut\n\nJohnny Gallagher is widely acknowledged as one of the finest guitar players on the European touring circuit\, working his way th rough festivals\, clubs and venues all over the continent.\n\nHis live sho ws with The Boxtie Band are good over-driven rock ‘n’ roll featuring his own original material along with stunning personal versions of selecte d classics such as Hendrix’ Hey Joe\, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Sweet Home Alab ama and Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here.\n\nJohnny is an explosive live entertainer oozing charisma and excitement with that indefinable ‘can’ t teach it you either have it or you don’t’ larger than life onstage p resence. And boy can he play that guitar – switching from full on aggres sive rock to quieter moments of more tender\, introspective music showcasi ng his wizardry on both electric and acoustic guitars.\n\nTo top it all\, Johnny possesses a truly unique and expressive voice showcasing his songs with dynamics that swoop from a scream to a whisper.\n\nThis will be the f ull on European festival 5 piece line-up with Johnny joined by brothers Pa uric and James and the rest of the crew. We’ve been trying for 5 years n ow to get these guys to play The Balor. We’re pretty confident it’s go ing to be worth the wait.\n\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:175@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170501T200000Z DTEND:20170501T220000Z DTSTAMP:20170328T095615Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=western-centuries SUMMARY:Western Centuries DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_11 51" align="alignright" width="397"] Western Centuries[/caption]\n\nTraditi onal country meets early R&\;B\, beautifully literary songwriting and r ocks out.\n\nRound up a country band and an early R&\;B group with thre e lead vocalists\, weave in a hefty amount of vocal harmony and witty turn s-of-phrase\, and let ‘em rock out like The Band.\n\nThe sound of roots music mavericks Western Centuries sits at these crossroads\, and their deb ut album Weight of the World introduces a band as skillful in their musici anship as they are innovative in their writing. With upbeat\, barroom danc e numbers\, lilting\, introspective tunes of heartbreak and everything in between\, they strike an oft-strived-for but rarely achieved balance betwe en genre-busting experimentation and thoughtful continuity.\n\nBalor roots regulars may recall a peach of a gig back in 2014 from Cahalen Morrison a nd Eli West. This gig sees Cahelen return with his new band Western Centur ies (formerly Cahalen Morrison &\; Country Hammer) touring on the back of the release of their excellent album ‘Weight Of The World’. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/12/WEstern-Centuriesweb.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:187@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170504T200000Z DTEND:20170504T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170504T140207Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ags-connolly-pat-reedy SUMMARY:Ags Connolly & Pat Reedy DESCRIPTION:A country music double bill featuring ‘The English Willie Nel son’ and a Nashville veteran.\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nOxfordshi re singer-songwriter Ags Connolly has been described by Country Music Peop le as ‘The closest we’ve ever come to an English Willie Nelson’. As a live performer he has headlined shows across the UK\, Europe and the US wile also appearing at several major UK festivals and opening for various international artists including Rosanne Cash.\n\nHis music has been champ ioned in numerous quarters including The Guardian and BBC Arts Editor Will Gompertz and he was invited to record for Bob Harris’ famous ‘Under T he Apple Tree’ sessions. The aforementioned Country Music People magazin e are huge fans – his new album ‘Nothin’ Unexpected’ has was named album of the month in February of this year and\, even more impressively\ , listing his song ‘When Country Was Proud’ as one of the top 50 count ry songs from the last 30 years.\n\nJoining Ags will be Pat Reedy – fron t man of Pat Reedy &\; The Longtime Goners\, an independent country ban d based\, at varying times\, in Nashville and New Orleans. Reedy has toure d the US playing festivals\, bars\, venues and listening rooms for the pas t eight years with his shows establishing a reputation for their energy\, honesty and humour. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/01/combo.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:188@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170505T200000Z DTEND:20170506T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170328T100720Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-state-of-the-nation-the-fun d SUMMARY:The State Of The Nation | The Fund DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nThe State Of The Natio n \n\nby Conor Malone\, directed by Charlie Bonner\n\nFour towering figur es from Irish political history meet to play poker in the afterlife. As th e game draws on the conversation hots up - covering topics from 1916 to ci vil war politics\, water charges to hospital waiting lists and Apple tax t o Brexit. 100 years on from 1916 just what do Thomas Davis\, Jim Larkin\, Michael Collins and Charlie Haughey make of the current State Of The Nati on?\n\nFeaturing Conal Gallen as Charlie Haughey\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n The Fund (staged reading) by Conor Malone\n\nIn 1988 Senior Fund Manager D avison Budhoo resigned from the IMF. His open letter of resignation began: \n\nToday I resigned from the staff of the International Monetary Fund aft er over twelve years\, and after 1000 days of official fund work in Latin America and the Caribbean and Africa. To me resignation is a priceless lib eration\, for with it I have taken the first big step to that place where I may hope to wash my hands of what in my mind’s eye is the blood of mil lions of poor and starving peoples.\nThe blood is so much\, you know\, it runs in rivers. It dries up too\; it cakes all over me\; sometimes I feel that there is not enough soap in the whole world to cleanse me from the th ings that I did do in your name and in the names of your predecessors\, an d under your official seal.\n\nHis story was never told. Until now. The Fu nd is a re-imagining of the true story of one of the most earth-shattering revelations that no-one ever heard.\n\nThe Fund won 3rd prize in the 2015 RTE Radio One PJ O Connor awards and was broadcast on RTE Radio One Drama On One. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/03/The-State-Of-The-Nation-resize.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:195@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170511T200000Z DTEND:20170512T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170328T100853Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=take-a-chance-on-me SUMMARY:Take A Chance On Me DESCRIPTION:\n\nPresented by: Gharmscoil Chu Uladh Ballinamore\n\n\n\n\n\n\ nJoin the students of GCU as they present their production of 'Take A Chan ce On Me'.\n\nThe story tells of a young girl called Sophie who longs to f ind her father whom her mother\, Donna\, has kept secret.\n\nThe day befor e Sophie &\; Sky's Wedding 3 potential Fathers appear much to Donna's d ismay. Watch as Sophie\, with the help of her friends Lisa\, Jane and Ali\ , try to identify which one of the 3 is her father!\n\nJourney back in tim e with Sophie\, Sky\, Donna\, Sam\, Bill &\; Harry as they perform many of the Abba classics including Mamma Mia\, Waterloo\, I Have A Dream and many more in this classic musical. CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:174@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170513T200000Z DTEND:20170513T213000Z DTSTAMP:20170505T120546Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=eilish-ocarroll-live-love-laugh SUMMARY:Eilish O'Carroll - Live\, Love\, Laugh *CANCELLED* DESCRIPTION: \n\nWe regret to inform you that the scheduled performance of Eilish O'Carroll Live\, Laugh\, Love has been cancelled. Apologies for an y inconvenience caused. If you have already purchased tickets for the show our box office will be in touch to arrange a refund.\n\n \;\n\n[capti on id="attachment_1149" align="alignright" width="273"] Eilish O'Carroll f or Women in Ireland series\, Irish Country Magazine\, May 2016[/caption]\n \nA sometimes poignant\, often hilarious memoir from one of Irish TV sit-c oms most popular stars.\n\nBest known as Winnie McGoogan in her brother Br endan’s successful BBC sitcom\, ‘Mrs Brown’s Boys’\, Eilish O'Carr oll comes into her own here with this reflective look on an eventful life that includes a strict Catholic upbringing\, two failed marriages and comi ng out as a lesbian at the age of 50.\n\nWhile poignant and deeply moving it is also packed with humour. A 1950s baby\, and the ninth of ten childre n\, she describes her childhood with affection and good humour. Then there ’s her discovery of orgasmic proportions via the hydraulics on a double decker bus and her discovery of sex! At one stage she was sure that there was something wrong ‘down there’ because her sex life was unfulfilling . Her discovery that she was a lesbian is also tenderly handled with good humour.\n\nThe end result is a warm\, witty triumph that joyously celebrat es being true to yourself. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/11/Eilish-OCarroll-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:202@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170515T200000Z DTEND:20170516T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170331T123905Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=bag-for-life SUMMARY:Bag For Life DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nA One woman play by Colin Bateman\; directed by Kieran Griffiths\n\n"What are we to make of the men of violence whose time has been and gone\, and who have settled into both civil and civilian life? Is there any reason at all to suppose that their capacity for murder has somehow drained away\, or will it always be there\ , like a lining of grease and fat lurking in their mental plumbing?"\n\nAw ard winning writer Colin Bateman's second play asks the question\, can for giveness overcome the want for revenge in 21st century Northern Ireland?\n \nThis powerful and captivating play\, laced with the blackest of humour c omes to The Balor following a fantastic debut at The Playhouse in 2016\, a sellout run at Bangor's Open House festival and standing ovations at the Lyric theatre\, Belfast.\n"One of the strongest pieces of theatre ever pro duced in Derry.... believable\, near the knuckle in places\, entertaining and disturbing...." Derry Journal\n\n"a raw\, powerful and no-holds-barred journey through the deepest\, darkest emotions we have all...Bag for Life will stir the darkest recesses of the Northern Irish soul"- The Irish New s\n\n""A play which transcends political ideologies or aspirations\, class territories or clan warfare. Addy delivers a tour-de-force in her eighty minute monologue"- Culture NI CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:190@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170517T200000Z DTEND:20170517T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170328T102417Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=hat-fitz-cara SUMMARY:Hat Fitz & Cara DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe musical uni on of an Australian blues Wildman and Irish soul\n\nHat Fitz is a “veter an” wild man of the blues scene in Australia. He has a record 18 straigh t appearances at Byron’s East Coast Blues and Roots Festival\, a record that is not likely to ever be broken\, and one which bears testimony to hi s amazing live performances and popularity with festival goers.\n\nCara dr aws on her soul background (she’s toured Europe and the United States wi th singers such as Jamiroquai and the hugely popular Corinne Bailey-Rae)\, and although blessed with a sensational voice she was not content to be l abelled as ‘just a singer’. She has taken to drumming duties as well a s washboards\, flute and tin whistle\, sometimes all at once.\n\nThe Austr alian guitarist and Irish-born Cara may be based Down Under but they have built a faithful following from touring relentlessly.\n\n“Beautiful\, ra w and exciting\,” “this shabby\, hill country blues oozes cool\,” “a celebration of everything that is good about contemporary roots music \,” “if they don’t move you\, nothing will” -these are standard as sessments\, a sample of hundreds of accumulated over the years that Hat Fi tz and Cara Robinson have been taking their gloriously rough ‘n’ tumbl e music out into then world and sharing their magic around.\n“They pack more energy\, emotion and sheer musical exuberance into one song than most manage in a whole career” – Spiral Earth\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/02/Hat-Fitz-Cara-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:208@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170518T200000Z DTEND:20170518T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170504T094001Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=promotion-and-quiz-night-in-aid -of-the-irish-u-n-veterans-association SUMMARY:Promotion and Quiz Night - in aid of the Irish U.N. Veterans Associ ation DESCRIPTION:“All gave some\, some gave all. We shall not forget them.” CATEGORIES:Special Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:194@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170520T200000Z DTEND:20170520T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170328T103023Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=luka-bloom SUMMARY:Luka Bloom DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_1201" align=" alignright" width="365"] Luka Bloom[/caption]\n\nWith a poet's heart and a rockster's soul\, Luka Bloom is regarded as one of Ireland's most respect ed contemporary folk artists.\n\nHe’s had an astonishing musical career having produced over 20 albums since the 1970s and even today continues to push the boundaries of what his music can do. A master interpreter\, Bloo m has continued to balance original songs with reinventions of tunes by a diverse range of songwriters.\n\nLike many who write songs\, Luka's orches tra of choice is the guitar. What makes him different is his constant sear ch for a new voice within the guitar. The guitar is the landscape on which the song is created – a landscape that he forever probes for new inspir ation. Eschewing effects and gadgets\, Luka instead investing time\, effor t and a whole lot of love to bring forth new voicings within the instrumen t.  Bit by bit the songs come to life and eventually\, they fly bringing Luka with them to be heard in Byron Bay\, San Francisco\, Hamburg\, or eve n Doolin.\n\nIt’s almost 40 years since recording his first album but Lu ka Bloom is still as important and vibrant as ever. He comes to The Balor as part of a nationwide tour showcasing his latest album 'Frugalisto'.\n\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:197@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170521T190000Z DTEND:20170521T190000Z DTSTAMP:20170510T134205Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=donegal-youth-orchestra-friends SUMMARY:Donegal Youth Orchestra & Friends DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_1211" align="ali gnright" width="331"] Home to Ballybeg[/caption]\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \;\n\ nThe Donegal Youth Orchestra visits the Twin Towns for a wonderful evenin g of music.\n\nExperience the sound of a full orchestra under the baton of conductor and composer Vincent Kennedy at 'DYO and friends - at the Balor '.\n\nMore than 50 of Donegal's finest young musicians will be onstage pla ying classical works\, including some great favourites\, as well as excerp ts from film scores and original work by Vincent Kennedy.\n\nAlso performi ng will be some musical friends from the Twin Towns. And there's a special guest appearance by the talented children from Gaelscoil Adhamhnáin in L etterkenny\, finalists in the 2016 Waltons Music for Schools Competition.\ n\n\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:203@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170524T200000Z DTEND:20170524T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170405T142145Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=mother-loss SUMMARY:Mother Loss DESCRIPTION:\n\n[caption id="attachment_1242" align="alignright" width="328 "] Mary Wollstonecraft[/caption]\n\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nDark Daugh ter Productions present:\nMother Loss\nWritten and directed by Maura Logue \nWith actors Margaret Kilcoyne\, Claire Falconer and Maura Logue\n\nWhat if the three Wollstonecraft women – Mary Wollstonecraft and her daughter s Mary Shelley and Fanny Imlay – met in a place beyond time and earthly bounds? What would they talk about?\n\nMother Loss imagines a reunion of t hese three extraordinary women – Mary Wollstonecraft\, pioneering Britis h writer and feminist\, whose A Vindication of the Rights of Women made th e outrageous claim for the time that women were not naturally inferior to men\, but only appeared so through being denied access to education. Her d aughters Mary Shelly\, author of the classic Gothic horror story Frankenst ein\, and Fanny Imlay\, the illegitimate and younger of the two\, who took her own life at age 22 in 1816\, each have their own dark histories expos ed in this family gathering.\nThe losses and the hardships these women end ured in their private lives\, with stoic and singular resolve\, in a time of inequality and bondage\, are explored in this intimate new play.\n\n&nb sp\;\n\nIn association with Donegal County Council\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/04/I-do-not-wish-women-to-have-power-over-men.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:196@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170527T200000Z DTEND:20170527T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170328T105125Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=duke-special SUMMARY:Duke Special DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[caption id="attachment_1206" align="alignright" width="278"] Duke Special[/caption]\n\nThe enigmatic Belfast songsmith ret urns to The Balor\n\n\n\n\n\nDuke Special is one of Ireland's most talente d\, versatile and entertaining musicians. His gig here last March was one of our musical highlights of 2016 so the decision to book him again for th is year was a no-brainer.\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom his debut album – 2005’s Adv entures in Gramophone to last year’s Look Out Machines! Duke  has consi stently delivered excellence in the studio. His sublime 2007 offering ‘S ongs From The Deep Forest’ went platinum\, was nominated for the Choice Music Prize and delivered his most successful hit single ‘Freewheel’.\ n\n\n\n\n\nNot content with just studio work his creative talents see him with many more irons in the fire. The last 12 months have seen him writing for various projects ranging from a theatrical production of Huckleberry Finn to his collaboration with traditional supergroup Ulaid.\n\n\n\nPlayin g live is where Duke really shines with his theatrical styled shows making him one of the hottest live tickets in the country. For this Balor gig ex pect a glimpse into his latest musical adventures\, liberally sprinkled wi th favorites from his previous 12 releases.\n\n\n“Magically Uplifting” – Evening Standard\n\n“This is music of magic and soul” – The Tel egraph\n\n“Sumptuous\, symphonic pop anthem courtesy of a dreadlocked Ir ishman who sounds like The Flaming Lips crossed with Rufus Wainwright” – Q\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:206@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170531T203000Z DTEND:20170531T203000Z DTSTAMP:20170426T120024Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=rachel-sermanni-graham-sweeney- with-guests-without-willow SUMMARY:Rachel Sermanni & Graham Sweeney with guests Without Willow DESCRIPTION:A dynamic partnership between two rising star singer-songwriter s - Rachel Sermanni from Scotland and Graham Sweeney from Achill Island\, Co. Mayo ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/04/rachael-sermanni-graham-sweeney.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:179@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170602T203000Z DTEND:20170602T203000Z DTSTAMP:20170522T110431Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=jason-james SUMMARY:Jason James #cancelled# DESCRIPTION: \n\nWe regret to inform you that the scheduled Jason James co ncert has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Apologies for an y inconvenience caused.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThere’s a lot of people in the know in the US Country Music scene who are tipping Jason James to be huge with the waves created by his self-titled debut album rippling out from Nashville and across the globe.\n\nThe talented Texan writes rousing honky-tonk anthems\, heart-tugging ballads and smart\, sly-humoured count ry-rock tunes that echo of vintage classics delivered with a level of emot ion that makes it clear that he means every word\, whether he's belting ou t a sly\, infectious honky-tonk tune or ringing the heartache out of an ac hing ballad.\n\nNew West Records president John Allen was so impressed wit h the results of James' initial recording sessions\, and so convinced of t he artist's potential\, that he arranged additional recording dates in Nas hville with noted studio vet Keith Gattis (Willie Nelson\, Dwight Yoakam) and a studio band that included bassist Dave Roe\, known for his work with Johnny Cash and Dwight Yoakam\; fiddler Glen Duncan\, whose extensive res ume includes recordings with the likes of George Jones\, Emmylou Harris an d Dolly Parton\; and pedal steel player Steve Hinson\, a veteran of Randy Travis' band.\n\nAlthough this is his debut album Jason is a young but gri zzled music veteran with a past encompassing musical efforts in the alt-ha rd rock vein and a stint fronting a punk-influenced band in his early teen s. "I had completely forgotten about country music\," James recalls\, "But one day I went over to my dad's house\, and he was playing some old Hank Williams stuff. It was a revelation to me\, and suddenly I was hearing it in a different way. It was the song ‘Alone and Forsaken' that really got me\,” he adds. “The depth of the heartbreak in that song\, and how re al it was\, just spoke to me\, and suddenly everything I'd done before did n't matter to me anymore. Country was what I wanted to do.\n\n"For me\, co untry had the same appeal that punk rock originally had\," he continues. " It was emotion expressed in a simple way\, with sparse\, direct lyrics tha t go straight for the emotional jugular. I started writing country songs a nd never looked back."\n\nJason James – remember the name. He’s a risi ng star equally adept at delivering heartbreak and humour\, maintaining an earthy\, organic honesty that stands in sharp contrast to the slick\, gim micky product that currently dominates the country charts.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/12/Jason-James.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:212@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170603T203000Z DTEND:20170603T203000Z DTSTAMP:20170517T123612Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=oisin-macnally-four-wee-birds-c d-launch SUMMARY:Oisin MacNally Four Wee Birds CD Launch DESCRIPTION:[caption id="attachment_1267" align="alignright" width="283"] O isin MacNally[/caption]\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nGlenfin ba sed singer songwriter launches his new CD.\n\nOisin MacNally is a singer s ongwriter and multi instrumentalist who calls Glenfin home.\n\nHe’s a si nger and guitarist who also plays drums\, African Djembe and Irish low whi stle. \n\nHis eclectic and varied influences are very much to the fore on Four Wee Birds. Whether it be his own original compositions blending folk and modern contemporary and World music  or interpretations of standards such as The Lonesome Boatman where traditional Irish is fused with electro nica\, his music showcases a crossover of musical styles.\n\nFour Wee Bird s is Oisins sixth album – coming 20 years after the release of his first . It was entirely self recorded\, produced and mastered in his home studio in Glenfin.\n\nThe €10 admission includes a copy of the Four Wee Birds CD. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:215@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170604T190000Z DTEND:20170604T190000Z DTSTAMP:20170523T093540Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-big-sing-2 SUMMARY:The Big Sing DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nA wonderful night of choral music from the acclaimed Donegal Youth Choir and junior choirs from Carrick\, D ungloe and Letterkenny.\n\nHear choral classics\, songs from the shows and more from talented young singers from across the county. The concert will feature solos and duets from some of the singers\, and special guests.\n\ nChoral conductors are Sara Laughlin (Leitirmacaward)\, Evan McGarrigle (C arrick) and Riana Lynch (Letterkenny). The Big Sing is an annual event and always a memorable evening out.\n\nPresented by the Donegal Music Educati on Partnership. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:220@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170606T190000Z DTEND:20170608T190000Z DTSTAMP:20170525T110429Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=donegal-national-schools-drama- festival-2017 SUMMARY:Donegal National Schools Drama Festival 2017 DESCRIPTION:Adm Adults €5\, Children €3 - Pay On The Door\n\nThe annual Donegal National Schools Drama Festival will feature 10 shows from studen ts from 8 different primary schools over 3 nights at The Balor Arts Centre .\n\nCome along to see the stars of tomorrow shine on the stage today.\n\n Schedule as follows:\n\nTues June 6th\n\nGlenmaquin N.S. (Debbie Browne) " There's A Sunflower In My Supper" (30 mins)\n\nBallyraine N.S. Letterkenny (Emma McLaughlin) "Jack and the Beanstalk" (20 mins)\n\nGlenmaquin N.S. ( Debbie Browne) "Snow White &\; The &\; Dwarfs" (30 mins)\n\n \;\ n\nWed June 7th\n\nMoyle N.S.\, Newtowncunningham (Grainne Graham) "There' s A Sunflower In My Supper" (20-25 mins)\n\nWoodland N.S. (Breid-Ann McHug h) "And They All Live Happily Ever After" (20 mins)\n\nScoil Naomh Fiachra \, Illistrin\, Letterkenny (Grace Ui Domhnaill) "Fuadach" (25 mins)\n\n&nb sp\;\n\nThurs June 8th\n\nSt. Mary's N.S. Stranorlar (Andrea Long) "to be confirmed" (20 mins)\n\nSt Eunan's N.S. Raphoe (Anita Keeve) "Beauty And The Beast" (tbc)\n\nSt Eunan's N.S. Raphoe (Deirdre Daly) "The Wizard Of Oz" (40 mins)\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/10/drama-faces.jpg CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:221@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170616T190000Z DTEND:20170617T190000Z DTSTAMP:20170609T102153Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=cirque-de-lumiere SUMMARY:Cirque de Lumiere DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nCirque de L umiere visits The Balor for two performances this June.\n\nRenowned for to p class entertainment Corvenieo – Irelands oldest name in entertainment – proudly presents Cirque de Lumiere\, a jam packed performance suitable for all the family. CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:207@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170708T200000Z DTEND:20170708T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170426T145031Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-nualas-all-spanxed-up SUMMARY:The Nualas – All Spanxed Up! DESCRIPTION:It's Summer 2017 - The Nuala sequins are out\, the hurty shoes are on\, the hair is coiffed to within an inch of its life and the liposuc tion didn't work. But who cares? They've got spanx! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/04/The-Nualas-Hair-Hi-Res-p.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:205@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170715T200000Z DTEND:20170715T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170405T141557Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=for-foresters-leila-jane-the-he alers SUMMARY:For Foresters | Leila Jane & The Healers DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_1244" align="alignright" width="292"] For Foresters | Leila Jane &\; The Healers[/caption]\n\n& nbsp\;\n\n \;\n\nFor Foresters | Leila Jane &\; The Healers\n\nA mo uth-watering double header featuring two bands you’re going to hear a lo t more about in the future.\n\nFor Foresters are a three-piece Ambient Exp erimental Folk act from Letterkenny. Their art is more than just words or music – it’s about uplifting people\, connecting with fans internally \, through stories such as frontman Gabriel’s work as an undertaker told in a way unheard before. Their music lets people know that it is okay to feel their emotions\, to feel free\, to be awoken - whether that means the y’re inspired to create or just to live life in a more conscious state.\ n\nLeila Jane &\; The Healers embrace the magic of the Delta Blues and combine it with sweet sounding tones of 50's rock n’ roll and country mu sic. Roy Orbison\, Wanda Jackson and John Lee Hooker are among her influen ces. With a voice described as ‘’somewhere between Janis Joplin and Sa ndy Denny’’\, her raw and heartfelt lyrics display a deep emotional in telligence rarely found in someone of her age.\n\nhttps://youtu.be/TxCA4qI MrUY\n\nhttps://youtu.be/en7I5ivpk4I ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/04/Untitled-design-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:201@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170719T200000Z DTEND:20170719T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170328T110549Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=10-dark-secrets-of-the-irish-re volution SUMMARY:10 Dark Secrets Of The Irish Revolution DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nMaster storyteller\, comed ian\, musician and part-time historian Paddy Cullivan is back with his fas cinating and engrossing new show 10 Dark Secrets Of The Irish Revolution.\ n\nThis highly engrossing show combines satire and song with hundreds of s triking images and stark historical insight which will leave you shocked a t how little you really knew about the foundation myths of our country.\n\ nUnfolding like an Irish version of The Godfather merged with JFK\, 10 Dar k Secrets has a fascination that transcends Irish interest\, speaking to a ll who aspire towards freedom\, justice and a great (hi)story.\n\n10 Dark Secrets premiered at the Limerick Spring Festival of Politics and Ideas in April 2016. Since then it has gone on to enjoy sell-out success at The Ne w Ross Kennedy Summer School\, The Kilkenomics Festival of Economics and C omedy and Leviathan – Mindfield at Electric Picnic amongst others with a n international tour in the offing.\n\nPraise for 10 Dark Secrets:\n\n'Rom anticism makes way for pragmatism and careful analysis with Paddy's unique brand of humour and story-telling genius' - Irish Independent\n\n'An audi ence in hysterics\, rapturous applause and lots of food for thought' - Joh n F. Kennedy Summer School\n\n'Freewheeling Political Polemic that makes y ou laugh while making you think' - The Irish Times\n\n'Paddy Cullivan is a National Treasure' - David McWilliams\, Economist CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:176@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170720T200000Z DTEND:20170720T220000Z DTSTAMP:20170328T111154Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=dirty-cello SUMMARY:Dirty Cello DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\n \;\n\nFrom China to Italy\, and all over the U.S.\, Dirty Cello brings the world a high energy and uni que spin on blues and bluegrass.\n\nThis 4 piece led by vivacious cross-ov er cellist Rebecca Roudman delivers cello like you’ve never heard before - from down home blues to virtuosic stompin’ bluegrass.\n\nThey play ev ery style imaginable and do some fantastic covers – their rendition of J imi Hendrix’s Purple Haze is incredible. Their music is funky\, carnival \, romantic\, sexy\, tangled\, electric\, fiercely rhythmic\, and textured \, and only occasionally classical. Guaranteed to get your heart thumping and your toes tapping. Once you hear what Rebecca Roudman will do you’l l wonder why all bands don’t have a cellist.\n\n"The group seamlessly ca reens from blues to bluegrass and rock in a way that really shouldn't make sense but somehow does." - LA Times\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/12/DC4-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:191@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170727T200000Z DTEND:20170727T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170201T162001Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=bob-wayne-us SUMMARY:Bob Wayne DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nOutrageous coun try outlaws with a sound like Waylon Jennings on crack.\n\nDonegal\, buckl e up and get ready for Bob Wayne &\; his Outlaw Carnies.\nAfter a long hard run down the roads and dirt tracks of America Bob Wayne has gathered up some outlaws and they formed themselves a band.\n\nThe music is as wild as the name suggests. Sensational guitar\, banjo and fiddle played at bre akneck pace like Waylon Jennings on crack with a backing band who could ha ve come straight from the set of Sons Of Anarchy lettin’ out that carney sound. You will not have seen a heard a band like this before.\n\nBobs Ou tlaw Carnies are a revolving crew of entertainers\, a moveable feast. Ever y day is different\, every player\, every show. Will you see a bearded lad y? Unless you go you’ll never know. So come one\, yeah\, come all. When this ho down comes around who knows? You could be an outlaw too!\n\nWarnin g: Over 18’s. Explicit lyrics. Not for the faint hearted. Don’t come i f you’re easily offended.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/02/bob-wayne.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:219@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170729T200000Z DTEND:20170729T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170523T124334Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=seventh-son-2 SUMMARY:Seventh Son DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[caption id="attachment_1094" align="alignright" width="323"] Seventh Son[/caption]\n\n\nSeventh Son are Northern Ireland ’s foremost Iron Maiden tribute bands.\n\nIn a two hour set they recreat e all the iconic anthems from an astonishing career spanning almost 40 yea rs.\nOne of the most successful heavy metal bands in history\, Iron Maiden have sold over 90 million albums worldwide. Their impressive back catalog ue includes heavy metal classics such as The Number Of The Beast\, Piece O f Mind\, Powerslave and Seventh Son of A Seventh Son – the album from wh ich the tribute group gets it’s name.\n\nIf you like your music heavy an d loud – these go to eleven! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/08/SEVENTHSON.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:218@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170808T200000Z DTEND:20170818T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170815T180444Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=hairspray SUMMARY:Hairspray - Extra Dates Added! DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\nEXTRA DATES NOW ADDED Thursday 17th &\; Friday 1 8th August\n\nDirected by Caroline Bell\n\n\nFrom the creative team who br ought you Grease last year comes the Big Balor Summer Musical – Hairspra y!\n\nHairspray tells the story of teenager Tracy Turnblad (Eimear Friel) who dreams of dancing on local TV dance programme The Corny Collins Show. Overcoming the objections of her mother Edna (Michael Duffy) Tracy wins a role on the show and becomes a celebrity overnight. She decides to use her new found position of influence to encourage integration and end the show s policy of discrimination.\n\nWith 13 Tony nominations\, 8 Tony awards an d a run of over 2\,500 performances the original Broadway production of Ha irspray proved one of the most popular musicals of recent times.\n\nWith a foot-tappin’ upbeat soundtrack of 1960’s style dance music and downto wn rhythm and blues combined with a social message\, Hairspray is the perf ect showcase for this exceptionally talented young local cast.\n\nYou can' t stop the beat!\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:226@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170823T200000Z DTEND:20170823T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170628T103331Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=jason-wilber SUMMARY:Jason Wilber DESCRIPTION:\n\n[caption id="attachment_1317" align="alignright" width="253 "] Jason Wilber[/caption]\n\nMeet American singer\, songwriter\, guitarist and producer Jason Wilber – best known as long time lead guitar player with country/folk legend John Prine but also a man with an impressive soun d all of his own.\n\n“I was 26 when I started playing in John’s band\, and I’m 47 now—it’s been my entire adult life\,” Wilber says. “ At this point\, John and his family\, and the guys in the band\, they’re like family to me. I love them all\, and I love working with them. When I look at what happens between John and an audience\, I can’t deconstruct it for you and explain exactly why it’s so brilliant. But I can tell yo u that something amazing is happening”.\n\nIn Wilber’s multi-decade jo urney with Prine\, the Grammy-winning singer\, songwriter\, guitarist and producer has graced stages from the Grand Ole Opry to Austin City Limits f rom Letterman to Colbert. He’s been a key player in high-profile collabo rations with a host of legends including Emmylou Harris\, Alison Krauss\, Josh Ritter &\; more.\n\nAlong the way Jason has also carved out an imp ressive solo career. His latest album Reaction Time – due out August 11t h – is his 8th solo record and his finest work to date with gorgeously m ournful melodies and cascading harmonies set against jangling guitars\, th e searching songs underpinned by a persistent longing.\nThere’s a reason that Jason Wilber has been in such demand with so many musical icons for so long. It’s the rare combination of immense talent and the unabashed h onesty of his musicianship.\n\nDon’t miss this opportunity to see one of the most important US country/folk musicians of the last 20 years in the intimate up close surroundings of The Balor. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/06/Jsaon-Wilber.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:217@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170830T200000Z DTEND:20170830T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170523T112808Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=viper-central-2 SUMMARY:Viper Central DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[caption id="attachment_795" align="alignright" w idth="300"] Viper Central[/caption]\n\n\n\n\n\nA delightfully original mix of Bluegrass\, Country Rockabilly &\; Old-time music all the way from Vancouver\n\nViper Central\, are not just one of Vancouver's best looking bands\, they are also one of the most talented. Their catchy blend of folk and blue grass is more than enough to make you want to put your dancing s hoes on\, and tap along.\n\n\n\nViper Central can rip it up bluegrass styl e with sweet n' crunchy harmonies and tight melodic breaks that'll make yo ur heart soar\, your feet shuffle and your blood curdle. They also take th at high lonesome sound to new places. Their ever evolving style is influen ced by Canadian roots and the traditions of American Bluegrass\, Country\, Rockabilly and Old-time.\n\nViper Central have wowed the crowds on their previous Balor visits in 2012 and again in 2015. We’re looking forward t o welcoming back again – 3rd time’s the charm!\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/07/viper-central-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:216@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170901T200000Z DTEND:20170902T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170524T145047Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=conals-gallens-hows-your-father SUMMARY:Conal Gallen's How's Your Father DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nIt's the hilarious bra nd new comedy play from the cream of Irish comedy!\n\nFather and son team\ , Conal and Rory Gallen have written probably their funniest comedy play t o date! A B&\;B! A Landlady! A Priest! A Jockey! A Mystery!\n\nBridie M urphy opens Bridie's Boutique B&\;B\, much to her husband Willie's bewi lderment! With their young\, confused neighbour\, Dick\, having some famil y problems\, Bridie steps in to help! There's only one thing for it! Bring in the Priest!\nWhich only serves to make things even more confusing!!\n\ n"How's Your Father?" is a non-stop\, laugh a minute riot of craic\, confu sion and constant laughter! Don’t miss this side-splitting tale of love\ , deceit\, mystery\, bad food and a bit of "How's Your Father" thrown in f or good measure!\nThis is a B&\;B which has to be seen to be believed!! - Tripadvisor\nAge Recommendation 16+ CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:200@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170915T200000Z DTEND:20170915T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170328T123323Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=owen-oneill-red-noise SUMMARY:Owen O'Neill - Red Noise DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nOwen O Neill is a bit of a comic genius. He’s toured the world with his one-man shows accumulating a string of awards including three Fringe Firsts at the Edinburgh Fringe\ , the Edinburgh Critics Award for best comedy\, the Angel Award for best o ne-man show and the Time Out Comedy Awards.\n\nHis new show Red Noise is a hybrid of stand-up comedy\, theatrical monologue and poetry which he blen ds to perfection. It contains true stories from his life – quite frankly if your life has been as mental as Owens seems to have been there’s rea lly no shortage of comic inspiration.\n\nFrom being brought up in a family of sixteen siblings and having to queue for breakfast to being struck by lightning at nine years old and being told he had the cure for cancer\, to being interrogated by an IRA man with a stammer (the longest two hours of his life apparently) to how his feature film debut with Liam Neeson went horribly\, horribly wrong – there’s all this and more in an unforgetta ble hour and a half that will leave you somewhere between laughter and ast onishment.\nO’Neill is a master storyteller\, to call what he does stand -up does not do him justice. This is genuine comedy from the gut. THE NEW YORK TIMES *****\n\nO’Neill will take you on a rollercoaster ride\, stra p in. THE SCOTSMAN ***** CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:209@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170916T203000Z DTEND:20170916T203000Z DTSTAMP:20170512T145228Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=brian-downeys-alive-dangerous-4 0th-anniversary-tour SUMMARY:Brian Downey's Alive & Dangerous 40th Anniversary Tour DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_1258" align=" alignright" width="394"] Brian Downey's Alive &\; Dangerous[/caption]\n \nThe legendary Thin Lizzy drummer marks the 40th anniversary of one of th e all-time classic live rock albums – Thin Lizzy’s Live And Dangerous. \n\nA true legend\, Brian Downey needs no introduction\, cited as an influ ence by many of the world’s top drummers. He was\, along with Phil Lynot t and Eric Bell a founding member of rock legends Thin Lizzy back in 1969 and remained a member until the band split in 1983. He also worked on Lyno tt’s solo albums and subsequent Grand Slam project.\n\nFollowing Lynott ’s untimely death on January 4th 1986\, Brian relocated back to Dublin w here he remained in constant demand both as a touring and a session musici an and regularly playing both live and in studio with renowned guitarist G ary Moore.\n\nJoining him to recreate the iconic sound of one of rocks liv e masterpieces Live And Dangerous are Brain Grace (lead guitar/backing voc als)\, Phil Edgar (lead guitar/backing vocals) and Matt Wilson (bass guita r/lead vocals).\n\nBrian Grace is widely regarded as one of Ireland’s fi nest guitarists. He started playing over 30 years ago with Brush Shiel’s Skid Row and subsequently toured the world with the likes of Rob Strong. He was musical director of Dublin’s famous ‘Vibe for Philo’ – a fe stival he has contributed to every year since its inception in 1986.\n\nHa iling from Lisburn Phil Edgar was born to play rock ‘n’ roll\, his rep utation as a young tearaway guitarist giving Alive &\; Dangerous a spar kling injection of passion\, style and flair. He cut his teeth with a seri es of local bands heavily influenced by the music of Thin Lizzy\, The Eagl es and Peter Green before enjoying major exposure with Matt Wilson in sens ational Northern Irish band El Dude Brothers.\n\nThe duties of recreating the lead vocals and bass of the legendary Phil Lynott fall to Matt Wilson\ , a Belfast musican and vocalist with a fervent love of blues\, rock and s oul. His teens saw him flirt with various bands playing standards from Jim i Hendrix\, Bill Withers and Funkadelic\, leading him to become one of Nor thern Irelands most sought after vocalists.\nARE YOU READY?!\n \; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:231@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170925T200000Z DTEND:20170925T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170815T180648Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=christopher-paul-stellin SUMMARY:Christopher Paul Stelling DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\nEvery so often we have the honour and privilege of coming across an artist who really moves us. Brooklyn based Christopher Pa ul Stelling is an artist we really want you to hear.\n\nHe comes to The Ba lor as part of a European tour marking the release of his new album Itiner ant Arias on Anti Records. Itinerant areas is one of the true gems of 2017 – channelling the restless spirit of a young man who left home to trave l the world making music. It’s packed with darkly beautiful and powerful songs\, the experiences gained from over 400 shows in the last 3 years di stilled into one haunting and impassioned masterpiece.\n\nThe stand out tr ack for us is recently released single Destitute – a sublime combination of effortless yet intricate finger-picking guitar\, a voice that sounds b oth young and old and lyrics that are dramatic\, perceptive and intensely confessional.\n\nItinerant Arias is Stelling’s 4th album following up on the success of Songs Of Praise and Scorn (2012)\, 2013’s False Cities a nd 2015’s Labor Against Waste – an impressive catalogue of honesty\, t alent and beauty.\n\nThis highly anticipated Balor gig will line up as a 3 -piece with Stelling on guitar and vocals joined by a bassist and violin p layer. You may not be familiar with the music of Christopher Paul Stelling but We guarantee you that after this gig you will never forget him.\n\n\n The inspiration is all around you. If you aren't seeing it\, then look har der\, and if you still don't see it\, then turn the corner\, and if you st ill don't see it then look at things differently\, because it's right ther e in front of you. – Christopher Paul Stelling\n\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:233@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170927T200000Z DTEND:20170928T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170907T142703Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=why-not-stay-for-breakfast SUMMARY:Why Not Stay For Breakfast? DESCRIPTION:Balor DCA present\nWhy Not Stay For Breakfast?\nby Ray Cooney a nd Gene Stone\nDirected by Monica Doherty\n\nPrim and proper George is a h ardened bachelor who’s reclusive\, quiet life is about change forever.\n \nCivil servant George (Kevin Gallagher) enjoys the quiet life. He’s con tent in his apartment – with only the noise from the hippies in the flat upstairs disturbing his peace. Until one evening as he’s cooking dinner \, comes a fateful knock on the door.\n\nOutside is Laura (Catie Bradley) – the hippy girl from upstairs who’s just walked out on her boyfriend (Pauric Duffy) and needs to borrow the train fare home. She’s also heavi ly\, heavily pregnant. Faced with both a generation gap and a culture clas h they struggle to see eye to eye. By morning George will never look at th e world in the same way again.\n\nA delightful comedy with lots of laughs and a few tears.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/09/wnsfbweb.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:213@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20170929T200000Z DTEND:20170929T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170519T123618Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=honor-heffernan-the-whistling-g irl SUMMARY:Honor Heffernan - The Whistling Girl DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[caption id="attachment_1271" align="alignright " width="312"] Honor Heffernan[/caption]\n\n\n\nInternationally acclaimed jazz singer Honor Heffernan fronts a seven piece band transforming the poe ms of Dorothy Parker into song.\n\nThe acclaimed Irish duo of singer and a ctress Honor Heffernan and composer/ keyboard player Trevor Knight (Auto d a Fé) proudly present their new Cabaret/Speakeasy-style show “The Whis tling Girl”. Trevor Knight has transformed the poems of Dorothy Parker i nto songs\, with her witty\, droll and sometimes heart rending lyrics uniq uely interpreted by Honor Heffernan.\n\n\n\nHonor will front a band of top Irish musicians. In addition to Trevor on keyboards the night will also i nclude bassist Garvan Gallagher\, Tom Jamieson on drums\, Ed Deane on elec tric guitar\, saxophonist Ciaran Wilde and Bill Blackmore on horns.\n\nTog ether they will breathe new life into the poetry and prose of the great Am erican literary icon Dorothy Parker\, bringing it to new audiences in a me morable evening of music.\n\n“I shall stay the way I am\, because I do n ot give a damn!” - Dorothy Parker\n\n\n\n\n\nTrevor Knight has composed music for more than 80 theatrical productions including the award winning “Catalpa” with Donal O’Kelly.  His band Auto da Fé with singer Ga y Woods released 3 albums in the 1980’s. He has toured and recorded with artists such as Philip Lynott\, Donovan\, Camille O’Sullivan\, Roger Do yle\, Luka Bloom and Paul Brady.\n\nTrevor became a member of Aosdana – Ireland’s state sponsored academy of creative artists in March 2007.\n\n Honor Heffernan has been performing as both a singer and actress for over 30 years. As a singer her versatility and superior vocal ability means she is comfortable singing anything from Jazz and Blues to Rock and Folk. She has three solo albums to her credit - ‘Chasing the Moon’\, ‘Fire an d Ice’ and ‘The Other Side’ – and most recently released ‘Two He ads Are Better than One’ – a duo album with guitarist Hugh Buckley.\n\ n\n\nAs an actress her many credits include Neil Jordan's ‘Angel’ and Lennie Abrahmson’s ‘Prosperity’ while she has also played starring r oles in two of Irish TV’s best loved soaps – Fair City and Glenroe. He r many stage roles include Noel Pearson’s production of Jesus Christ sup erstar\, The Abbey Theatre’s production of Drama at Inish and as Blanche du Bois in Gasworks Theatre’s production of A Streetcar Named Desire.\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:239@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171004T200000Z DTEND:20171004T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170913T103433Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions DESCRIPTION:The first in a regular monthly night series of quality live ori ginal music curated by Dean Maywood and Nikki Pollock.\n\nIn days gone by there was an old theatre tradition/superstition whereby a single bulb was left out and kept lit overnight. This was done to ensure that the theatre was never in darkness in order to keep the ghosts and spirits that dwelled within happy.\n\nThe Ghostlight Sessions is the first in what we plan to become a monthly night of new\, original music. Joining curators Dean Mayw ood and Nikki Pollock will be highly rated local acts In Their Thousands a nd Without Willow. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/09/the-ghost-light-sessions.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:240@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171005T200000Z DTEND:20171005T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170913T110625Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=rita-gallagher-mairead-ni-mhaon aigh-and-friends SUMMARY:Rita Gallagher\, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Friends DESCRIPTION:\n\nA special night of traditional music and song celebrating D onegal’s fabulous double win at this years Gradam Ceoil TG4 Traditional Music Awards.\n\nThere were double Donegal celebrations at this years TG4 Traditional Music Awards with longtime Crossroads resident and Frosses nat ive Rita Gallagher receiving the Amhránaí na Bliana/Traditional Singer o f the Year award and Gaoth Dobhair singer\, musician and Altan founder-mem ber\, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh\, who won the overall Gradam Ceoil/Traditiona l Musician of the Year award.\n\nRita Gallagher first started traditional singing in English in the late ’70\;s where her performances at Fleadhan na over several years won her much acclaim.Tours of Britain and the USA wi th Comhaltas followed in the early ‘80’s along with a steady flow of a ppearances at sessions and festivals throughout Ireland England and the US . She cites the late\, great Paddy Tunney as one of her main influences an d is a huge fan of Delores Keane.\n\nAs you’d expect Rita has amassed a huge store of traditional songs in English over the years – some of whic h can be found on her 3 recorded albums to date – Easter Snow (1977)\, T he May Morning Dew (2010) and\, most recently\, 2016’s The Heathery Hill s.\n\nIn addition to Gradam TG4\, Rita was awarded the Gradam na Fleidhe N ua in May\, and most recently the honour of Ceannródaí (Bardic Award) fr om Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann\, in Ennis \, in August.\n\nMairéad Ní Mhaonaigh is hugely respected a traditional singer and musician from Gaoth Dobhair and a founder member of Ireland’s foremost traditional band\, Altan with whom she travelled to Nashville to record their most recent CD The Windening Gyre\, enlisting the help of ma ny friends made over the course of a 30 year internationally successful ca reer – among them Mary Chapin Carpenter\, Jerry Douglas\, Alison Brown\, Eddi Reader and Tim O’Brien.\n\nWhile her principal performance outlet remains Altan\, Mairéad has also established a strong solo career in rece nt years\, releasing a debut CD\, Imeall\, in 2009 - the same year in whic h she was accorded the honour of Donegal Person of the Year. She also perf orms regularly with the Irish/Scottish/Scandinavian fiddle ensemble\, The String Sisters\, and last year formed a very successful family band\, Na M ooney’s\, with her brother Gearóid\, sister Anna\, daughter Nia and nep hew Ciarán. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/09/mariead-and-rita.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:229@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171006T200000Z DTEND:20171007T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170719T154404Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=misterman SUMMARY:Misterman DESCRIPTION:\n\n[caption id="attachment_1343" align="alignright" width="172 "] Misterman[/caption]\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nResolve Product ions present\n\nMisterman\n\nby Enda Walsh\n\ndirected by Melissa Firlit\n \nInishfree might seem like a quaint Irish town but fierce evangelist Thom as Magill knows better. He knows jovial Dwain Flynn is a miserable drunk\, that Timmy O’Leary enslaves his lovely mother and that sweet Mrs Cleary is a blasphemous flirt.\n\nIt is down to Thomas\, with God on his shoulde r\, so save this sinful place. But the townsfolk are not listening\, an an gel is misbehaving and a barking dog will not be silenced. Just how far wi ll Thomas go in his quest for salvation?\n\nMisterman is a gripping journe y through one man’s disturbed mind – the most stimulating place imagin able. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/07/Mistermanweb.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:223@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171008T140000Z DTEND:20171008T140000Z DTSTAMP:20170606T141856Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=teddys-day-on-the-farm SUMMARY:Teddy’s Day On The Farm DESCRIPTION:\n\n[caption id="attachment_1308" align="alignright" width="192 "] Teddy’s Day On The Farm[/caption]\n\nBarking Dog Theatre present\nTed dy’s Day On The Farm\n\nEddy The Teddy's best friend Sammy Ragdoll compl ains that Eddy never does anything for her so he decides to make her break fast. However\, she wants an egg and there are none in the kitchen.\n\nSoo n Eddy finds himself on the Farm and meets Old MacDonald who says he can h elp himself to an egg. However\, Eddy has no idea which animal could help him. He asks the Silly Sheep\, Daisy the Cow and Pat the Dog before discov ering he needs to find a bird. Can Ducky Quack Quack help him or will Henr ietta Hen be of more use? Eddy going to need the help of the children in t he audience if Sammy is to have her breakfast!\n\nWith two talented actors using elements of theatre\, mime\, puppetry and songs to bring this story to life\, this live entertainment promises to provide a very entertaining experience!\n\nSuitable for children aged 3 - 6 years.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/06/Barking-Dog-teddy.jpg CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:224@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171008T160000Z DTEND:20171008T160000Z DTSTAMP:20170606T142808Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-wind-in-the-willows SUMMARY:The Wind In The Willows DESCRIPTION:\n\n[caption id="attachment_1312" align="alignright" width="211 "] The Wind in the Willows[/caption]\n\nBarking Dog Theatre present\n\n\nT he Wind In The Willows\n\nKenneth Grahame's classic tale of\, in the words of the author “life\, sunshine\, running water\, woodlands\, dusty road s\, winter firesides”.\n\nMole has had enough of spring cleaning and goe s out to see the world. He meets Ratty\, Badger and the irresponsible but loveable Mr Toad. Mr Toad loves to be on the move and we see him travel by Horse\, Caravan\, Barge\, Train and his favourite method of travel - The Motor car “Poop poop!”\n\nWith original music and audience participati on as well as the use of puppetry and mime\, two talented actors bring thi s classic story to life.\n\nSuitable for children aged 4 - 9 years. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/06/barking-dog-twitw.jpg CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:234@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171009T100000Z DTEND:20171010T100000Z DTSTAMP:20171002T140906Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=priming-the-canon-me-sara SUMMARY:Priming The Canon: Me Sara DESCRIPTION:Mon Oct 9th &\; Tues Oct 10th @ 10am &\; 12noon\nAbbey Th eatre presents\nPriming The Canon: Me Sara\nby Dylan Coburn Gray\nDirected by Amy Conroy\n\n"'If a cow fell over you'd all go and look at it' he say s"\n\nSara Tansey's father is just back from overseas and is being very an noying! Just because he's bought her oranges doesn't mean he can say nothi ng happens in their town. He wasn't there when the murderer came. But was he really a murderer? Or a Playboy? Or both? And does the Playboy see just how clever and nice Sara is?\n\nPassionate\, lyrical and angry Sara\, per formed by Juliette Crosbie\, invites us into a world where people are made by the stories they tell and parents need to be told who their children r eally are. Based on Synge's The Playboy of the Western World this is the t hird in the Abbey’s Priming the Canon series which brings standalone pla ys based on the classics directly into schools.\n\nWith pre and post show workshops and online curriculum based materials Me\, Sara brings a timeles s Irish classic into the heart of the classroom.\n\nDevised for 5th&\; 6th class pupils.\nPupils €5\, Teachers Free. Please contact The Balor B ox Office on 0749131840 to book.\nDuration: 60 mins (performance and works hop) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/09/MeSara_1_-®_Ros_Kavanagh.jpg CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:211@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171011T110000Z DTEND:20171011T130000Z DTSTAMP:20170517T104730Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ger-carey-live-3 SUMMARY:Ger Carey Live DESCRIPTION:\n\n[caption id="attachment_1264" align="alignright" width="244 "] Ger Carey Live[/caption]\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nGer Carey is back with his hilarious stand-up comedy show for transition year studen ts. By secretly observing his subjects in their natural habitat\, such as leaning on lampposts\, in chippers\, outside chippers\, in shopping centre s and sitting on any kind of steps\, Ger has uncovered the weird and frigh tening world of the teenager! The aim of the show is to get teenagers to l augh at themselves and appreciate the differences of others. Tickets are o nly €10 and teachers are free. CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:225@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171014T203000Z DTEND:20171014T203000Z DTSTAMP:20170627T121821Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-4-of-us-acoustic-2 SUMMARY:The 4 Of Us (acoustic) DESCRIPTION:[caption id="attachment_1315" align="alignright" width="198"] T he 4 of Us[/caption]\n\nThe 4 Of Us have been a part of Irish music histor y for over a quarter of a century.\n\nFormed and fronted by Newry brothers Brendan and Declan Murphy they shot to fame in 1989 with their debut albu m Songs for the Tempted which featured the massive hits Mary and Drag My B ad Name Down – songs which remain anthems to this day. The follow up Man Alive made Q magazines prestigious Top 50 Albums of 1992 and included the UK Top 30 hit She Hits Me.\n\nOver the years they’ve remained a constan t presence both in the charts and on the airwaves notching up six top 20 c harting albums and over two decades of radio hits. o date\, the Murphy bro thers have notched up an enviable catalogue of timeless songs\, including six top 20 Irish charting albums with their music also featured extensivel y on American\, UK\, and Irish TV soundtracks.\n\nThey released their seve nth studio album Sugar Island in Autumn 2016 to widespread acclaim confirm ing their place as one of Irelands favourite musical acts.\n\nGiven their skill and experience it’s no surprise that their live shows are a master class of musicianship\, stagecraft and emotion. Their gig last year in The Balor was simply sensational so inviting them back was a no-brainer. Come and see why.\n\nwww.the4ofus.com\n “Never before have I been to a gig where the atmosphere has been so electric” – The Irish News\n“The so ng choices hit home\, delight the crowd and serve as a timely reminder of just how many good songs in the tank they have” – Irish Independent ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/06/The-4-Of-Uswebsite.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:232@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171016T200000Z DTEND:20171016T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170907T140702Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-grand-ole-donegal-opry SUMMARY:The Grand Ole Donegal Opry DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Balor's popular Nashville night returs will some well k nown Donegal faces playing the tunes of your favourite Opry stars. \nWith music from Off The Kuff\, this fantastic night of country music recreates the Grand Ole Opry magic of US country’s top performers. Join MC Tommy R osney and a host of guest vocalists paying tribute to country legends such as Johnny Cash\, Merle Haggard\, Hank Williams and Dolly Parton. \nLine u p includes: Martin Cuffe as Charley Pride\, Martin Orr as Johnny Cash\, Ch ris Logue as Merle Haggard\, Joe Moore as Randy Travis\, Francie Donnelly as Hank Williams\, Hugo McLaughlin as Alan Jackson\, Joanna Harkin as Doll y Parton and Michal McSparron as Gene Watson. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/09/grand-ole-opry.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:241@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171019T200000Z DTEND:20171019T200000Z DTSTAMP:20171011T141518Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-balor-house-band SUMMARY:The Balor House Band DESCRIPTION:Balor DCA Fundraiser Concert\n\nJoin Seamus Curran &\; The B alor House Band for a night of classic music in aid of Balor DCA.\n\nBalor resident guitar school tutor Seamus Curran is joined by Paul Curran (guit ar)\, Terry McGinty (bass) Andy Davidson (drums) plus some special guest a rtists for a night of top quality music in aid of Balor DCA.\n\nClassic hi ts will be the order of the night with favourites from The Beatles\, The R olling Stones\, ZZ Top\, Status Quo\, ACDC and The Eagles among others wit h some Blues standards thrown in for good measure. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/09/balor-house-band.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:228@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171021T200000Z DTEND:20171021T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170713T093606Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-barry-mcgivern-band SUMMARY:The Barry McGivern Band DESCRIPTION:with Pauly Fagan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith 10 years on the road a nd over 300 gigs under their belt The Barry McGivern Band are one of Irela nd’s biggest and best Rory Gallagher tribute acts.\n\nBarry McGivern fir st saw the legendary Rory Gallagher performing with Taste on TV in 1969. I t was to be the start of an enduring relationship.\n\n\n\nThe Barry McGive rn Band travel the length and breadth of country playing Rory Gallagher’ s music the way it should be played. They deliver an authentic Rory Gallag her performance that mimics their heroes passion\, energy\, technical and ‘pedal to the metal’ style. Featuring Barry McGivern\, Michael O’Nei ll on bass and Dan McQuillan on drums they cover the full spectrum of Rory ’s music from early Taste era right through to the final line up.\n\n\n\ nNot many guitarists manage to get close to the brilliance of Rory Gallagh er but Barry Mcgivern delivers the goods every time.\n\n “Simply\, abso lutely brilliant” - Donal Gallagher (Brother of Rory)\n\n\n\nOpening on the night will be Navan based singer-songwriter Pauly Fagan ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/07/Barry-McGivern-Band.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:230@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171025T200000Z DTEND:20171025T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170720T175226Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-slocan-ramblers SUMMARY:The Slocan Ramblers DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_13 46" align="alignright" width="484"] The Slocan Ramblers[/caption]\n\nOne o f North Americas premier bluegrass touring bands\n\nBlending lightning fas t\, devilishly intricate instrumentals with sawdust-thick vocals The Sloca n Ramblers are widely regarded as one of the very best bluegrass bands tou ring in North America.\n\nThey first rose to prominence in their home town of Toronto. The Toronto crowd is tough to impress. Audiences don’t resp ond to a clean-cut Nashville sound\, they prefer music with dirt caked on its boots and more spit than polish but when you have captured their atten tion they get firmly behind you. In no time at all The Slocan Ramblers had developed a reputation as a must-see music act.\n\nBefore long the band h ad gate-crashed the US circuit with barnstorming shows that won them subse quent appearances at some of the country’s major festivals such as Rocky grass and Merlefest reaffiming the seal of approval from peers\, die-hards and roots music fans alike.\n\nTheir 2016-issued album\, Coffee Creek\, m ade a huge impact too\, winning them a Best Album nomination in the presti gious Canadian Folk Music Awards - and rave reviews from the media on this side of the Atlantic too.\n\nUniquely placed to be able to keep tradition alists impressed while also gathering a hip young crowd of followers aroun d them\, the ‘live’ shows are entertaining affairs that showcase melod ic panache and a playing ability and style that is second to none.\n“sim ply outstanding\,” – fRoots\n\n“Bluegrass hardly defines it –it’ s scintillating.” - R2 Magazine\n\n“dazzling – phenomenal!” – Co untry Music People ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/07/Slocan-ramblersclr.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:238@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171029T200000Z DTEND:20171029T200000Z DTSTAMP:20171023T150215Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=monday-mob-stars SUMMARY:Monday Mob Stars DESCRIPTION:Monday Mob Stars\nJPC\n\nA splendid selection of everything fro m Blues\, Rock &\; Funk to Reggae\, Soul &\; Punk delivered with a l ove of the groove that runs so smooth.\n\nThe Monday Mob Stars are a 10+ p iece band drawn from a pool of over 20 Donegal musicians. Formed in March this year they play every Monday night to a packed house in O’Donnells b ar in Donegal Town.\n\nWith a finely tuned sound and an expertly crafted s et list they cover a whole range of genres featuring blues\, soul and funk standards such as I Shot The Sheriff\, Treat Her Right and You Can’t Al ways Get What You Want.\n\nSupport comes from local Ballybofey band JPC.\n \nThis special Balor Mob Stars gig (don’t let the name fool you – it ’s on a Sunday!) is a fund raiser for Pieta House Letterkenny. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/09/Mobstars_Logo.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:235@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171103T200000Z DTEND:20171103T200000Z DTSTAMP:20171027T113505Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=fergus-cleary-the-island-wake SUMMARY:Fergus Cleary: The Island Wake DESCRIPTION:A captivating and imaginative comedy based on island life\, its personalities and circumstances.\n\nAs a child\, Fergus Cleary paid many visits to the island off the west coast of Ireland where his mother was bo rn and reared. Without electricity (until 1999!) the island was a unique p lace. Islanders made their own entertainment with the art of song and stor ytelling a treasured skill.\n\nIn Fergus new play The Island Wake\, he rec alls an island paradise with beaches on both Northern and Southern sides\, free from traffic and such dangers. Fergus takes these memories and\, alo ng with the many humorous stories and saying from the Island folk\, deftly weaves them into a captivating tale of Island life and wit.\n\nThe end re sult is a unique comedy at once funny\, entertaining and nostalgic that wi ll stay with you long after the final curtain. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/09/fergus-cleary.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:236@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171109T200000Z DTEND:20171109T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170907T153019Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=mark-geary SUMMARY:Mark Geary DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nDublin-born Mark Geary is one of the finest song-smiths o f his generation. His music is an intoxicating mix of spontaneous wit\, ch arismatic storytelling and finely crafted songs reminiscent of those penne d during the halcyon days of Dylan.\n\nMark has honed his craft over the l ast 20 years\, dividing his time between hs native Ireland and New York Ci ty where he cut his teeth on the music circuit\, playing alongside the lik es of Jeff Buckley at the renowned Sin-e café. He has garnered respect an d attention from both audiences and fellow artists with Time Out NY magazi ne dubbing him “one of the East Village’s favorite adopted sons.”\n\ nMark comes to The Balor on the release of his 5th studio album “The Foo l”. Live\, it’s impossible not to be charmed. He delivers both music a nd stories in unassuming style\, his natural humour and ability to read th e moment leaving audiences with the feeling that they have just experience d something very special.\n\n“His delicate songs about love and defiance …recall Richard Thompson and John Lennon….”- Time Out NY\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/09/Mark-Geary.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:244@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171114T200000Z DTEND:20171118T200000Z DTSTAMP:20171027T113532Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-buddy-holly-story SUMMARY:The Buddy Holly Story DESCRIPTION:St Columbas College School Musical\n\nDirected by Caroline Bell \n\nThe St Columbas College\, Stranorlar School Musical\n\nBefore The Beat les or The Stones ever played a note\, popular music was changed forever b y a bespectacled kid from Lubbock\, Texas – the immortal Buddy Holly.\n\ nNow\, the students of St Columbas College\, Stranorlar bring you the stor y of Buddy in a toe-tapping\, hand-clapping extravaganza which will have y ou dancing in the aisles.\n\nBuddy tells the true story of the music legen d through his short yet spectacular career featuring classic songs ‘That ’ll Be The Day’ ‘Peggy Sue’\, ‘Oh Boy’\, ‘Everyday’\, ‘N ot Fade Away’\, ‘Heartbeat’\, and many\, many more. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/10/Buddy-Holly-Story.jpg CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:242@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171119T200000Z DTEND:20171119T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170919T114021Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=an-evening-with-bette-midler SUMMARY:An Evening with Bette Midler DESCRIPTION:Featuring Orla Mullan as Bette\nDirected by Kieran Griffiths\n\ nThe Playhouse\, Derry is proud to present ‘An Evening with Bette Midler ’ featuring the fantastic Orla Mullan (Josef Locke - A Grand Adventure) as the divine Miss M herself.\n\nShe's feisty\, she's naughty and she's go t a voice full to the brim with character and beauty.\n\nJoin us for an in timate look at Bette's Life through story and song. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/09/Bette-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:243@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171125T160000Z DTEND:20171208T200000Z DTSTAMP:20171002T120823Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-original-tail-of-puss-in-bo ots SUMMARY:The Original Tail Of Puss In Boots DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe much loved and eagerly awaited Butt Drama Circle Christmas Panto!\n\nWhen the Miller sadly dies he leaves his three sons each something very different. Colin the youngest thinks he has been very hard done by when all he receives is the Miller ’s cat but little does he know that this is a very special feline that w ill become not only his best friend but his salvation!\n\nJoin Colin (Nial l McGonagle) and Puss in their quest to save the beautiful kingdom of Bota nica\, it’s Queen Marigold (Margaret O Neill) and the princesses Pansy\, Petunia and Poppy and hapless Royal Advisor Baranaby (Dean Gillespie)\n\n Forget everything you think you know about Puss In Boots and prepare to en joy the real story of The Original Tail Of Puss In Boots!. Can our heroes thwart the threat of the evil giant\, his debt collectors? Will Colin win the girl\, free the kingdom and live happily ever after?\n\nWith gorgeous costumes\, stunning sets\, delightful dance and magnificent music The Butt Drama Circle Christmas Panto promises to once again be a Christmas deligh t for all the family.\n\nPerformance Times:\n\n4pm matinee: Sat Nov 25th\, Sun Nov 26th\, Sat Dec 2nd\, Sun Dec 3rd\n\n8pm evening: Tues Nov 28th - Fri Dec 1st\; Tues Dec 5th - Fri Dec 8th.\n\nAdmission:\n\nAdult €10\, C hild (u14) €6\, Family of 4 (2 adult\, 2 child €30) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/10/puss-in-boots-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Panto END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:237@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171209T200000Z DTEND:20171209T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170907T153836Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=christmas-crooners-baby-its-col d-outside-2 SUMMARY:Christmas Crooners: Baby It’s Cold Outside DESCRIPTION:\n\nA romantic musical Christmas special.\n\nNow in its tenth r ecord breaking year\, Christmas Crooners is jam packed with festive favour ites including the Christmas hits of Bing Crosby\, Nat King Cole and Ol’ Blue Eyes himself- Frank Sinatra.\n\nThis fantastic cast of West-End Sing ers\, are backed by the superb and talented swing band: The Jazz- All-Star s and they perform over 30 well known Christmas hits including Baby It’s Cold Outside\, Chestnuts Roasting\, Little Drummer Boy\, White Christmas and many more. There will also be swing arrangements of Christmas hymns an d songs such as God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen\, Deck The Halls and Silent Ni ght.\n\nThey are also joined by their beautiful Christmas Belle singing he r favourite Christmas songs such as Santa Baby\, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus and Rocking Around The Christmas Tree\n\nStaged in the warm and del ightful style of the famous Andy Williams Christmas Shows\, The Crooners d eliver a show full of great music\, swinging Christmas cheer and witter ba nter guaranteed to get you in the festive mood.\n\nA perfect show for the perfect season. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/09/Christmas-Crooners.jpeg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:246@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171212T200000Z DTEND:20171212T200000Z DTSTAMP:20171116T102603Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-sean-o-haire-christmas-pant o-rapunzel-2 SUMMARY:The Sean O' Hare Christmas Panto: Rapunzel DESCRIPTION:\n\nJoin the clients and staff of the Sean O’Hare Day Centre for their annual Christmas pantomime.\n\nThis year it’s the classic fair y tale Rapunzel but with a twist that will have you laughing in the aisle. Feel free to sing along to your favourite songs or simply sit back and en joy the show.  And remember\, it’s all in a really good cause. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/10/6ddefa32f3aa517490bf35b7a9338648.jpg CATEGORIES:Panto END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:247@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171214T200000Z DTEND:20171216T143000Z DTSTAMP:20171204T222043Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=finn-valley-college-christmas-s how-2 SUMMARY:Finn Valley College Christmas Show DESCRIPTION:Finn Valley College Christmas Show\n\nFinn Valley College retur n with their annual Christmas Variety show. This year's theme is country! So buckle up them belts and spurs\, dust down those cowboy hats and get re ady for a rootin' tootin' night in y'all with music\, dance and craic guar anteed.\n\nIt’s Christmas at The Grand Ole Opry Finn Valley College styl e - with the usual diversions of course. Don't say you weren't toult! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/10/FinnValleyCollege.jpg CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:248@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171222T200000Z DTEND:20171222T200000Z DTSTAMP:20171025T151758Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=johnny-gallagher-the-boxtie-ban d SUMMARY:Johnny Gallagher & The Boxtie Band DESCRIPTION:[caption id="attachment_1214" align="alignright" width="278"] B oxtie[/caption]\n\nJohnny Gallagher is widely acknowledged as one of the f inest guitar players on the European touring circuit\, working his way thr ough festivals\, clubs and venues all over the continent.\n\nHis live show s with Boxtie are good over-driven rock ‘n’ roll featuring his own ori ginal material along with stunning personal versions of selected classics such as Hendrix’ Hey Joe\, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Sweet Home Alabama and Pin k Floyd’s Wish You Were Here.\n\nJohnny is an explosive live entertainer oozing charisma and excitement with that indefinable ‘can’t teach it you either have it or you don’t’ larger than life onstage presence. An d boy can he play that guitar – switching from full on aggressive rock t o quieter moments of more tender\, introspective music showcasing his wiza rdry on both electric and acoustic guitars.\nTo top it all\, Johnny posses ses a truly unique and expressive voice showcasing his songs with dynamics that swoop from a scream to a whisper.\n\nThis will be the full on Europe an festival  line-up with Johnny joined by brothers Pauric and James and the rest of the crew. Boxtie’s long awaited Balor debut last April was o ne of the music highlights of 2017. This will be even better! CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:257@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171226T200000Z DTEND:20171226T200000Z DTSTAMP:20171204T221904Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=2017-hucksters-ball SUMMARY:2017 Hucksters Ball DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nDance off the excess turkey and ham w ith our annual St Stephen’s Night (or Boxing Night if you prefer) Huckst ers Ball. Makings will once again headline and they’re joined on the bil l by DK\, Ryan Kelly and DJ’s Grinder and Bombscare. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/12/Hucksters-2017.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:254@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20171228T200000Z DTEND:20171228T200000Z DTSTAMP:20171101T153315Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=tanjier-2 SUMMARY:Tanjier DESCRIPTION:Tanjier |Tommy Callaghan | Twos\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTanjier are Mich ael Killen\, Ronan Lynch\, and Tommy Buckley. Described as ‘Elegant perf ormers with the perfect fusion of modern beats and haunting vocals’.\n\n Inspired by the likes of London Grammar\, Coldplay\, LCD Soundsystem and B on Iver\, they are the sound of indie electro-pop\, made for walking on di mly lit streets. Featuring electronic beats\, growling synths\, catchy gui tar hooks and haunting vocals\, Tanjier are modern musical story-tellers p roviding a soundtrack for people living through the ironies of the modern age.\n\nAfter a fantastic year which saw them sell-out shows across Irelan d\, excite crowds at Electric Picnic and support The Strypes\, Tanjier are set to play their final show of 2017 in their home county. The concert is in support of the charity\, Pieta House. Along with recording a song for Pieta House’s upcoming Christmas charity album (which can be purchased o nline)\, €2 from all ticket sales will be donated to the charity.\n\nWit h support from fellow Donegal artists\, Tommy Callaghan (Our Native State) and Twos an excellent night of live music is in store.\n\n\n'Go check the m out before the rest of the world falls in love with them.' - Musician.ie \n'One of the most hotly tipped acts to appear on this green isle’ - Dub linconcerts.ie ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/11/Tanjier-Hymn-Profiler-web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:256@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180111T200000Z DTEND:20180112T200000Z DTSTAMP:20171123T134548Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=fergus-cleary-the-island-wake-2 SUMMARY:Fergus Cleary: The Island Wake DESCRIPTION:Fergus Cleary's The Island Wake returns to the Balor Theatre af ter November's enthralling show - a captivating and imaginative comedy bas ed on island life\, its personalities and circumstances.\n\nAs a child\, F ergus Cleary paid many visits to the island off the west coast of Ireland where his mother was born and reared. Without electricity (until 1999!) th e island was a unique place. Islanders made their own entertainment with t he art of song and storytelling a treasured skill.\n\nIn Fergus new play T he Island Wake\, he recalls an island paradise with beaches on both Northe rn and Southern sides\, free from traffic and such dangers. Fergus takes t hese memories and\, along with the many humorous stories and saying from t he Island folk\, deftly weaves them into a captivating tale of Island life and wit.\n\nThe end result is a unique comedy at once funny\, entertainin g and nostalgic that will stay with you long after the final curtain. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/11/fergus-clearywb.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:249@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180114T160000Z DTEND:20180114T160000Z DTSTAMP:20180110T101500Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=little-red-riding-hood-and-the- silly-billy-wolf SUMMARY:Little Red Riding Hood and the Silly Billy Wolf DESCRIPTION:This colourful\, fast-paced all singing and dancing show is a f un and gentle re-telling of the classic fairy-tale of Little Red Riding Ho od.  Little Red Riding Hood is adventuring through the woods to visit her Granny\, but somewhere along the way the Silly Billy Wolf is waiting.\n\n Children with have great fun joining in on the action\, singing songs and playing  games and meeting some amazing characters in this original show\ , written especially for this touring spectacular.\n\nFind out why Granny is the coolest Granny in the world!  Play games with Granny’s Crazy Cat ! Meet the Lumberjack Bear! Find what happens when Granny decides to give Little Red Riding Hood the surprise of her life!\n\nWith beautiful costume s\, stunning stage sets and hilarious characters\, making this a fun-packe d show not to be missed! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/10/Little-Red-Riding-Hood-Broucher.jpg CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:253@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180124T200000Z DTEND:20180127T200000Z DTSTAMP:20171108T122701Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=robin-bstard-the-water-thieves SUMMARY:Robin B'Stard & The Water Thieves DESCRIPTION:by Conor Malone\ndirected by Caroline Bell\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nO ur brand new adult political panto!\n\nWicked King Enda has kidnapped Anna Livia the Water Maiden and all the water in the village well has dried up .\n\nIt’s a race against time for our unlikely coalition of heroes - Rob in B’Stard (Robin Hoods illegitimate\, slightly less well known half bro ther)\, Will Scarletforya\, Scarecrow Mick and Friar Tourettes\, with some help from The Turfcutter and the ancient wizard Michael D. Can they defea t Enda and his henchmen Simon and Leo\, rescue the maiden and restore the water supply before the shadowy Mr Redacted gets his water meters in place ?\n\nBecause there’s only room for one Robin B’Stard in this town!\n\n Age recommendation 16+. Contains adult themes and strong language. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/11/Robin-BStard-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Panto END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:250@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180129T200000Z DTEND:20180129T200000Z DTSTAMP:20171026T105033Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-grand-ole-donegal-opry-2 SUMMARY:The Grand Ole Donegal Opry DESCRIPTION:The Balors popular Nashville night returns with some well known Donegal faces playing the tunes of your favourite Opry stars.\n\nWith mus ic from Off The Kuff\, this fantastic night of country music recreates the Grand Ole Opry magic of US country’s top performers. Join MC Tommy Rosn ey and a host of guest vocalists paying tribute to country legends such as Johnny Cash\, Merle Haggard\, Hank Williams and Dolly Parton.\n\nLine up includes: Martin Cuffe as Charley Pride\, Martin Orr as Johnny Cash\, Chri s Logue as Merle Haggard\, Joe Moore as Randy Travis\, Francie Donnelly as Hank Williams\, Hugo McLaughlin as Alan Jackson\, Joanna Harkin as Dolly Parton and Michael McSparron as Gene Watson.\n\nThis show was originally s cheduled for last October but was postponed due to Storm  Opehlia. Unrefu nded tickets for the original show are still valid. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/09/grand-ole-opry.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:251@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180131T200000Z DTEND:20180131T200000Z DTSTAMP:20171026T110943Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-2 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions DESCRIPTION:The Ghostlight Sessions\nwith Wolves Of Youth |Lauren Bird |Dan ny &\; James |Megan Nic Ruairi\n\nThe Balors regular monthly night seri es of quality live original music curated by Dean Maywood and Nik Pollock. \n\nThe first Ghostlight Sessions of 2017 is headlined by Wolves Of Youth - a four piece indie rock/pop band from Donegal. Known for their brilliant and energetic pop/punk performances\, they have been toured relentlessly throughout the country supporting bands such as The Academic and The Stryp es as well as playing festivals such as Electric Picnic\, Indiependence an d Sea Sessions.\n\nTyrone singer-songwriter Lauren Bird brings a sweet\, s lightly awkward charm to the stage whilst singing songs about the trials a nd tribulations of being alive. Her self-titled debut EP reached number on e on the acoustic Bandcamp chart and won Chordblossom's Kickstart 2015 com petition. Her debut album ‘The Inbetween’ - which successfully raised 105% of the funds needed on her recent Indiegogo campaign – is out now.\ n\nDanny and James are a young duo from west Donegal with lyrics\, harmoni es and hooks that would give Picture This and The Script a run for their m oney. Ones to watch in the near future.\n\nComposer-Piano player\, Megan N ic Ruairí’s music is a combination of haunting\, atmospheric melodies w ith a voice that has been compared to Adele. Her talent has been recognise d from a young age – she was just 10 when she received the accolade of E ast Midlands Most Promising Performer and her first composition ‘Suile ’ was shortlisted for Gradaim Cheoil Nos 2015 song of the year. Just 22 she has worked and shared the stage with artists such as Moya Brennan\, Li am Ó Maonlaí\, Mánus and Dónall Lunny. Megan is currently studying mod ern music at BIMM music college in Dublin. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/09/the-ghost-light-sessions.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:261@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180201T200000Z DTEND:20180201T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180102T195037Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=joel-harkin SUMMARY:Joel Harkin DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\nwith Neptune M and Mick€y\n\nBelfast based Joel H arkin is an independent Alt-Folk Singer who has honed his distinctive bran d of folk music with a sinister undertone in his many years of performance \, cultivating an intimate performance style that weaves haunting melodies with evocative\, honest storytelling.\n\nA graduate of Queens University Music Technology and Sonic Arts Programme\, he’s supported acts such as SOAK\, Rainy Boy Sleep\, Robyn G. Shiels\, Bry\, The Wood Burning Savages and Mojo Fury. His latest release “Charlie and Deirdre” racked up over 12\,000 views on Facebook in just over a month after its release and also was featured on BBC Radio Ulster’s Across The Line.\n\nThis Balor gig i s something of a homecoming it being the Donegal natives first solo perfor mance in Donegal in over 2 years.\n\nJoining Joel on the bill will be Nept une M – an original artist from Letterkenny who lists Jeff Buckley\, Nin a Simone and Bjork among her influences – and Donegal rap artist Mick€ y AKA Kuribruh known for this song What’s The Craic Now? ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/01/Joel-Harkin.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:266@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180206T200000Z DTEND:20180207T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180124T151241Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=donegal-secondary-school-drama- festival SUMMARY:Donegal Secondary School Drama Festival DESCRIPTION:The Donegal Secondary School Drama Festival comes to the Balor Arts Centre. Featuring a number of high quality\, student led productions on the schedule\, there is no better place to come along and see the star s of the future.\n\nAdmission €5 Adults and €3 Childern\, to pay on th e door\, on the night.\n\nFor timetable\, see below:\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/01/mask-clipart-drama-5.gif CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:252@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180217T200000Z DTEND:20180217T200000Z DTSTAMP:20171027T113623Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-lost-brothers-2 SUMMARY:The Lost Brothers DESCRIPTION:It seems like no time at all that The Lost Brothers played one of the standout gigs of the Earagail Arts Festival here at The Balor in Ju ly 2016. They make their eagerly anticipated return to mark the release of their new album Halfway Towards A Healing due for release on January 26th .\n\nThe harmony-laden Lost Brothers – Irish songwriters and musicians O isin Leech and Mark McCausland – have been marked for greatness ever sin ce the release of their 2008 debut album Trails Of The Lonely. In their mu sic the influences of songsmiths such as Van Morrison and Paul McCartney c an be heard.\n\nLike a fine wine they’ve grown better with age with thei r new album shaping up to be their best work to date. It contains 12 super b tracks – 3 co-written with The Frames Glen Hansard – showcasing thei r commitment to writing timeless crafted songs with well hewn melodies and compelling lyrics that bring you down unexpected roads.\n\nThey come to T he Balor as part of a UK and Irish tour before heading off to the US in Ma rch and Australia in April. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/10/The-Lost-Brothers.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:265@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180220T200000Z DTEND:20180222T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180116T144652Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=three-days-of-rain SUMMARY:Three Days Of Rain DESCRIPTION:\n\nA Butt Drama Circle Production\nwritten by Richard Greenber g\ndirected by JC Bonar\n\n\nA haunting\, humorous and deeply touching dra ma exploring love\, infidelity\, fate and how easily we can misinterpret t he past.\n\nThe year is 1995. Walker\, who disappeared a year ago followin g the death of his father Ned\, is reunited with his sister Nan and their childhood friend Pip for the reading of Ned’s will in an abandoned Manha ttan loft. History begins to unravel upon the discovery of Ned’s journal leading to questions asked\, dark secrets revealed and harsh opinions for med.\n\nThe answers lie back in 1960’s Greenwich Village where the truth about the motives and relationships of Walker\, Nan and Pip’s parents a re revealed. What really did happen during those Three Days Of Rain? ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/01/3-days-rain-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:260@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180223T200000Z DTEND:20180223T200000Z DTSTAMP:20171224T171639Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=pat-coldrick-classical-gas-tour SUMMARY:Pat Coldrick - Classical Gas Tour DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nIrish classical guitarist and compose r Pat Coldrick’s work has been hailed as ‘pushing the boundaries of cl assical guitar.’ His musical interpretations and compositions combined w ith an exploration and embracing of new technologies defy genre and appeal to a wide cross section of music lovers.\n\nWhile Pat plays his own arran gements of great classical pieces\, it is his own compositions that sets h im apart. He has produced two albums to date – Cayendo in 2010 and Cityj am (2014) gaining him considerable international recognition as both perfo rmer and composer.\n\nHis live performances feature an easy going\, laid b ack and unassuming approach\, skilfully creating an atmospheric connection with audiences as he brings classical guitar centre stage where he so pas sionately believes it belongs.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/12/Pat-Coldrick.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:255@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180224T200000Z DTEND:20180224T200000Z DTSTAMP:20171101T194914Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=goats-dont-shave-2 SUMMARY:Goats Don't Shave DESCRIPTION:The Goats Are Back!\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLegendary Donegal folk rockers Goats Don’t Shave provided not one but three memorable Balor nights in 2016 – launching their Turfman Blues album in April and following that w ould two further sell-out September shows. Now\, a full 17 months later\, The Goats are back!\n\nThere’s only a handful of bands that can use the term ‘legendary’ without being accused of hyperbole but Donegal’s Go ats Don’t Shave are undoubtedly one of them. Their iconic hit Las Vegas (in the hills of Donegal) is still one of Irish folk rocks most instantly recognisable songs.\n\nThe Goats at The Balor is always a special gig. Don ’t miss frontman Pat Gallagher and his Goats Don’t Shave partners in c rime with a special guest or two  thrown into the mix\, as they raise the roof with the trademark intensity\, skill and entertainment that has made them one of Donegal music’s iconic acts. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/11/goats-logo.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:268@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180307T200000Z DTEND:20180307T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180130T143920Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-march SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions - March DESCRIPTION:The Ghostlight Sessions\n\nwith Billow Wood |Barry Jay Hughes | Jessica Doherty |Michael &\; Zara\n\nMale/female 4-piece Billow Wood (f ormerly known as Flat Out) are a male/female four-piece. They combine folk indie pop and rock with innovative instrumentation and multi-vocal harmon ies. The won the Ballyshannon’s Folk Festival Original Music Showcase in 2017 and subsequently launched their debut EP ‘Can You See Me’ to a s old out Whelan’s in Dublin.\n\nCo. Monaghan based Barry Jay Hughes has b een working hard in recent years carving his own style of Rhythmic folk an d Alternative Rock. Barry Jay's "Acoustic\, Live &\; Honest" album was released in November 2017 and was followed by a Winter Tour of Ireland &am p\; UK.\n\nEighteen year old Jessica Doherty from Northern Ireland receive d widespread critical acclaim for her debut single Wolves. Selected by Gen erator Northern Ireland for their talent development programme she has sup ported artists such as SOAK\, Janet Devlin and Booka Brass Band in additio n to appearances at several high profile events including Glasgowbury\, Ot her Voices Music Trail and MTV Crashes.\n\nAfter 12 years performing toget her in various genres and settings Michael Gillespie and Zara Montgomery f inally made the move into exploring their own music with the 2016 release of their EP B\;ackbirds  combining elements of alt folk\, rock and ambien t sounds.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/09/the-ghost-light-sessions.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:262@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180309T200000Z DTEND:20180309T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180102T195802Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=brace-cooper-jutz SUMMARY:Brace\, Cooper & Jutz DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\nThe new trio of Eric Brace\, Peter Cooper &\; Th omm Jutz is not really new at all.\nEric and Peter have recorded and toure d together for almost a decade now. They recorded their last two albums in Thomm’s studio with Thomm in the role as recording engineer\, producer\ , guitarist\, and harmony singer.\n\nThey prevailed upon him to come on th e road\, first as a sideman extraordinaire whose sublime flatpicking guita r style elevates anything he weaves it into. Knowing that Thomm was also a world class songwriter\, they kept twisting his arm to take front-and-cen ter during their shows and sing a few of his own compositions.  It was on ly a matter of time before the duo-into-trio transformation became officia l.\n\nThen it was a matter of making a record. Which they’ve now done. A s a trio. Called Profiles in Courage\, Frailty and Discomfort the album is out on Eric’s East Nashville label Red Beet Records\, containing 14 son gs by all three members tackling such weighty topics as moonwalks\, steamb oat captaining\, dollar-slots\, Johnny Cash’s gravesite\, Jerry Lee Lewi s’s birthplace\, Willie Nelson’s notions of eternity\, the downside of Parkersburg\, West Virginia\, and a Tennessee town flooded for the sake o f electricity.\n\nTogether\, Eric\, Peter\, and Thomm weave stories\, song s\, harmonies and guitar playing into something very special emulating her oes such as  John Prine\, Kris Kristofferson Paul Simon\, and Townes Van Zandt. Add harmonies that bring to mind the Seldom Scene\, Emmylou Harris\ , and the Everly Brothers and sumptuous guitar arrangements\, and you have a truly memorable evening of music.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/01/Brace-Cooper-Jutz.jpeg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:264@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180313T200000Z DTEND:20180315T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180116T093058Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=no-romance SUMMARY:No Romance DESCRIPTION:The Butt Drama Circle present\nNo Romance\nby Nancy Harris\ndir ected by Kathleen Browne\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“It's amazing the things you d on't say to someone when they are in the bed beside you. It's amazing the things you can keep to yourself....”\n\nA comedy both hilarious and poig nant about people struggling with relationships and hampered by problems.\ n\nMeet former classmates Gail and Laura who meet up after many years\, ea ch carrying her own secret. There’s also husband and wife Joe and Carmel who cut loose on one another on the occasion of Joe’s mothers funeral. Finally\, Peg relives an eventful life as her son Michael and grandson Joh nny arrive to her cottage to take her to a nursing home in Dublin.\n\nNo R omance takes these three separate but subtly interlinked stories and weave s them deftly into a superb evening of laughter\, empathy and drama.\n\nAg e Recommendation 16+. Contains strong language and adult themes. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/01/NoRomanceImage.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:259@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180321T200000Z DTEND:20180324T200000Z DTSTAMP:20171220T143456Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=at-the-end-of-the-day SUMMARY:At The End Of The Day DESCRIPTION:A New Musical set in 1800’s South West Donegal\n\nWhen Matthe w from Teelin proposes to Arranmore islander Nuala the answer is undoubted ly yes – but Nuala first return to Arranmore to get her parents blessing .\n\nMatthew is neither willing or able to wait for an answer so they arra nge that\, if the consent is given\, Nuala will light a bonfire on a hill near her Arranmore home. The following evening Matthew sets out for Glen H ead to see what news the night sky will bring.\n\nWhat does the future hol d for these young lovers? Will Matthew see the bonfire in the distance he hopes for at the end of the day?\n\nInspired by the patchwork quilt Love A cross The Waves by Arranmore and Tir Boghaine Women’s Groups and contain ing 16 original musical numbers At The End Of The Day is both an enchantin g love story and a glimpse into a very different past. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/12/ATEOTD-logo-sq.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:279@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180328T200000Z DTEND:20180328T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180321T160823Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ballybofey-stranorlar-womens-gr oup-variety-show SUMMARY:Ballybofey & Stranorlar Women's Group Variety Show DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Ballybofey &\; Stranorlar Womens Group present their annual variety concert.\n\nFeaturing the groups new original comedy Play? What Play? witten by the B&\;S Womens Group and directed by Caroline B ell.\n\nThe night will also feature a host of other acts including Brigeen Carr and St Mary's NS Lip Sync.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/03/Womens-Group-Concert-Image.jpg CATEGORIES:Variety END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:269@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180404T200000Z DTEND:20180404T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180329T094426Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-april SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions - April DESCRIPTION:The Ghostlight Sessions\n\nwith Darren Doherty &\; The Heath en Choir |D-Day |Those Ghosts |Blackbird &\; Crow\n\nReturning home to Strabane after 12 years working in the Belfast music scene\, Darren Dohert y wasted no time in launching his solo career with his debut album ‘What You Do’ in 2017. Acquiring some of the finest local musicians to form D arren Doherty &\; The Heathen Choir has proved a masterstroke As we awa it the arrival of the second album ‘The Travel Companion : Volume One’ later this year rave reviews of a very passionate live show have seen the m headline Belfast’s famous Empire Music Hall and convert new fans at ev ery show. Well travelled songwriting about adult themes with infectious me lodies.\n\nD-Day are an alternative rock band from Galway. Following on fr om a hectic UK summer tour featuring shows at The Cavern\, Liverpool and N ight and Day\, Manchester\, they returned home for the Pure M Awards\, Dub lin where they topped off their summer by winning ‘Best Act’. Their de but single ‘Misunderstood’ mixed by Grammy and Juno-nominated sound en gineer Mike Fraser\, was included on Pete Holidai’s ‘Scene Not Heard ’: a compilation album featuring the best of Irish music while their tra ck\, ‘Long Time Gone’\, featured on Netflix original series ‘Club de Cuervos’.\n\nDonegal’s Blackbird and Crow are Maighread Ni Ghrasta (V ocals) and Stephen Doohan (Guitar/Bouzouki /Stomp. Their music is best des cribed as Janis Joplin meets Ry Cooder with a sprinkling of Fleetwood Mac in their early years. They released their single 'I Gave Away My Home' and album 'SHOCK SHATTER CONVINCE' in early 2017 and are quickly making a nam e for themselves as one of the most hardworking and driven bands on the Ir ish scene.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/09/the-ghost-light-sessions.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:267@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180407T200000Z DTEND:20180407T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180201T204202Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=denis-bonet-in-concert SUMMARY:Deni Bonet in concert DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nSheryl Crow Mee ts The B-52’s\n\nDeni Bonet is a New York City-based pop/rock singer/son gwriter and classically trained violinist.  She began her career as a fea tured performer on the National Public Radio show\, Mountain Stage before leaving to pursue a solo career.\n\nProving there’s more to the violin t han concertos and hoedowns she has recorded and performed with luminaries such as Cyndi Lauper\, REM\, Indigo Girls\, Warren Zevon and Ireland’s o wn Mundy among others. others\, as well as performing her own music around the world.\n\nDeni Bonet has earned a reputation for high-energy performa nces and particularly for her dynamic violin playing. She’s performed ar ound the world with particular highlights being gigs at Carnegie Hall\, th e United Nations\, the Great Wall of China and the White House for Preside nt Obama.\n\nDeni’s brand new album\, Bright Shiny Objects\, has just be en released on Zip Records/Sony-RED\, and is already receiving incredible reviews from some of the most prestigious music publications with the Wall Street Journal describing her as\n\n“Sheryl Crow meets the B-52's".\n\n www.denibonet.com\n\n“Tracks on the album soar high with vibrancy and he r ability to stun from beginning to end” \n\n~ No Depression  \n\n“B ound to be one of the standout records of 2017\, I'm calling this early as one of my favorite records of the year.” \n\n~ Paste Magazine\n\n“Ju st finished listening to this masterpiece.  The playing is so damn rich a nd fine and tempered and textured\; the melodies are strong and enveloping ”.  \n\n~ PopDose Magazine\n\n“In an age where music is coming to be more and more and more defined by one dimensional labels Deni’s music is timeless\, genre defiant\, and destined to be around for years to come. ” \n\n~ All Music Guide   ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/01/deni-bonet-2.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:258@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180411T200000Z DTEND:20180411T200000Z DTSTAMP:20171212T105709Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=eduardo-niebla-in-concert SUMMARY:Eduardo Niebla in concert DESCRIPTION:accompanied by Matthew Robinson (guitar)\nStunning flamenco jaz z\n\nFormidable flamenco jazz guitar virtuoso Eduardo Niebla is a master o f today’s generation. Hailed by The Guardian for his exquisite guitar pl aying he has traversed the genres of jazz\, classical\, world and pop musi c\, collaborating with such diverse partners as George Michael\, Craig Dav id\, sitar maestro Nishat Khan\, saxophonist Lol Coxhill and the Dante Str ing Quartet.\n\nHis concert appearances include the Queen Elizabeth Hall L ondon\, Celtic Connections Glasgow\, Brecon Jazz Festival and Glastonbury as well as festivals around the world. For his Balor appearance he present s an amazing repertoire of stunning flamenco jazz from his latest albums w ith guitarist Matthew Robinson:\n\n\n"A stunning collection of originals s howing what Jelly Roll Morton called the Spanish 'tinge' is still a potent force."  - Jazz UK\n\n“Poignantly poetic... and truly breathtaking”   - Scotsman\nFacebook | Sound Cloud | Twitter | Instagram | Sound Cloud\ n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/12/02-Eduardo-Niebla-credit-Harry-Dutton-blue-sideways-shot.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:273@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180412T184500Z DTEND:20180412T184500Z DTSTAMP:20180404T151730Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=tedx-ballybofey SUMMARY:TEDx Ballybofey DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe world famous TEDx talks come to Ballybofey.\n\nTED / TE Dx brings it’s worldwide mission to create ‘ideas worth sharing’ to Donegal for the very first time with the stimulating and challenging theme of ‘Beyond Borders’.\n\nDon’t miss this evening of inspiring\, thou gh-provoking and illuminating talks packed with local and national speaker s – all with a Donegal connection. Using a combination of live TED-style speakers and pre-recorded TED talks we’ll explore borders in every sens e of the word – physical\, geographical\, technical\, spiritual and ment al.\n\nGet ready for an immersive\, engaging and compelling evening provin g\, as we all know\, “Up here it’s different!”\n\nTEDx Ballybofey ta kes place on Thursday April 12th in The Balor Arts Centre\, Ballybofey at 6.45pm. Tickets are €30 available from The Balor Arts Centre Box Office on 0749131840 or online at www.balorartscentre.com. This event is limited to just 100 attendees so don’t miss out – book early!\n\nFollow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/TEDxBallybofey for speaker announcement and othe r exciting news in the coming weeks.\n\nCompere for the evening will be G reg Hughes\n\nSpeakers:\n\nSimon Berrow\nFounder member of the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group and is currently their Head of Science\n\nIan Harkin\nC EO and Co-Founder of Lottie Dolls\n\nNikki Bradley\nMost Inspiring Person of the Year' by Outsider Magazine and the winner of one of Ten Outstanding Young People awards in Ireland\n\nKatie McGloin\nKatie McGloin\, 17\, is the National Youth Entrepreneur of the Year &\; a European Enterprise B ronze Medalist. She is one of U Magazine 30 Most Inspiring Women under 30. \n\nSusan McFeely\nSusan is a National Team leader of the NGO\, Shine- sup porting people affected by mental ill health. She has presented nationally and international conferences on mental health and has published in psych oanalytic journals.\n\nPaddy Cullivan\nPaddy is a musician\, a writer and a performer. His multimedia historical shows 'Solutionism'\, 'The 10 Dark Secrets of the Irish Revolution' and '26 + 6 = 1' have been performed all over Ireland and beyond.  \n\nAlan Hook\nAlan Hook is a Lecturer in Inter active Media and Research in New Media and Play at Ulster University.\n\nM aria Gallo\nMaria Gallo is a philanthropy researcher\, with internationall y recognised and award winning research in alumni engagement.  She holds a doctorate from the University of Sheffield in higher education and is th e author of several publications on alumni engagement and volunteering.\n\ nSusan Adams\nSusan is an environmentalist and educator in conservation an d climate change.  She was awarded Eco Unesco leader of the Year in 2017 for her work in schools leading young people to make a direct impact on t heir environment.\n\n'Borders I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people.'\n- Thor Heyerdahl\, Norwegian Adventu rer and Ethnographer ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/03/TEDx-profile-image.jpg CATEGORIES:Special Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:271@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180417T200000Z DTEND:20180428T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180213T102439Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=stand-by-your-man-the-tammy-wyn ette-story SUMMARY:Stand by your Man - The Tammy Wynette Story DESCRIPTION:By Mark St Germain\nDirected by Kieran Quinn\nFive husbands. Fi fty hit songs. Twenty Million fans. One helluva story!\nTammy Wynette\, th e first lady of country music\, leaps off the stage and into your heart in this fantastic musical. Follow music legend Tammy’s journey from the co tton fields of Itawamba\, Mississippi to international superstar. Through her humour and award winning songs you’ll share the joy when she finds e verlasting love.\nWith music\, drama and comedy Stand by Your Man recounts the triumphs and tragedies as it explores Tammy's relationships with the five husbands she stood by - including George Jones\, her beloved daughter s\, her strong-willed mother and two of her dearest friends: colourful wri ter and producer Billy Sherrill and film star Burt Reynolds.\nCathleen Bra dley reprises her role as Tammy 9 years after she made it one of the most popular shows ever staged at The Balor. The show is packed with hit songs including favourites such as I Saw The Light\, D-I-V-O-R-C-E and\, of cour se\, Stand By Your Man. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/02/Tammy-Wynette-Brochure-image.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:277@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180502T200000Z DTEND:20180502T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180420T105211Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-5-may SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions #5 May DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nwith The Pauly Fagan Band |Chanel le McGuinness |Sean Rooney |Oisin Nee\n\nA prolific singer/songwriter from Navan\, Co. Meath Pauly Fagan has recently signed a publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing. Currently in studio putting an album together\ , Pauly is joined by Zeto Feijão Mackenzie and Dorian Bordalo to create a live show adding energy and mastery to his aleady accomplished songwritin g.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nELLYD is the stage name of alternative pop art ist Elaine Doyle from West Dublin. With a voice likened to ‘Blondie’s Debbie Harry meets Irish songstress Gemma Hayes’ her wide vocal range\, hooky melodies and uncompromising stage presence make her stand out from t he musical crowd. After debuting her new material in Berlin ELLYD released her debut EP Rise in 2016 to much acclaim reaching #8 in the itunes chart s. Further releases a 2017 single Lucky – her most confident and memorab le song yet in 80s pop atmospherics – and a new 2018 EP Lighthouse follo wed so similar plaudits\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nSean Rooney is a Sing er/Songwriter from Longford. His music is a mix of soul\, indie\, pop and rock with influences ranging from The Kinks to Otis Redding and Van Morris on to Paul Weller. His live performances are described as smooth soul in c ool threads with a strong flavour of britpop style ‘60’s rock.\n \ ;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\ n \;\n\nJust 16 years of age\, Oisin Nee started writing his own songs in 2016. He’s won a number of music competitions over the years includi ng Junior Voice at Burtonport Festival and also made the final of ‘The S oloist 2016’ in Dublin. Citing Adele as an influence Oisin is currently working on new material with the aim of releasing his debut single later t his year\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/09/the-ghost-light-sessions.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:278@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180504T200000Z DTEND:20180504T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180321T105604Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=fergus-cleary-the-island-wake-3 SUMMARY:Fergus Cleary The Island Wake DESCRIPTION:\n\nA captivating and imaginative comedy based on island life\, its personalities and circumstances\n\nAs a child\, Fergus Cleary paid ma ny visits to the island off the west coast of Ireland where his mother was born and reared. Without electricity (until 1999!) the island was a uniqu e place. Islanders made their own entertainment with the art of song and s torytelling a treasured skill.\n\nIn Fergus new play The Island Wake\, he recalls an island paradise with beaches on both Northern and Southern side s\, free from traffic and such dangers. When a visiting (and free spending ) tourist expresses a desire to experience a traditional Irish wake the Is landers are only too happy to oblige. There’s just one catch – no one has died so they’re short a corpse!\n\nThe end result is a unique comedy at once funny\, entertaining and nostalgic that will stay with you long a fter the final curtain. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/03/fergus-cleary-3-bar-tv.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:272@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180505T200000Z DTEND:20180505T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180219T154349Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-coarse-acting-show SUMMARY:The Coarse Acting Show DESCRIPTION:presented by Bard Theatre Company\n\nA Comedic Crash Course in how NOT to do Theatre!\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Pratfall Collegium Dramatics Socie ty are an amateur group on the verge of becoming theatre professionals. Th ey have it all - lights\, sound\, a set\, and\, more importantly\, the cor rect number of cast members. All they lack however\, is the ability to pul l it off.\n\nSets will collapse or not appear at all. Sound cues blare at any moment. Lights fail to illuminate the right spot\, or indeed any. Line s will be dropped and picked up again thirty pages later and some actors m ay not even appear in the right place or even at the right time. Some acto rs do not even appear at all...\n\nBased on the disastrous workings of the fictional Pratfall Collegium Dramatics Society\, ‘The Course Acting Sho w' is a crash course on how NOT to do theatre. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/02/Coarse-Acting-Image-22912.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:282@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180507T200000Z DTEND:20180507T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180412T123716Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=beneath-an-irish-sky SUMMARY:Beneath An Irish Sky DESCRIPTION:Letterkenny Music &\; Drama Group present\n\nBeneath An Iris h Sky\n\nby Kieran Kelly\n\ndirected by Pluincead O Fearraigh\n\nSet in Le tterkenny from 1914 to 1924 and inspired by archive reports and eyewitness testimonies\, “Beneath An Irish Sky” is a new play by Kieran Kelly th at looks at the events of the ‘decade of change’ from a Donegal perspe ctive. Set in the town of Letterkenny between the years 1914-1924\, it tel ls the fictionalised account of one man’s journey through those turbulen t times\, questioning what made him pick up a gun to fight for his country . The play depicts how the central character of Brendan McDevitt was affec ted by the seismic events unfolding around him – from World War 1\, thro ugh the War of Independence and up to the Civil War - and shows how these events convinced him to move from the peaceful Nationalism of the Ancient Order of Hibernians into the more militant Republicanism of Sinn Féin. Th is life altering decision has far reaching implications for both himself a nd his family.\n\nBeneath An Irish Sky was LMDG’s entry on the 2018 Dram a Festival Circuit\, winning both the Newtownstewart and Castleblayney Dra ma Festivals. It appears at The Balor in advance of competing in this year s All Ireland Finals in Athlone. CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:283@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180511T210000Z DTEND:20180511T210000Z DTSTAMP:20180420T105520Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=yes SUMMARY:Yes! DESCRIPTION:with Elaine Mai |Susie Blue |Ailie Blunnie |Aoife O’Connor |G reat White Lies | Blackbird &\; Crow\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nAn evening of music and comedy in aid of the Donegal Together For Yes Campaig n.\nHeadlining is Elaine Mai who\, since starting out as a solo performer in 2011 has been crafting a reputation for atmospheric and melodic electro nic music. Her new EP ‘The Colour of the Night’ has seen her hailed as one of Irelands leading electronic artists.\n\nJoining her on the bill ar e Susie Blue whose pop anthem and alt rock guitar and synth sound has grac ed stages at both Glastonbury and Electric Picnic as well as performing at Other Voices in Dingle.\n\nLeitrim musician Ailie Blunnie  is fresh from Whelan’s Ones To Watch 2018 and Templebar Tradfest. She’s making wave s in the new Irish music scene following the release of her debut album We st To The Evening Sun last November.\n\nComedian Aoife O Connor was a fina list in the Irish stage of the 2018 Funny Women Competition and is set to play the first ever all-female stage at this year’s Electric Picnic.\n\n Great White Lies music has taken them across Ireland\, LA and Canada with highlights including appearances at Stendhal\, YouBloom\, supporting Hanna h Peel at Northern Xposure and appearances on RTE and BBC television and r adio.\n\nDonegal’s Blackbird and Crow are Maighread Ni Ghrasta (Vocals) and Stephen Doohan (Guitar/Bouzouki /Stomp). Their music is best described as Janis Joplin meets Ry Cooder with a sprinkling of Fleetwood Mac in the ir early years. They released their single 'I Gave Away My Home' and album 'SHOCK SHATTER CONVINCE' in early 2017 and are quickly making a name for themselves as one of the most hardworking and driven bands on the Irish sc ene.\n\n \;\n\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:281@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180515T200000Z DTEND:20180516T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180412T101641Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=three-days-of-rain-2 SUMMARY:Three Days of Rain DESCRIPTION:The Butt Drama Circle present\n\nThree Days of Rain\n\nby Richa rd Greenberg\n\ndirected by JC Bonar\n\nThe Butt Drama Circle’s festival play returns prior to appearing in the prestigious AUDF Ulster Drama Fest ival finals.\n\nThe year is 1995. Walker\, who disappeared a year ago foll owing the death of his father Ned\, is reunited with his sister Nan and th eir childhood friend Pip for the reading of Ned’s will in an abandoned M anhattan loft. History begins to unravel upon the discovery of Ned’s jou rnal leading to questions asked\, dark secrets revealed and harsh opinions formed.\n\nThe answers lie back in 1960’s Greenwich Village where the t ruth about the motives and relationships of Walker\, Nan and Pip’s paren ts are revealed. What really did happen during those Three Days Of Rain?\n \nDon’t miss this haunting\, humorous and deeply touching drama explorin g love\, infidelity\, fate and how easily we can misinterpret the past. CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:290@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180517T170000Z DTEND:20180517T210000Z DTSTAMP:20180425T103715Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=1674 SUMMARY:Not at Home DESCRIPTION:In 2013\, she travelled to have an abortion. Afterwards\, she n eeded to talk to women who had made this journey\, she asked them to share their stories. In the waiting room\, they all felt alone. They were not a t home.\n \nNow\, we are speaking their words out loud\, in public\, in N OT AT HOME\; Bring These Stories Home\, the truth of a lived experience sh ared by thousands of Irish women and girls over decades.\n \nWe are askin g you to come and listen to them\, their words bear witness to the consequ ences of the 8th amendment. Before any vote is cast or any mind is made up \, we believe we need to understand the reality of the status quo. We are listening to yes\, we are listening to no\, NOT AT HOME is the space to li sten to her before you vote.\n \nThere will be no arguments\, no shouting \, no stopwatch to ensure balance. This is not a sermon to the converted - it’s a calm place for the undecided.\nAdmission is free CATEGORIES:Special Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:275@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180518T200000Z DTEND:20180518T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180420T102115Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ladies-of-company-b SUMMARY:The Ladies of Company B DESCRIPTION:One of Vancouver\, Canada's foremost jazz ensembles quartet com prises three vocalists (playing trumpet\, percussion and ukulele respectiv ely) and upright bass.  In their 10+ years as a band this talented group of musicians have delighted audiences across the globe from all walks of l ife.  Featuring a harmonizing female vocal trio in vintage style\, their creative arrangements\, sharp image and charming wit never fail to get toe s tapping and faces smiling.\nThe Ladies Of Company B have toured internat ionally\, gracing the stages of such renowned jazz and music festivals as the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival (Canada)\, the Jiansgsu Jazz &\; World Music Festival (China)\, and the New Orleans Boswell Sisters Review (US).  This\, however\, is their very first foray across the Atlan tic but it’s sure to be worthwhile.\n\n \;\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/03/Company-B-Jazz-Band-BW.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:270@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180523T200000Z DTEND:20180526T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180505T172737Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=robin-bstard-the-water-thieves- 2 SUMMARY:Robin B’Stard & The Water Thieves DESCRIPTION:Our smash hit musical comedy returns!\n\nWicked King Enda has k idnapped Anna Livia the Water Maiden and all the water in the village well has dried up.\n\nIt’s a race against time for our unlikely coalition of heroes - Robin B’Stard (Robin Hoods illegitmate\, slightly less well kn own half brother)\, Will Scarletforya\, Scarecrow Mick and Friar Tourettes \, with some help from The Turfcutter and the ancient wizard Michael D. Ca n they defeat Enda and his henchmen Simon and Leo\, rescue the maiden and restore the water supply before the shadowy Mr Redacted gets his water met ers in place?\n\nIt’s no exaggeration to say that we were absolutely blo wn away by the audience reaction to Robin &\; Co. when it debuted last January so\, as the saying goes\, it’s back by popular demand! Early boo king advisable!\n\nBecause there’s still only room for one Robin B’Sta rd in this town!\n\nAge recommendation 16+. Contains adult themes and stro ng language.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/11/Robin-BStard-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:263@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180529T200000Z DTEND:20180529T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180102T203228Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-remi-harris-trio SUMMARY:The Remi Harris Trio DESCRIPTION:Gypsy Swing\, Jazz &\; Blues at it’s finest!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nThe Remi Harris Trio take Gypsy Swing characteristics and infuse them wi th influences from Jazz\, Blues\, Rock'n'Roll\, Funk\, World Music and mor e. They play an eclectic mix of original compositions\, jazz standards and new arrangements of music from Django Reinhardt\, Jimi Hendrix\, Wes Mont gomery\, Charlie Parker\, Peter Green and more.\n\nThe show features Remi on a variety of acoustic and electric guitars accompanied by a hot club rh ythm section of acoustic guitar and double bass\, and it includes solo\, d uet and trio playing interspersed with Remi's commentary about the history of the music and the guitars he plays.\n\nRemi and his trio have toured w orldwide as well as performing at Buckingham Palace\, Montreal Jazz Festiv al\, BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall with Jamie Cullum\, on BBC 4 Telev ision and live on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 3.\n\n\n"extraordinary musicia n" - Jamie Cullum\, BBC Radio 2\n"astonishing stuff" - Cerys Matthews\, BB C Radio 6 Music\n"extraordinary" - R2 Rock'n'Reel Magazine\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/01/remi-harris-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:284@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180606T200000Z DTEND:20180606T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180420T110726Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-june SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions June DESCRIPTION:with Lavengro |DK |Neptune M |Arbuckle &\; McCormick\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLavengro are a 5-piece from Derry. They’ve been making waves nat ionally with their energetic\, synthy and melodic live pop performances de scribed as a fusion of Ed Sheeran and Maroon 5. Appearances at festivals s uch as Electric Picnic\, Sea Sessions and Youbloom have won over fans acro ss the country with their brand new single ‘Think’ playlisted and play ed regularly on iRadio\, 2FM and Today FM\n\nD.K. is a rapper/singer/songw riter who first caught our eye with a rousing performance at our Hucksters Ball bash on Boxing Night last. He’s been writing music for 15 years an d is soon to release his new EP ‘Life and Pain’ with a second album ‘Medicine Man’ also in the works.\n\nWe first saw Neptune M. perform o n the undercard of Joel Harkin’s EP launch here at The Balor in February and it’s no exaggeration to say that she blew us away. An original arti st from Letterkenny her influences include Jeff Buckley\, Nina Simone and Bjork. Her voice – at once sweet\, intimate and angelic\, then powerful and impassioned - demands attention while the soft electric guitar that ty pically accompanies it provides a perfect foil. She is currently working o n her debut EP due for release later this year.\n\nFrom Derry comes an exc iting new Folk duo  Arbuckle &\; McCormick - Robert Arbuckle (guitar/v ocals) and Emily McCormick (keys/guitar/vocals/). Although only forming th e project in December 2017 the duo have  already have made a lasting impr ession in the local scene\, augmenting a number of live gigs with the rece nt release of their live session with Dunno Films ‘Live at the Boho Barn ’.\n\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:295@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180613T190000Z DTEND:20180614T190000Z DTSTAMP:20180606T113955Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=donegal-national-schools-drama- festival-2 SUMMARY:Donegal National Schools Drama Festival DESCRIPTION:The Butt Drama Circle present The Donegal National Schools Dram a Festival at The Balor Arts Centre.\n\nThis event is an annual fixture in both the schools and The Balor's calendar. It features the talents of pup ils from schools across the county\, some of whom may well go on to become stars of the future. Don't miss the opportunity to see the wealth of youn g dramatic talent the county has to offer.\n\nWednesday 13th June\n\nWoodl and N.S. Letterkenny - Breid-Ann McHugh - "The Great Famine" - 25 minutes - 25 Third Class Pupils\n\nS.N. Taobhoige\, Cloghan - Gwendoline Ni Fhiogr ai - "Annie-an Ceoldrama" - 30 minutes - 16 Students\, Age 8 - 10\n\nS.N. Taobhoige\, Cloghan - Micheal O'Frighil - "Oisin i dTir na nOg" - 30 minut es - 18 Students\, Age 10 - 12\n\nThursday 14th June\n\nSt. Eunan's N.S.\, Raphoe - Dympna Gallagher - "Eddie the Penguin Saves the World" - 40 Minu tes - 25 senior infants &\; First Class students\n\nSt. Eunan's N.S.\, Raphoe - Anita Keeve - "Calamity Jane" - TBC - 29 Third &\; Fourth Clas s students\n\nSt. Eunan's N.S.\, Raphoe - Deirdre Daly - "Mary Poppins" - 45 Minutes - 29 Fifth &\; Sixth Class students\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/01/mask-clipart-drama-5.gif CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:285@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180616T200000Z DTEND:20180616T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180417T111333Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=rodney-deery-school-of-music SUMMARY:Rodney Deery School Of Music DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nOperating out of The B ase Enterprise Centre in Stranorlar\,The Rodney Derry School of Music is o ne of the Twin Towns undoubted success stories of the past few years\, tea ching voice\, piano\, saxophone and clarinet to people of all ages.\n\nThi s special showcase night will feature performances from pupils of Rodney D eery School of Music in the form of various solo pieces and musical ensemb les across the disciplines of Piano\, Saxophone\, Clarinet and Vocal.\n\nT he Deerys are of course\, one of Ballybofey’s best known musical familie s and the night will also see Rodney joined onstage by his father Vivian a nd wife Claire. There will also be an appearance from the dancers of the A ishlingi Academy plus more acts to be announced.\n\nMC for the night is we ll known writer and raconteur Fergus Cleary with proceeds from the night i n aid of Cunamh. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:293@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180623T210000Z DTEND:20180623T210000Z DTSTAMP:20180525T114018Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=darrens-bed SUMMARY:Darren's Bed DESCRIPTION:After 20 years or more\, Darren's Bed – world famous (in Cast lefin) – crawl out from under the blankets once more.\n\nOriginal band m embers John Brennan and Jordan Patton team up with Sean Sweeney and Shaun Bonner to recreate their sweat-soaked\, beer-fuelled mixture of Grunge\, P unk\, Surf\, Garage and Stoner Rock.\n\nTaking inspiration from Mudhoney\, Fugazi and the Seattle Sub Pop sound\, Darren’s Bed return to give two fingers to all who say Punk Is Dead! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/05/darrens-bed-webite-image.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:287@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180706T200000Z DTEND:20180706T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180704T151107Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=1665 SUMMARY:Dylan Revisited DESCRIPTION:\n\nNOTICE - THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED - NEW DATE TO BE CON FIRMED\n\nDylan Revisited celebrate the music of the great Bob Dylan with a good time approach to the rock and roll\, blues\, folk\, country and jaz z of his 50 years legacy of song writing. This is a band filled with top m usicians in obviously love with Dylans music\, and even more obviously hav ing a great time playing it.\n\nThis is a show focused squarely on the unb elievable music legacy of a legend\, drawing inspiration from Dylan’s mu sic down through the decades including his initial acoustic era through hi s time with The Band to the line-up he uses today.\n\nWith some initial ac oustic songs\, most of the show is the full band with original arrangement s and inspired covers revisiting Dylan’s great songs.\n\nNOTICE - THIS E VENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED - NEW DATE TO BE CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:294@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180711T200000Z DTEND:20180711T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180529T104431Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-july SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions July DESCRIPTION:with Lore | Pine ¶he Pilcrow |Without Willow |Lucy Bell\n\nNor thern Irish act Lore headline July’s Ghostlight Sessions off the back of a successful national theatre tour. Their stunning vocal harmonies and de ft instrumentation have won them deserved attention. Having been playliste d across local and national radio\, Lore have recently supported some of I reland’s finest artists including Mary Black and Cara Dillon.\n\nwww.lor eband.com\n\nPine ¶he Pilcrow an ambient folk band who write stunning\, s pellbinding and cinematic music.\n\nThey released their debut EP in March 2016 and haven’t looked back. With glowing reviews from Irelands leading music journals\, they quickly became a wanted name\; playing all the majo r venues around the country. They’ve been nominated for an IMRO award an d been put on the Nialler9\, The Thin Air and The Last Mixed Tape’s best of 2016 lists winning a Readers Choice award for Best EP to boot.\n\nWith out Willow are a folk duo from Co Donegal. The pair\, consisting of Karen Kelly and Simon McCafferty\, joined forces a few years ago. Blending haunt ing\, heartfelt vocals with virtuoso guitar playing their distinctive soun d has established them as firm favourites on the Donegal music scene.\n\nH ailing from Downpatrick\, County Down 18 year old Lucy Bell arrives keen t o spread her influential folky sounds. From starting off writing songs in her bedroom Lucy has enjoyed a meteoric rise. She was awarded Panarts Youn g Songwriter of the year 2017 while her live appearances include slots at the Sunflower Festival and Belfast Culture Night in 2017 as well as a rece nt gig in Nashville’s Bluebird Café in March. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/05/gls-july-ts.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:286@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180714T200000Z DTEND:20180714T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180420T111032Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-remedy-club SUMMARY:The Remedy Club DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nThe Remedy Club are hu sband-and-wife Americana/Roots duo KJ McEvoy and Aileen Mythen.\n\nThey’ re known for their tight vocal harmonies and intelligent songwriting with McEvoy singled out for praise as a guitar player of great expressiveness a nd technical aplomb and Mythen for her stunning vocal performances.\n\nThe ir recently released album Lovers\, Legends &\; Lost Causes – mixed i n Nashville by 5 time Grammy award winner Ray Kennedy (Steve Earle\, Lucin da Williams\, Willie Nelson) - features some of Irelands finest musicians including KJ’s sister Eleanor McEvoy on strings.\n\nLive\, The Remedy Cl ub are an exciting\, captivating proposition with their performances veeri ng from intimate and soulful to full on hoedown mode!\nNO DEPRESSION (USA) – ‘Outstanding album. Mythen’s vocal range immediately pull the hea rtstring'. ‘McEvoy’s beautifully pitched guitar’.\nTHE ROCKING MAGPI E (UK) – ‘My new favourite duo of all time. Damn pure brilliant!.  Cl ever and articulate songwriting.  Damn fine country music but with an Iri sh heart and soul’.\nMAVERICK MAGAZINE (UK) –  ‘A rather special of fering.  The chemistry between the couple shines right through the album. ’\n\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:280@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180718T200000Z DTEND:20180718T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180329T202630Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=paddy-cullivans-10-dark-secrets -of-1798 SUMMARY:Paddy Cullivan's 10 Dark Secrets Of 1798 DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nFollowing last years Earagail Festiva l success of 10 Dark Secrets of The Irish Revolution Paddy Cullivan of Cal lan’s Kicks\, The Late Late Show and Kilkenomics casts an investigative and satirical eye at another momentous event in Irish history – the 1798 Rebellion.\n\nWhy is the death of Wolfe Tone still a mystery and why did the British need to make it look like suicide? Who was the establishment f igure that may have been his real father? How did Napper Tandy inadvertent ly help with Napoleon's love life? Why did Protestant Republicanism change so quickly and radically to Orange Unionism? And why does remembering 179 8 grow more 'inconvenient' with every passing year? All these questions an d more will be dealt with in 'The 10 Dark Secrets of 1798'.\n\nUsing satir e\, imagery\, historical insight and song\, Paddy reveals the 10 strangest things (and Darkest Secrets) that happened before\, during and after the insurrection that (briefly) united Protestant\, Catholic and Dissenter - i n a story that unfolds like an addictive thriller. Don’t miss it! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/03/1798.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:276@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180721T200000Z DTEND:20180721T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180316T153529Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=eric-lalor-live SUMMARY:Eric Lalor Live! DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n\n\nBack when our monthly comedy club was a thin g – regularly packing out on a Monday night – Eric Lalor was one of th e funniest most popular acts opening for some of the biggest names in Iris h comedy including Des Bishop\, Andrew Maxwell\, Jason Byrne and more.\n\n He’s done pretty well for himself since\, combining roles of one of the top draws in Irish comedy with his ongoing star turn as mega villain Catha l Spillane in RTE’s Fair City. Eric is a regular act at the prestigious Kilkenny Cat Laughs Festival\, as well as playing the Electric Picnic\, Ga lway Comedy Festival\, Edinburgh Fringe and Iveagh Gardens Festivals as we ll as being invited to perform at the very first ever London Irish Comedy Festival in Oct 2012.\n\nEric’s warm\, energetic onstage presence makes for an unforgettable experience. With gags that always hit the spot\, his engaging\, high intensity performances makes him one of the top names of ‘must see’ comedians. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/03/eric-lalor-web.png CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:288@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180727T200000Z DTEND:20180727T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180424T115040Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-california-feetwarmers-2 SUMMARY:The California Feetwarmers DESCRIPTION:\n\nOne of our favourite ever bands return to The Balor!\n\nTwo years after The Balor first introduced The California Feetwarmers to Done gal audiences this amazing 7 piece band return to the Balor as part an ext ensive north-west tour.\n\nThe band\, overwhelmed by new Irish fans - youn g and old alike - are renowned for an earthy depth of character that sets them apart from others who have followed that throwback path to New Orlean s\, circa 1920. Their boisterous on-stage antics are solidly underpinned b y playing that is as close to the source as it can be.\n\nBased in Los Ang eles\, the band dusts down and re-works old classics\, re-visiting materia l from The Blue Ridge Playboys\, Scott Joplin\, The Memphis Jugband and Em ile Grimshaw’s Rag Pickers.\n\nWhen 4 times Grammy winning blues musicia n Keb’ Mo’ grabbed them to provide the right feel for Old Me Better - the track that won them so much attention - he did so as he wanted it to b e “a joyous thing – a party”. Well the party continues in The Balor – and couldn’t we all do with a bit of that in our lives right now?!\n \n \n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:304@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180801T200000Z DTEND:20180801T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180711T102343Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-august SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions August DESCRIPTION:The Ghostlight Sessions\nwith Velvet Alibi | Nik Pollock Band | Rio &\; The Mermaids | Glen Harkin\n\nGroove orchestra Velvet Alibi is the musical collaboration of Anna Nolan (vocals) and Rohan Armstrong (Bass ). Hailing from the North West of Ireland this 10 piece band’s expansive sound merges funky beats and virtuosic improvisation with melodic song-wr iting and lush vocal harmonies. 2018 has brought the release of their seco nd single ‘Addicted to You’ plus recent performances at You Bloom Fest ival (Dublin) and the Earagail Arts Festival.\n\nwww.velvetalibi.co.uk\n\n Scottish singer/songwriter Niki Pollock is no stranger to the stage. Havin g toured various parts of the world as front man with Mojo GoGo\, Niki has an exciting new band\, debuting at Ghostlight sessions.\n\nRio and the Me rmaids are a musical group from the rocky hills of Donegal. Consisting of Ryan Kelly and his team of musicians Jack Kelly\, Mark McGirr and Rhys Mc Bride\, they create an atmospheric vibe using open tunings and tap/slide s tyle guitar. The band is currently writing and recording new material that will be available to buy or download from early 2019.\n\nGlen Harkin is a Singer/Songwriter from Co.Tyrone and lead vocalist of Harks. Winner of St rabane's Summer Jamm Busking Competition and subsequently featuring the CD 'Life In A Northern Town'. He has been a regular on the North West music circuit for many years including playing at BBC Children In Need. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:297@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180807T200000Z DTEND:20180811T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180621T101352Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=footloose-the-musical SUMMARY:Footloose The Musical DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Balor DCA Summer Musical explodes onto the stag e!\n\nWhen Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town\, Ren is prepared for the adjustment to his new high school. What he isn't p repared for are the local laws - including a ban on dancing - which are th e brainchild of a local preacher bent on exercising control over the town' s youths. When the Reverend's rebellious daughter sets her heart on Ren\, her boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren's reputation and many of the locals ar e eager to believe the worst about the new kid.\n\nBased on the hit 80s mo vie Footloose is directed by Caroline Bell and choreographed by Thomas Sle vin and Eilish Friel and features many of the cast from Grease (2016) and Hairspray (2017). It’s full of electrifying dance routines and classic a nthems including Holding out for a Hero\, Almost Paradise\, Let’s Hear I t For The Boy\, and of course\, the title track Footloose. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/06/Footloose-Website-Image17893.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:296@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180822T200000Z DTEND:20180823T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180814T095618Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=school-house-rules SUMMARY:School House Rules DESCRIPTION:Substitute teacher Mr Ryder dares his transition year English a nd History students to be different. Bringing his love of theatre to initi ally reluctant students he challenges them to be experiment. The resultant memorable production surprises everybody including the young people thems elves.\n\nNot every student is happy with their new teacher\, however. As the year goes on\, tensions come to the fore.\n\nWritten and directed by U ltan Pringle School House Rules is a funny and moving play with echoes of ‘80’s classic The Breakfast Club. Providing a glimpse into the classro om and the lives of the students and staff who spend their days there\, it explores issues of bullying\, inclusion\, diversity and the role of educa tion and the arts. It comes to The Balor after a sold-out run in Killybegs earlier this year.\nhttps://balorartscentre.ticketsolve.com/shows ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/06/School-House-Rules-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:306@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180830T200000Z DTEND:20180830T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180822T130402Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=changemakers SUMMARY:Changemakers DESCRIPTION:\nChangemakers\nwith Gemma O’Doherty | Seamus Maye | Patricia McCafferty | Anna Kavanagh| Alo Mohan\n\n\n\nHow widespread is corruption in Ireland? What damage does it do to democracy and the public good? Does Ireland need change? How can it be brought about?\n\nFive of Ireland’s leading campaigners for change – from the worlds of journalism\, banking \, education\, farming and the courts - come together to explore the effec ts of corruption in Irish society.\n\nDrawing on their own experience in t ackling wrongdoing at the hands of state institutions\, they explore why l ocal communities need to stand up against corruption in all its guises and outline the steps that need to be taken to create a fairer society where power is held to account and the best use made of public money.\n\nGemma O ’Doherty is a multi-award-winning journalist whose investigations have l ed to the reopening of a number of unsolved murder cases most notably thos e of Mary Boyle and Fr Niall Molloy.\n\nSeamus Maye is the founder of the International Small Business Alliance. He is a long-time campaigner agains t anti-competitive practices and industry cartels.\n\nAnna Kavanagh is a f ounding member of Ireland’s STOP CETA (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) - a trade deal between the EU and Canada which has been describ ed as a major threat to democracy\, public services and the environment.\n \nAlo Mohan is a Monaghan farmer known for his work highlighting corruptio n within the agricultural industry for many years including taking on the powerful European farming lobby to expose the operation of VAT avoidance s chemes.\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Special Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:315@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180905T200000Z DTEND:20180905T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180725T150620Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ghostlight-sessions-september SUMMARY:Ghostlight Sessions - September DESCRIPTION:The Ghostlight Sessions\nwith Great White Lies |Aul Boy |Lunch Machine |Katie Gallagher\n\nGreat White Lies inventive sound is permeated with jazz and dark funky soul. Sonically speaking it’s Regina Spektor ha ving dinner with Portishead and they all grab a cuppa with Frank Zappa! Th eir music has taken them across Ireland\, LA &\; Canada. Gig highlights include festivals like Stendhal and  YouBloom\, supporting slots with Ha nnah Peel and Feeder and appearances on RTE and BBC TV and radio.\n\nAul B oy are an indie-rock type quartet that combines the sounds of New York\, C alifornia and Donegal in a genre-jumping collage of clever lyrics\, loose guitars and tight rhythms. Sometimes sharp and noisy\, sometimes light and poppy\, sometimes big and spacey\, always groovy.\n\nLunch Machine are a garage rock band from Donegal. Formed in 2016\, their influences include S onic Youth\, Courtney Barnett and The Breeders. Their debut EP Alt Facts w as launched in March 2018 and is available on Bandcamp.\n\n21 year old Kat ie Gallagher hails from Ballymahon\, Longford. Her debut single Two Runawa ys reached #16 in the official iTunes download chart and #1 in the Irish C ountry Chart. Her second single Man On A Mission\, released in February 20 18\, reached #17 spot in the official iTunes Download Charts and is still available on all downloading/streaming platforms. She has been nominated f or the Pure M Best Solo Act of 2018\, alongside the likes of Niall Horan\, Imelda May and Gavin James. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/09/the-ghost-light-sessions.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:305@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180907T200000Z DTEND:20180907T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180710T143015Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=brian-downeys-alive-dangerous SUMMARY:Brian Downey’s Alive & Dangerous DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n[caption id="attachment_1258" align="alignright" widt h="384"] Brian Downey's Alive &\; Dangerous[/caption]\n\nBrian Downey ’s Alive &\; Dangerous\n\nThe legendary Thin Lizzy drummer and his ba nd return to recreate one of the all-time classic live rock albums – Liv e And Dangerous.\n\n\n\n\nA true legend\, Brian Downey needs no introducti on. The founder member of rock legends Thin Lizzy is regularly cited as an influence by many of the world’s top drummers. Brian remained ever pres ent on drums with Lizzy from their beginnings in 1969 until the band split in 1983. He also worked on Lynott’s solo albums and subsequent Grand Sl am project.\n\nBrian Downey's Alive And Dangerous return to Irish shores t his September after a string of festival dates and successful tours of Sca ndinavia\, Germany\, France and Holland. Joining him to recreate the iconi c sound of one of rocks live masterpieces Live And Dangerous are Brian Gra ce (lead guitar/backing vocals)\, Phil Edgar (lead guitar/backing vocals) and Matt Wilson (bass guitar/lead vocals).\n\nThis is the last time the ba nd will be playing the 'Live And Dangerous' set in its entirety before int erspersing the set with fresh new material in 2019.\n\nARE YOU READY?!\n\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:313@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180915T200000Z DTEND:20180915T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180822T130531Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=flash-harry SUMMARY:Flash Harry DESCRIPTION:\nDavid Hull Promotions presents\n\nFlash Harry - celebrating t he magic of Queen\nWith over 25 years and 2\,000 plus gigs under their bel t Flash Harry are the ultimate tribute to Queen.\n\nLead singer Harry Hami lton bears an uncanny resemblance to the great Freddie Mercury. Backed by a band delivering faithful note perfect renditions of Queen’s greatest h its and more. A show of one hit after another from their first single ‘K eep Yourself Alive’ to Freddie’s poignant last appearance on ‘These are the days of Our Lives’. Queen were also famous for their big anthems such as ‘Radio Gaga’ and ‘We Are the Champions’ and Flash Harry d eliver them all with energy\, enthusiasm\, passion and showmanship.\n\nThe se guys are still selling out major venues 25 years on for a reason. Come and see why for yourself. Flash Harry will have you rocking in the aisles and singing along to some of the greatest songs ever written.\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:300@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180922T200000Z DTEND:20180922T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180822T130707Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=1740 SUMMARY:The Barry McGivern Band | Elevation Falls DESCRIPTION:The Barry McGivern Band\n&\; Elevation Falls\n\nWith 10 year s on the road and over 300 gigs under their belt The Barry McGivern Band a re one of Ireland’s biggest and best Rory Gallagher tribute acts.\nBarry McGivern first saw the legendary Rory Gallagher performing with Taste on TV in 1969. It was to be the start of an enduring relationship.\n\nThe Bar ry McGivern Band travel the length and breadth of country playing Rory Gal lagher’s music the way it should be played. They deliver an authentic Ro ry Gallagher performance that mimics their heroes passion\, energy\, techn ical and ‘pedal to the metal’ style. Featuring Barry McGivern\, Michae l O’Neill on bass and Dan McQuillan on drums they cover the full spectru m of Rory’s music from early Taste era right through to the final line u p.\n\nNot many guitarists manage to get close to the brilliance of Rory Ga llagher but Barry Mcgivern delivers the goods every time. Support on the n ight comes from Dublin based rock band Elevation Falls.\n“Simply\, absol utely brilliant” - Donal Gallagher (Brother of Rory) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/06/Barry-McGivern-Band.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:298@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20180930T200000Z DTEND:20180930T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180822T130834Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=owen-o-neills-10-songs-to-die-f or SUMMARY:Owen O Neill’s 10 Songs To Die For DESCRIPTION:\nTyrone comedian Owen O’Neill returns to The Balor taking th e audience on a trip to the soundtrack of his life. In an unmissable music al misery tour with laughs Owen recalls the ten songs that transport him b ack to the heartache and hilarity of a wild and reckless time.\n\nComic Ow en O Neill is one of Ireland’s funniest men. He has toured the world wit h his one-man shows accumulating a string of awards. Previous shows have e arned him three Fringe Firsts at the Edinburgh Fringe\, the Edinburgh Crit ics Award for best comedy\, the Angel Award for best one-man show and the Time Out Comedy Award.\n\n‘O’Neill held the audience in thrall through out\, a master storyteller’ - New Yorker\n\n‘A muscular piece of writi ng from a performer at the height of his storytelling powers’ - Spectato r. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/06/Owen-O-Neill-10-songs.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:316@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181003T200000Z DTEND:20181003T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180821T102321Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-october SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions - October DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n\nwith Our Krypton Son | Nathan O’Regan |Tommy Cal laghan |Dean Maywood\n\nOur Krypton Son is the musical vehicle for Derry ’s Chris McConaghy – a prodigious talent merging superb musicianship w ith a great pop sensibility. Having gathered plaudits as an acoustic solo act on the Irish circuit\, sharing stages with David Kitt\, Gemma Hayes an d Jape\, he gathered together close musical friends to create Our Krypton Son. The resulting NI Music Prize Album of the Year nominee has been descr ibed as "A work of genius" (State.ie) and "A textured\, thoughtful and bea utiful piece of work from start to finish" (Hotpress)\n\n"Our Krypton Son is one of the best songwriters I've ever heard. The songs blaze with origi nality” -  Stephen McCauley - BBC Radio Ulster - Electric Mainline\n\nB orn in Cork\, based in Bangor\, Co. Down Nathan O'Regan is steeped in musi c tradition. With a voice as gritty as it is delicate and songs that speak of young adulthood\, O’Regan\, tells stories of love\, hate\, light and dark and he tells them well.\n\nDonegal singer/songwriter Tommy Callaghan has been recording and releasing his own material under various monikers (including Heads of State\, Our Native State) for almost 20 years. He’s   currently writing and recording new material for folk collective “The Midnight Session Band” and for a new solo project. Expect a mix of Indi e Folk and Alt-Country delivered in style.\n\nGhostlight Sessions host Dea n Maywood is not just a handsome and witty MC he’s also a singer-songwri ter of note himself. As the Ghostlight Sessions celebrates it’s first bi rthday it’s about time that he got a slot to showcase his own music for a change. His music has been described by Hot Press Magazine as an absorbi ng listen full of passion and pathos. Dean’s emotive performance and hau nting storytelling draw you in to tales of love\, loss\, heartache and joy CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:299@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181004T200000Z DTEND:20181004T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180822T131018Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=hero SUMMARY:Hero DESCRIPTION:\n\n Lakedaemon Theatre Company in association with Theatre Up stairs present\nHero\nby Ken Rogan\n\nAn hilarious yet touching story of o ne man’s struggles with love\nLife quickly grows more complicated for Sm ithy (Daithí Mac Suibhne) after a chance encounter with Marissa.\nStarrin g Daithí Mac Suibhne – best known to Irish audiences for his role of Em met O Brien in RTE’s Fair City – Hero is one man's hilarious\, down to earth odyssey through love\, ankle injuries and what happens when you don 't know how to lose.\n\n“Sharp\, incisive\, witty and original… this s how could do the rounds for years to come”\nNo More Workhorse\n“Unusua l in its tenderness in this macho world” - Emer O’Kelly\, Sunday Indep endent\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/06/Hero.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:302@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181007T140000Z DTEND:20181007T140000Z DTSTAMP:20181005T131254Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=goldilocks-the-three-bears SUMMARY:Goldilocks & The Three Bears DESCRIPTION:\nMiriam Lambert Puppeteer presents\nGoldilocks &\; The Thre e Bears\n\nImagine a storybook that comes alive!\n\nMiriam Lambert\, is de lighted to present “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” where the story co mes alive within her original two-tier puppet booth. Peek and Boo\, Miriam ’s signature characters guide the children to the tale of a little girl who pays a visit to the home of the adorable baby bear!\n\nMiriam Lambert has been at the heart of the Irish puppetry industry since her childhood\, having grown up with the Lambert Puppet Theatre in Dublin. Trained by her mentor and father\, the late Master puppeteer Eugene Lambert\, she has pl ayed an integral part in the creation of many of the legendary puppet char acters and performances in the renowned Lambert productions.\n\nHer unique and creative style of puppetry is a theatrical joy for both child and adu lt to behold.\n\nShows are at 2pm and 4pm\n \; CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:308@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181009T110000Z DTEND:20181009T110000Z DTSTAMP:20180719T104036Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=teddys-seaside-holiday SUMMARY:Teddy’s Seaside Holiday DESCRIPTION:\nBarking Dog Theatre Co. present\nTeddy’s Seaside Holiday | 4-6yrs\n\nEddy The Teddy is getting very excited because he's going off on holiday to the seaside with his best friend Sammy Ragdoll\, Sammy is hopi ng to have a nice relaxing time but with Eddy the Teddy\, an adventure is never far away.\nUsing elements of theatre\, mime\, puppetry and song this show is a perfect introduction to live entertainment for younger children . CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:309@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181009T133000Z DTEND:20181009T133000Z DTSTAMP:20180719T111910Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-secret-garden SUMMARY:The Secret Garden DESCRIPTION:Barking Dog Theatre Co. present\nThe Secret Garden | 7-9yrs\n\n A Stage Adaptation of The Secret Garden – considered by some to be the g reatest book ever written for children.\n\nAfter her parents death\, 10 ye ar old Mary leaves her beloved India to go to live with her uncle in Yorks hire’s Misselthwaite Manor. At first self centred\, selfish and aloof\, she soon starts making her first ever friends among the servants. Graduall y the secrets of the manor reveal themselves. Where is the secret walled g arden and who is the mysterious boy she hears crying in the night? CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:291@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181010T110000Z DTEND:20181010T110000Z DTSTAMP:20180822T131502Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ger-cary-live SUMMARY:Ger Carey Live DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\nA Comic Journey Inside The Teenage Mind\n\nGer Care y is back with his hilarious stand-up comedy show for transition year stud ents.\nBy secretly observing his subjects in their natural habitat\, such as leaning on lampposts\, in chippers\, outside chippers\, in shopping cen tres and sitting on any kind of steps\, Ger has uncovered the weird and fr ightening world of the teenager! The aim of the show is to get teenagers t o laugh at themselves and appreciate the differences of others.\n\nTickets are only €10 and teachers are free. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/05/Ger-Carey-Live-Image-2018-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:310@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181010T200000Z DTEND:20181010T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180719T134224Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=kimmie-rhodes-2 SUMMARY:Kimmie Rhodes DESCRIPTION:\nKimmie Rhodes\nA slice of American country music history in t he company of American country music royalty.\nA native Texan\, Kimmie Rho des singing career began at the age of 6 with her family gospel trio. She moved to Austin and recorded her first album in 1981 when Willy Nelson inv ited her to use his studio.\nA prolific artist she has released 16 solo al bums\, written and produced 3 musical plays and recently published her mem oir ‘Radio Dreams’. Her multi-platinum selling songs have been recorde d by stellar acts such as Willy Nelson\, Waylon Jennings\, Mark Knopfler a nd Emmylou Harris and the list of artists she has collaborated with reads like a Who’s Who of American country music.\n \nDon’t miss this fasci nating evening of songs and stories with one of American country music’s most respected and influential artists.\n \n“Kimmie Rhodes – The sou l of a poet and the voice of an angel” – Rodney Crowell\n \; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:292@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181012T200000Z DTEND:20181012T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180918T133357Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=brendan-quinn SUMMARY:Brendan Quinn DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLegendary country singer Brendan Quinn is on the road again.\n\nBrendan has enjoyed a long and storied career in Irish coun try music. He enjoyed several number one hits throughout the ‘70’s and ‘80’s and has shared the stage with such greats as Merle Haggard\, Do n Williams and Hal Ketchum.\n\nHe recaptured the spotlight in recent year with the release of a number of Americana-style albums featuring musicians of the calibre of Artie McGlynn and the late Henry McCullough.\n\nJoining him on this tour will be many of his musical friends  fresh from his sen sational appearance  on ‘Opry Le Daniel’ on TG4.\n\nCome along to hea r him perform all his old hits such as ‘It’s Four In The Morning’\, ‘Bandy The Rodeo Clown’ and ‘Angeline’ along with songs from his b rand new album ‘Tickin Over’.\n\nGuest performances by Pete O’Hanlo n\, Manus Lunny\, Dermot Byrne\, Jacqui Sharkey and Niamh McGlinchey.\n\n\ n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/05/DSC_9126-1-e1527072362615.jpeg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:319@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181016T200000Z DTEND:20181016T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180830T115511Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=fergus-cleary-the-island-wake-4 SUMMARY:Fergus Cleary : The Island Wake DESCRIPTION:\nA hilarious comedy based on island life\, its personalities a nd circumstances.\n\nAn American tourist with dollars to spend dearly wish es to experience an authentic Island Wake. There’s just one small snag – nobody has died! For these islanders\, when it comes to parting touris ts from their money\, necessity is the mother of invention.\n\nAs a child\ , Fergus Cleary paid many visits to the island off the west coast of Irela nd where his mother was born and reared. Without electricity (until 1999!) the island was a unique place. Islanders made their own entertainment wit h the art of song and storytelling a treasured skill.\n\nFergus’ popular comedy The Island Wake takes these memories\, humorous tales and sayings of Island life and deftly weaves them into a captivating tale of Island li fe and wit.  The end result is a unique comedy at once funny\, entertaini ng and nostalgic that will stay with you long after the final curtain. CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:320@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181020T140000Z DTEND:20181020T140000Z DTSTAMP:20180919T134741Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=little-red-riding-hood-and-the- silly-billy-wolf-2 SUMMARY:Little Red Riding Hood and The Silly Billy Wolf DESCRIPTION:\nJolly Promotions presents\n\nLittle Red Riding Hood and The S illy Billy Wolf\n\nLittle Red Riding Hood is adventuring through the woods to visit her Granny\, but somewhere along the way the Silly Billy Wolf is waiting.\n\nChildren will have great fun joining in on the action\, singi ng songs\, and meeting some amazing characters. Meet the Lumberjack Bear\, play games with Granny’s Crazy Cat and find out why Granny is the coole st Granny in the world!\n\nWith beautiful costumes\, stunning stage sets a nd hilarious characters this is a colourful fast-paced all singing and dan cing re-telling of the classic fairy tale of Little Red Riding\n\n\n \ ; CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:321@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181020T190000Z DTEND:20181020T190000Z DTSTAMP:20180919T135533Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=adrian-knight SUMMARY:Adrian Knight DESCRIPTION:\nAdrian Knight\nIreland’s foremost comedy hypnotist.\n\nAdri an Knight has delighted and excited audiences for more than 25 years\, pla ying to packed shows and entertaining tens of thousands of people every ye ar.\n\nAn experienced performer and professional hypnotist\, Adrian’s ab ility to read a crowd and tailor his show to match the audience makes him stand out from his peers. The result is the perfect blend of amazing hypno tic feats and comedy that will have you gasping in awe and laughing hilari ously in equal measure as he delivers two hours of side-splitting entertai nment packed with fast moving stories and lots of audience participation.\ n\nNow young children also have the chance to witness him amazing show wit h his new family show and KIDS GO FREE!*\n\n*U-12’s go free. Must be acc ompanied by an adult.\n CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:301@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181024T200000Z DTEND:20181024T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180822T131731Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-story-of-william-who-died SUMMARY:The Story Of William\, Who Died DESCRIPTION:Certain Dark Things present\nThe Story Of William\, Who Died\n\ nAn artist\, a city\, an imagination set free…\nThis is the story of a m an who dies.\n\n\nLondon 1890.\n\n\nA young aspiring Irish artist sets him self the task of surviving in a city thriving from an industrial revolutio n. Haunted by illness\, William’s only escape is through the worlds he c reates in his art. But within the lingering smog that hangs constant over the growing city\, he finds himself consumed by darkness.\n\nFollowing on from the international success of ‘Melancholy’\, award winning theatre company Certain Dark Things brings to life this new play by Belfast-born Stephen McCabe\, combining poetic language\, fast paced physical theatre a nd mask to tell the enchanting story of William. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/06/The-Story-of-William-Who-Died-Image.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:311@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181026T200000Z DTEND:20181026T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180719T151854Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-4-of-us SUMMARY:The 4 Of Us DESCRIPTION:The 4 Of Us have been a part of Irish music history for over a quarter of a century.\n\nFormed and fronted by Newry brothers Brendan and Declan Murphy they shot to fame in 1989 with their debut album Songs for t he Tempted which featured the massive hits Mary and Drag My Bad Name Down – songs which remain anthems to this day. The follow up Man Alive made Q magazines prestigious Top 50 Albums of 1992 and included the UK Top 30 hi t She Hits Me.\n\nOver the years they’ve remained a constant presence bo th in the charts and on the airwaves notching up six top 20 charting album s and over two decades of radio hits. o date\, the Murphy brothers have no tched up an enviable catalogue of timeless songs\, including six top 20 Ir ish charting albums with their music also featured extensively on American \, UK\, and Irish TV soundtracks.\n\nThey released their seventh studio al bum Sugar Island in Autumn 2016 to widespread acclaim confirming their pla ce as one of Irelands favourite musical acts.\n\nGiven their skill and exp erience it’s no surprise that their live shows are a masterclass of musi cianship\, stagecraft and emotion. Their gig last year in The Balor was si mply sensational so inviting them back was a no-brainer. Come and see why. \n\n\n“Never before have I been to a gig where the atmosphere has been s o electric” – The Irish News CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:303@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181027T200000Z DTEND:20181027T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180709T115811Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=pilgrim-street SUMMARY:Pilgrim Street DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nAn infectious 7-piece draw ing from Hank Williams\, Woody Guthrie\, The Pogues and Springsteen’s Se eger Sessions.\n\nPilgrim St are Peadar Farrelly on Guitar and Vocals\, Si nger/Songwriter Eugene Donegan on Banjo and Vocals\, Eoin McDonnell on Man dolin and Vocals\, Francis McGinn on Bass\, Mark Lynch on Dobro\, Brendan Kelly on Accordion and Vocals and Cathal McQuaid on the Fiddle.\n\nTheir p owerhouse live performances are a high energy mix of Bluegrass\, Old Time Country and Folk Music fused with traditional folk songs from this side of the Atlantic. A string of acclaimed live appearances – at Electric Picn ic and Vicar Street among others - have made the Irish music world sit up and take notice.\n\nThey released their raucous sing-a-long feel-good sing le My Little Blackbird in June with the EP Pilgrim St\, produced by Oisin Leech of The Lost Brothers\, out in September.\n\nIf you’re a fan of inf ectious melodies\, harmonies and songs delivered with excellent musiciansh ip in a party atmosphere this is definitely a gig for you. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/07/Pil-St-Banner.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:274@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181028T200000Z DTEND:20181028T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180612T104751Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-three-degrees SUMMARY:The Three Degrees DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe Three Degrees\nwith or iginal members Helen Scott &\; Valerie Holiday\n\nAll the way from the USA – 50th Anniversary Tour!\n\nThe world famous Three Degrees American female vocal group were formed in 1963 in Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania.\n\n Well known for their soulful voices\, beautiful gowns and fabulous stage s hows\, The Three Degrees are known the world over for songs like When Will I See You Again\, Dirty Ol’ Man and Take Good Care Of Yourself.\n\nThe group have been continuously touring for over 40 years. A firm favourite o f Prince Charles\, they sang at his 30th birthday party and were guests at his wedding to Princess Diana.\n\nThe trio still tour to this day with fo unding members Helen Scott and Valerie Holiday joined by Freddie Pool in p lace of original third degree Sheila Ferguson.\n\nThis is a rare opportuni ty to see one of the world’s best known music acts up close and personal in The Balor. Don’t miss out!\n\nSupport on the night comes from soul a nd Motown singer.songwriter Richie Sampson\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/03/Three-Degrees-Blue-Sparkle-Image-High-Res.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:317@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181102T200000Z DTEND:20181102T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180822T131855Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=all-for-me-grog-the-songs-and-s tory-of-the-dubliners SUMMARY:All For Me Grog - The Songs and Story of The Dubliners DESCRIPTION:\nTop folk band The Liberties bring the songs and tunes of Luke Kelly\, Ronnie Drew\, Barney McKenna\, Ciaran Burke and John Sheehan to l ife.\n\nUsing the exact same instrumentation and ‘close as you will get to the original’ vocals the recreate the sound and the appearance of the internationally acclaimed The Dubliners with uncanny accuracy.\n\nOld fav ourites such as The Irish Rover\, Seven Drunken Nights and McAlpines Fusil iers will have you clapping your hands\, stomping your feet and joining in at the chorus!\n\n'From the moment they struck up Whiskey In The Jar you knew you were in for a good night and indeed it was’ - Liam Murphy Munst er Express.\n \; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:318@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181104T200000Z DTEND:20181104T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180822T131941Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ben-kunder SUMMARY:Ben Kunder DESCRIPTION:\nToronto-based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ben Kunder has emerged as one of the most electrifying musicians on the indie scene and a much sought-after live performer.\n\nHis 2018 album Better Hu man - released in June -  was described by Canadian Beats Magazine as “ A masterfully crafted\, soul-tapping new collection of songs”. Ben finds the magic and the music in everyday themes – the birth of a child\, the struggle for life balance and finding a way through the world’s darknes s to find the light.\n\nWhile real life anchors Ben’s subject matter his spectacular voice\, deft instrumentation and expert songwriting navigates the rarefied space between elegiac folk and accessible pop delivering son gs at once profound and palpable.\n\n\n“Soulful country-pop with a voice to die for…” - Jeremy Searle\, Americana UK CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:328@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181106T190000Z DTEND:20181106T190000Z DTSTAMP:20181003T102424Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=balor-youth-theatre SUMMARY:Balor Youth Theatre DESCRIPTION:Participants in the Balor Youth Theatre and Balor Guitar School showcase their talents in this special performance marking the end of the autumn term.\n\nBalor Guitar School\n5-7 yrs – Olympic Ode\n8-9 yrs – Snow White &\; the Seven Birds\n10-12 yrs – We’ll Be Famous\n12 – 14 yrs – Ninety Minutes Please\n\nBalor Youth Theatre will resume in January 2019. If you have a child interested in enrolling contact Carolin e Bell on 0749130424 or email balortraining@gmail.com for details. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/01/mask-clipart-drama-5.gif CATEGORIES:Variety END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:323@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181107T200000Z DTEND:20181107T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180927T124813Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-novembe r SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions November DESCRIPTION:with Vickers Vimy | Kate O Callaghan |Shauna McDaid |Edelle McM ahon\nHailing from Mayo\, Vickers Vimy craft songs that dwell on the borde rs of Folk and Americana. They’ve collaborated with Colm Mac Con Iomaire (The Frames &\; Swell Season)\, recording in Nick Seymour (Crowded Hou se’s) studio and shared the RTE Music Train with Christy Moore\, Paul Br ady\, Kodaline and Jack L. Their 2nd album Atlas Of Hearts was released on March 31st 2018.\n\n\n"Vickers Vimy make a lovely sound\, 'Atlas Of Heart s' is an album I will be dipping into for months and years to come" - John Creedon\, RTE Radio 1\nInishowen based Kate O’Callaghan is a hugely res pected presence on the Donegal music scene. Her beautifully evocative melo dies and intelligent considered lyrics run the full range of emotions from the sublime to the cathartic creating a wondrously skewed\, refracted ver sion of folk that is haunting\, poignant and uplifting.\n\n“Beautifully evocative\; a treat for the senses”  – Goldenplec\nShauna McDaid’s distinctive blend of rich\, soft and powerful vocals adds a haunting beaut y to her traditional and folk noir stylings – a beauty and emotion that lingers in the air long after the last note has been delivered. No strange r to the stage\, she’s recently supproted one of Ireland’s great balla deers\, Mick Hanly\, and is currently working on her debut EP.\n\nOne of I reland's finest singer songwriters\, Edelle McMahon recently released her long-awaited debut album entitled Adventures In Narcissism - a five year c ulmination of writing and recording which has received glowing reviews. Ed elle’s captivating vocals and intricate guitar picking frame songs that feature an incisive insight into character and a wry world view.\n\n\n‘R eally beautiful.... a gorgeous album.’ – Ralph McLean\, BBC\n \; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:312@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181108T200000Z DTEND:20181108T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180822T132154Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-mulligan-brothers-3 SUMMARY:The Mulligan Brothers DESCRIPTION:Of all the bands I’ve booked over the years at The Balor The Mulligan Brothers are my favourite. They first played The Balor in January 2016. “It’s only January but I’m pretty sure I’ve just seen one o f the best gigs of the year” was my immediate reaction to that gig. Thei r return gig in January 2017 was even better.\n\nThe Americana Folk-Rock b and from Mobile\, Alabama have found a large and appreciative audience in Ireland. They return to these shores on the back of the release of their 3 rd studio album ‘Songs for the Living and Otherwise’. Mixed by Grammy- winning producer Trina Shoemaker (who’s also worked with Sheryl Crow\, E mmy Lou Harris and The Dixie Chicks) it’s their best yet - a beautiful c ombination of brilliantly crafted lyrics\, infectious melodies and soulful harmonies.\n\nSinger Ross Newell’s lyrics stab you in the heart or defi ne life in new ways while Greg DeLuca (drums) Ben Leininger (bass) and Mel ody Duncan (fiddle) combine to make the songs soar or haunt from the shado ws.\n\nThese guys are as good as it gets. Don’t miss them. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:289@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181109T200000Z DTEND:20181109T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180929T212849Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=conal-gallens-off-your-trolley SUMMARY:Conal Gallen’s Off Your Trolley DESCRIPTION:\n\nAward winning Comedian\, Conal Gallen  is bringing his bra nd new Comedy Play “Off Your Trolley”\, to theatres across Ireland thi s Autumn and the first stop is at The Balor!\n\nFather and son team\, Cona l and Rory Gallen have written their 4th Comedy Play\, and it is\, without doubt\, their funniest comedy play ever!\n\nOff Your Trolley is a rip-roa ring\, laugh a minute tale of life in a hospital ward packed with craic\, confusion and constant laughter. Where does the story lead? Nobody knows! Not even the other actors some nights as\, in true Conal Gallen Style\, he likes to throw in some new lines just to keep them on their toes!\n\nSo j oin Bridie\, Willie\, Dick\, Betty and the infamous Father Big Mad Micky O ’Reilly as they show us hospital life as it has never been seen before. They’ll have you in stitches from start to finish!\n\nThis is father and son team Conal and Rory Gallen’s 4th comedy play and it promises to be their funniest comedy play ever. If fact you’d have to be completely off your trolley  to miss it. It certainly proves that laughter is still the best medicine!\n\nStarring: Conal Gallen\, Paddy McMenamin\, Jack Quinn\n \nAge Recommendation 16+ CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:322@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181113T200000Z DTEND:20181117T200000Z DTSTAMP:20181016T104246Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=grease-2 SUMMARY:Grease DESCRIPTION:\nSt Columbas College School Musical\nGrease – The Musical\nD irected by Caroline Bell\n\nThe St Columbas College\, Stranorlar School Mu sical\n\nSt Columba’s College mark the 25th anniversary of their annual school musical by returning to where it all began.\nAfter enjoying a summe r romance\, high school seniors Danny Zuko and Sandy Young are unexpectedl y reunited when she transfers to Rydell High. Their joy is short lived how ever as greaser gangs the T-Birds and Pink Ladies come between them. As Da nny struggles to balance his relationship with Sandy and his friendships a nd as good-girl Sandy struggles to fit in with the Pink Ladies will they b e able to find common ground and rekindle their romance?\nGrease - the cla ssic musical about two love-struck teenagers – was St Columba’s very f irst school musical back in 1994. Now\, the class of 2019 bring it back to the Balor stage with a bang! CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:327@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181123T200000Z DTEND:20181208T200000Z DTSTAMP:20181002T153909Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=snow-white-and-the-babes-in-the -wood SUMMARY:Snow White and the Babes in the Wood DESCRIPTION:Directed by Tracey Faulkner\n\nThe much loved and eagerly-await ed Butt Drama Circle Christmas Panto brings you the story of Snow White as you've never seen it before.\n\nIn a village far\, far away lives a vain\ , evil Queen (Connie McGranaghan) who has always been the fairest in the l and. But now that her step-daughter\, the beautiful Snow White (Aoife Keav eney) has come of age\, the Queen’s magic mirror declares that Snow Whit e is now the fairest of them all.\n\nIncandescent with rage\, the Queen en lists her sassy assistant Cedrick (Pauric Havlin) and harmless huntsman Ho race (Troy Devaney)to get rid of Snow White. However\, even with the offer of lots of gold and mounting pressure from Horace’s widow mother (Rory Farrell)\, it seems that Horace may not be up to the job.\n\nWith characte rs you wouldn’t expect to meet such as Red Riding Hood\, The Big Bad Wol f\, Rapunzel\, Hansel &\; Gretel and so many more\, the Butt Drama Circ le Christmas Panto promises to once again be a Christmas delight for all t he family. CATEGORIES:Panto END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:324@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181211T200000Z DTEND:20181211T200000Z DTSTAMP:20181009T135134Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-sean-o-hare-christmas-panto -cinderella SUMMARY:The Sean O Hare Christmas Panto: Cinderella DESCRIPTION:The Sean O Hare Christmas Panto\nCinderella\n\n Join the clien ts and staff of the Sean O’Hare Day Centre for their annual Christmas pa ntomime.\n\nThe Sean O Hare Christmas Panto takes it’s traditional annua l Balor bow. This year it’s the classic tale of Cinderella but with a tw ist that will have you laughing in the aisles. With Cinderella\, her two u gly sisters\, wicked stepmother\, Buttons\, a fairy godmother and a very h andsome prince there’s more than enough chaos to go around!\n\nFeel free to sing along to your favourite songs or simply sit back and enjoy the sh ow. And remember it’s all in a really good caus CATEGORIES:Panto END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:342@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181215T103000Z DTEND:20181215T173000Z DTSTAMP:20181127T135714Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=1958 SUMMARY:Soundwaves Christmas Special DESCRIPTION:\n\nSoundwaves Christmas Special\nYoung talent exploring musica l boundaries\, working together and developing the skills of a 21st Centur y musician\nHo! Ho! Ho! - Join us on Saturday 15th December from 10.30 - 5 .30 for a one-day music workshop in conjunction with Soundwaves and Wall T o Wall Music.\nThe fantastic music workshop is open to all aged 12-18 year s with a passion for music making. All instruments and voices are welcome to come along and jam\, form bands and write a song together – Christmas inspired or otherwise in a friendly\, welcoming environment.\nPlease brin g your instrument (keyboards provided) and packed lunch\, drink\, and snac k\nPlaces limited to 25 participants so book now. CATEGORIES:Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:325@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181220T200000Z DTEND:20181222T150000Z DTSTAMP:20181003T170933Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=finn-valley-college-christmas-v ariety-show-2 SUMMARY:Finn Valley College Christmas Variety Show DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Finn Valley College Christmas Variety Show re turns.\n\nThursday and Friday\, 20th &\; 21st\, at 8pm. Saturday 22nd a t 3pm\n\nLast year it was Nashville. This year Finn Valley College is taki ng you on a trip to Soultime!\n\nSo get up (get on up!) and get your ticke ts for the big Christmas shindig. Whether it’s Marvin or James\, Aretha or Stevie\, there’s a soul song to suit you along with dance and mischie f with laughs and gasps guaranteed.\n\nBuckle up soul brothers and soul si sters for a ride from the golden age of Motown all the way to the back of Beyonce and beyond where you’ll find the usual mayhem from some unusual suspects. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:329@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181226T210000Z DTEND:20181226T210000Z DTSTAMP:20181003T110234Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-hucksters-ball-2018 SUMMARY:The Hucksters Ball 2018 DESCRIPTION:The Hucksters Ball 2018\nwith Makings and friends\n\nDance off the excess turkey and ham with our annual St Stephen’s Night (or Boxing Night if you prefer) Hucksters Ball.\n\nMakings will once again headline a nd they’re putting together a great line-up of live music and DJs. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:326@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20181228T200000Z DTEND:20181228T200000Z DTSTAMP:20181002T152628Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=tanjier-3 SUMMARY:Tanjier DESCRIPTION:\nTanjier are the musical trio of Michael Killen\, Ronan Lynch\ , and Tommy Buckley.\n\nWith a sound inspired by acts like LCD Soundsystem blending indie-pop melodies and ambient guitar tones augmented by arresti ng audio-visuals and light shows they’ve been  hailed as ‘Elegant per formers with the perfect fusion of modern beats and haunting vocals’.\n\ nAfter a fantastic year which saw them excite crowds at Electric Picnic\, Forbidden Fruit and Other Voices as well as a sell out headline tour and o pening slots for Le Galaxie and Sorcha Richardson Tanjier are set to play their final gig of 2018 on home turf.\n\nWith special guests to be announc ed an excellent night of live music is in store.\n\n€2 from all ticket s ales will be donated to St. Vincent De Paul. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:334@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190111T200000Z DTEND:20190111T200000Z DTSTAMP:20181219T151918Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ar-an-gcead-dul-sios-first-fort night SUMMARY:Ar an gCéad dul Síos – First Fortnight DESCRIPTION:with Kevin McAleer | Beyond Blue Choir | Pol O Gallachoir | Wee Small Gods |Bosco\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nMental health awarenes s festival First Fortnight’s Donegal debut blends local and national act s from the spheres of music\, song\, drama and comedy with short talks fro m local mental health advocates and video inserts from household names.\n\ nThe night is headlined by comedian and wellbeing ‘Banarama’ guru Kevi n McAleer whose deadpan genius and anarchic Irish wit has earned him a lar ge and deserved cult following. Joining him on the bill are Beyond Blue Ch oir from Work-link\, Dungloe who formed their choir to harness the wellbei ng benefits of singing\, Mo Bhagaiste – an original bi-lingual reading b y Pol O Gallachoir inspired by the work of Seosamh MacGrianna and Wee Smal l Gods who will lift spirits with their set of reggae-infused original mus ic.\n\nInterspersed among the performances are short talks from local heal th advocates including Bill Vaughan of Mental Health Ireland &\; Donega l Mind Wellness\, Maria Coleman and Linda Ui Ghallachoir of LAMHA (Life Af firming Mental Health Action\, Angeline Driver of Cycle Against Suicide an d Peadar McDaid of Create-A-Link.\n\nThis unique evening\, coordinated by Comhcheol Arts and Wellness\, will also have a special visit from your fav ourite childhood superstar Bosco!\nFirst Fortnight is a charity that chall enges mental health prejudice through arts and cultural action. The First Fortnight festival makes the first two weeks of each year synonymous with mental health awareness\, challenging prejudice and ending stigma by creat ing a consistent space in the cultural calendar where citizens can be insp ired through arts events to talk about mental health issues in a non-scrip ted manner. This helps to change people’s perceptions about the ordinary experience of a mental health problem and the less ordinary experience of mental ill health.\n\n\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Variety END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:333@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190112T200000Z DTEND:20190112T200000Z DTSTAMP:20181023T140719Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=jack-l SUMMARY:Jack L – Magic Days Live DESCRIPTION:\n\nJack Lukeman is one of Ireland’s most respected and best- loved performers. He has several platinum selling albums to his name and h as toured continually with artists such as Imelda May\, Jools Holland\, Th e Proclaimers and Neil Sedaka.\n\nPossessing a voice described as a mixtur e of all the great voices of the 20th century his live performances are th e stuff of legend. A magnificent and enigmatic performer\, he can shush a crowd into awed silence or whip them into a frenzy in the space of a coupl e of bars.\n\nHe comes to The Balor as part of a tour promoting his latest album or original self penned songs Magic Days – a critical and commerc ial hit spawning radio singles The King Of Soho and Deeper Down The Rabbit Hole while tracks such as The Sunset Is Blue On Mars and Sky News Blues h ave also become live standards.\n\nJack L’s Magic Days tour features thi s brilliant new material alongside favourites from his extensive back cata logue in an unforgettable live show that lifts the spirits and warms the s oul.\n\n“Jack Lukeman is the most singular talent to have emerged from I reland in the last decade.”\n\nThe Irish Independent\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:338@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190119T140000Z DTEND:20190119T140000Z DTSTAMP:20181108T162334Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=goldilocks-and-the-three-bears SUMMARY:Goldilocks and The Three Bears DESCRIPTION:The much loved Fairy-tale comes to the stage in an unforgettabl e live stage production of song and laughter.\nGoldilocks and the three be ars\, Ruff The dog! and Mr Bunny perform live on stage right before your e yes in this exciting and fun filled musical production. The popular tale t akes a few twists and turn along the way with other new puppet characters and (hopefully) a happy ever after.\nTeach your kids will learn that music can be found everywhere as they sing and dance to all their favourite son gs in a show peppered with interactive moments that children and parents a like can enjoy.\nWatch your kids take part in action songs like Heads Shou lders\, Knees and Toes\, If You’re Happy and You Know It and I’m a Lit tle Teapot and many other all time children’s favourites. With different adventures from every character this show will have parents and children alike laughing\, playing and singing along.\nFor Ages 2-6 CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:330@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190121T200000Z DTEND:20190121T200000Z DTSTAMP:20181011T141630Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=jadele SUMMARY:J’Adele DESCRIPTION:A spellbinding tribute to incredible 10 times Grammy Award winn er Adele.\n\nSarah Evans\, star of Adele at the BBC replicates Adele’s m ost captivating performances with an incredible voice\, stunning outfits a nd witty charm.\n\nSarah’s BBC performance\, hosted by Graham Norton and where she met and sang with Adele herself\, has been viewed tens of milli ons of times across the world on YouTube. Sarah’s show has since\, with support from Adele\, bloomed into an international success with performanc es in sold out venues worldwide. In July 2018 J’Adele was officially awa rded the UK No.1 Best Live Tribute to Adele at the National Tribute Music Awards.\n\nJ’Adele performs Adele’s incredible hits including Hello\, Rolling In The Deep\, Someone Like You and Send My Love all in authentic c ostumes with a voice and mannerisms that makes audiences believe they are watching and listening to the great Adele herself. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:356@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190128T200000Z DTEND:20190128T200000Z DTSTAMP:20181211T121723Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=1988 SUMMARY:The Grand Ole Donegal Opry DESCRIPTION:The Grand Ole Donegal Opry\n\nThe Balors popular Nashville nigh t returns with some well known Donegal faces playing the tunes of your fav ourite Opry stars.\n\nWith music from Off The Kuff\, this fantastic night of country music recreates the Grand Ole Opry magic of US country’s top performers. Join a host of guest vocalists paying tribute to country legen ds such as Johnny Cash\, George Jones\, Randy Travis\, Merle Haggard and m ore.\n\nLine up includes: Eamon McCann as Randy Travis\, Joe Moore as Alan Jackson\, Martin Cuffe as Charlie Pride\, Jimmy Hendry as George Jones\, Martin Orr as Johnny Cash and Chris Logue as Merle Haggard. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:363@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190204T200000Z DTEND:20190205T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190131T155904Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=donegal-schools-drama-festival- 2019 SUMMARY:Donegal Schools Drama Festival 2019 DESCRIPTION:Timetable:\n\nMonday Feb 4th\n\nCrana College\, Buncrana - Teac her Laura Keogh - The Legend of Chu Chulainn - a devised dance drama - Dur ation: 10 mins - Cast 25 students aged 12+\n\nSt. Columba's College\, Stra norlar - Teacher Ann-Marie Wade - Dancing at Lughnasa - Duration - 25 - 30 mins - Cast: 8 First to Sixth year students\n\nAbbey Vocational School\, Donegal Town - Teacher Sean Donegan - Chatroom - Duration 50 mins - Cast: 24 TY students.\n\nColaiste Cholmcille\, Ballyshannon - Teacher Ann Marie Coleman - Romeo and Jules\, the Modern Love Story - Duration 14 mins\, Cas t &\; Crew: 20 TY Students\n\nTues Feb 5th\n\nRoyal and Prior College\, Raphoe - Teacher Linda O'Boyle - The Playboy of the Western World - Durat ion: 25mins - Cast: 12 TY students\n\nPobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair - Teacher Pol O Gallachoir - Big Changes - Duration 30 - 40 mins - Cast: 13 TY stude nts\n\nErrigal College\, Letterkenny - Teacher Rosemarie McConnellogue - O ur Day Out - Duration 30 mins - 23 TY students\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/01/mask-clipart-drama-5.gif CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:347@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190206T200000Z DTEND:20190206T200000Z DTSTAMP:20181205T130344Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ghostlight-sessions-febuary SUMMARY:Ghostlight Sessions Febuary DESCRIPTION:\nwith Son Of The Hound | Kessler Effect |Michael Gillespie |Ac oustic Breaks\n\nOur monthly live original music night returns for it’s first outing of 2019. We’ll be bringing you 4 great original acts on the first Wednesday of every month throughout the year.\n\n\nSon of The Hound is stage name of Omagh singer-songwriter Michael McCullagh\, described by Hot Press magazine as a writer of 'uplifting indie-rock anthems falling s omewhere between The Divine Comedy and Dropkick Murphys’. He’s also a published poet\, playwright and BBC commissioned comedy writer and combine d his twin passions of music and scriptwriting to his latest single The Al so Rans into a multimedia project\, writing and starring in a 6 part web s eries of the same name that resulted in a sell-out Belfast show late last year.\n\n\nLetterkenny four-piece progressive rock band Kessler Effect re- formed in 2018 after a four-year hiatus. from Donegal. They released their long-awaited debut EP entitled Garage Blues last October with a planned s econd EP to follow soon in 2019.\n\n\nSongwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gillespie loves a good narrative song\, inspired by and in the mo uld of Josh Ritter and early Waits &\; Cohen. 2019 will see the release of his debut self-produced album "Just resting my eyes".\n\n\nJim Carbin &\; Acoustic Breaks boast a quintessentially American old style country feel with a nod to the band’s rock &\; blues origins. They released their new album Long Tome Comin’ last November with cutting electric gui tar\, subtle pedal steel and beautiful harmonies cementing that old Americ an country vibe. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:331@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190208T200000Z DTEND:20190208T200000Z DTSTAMP:20181011T142721Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=atom-heart-floyd SUMMARY:Atom Heart Floyd DESCRIPTION:\nThe Music Of Pink Floyd\n\nAtom Heart Floyd’s four core mem bers\, with over 75 years musical experience between them\, reproduce the music of Pink Floyd to a tee with a stage show to match.\n\n\nFavourite tr acks from right across the Floyd back catalogue are faithfully delivered i ncluding tracks from The Wall\, Wish You Were Here and Dark Side Of The Mo on as Atom Heart Floyd capture the essence of the iconic Pink Floyd sound. \n\n\nFantastic musicianship combines with a great light show to deliver a n unforgettable aural and visual feast. Playing right across the United Ki ngdom\, Atom Heart Floyd are the band to see for Pink Floyd fans\, both yo ung and old alike.\n\n\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:351@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190219T200000Z DTEND:20190221T200000Z DTSTAMP:20181206T145453Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=someone-wholl-watch-over-me SUMMARY:Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me DESCRIPTION:written by Frank McGuinness\ndirected by JC Bonar\n\n‘We are in a decidedly perilous position\, to put it mildly.’\n\nAdam\, an Ameri can doctor\, Edward\, an Irish journalist and Michael\, an English academi c\, have little to unite them beyond being human in the same small space. Yet somehow\, together\, they determine to ward off madness and forestall despair.\n\nSomewhere lurk their unseen captors yet\, in the cell\, there are stories of adventure and love\, there is song and laughter\, and even a surge of writing\, cocktail-drinking and movie-making.\n\nInspired by th e abduction of Brian Keenan - taken hostage in Lebanon in the 1980s - Some one Who’ll Watch Over Me is playwright Frank McGuinness’s hymn to the defiant power of the human spirit and the creative imagination.\n\nSomeone Who’ll Watch Over Me is the Butt Drama Circle entry into the 2019 ADCI Drama Festival. CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:346@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190222T200000Z DTEND:20190222T200000Z DTSTAMP:20181205T124803Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=goats-dont-shave-3 SUMMARY:Goats Don't Shave DESCRIPTION:\nThe iconic Donegal folk/rock band return\n\nThe Balor has bee n a home from home for Donegal’s favourite musical sons. If you haven’ t been to a Goats Don’t Shave concert at The Balor brace yourself for on e of our annual highlights.\n\nThere’s only a handful of bands that can use the term ‘legendary’ without being accused of hyperbole but Donega l’s Goats Don’t Shave are undoubtedly one of them. Their iconic hit La s Vegas (in the hills of Donegal) is still one of Irish folk rocks most in stantly recognisable songs. This dynamic band can move you to laughter or to tears and their live performances are renowned for their infectious goo d humour and mesmerizing skill.\n\nPat Gallagher and the band return with an eagerly awaited sixth album in tow mixing some brand new songs in along with many of their timeless classics.\n \; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:344@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190227T200000Z DTEND:20190227T200000Z DTSTAMP:20181206T125056Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=finn-valley-mens-choir SUMMARY:Finn Valley Men's Choir DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n\n\n\nWith 35 men from the Donegal and Tyrone border regions\, the Finn Valley Men’s Choir is the first all male cross borde r/cross community choir in the Northwest.\n\n\n\nThey take to the stage un der musical director Cathering Given to entertain with a wide selection of music and song including hits from The Beatles\, Johnny Cash\, Frank Sina tra and a host of other well-known artists.\n\nGroup singing has experienc ed a dramatic increase in popularity in recent years with it’s positive effect on health and overall wellbeing well documented. The cross border a spect of The Finn Valley Mens Choir adds a sense of community awareness as well\, making the project one of the most worthy and entertaining endeavo urs in the locality. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:373@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190301T200000Z DTEND:20190301T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190214T151231Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=strictly-come-dancing SUMMARY:Strictly Come Dancing DESCRIPTION:46 fabulous dancers jive and cha-cha on the Balor stage in a bi d to impress the judges and became the winners of Strictly Come Dancing.\n Friday March 1st features our U16 couples:\n\nAaron Mc Ginty &\; Niamh Mc Laughlin\nElla Mc Laughlin &\; Daithi Mc Mahon\nAshleigh White &\ ; Michael Meehan\nKian Gallagher &\; Sarah Gavigan\nAbigail Temple Asok uh &\; ??\nAoibheann Curran &\; Ben Callaghan\nErinn Gallen &\; E oin Sweeney\nNiamh Gallagher &\; Lauren Doherty\nOisin Thompson &\; Aine  Sweeney\n\nFriday March 15th is the turn of the over 16’s:\nAdam Hannigan &\; Siobhan Doyle\nCaitlin Mc Gonagle &\; Michael Harris\nC aitlin Gillespie &\; Ciaran Channey\nCatherine Gallagher &\; Ciaran Coleman\nCillian Glackin &\; Ornaith Ni Fhearghail\nDaniel Crawford &am p\; Sarah Sweeney\nDaniella Jansen &\; Gavin Friel\nEleanor Mc Daid &am p\; Philip Boyle\nEllie White &\; Mark Sproule\nHannah Mulcahy &\; P ete Byrne\nJodi Doherty Lafferty &\; Jordon Hannigan\nJodie Bell &\; Luke Mc Laughlin\nNiamh Foley &\; Conar Duffy\nSean Coleman &\; Zar a Cassidy\n\nAll proceeds from the nights in aid of Balor DCA to help with their ongoing Balor Youth Theatre\, Donegal Youth Theatre\, Drama In Acti on and Summer Musical projects. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/02/Strictly-Come-Dancing-Conor-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Variety END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:352@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190302T200000Z DTEND:20190302T200000Z DTSTAMP:20181206T150517Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=cash-returns SUMMARY:Cash Returns DESCRIPTION:\nThe smash hit band Cash Returns make their way back to the st age with an exciting new show to mark the 50th anniversary of Johnny Cash ’s legendary San Quentin album.\n\nThe award winning JP Mac as the Man I n Black along with June Carter and electric live band bring the audience b ack to 1969 when Cash blew away the inmates of San Quentin penitentiary an d the rest of the world with one of the most famous and iconic live musica l performances in front of TV cameras.\n\nExperience for yourself the auth entic sound they heard that special evening and listen to A Boy Named Sue\ , Folsom Prison Blues\, I Walk The Line\, San Quentin and a whole lot more . CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:348@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190306T200000Z DTEND:20190306T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190227T151904Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ghostlight-sessions-march SUMMARY:Ghostlight Sessions March DESCRIPTION:\nwith Vokxen | CHERYM |Megan Nic Ruairi |Maya Goldblum\n\nThe Ghostlight Sessions marks International Women’s Day (March 8th) with a s tunning all female\, all original line-up.\n\nAll-female Electro Pop trio Vokxen have become one of the hottest names in Northern Irish music\, thri lling crowds at venues across Belfast and playing international shows in v ibrant music cities such as Berlin. Their dark\, filmic\, 80’s tinged pu nchy pop sound is rooted in the classic song writing of Fleetwood Mac and Kate Bush whilst bringing comparisons to Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Björk .\n\nC HERYM are three cheeky\, loud mouthed girls from Derry making their own un ique brand of noisy garage punk rock. Writing songs about themselves and s ongs about their friends\, they have exploded onto the scene in Northern I reland in 2018\, releasing their debut EP Mouthbreatherz in April and secu ring nominations for two awards at the NI Music Prize – Best Single for their song Take It Back and Oh Yeah Contender for contribution to Northern Irish music.\n\nSinger songwriter Megan Nic Ruairí from North West Doneg al composes haunting atmospheric piano as she tells stories of self-explor ation and romanticised love while staying true to her unique Celtic sound. Megan is first act to play the Ghostlight twice. We loved her performance with us last year and are delighted to welcome her back to weave her spel l on the Balor audience once again.\n\nBorn in the doorway of an Idaho for est cabin\, Maya Goldblum was 3 years old when she was thrust into the wor ld of jazz inhabited by her father. Currently citing Billy Holiday\, Ray C harles and Nina Simone among her musical influences\, she values people an d art over money with her only goal being to travel the world playing musi c. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:354@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190308T200000Z DTEND:20190308T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190227T152754Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=sarah-jane-scouten SUMMARY:Sarah Jane Scouten DESCRIPTION:With flavours of Lucinda Williams\, Nanci Griffiths and Iris De ment\, Sarah Jane Scouten is a three-time Canadian Folk Music Award nomine e loved by audiences across the Northern Hemisphere.\n\nA childhood spent singing bluegrass and gospel music with her father on Bowen Island\, BC re vealed a natural talent for performing and a knack for song writing quickl y emerged. Her songs tackle issues from poverty and midwifery to tongue-in -cheek heartache songs and unabashed Canadiana.\n\nAlthough outspoken and edgy Sarah remains a traditionalist at heart showing her signature flair f or the roots of roots music. She’s hit new heights with her third full-l ength album When the Bloom Falls From the Rose combining deep traditionali sm\, ruminative songwriting and classic sounds with the modern country mus ic sensibilities of Jason Isbell\, Sturgill Simpson and more. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:355@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190309T200000Z DTEND:20190309T200000Z DTSTAMP:20181212T151308Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=manny-man-does-the-history-of-i reland-on-stage SUMMARY:Manny Man Does The History Of Ireland On Stage DESCRIPTION:An Grianan Productions present\nManny Man Does The History Of I reland\, On Stage\nby John D Ruddy\ndirected by Rachel Diver\n\nBased on J ohn D Ruddy’s hit series of books and YouTube videos\, An Grianán Theat re brings Manny Man’s History of Ireland to the stage. Watch as Syn (Joh n D Ruddy) and Oppy (Louise Conaghan) romp through thousands of years of I rish history\, from the Big Bang to the present day\, with the help of ill ustrated cut-outs and comedy.\n\nSmart and entertaining\, Manny Man Does t he History of Ireland is sure to please all ages\, peppered with the tongu e-in-cheek humour that is a hallmark of the Manny Man series. When it come s to fun\, accessible history\, Manny Man is your only man!\n\nRecommended ages 8+ CATEGORIES:Childrens,Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:374@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190315T200000Z DTEND:20190315T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190214T151315Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=strictly-come-dancing-2 SUMMARY:Strictly Come Dancing DESCRIPTION:46 fabulous dancers jive and cha-cha on the Balor stage in a bi d to impress the judges and became the winners of Strictly Come Dancing.\n Friday March 1st features our U16 couples:\n\nAaron Mc Ginty &\; Niamh Mc Laughlin\nElla Mc Laughlin &\; Daithi Mc Mahon\nAshleigh White &\ ; Michael Meehan\nKian Gallagher &\; Sarah Gavigan\nAbigail Temple Asok uh &\; ??\nAoibheann Curran &\; Ben Callaghan\nErinn Gallen &\; E oin Sweeney\nNiamh Gallagher &\; Lauren Doherty\nOisin Thompson &\; Aine  Sweeney\n\nFriday March 15th is the turn of the over 16’s:\nAdam Hannigan &\; Siobhan Doyle\nCaitlin Mc Gonagle &\; Michael Harris\nC aitlin Gillespie &\; Ciaran Channey\nCatherine Gallagher &\; Ciaran Coleman\nCillian Glackin &\; Ornaith Ni Fhearghail\nDaniel Crawford &am p\; Sarah Sweeney\nDaniella Jansen &\; Gavin Friel\nEleanor Mc Daid &am p\; Philip Boyle\nEllie White &\; Mark Sproule\nHannah Mulcahy &\; P ete Byrne\nJodi Doherty Lafferty &\; Jordon Hannigan\nJodie Bell &\; Luke Mc Laughlin\nNiamh Foley &\; Conar Duffy\nSean Coleman &\; Zar a Cassidy\n\nAll proceeds from the nights in aid of Balor DCA to help with their ongoing Balor Youth Theatre\, Donegal Youth Theatre\, Drama In Acti on and Summer Musical projects. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/02/Strictly-Come-Dancing-Conor-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Variety END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:349@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190322T200000Z DTEND:20190322T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190205T125945Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ballybofey-stranorlar-womens-gr oup-variety-concert-3 SUMMARY:Ballybofey & Stranorlar Women's Group Variety Concert DESCRIPTION:\nAn evening of local entertainment in support of local charity \n\nWe’re delighted to once again host the Ballybofey &\; Stranorlar Women’s Group Variety Concert – an event that has become an annual aff air showcasing many talented artists from the area.\n\nHighlight of the ni ght will be the Ballybofey &\; Stranorlar Women’s Group performing th eir new self-penned comedy You’re Haven A Laugh. They’ll be joined by a smattering of local talent with proceeds from the night\, as always\, in aid of local charity. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/03/band-s-womend-group.jpg CATEGORIES:Variety END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:339@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190323T200000Z DTEND:20190323T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190227T153020Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=danny-o-brien-lock-in SUMMARY:Danny O Brien – Lock In DESCRIPTION:\n\nBalor Comedy Club\n\nDanny O Brien – Lock In\n\n"A perfec t mix of brains\, banter and brilliance"- Great Scott ★★★★\n\nAwar d-winning Irish comedian Danny O' Brien went to prison. Three times to per form. Once again by accident. He's performed relentlessly worldwide and ta ken up a new religion through the medium of a hangry hangover. Danny was h andpicked this year to perform as part of the iconic Best of the Edinburgh Fest show touring Australia\, has featured on The Comedy Channel and is a regular on Irish TV and Radio. He recently opened for American comedian B ill Burr in front of over 7\,000 people in Dublin.\n\n'Lock-In' has alread y sold out at Galway International Arts Festival\, The Edinburgh Fringe Fe stival\, a European tour in over 10 cities as well a tour in Dubai and Sou th East Asia. Book tickets now to avoid disappointment!\n\n“He opened fo r me at the 3Arena and he f*cking murdered it!”- Bill Burr CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:332@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190325T200000Z DTEND:20190325T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190227T153709Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-brother-brothers SUMMARY:The Brother Brothers DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe closest thing you’ll find to Simon &\; Garfunkel this century\n\nTwin brothers Adam and Dav id Moss are a musical duo unlike most others. Their sound is striking and undeniably captivating\, often leaning towards the darker\, moody elements of Appalachian folk\, klezmer and bluegrass traditions.\n\nThey tour as a n acoustic duo – David on cello and guitar\, Adam on the 5 string fiddle . With individual storied careers in the Americana scene under the belts\, the brothers have finally teamed up to bring their experiences together a nd create something really special.\n\nhttp://www.thebrotherbrothersmusic. com/\n\n \;\nThe Brother Brothers’ 2017 EP Tugboats might be one of the best releases of the year. Incredible singing\, some of the sweetest f iddle playing and cello accompaniment I’ve heard\, and songs that are am azing in both their simplicity\, and their ability to put rhyme and reason to complex human emotions.-Saving Country Music\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:357@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190329T200000Z DTEND:20190329T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190227T153745Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ahmed-dickinson-eduardo-martin SUMMARY:Ahmed Dickinson & Eduardo Martin DESCRIPTION:Hailing from Havana\, Cuba guitar virtuoso Ahmed Dickinson Card enas and Grammy nominee guitarist and composer Eduardo Martin take you on a journey where rock merges with Cuban salsa\; where old Yoruba chants\, f eel-good rumbas funk-boleros\, new age tunes and cinematic pieces sit alon gside traditional tumbaos with slap bass.\n\n \;\n\nThese deeply allur ing guitar works are a true reflection of the musical intricacies of South America – a continent that has offered the guitar more rhythms\, music traditions and cultures than any other.\n\n \;\n\nEduardo is one of th e most-performed living guitar composers in the world and Ahmed one of his most accomplished apostles. Their widely acclaimed album The Bridge is th e perfect vehicle to connect\, incorporate and juxtapose Ahmed and Eduardo ’s distinct generations\, musical ideas and spiritual journeys.\n\n  \;\n\n“You are left with the sensation of being touched to the core by e xquisitely played pieces” - Songlines CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:361@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190403T200000Z DTEND:20190403T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190227T160046Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-3 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions April DESCRIPTION:\n\nwith Pearl Natasha | Ronan Gallagher | Conor Mason |Maria M cCormick\nPower vocalist Pearl Natasha combines thumping rhythms and anthe mic choruses guaranteed to keep the crowd dancing. Her experiences as a Zi mbabwean-Irish girl growing up in Derry inform her musical kaleidoscope.  A new single - Lights On – is coming soon with plans for world dominati on not far behind.\nAfter a lengthy foray into the world of film-making Ro nan Gallagher turned his creative energy to music and found that onstage w as where he truly belonged. His music career has hit the ground running\, putting together a crack band including double Bassist Marc Geagan\, guita rist Zac Drummond (both ex Mirenda Rosenberg Band) Sean Reynolds (Slow Pla ce Like Home) on drums\, Donal McGuinness on trombone\, Matt Jennings and Sean McCarron on saxophones. His debut album Always Broke Never Broken is due for release this year.\nDerryman Conor Mason’s music conjures the wi stful wonderment of Villagers\, Elliott Smith and Matthew Jay. His intuiti ve song writing and storytelling abilities reveal themselves in hushed\, l ilting vocals and subtle instrumentation – rich and warm yet shrouded in melancholy. He already has three albums under his belt with a fourth enti tled On The Surface soon to be released via Armellodie Records.\nMaria McC ormick comes to The Ghostlight fresh from releasing her debut album I Choo se To Love. Produced by Billy Robinson and Pat Crowley in Ramelton’s Gro oveshack recording studio it features an impressive array of musical talen t including Declan Mc Clafferty\, Peadar Coll\, Lawrence Doherty\, Richie Buckley\, Seamus Devenney and Jonathan Smeaton – testimony to the respec t she has earned from her peers during her 20 years experience gigging and songwriting.\n\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:360@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190405T200000Z DTEND:20190405T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190227T160448Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ags-connolly-leo-rondeau SUMMARY:Ags Connolly & Leo Rondeau DESCRIPTION:A double bill featuring 2 of the best contemporary country song writers the UK and US have to offer\n\nOxfordshire singer-songwriter Ags C onnolly has been hailed as the best singer-songwriter in the country field that the UK has ever produced. He has two studio albums to his credit – the most recent Nothin’ Unexpected released in 2017. As a live performe r Ags has headlined shows across the UK\, Europe and the US while opening for various international artists including Rosanne Cash. Championed by ma ny in the know including Whispering Bob Harris his song When Country Was P roud was named as one of the top 60 country songs from the last 30 years b y Country Music People magazine.\n\n"There's no telling where or how the h oly ghost of country music finds its souls to inhabit\, but with results l ike this\, it's hard to argue that it hasn't found a home in Ags Connolly" - Saving Country Music\n\nJoining Ags on the bill is Leo Rondeau who make the trip from Austin\, Texas. A child of the rural American west and owni ng family lineage within the Turtle Mountain band of the Chippewa Indian t ribe Leo’s music is heavily influenced by the likes of Hank Williams\, J immie Rodgers and Townes Van Zandt. Dealing in stories candid\, honest and plainspoken there are echoes of early Tom Waits in his tunes sombre appre ciation of the darker realities of life lightened by the trademark hopeful ness of his own history and worldview.\n\nLeo has performed at popular Ame rican festivals such as Pickathon\, SXSW\, Bristol Rhythm and Roots as wel l as the Australian festival Dashville Skyline amongst countless venues in America and abroad. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/01/ags-and-leo-combined-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:366@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190409T110000Z DTEND:20190409T110000Z DTSTAMP:20190227T161319Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-war-of-the-buttons SUMMARY:The War Of The Buttons DESCRIPTION:\nWelcome to a tale of squabbles\, scuffles…and buttons!\n\n\ nGeorge grows grapes. Bessie grows cabbages. One loves the sun. One loves the rain. A petty squabble grows and grows and grows into… the war of th e buttons!\n\n\n\n\nThis is a world where you are invited to eat birthday cake\, take sides and where a button can be a kiss\, a wish\, a present\, or a trophy of war!\n\n\n\n\nTold through an energetic mix of music\, pupp etry\, clowning\, movement and sign language\, French company Compagnie An imotion’s distinctive non-verbal vocabulary creates a show accessible to all.\n\n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/02/LGDB-1-credit-photo-mark-adams-.jpg CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:340@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190411T200000Z DTEND:20190411T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190227T161351Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=jason-byrne-you-can-come-in-but -dont-start-anything SUMMARY:Jason Byrne – You Can Come In But Don’t Start Anything DESCRIPTION:Balor Comedy Club\n\nA brand new show from ‘The Outright King of Live Comedy’ The Times.\n\nThe star of ‘Irelands Got Talent’\, J ason Byrne is one the most exciting live comedy performers in the world. W hat he achieves on a stage cannot be adequately described by audience memb ers\, critics or fellow comics. Thus his legendary shows become a secret s hared experience among his audience. Every night stars are born\, friendsh ips are formed\, mascara is ruined and pants are binned. Don’t miss the chance to become part of this unique comedy experience but don’t forget to bring spare pants.\n\nThis Show is for Over 15’s.\n\n'Unmissable' Eve ning Standard\n\n'Watching a new Jason Byrne show is a bit like witnessing lightning in a bottle' Edinburgh Evening News\n\n'Byrne is consistently b rilliant' Metro\n\n‘Full on\, doubled up\, gasping for oxygen\, hilariou s’ – Chortle.\n\nwww.jasonbyrne.ie CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:358@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190413T200000Z DTEND:20190413T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190227T161449Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-matchmaker SUMMARY:The Matchmaker DESCRIPTION:\nwritten by John B Keane\ndirected by Michael Scott\n\nMary Mc Evoy and Jon Kenny star in John B Keane’s beloved hit comedy\n\nThe Matc hmaker stars Irish television favourite Mary McEvoy\, best known for her r ole as Biddie in the long running RTE series Glenroe. Jon Kenny – one ha lf of comic duo d’Unbelivables along with Pat Shortt – joins Mary to c omplete the cast. Together they play a myriad of characters in this hilari ous and earthy dramatic comedy\, following the efforts of Dicky Mick Dicky O Connor to make matches for the lonely and lovelorn.\n\nAt the centre of this production is John B Keane’s marvellous and mischievous wit. Using his inimitable way with words and sense of ‘divilment’\, Keane delves into the longings\, hungers\, fears and foibles of a collection of lonely country people\, taking us back to a simpler time when phones were few an d far between and the only web was one belonging to a spider.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/01/Matchmaker-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:368@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190415T200000Z DTEND:20190415T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190402T133552Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=writers-round-2 SUMMARY:Writers Round DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\n4 singer-songwriters give you a rare behind the scenes perspective of the music they perform.\n\nFour sin ger/songwriters sit together on the stage\, taking turns to share their so ngs. This intimate setting allows for an immersive experience. Songs are s hared in greater depth\, narratives are weaved across personal histories\, jokes and banter are freely indulged in and the crack is mighty. Grab a g lass of your favourite and settle in for a night that will move you\, ente rtain you and\, most importantly\, open a window into the craft of songwri ting.\n\nBallybofey native Karl McHugh has made waves performing for the last 5 years along the west coast of America as one half of the songwriti ng duo McHugh &\; Devine. Their song “Flame” placed 2nd out of ove r 4\,000 entries in the presitigious West Coast Songwriters Internatinoal competition\, winning best Adult/contemporary song of the year.\n\nCiting George Jones\, Gene Watson and Gene Stuart as influences\, Eddie Carey i s rapidly becoming known as the new voice of Irish country music. Having p reviously broken into the Irish country charts with Murphy’s Bar and The Longest Time his latest single You Can't Take It With You When You Go is enjoying frequent airplay on all regional radio stations around the countr y.\n\n19 year old Ben Cully is one half of indie-pop duo Ben and Ian Cully . Winner of the Lowden Songwriting Competition in 2017\, he’s played Ele ctric Picnic and a host of notable music venues including Whelan’s and T he Grand Social in Dublin\, The Half Moon in Putney\, London and a sold ou t show in Academy 2\, Dublin.\n\nTom Bonner AKA Strawman is a Ballybofey -based singer songwriter who is currently working on completing his second full album - due for release in September. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/02/writers-round-bar-tv-websize.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:362@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190424T200000Z DTEND:20190427T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190130T123731Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=children-of-the-dead-end SUMMARY:Children of The Dead End DESCRIPTION:\nChildren Of The Dead End\nA musical by Anthony Delap\ndirecte d by Kieran Quinn\n\nAn enthralling stage musical based on Patrick McGill ’s bestselling novel\n\nDermod Flynn is an independent and feisty youth who earns a meagre living as an hired  farm-hand in Donegal and Tyrone. H e falls in love with the young and innocent Norah before losing contact wi th her when he moves to Scotland with a potato-picking squad.\n\nNot conte nt with his lot\, Dermod reads voraciously and discovers his talent as a w riter. He is lured to London’s Fleet Street where he briefly follows a c areer in journalism before reuniting with his lost love.\n\nThis gritty an d poignant account of the hardships endured by the poor in early 20th cent ury Ireland and Scotland is based on Patrick McGill’s semi-autobiographi cal novel. It’s moving story\, peopled with extraordinary characters is told with humour\, music and song. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/01/web-img.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:370@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190501T200000Z DTEND:20190501T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190409T133427Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ghostlight-sessions-may-19 SUMMARY:Ghostlight Sessions May DESCRIPTION:\n\nwith Blackbird &\; Crow | Delta Fuse |Harks |Dolbro Dan\ n\n\n\n\n\nBlackbird and Crow – Maighread Ni Ghrasta (vocals) and Stephe n Doohan (guitar/bouzouki/stomp) - are best described musically as Janis J oplin meets Ry Cooder with a sprinkling of early-era Fleetwood Mac. They r eturn to The Ghostlight (their previous visit having received a rapturous reception) with the imminent release of their second album and having just completed a tour of Germany and the Netherlands supporting Scottish folk/ rock group Big Country.\n\n\n\n\n\nFour band Delta Fuse deliver the blues in their own inimitable style - a dark\, driving throttle which captures a sound filled with rawness and soul as they sing about blues\, booze and l ove.\n\n\n\n\n\nCo. Tyrone based 4 piece Harks are currently working on th eir debut EP What Time Do You Call This? Lead vocalist Glen Harkin is a re gular on the North West music circuit. Winner of the Summer Jamm busking f estival and featuring on the DC Life IN A Northern Town\, he’s also perf ormed for Children In Need.\n\n\n\n\n\nBelfast-born singer/songwriter Dolb ro Dan first surfaced in 2008 with his full-length album ‪Singin' Homema de Music - and single When Bob Was Still A Boy in particular - catching ‪the attention of local tastemakers Alternative Ulster. Mixing satirical musings with a rustic alt-folk delivery\, his hard hitting harmonica driv en acoustic material has been likened to Arlo Guthrie or early Bob Dylan.\ n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/02/Untitled-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:383@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190502T200000Z DTEND:20190503T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190409T133502Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=someone-wholl-watch-over-me-2 SUMMARY:Someone Who'll Watch Over Me DESCRIPTION:written by Frank McGuinness\ndirected by JC Bonar\n\n\n\n\n&nbs p\;\n\n \;\n\nThe Butt Drama Circle's 2019 Festival play returns to Th e Balor in advance on competing in the ADCI All-Ireland final in Athlone.\ n\nAdam\, an American doctor\, Edward\, an Irish journalist and Michael\, an English academic\, have little to unite them beyond being human in the same small space. Yet somehow\, together\, they determine to ward off madn ess and forestall despair.\n\nSomewhere lurk their unseen captors yet\, in the cell\, there are stories of adventure and love\, there is song and la ughter\, and even a surge of writing\, cocktail-drinking and movie-making. \n\nInspired by the abduction of Brian Keenan - taken hostage in Lebanon i n the 1980s - Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me is playwright Frank McGuinnes s’s hymn to the defiant power of the human spirit and the creative imagi nation.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/04/Someone-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:375@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190508T200000Z DTEND:20190509T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190313T121217Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-marriage-of-figaro SUMMARY:The Marriage Of Figaro DESCRIPTION:Join Northwest Opera for a rollicking riot of a good time\, as they perform the greatest comic opera ever written!\n\nNorth West Opera  present Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” - a fabulous farce with gl orious music full of instantly recognizable tunes. A local cast including participants in the Children’s Stage Workshop are joined by internationa l professional soloists and the professional musicians of Orkestra Kameral na who provide the beautiful orchestration that has made Mozart one of the most beloved composers of all time.\n\nThis is North West Opera’s inaug ural pocket production – an abridged version of the opera with English d ialogue. Enjoy an evening of laugh out loud hilarity and sweet strains tha t will touch the soul. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/03/Figaro-NWO-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:343@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190511T200000Z DTEND:20190511T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190228T123128Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=dirtbirds-self-help-tour SUMMARY:Dirtbirds Self Help Tour DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nIs making the school lunches\, doing the jaysus homework and dodging the guards because your NCT is out by two years sending you over the edge? Fear not because you’re not alone and T he Dirtbirds are here to help!\nJoin comedy duo Sinead Culbert and Sue Col lins – aka The Dirtbirds - as they navigate the stresses and strains of modern life in their brand new comedy show Dirtbirds Self Help Tour. This rip roaring two hours of comedy gold is a unique blend of hilarious sketch comedy and stand up. Brand new characters take to the stage along with so me of the well-known favourites. Don’t miss this side-splitting show fro m the queens of sketch comedy.\n“Their comedy is based on observing norm al-life situations and turning them into\nvery intelligent quips\, sketche s and stories.” The Independent\n\n“Irish comedy duo's hilarious tips from the town beauty tutorial will have you in stitches” The Sun. CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:369@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190516T200000Z DTEND:20190516T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190228T123731Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=deni-bonet SUMMARY:Deni Bonet DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nDeni Bonet\n\nProving there’s more to the violin than c oncertos and hoedowns she has recorded and performed with luminaries such as Cyndi Lauper\, REM\, Indigo Girls and Warren Zevon  among others in ad dition to performing her own music around the world.\n\n\n\n\n\nHer latest album\, Bright Shiny Objects\, released on Zip Records/Sony-RED\, receive d incredible reviews from some of the most prestigious music publications with the Wall Street Journal describing her as “Sheryl Crow meets the B- 52's".\n\nwww.denibonet.com\n\n\n\n\n\n“Tracks on the album soar high wi th vibrancy and her ability to stun from beginning to end”\n\n\n\n\n~ No Depression\n\n\n\n\n\n“Just finished listening to this masterpiece.  T he playing is so damn rich and fine and tempered and textured\; the melodi es are strong and enveloping”\n\n\n\n\n~ PopDose Magazine\n\n\n\n\n\n“ Timeless\, genre defiant\, and destined to be around for years to come.” \n\n\n\n\n~ All Music Guide\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/02/Deni-Bonet.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:376@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190517T200000Z DTEND:20190517T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190313T121901Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=dean-maywood-ep-launch SUMMARY:Dean Maywood EP Launch DESCRIPTION:with The Dog River Band\n\nKate O Callaghan\, Michael Gillespie \n\n&\; Special Guest Brendan Quinn\n\nBalor regulars will know Dean M aywood well. He’s the host of our monthly Ghostlight Sessions original l ive music night and has supported the likes of Goats Don’t Shave\, The M ulligan Brothers and The 4 Of Us here over the years.  The Raphoe man ret urns – this time in his own headline slot – launching his eponymously titled debut EP.\n\nMusically Dean draws on a spring of vintage ‘70’s golden era rock\, pop and country\, distilling it to beautiful melody and lyrics with heart informed and inspired by endless miles and hours working the Irish music circuit. The lead single Jane – released in January – has received extensive coverage including plays on RTE and BBC.\n\nFor th is launch Dean has put together The Dog River Band – a crack band of mus ical peers and legends – including Strabane singer songwriter Darren Doh erty on guitars\,  Zara Montgomery on keys\, Cormac Friel on drums and Da rren Carr on bass. They’re joined by legendary Goats Don’t Shave guita rist Patsy Gallagher and a special guest appearance by the one and only Br endan Quinn.\n\nGhostlight regulars will also recognise the two support ac ts on the night – the Inishowen duo of Kate O Callaghan and Seamus Deven ney and songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gillespie. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/03/dean-maywood-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:335@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190518T200000Z DTEND:20190518T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190228T123945Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=john-lennon-uk SUMMARY:John Lennon UK DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nJohn Lennon look-and-sound-alike Gaz Keenan fronts an accomplished band of seasoned musicians to take you o n a journey through the best loved songs of the legendary Beatle.\n\nThis two-hour\, fully costumed Lennon Retrospective covers Lennon’s best know n solo work as well as classic Lennon-penned Beatles songs.\n\nA highly au thentic Lennon/Beatles experience\, John Lennon UK faithfully recreates Jo hns soulful vocals\, his rugged and passionate guitar playing\, simplistic but beautiful piano work as well as his so cool look mannerisms\, accent and\, of course\, his caustic wit!\nNo-one can top Gaz who looks like Lenn on in his early years - The Daily Express CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:377@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190523T200000Z DTEND:20190523T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190313T122234Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=david-craig-folk-n-ballad-conce rt-show SUMMARY:David Craig Folk ‘N’ Ballad Concert Show DESCRIPTION:\n\nDavid Craig is well known in the Donegal music scene\, cove ring everything from country to middle of the road classics but Irish folk and traditional ballads have always been close to his heart.\n\nThis new exciting stage show features David with a full 7-piece band breathing new life and energy into Irish folk music. There’s standards and timeless cl assics as well as some of his own original material including his ever-pop ular poem The Broken Man.\n\nWith the addition of an Irish Dancing Drummer creating the beat with his feet ensuring that the entertainment isn’t j ust limited to the music there really is something for everyone with a lov e for all things Irish. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/03/David-Craig-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:364@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190525T200000Z DTEND:20190525T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190228T145312Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=tanya-mccole SUMMARY:Tanya McCole DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nHailing from Ardara\, Tanya McCole has wowed audiences at home and abroad with her vocal style\, songwriting capabilities and flair for interpreting songs of others. 2009 saw the release of her first album Love\, Hate and The Blues which was well received by audiences and radio stations alike.\n\n\n\n\n\nHaving sung blues\, soul\, jazz and rock with s ome of the top acts in this country including Sharon Shannon\, Mundy and S hane MacGowan Tanya found herself returning to her roots of folk and class ic country whilst discovering Americana along the way. The result was the 2018 album Because Of You revealing a new stripped back sound showcasing h er distinctive voice and songwriting ability. That same year she fulfilled a lifelong dream touring with Grammy award winner John Prine.\n\n\n\n\n\n Accompanying Tanya for this Balor gig will be Joseph Murphy on bass\, Coli n Henry on Dobro and Raymond O’Kane. Jospeh is recording producer for Se ssions in The House and has played with top musicians everywhere from Irel and to Nashville. North Antrim man Colin has shared the stage with such di verse performers as Nanci Griffith\, Gerry (banjo) O’Connor and Dublin g uitar legend Dick Farrelly while Raymond\, from Dungiven\, is best known f or his work as composer and songwriter for successful Derry based band LOR E.\n\n\n\n\n\n“The world should know about Tanya McCole. I love her voic e. She is authentic in every way - and a great road buddy too.” – John Prine\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/02/Tanya-MCCole-BW.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:365@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190601T200000Z DTEND:20190601T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190228T145400Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-swingtime-starlets SUMMARY:The Swingtime Starlets DESCRIPTION:\n\nWith summer in full ‘swing’ what better time to get you r toes tapping\, your sweetheart swaying\, your Jitterbug jiving and Lindy Hop your way to the Balor as Andrews Sisters inspired trio Swingtime Star lets transport you through the eras with their exceptional voices\, slick harmonies\, red lips and vintage style!\n\nRenditions of the 40's American Big Band and Wartime Anthems\, Retro Pop classics of the 50’s and 60’ s and the records that defined The Hollywood Hey Day will put a swing in y our step for a Summer Night of musical magic!\n\nSo dust off those dancing shoes\, set the victory rolls and straighten those stocking seams – aft er a string of hugely successful sold out shows in the North The Swingtime Starlets come to Donegal for the very first time.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/02/Starlets-uniform.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:381@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190605T200000Z DTEND:20190605T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190314T164719Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-4 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions DESCRIPTION:\nwith Don’t Fear The Natives | Rory Nellis |Sarah Buckley |O cras\n\nBuncrana six piece alt-rock outfit Don’t Fear The Natives revolv e around a nucleus of singer Claire McDaid and guitarist/songwriter Denis Kelly. After a much publicised gig with Welsh giants Feeder and a headline appearance at Vantastival their debut 4 track offering Stupid Heart rompe d into the iTunes Top 20 on the day of its release. Showcasing their music al range from delicate laid back vibes to full on alt rock it has steadily picked up feature plays across local and regional radio as well as online worldwide.\n\n"Cracking debut release! We can't help but think of Joni Mi tchell when listening to our Stupid Heart favourite\, "This Tide Will Turn "\, definitely ones to watch....!" - Hot Press\n\nBelfast singer-songwrit er Rory Nellis creates carefully-crafted musings on life\, death\, relatio nships and (occasionally) politics. His 2017 album There Are Enough Songs in The World was widely considered one of the strongest Northern Irish alb ums of 2017. He’s currently working on a highly anticipated follow up wh ich includes his forthcoming single The Fear which finds him at his most m usically earworming and lyrically incisive best.\n\n“One of Ireland’s most naturally gifted songsmiths” – The Thin Air\n\nIt’s been a hect ic 2019 for Sarah Buckley already (and it’s only April!). Her year began with a coveted place in Whelan’s Ones To Watch. She released her debut single You’ve Got Me produced by Karl Odlum (Mic Christopher\, Glen Hans ard\, David Keenan) on Feb 15 th with the music video premiering on Hot Pr ess the same day and the song included on the RTE Radio 1 Recommends playl ist. She’s gigged extensively supporting Ham Sandwich\, Mick Flannery an d Cry Monster Cry to add to a whole host of festival appearances including Electric Picnic\, Vantastival and Sligo Live.\n\n"Sarah Buckley's debut s ingle is a beautifully rendered acoustic love song that could easily have been penned by Dolores O'Riordan" - Hot Press\n\nOcras are an unpredictabl y outrageous blend of Irish folk\, funk\, jazz and whatever you’re havin g yourself. With guitar\, drums\, fiddle\, sax and four vocals it’s a de licious meting point of backgrounds\, influences and sounds. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/03/GLSJune.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:379@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190611T190000Z DTEND:20190613T190000Z DTSTAMP:20190524T143409Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=donegal-national-schools-drama- festival-3 SUMMARY:Donegal National Schools Drama Festival DESCRIPTION:The Butt Drama Circle present The Donegal National Schools Dram a Festival at The Balor Arts Centre. \nThis event is an annual fixture in both the schools and The Balor's calendar. It features the talents of pup ils from schools throughout the county some of whom may well go on to beco me stars of the future.\nDon’t miss this opportunity to see the wealth o f young dramatic talent the county has to offer.\nSCHEDULE\nTuesday June 1 1th\nS.N. Taobhoige\, Cloghan - Sabhail an Domhan\nWoodland NS Letterkenny - Cinnin Oir agus na Tri Bhear\nWoodland NS Letterkenny - tbc\n*****\nWed nesday June 12th \nSt Mary's NS Stranorlar - School Daze\nScoil an Linbh Iosa - Peggy Wright\n*****\nThursday June 13th\nSt Eunan's NS Raphoe - Cat erpillar Boogie\nSt Eunan's NS Raphoe - The Clown Who Couldn't Smile\nSt E unan's NS Raphoe - Beauty and the Beast\nSt Eunan's NS Raphoe - Reach ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2018/01/mask-clipart-drama-5.gif CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:378@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190615T200000Z DTEND:20190615T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190313T150554Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-rodney-deery-school-of-musi c SUMMARY:The Rodney Deery School Of Music DESCRIPTION:The Rodney Deery School Of Music\n \nOperating out of The Base Enterprise Centre in Stranorlar\,The Rodney Deery School of Music is one of the Twin Towns undoubted success stories of the past few years\, teachi ng voice piano and a range of other music to people of all ages.\nThis spe cial showcase night will feature performances from pupils of Rodney Deery School of Music in the form of various solo pieces and musical ensembles a cross the disciplines of Piano\, Saxophone\, Clarinet and Vocal.\nThe Deer ys are of course\, one of Ballybofey’s best known musical families and t he night will also see Rodney joined onstage by his father Vivian and wife Claire plus more acts to be announced. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:371@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190619T200000Z DTEND:20190619T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190228T145623Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=sorry-for-your-loss SUMMARY:Sorry For Your Loss DESCRIPTION:\n\nNothing usually happens in the isolated townland of Bannion \, Donegal. But when sisters Barbara and Alice learn of the passing of the ir uncle Paddy (or is it Peter?) their fortunes are about to change.\n\n\n \n\n\nHosting and Irish wake? Easy. Keeping it a secret from their cunning sister Majella and superstitious niece Cara? Much more difficult – espe cially as Bannion is home to some unusual townsfolk.\n\n\n\n\n\nAre Barbar a and Alice making a grave mistake? Are they going to hit a dead end? With more twists than a corkscrew this brand new adult comedy will have you ki lled with laughter as uncle Paddy (or Peter) gets the send off he’s alwa ys wanted!\n\n\n\n\n\nSorry For Your Loss is written by entertainer Gary G amble and actress Sinead McAteer and features the Ban-Rua Theatre Group.\n \n\nAge Restriction 18+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/02/SORRY-FOR-YOUR-LOSS-new26762.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:380@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190629T200000Z DTEND:20190629T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190409T133659Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-24-hour-plays-donegal SUMMARY:The 24 Hour Plays Donegal DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe most unpredictable night of theatre in the North-West!\ n\n2019 is a big year in the Balor. The Butt Drama Circle is sixty years o ld\, the Balor DCA turns twenty and the Butt Hall celebrates its centenary ! As part of our celebrations The Butt Drama Circle and Balor DCA are chal lenging members old and new to unite to create a series of plays in just O NE DAY.\n\nWriters\, directors &\; actors get together for the first ti me on Friday night at 8pm. They have exactly 24 hours to write\, rehearse and make all the preparations for curtain up the following day. Can they b eat the clock?\n\nNothing is guaranteed\, everything is left to chance and anything can happen. We dare you to join us for what promises to be an un predictable\, unique and exciting night of theatre.\n\nDon’t miss it!\n\ nThe 24 Hour Plays®: Donegal is presented under a license from The 24 Hou r Plays®. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/03/24hr.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:384@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190710T200000Z DTEND:20190713T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190410T101904Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=robin-bstard-the-water-thieves- 3 SUMMARY:Robin B'Stard & The Water Thieves DESCRIPTION:by Conor Malone\ndirected by Caroline Bell\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA hilar ious water charges inspired musical comedy!\n\nWicked King Enda has kidnap ped Anna Livia the Water Maiden and all the water in the village well has dried up.\n\nIt’s a race against time for our unlikely coalition of hero es - Robin B’Stard (Robin Hoods illegitmate\, slightly less well known h alf brother)\, Will Scarletforya\, Scarecrow Mick and Friar Tourettes\, wi th some help from Turfcutter Ming and the ancient wizard Michael D. Can th ey defeat Enda and his henchmen Simon and Leo\, rescue the maiden and rest ore the water supply before the shadowy Mr Redacted gets his water meters in place?\n\nRemember - there’s only room for one Robin B’Stard in thi s town!\n\nAge recommendation 16+. Contains adult themes and strong langua ge.\n\n\nThe funniest show I’ve seen in years - Conal Gallen\n \n\n&nbs p\; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/11/Robin-BStard-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:386@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190717T200000Z DTEND:20190717T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190410T150751Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ghostlight-sessions-july-19 SUMMARY:Ghostlight Sessions July 19 DESCRIPTION:\nwith Ultan Conlan | Sam Wickens |Grainne Hunt\nWith a powerfu l yet melancholy voice that critics have likened to the great Roy Orbison acclaimed Galway song writer Ultan Conlon has a rare ability to capture th e fragility of the human spirit. His 3rd studio album Last Days of the Nig ht Owl was chosen Album of the Week by RTE Radio 1 last year with two sing les from the album The Measure and A Weak Heart Like Mine - a duet with Ma ry Coughlan - each hitting the No.1 spot on the stations Airplay chart. Hi s current single In the Blink of an Eye was mixed in the US by the six tim e Grammy Award winning producer Vance Powell who has worked with The White Stripes and Chris Stapleton.\n\n\n2018 was a very successful year for Ult an Conlon with a series of big shows as a guest of the legendary John Foge rty of Creedence Clearwater Revival and at the Trinity College Summer Seri es at the invitation of Roxy Music ’s Bryan Ferry in addition to Irish t ours with Eddi Reader and The Stunning.\n\n\n\n\nUltan Conlon’s album ‘Last Days of the Night Owl’ has a timeless quality reminiscent of Ric hard Hawley combining lyrical expressions of fragility within a sumptuous musical setting - R2 magazine\n\n\n\n\nCompared to Jeff Buckley\, Tom Wait s and John Martyn\, Sam Wickens is a mesmerising solo performer gifted wit h the talent to arouse the soul. His haunting melodies laced with poignant lyrics convey a personal blend of Soul\, Blues\, Gospel\, Folk and Indie. \n\n\n\n\nIn 2017 his work with David Bowies producer Tony Visconti on a S ky Arts documentary culminated in his working closely with music icons inc luding Stuart Copeland\, Nitin Sawhney\, and Imelda May\, and performing l ive at Union Chapel\, London supported by legendary saxophonist Howey Case y (Paul McCartney/ Wings).\n\n\n\n\n“His voice is just sublime.. Phenome nal” - Imelda May\n\n\n\n\nMonaghan folk singer Grainne Hunt has shared stages with Glen Hansard and Mark Geary and drawn comparisons to vocal ico ns Tracy Chapman and Nathalie Merchant. She’s just returned from Nashvil le\, with a new record entitled This Secret in her pocket. Recorded with T homm Jutz (Nanci Griffith\, Maura O’Connell) and featuring the skills of Mark Fain (Ry Cooder) on bass and Lynn Williams (John Hiatt) on drums\, i t is already gaining attention in the US.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/04/gls-july-lineup.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:387@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190718T200000Z DTEND:20190718T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190411T130444Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=pilgrim-street-2 SUMMARY:Pilgrim Street DESCRIPTION:\nAn infectious 7-piece drawing from Hank Williams\, Woody Guth rie\, The Pogues and Springsteen’s Seeger Sessions.\n\n\nPilgrim Street ’s powerhouse live performances are a high energy mix of Bluegrass\, Old Time Country and Folk Music fused with traditional folk songs from this s ide of the Atlantic. A string of acclaimed live appearances – at Electri c Picnic and Vicar Street among others - have made the Irish music world s it up and take notice.\n\n\n\n\nThey released their raucous sing-a-long fe el-good single My Little Blackbird in June 218 with the EP Pilgrim St\, pr oduced by Oisin Leech of The Lost Brothers\, following in September. If yo u’re a fan of infectious melodies\, harmonies and songs delivered with e xcellent musicianship in a party atmosphere this is definitely a gig for y ou.\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/04/Pil-St-Banner.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:345@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190720T200000Z DTEND:20190720T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190228T145833Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=further-ted SUMMARY:Further Ted DESCRIPTION:\nJoin two of Father Ted’s most memorable characters for a ni ght of comedy.\n\nFurther Ted is a show that brings two of the most memora ble characters from Father Ted together for a night of stand-up and musica l comedy. There’s even a chance to compete in a "Lovely Girls" competiti on – and you don't have to be a girl to enter! The winner gets a romanti c candle lit night in for one\, a luxury cruise in a boat of your own maki ng and a full set of bespoke rubber gloves.\n\nJoe Rooney (Father Damo) an d Patrick McDonnell (Eoin McLove) are renowned stand-up comedians with a u nique take on Irish society. Expect improvised audience interaction and mu sical comedy a duo who are stalwarts of the Irish comedy scene and never f ail to be anything less than hilarious.\n\n\n“If they don’t get their own TV show at the end of the run\, there is something very wrong with the world” - The Scotsman CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:400@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190801T200000Z DTEND:20190801T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190617T094334Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-5 SUMMARY:Ghostlight Sessions August 1st DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nDonegal alternative rock/pop band Constant Supply cre ate melodic compositions\, driven along through light and dark alleywa ys by pulsing drums. Both their debut album 2013’s The Coast Ain't Clear and the 2015 follow up Ex Nihilo featured as Album of the Week on Dan Heg arty’s 2FM radio show. The subsequently appeared at Electric Picnic in 2 016 via 2FM’s Play the Picnic competition. Their third album Isn't Life Great co-produced and recorded by Tommy McLaughlin in Donegal’s Attica Studios was launched in the iconic Whelan’s\, Dublin in July\n\n\n\n\nSo nja Sleator intensely personal lyrics\, folksy hooks and light instrument ation have won her many plaudits. Her 2017 EP ADAMS was hailed as one o f the best releases of the year while her 2018 single Ghost received airpl ay across the county. The release of her third EP Violent Strawberry is im minent with the lead single Goodbye already making waves – picked up by Hotpress as Track Of The Day and receiving airplay nationwide.\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nEthan Hanna burst onto to scene with his 2018 debut album Welcome T o the Batlands. Described as a stunning debut it’s been lauded by Hotp ress\, Americana-UK\, Folking.com and BBC Radio Ulster’s Ralph McLean among others.\n\n\n\n\n\nBelfast based Joel Harkin has honed his distincti ve brand of alternative ambient folk music by performing as much as possi ble over the past few years. The result is an intimate perfomance style we aving haunting melodies with evocative\, honest storytelling. After a bu sy 2018 consisting of two tours\, support slots for the likes of SOAK\, C ourtney Marie and an EP release he is now working on his debut album.\n\n \n\n\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:393@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190808T200000Z DTEND:20190812T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190528T115526Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=all-shook-up-2 SUMMARY:All Shook Up DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nA musical comedy fea turing the songs of Elvis Presley\n\nBalor DCA present their 2019 summer m usical All Shook Up – the story of a small town girl with big dreams and the motorcycle riding stud she falls for.\n\nIt’s 1950’s America and Natalie dreams of love and adventure yearning for her true love to appear and spirit her away from her dreary small town life. Chad has just got out of jail. When he rocks up on his motorbike things are never going to be t he same.\n\nBased on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night\, All Shook Up takes yo u on a journey to 1955 middle America\, where one girls dream and a surpri se visit from a mysterious leather-jacketed\, guitar-playing stranger help a small town to discover the magic of romance and the power of rock &\ ; roll.\n\nAmong the 24 songs featured in the score are Elvis classics lik e "Heartbreak Hotel\," "Love Me Tender\," "Don't Be Cruel\," "Can't Help F alling in Love\," and of course the title tune “All Shook Up”.\n\ndire cted by Caroline Bell ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2017/01/all-shook-up.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:394@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190824T200000Z DTEND:20190824T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190531T135742Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=davie-furey-and-the-cool-cats SUMMARY:Davie Furey and The Cool Cats DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nFollowing his recent No.1 hit Fire and Gold Davie Furey hits the road with Cool Cats Dermot Cullen a nd Davy Ryan for a series of intimate dates around Ireland.\n\nDavie’s d ebut album Easy Come Easy Go was well received by audiences around the cou ntry earning glowing praise from luminaries such as Christy Moore\, Donova n\, Luka Bloom and Jimmy McCarthy. Showcased by RTE and BBC radio at home and abroad it earned Davie a worldwide publishing deal with Universal Musi c.\n\nNominated three years in a row by The Pure M Music Awards\, Davie’ s knack for storytelling in a song and charismatic stage presence mark him out as one of Ireland’s top live performers.\nCongratulations Davie on a lovely album...a fine\, fine record - Christy Moore\nAn excellent piece of work from Davie - Donovan\nLoved this album.  Davie has a very unique voice and will gather a large following very quickly - Jimmy McCarthy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/05/Davie-Furey-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:402@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190904T200000Z DTEND:20190904T220000Z DTSTAMP:20190617T141721Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ghostlight-sessions-sept-4th SUMMARY:Ghostlight Sessions Sept 4th DESCRIPTION:\n\nSheerbuzz are a Donegal based indie alt-rock 4 piece. Altho ugh only formed in August 2017 they’ve already performed their versatile high energy set to sold out crowds in Derry’s Nerve Centre (twice) and the RCC Letterkenny. Their debut EP All Our Time And Money recorded in Ter ry McGinty’s Valley Studios reached the 100\,000 plays mark within weeks of it’s release marking them out as one of the biggest young bands in t he country.\n\nStrabane native Darren Doherty has been tipped for musical success since he was 11. An eventful career path sees him back home in Str abane by way of Belfast and Glasgow with his latest project The Heathen Ch oir featuring his brother Martin (percussion) and Strabane songstress Laur en Bird (keys and bass). The music is a mix of life affirming rock (Oasis\ , REM) and progressive influences such as Pink Floyd\, Rush &\; Joni Mi tchell all tied together with an unmistakable Northern Irish accent and a penchant for poetry and honesty. One of the most popular acts to appear in Ghostlight 2018 we’re delighted to bring him back.\n\nWith their own br and of emo-tinged punk rock\, heart-on-their-sleeve lyrics and catchy upbe at tunes Donegal based 3 piece Fierce Pit Bosses are making a name for the mselves on the Irish alternative rock scene. Their first single Sharks In The Bathtub was released in October 2018 with the EP of the same name in J anuary 2019.\n\nHip-hop artist/singer/songwriter DK blends rapping and sin ging with hard beats and controversial lyrics while telling a story though rhymes fast and slow. He’s dropping five projects over the summer with just released debut album Chemical Slowdance to be followed by 4 mini proj ects/Eps.\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:372@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190907T200000Z DTEND:20190907T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190228T150118Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=manoeuvres SUMMARY:Manoeuvres DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nEurope’s premier tribute to OMD\n\n\n\n\n\nOMD – Or chestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – are one of the most influential and or iginal bands to emerge from the early days of synth pop in the late 1970 ’s. MANOEUVRES to bring you a Tribute Show to OMD crafted a genuine love and respect for the music of these synth pop pioneers. Focusing on meticu lous attention to detail together with a little twist or two of their own\ , Manoeuvres delivers an energetic and authentic stage performance faithfu lly capturing the atmosphere and excitement of a true OMD concert.\n\n\n\n \nPerforming all of OMD's many hit songs including Enola Gay\, Messages\, Sailing On The Seven Seas and Souvenir\, Manouevres is a captivating show that relives and recalls some of the great times and tunes of yesteryear.\ n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/02/OMD-BALLYBOFEY-IRE-2019-36.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:403@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190908T200000Z DTEND:20190908T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190902T113432Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=leroy-troy-his-hillybilly-trio SUMMARY:Leroy Troy & His Hillybilly Trio DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nLeroy Troy &\; His Hill billy Trio\n\nThe founding members of The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band brighte n up the stage with an array of rib-tickling old-time tunes and a smatteri ng of string acrobatics and general tomfoolery.\n\nFrom the pastoral rolli ng hills and hollers of sunny Tennessee come the founding members of The T ennessee Mafia Jug Band\, Mike Armistead &\; the ole Tennessee Slicker himself\, Leroy Troy. The Sultan of Goodlettsville\, the Most Popular Man in Country Music\, Troy - who plays banjo\, ukulele\, and an elaborately o utfitted scrubboard he calls “the washing machine” (in a style fashion ed from long-ago Opry star Robert Lunn who played the scrubboard on Roy Ac uff’s show) – has been a professional hillbilly musician since before his seminal old-time banjo act at the 1982 Knoxville World’s Fair captiv ated all\,\n\nAccompanied by their songwriting guest and part-time band me mber George Harper\, this is a frolicking threesome sure to entertain in t he old Southern traditions of comedic song\, tales of loved &\; lost an d the occasional story.\n\nIt’s The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band Lite - less of what’s bad for you\, but all of the fun. This is a trio that know th e music\, wear the costumes\, tell the stories and do the slapstick gags t hat throw an audience into hysterics. Old-time slapstick entertainment wit h a capital ‘N’!\n\n"You’ll pay for the whole seat\, but you’ll on ly need the edge!" - Toronto Courier Democratic Free Press CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:391@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190913T200000Z DTEND:20190914T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190522T112133Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=caught-in-the-act SUMMARY:Caught in the Act DESCRIPTION:Award winning comedian Conal Gallen brings his brand new Comedy Play Caught In The Act to theatres across Ireland this Autumn and the ver y first stop is The Balor.\n\n\n\n\n\nConal and his son Rory Gallen have t eamed up once again and come up with a rib splittingly\, fast paced outrag eous comedy that will have you laughing out loud. Caught In The Act is a l augh a minute comedy play filled to ‘the hoozle’ with laughter and cra ic with a bit of mystery thrown in for good measure! In true Conal Gallen fashion there is always a few surprises thrown in – most of the time the cast get the biggest surprise of all!\n\n\n\n\nConal has kept the well lo ved Bridie\, Willie\, Dick\, Betty and the infamous Father “Big Mad Mick y” O’Reilly and added a few new faces with a certain je ne sais quoi!\ n\n\n\n\nThree actors playing the part of 9 characters\, a hilariously fun ny plot\, a night of laughter and craic not to be missed!\n\n\n\n\n\nStarr ing: Conal Gallen\, Paddy McMenamin\, Jack Quinn\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/05/Conal_Play_CaughtInAct_A3_Land_v1.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:398@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190921T140000Z DTEND:20190921T140000Z DTSTAMP:20190613T202524Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=humpty-dumptys-big-egg-venture SUMMARY:Humpty Dumpty's Big Egg-Venture DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe classic nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty is brought to the stage in this wonderful live interactive a ll singing and dancing production.\n\nHumpty Dumpty is going on a big adve nture to climb the highest wall in the Kingdom\, but Humpty needs your hel p! Sing along\, solve puzzles and meet lots of famous children’s charact ers along the way including The Three Little Pigs\, Little Bo Peep\, all t he animals on Old MacDonald’s Farm and many more.\n\nWhen Humpty climbs the highest wall in the Kingdom\, who knows what might happen next?\n\nFor Ages 2-6 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/06/HD-WEB.jpg CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:389@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190926T200000Z DTEND:20190926T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190812T131130Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=jon-kenny-crowman SUMMARY:Jon Kenny - Crowman DESCRIPTION:\n\n.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nCrowman is Dan Lonergan’s acco unt of the hilarious characters that inhabit his life on a daily basis and a love story that never was.\n\nBy turns poignant and comic Jon Kenny car ries the audience on a rollercoaster ride from his childhood to middle age \, from the hurling pitch to the pub and from one uproariously funny chara cter to the other.\n\nIt is about lost love and the sense of belonging and not belonging to a small community. Most of all it is about the humanity and decency of the local characters found in every rural village and town in Ireland. As Dan himself surmises ‘Some people never had the dance tha t I had and some people never hear the music.’\n\nCrowman is the perfect acting vehicle for Jon Kenny (D’Unbelievables) who is brilliant not onl y in the role of Dan the many uproariously funny characters he sitches sea mslessly between in this triumph of quiet desperation infused with warmth and dark humour. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/05/Jon-Kenny-Crowman-Poster.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:405@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190927T200000Z DTEND:20190927T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190814T084506Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=in-their-thousands-lemoncello SUMMARY:In Their Thousands | Lemoncello DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nSince first coming together in 2012 In Their Thousands have established themselves as one of Donegal’s fine st ever bands. The quartet of Aidan and Declan McCafferty\, Ruairí Friel and Martin Smyth have produced 4 EPs of epic\, finely crafted songs such a s Carrickatine\, Vive La Revolucion\, Flicker and The Old Man and the Sea. Their first full length CD Acrasia – recorded at Attica Studios\, Termo n was released earlier this year to acclaim that matched the anticipation of a fervent fanbase.\n\nLemoncello are the Donegal/Carlow duo of Claire K insella and Laura Quirke. They make music using four basic ingredients – guitar\, cello and two voices. They released their debut EP Stuck Upon Th e Staircase in 2018 and have since performed all over Ireland including Ot her Voices\, Body and Soul and Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival . Their 2nd EP is due out this autumn. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/08/IN-THEIR-THOUSANDS-black-2.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:341@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190928T200000Z DTEND:20190928T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190726T110749Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=wrong-jovi SUMMARY:Wrong Jovi DESCRIPTION:\n\nDescribed as “The best Bon Jovi tribute band in the world ” Wrong Jovi are a 5-piece look-and-sound-alike tribute who deliver a co ncert experience like no other.\n\nFrontman Ally Ward’s soaring lead voc als transports audiences back to the days when Jon Bon Jovi was the greate st front man on the planet while Mark Harding provides the virtuosic fire and passion of Richie Sambora’s superlative guitar skills. They’re joi ned by keyboard wizard Simon Tabert – a classically trained pianist who portrays the role of David Bryan - while the thunderous rhythm section of Tico Torres and Hugh McDonald is provided by Jon ‘Alex’ Sturgeon (drum s) and James Houghton (bass)\, two fantastic musicians with a wealth of ex perience.\n\nSince their formation\, Wrong Jovi have taken the tribute cir cuit by storm\, regularly selling out established music venues and theater s around the UK. They’ve even been personally thanked by former Bon Jovi guitarist\, Richie Sambora\, for the work they do.\n\nWith their attentio n to detail\, stagecraft and natural charisma\, Wrong Jovi never fail to t urn every venue into an arena. Greatest hits such as ‘Livin’ On A Pray er’\, ‘Wanted Dead Or Alive’\, ‘Always’\, ‘Bed Of Roses’ and ‘Bad Medicine’ are mixed with live favorites such as ‘Blood On Bloo d’ and ‘Raise Your Hands’ to provide a high octane journey through t he bands back catalogue. And\, with rarities like Dry County and This Ain ’t A Love Song to please even the most die-hard fans\, there really is s omething for everyone. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:392@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190929T200000Z DTEND:20190929T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190522T112012Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=session-americana SUMMARY:Session Americana DESCRIPTION:Session Americana’s name perfectly describes this Boston base d ultra-gifted\, rotating collective of singers and multi-instrumentalists .\n\nThe group whose members have played with a variety of acts including Patty Griffin\, Josh Ritter and the J Geils Band expertly blend vintage Am erican roots music styles from country to jazz to rock in a rowdy but deft fashion.\n\nThey’re a rock band in a tea cup\, a folk band in a whiskey bottle. Each gig is a freewheeling modern hootenanny with an anything-cou ld-happen fell. Whether it’s their latest batch of original songs or rea ching back in the great American song book there’s an ease\, skill and g enuineness to their timeless music.\n\n"Session Americana has developed in to a travelling medicine show which eschews snake oil in favour of an ongo ing grail quest for the perfect collaborative experience." - Hot Press ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/05/Session-Americana.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:396@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20190930T110000Z DTEND:20191001T110000Z DTSTAMP:20190607T092720Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ger-carey-live-4 SUMMARY:Ger Carey Live! DESCRIPTION:A comic journey inside the teenage mind\n\nGer Carey is back wi th his hilarious stand-up comedy show for transition year students. By sec retly observing his subjects in their natural habitat\, such as leaning on lampposts\, in chippers\, outside chippers\, in shopping centres and sitt ing on any kind of steps\, Ger has uncovered the weird and frightening wor ld of the teenager!\n\nThe aim of the show is to get teenagers to laugh at themselves and appreciate the differences of others. Tickets are only € 10 for students while teachers go free.\n\nOnline bookings are not availab le for this event. Please book via The Balor Box Office 0749131840 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/06/Ger-Carey-Image1.jpg CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:409@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20191002T200000Z DTEND:20191002T224500Z DTSTAMP:20190918T144502Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlights-october SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions October 2019 DESCRIPTION:\nWednesday Oct 2nd @ 8pm\nThe Ghostlight Sessions\nwith Pine T he Pilcrow | Bairie| Patata |Gerry Hodgers\nPine The Pilcrow’s stunning\ , spellbinding ambient folk has been described by The Irish Times as ‘Ge ntle and cinematic\, bittersweet and moving’. They released their debut EP in March 2016 and haven’t looked back. They’ve been nominated for a n IMRO award and been put on Nialler9’s\, The Thin Air’s and The Last Mixed Tape’s best of 2016 lists winning a Readers Choice award for Best EP to boot. They’ve become a wanted name playing all the major venues ar ound the country. Allow this band\, born with a sound all of their own\, t o sweep you away with delicate harmonies and heartfelt songs.\nDerry based songstress Emily McCormick fronts Bairie a band boasting an eclectic mix of influences. Their music can be described as ‘melancholic folk’ with hints of neo-soul\, psychedelic rock and heavy undertones of folk and jaz z. The release of a debut single – Mr Green - sparked much interest and intrigue leading to a live performance on Electric Mainline for the launch of the City of Derry Jazz Festival and gigs supporting the likes of Duke Special and Ryan Vail.\nPatata (Shane Devlin) is an open\, honest and dive rse songwriter and performer. His songs draw on raw emotion delivered thro ugh a prism of folk\, rock\, pop and jazz influences\, his soulful\, mello w voice a perfect complement to the innate musicality of his songs.\nSinge r songwriter Gerry Hodgers hails from Slane in Co. Meath where he run's Th e Purple Sessions in Boyles pub for over a decade. Inspired by legends lik eGuy Clark \,Bob Dylan\, Simon &\; Garfunkel &\; Leonard Cohen his f inger style guitar with open tunings and chord voicings perfectly express the evocative emotions of his music – the everyday emotions we all feel if we choose to just listen a bit longer. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/09/wordpress-image-e1567430425495.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:414@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20191003T200000Z DTEND:20191003T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190918T125737Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=dont-go-there SUMMARY:Don't Go There DESCRIPTION:Based on the book by Martin Jim McFadden\nstage adaptation by C onor Malone\ndirected by Kieran Quinn\n\n \;\n\nDon’t Go There is th e stark\, hilarious and inspiring true story of Martin Jim McFadden and a decades long battle with the bottle.\n\nKeith Lynch tells Martin’s story and what a story it is. Packed with hilarious accounts of hellraising exp loits in Donegal\, Dublin\, Glasgow and London. Accidents\, injuries and p ayouts\, encounters with prostitutes\, policemen and priests. It’s all h ere in this wildly entertaining portrait of a man who goes through the dep ths of despair before clawing his way back to share his story with the wor ld. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/09/Dont-Go-There-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:382@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20191005T200000Z DTEND:20191005T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190409T132323Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=kevin-mcaleer-guru SUMMARY:Kevin McAleer - Guru DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nFollowing Guru McAleer's legendary live apparition in the Balor two years ago\, the level of mindfulness in East Donegal surged by a phenomenal 67% overnight. He now returns for a glorious Second Comin g\, having just been voted 'Ireland's Humblest Lama' by Truth Magazine for the eighteenth year running.\n\nIt's almost fifty years since Guru McAlee r first coined the word 'mindfulness'\, and he is still coining it today. In 2019 he has scaled new heights of global fame and fortune with the huge ly populist 'Be Your Own Brexit'\, and has appeared dozens of times on 'Ce lebrity Zen Master Chef' and as an outspoken judge on 'Tibet's Got Talent. '\n\nMcAleer's Advanced Awareness Seminars promise total self-discovery on the night\, or your money back. Participants are gently guided to a state of deep relaxation\, emptying the mind of all thought\, and replacing it with meaningless laughter. An evening of divine light entertainment not to be missed.\n\n\nImmaculate mastery of language - The Scotsman\nWill leave your head spinning and your cheeks hurting - British Comedy Guide ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/04/Kevin-McAleer-small.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:395@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20191008T200000Z DTEND:20191008T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190605T121029Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=remi-harris-in-concert SUMMARY:Remi Harris In Concert DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGypsy Swing\, Jazz &\; Blues at it’s fines t!\n\nRemi Harris takes Gypsy Swing characteristics and infuses them with influences from Jazz\, Blues\, Rock'n'Roll\, Funk\, World Music and more. He plays an eclectic mix of original compositions\, jazz standards and new arrangements of music from Django Reinhardt\, Jimi Hendrix\, Wes Montgome ry\, Charlie Parker\, Peter Green and more.\n\nThe show features Remi on a variety of acoustic and electric guitars accompanied by a double bassist. It includes solo and duet and playing interspersed with Remi's commentary about the history of the music and the guitars he plays.\n\nRemi has tour ed worldwide as well as performing at Buckingham Palace\, Montreal Jazz Fe stival\, BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall with Jamie Cullum\, on BBC 4 T elevision and live on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 3.\n\nThis will be his sec ond appearance at The Balor. His first in May 2018 left seasoned guitarist s with their jaws on the floor. Don’t miss it.\n\n\n"extraordinary music ian" - Jamie Cullum\, BBC Radio 2\n"astonishing stuff" - Cerys Matthews\, BBC Radio 6 Music\n"extraordinary" - R2 Rock'n'Reel Magazine\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/06/Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:407@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20191015T200000Z DTEND:20191018T230000Z DTSTAMP:20190813T092612Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=dreamers-and-dancers SUMMARY:Dreamers and Dancers DESCRIPTION:\n\nDreamers and Dancers\n\nWritten by Susan Doherty\n\nAdapted and directed by Monica Doherty\n\nOn a sunny day in June 2006\, Susan Doh erty stood\, along with a hundred or more onlookers\, on the pavement\, ou tside the old Isaac Butt Memorial Hall. Seated at a table were the members of the Butt Hall Committee and various dignitaries. The final contract wa s signed. The Old Butt Hall would be demolished before the end of the week to make way for the new Butt Hall Centre\n\nIt struck Susan that in a few days\, the much-loved Butt Hall would be gone forever. So she set about w riting the original script for Dreamers &\; Dancers-The Story Of       The Butt Hall.\n\nTake a trip now down memory lane with us now to whe n it all began over 100 years ago. From drama productions to silent movies \, court cases to card games\, an educational facility to a library we cel ebrate the many ways in which the history of The Butt Hall is woven into t he fabric of this community.\n\nAbove all there’s the music. For all its myriad activities and uses down through the years\, it’s as a Dance Hal l that the Butt Hall is most famously and fondly                re membered – one of the true Ballrooms of Romance. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/08/Dreamers-and-Dancers-e1565687726198.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama,Variety END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:388@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20191020T200000Z DTEND:20191020T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190729T153052Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-guns-n-roses-experience SUMMARY:The Guns n Roses Experience DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe biggest\, best and mos t in demand Guns ‘n’ Roses tribute in Europe.With the only singer able to deliver the vocal style and stage presence of classic Axl Rose  toget her with four other G’n’R clones it doesn’t get any closer than this .\n\nSince their very first gig the Guns N' Roses Experience train has bee n rolling at an incredible pace playing major venues throughout the UK\, E urope and the Middle East. With a true G’n’R sound and stage show The Guns N' Roses Experience meticulously recreate every musical note and visu al detail to capture the reckless spirit of Guns ‘N Roses legendary live performances.\n\nA bonecrushing two hour set delivers all the essentials – Welcome To the Jungle\, November Rain\, Sweet Child O' Mine\, Paradise City\, Mr. Brownstone\, You Could Be Mine\, Nightrain\, Rocket Queen\, Kn ocking on Heaven’s Door and so much more – with a look and sound unpar alleled by any other band.\n\nDon’t miss this chance to see the most aut hentic live Guns ‘N Roses experience touring today. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:406@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20191022T200000Z DTEND:20191022T230000Z DTSTAMP:20190812T142932Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-slocan-ramblers-2 SUMMARY:The Slocan Ramblers DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n The Slocan Ramblers (Canad a)\nOne of North Americas premier bluegrass touring bands\n\nA leading lig ht of the Canada’s roots music scene The Slocan Ramblers have built a re putation for energetic live shows and impeccable musicianship. They blend lightning fast\, devilishly intricate instrumentals with evocative vocals on songs ranging from fine originals to rowdy old-time numbers.\n\n\n\nIn their hometown of Toronto where the crowd is notoriously hard to impress t hey quickly developed a reputation as a must-see music act. Before long th ey gate      crashed the US circuit with barnstorming shows winning the m appearances at major festivals such as Rockygrass and Merlefest reaffirm ing the seal of approval from peers\, die-hards and roots music fans alike .\n\nThe released their 3rd album Queen City Jubilee in 2018 – a recordi ng that features them at the top of their game\, earning a prestigious  J uno Award   nomination in the Traditional Roots Album of The Year catego ry to go along with the bands long list of Canadian awards and plaudits.\n \nUniquely placed to be able to keep traditionalists impressed while also gathering a hip young crowd of followers around them\, the Ramblers live s hows are               legendary affairs that showcase melodic pan ache\, playing ability and style that is second to none.\n\n“simply outs tanding\,” – fRoots\n\n“Bluegrass hardly defines it –it’s scinti llating.” - R2 Magazine\n\n“dazzling – phenomenal!” – Country Mu sic People ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/08/The-Slocan-Ramblers.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:399@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20191023T200000Z DTEND:20191023T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190610T152922Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=thomas-gabriel SUMMARY:Thomas Gabriel DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nThe eldest grandson of Johnny Cas h\, Thomas Gabriel was raised on the road with his grandparents. When he w as young his grandfather would call him onstage to sing inspiring dreams o f life as a career musician.\n\nA prolific songwriter in his own right\, T homas’ music bring the likes of Steve Earle\, Townes Van Zandt and Tom R ussell to mind. Fronting a 4 piece band (Thomas on guitar and vocals plus lead guitar\, bass and drums) with a voice that sounds so much like his g randfather’s and a wealth of stories from childhood memories of growing up in an iconic family a memorable evening is guaranteed.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/06/Thomas-Gabriel-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:420@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20191024T200000Z DTEND:20191024T200000Z DTSTAMP:20191008T130919Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=planet-youth-variety-concert SUMMARY:Planet Youth Variety Concert DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Variety END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:413@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20191025T200000Z DTEND:20191025T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190917T133427Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=conal-gallens-caught-in-the-act SUMMARY:Conal Gallen's Caught In The Act DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nBack by popular demand!\n\ nAward winning comedian Conal Gallen’s brand new Comedy Play Caught In T he Act returns to The Balor after 2 sell out September shows\n\nConal and his son Rory Gallen have teamed up once again and come up with a rib split tingly\, fast paced outrageous comedy that will have you laughing out loud . Caught In The Act is a laugh a minute comedy play filled to ‘the hoozl e’ with laughter and craic with a bit of mystery thrown in for good meas ure! In true Conal Gallen fashion there is always a few surprises thrown i n – most of the time the cast get the biggest surprise of all!\n\nConal has kept the well loved Bridie\, Willie\, Dick\, Betty and the infamous Fa ther “Big Mad Micky” O’Reilly and added a few new faces with a certa in je ne sais quoi!\n\nThree actors playing the part of 9 characters\, a h ilariously funny plot\, a night of laughter and craic not to be missed!\n\ nStarring: Conal Gallen\, Paddy McMenamin\, Jack Quinn\n\nAge Recommendati on 16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/05/Conal_Play_CaughtInAct_A3_Land_v1.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:401@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20191026T200000Z DTEND:20191026T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190614T103145Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=david-mcsavage SUMMARY:David McSavage DESCRIPTION:The comedy genius behind RTE’s The Savage Eye\n\n\n\n \;\ n\n \;\n\nDavid McSavage is a self-proclaimed national treasure. It ha s been said (by himself) that he is to Irish comedy what The Abbey is to I rish theatre – he thinks he’s more important than he actually is where as the majority of the country doesn’t really care about him.\n\nDavid i s best known for creating and starring in the critically acclaimed The Sav age Eye which was nominated for an IFTA award for Best Entertainment Serie s and Best Director. He’s also appeared at Edinburgh and all the major c omedy festivals and internationally in Australia\, Germany\, Japan and Sca ndinavia. As an actor\, he has recently been in George Clooney's Catch 22\ , and Shane Meadow's The Virtue.\n\nPlease Note: Over 18’s only. This Pe rformance May Contain Material That Some Find Offensive! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/06/david-mcsavage-event.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:408@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20191105T200000Z DTEND:20191105T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190815T134919Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=finn-valley-mens-choir-2 SUMMARY:Finn Valley Mens Choir DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nWith 35 men from t he Donegal and Tyrone border regions\, the Finn Valley Men’s Choir is th e first all male cross border/cross community choir in the Northwest.\n\n\ nThey take to the stage under musical director Catherine Given to entertai n with a wide selection of music and song including hits from The Beatles\ , Johnny Cash\, Frank Sinatra and a host of other well-known artists.\n\nG roup singing has experienced a dramatic increase in popularity in recent y ears with it’s positive effect on health and overall wellbeing well docu mented. The cross border aspect of The Finn Valley Mens Choir adds a sense of community awareness as well\, making the project one of the most worth y and entertaining endeavours in the locality.\n\nThis project is funded b y the International Fund for Ireland CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:411@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20191112T200000Z DTEND:20191116T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190913T131556Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=calamity-jane SUMMARY:Calamity Jane DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\n \;\n\nThe St Columbas Colleg e\, Stranorlar School Musical\n\nDeadwood\, Dakota is a man’s world but Calamity Jane is as boastful and handy with a gun as any. ‘Calam’ dres ses like a man\, totes a ’45 and drives the Deadwood City stagecoach. Un fortunately the army lieutenant she favours doesn’t appreciate her finer qualities.\n\nWell meaning but disaster prone\, one of her boasts sees he r try to help the local saloon proprietor out of a jam by promising to fet ch a music hall star from Chicago. Things get complicated as the actress i n question becomes an object for the affections of Jane’s male friends …and her friendly enemy Wild Bill Hickock.\n\nA hilarious comedy with te nder moments and big musical numbers including Secret Love\, Black Hills O f Dakota and Windy City.\n\nDirected by Caroline Bell ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/09/Calamity-Jane.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:415@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20191122T200000Z DTEND:20191207T160000Z DTSTAMP:20191010T154251Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=sleeping-beauty SUMMARY:Sleeping Beauty DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe much-loved and eagerly-awaited Bu tt Drama Circle Christmas Panto.\n\n\nIn a village not that far away\, the King and Queen have had their lives thrown into turmoil by the evil Malef icent. With the help of their trusty knights and fairies\, and their indis pensable royal nannies\, Nanny Bofey (JC Bonar) and Nanny Stranny (Rory Fa rrell)\, they vow to protect their family.\n\nHowever\, their efforts are sure to be thwarted by the evil witches who run the local sweatshop. Their adventure takes us on a journey of fun and magic to towers\, secret tunne ls and markets to meet some delightful characters…and others who are not so delightful!\n\nWith an all-star cast of local talent\, the Butt Drama Circle Christmas Panto promises to once again be a Christmas delight for a ll the family.\n\nTimes: Wed\, Thurs\, Fri at 8pm | Sat &\; Sun at 4pm ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/09/Sleeping-Beauty.jpg CATEGORIES:Panto END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:423@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20191210T200000Z DTEND:20191210T200000Z DTSTAMP:20191010T152822Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=sean-o-hare-panto-aladdin SUMMARY:Sean O Hare Panto - Aladdin DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThis years Sean O Hare Christmas Pant o is Aladdin.\n\nA Balor Christmas tradition performed by the clients and carers of the Sean O Hare Unit of St josephs Hospital in Stranorlar it’s always a fantastic night out with the added bonus of raising much needed funds for a deserving cause. CATEGORIES:Panto END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:421@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20191211T200000Z DTEND:20191213T200000Z DTSTAMP:20191009T104548Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=finn-valley-college-magic-of-th e-movies SUMMARY:Finn Valley College - Magic Of The Movies DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nFinn Valley College return for their annual Christmas Variety show and this year the theme is Magic of the Movi es.\n\nSo say hello to our little friends cause here’s looking at ya kid s and get yourselves along to the Balor for another fun filled night of da nce\, music and comedy. The kids have been rehearsing since September whil e the teachers are being de-moth balled as we speak and should be fit for purpose come Christmas.\n\nGet your tickets early cause we always sell out . See yiz in December. CATEGORIES:Schools,Variety END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:443@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20191221T200000Z DTEND:20191221T200000Z DTSTAMP:20191206T145015Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=d-k SUMMARY:D K DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n“DK MUSIC\, now we in a new era…”\n\nLighting up the Balor stage with his debut solo show this Christmas will be our very own emcee/HipHop artist\, “DK”. With nothi ng less than plans for world-domination\, DK will be unleashing his brand of Hip Hop to the masses\, beginning December 21st at The Balor Theatre. A nd when we say unleashing we are not kidding - ask anyone who has witnesse d this young performer live and they will attest to the intensity\, the pa ssion he brings to his live sets\, not to mention his elite level\, world class skills on the mic.\n\nOver the past year DK has been busy releasing music on his Facebook page to a fast growing audience of followers and tra cks like\, “Coming for Blood” and “Heavy” have helped him garner r eactions from some heavy-hitters including Chuck D (of Pubic Enemy) label SlamJamz in New York\, with potential upcoming tour support in the new yea r.\n\nWith a solid plan in place for 2020 and with his unrivalled skills a nd passion for Hip Hop on lock\, we are confident DK will be going far in the New Year so this is your chance to see this rising star - December 21s t\, Balor Theatre CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:438@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20191226T200000Z DTEND:20191226T200000Z DTSTAMP:20191210T124456Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-hucksters-ball-2019 SUMMARY:The Hucksters Ball 2019 DESCRIPTION:\nMAKINGS\nThis being the fifth year running of the annual Huck ster's Ball\, 6-piece residents MAKINGS are no strangers to the Balor. The y return with their high-energy Electro/Rock/Rap show which has saw them t our the UK and Germany while also performing at a host of festivals and gi gs all over Ireland this year. With band members from Ireland\, Scotland\, Argentina and the U.S\, they are a diverse group with a broad range range of influences that shines through distinctly in their music. Since Octobe r 2019 they have been on a mission to release a song with video per week\, with 'CUDLUV?' the eighth and latest release at the time of writing.\n\nh ttp://www.makingsmusic.com/\nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UChoHpBIXhYAm c1zFU9c14Ag\nGREYFACE\nGreyface are an alternative group based in Dublin c ity. The bands philosophy stems from the Freudian idea of the inner beast. Each member of the group names and paints this inner animal\, or 'Greyfac e' taking it to the stage in a theatrical and explosive way. Through high- energy performance\, the band perform a stylized mix of music branching fr om hip-hop\, to rock\, to electronica. The group performs regularly around the country\, recently opening for 'As It Is' in The Academy\, Dublin.\nh ttp://www.greyfaceband.com\nhttps://soundcloud.com/greyfaceofficial\nFIERC E PIT BOSSES\nFierce Pit Bosses are a three piece band based in Donegal. P laying their own brand of emo-tinged punk rock\, and with “heart on thei r sleeve” lyrics and catchy upbeat tunes\, they will no doubt forge thei r own way on the Irish alternative rock scene. They have been gaining stea m with their relentless live performances in recent years\, with an appear ance at Swell Festival 2018 on Arranmore Island among them. They released their first single 'Sharks in the Bathtub' in October 2018 and their first EP of the same name was released on January 19th 2019.\nhttps://fiercepit bosses.bandcamp.com/\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2QtGszozCk\nKARL MC HUGH\nKarl is a Ballybofey native\, after moving to California in 2013 he created a buzz in the area with the Irish-American rock group - 'McHugh & amp\; Devine'. The band toured and released 'The Movie Blues EP' in 2015 a nd album 'Emerald Hills' in 2016\, picking up several awards from Bay Area and international organizations for their song writing. Karl has been mak ing noise lately with his solo project\, and his lyric driven songs don't shy away from a heavy hitting sound. Drawing from his Paul Simon and Billy Joel influences\, he has been crafting a sound that can pull in a listene r\, and penning lyrics that will keep them there.\nhttps://www.youtube.com /channel/UCg8TGHXqtPUnwMmDTOk5QyQ\nhttps://www.breakingtunes.com/karlmchug h\nDJ GRINDER\nLocal DJ Daniel Thompson AKA 'Grinder'\, who has been doing his thing for 25 years will be playing a number of short sets between the acts throughout the evening\, and closing the night off with an eclectic mix of rhythmic grooves from deep\, vocal and tech house to keep the party going into the wee hours.\nGet tickets in advance to avoid disappointment !! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/11/Publication1-e1574776790650.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:424@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200109T200000Z DTEND:20200109T200000Z DTSTAMP:20191018T135240Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=john-connors-irelands-call SUMMARY:John Connors - Ireland's Call DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\nThree youths grow up in Coolock\, North Dubin. What shapes them and entices them to a life of crime?\n\nExamining issues of m ental health\, suicide\, class\, religion and identity Ireland’s Call is an unflinching exploration of the Irish psyche\, bringing our collective guilt\, secrets and flaws to the surface. A post-show discussion gives the audience a chance to process and respond to the topics raised.\n\nJohn Co nnors is one of the leading Irish actors of his generation\, receiving acc laim for his roles in Love/Hate and Cardboard Gangsters. His viral accepta nce speech for the 2017 IFTA Best Actor Award has becme the definitive sta tement on the positive benefits and power of Art: “Seven and a half year s ago I was sitting in my house […] contemplating suicide. Creativity [ …] saved my life. It really did. Creativity can definitely be the mode t o heal people.”\n\nIreland’s Call now distinguishes him as one of the most important and influential voices of his generation.\n\nIreland’s Ca ll was developed as part of Show In a Bag in association with Dublin Fring e Festival\, Fishamble and Irish Theatre Institute. CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:426@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200110T200000Z DTEND:20200111T200000Z DTSTAMP:20191106T163844Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=musical-memories SUMMARY:Musical Memories DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nfrom The Balor Theatre Son gbook\n\nJoin The Balor Theatre Choir led by musical director Alice Gildea for a magical trip down musical memory lane.\n\nThe Butt Drama Circle and Balor DCA have staged 22 musicals over the years. Relive your favourite m oments in the company of Tevye\, Calamity\, the Von Trapps\, the Johnston Twins and many\, many more.\n\nThis special event is being staged as part of the Butt Drama Circle 60th and Balor DCA 20th anniversary celebrations. \n\n\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/11/Musical-Memories-Websize.png CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:430@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200117T200000Z DTEND:20200117T200000Z DTSTAMP:20191111T184619Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=pat-reedy-the-one-night-stands SUMMARY:Pat Reedy & The One Night Stands DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nwith Conor Forbes\n\nPat R eedy makes honest honky-tonk music for the modern world\, mixing twang\, b lue-collar songwriting\, working-class pride and an unconventional backsto ry into albums like 2018's That's All There Is.\n\nNashville based Reedy c ut his teeth on the street corners of New Orleans\, quickly becoming one o f the city’s busiest street buskers strumming songs for the locals on Lo wer Decatur and the tourists on Bourbon Street. Leaving New Orleans in the rearview mirror he’s made Nashville his home graduating to bigger gigs\ , proper venues and international tours.\n\nReedy is the real deal\, more influenced by the artists who filled the airwaves during his childhood yea rs — including Dwight Yoakam\, Mark Chesnutt\, and George Jones — than anything in today's mainstream as he sinks his teeth into his own country roots\, performing traditional-minded songs about heartache\, travel and long work days.\n\nFor this Balor gig he’ll front a 5 piece band featuri ng Patsy Gallagher (Goats Don’t Shave) on pedal steel and Roddy Lynch on piano/keyboards with Kenny Devenny and Nigel Simpson drivin’ the engine room on bass and drums. Reedy &\; The One Night Stands deliver a true Nashville sound of pedal steel guitar riffs and booming melodies inspired by classic country music.\n\nSupport is by Strabane born\, Glasgow based\, singer songwriter Conor Forbes who cites Mississippi John Hurt\, Guy Clar k and Townes Van Zandt as influences for his finger picked styling of orig inal roots\, country and Americana. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/11/Pat-Reedy-Raw.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:428@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200118T160000Z DTEND:20200118T160000Z DTSTAMP:20200118T101417Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=adventures-on-old-mcdonalds-far m SUMMARY:Adventures On Old McDonald's Farm **CANCELLED** DESCRIPTION:WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT TODAY'S SCHEDULED 4PM PERFORMANCE OF \n\nADVENTURES ON OLD MACDONALDS FARM IS POSTPONED DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCE S BEYOND OUR CONTROL.\n\nTICKET HOLDERS WILL BE CONTACTED TO ARRANGE A REF UND.\n\nOUR SINCEREAPOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED.\n\n \;\n\n& nbsp\;\n\n \;\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/11/Old-McD-Cropped-.jpg CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:425@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200125T200000Z DTEND:20200125T200000Z DTSTAMP:20191025T140810Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=david-craigs-the-craic-was-90-c oncert-show SUMMARY:David Craig's The Craic Was 90 Concert Show DESCRIPTION:The Craic Was 90 Concert Show brings all your favourite Irish f olk songs and ballads to life on a theatre stage. There’s standards and timeless classics\, tributes to legends such as Paddy Reilly and Luke Kell y as well as original material by David himself including his ever-popular poem The Broken Man.\n\nWith a full 7-piece band and an Irish Dancing Dru mmer creating the beat with his feet this show has something for everyone with a love for all things Irish.\n\nDon’t miss this folk and fun filled concert. The craic will be 90! CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:431@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200130T200000Z DTEND:20200130T200000Z DTSTAMP:20191115T155353Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=jeffrey-foucault-ry-cavanaugh SUMMARY:Jeffrey Foucault | Ry Cavanaugh DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nIn two decades on the road Jeffrey Foucault has become one of the most distinctive voices in America n music\, refining a sound instantly recognizable for its simplicity and e motional power. He’s built a brick-and-mortar international touring care er of multiple studio albums\, countless miles\, and general critical accl aim\, lauded for “Stark\, literate songs that are as wide open as the la ndscape of his native Midwest” (The New Yorker)\, and described as “Qu ietly brilliant” (Irish Times).\n\nHe comes to The Balor as part of a to ur promoting his sixth collection of original songs - Blood Brothers (Blue blade Records) - with his longtime drummer and tour partner Billy Conway ( Morphine) on drums.\n“Sometimes his songs run right up to the edge of th e grandiose\, and hold still\, and that’s when he’s best… Close to p erfection.” – The New York Times\n\n”Songwriting brilliance.” - Mo jo\n\n“The music of Wisconsin native Foucault is the kind so many aspire to but never attain: beat-up troubadour folk whittled to dolorous perfect ion...” – Uncut Magazine (UK)\nOpening for Jeffrey is Ry Cavanaugh fro m Session Americana whose September 2019 Balor gig was one of the musical highlights of last year. The son of a honky tonk singer from Stamford\, Co nnecticut Ry has been a central figure in the Boston Folk and Rock scene f or the last 25 years. He’s also something of an adopted son of Donegal\, having spent a year living here in 2009/10 where he hosted a song-oriente d session in McGrory’s\, Culdaff performing regularly with local singer- songwriters Finbarr Doherty\, Kate O Callaghan and The Henry Girls. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/11/JEFFREY-FOUCAULT-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:427@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200201T200000Z DTEND:20200201T200000Z DTSTAMP:20191106T164317Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=10-dark-secrets-of-the-irish-re volution-2 SUMMARY:10 Dark Secrets Of The Irish Revolution DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nMaster storyteller\, comedian\, music ian\, part-time historian and Balor favourite Paddy Cullivan is back with an audiovisual spectacular for the Centenary decade of the Irish Revolutio n.\n\nUsing Satire\, Imagery\, Historical Insight and Song - Paddy reveals the 10 strangest things (and Darkest Secrets) that happened during our Ri sing\, Revolution and Counter-Revolution (Civil War). He also draws parall els with those events’ effects on modern Ireland and how we treat the re volution culturally.\n\nHow did the lawyer who prosecuted the 1916 leaders end up in one of the highest positions in the Free State? Why were 280\,0 00 women denied the vital Treaty Election Vote of 1922? What made 2 millio n people turn from hating 1916 to supporting the War of Independence? What dark secrets made Michael Collins sign the Treaty and why is his assassin ation even stranger and more covered-up than JFK’s? His death is the piv otal moment in Irish history yet it didn't even merit an inquest...\n\nUnf olding like an unputdownable thriller – an Irish version of The Godfathe r - all these questions and more will be dealt with in the show to end all Irish Revolution shows.\n\nPraise for 10 Dark Secrets:\nRomanticism makes way for pragmatism and careful analysis with Paddy's unique brand of humo ur and story-telling genius - Irish Independent\n\nAn audience in hysteric s\, rapturous applause and lots of food for thought - John F. Kennedy Summ er School ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/11/10-Dark-Secrets-Websize.jpg CATEGORIES:Special Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:441@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200205T200000Z DTEND:20200205T200000Z DTSTAMP:20191204T121530Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-feb-202 0 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions Feb 2020 DESCRIPTION:A monthly night of great original live music\nwith Seeds Of The Oak Tree | Without Willow |Barry Jay Hughes | Danny Martin\n\n\n\n \; \n\n \;\n\nSeeds Of The Oak Tree are a Derry based 4 piece folk rock b and with blues and country influences. Fronted by Conall McGrellis on voca ls and guitar (he also handles the songwriting duties) the quartet is comp leted by Rosa Walsh on bass and backing vocals\, James Graham on lead guit ar and Aaron McLaughlin on drums.\n\nAcoustic folk duo Without Willow (Kar en Kelly and Simon McCafferty) are firm favourites of the Donegal Music Sc ene. Blending haunting\, heartfelt vocals and virtuoso guitar playing thei r songs have gotten them to the final of the IMRO Christie Hennessy Song C ontest twice - most recently with The Heather Field in November 2019. Past performances include opening for Mick Flannery\, Declan O’Rourke\, Moya Brennan and fellow Donegal band Little Hours.\n\nCo. Monaghan based Barry Jay Hughes has been working hard in recent years carving his own style of Rhythmic folk and Alternative Rock. A consummate live performer\, Barry J ay's "Acoustic\, Live &\; Honest" album was released in November 2017 f ollowed by a Winter Tour of Ireland &\; UK.\n\n17 year old West Donegal singer-songwriter Danny Martin - formerly one half of the duo Danny and J ames (who previously played The Ghostlight Sessions in January 2018) – h as supported bands of the calibre of Little Hours\, Hudson Taylor and Keyw est. Influences from the lyrics of Springsteen to the guitar playing of Pa ul Brady are evident in lyrics\, harmonies and hooks reminiscent of Pictur e This and The Script.\n\nIn association with Old Mill Brewing Co. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:433@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200207T103000Z DTEND:20200207T103000Z DTSTAMP:20191125T124256Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=keep-er-lit SUMMARY:Keep 'Er Lit DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Good Friday Agreement has just been signed signifying a n end to The Troubles but four talented musicians – Callan\, Jodie\, Kat ie and Mat - are still enduring troubles of their own.\n\nAfter spending a year together on a community programme with the support of their mentors Dylan – a journeyman in the band scene – and Fauna – a professional singer who was destined for stardom before life took her in a different di rection – they have one final goal: a live performance as a band.\n\nWi ll circumstances hold them back or will they rise to the challenge that aw aits them in the wilds of Donegal? Join these four young people on their t rip into the unknown with Andy the bus driver\, Garda McCluskey\, Bridie t he bar owner and a host of other characters making it a weekend that they will never forget! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/11/keep-her-lit.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:434@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200207T193000Z DTEND:20200207T193000Z DTSTAMP:20191125T124324Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=keep-er-lit-2 SUMMARY:Keep 'Er Lit DESCRIPTION:\nThe Good Friday Agreement has just been signed signifying an end to The Troubles but four talented musicians – Callan\, Jodie\, Katie and Mat - are still enduring troubles of their own.\nAfter spending a yea r together on a community programme with the support of their mentors Dyla n – a journeyman in the band scene – and Fauna – a professional sing er who was destined for stardom before life took her in a different direct ion – they have one final goal: a live performance as a band.\nWill circ umstances hold them back or will they rise to the challenge that awaits th em in the wilds of Donegal? Join these four young people on their trip int o the unknown with Andy the bus driver\, Garda McCluskey\, Bridie the bar owner and a host of other characters making it a weekend that they will ne ver forget! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/11/keep-her-lit.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:437@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200217T200000Z DTEND:20200219T200000Z DTSTAMP:20191125T212856Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=steel-magnolias SUMMARY:Steel Magnolias DESCRIPTION:by Robert Harling\ndirected by JC Bonar\n\n\n\n \;\n\n  \;\n\n \;\n\nThe Butt Drama Circle’s 2020 Festival Play\n\nAll the l adies who are anybody in Chinquapin\, Louisiana come to Truvy’s Beauty S alon to get their hair done. Wise-cracking Truvy and her eager new assista nt Annelle – who isn’t sure whether or not she’s still married) disp ense shampoo and free advice to an array of memorable characters. There’ s the towns rich curmudgeon Ouiser (‘I’m not crazy\, I’ve just been in a bad mood for 40 years’)\, Miss Clairee the eccentric millionaire wi th a raging sweet tooth and the local social leader M’Lynn whose daughte r Shelby – the prettiest girl in town – is about to marry a ‘Good Ol ’ Boy’.\n\nWith comedy and tragedy in equal measure\, Steel Magnolias is a play filled with hilarious repartee and humorously revealing exchange s. A testament to the touching quality of amiable company in good times an d in bad. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/11/steel-magnolias_1_orig.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:429@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200220T200000Z DTEND:20200220T200000Z DTSTAMP:20191216T103029Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=andrew-maxwell-all-talk-tour SUMMARY:Andrew Maxwell - Reality DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nRenowned for his cutting e dge comedy and intrepid social commentary\, the enigmatic Andrew Maxwell i s back with a brand new show ‘Reality’.\n\nAs always\, Andrew will be taking on the tough political subjects some comedians just skirt around an d giving you his hysterical yet perfectly thought-out point of view every time. Mix this with some of his personal stories over the last year and th e people who made him laugh\, you’re in for\, as always\, a fantastic sh ow that never lets his audiences down.\n\nNow based in the UK Andrew is se emingly ever-present on the airwaves. He’s the host of BBC Radio 4’s A ndrew Maxwell’s Public Enemies as well as a regular on R4’s News Quiz. On TV he’s the voice of hit MTV show Ex On The Beach as well as popping up on comedy panel shows like QI\, Celebrity Juice\, Have I Got News For You and Mock The Week. He’s even won Celebrity Mastermind! And\, of cour se\, there’s the small matter of this years I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.\n\nIt’s as a stand up comedian he’s still at his hilarious m averick best. He’s wowed fans at just about every major comedy festival and venue you can name. Don’t miss Andrew with his new show All Talk up close and personal at The Balor. CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:419@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200222T200000Z DTEND:20200222T200000Z DTSTAMP:20191002T102850Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=rock-n-roll-years-dancehall-day s SUMMARY:Rock n Roll Years & Dancehall Days DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nAfter last year's smash hit tour this wonderful nostalgic musical hits the road again!\nThe all-star cast w ill once again take you on a whirlwind journey through the musical decades of the 50s and 60s paying homage to the lives and music of the Stars of t he Era!\nDon't miss this year's new show! You won't be disappointed! CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:435@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200228T200000Z DTEND:20200228T220000Z DTSTAMP:20191125T142436Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-vanishing-gun SUMMARY:The Vanishing Gun DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Vanishing Gun\nwritten and performed by J G Car ey\nWhen Detective Jack O’Hara comes to on the floor of a strange apartm ent\, he discovers a nasty bump on his head\, a dead body on the floor and most surprisingly\, that he has jumped forwards twenty years in time to 1 975. When he is joined by Tex\, a cowboy from the 1870’s and Kulesh\, an alien from the thirty first century\, Jack realises that he has the mothe r of all cases to solve and time is running out! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/11/Vanishing-Gun-with-Text-e1574690807547.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:422@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200229T200000Z DTEND:20200229T200000Z DTSTAMP:20191009T141719Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=luan-parle-in-concert SUMMARY:Luan Parle in concert DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nAward winning Wicklow songstress Luan Parle comes to The Balor as part of a nationwide tour marking the release of her forthcoming new album.\n\nLuan signed her first record deal at jus t 12 years of age before later signing with Sony Music &\; Elton John's management company Twenty First Artists. She’s written and recorded wit h some of the world’s most successful songwriters &\; producers inclu ding Grammy award winning Bill Bottrell (Sheryl Crow\, Michael Jackson\, P rince\, Travelling Wilburys\, Elton John) &\; Billy Steinberg (Madonna\ , Roy Orbison\, Cyndi Lauper\, The Pretenders\, Whitney Houston\, The Bang les\, Celine Dion).\n\nHer career has brought many hits and accolades incl uding the Meteor Award for Best Irish Female. Her 2008 hit Ghost spent 3 m onths in the Irish Charts and was the most played Irish single of the year .\n\nHer Balor gig will feature songs from the new album. Due out on Febru ary 7th 2020\, it features 10 original tracks including two co-writes with Dire Straits guitarist Hal Lindes.\nLuan Parle is quite simply one of the most exciting singers to emerge from Ireland\, or any other country for t hat matter! She is a superb song smith as well - The Herald\nwww.luanparle .com CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:436@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200301T200000Z DTEND:20200301T200000Z DTSTAMP:20191125T211721Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=peter-mulvey SUMMARY:Peter Mulvey DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nSongwriter\, road-dog\ , raconteur and almost-poet Peter Mulvey also happens to be one of our fav ourite performers. Six years since he played the Balor his March 2014 gig   remains one of our favourite music nights.\n\nA working-class Catholic from Milwaukee\, Peter’s musical career began when\, spending a semester studying in Dublin\, he began cutting classes to busk on Grafton Street a nd hitchhiking round the country to play whatever gigs he could find. On r eturning to America he set out for Boston where busking led to small shows which led to larger shows and eventually regional\, national and internat ional touring.\n\nHis artistic resume includes 18 records\, one illustrate d book\, a TEDx talk\, a decades-long association with the National Youth Science Camp\, opening for luminaries such as Ani DiFranco\, Emmylou Harri s\, and Chuck Prophet\, appearances on NPR\, an annual tour by bicycle\, e mceeing festivals\, hosting his own boutique festival in Boston and Wiscon sin and much\, much more. Mulvey never stops.\n\nHe returns to The Balor w ith his latest album There Is Another World in tow – 13 remarkable track s that form a lucid\, beautiful testament to alienation\, loss\, heartbrea k\, stillness and a simple acceptance of what is. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/11/Peter-Mulvey-Colour-Midshot.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:442@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200304T200000Z DTEND:20200304T200000Z DTSTAMP:20191204T122149Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-march-2 020 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions March 2020 DESCRIPTION:A monthly night of great original live music\nwith Freespeaking monkey | Fast Thursday |Happy Out | Stolen Relic\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \; \n\n \;\n\nFronted by Ciaran Rock (guitar/vocals) with Brian Sweeney ( Guitar/Banjo/Keyboard)\, kila’s Dee Armstrong (Violin/Banjo)\, Henry Pea rse (Bass/Mandolin) and Scotty (Drums) Leitrim-based Freespeakingmonkey’ s sound has been likened to ‘ThePixies produced by Tim Burton’. Rangin g from dark and ethereal to upbeat and contemporary they most definitely b elong to a genre of their own. They’ve played Electric Picnic’s Body & amp\; Soul 3 times\, Knockanstockan and Palfest 2019 at The National Stadi um. Their debut 4 track CD entitled Sirens was launched in The Glens Centr e\, Manorhamilton last year to a rapturous response.\n\nFast Thursday are a loud\, energetic Hard Rock/Alternative 3-piece from Northern Ireland who ’ve gigged in pubs\, bars and clubs the length and breadth of the countr y. This drums guitar\, bass trio have released two Eps to date with the mo st recent - Unite The Factions -  followed by an extensive UK tour across the UK with a smattering of Irish gigs thrown in for good measure.\n\nHav ing cut their teeth playing bars\, parks\, festivals and anywhere in betwe en\, post-indie rock trio Happy Out have chiselled themselves into a force to be reckoned with in the Donegal/Derry scene. Recent exploits have seen the band perform to enthusiastic audiences in Derry\, Omagh and Donegal a long with a slot supporting Titus Andronicus and festival dates at Swell a nd Stendhal Festivals.\n\nStolen Relic are a brand new original rock band from Letterkenny. Members Fiachra O'Donnell (Vocals)\, Stephen Tourish (Gu itar)\, Paul McGill (Bass) and Terence McCann (Drums) travelled the four c orners of the globe before returning to their native Donegal to play some quality rock 'n' roll! They released their Demo EP “Demonstration Violat ion” in August to a packed house and fantastic responses to gigs so far have marked them firmly as ones to watch. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:416@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200306T200000Z DTEND:20200306T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190927T120930Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=danny-o-brien-reformer SUMMARY:Danny O Brien - Reformer DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nWhat happens when a touring stand-up comedian can no longer stand up?\n\nAfter a near career-ending knee injury O' Brien is too young for pilates and too unbalanced for yoga. Fresh from a sell-out run of shows at Galway International Arts Festival and the pre stigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival\, the award-winning Irish performer bri ngs his brand-new hilarious hour of stand-up to The Balor Arts Centre wher e self-destruction and self-discovery meet!\n\nFollowing in the footsteps of Tommy Tiernan and Dylan Moran\, Danny was handpicked this year to perfo rm as part of the iconic ‘Best of the Edinburgh Fest’ show touring Aus tralia\, he has also featured on The Comedy Channel and is a regular on Ir ish TV and Radio. He has supported Today FM’s Dermot &\; Dave on thre e live tours and last year was asked to open for American comedian Bill Bu rr in front of over 7\,000 people in Dublin. Book your tickets now!\nUproa riously funny - The Sunday Independent ★★★★★\nHe opened for me a t the 3Arena and he f*cking murdered it! - Bill Burr\nA perfect mix of bra ins\, banter and brilliance -Great Scott ★★★★★ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/09/Danny-OBrien-Web-Friendly.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:453@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200311T200000Z DTEND:20200311T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200227T134037Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=wars-end SUMMARY:Wars End DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\ndirected by Codie Morrison \noriginal music composed by David Kane\n\nOn the frontlines of World War 1 three soldiers – one Irish Unionist\, one Irish Nationalist and one Ge rman - find themselves sheltering in the same bomb crater in no mans land. \n\nAs the battle rages on around them\, without supplies or munitions and completely exhausted\, they no longer have the will to fight each other. Instead they talk\, reflecting upon how they came to be in this place and how it has changed them. Are the differences between them significant enou gh to justify the world in which they find themselves?\nThis production is produced by Dervock &\; District Community Association and supported b y Department of Foreign Affairs\, Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Com munity Relations Council. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2020/02/Wars-End-poster.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:418@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200315T200000Z DTEND:20200315T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200313T113928Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=kieran-goss-annie-kinsella SUMMARY:Kieran Goss & Annie Kinsella *CANCELLED* DESCRIPTION:Following this mornings announcement re COVID-19 all Balor show s scheduled from today (Thursday March 12th) until Sunday March 29th are e ither cancelled or postponed.\n\nWe'll be working with promoters to resche dule shows where possible. If a show is rescheduled ticket holders will be given the option of honouring their tickets for the rescheduled show or g iven a refund.\n\nIf a show is cancelled all ticketholders will be issued a refund.\n\n\nIt'll be next week before we've worked things out properly so please be patient. Everyone who has booked a ticket for a show during t his period will be contacted and will be looked after in due course.\n\nIn the meantime please follow official recommendations re hygiene/socialisin g/ etc\, keep yourself safe and make a phone call to check in on people yo u know living alone.\n\nOn the bright side an event like this can often br ing out the very best in the human spirit. Here's hoping.\n\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:417@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200328T200000Z DTEND:20200328T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200313T114017Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=flash-harry-2 SUMMARY:Flash Harry *CANCELLED* DESCRIPTION:Following this mornings announcement re COVID-19 all Balor show s scheduled from today (Thursday March 12th) until Sunday March 29th are e ither cancelled or postponed.\n\nWe'll be working with promoters to resche dule shows where possible. If a show is rescheduled ticket holders will be given the option of honouring their tickets for the rescheduled show or g iven a refund.\n\nIf a show is cancelled all ticketholders will be issued a refund.\n\n\nIt'll be next week before we've worked things out properly so please be patient. Everyone who has booked a ticket for a show during t his period will be contacted and will be looked after in due course.\n\nIn the meantime please follow official recommendations re hygiene/socialisin g/ etc\, keep yourself safe and make a phone call to check in on people yo u know living alone.\n\nOn the bright side an event like this can often br ing out the very best in the human spirit. Here's hoping.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/09/Flash-Harry-web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:410@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200403T200000Z DTEND:20200403T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200318T114554Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=bob-wayne-rogue SUMMARY:Bob Wayne - Rogue *POSTPONED* DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nWe've had to postpone Bob thanks to COVID-19. But it's not going to hold him back forever!\n\nWe’r e working with the promoter to reschedule for 2021. The vaccine will have kicked in by then!\n\n\nIn the meantime please follow official recommendat ions re hygiene/socialising/ etc\, keep yourself safe and make a phone cal l to check in on people you know living alone.\n\nOn the bright side an ev ent like this can often bring out the very best in the human spirit. Here ’s hoping.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/09/Bob-Wayne.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:446@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200404T200000Z DTEND:20200404T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200318T114718Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=all-for-me-grog-the-songs-story -of-the-dubliners SUMMARY:All For Me Grog - *CANCELLED* DESCRIPTION:Thanks for nothing COVID-19!\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2020/01/All-For-Me-Grog.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:449@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200409T200000Z DTEND:20200409T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200124T131029Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=balor-house-band-fundraiser SUMMARY:Balor House Band Fundraiser DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nJoin Seamus Curran &\; The Bal or House Band for a night of classic music in aid of Sean MacCumhails CLG U6 Academy\n\nBalor resident guitar school tutor Seamus Curran is joined b y Paul Curran (guitar)\, Terry McGinty (bass) Andy Davidson (drums) plus s ome special guest artists for a night of top quality music in aid of Sean MacCumhails CLG U6 Academy.\n\nClassic hits will be the order of the night with favourites from The Beatles\, The Rolling Stones\, ZZ Top\, Status Q uo\, ACDC and The Eagles among others with some Blues standards thrown in for good measure. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2020/01/BHB-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:444@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200417T200000Z DTEND:20200417T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200108T104211Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-eric-bell-trio SUMMARY:The Eric Bell Trio DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nIt’s just over 50 years ago that a chance encounter in a Dublin bar changed the face of Irish rock music fore ver. On that day in 1969 Eric Bell\, Brian Downey and Phil Lynott decided to form a band and Thin Lizzy was born.\n\nA contract with Decca records a nd worldwide recognition in the form of anthemic hit single Whiskey In The Jar was to follow. The pressures of touring and recording eventually took their toll with Eric leaving the band after three albums.\n\nHe remains o ne of Irish rocks iconic guitarists with a long and glittering career incl uding  stints with the Noel Redding Band (bass player with Jimi Hendrix) and the great Bo Diddley as well as fronting his own Eric Bell Band playin g in his favourite 3 piece format.\n\nWith 2019-20 the 50th anniversary of Thin Lizzy and Whiskey In The Jar Eric hits the road once more joined by Dave Wintour on bass and Romek Parol on drums working their way through a playlist of songs taking audiences from early influences through his Lizzy days and back catalogue and right up to the present day. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2020/01/EB-50th.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:454@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200422T200000Z DTEND:20200425T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200304T124544Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=i-remember-mama SUMMARY:I Remember Mama DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nA family drama full of old fashioned values\, humour and charm\n\nNorwegian immigrant family the Hansons live o n Steiner Street\, San Francisco soon after the turn of the 20th century. Blue collar worker Lars and his wife Marta believe in hard work\, a good e ducation and in teaching their four kids right from wrong – values share d by Uncle Chris whose gruff exterior hides an inner charm and generosity. \n\nIn order to put son Nels through high school sacrifices are required b y Lars\, Marta and their three daughters – sacrifices not approved of by petty and selfish aunts Jenny and Sigrid.\n\nTold through the nostalgic e ye of daughter Katrin this is a classic feelgood tale of a warm\, affectio nate yet frugal family as they struggle to raise and educate their childre n through hard work\, wise financial decisions and creative common sense. CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:447@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200430T200000Z DTEND:20200430T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200122T114037Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ahmed-dickinson-eduardo-martin- 2 SUMMARY:Ahmed Dickinson & Eduardo Martin DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nHailing from Havana\, Cuba guitar virtuoso Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas and Grammy nominee guitarist and composer Eduardo Martin take you on a journey where rock merges with Cuba n salsa\; where old Yoruba chants\, feel-good rumbas funk-boleros\, new ag e tunes and cinematic pieces sit alongside traditional tumbaos with slap b ass.\n\nThese deeply alluring guitar works are a true reflection of the mu sical intricacies of South America – a continent that has offered the gu itar more rhythms\, music traditions and cultures than any other.\n\nEduar do is one of the most-performed living guitar composers in the world and A hmed one of his most accomplished apostles. Their widely acclaimed album T he Bridge is the perfect vehicle to connect\, incorporate and juxtapose Ah med and Eduardo’s distinct generations\, musical ideas and spiritual jou rneys.\nYou are left with the sensation of being touched to the core by ex quisitely played pieces - Songlines ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2020/01/Ahmed-Eduardo-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:450@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200502T200000Z DTEND:20200502T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200124T162810Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=damian-clark SUMMARY:Damian Clark DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe star of Republic of Telly makes a long awaited Balor return!\n\nAussie hurricane Damien Clark is back in Ba llybofey with his new feel-good energetic stand=up show.Damian was one of the most popular performers at the old Balor Monthly Comedy Club back in t he day. He’s since become one of the most sought out acts on the Irish\, UK &\; European comedy clubs &\; festivals noted for his fast\, hon est and raw delivery. Don’t miss out on the man they call The World’s Wittiest Machine Gun.\n\n \;\nClarky would go up and say whatever happ ened that day and it would be f**kin’ hilarious - Jim Jeffries\n\n“Hi s sunny observational humour is perfect”  - Three Weeks\n\n“A guy who sees the funny side of everything\, infectious\, hilarious and highly rec ommended” - Kevin Bridges ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2020/01/Damian-Clark-WEb.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:452@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200507T200000Z DTEND:20200508T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200207T145315Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=gharmscoil-musical SUMMARY:Gharmscoil Musical DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nJoin the st udents of Gairmscoil Chú Uladh\, Ballinamore as they journey through High School life encountering many obstacles along the way. Watch as they over come hurdles allowing them to realise their dreams in this all-singing\, a ll-dancing comedy with many twists and turns. This family show is guarante ed to make you laugh. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2020/02/image144486.jpeg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:440@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200509T200000Z DTEND:20200509T200000Z DTSTAMP:20191203T132815Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=cash-returns-2 SUMMARY:Cash Returns DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe Johnny &\; June Story 2020\n\n The outstanding award winning Johnny Cash &\; June Carter tribute show Cash Returns make their comeback to the stage with a spectacular new show telling the story of country music’s most famous couple - Johnny &\; June.\n\nFronted by the impressive J P Mac as the man in black with the ta lented Karen Martin as the sassy June Carter renowned live band Cash Retur ns deliver the quintessential Johnny &\; June experience which has blow n audiences away for the past five years.\n\nMusic fans can kick back and expect to hear the duet hits like\, ‘It Ain’t Me Babe’\, ‘If I Wer e A Carpenter’\, ‘Long Legged Guitar Pickin’ Man’ and of course th e smash hit ‘Jackson’ along with so many more of the Man In Black’s songs in this special evening of live music and entertainment. Definitely a show to earmark on your calendar. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:455@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200514T200000Z DTEND:20200514T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200304T141409Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=brendan-quinn-2 SUMMARY:Brendan Quinn DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nLegendary country singer Brendan Qu inn is on the road again.\n\nBrendan has enjoyed a long and storied career in Irish country music. He enjoyed several number one hits throughout the ‘70’s and ‘80’s and has shared the stage with such greats as Merl e Haggard\, Don Williams and Hal Ketchum.\n\nHe recaptured the spotlight i n recent year with the release of a number of Americana-style albums featu ring musicians of the calibre of Artie McGlynn and Henry McCullough. Come along to hear Brendan perform all his old hits such as ‘It’s Four In T he Morning’\, ‘Bandy The Rodeo Clown’ and ‘Angeline’ along with songs from his brand new album ‘Tickin Over’.\n\nJoining Brendan for t his concert will be Niamh McGlinchey whose eclectic mix of folk\, American a and country styles\, all sprinkled with her velvet voice\, has seen her collaborate with a host of popular artists and tour with Nathan Carter amo ngst others. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:432@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200515T200000Z DTEND:20200515T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200220T114444Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=motherland SUMMARY:Motherland: Songs Of 20th Century Women DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nSongs of 20th Century Wome n performed by Edel Murphy (Celtic Woman\, Riverdance) &\; live band.\n \nEdel Murphy (Celtic Woman\, Riverdance) performs iconic songs of struggl e and celebration from songwriting greats such as Joan Baez\, Bob Dylan\, Nina Simone\, Kate Bush\, Nanci Griffith\, Richard Thompson\, Dolly Parto n\, and The Beatles.\n\nCombining music with evocative projected images an d thought-provoking spoken word Edel fronts a 5 piece live band to bring y ou through the Dustbowl of the Great Depression\, into the homes of 1950s urban desperation\, down streets of protest in the 1960s and into the conf usion of the 21st Century.\n\nFollowing extensive tours with Celtic Woman and Riverdance\, Edel Murphy – singer\, actor and musician – is deligh ted to bring this powerful and enlightening show on tour under the musical direction of her long time collaborator\, Ewan Cowley.\n\nMusic arranged by Ewan Cowley.\nProduced by Michael James Ford.\nAn amazing show…Edel M urphy was stunning\, the sharpness of her delivery was outstanding.  The songs are acerbic and to the point and the backdrop of visuals was very po werful.  I was blown away by it  - The Sunday Business Post ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/11/unnamed.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:448@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200525T200000Z DTEND:20200525T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200122T114616Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=kristy-cox SUMMARY:Kristy Cox DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nMulti-award winning\, char t topping\, Grammy shortlisted Bluegrass\n\nChart topping\, Nashville base d Kristy Cox is on a roll lately and she’s rolling right into Ballybofey !\n\nThe Australian native’s youthful energy-infused bluegrass\, song wr iting acumen and powerful singing style has seen her earn many accolades i n both Australia and her adopted USA homeland.\n\nKristy has been shortlis ted for 4 years running for the IBMA New Artist Of The Year and Female Voc alist Of The Year. Her 2018 album Ricochet picked up the Australian Countr y Music Awards Golden Guitar for Bluegrass Album of The Year. Ricochets US release saw it debut at #1 on the Billboard Charts for Bluegrass Album an d was shortlisted for a Grammy. Subsequent single releases from the album garnered chart and radio play success – the single Ricochet knocking Dol ly Parton and Rhonda Vincent off the top of the Bluegrass Today Radio Char ts and South To North Carolina becoming Sirius XM’s Bluegrass Junction # 1 played record for January ’19.\n\n2020 sees the release of her new alb um No Headlights with pre-released singles Yesterday’s Heartache\, Train and No Headlights confirming her status at the summit of modern Bluegrass . ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2020/01/Kristy-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:456@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200618T200000Z DTEND:20200618T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200305T140045Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=dancing-in-the-moonlight SUMMARY:Dancing In The Moonlight DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\nA hauntingly accurate portrayal of a young Phil Lyn ott\n\nPhil Lynott lookalike Miles Mlambo takes you on a rollercoaster jou rney through the formative years of the legendary Thin Lizzy frontman.\n\n A black baby born to an unmarried Irish mother during the ‘No Blacks\, N o Dogs\, No Irish years\, financial circumstances force Phil’s mother Ph ilomena to send him to live with his grandparents in 1950’s Dublin.\n\nI n a spellbinding show Miles relates how a young Phil deals with being the only black kid in school – and most of Dublin for that matter\, his disc overy of music and poetry\, his first bands\, his first girlfriend\, his e xperiences in the Dublin arts scene and frequent trips to Manchester to st ay in The Biz – Philomena’s hotel for touring artists.\n\nExploring ra cism\, parenthood and identity\, this hauntingly accurate portrayal offers an amazing insight into Phil’s formative years and how they shaped him to become one of the most important figures in Irish music history. CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:458@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200814T200000Z DTEND:20200814T213000Z DTSTAMP:20200728T112002Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-august- 2020 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions August 2020 DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nA monthly night of great o riginal live music\nwith Blackbird &\; Crow | The Heathen Choir |Dean M aywood\n\n\nAny list of great current Donegal bands must surely feature Bl ackbird &\; Crow at or near its top. The duo of Maighread Ni Ghrasta (v ocals) and Stephen Doohan (guitar/bouzouki/stomp box) fuse American blues\ , folk\, rock and country with a distinct Irish folk twist to create a uni que and powerful sound. Honest\, raw and poetic in equal measure\, a reput ation forged through formidable live performances has been enhanced and in troduced to an international fanbase with last January’s release of thei r critically acclaimed second album Ailm.\n\nThe Heathen Choir is the stag e moniker for Strabane based songwriter Darren Doherty whose melodic brand of alternative rock (think Idlewild\, REM\, Alanis Morissette) has graced the Ghostlight stage on two previous occasions. Darren has over 20 years of writing\, recording and touring\, numerous singles on BBC Radio 1 and p erformances at major festivals including T-Vital under his belt. This is a great chance to see him passionately singing his truth stripped down and solo in the intimate Ghostlight Sessions atmosphere.\n\nGhostlight Session s curator and host Dean Maywood brings his guitar with him this month so p rove that not only does he talk the talk as MC – he can also walk the wa lk as a performer. The 12 months immediately preceding the March lockdown saw Dean’s star firmly on the rise. His self-titled Dean Maywood EP was released in May 2019 receiving wide radio coverage with regular plays on R TE and BBC as well as in the US and Canada backed up by a slew of well rec eived reviews in online and print publications. On the back of the EPs suc cess Dean was selected as one of only 48 from across the world (and the on ly Irish act) to play at the prestigious AmericanaFest in London last Janu ary as part of the Americana Music Association UK conference and festival. \nAn absorbing listen…a heart breaking\, hushed hymn\, full of passion a nd pathos – Hot Press Magazine ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2020/07/August-Ghostlihgt-Web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:460@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200904T200000Z DTEND:20200904T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200820T134922Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-balor-house-band-2 SUMMARY:The Balor House Band DESCRIPTION:Live Music Is Back!\nWe've all missed a bit of live music so we 've put together The Balor House Band - a group of top class local musicia ns. Every friday night in September they'll play a string of classics from the like of The Beatles\, The Rolling Stones\, Status Quo\, ACDC and many \, many more.\n\nAs we always say LIVE IS BETTER!\n\n €20 per table\n Ma x 4 people per table\n\nThings are going to be a little different. Our pri ority under COVID restrictions is to ensure that everybody attending feels safe and comfortable so we can get back to doing what we love regularly. To this end:\n\nThere will be a contactless hand sanitizer station inside the entrance in the foyer.\n\nAll staff will wear masks or face shields.\n \nAll patrons will be required to wear a face covering.\nFacemasks will be available at the box office (€1 for a single-use mask\, €5 for a wash able reusable mask).\n\nAttendance will be limited to 40 people.\n\nWe ask people to book in advance and as a group. Each group will be designated t heir own table. Tables will be kept a minimum of 2m away from each other.\ n\nWe’ll need to keep a record of the details of patrons attending for c ontact-tracing purposes. It’d be great if this could be supplied in adva nce at the time of booking as this will help things go quicker and more sm oothly on the night.\n\nDrinks will be served by table service.\n\nThis is a new way of operating and will be a learning experience for staff\, perf ormers and patrons alike so please be patient\, considerate and understand ing. We’re committed to having an open dialogue with our valued customer s so any and all feedback and suggestions are welcome.\n\nWe want to strik e a balance between creating a safe\, comfortable environment for you to l isten to the live music that you love and being overly invasive and taking the fun out of it. This is still entertainment after all.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2020/08/music-night-web.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:461@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200911T200000Z DTEND:20200911T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200820T134936Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-balor-house-band-3 SUMMARY:The Balor House Band DESCRIPTION:Live Music Is Back!\n\nWe've all missed a bit of live music so we've put together The Balor House Band - a group of top class local music ians. Every friday night in September they'll play a string of classics fr om the like of The Beatles\, The Rolling Stones\, Status Quo\, ACDC and ma ny\, many more.\n\nAs we always say LIVE IS BETTER!\n\n €20 per table\n Max 4 people per table\n\nThings are going to be a little different. Our p riority under COVID restrictions is to ensure that everybody attending fee ls safe and comfortable so we can get back to doing what we love regularly . To this end:\n\nThere will be a contactless hand sanitizer station insid e the entrance in the foyer.\n\nAll staff will wear masks or face shields. \n\nAll patrons will be required to wear a face covering.\nFacemasks will be available at the box office (€1 for a single-use mask\, €5 for a wa shable reusable mask).\n\nAttendance will be limited to 40 people.\n\nWe a sk people to book in advance and as a group. Each group will be designated their own table. Tables will be kept a minimum of 2m away from each other .\n\nWe’ll need to keep a record of the details of patrons attending for contact-tracing purposes. It’d be great if this could be supplied in ad vance at the time of booking as this will help things go quicker and more smoothly on the night.\n\nDrinks will be served by table service.\n\nThis is a new way of operating and will be a learning experience for staff\, p erformers and patrons alike so please be patient\, considerate and underst anding. We’re committed to having an open dialogue with our valued custo mers so any and all feedback and suggestions are welcome.\n\nWe want to st rike a balance between creating a safe\, comfortable environment for you t o listen to the live music that you love and being overly invasive and tak ing the fun out of it. This is still entertainment after all.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2020/08/music-night-web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:459@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200912T200000Z DTEND:20200912T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200826T141158Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-septemb er-2020 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions September 2020 DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\n \;\n\nwith Waldorf &\; Ca nnon\, Sheerbuzz\, Neptune M\n\nAlternative multi-instrumentalist Derry du o Waldorf &\; Cannon make a little go a long way. With both members on vocal duties – Philip Wallace AKA Waldorf playing a Frmer Footdrum kit\, guitar and harmonica and Oisin Cannon on bass\, these Intelligent whiskey -guzzling misanthropists making visionary\, revolutionary music with a ret rogaragey-surf-grungy vibe.\n\nThe definition of independence\, they write \, record\, produce and mix via their own label\, shoot and edit their own videos\, build their own website and book their own tours. Their debut al bum ‘Old Dog New Tricks’ has been played not only over the UK an Irish airwaves but everywhere from the far reaches of Russia to west coast Amer ica.\n\nFrom the Mummies to Mudhoney\, the north west of Ireland to the no rth west of America\, some weird places and even weirder sounds in between \, you’d be a lot less comfortable knowing Waldorf &\; Cannon.\nGoing for the jugular with their Garage Pop Anthem Rise Up - Tom Robinson\, BBC 6 Music.\nSensational - Eamon McCann Hotpress Magazine.\nI'm a massive fa n of this band\, Stellar Album - Fergal D'Arcy Today FM.\nOccasionally bon kers and endlessly entertaining\, for fans of Beck &\; The White Stripe s - Rigsy ATL Radio Ulster.\nDonegal indie/alt-rock 4 piece Sheerbuzz have been playing together in various projects since they were 13. Their fully independent\, crowd funded debut EP ‘All Our Time and Money’ was one of the most streamed independent Irish releases of 2019 with over 130k Spo tify plays.\n\nBuilding on their success they’ve headlined at the Earaga il Arts Festival and opened for In Their Thousands annual An Grianán conc ert. 2020 has seen the release of two singles - Darkside and Who You Are – as well as a live and socially distanced set for the Regional Cultural Centre's Alone Together event in June.\n\nLetterkenny’s Neptune M capti vates and stirs her audience with a repertoire of lyric led numbers. Her v oice – at once sweet\, intimate and angelic\, then powerful and impassio ned - demands attention while the soft electric guitar that typically acco mpanies it provides a perfect foil. Influences include Jeff Buckley\, Leon ard Cohen\, Nina Simone and Bjork. She is currently recording her debut EP due for release in the near future. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2020/08/Ghostlight-Sept-Web-Friendly.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:462@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200918T200000Z DTEND:20200918T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200820T134957Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-balor-house-band-4 SUMMARY:The Balor House Band DESCRIPTION:Live Music Is Back!\n\nWe've all missed a bit of live music so we've put together The Balor House Band - a group of top class local music ians. Every friday night in September they'll play a string of classics fr om the like of The Beatles\, The Rolling Stones\, Status Quo\, ACDC and ma ny\, many more.\n\nAs we always say LIVE IS BETTER!\n\n €20 per table\n Max 4 people per table\n\nThings are going to be a little different. Our p riority under COVID restrictions is to ensure that everybody attending fee ls safe and comfortable so we can get back to doing what we love regularly . To this end:\n\nThere will be a contactless hand sanitizer station insid e the entrance in the foyer.\n\nAll staff will wear masks or face shields. \n\nAll patrons will be required to wear a face covering.\nFacemasks will be available at the box office (€1 for a single-use mask\, €5 for a wa shable reusable mask).\n\nAttendance will be limited to 40 people.\n\nWe a sk people to book in advance and as a group. Each group will be designated their own table. Tables will be kept a minimum of 2m away from each other .\n\nWe’ll need to keep a record of the details of patrons attending for contact-tracing purposes. It’d be great if this could be supplied in ad vance at the time of booking as this will help things go quicker and more smoothly on the night.\n\nDrinks will be served by table service.\n\nThis is a new way of operating and will be a learning experience for staff\, p erformers and patrons alike so please be patient\, considerate and underst anding. We’re committed to having an open dialogue with our valued custo mers so any and all feedback and suggestions are welcome.\n\nWe want to st rike a balance between creating a safe\, comfortable environment for you t o listen to the live music that you love and being overly invasive and tak ing the fun out of it. This is still entertainment after all.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2020/08/music-night-web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:467@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200920T200000Z DTEND:20200920T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200903T134556Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=aoife-scott-in-concert SUMMARY:Aoife Scott in concert DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_2609" align=" alignright" width="285"] Aoife Scott - Photography by Ruth Medjber @ruthle ssimagery[/caption]\n\nAoife Scott still has big plans for 2020 and no pan demic is going to get in her way!\n\nHer much anticipated second album Hom eBird was released to rapturous acclaim at Temple Bar TradFest in January. Produced by 12 time Grammy Award winner\, banjo and guitar virtuoso Ron B lock (Alison Krauss\, Oh Brother Where Art Thou) and recorded in Nashville and Dublin\, HomeBird is an features impressive collaborations with some of the best of Irish folk musicians and Grammy award winning Bluegrass mus icians Sierra Hull\, Stuart Duncan and Ron Block himself.\n\nThere’s no second album syndrome here with Home Bird earning rave reviews\, building on a reputation established with her 2016 debut Carry The Day and marking Aoife Scott as one of Ireland’s premier folk talents.\n\nRecent Accolade s include being named Best Folk Act at the Irish Post Music Award (beating stiff competition in the category with the legendary Christy Moore and Du blin folk band Lankum) while her 2019 song The December Letter won Single of the Year at the ALSR Celtic Music Awards (US) and was the most played C hristmas song on RTE Radio 1 for December 2018.\n\nMusic fans will also re call her 2017 single All Along The Wild Atlantic Way which knocked no less than Ed Sheeran off the top of the charts and was named Song Of The Year at the Irish Folk Music Awards while also wowed audiences with her perform ance of Grace - along with cousins Roisin O and Danny O Reilly (The Corona s) – broadcast from Kilmainham Gaol as part RTE’s 1916 Centenary celeb rations.\n\nShe’s joined on stage for this Balor gig by Dublin guitarist Andy Meaney and Gweedore’s Cathal O Currain on fiddle and bouzouki.\nA fiery passionate young talent springing from a fine musical family— HotP ress\n \;\n\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:463@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20200925T200000Z DTEND:20200925T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200820T134904Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-balor-house-band-5 SUMMARY:The Balor House Band DESCRIPTION:Live Music Is Back!\n\nWe've all missed a bit of live music so we've put together The Balor House Band - a group of top class local music ians. Every friday night in September they'll play a string of classics fr om the like of The Beatles\, The Rolling Stones\, Status Quo\, ACDC and ma ny\, many more.\n\nAs we always say LIVE IS BETTER!\n\n €20 per table\n Max 4 people per table\n\nThings are going to be a little different. Our p riority under COVID restrictions is to ensure that everybody attending fee ls safe and comfortable so we can get back to doing what we love regularly . To this end:\n\nThere will be a contactless hand sanitizer station insid e the entrance in the foyer.\n\nAll staff will wear masks or face shields. \n\nAll patrons will be required to wear a face covering.\nFacemasks will be available at the box office (€1 for a single-use mask\, €5 for a wa shable reusable mask).\n\nAttendance will be limited to 40 people.\n\nWe a sk people to book in advance and as a group. Each group will be designated their own table. Tables will be kept a minimum of 2m away from each other . !\n\nWe’ll need to keep a record of the details of patrons attending f or contact-tracing purposes. It’d be great if this could be supplied in advance at the time of booking as this will help things go quicker and mor e smoothly on the night.\n\nDrinks will be served by table service.\n\nThi s is a new way of operating and will be a learning experience for staff\, performers and patrons alike so please be patient\, considerate and under standing. We’re committed to having an open dialogue with our valued cus tomers so any and all feedback and suggestions are welcome.\n\nWe want to strike a balance between creating a safe\, comfortable environment for you to listen to the live music that you love and being overly invasive and t aking the fun out of it. This is still entertainment after all.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2020/08/music-night-web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:468@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20201029T200000Z DTEND:20201030T200000Z DTSTAMP:20201020T200841Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=my-wife-her-cat-and-other-stuff SUMMARY:My Wife\, Her Cat and Other Stuff *POSTPONED* DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nNote: Due to Ireland m oving to Level 5 COVID restrictions we'll have to reschedule this performa nce. We'll post the new date when we have it. Tickets for original date wi ll still be valid. Exchanges and/or refunds will also be available if desi red.\n\n \;\n\nConal Gallen stars in this new play by Letterkenny play wright Brian Walsh.\n\nThe cat was happy\, the wife was happy\, the neighb ours were happy. All is well in the world. Until the cat pees in the showe r and it all goes a bit pear shaped!\n\nCelebrated comedian Conal Gallen s tars in this funny and touching portrayal of everyday life thrown into con fusion that not even the Minister for Finance can sort out!\n\nwritten by Brian Walsh\ndirected by Kieran Quinn\n\nPresented as part of the Donegal Bay &\; Bluestacks Festival\n\n CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:470@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20201118T200000Z DTEND:20201121T200000Z DTSTAMP:20201020T200941Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=a-night-at-the-theatre SUMMARY:A Night At The Theatre **POSTPONED** DESCRIPTION:Note: Due to Ireland moving to Level 5 COVID restrictions we'll have to reschedule this performance. We'll post the new date when we have it. Tickets for original date will still be valid. Exchanges and/or refun ds will also be available if desired.\n\nThe Butt Drama Circle present\nA Night At The Theatre\n3 One Act Plays\n\nThe Butt Drama Circle haven’t l et lockdown go to waste. The fruits of their labour are on display in 3 br and new original 1 Act plays written in the last few months.\n\nSpinning w ritten &\; directed by Bernie Thompson\nMarty’s shock reappearance at a funeral throws everyone off kilter. After being considered as good as d ead himself why is he back after all this time?\n\nThe Story Of The Widow ’s Three Daughters written and directed by Shaun Byrne\nWhy is there alw ays three? A comedy farce lampooning the classic folk and fairy tale as th ree daughters work through some Grimm therapy with their long suffering wi dowed mother.\n\nStaying Alive written by Shaun Byrne\, directed by Brian Duffy\nThree Donegal men’s discussion about the weather takes an ominous turn when one of them fails to deliver the proper forecast.\n\n \;\n\ n \; CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:469@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20201128T200000Z DTEND:20201128T200000Z DTSTAMP:20201020T233558Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-murray-brothers-quartet-meg an-nic-ruairi SUMMARY:The Murray Brothers Quartet | Megan Nic Ruairi **POSTPONED** DESCRIPTION:\nNote: Due to Ireland moving to Level 5 COVID restrictions we' ll have to reschedule this performance. We'll post the new date when we ha ve it. Tickets for original date will still be valid. Exchanges and/or ref unds will also be available if desired.\n\nMichael Murray\, Saxophone: Con or Murray\, Double Bass:  David Lyttle\, Drums: Phil Robson\, Guitar:\n\n Hailed as rising stars of the new generation of Irish jazz\, Falcarragh br others Micheal and Conor Murray discovered their passion for the genre in their early teens. Their commitment to their craft led them to study at th e Royal Conservatiore of Scotland under the direction of Tommy Smith where they performed in may of Scotland’s top jazz clubs with some of the cou ntry’s top musicians. Since graduating they have toured extensively in t he UK and Europe\, also performing in Ireland with world-renowned UK piani st Jason Rebello\, Canadian jazz star Lucian Gray and New York Pianist Mic hael Kanan.\n\nHigh achieving Co. Down jazz drummer\, composer and produce r David Lyttle is a longtime collaborator with the Murray’s\, joining th em on many of their tours. He’s also enjoyed regular jazz collaborations with notable names such as Soweto Kinch\, Duke Special\, Joe Lovano and T alib Kweli. His continued excellence earned him a nomination for Best Jazz Act at the 2015 MOBO (Music Of Black Origin) Awards. His most recent proj ect saw him join with Liam Neeson this summer to re-imagine Van Morrison ’s On Hyndford Street as part of Rave On Van Morrison’s – the Hotpre ss magazine YouTube celebration of Ban’s 75th birthday.\n\nRounding out the quartet is Phil Robson – an award-winning jazz buitarist\, bandleade r and composer from Derby\, UK. Phil has led many of his own ensembles ove r the years and has accompanied some of the genres biggest names including Barbara Streisand\, Dame Cleo Laine\, Django Bates and Donny McCaslin. He is a longtime partner and collaborator of Irish jazz singer Christine Tob in.\n\nOpening on the night is Megan Nic Ruairí – a singer\, songwriter and musician from Rann na Feirste. A member of the hugely popular Clann M hic Ruairi band which whom she has toured widely throughout Ireland and ov erseas\, she released her brilliant debut single Can’t Stand The Moon ea rlier this year. She will be joined by her regular 4 piece band for this f estival show.\n\nThis concert is presented as part of the 2020 Donegal Bay &\; Bluestacks Festival.  CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:457@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20210327T200000Z DTEND:20210327T200000Z DTSTAMP:20201005T164856Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=fred-cooke-simply-fred SUMMARY:Fred Cooke: Simply Fred DESCRIPTION:Lisa Richards presents\nFred Cooke: Simply Fred\n\n\nAward-winn ing stand –up comedian Fred Cooke will have you holding back the tears\, as he plays through a fairground of hysterical jokes\, in his new Ireland and UK tour.\n\n\nFresh from dancing to the semi-final of Dancing With Th e Stars\, hosting The Tommy Tiernan Show and supporting Dermot and Dave\, Fred is back on the road with less hair\, and more flair than ever!!!\n\n& nbsp\;\n\nI love Fred\, he has the real spirit of the Clown in him– Tomm y Tiernan\n\nComedy genius\; he has so much energy that he could power a s mall village in the west of Kerry– The Laughter Lounge\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2020/06/Fred-Cooke-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:477@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20210730T200000Z DTEND:20210730T200000Z DTSTAMP:20210622T093852Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=brendan-quinn-dermot-byrne-ciar an-tourish SUMMARY:Brendan Quinn\, Dermot Byrne & Ciaran Tourish DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nCountry Meets Trad!\n\nLegendary coun try singer Brendan Quinn is itching to perform live again.\n\nHere Brendan hooks up with two of Ireland’s top traditional Irish musicians –accor dion maestro and 2013 Gradam Ceoil winner Dermot Byrne and world renowned fiddle player Ciaran Tourish\, both from Donegal supergroup Altan.\n\nToge ther this stellar line up mix Country\, Trad and Americana to create a nig ht of great music to enthral fans of all genres.\n\nBrendan has spent over fifty years making music\, with hit songs such as It’s Four In The morn ing\, Bandy The Rodeo Clown and Daddy’s Little Girl. Like a fine wine he just gets better with age with recent albums ‘Tickin’ Over’ and ‘ Lockdown’ garnering extensive airplay and critical acclaim. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:465@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20210731T200000Z DTEND:20210731T200000Z DTSTAMP:20210716T111047Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=anthony-toner-sings-john-prine SUMMARY:Anthony Toner sings John Prine DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n\n\n\n \;\n\n\n\nThe loss of John Prine robbed t he world of a truly unique voice and one of the finest song writers of his generation. Prine had the rare ability to touch the soul of his listeners with his bitter sweet and often humorous stories of everyday loving and l iving.\n\nBelfast songwriter Anthony Toner celebrates the man and his work featuring songs from throughout his career including classics from Prine ’s 1971 self-titled debut (Sam Stone\, Hello in There) right through his career (Angel from Montgomery\, Souvenirs\, Grandpa Was a Carpenter) to s elections from the stunning final album The Tree of Forgiveness.\n\nAnthon y last performed a series of Toner Sings Prine for the artistes 70th in 20 16. “It’s my most requested show. So many people have me asked when I ’m going to do one again. It is a joy to revisit these songs”.\n\n\n&n bsp\;\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:478@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20210814T200000Z DTEND:20210814T200000Z DTSTAMP:20210803T100917Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-6 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nThe Ghostlight Sessions are back! \n\nOur live monthly original music night returns on Saturday August 14th with\n\nMark Black &\; The Trips\nMichael Gillespie\nThe Reflection Box CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:479@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20210827T200000Z DTEND:20210827T200000Z DTSTAMP:20210824T082403Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=polxroid-cd-launch SUMMARY:Polxroid DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nUp and coming indie alt-rock band Pol xroid mark the launch of their debut CD Standing Still and Going Nowhere.\ n\nThe quartet of Ciaran Coleman\, Catherine Gallagher\, Sean Coleman and Conor Duffy officially formed in January 2021. This\, their debut CD\, was recorded at Velley Studios.\n\nAdmission price of €15 includes a FREE c opy of the CD. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:480@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20210903T200000Z DTEND:20210903T200000Z DTSTAMP:20210825T141952Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=midnight-preachers-the-dodies-d uality SUMMARY:Midnight Preachers | The Dodies | Duality DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nA night of high energy music awaits a s Blues/rock trio Midnight Preachers are joined by Israeli garage rock duo The Dodies and local classic rock outfit Duality.\n\nThe Midnight Preache rs are a beefy\, dirty blues rock 3-piece from the North West of Ireland. Their sound is a blend of rich vocal harmonies and thundering\, bluesy gui tar riffs with one foot in the present and another firmly in the classics with influences as diverse as Janis Joplin\, Fleetwood Mac and Queens Of T he Stone Age making themselves heard.\n\nThe Dodies are a garage rock duo from the southern desert of Israel. Yoni Avittan fronts the group as lead vocalist and guitarist while Ran Aronson simultaneously plays bass lines o n keyboard with one hand while playing the entire drum kit with the other (while also providing backing vocals!) Their debut album It’s One Hell O f A Ride was co-produced by Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal (Sons of Apollo / ex Guns N’ Roses).\n\nLocal hard rock trio Duality showcase hard charging originals from their forthcoming EP produced by Eoghan MacSheain of The Mi dnight Preachers. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:481@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20210911T200000Z DTEND:20210911T200000Z DTSTAMP:20210902T101015Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-7 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe Ghostlight Sessions - our live mo nthly original music night - returns with 3 more top class original acts f or your listening pleasure.\n\nThis month we're joined by Conor Mason\, Ri chard Gilpin and Shuana McDaid.\n\nConor Mason\n\nDerryman Conor Mason’s hushed lilting vocals\, whispering lyrical poeticism and subtle instrumen tation places him on a musical landscape alongside Elliott Smith\, Grandad dy and Villagers. His intuitive song writing and storytelling abilities re veal a master of hook\, harmony and heart.\n\nHis most recent album ‘On The Surface’ was shortlisted for the NI Music Prize with singles receivi ng widespread radio play including BBC Radio 1 and BBC 6 Music.\n\nRichard Gilpin\n\nOriginally from Belfast and now living in Raphoe\, Richard Gilp in brings a wealth of musical experience and talent to the stage. His musi cal output to date is an impressive blend of Reggae\, Blues and Traditiona l Irish music.\n\nHe released his remarkable solo album Beautiful Mistake (featuring Henry McCullough and Ted Ponsonby among others) in 2002. His se cond album entitled 33 was released the following year and won album of th e year on Radio Spazio\, Italy. His third studio album Loose Ends was reco rded in 2007 and featured an appearance by Peter Wilson (aka Duke Special) .\nThis kind of talent rarely fades – Hot Press\nOne of the most origina l singer/songwriter/guitarists I’ve heard in a long\, long time – Henr y McCullough\nShauna McDaid\n\nShauna McDaid’s distinctive blend of rich \, soft and powerful vocals add a haunting beauty to her traditional and f olk noir stylings that linger in the air long after the last note has been played.\n\nThis is Shauna’s first gig since March 2020 where she opened for Jack L in An Grianan Theatre\, Letterkenny.\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:471@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20210918T200000Z DTEND:20210918T200000Z DTSTAMP:20210825T103256Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=duality SUMMARY:Duality DESCRIPTION:\n\nDonegal 3 piece Duality serve up classic and hard rock to a udiences that crave it.\n\nIf ‘70’s. ‘80’s and ‘90’s hard rock is your thing Duality are the band for you. With their first release of s elf-penned numbers almost ready for the studio expect a debut airing of ne w originals among a string of classic anthems in a setlist spanning AC/DC to Zeppelin and hard charging originals. A high energy night of music is a ssured at this homecoming gig for the Donegal based 3 piece.\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:485@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20211007T200000Z DTEND:20211007T200000Z DTSTAMP:20210916T090627Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=frances-browne-literary-festiva l-launch SUMMARY:Frances Browne Literary Festival Launch DESCRIPTION:featuring\nFrances Brown: Legends of Ulster\nby Shirley-Anne Bo nner\ndirected by Kieran Quinn\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe inaugural Frances Browne Literary Festival launches at The Balor Arts Centre.\n\nThe Festival will be officially launched with an opening speech journalist\, novelist and script writer Anna Carey followed by music from Martin McColg an and Philippa Collings who will both perform original compositions in ce lebration of Frances Browne. Phillipa will be joined by singers Breege Doh erty\, Monica Doherty\, Carolyn Norgate\, Ann Kavanagh\, Elaine McMenamin Bradley and accompanied by musician Billy Patton..\n\nThe main event will be a performance of Frances Brown: Legends of Ulster by Shirley-Anne Bonne r.\n\nFrances Brown: Legends Of Ulster: The ‘Blind poetess of Ulster’ casts a wry eye on the complexities of Ulster life in this adaptation of F rances Brown’s humorous and supernatural Donegal folktales.\n\nThe uniqu e and robust sounds of Ulster speech are celebrated by a cast of colourful characters in a series of fast-moving interlinked comical tales.\n\nLegen ds Of Ulster is written by Stranorlar native Shirley-Anne Bonner. It stars Cathleen Bradley\, Jack Quinn\, Keith Lynch and Orla Mullan and is direct ed by Kieran Quinn. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2021/09/Web-Launch-event-Thursday-night.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:487@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20211008T150000Z DTEND:20211008T150000Z DTSTAMP:20210910T141317Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=2699 SUMMARY:Our Home : Language and Identity. Panel Discussion DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nHow does language and culture shape o ur concept of home\, in the context of Browne's work\, and in our own expe rience?\n\nMeet Chair\, Mary Harte\, along with writers Angeline King\, Dr . Pauline Holland Shirley-Anne Godfrey and Dubhán Ó Longáin. Join the w riters in an informal conversation.\n\nAbout:\n\nChair: Mary Harte\nMary H arte is a former BBC journalist and producer. She contributes regularly to RTE Nationwide. Mary is a History and Politics graduate and has an MA in Archaeology. She is Chairperson of Donegal East Tourism.\n\nAngeline King\ nAngeline King\, writer in residence at the University of Ulster\, is the author of three novels\, 'Dusty Bluebells' (2020)\, 'Snugville Street' (20 15) and 'A Belfast Tale' (2016). She was selected as one of Libraries NI t hree emerging authors in 2017 and has received two Arts Council of Norther n Ireland awards. Angeline worked in international business for 20 years a nd lives in her beloved hometown\, Larne\, with her husband and children. She has a BA Hons in French and Modern History from Queens' University Bel fast\, and an MA in Applied Languages &\; Business from Ulster Universi ty\n\nPauline Holland\nDr Pauline Holland was awarded her PhD\, which feat ured ground-breaking research establishing Cavan poet Charlotte Brooke as the foundress of Anglo-Irish literature\, from the University of Ulster in 2014. It has since been published by the British Library. She is the auth or of Treasure Each Voice\, a 400-page anthology of Ulster-Scots\, Irish a nd English prose\, poetry and song spanning the 18th\, 19th and 20th centu ries. The work\, which includes a story of Frances Browne\, is the first o f its kind to provide a comprehensive anthology of the literature of the u nique pluralist society of Ballybofey/Stranorlar and its hinterland. Dr Ho lland lectures on the Bronte sisters and their Irish heritage in Queens Un iversity\, Belfast\, and the Linen Hall Library. A native of Ballybofey\, Dr Holland has co-edited Sarah Leech: The Ulster-Scots Poetess of Raphoe\, Co. Donegal. She has appeared on BBC’s TV series Languages of Ulster as a leading authority on Leech’s poetry.\n\nShirley Anne Godfrey\nShirley -Anne Godfrey is a PhD candidate at the O’ Donoghue Centre for Drama\, T heatre and Performance studies at the National University of Ireland\, Gal way. A Government of Ireland Research Council Scholar\, she is developing theatre practices to recover the legacies of marginalised Irish women writ ers in relation to the plays of Lady Augusta Gregory (1852-1932) and the w ritings of Frances Browne (1816-1879).\n\nOriginally from Stranorlar\, Shi rley-Anne writes plays under the name Bonner. She was chosen as part of th e Lyric Theatre Belfast’s New Playwright’s Programme 2018/2019. Her fi rst play Frances Brown: In My Mind’s Eye had rehearsed readings at the L yric Theatre\, and at the American Irish Historical Society\, New York\, a t the Origins Theatre\, First Irish Theatre Festival in January 2019.\n\nH er new play Legends of Ulster\, an adaptation of Brown’s legends is prem iering at the Balor Theatre in October 2021\, and will also be performed i n the Abbey Arts Centre Ballyshannon. In My Mind’s Eye is in development for full production by An Grianan Theatre for 2022 and will receive a reh earsed reading at this year’s festival.\n\nRecent publication: ‘Lady G regory’s Grania (1912) : Myth and Mythology”\, eds. David Clare\, Fion a Mc Donagh\, and Justine Nakase. The Golden Thread: Irish Women Playwrigh ts\, Volume One (1716-1922). Liverpool University Press\n\nDubhán Ó Long áin\nDubhán Ó Longáin (Duane Long) is a PhD researcher at Ulster Unive rsity\, a poet\, an Irish teacher\, and a teaching assistant at the Univer sity of Limerick. He is from Ballybofey\, Co Donegal originally but now li ves in Limerick. He mostly writes poetry and short stories and his first c ollection of poetry\, IDEO Locator\, was published by Coiscéim in 2020. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2021/09/Language-and-Identity-Discussion-Web.png CATEGORIES:Special Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:486@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20211009T200000Z DTEND:20211009T200000Z DTSTAMP:20210916T090551Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=frances-brown-legends-of-ulster SUMMARY:Frances Brown: Legends Of Ulster DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe ‘Blind Poetess of Ul ster’ casts a wry eye on the complexities of Ulster life in this adaptat ion of Frances Brown’s humorous and supernatural Donegal folktales.\n\nT he unique and robust sounds of Ulster speech are celebrated by a cast of c olourful characters in a series of fast-moving interlinked comical tales.\ n\nLegends Of Ulster is written by Stranorlar native Shirley-Anne Bonner. It stars Cathleen Bradley\, Jack Quinn\, Keith Lynch and Orla Mullan and i s directed by Kieran Quinn. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2021/09/Web-Legens-of-Ulster-Sat-night.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:488@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20211016T200000Z DTEND:20211016T200000Z DTSTAMP:20210922T124733Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-october -2022 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions October 2022 DESCRIPTION:with The Davy K Project |Moondust |DiG!\n\n\n\n \;\n\n  \;\n\nThe Davy K Project are a classic rock/blues/rock ‘n’ roll trio f ronted by Davy Kerrigan currently performing all over Ireland to rave revi ews. Davy has recorded with rock superstars such as Tony Carey (Rainbow)\, Ron Wikso (Foreigner) &\; Neil Murray (Whitesnake). The Davy K Project s debut album was released in February of last year to critical acclaim.\n \nMoon Dust are a newly formed original Donegal band. Established singer/s ongwriter Maria McCormack is joined by Franck Saucian on lead guitar and b lues harmonica and Paul Mooney on Bass to produce a blend of original rock \, blues and folk which has gone down a treat with punters at the recent O akfest and Bring It Home festivals.\n\n \;\n\nBeginning as the solo pr oject of Ciaran O Neill DiG! has expanded to a quartet weaving pop-rock\, synth and psychedelic soundscapes dripping with bold and cheeky rock ‘n ’ roll and blues. Thir sound is influenced by the likes of Arctic Monkey s blended with dreamy tones studied from Unknown Mortal Orchestra. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2021/09/Ghostlight-October-Insta-1.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:482@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20211022T200000Z DTEND:20211022T200000Z DTSTAMP:20210831T134752Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=motherland-songs-of-20th-centur y-women SUMMARY:Motherland - Songs of 20th Century Women DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nEdel Murphy (Celtic Woman\ , Riverdance) performs iconic songs of struggle and celebration from songw riting greats such as Joan Baez\, Bob Dylan\, Nina Simone\, Kate Bush\, Na nci Griffith\, Richard Thompson\, Dolly Parton\, and The Beatles.\n\nComb ining music with evocative projected images and thought-provoking spoken w ord Edel fronts a 5 piece live band to bring you through the Dustbowl of t he Great Depression\, into the homes of 1950s urban desperation\, down str eets of protest in the 1960s and into the confusion of the 21st Century.\n \nFollowing extensive tours with Celtic Woman and Riverdance\, Edel Murphy – singer\, actor and musician – is delighted to bring this powerful a nd enlightening show on tour under the musical direction of her long time collaborator\, Ewan Cowley.\n\nMusic arranged by Ewan Cowley.\nProduced by Michael James Ford.\n"An amazing show…Edel Murphy was stunning\, the sh arpness of her delivery was outstanding. The songs are acerbic and to the point and the backdrop of visuals was very powerful. I was blown away by i t”. - The Sunday Business Post CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:466@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20211023T200000Z DTEND:20211023T200000Z DTSTAMP:20210903T101804Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=flash-harry-3 SUMMARY:Flash Harry DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nFlash Harry are Northern Irelands mos t enduring tribute band\, celebrating the music of super star Freddie Merc ury and super group Queen\, for over 25 years.\n\nFlash Harry deliver a ro ck show that will have the audience rocking in their seats and singing alo ng to anthems of one of the greatest bands in history\; featuring classics like "Radio Ga Ga"\, "We Are the Champions"\, to "Bohemian Rhapsody"\, "W ho Wants to Live Forever" and everything in between.\n\nThe five piece ban d have played everywhere from the USA to Dubai as well as major venues in the UK and Ireland and continue to sell out venues wherever they go\, recr eating the magic of Queen for audiences young and old.\n\n \;\n\n  \;\n\n \;\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:472@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20211027T200000Z DTEND:20211027T200000Z DTSTAMP:20211004T110315Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=mick-flannery SUMMARY:Mick Flannery & Susan O'Neill in concert DESCRIPTION:with special guest Rachel Sermanni\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\ n\n\nAward-winning\, double-platinum selling Irish artist Mick Flannery ma kes his Balor debut\n\nOne of Ireland’s most critically acclaimed and po pular artists\, Mick Flannery began writing songs as a teenager in his hom e of Blarney\, Co. Cork. With influences from the likes of Bob Dylan\, Van Morrison\, Joni Mitchell and Tom Waits seeped into his creative DNA he be came the first Irish songwriter to win the Nashville based International S ongwriting Competition aged just 19. By the time he turned 21 he had signe d to a label and released his debut album.\n\nTo date Mick has seven album s to his name – with his 2019 number one self-titled album followed by ‘Alive – Cork Opera House’ in July 2020.\n\nNow\, Mick and Irish new comer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Susan O’Neill have come toget her on a collaboration album ‘In The Game’ – a themed collection of songs about a couple coming together and falling apart.\n\nTogether on sta ge they form a formidable live duo – their music expressing fluently the flaws\, triumphs and general uncertainty of the human condition.\nSimply Exceptional – The Irish Times\nA voice for the ages…A complete master of his craft – Clash Magazine UK\nThe most beautiful duet album to be re leased this year - Heaven Magazine\nSorrowful Masterpiece - American Songw riter\n..his gravelly tones and her soulful vocals are a perfect match - M ail on Sunday (Album of the week)\n \;\n \;\n \;\n\n \;\n\ n \; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:491@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20211030T200000Z DTEND:20211031T200000Z DTSTAMP:20211006T100428Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=in-other-words SUMMARY:In Other Words DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nby Matthew Seager\ndirected by Monica Doherty\n\nThe Butt Drama Circle return to the stage for the first time i n 20 months with their 2021 One Act Drama Festival play.\n\nThey call it ' the incident' now. What happened when they first met. He always said it wa s part of his romantic plan\, but they both know that's rubbish.\n\nJoin A rthur (JC Bonar) and Jane (Alice Gildea) at the beginning as they tell us their story. Connected by the music of Frank Sinatra\, this intimate\, hum ourous and deeply moving love story explores the effects of Alzheimer's di sease and the transformative power of music in our lives. CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:476@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20211104T200000Z DTEND:20211104T200000Z DTSTAMP:20211020T104940Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=joshua-burnside SUMMARY:Joshua Burnside | Joel Harkin DESCRIPTION:\n \;\n\n \;\nExperimental folk artist Joshua Burnside deftly blends alt-folk and elements of Irish folk tradition with South Ame rican rhythms and Eastern European influences whilst introducing synthetic and found-sounds\, synths loops and crunching beats.\nHe released his deb ut album ‘Ephrata’ two years ago via Quiet arch Records. A mix of Iris h traditional\, European folk and Americana\, it earned Joshua the ‘Best Album’ award at the Northern Irish Music Prize.\n\nHis latest album Int o The Depths Of Hell was released last year and saw Joshua use post-punk a nd electronic recording methods to push the boundaries of his beloved folk music.\n\nSays Joshua: “I have a lot of new songs that I haven’t had the chance to perform live yet\, songs from my latest album ‘Into the De pths of Hell’ and other releases. Can’t wait to be back on the road\, and to see to see ye all again - singing\, drinking\, dancing in a basemen t venue\, old church\, festival tent or pub.”\n\nOpening act on the nigh t will be Belfast based Donegal native Joel Harkin - himself no stranger t o The Balor having held his own EP launch here back in February 2018. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:484@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20211118T200000Z DTEND:20211118T200000Z DTSTAMP:20210906T122746Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-star-of-chesters-lane SUMMARY:The Star Of Chester's Lane DESCRIPTION:Quintessence Theatre present\nThe Star Of Chester’s Lane\nIn association with An Tain Arts Centre and An Grianan Theatre\n\n\n\n \; \n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThis is a man’s world: always has been. Or has it…?\n\n1854: Mr McGrath has fallen to his death working on the buildin g of the Boyne Viaduct\, leaving his wife\, Catherine\, alone to fend for herself. \n\nWhat’s a poor woman to do…?\n…Put on his clothes\, of c ourse\, and take up his place in the world!\n\nKate McGrath was a navvy by name and navvy by nature:\nNavvy\, hawker\, drunkard\, comedienne\, trail blazer\, and tale-teller.\nAn Irish woman well beyond her time\, she loved \, and laughed\, and lived a fascinating and colourful existence\, packing several lifetimes of adventures into her 60 years as one of Drogheda’s most infamous residents.\n\nQuintessence Theatre use their dazzling physic al ensemble theatre techniques to reimagine bustling 19th century Ireland and the remarkable true story of one of the country’s forgotten street c haracters\, Kate the Navvy: the Molly Malone of Louth.\n\nThe Drogheda Art s Festival 2018 Commission winner\, The Star of Chester’s Lane is an ori ginal comedy that breathes bawdy new life into Irish history and uproariou sly celebrates the great tradition of the storyteller.\n\nDirected by Anna Simpson\nAssistant Director and Producer by Leah Rossiter\nPerformed by C eara Carney\, Anthony Kinahan and Fiona Keenan O’Brien\nWritten/Devised by Quintessence Theatre\nBawdy\, irreverent\, tragic\, energetic … a loc al story that could be told anywhere … I can see Kate the Navvy will be our Molly Malone - Alison Comyn\, Drogheda Independent (&\; Sky News)\n \nBrilliant…a madcap\, Marx Bros meets Monty Python comic treatment that managed nonetheless to make a serious point … a daring comic approach t o a quite serious subject matter … totally carried it off - Declan Gorma n\, Anaverna Productions\n\nEnergetically physical production with all the trademark wit\, intelligence\, ingenuity and talent that I have come to e xpect from this company - Niall O’Brien\, Droichead Arts Centre. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2021/09/Chesters-Lane-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:493@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20211120T200000Z DTEND:20211120T200000Z DTSTAMP:20211030T163051Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-8 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions DESCRIPTION:with Tanya McCole |Jonathan Smeaton |Mickey Duffy\n\n\n\n \ ;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nIt’s our last Ghostlight Sessions of 2021 and Dean has put together a fantastic line-up to finish the year on a high!\n \nArdara’s Tanya McCole is one of the finest singer/songwriters in this isle of Ireland and beyond\, boasting quite the impressive musical resume. \n\nExperience gleaned playing with bands such as Horny Devils\, Black Mag ic Big Band and Lewd Tunes showed in spades in her well received 2009 debu t album ‘Love\, Hate &\; The Blues’ and led to her performing with many of Ireland’s leading artists including Sharon Shannon\, Mundy and S hane McGowan.\n\nHer subsequent 2018 offering – the more stripped back ‘Because Of You’ – showcased her uniquely distinctive voice and song writing ability which attracted the attention of the legendary John Prine who invited her to join him on his tour of Germany.\n\nMelodic and soulful \, Tanya’s songs touch the heartstrings and tweak the emotions long afte r the final chord has been strummed.\nThe world should know about Tanya Mc Cole. I love her voice. She is authentic in every way -  John Prine\n\n …a force to be reckoned with..an absolutely phenomenal singer with some seriously powerful gusto and passion\, but she can also move the listener to tears with her tender and emotional renditions of her slower songs - Sh aron Shannon\n\n\nJonathan Smeaton is an acclaimed veteran of the Donegal music scene. Playing and writing since his early teens he’s an accomplis hed and sure-footed live performer whose songs cover all aspects of life\, death and everything inbetween.\n\nJoining him for this Ghostlight gig wi ll be his semi-regular partner in crime Billy Robinson who also produced J onathan’s 2 studio albums – QSO (2014) and Drawing To The Light (2017) in his Ramelton Grooveshack studio.\n\nAlternative folk singer songwriter Mickey Duffy released his first original album Think Twice in 2018. He’ s performed at various singer songwriter sessions around the country and f urther afield including Sessions In The house\, Gypsy Wagon TV\, Live At T he Attic and the Narrowboat Sessions in Wales.\n\nHis latest project was a recently released song for the Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland and he is currently working on a second original album due for release in early 202 2. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:500@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20211201T200000Z DTEND:20211201T200000Z DTSTAMP:20211123T103038Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=in-other-words-2 SUMMARY:In Other Words DESCRIPTION:The Butt Drama Circle's brilliant In Other Words returns before heading to Ennis for the All-Ireland One Act Drama Finals!\n\n\n\n \; \n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThey call it 'the incident' now. What happened w hen they first met. He always said it was part of his romantic plan\, but they both know that's rubbish.\n\nJoin Arthur (JC Bonar - winner of Best A ctor Award at Letterkenny\, Carraigallen and Manorhamilton Drama Festivals ) and Jane (Alice Gildea) at the beginning as they tell us their story.\n\ nConnected by the music of Frank Sinatra\, this intimate\, humourous and d eeply moving love story explores the effects of Alzheimer's disease and th e transformative power of music in our lives.\n\nIn Other Words has been a huge success in the Amateur Drama Council of Ireland One-Act Festival Com petitions winning Best Production in Letterkenny and Manorhamilton and qua lifying for the ADCI One Act Drama Finals to be held in Ennis\, Co. Clare on December 3\, 4 and 5.\n\nLetterkenny Drama Festival\n\n1st Place overal l\nBest Production\nBest Director Monica Doherty\nBest Actor JC Bonar\nBes t Technical Ciaran O Neill &\; Shaun Duffy\nBest Actress nomination Ali ce Gildea\n\nCarrigallen Drama Festival\n\n3rd place overall\nBest Actor J C Bonar\nBest Actress nomination Alice Gildea\n\nManorhamilton Drama Festi val\n\n1st place overall\nBest production\nBest Director Monica Doherty\nB est Actor JC Bonar\nBest Actress nomination Alice Gildea CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:475@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20211203T200000Z DTEND:20211203T200000Z DTSTAMP:20210902T120901Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=tommy-fleming-a-song-for-irelan d SUMMARY:Tommy Fleming - A Song For Ireland Tour DESCRIPTION:A Song For Ireland tour with Tommy &\; his musicians is a ni ght of classic Irish songs\n\nFor almost 30 years\, Tommy Fleming has been honing his craft and entertaining the masses with his extraordinary talen t. His worldwide success has made him a household name in many homes acros s the globe and his fanbase is growing year on year. It’s not hard to se e why - music is a universal language and one Tommy is undoubtedly fluent in.\n\nThe one comment that is repeated from Dublin to Darwin and beyond i s the incredible effect Tommy’s voice has as he turns each song into his own with his unique and powerful style - touching emotions in you that on ly music can reach. While Tommy’s music may be difficult to classify\, f ans use such words as “deeply emotional\, romantic and sincere” to des cribe the feelings it evokes. One reviewer described his music as falling into a genre of Symphonic Pop that still awaits a name. A Tommy Fleming co ncert is a musical experience not to be missed that has a universal appeal to all ages and backgrounds.\n\nTommy is famous for his own arrangement o f “Danny Boy”\, “Isle of Innisfree” and “Hard Times” - all son gs that you know and love but have never heard until you hear Tommy Flemin g’s versions. He has long been associated with classic Irish &\; inte rnationally renowned folk and celtic songs along with many more contempora ry &\; Irish numbers. A\nSong for Ireland tour will be a night of many of these songs along with the old favourites.\n\nSuch is his success\, he has also toured with the great Elaine Paige and Kenny Rogers in recent yea rs and recorded duets with Vince Gill\, Christy Hennessy\, Phil Coulter\, Lucie Silvas\, Cara Dillon\, Eleanor Shanley\, De Dannan and Mark Vincent to name but a few. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2020/12/Tommy-Fleming-SOCIAL-Oct-2020.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:494@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20211204T200000Z DTEND:20211204T200000Z DTSTAMP:20211103T174259Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-midnight-preachers-duality- dig SUMMARY:The Midnight Preachers | Duality | DiG! DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe Midnight Preachers are a beefy\, dirty blues rock 3-piece from the North West of Ireland. Their sound is a blend of rich vocal harmonies and thundering\, bluesy guitar riffs with on e foot in the present and another firmly in the classics with influences a s diverse as Janis Joplin\, Fleetwood Mac and Queens Of The Stone Age maki ng themselves heard.\n\nLocal hard rock trio Duality showcase hard chargin g originals from their forthcoming EP produced by Eoghan MacSheain of The Midnight Preachers\n\nBeginning as the solo project of Ciaran O Neill DiG! has expanded to a quartet weaving pop-rock\, synth and psychedelic sounds capes dripping with bold and cheeky rock ‘n’ roll and blues. Thir soun d is influenced by the likes of Arctic Monkeys blended with dreamy tones s tudied from Unknown Mortal Orchestra. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2021/11/Midnight-Preachers-Cropped.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:445@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20211210T200000Z DTEND:20211210T200000Z DTSTAMP:20210903T100839Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=strawman-fearless-album-launch SUMMARY:Strawman - Fearless Album Launch DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nLocal singer songwriter ‘StrawMan’ (AKA Tom Bonner) launches his new album ‘Fearless’\n\nR ecorded and produced by Terry McGinty at Valley Music Studio\, Fearless is a collection of 10 songs taking you on a journey through loss\, despair a nd defiance to ultimate redemption.\n\nThe album includes the singles Cycl e the Volcano\, Wither and Too Many Yesterdays. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2020/01/Strawman.jpeg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:451@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220122T200000Z DTEND:20220122T200000Z DTSTAMP:20211217T112827Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=paul-heaton-jacqui-abbott SUMMARY:Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott *SOLD OUT* POSTPONED DESCRIPTION:Message from Paul Heaton:\nIt is with great frustration that we must announce the postponement of our January Irish tour dates. Due to th e current restrictions in place in Ireland and the situation around the wo rld changing every day it has now become impossible for us to continue wit h these dates as planned. Please keep hold of your tickets while we work o n new dates. We hope to announce an update at some point in the new year. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you and wish you &\; your families a safe and enjoyable Christmas period.\n\n\n***This gig was originally due to take place in April 2020.  COVID obviously put paid to that. Tickets still valid.***\n\nThe voices of The Housemartins and The Be autiful South\n\nAs frontman of The Housemartins Paul Heaton was the voice of some of the ‘80’s biggest hits such as Happy Hour and Caravan of L ove.\n\nHe then formed The Beautiful South (also featuring Jacqui Abbott) and enjoyed continued success with unforgettable tunes like A Little Time\ , Song For Whoever and Don’t Marry Her.\n\nThe Beautiful South disbanded in 2007 but Heaton and fellow Beautiful South vocalist Jacqui Abbott have continued to collaborate\, releasing three albums together – 2014’s W hat Have We Become\, Wisdom Laughter and Lies in 2015 and Crooked Calypso (2017). They tour Ireland this April to mark the release of their fourth a lbum – Manchester Calling on March 6th 2020.\n\nThis Balor gig is one of only 5 Irish dates. The other four are in much larger capacity venues - L eisureland Galway\, the 3Arena Dublin\, Ulster Hall Belfast and INEC Killa rney - so if you like your superstars up close and personal this is the gi g for you. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2020/01/Final-Heaton-Abbott-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:508@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220205T200000Z DTEND:20220205T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220116T182127Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-9 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nRory Nellis\n\nAs mast ers of their craft go\, Rory Nellis takes some beating. The Belfast-based singer-songwriter’s output has spanned harmonic-laden alt-pop\, slow-bur ning folk and far beyond on its way to become something uniquely vital. Wi th his third album\, Written and Underlined\, he underscores his status as easily one of the country's most versatile and visionary musical voices.\ n\nRory has been writing and performing since he was a teenager\, gaining support from the likes of BBC Radio Ulster (Across The Line\, The Arts Sho w\, Electric Mainline and Ralph McLean)\, RTE 2FM\, Hot Press Magazine and The Irish News. Rory has toured all around Ireland and beyond - playing f estivals and venues such as The Limelight (Belfast)\, The Atlantic Session s\, Other Voices (Dingle)\, Whelan’s (Dublin) and The Bluebird Cafe (Nas hville). Rory’s songwriting is filled with flowing melodies and honest\, self-reflective lyrics as he aims to strike a balance between serious and playful: tense and relaxed. What comes out is an effortless flow of wonde rful noises\, poignant sentiments and earworming hooks which you are guide d through by Rory’s emotive voice - gentle and comforting in one verse a nd epic and roaring in another.\nThe music is sweeping\, there's magic in it - Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol)\n \;\n\nPaul Tully\n\nSinger/Songwri ter Paul Tully hails from Strabane and has played extensively around Irela nd supporting the likes of Foy Vance\, Cara Dillon &\; Paul Brady along the way.\nStrabane - Bred\, Dublin - based Paul Tully has carved out an i mpressive reputation as a gifted tunesmith - and after listening to Somewa y Somehow\, you'll fall for his charms too\, lovers of David Gray will ado re it - Hotpress Magazine\n\nPaul Tully's songs are special. They connect and speak to people. Live he's electric and in studio he's a craftsman. A name to remember and a talent to treasure - Ralph McLean of BBC Radio Ulst er\nOisín\n\nOisín is a singer songwriter from Letterkenny\, Donegal and has always felt a strong relationship with music.\n\n[caption id="attachm ent_2808" align="alignright" width="212"] {"origin":"gallery"\,"uid":"2C50 56B9-EDC4-4970-8A3A-E93F54039C62_1622231548440"\,"source":"other"}[/captio n]\n\nOisín spent much of his childhood singing in local competitions\, e ventually sharing his talents on YouTube where\, back in Spring of 2019\, his cover of Ariana Grande’s “Needy” caught the attention of A&\; R\, Korinne Perez at EP Entertainment\, who discovered Alessia Cara\, 2018 Grammy winner for Best New Artist. “Oisín’s tone and vibe just felt special and different. It was a very familiar feeling...the same one I had when first hearing Alessia\, years prior. I can’t really explain it…i t’s just one of those things when you know\, you know\,” Perez claims. \n\nA month later\, Oisín and his parents were on their way to California \, to meet with Korinne and the team at EP Entertainment\, and began worki ng with the likes of Sebastian Kole (Alessia Cara\, Alicia Keys\, Brandy)\ , Kuya\, and newcomer\, Alexis Idarose Kesselman (who co-penned “F is fo r Friends” feat Becky G and Trevor Daniel)\, amongst others. Only 17 yea rs old at the time\, with no studio experience\, Oisín was a natural and found his creative footing\, instantly.\n\nTwo years in the making\, Oisí n is ready to carve his place in the industry with his distinct vocals. It ’s clear he has a story to tell and he’s anxious to share it with the world! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2022/01/Ghostlight-February-Insta-Web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:504@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220210T200000Z DTEND:20220210T200000Z DTSTAMP:20211209T132802Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=danny-obrien-the-god-of-all-thi ngs-bad SUMMARY:Danny O'Brien - The God Of All Things Bad DESCRIPTION:After a complete sell-out nationwide run with his show 'Reforme r' in early 2020 Danny O' Brien is back in The Balor with his biggest solo show to date!\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe award-winning Wicklow comic has stayed busier than ever over the last 18 months! From making one of th e highest viewed stand-up specials in Irish television history (Recorded o utdoors in a block of Dublin council flats during the first lockdown!) To somehow spending 3 months stranded in Central America.\n\nAlong the way\, he starred in a viral Spanish comedy sketch video in Costa Rica (a languag e he still hasn’t been able to learn and definitely still can’t speak! ) amongst other things.\n\nThis show follows his ridiculous journey over l and and water to meet the highly worshipped Mayan deity that is 'Maximón' in Guatemala (and gives this show its name!)\nHe also now has a dog daugh ter and trust issues with drinking water and Zoom.\n\n*WARNING* This show contains strong descriptions of psychedelic drug misuse\, parasites\, and goat milking.\n★★★★★ O’Brien is genuinely\, uproariously funny with a huge stage presence and wicked timing! - The Sunday Independent\n\ n★★★★★ O’ Brien took to the stage like a force of nature…one suspects it won’t be too much longer before stadiums come calling - The Examiner CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:499@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220218T200000Z DTEND:20220218T200000Z DTSTAMP:20211119T132607Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-human-touch SUMMARY:The Human Touch DESCRIPTION:Ireland’s No 1 Bruce Springsteen tribute act.\n\n\n\n \;\ n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThis six-piece band is comprised of top Irish ses sion musicians and fronted by veteran American singer and guitarist Monte Thompson.\n\nHaving toured Ireland and the UK extensively since 2011\, The Human Touch has played to countless packed houses\, gained widespread cri tical acclaim and is going from strength to strength.\n\nHaving developed a reputation of authenticity and outstanding musicality\, The Human Touch is a high energy show and a must see spectacle for all fans of The Boss. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2021/11/HT-Logo2.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:495@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220219T200000Z DTEND:20220219T200000Z DTSTAMP:20211112T125619Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=john-spillane SUMMARY:John Spillane DESCRIPTION:Two-time Meteor Award winner John Spillane makes his Balor debu t.\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nJohn Spillane is a musician\, songwriter\, performer\, recording artist\, storyteller\, poet and dreamer.\n\nAs an a rtist his music appeals to listeners across genres and generations while h is live performances captivate audiences around the world. With a distinct ive almost sean-nos quality to his vocal style his performances flit effor tlessly between beautiful poetry tinged with melancholy to roguish\, irrev erent humour which charms\, mesmerises and entertains in equal measure.\n\ nA two-time Meteor Award winner for best Folk/Trad act\, John is one of th e most accomplished songwriters in Ireland. With an extensive back catalog ue beginning with the 1997 album The Wells Of The World\, his songs have b een covered by Christy Moore\, Sharon Shannon\, Sean Keane and many others . Twelve albums later\, April 2021 saw John release 100 Snow White Horses - his first independent album in over 20 years. It debuted at #5 in the Ir ish album charts and went on to be one of the top 10 selling albums of the year by an Irish artist. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2021/11/John-Spillane-Pic.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:511@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220223T200000Z DTEND:20220224T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220131T144625Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=an-incident-with-dave-cotter SUMMARY:An Incident with Dave Cotter DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\n20 years on from Bloody Sunday\, the past returns to haunt Dave Cotter.\n\nWhen Dave Cotter\, a British sol dier\, is confronted by Fiachra\, a relative of one of victims\, both men defend\, attack and seek to justify their actions.\n\nAn Incident with Dav e Cotter is a new hard-hitting drama written and directed by long-time But t Drama Circle member Shaun Byrne. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2022/01/Web.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:501@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220225T200000Z DTEND:20220225T200000Z DTSTAMP:20211124T133416Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-donegal-opry-show SUMMARY:The Donegal Opry Show DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nJoin MC Tommy ‘The Country Boy ’ Rosney for a night of American country music headlined by Scott Southw orth direct from Nashville.\n\nThe line-up also features a trio of Donegal ’s most popular country singers with Martin Cuffe performing the songs o f Charley Pride\, Chris Logue singing a set of Merle Haggard hits and Mart in Orr with some George Jones classics. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2021/11/Scott-Southworth.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:503@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220226T200000Z DTEND:20220226T200000Z DTSTAMP:20211208T142944Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=pilgrim-st SUMMARY:Pilgrim St DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nPilgrim Street are an infe ctious 7-piece collective drawing from Hank Williams\, Woody Guthrie\, The Pogues and Springsteen’s Seeger Sessions.\n\nThey’ve graced the stage of Vicar Street and Electric Picnic as well as venues the length and brea dth of the country. With a set mixing timeless classic covers with their o wn original songs their high energy mix of Bluegrass\, Old Time Country an d Folk has earned them rave reviews and high praise.\n\nThey released thei r raucous sing-a-long feel-good single My Little Blackbird in June 2018 wi th the EP Pilgrim St - produced by Oisin Leech of The Lost Brothers - foll owing in September. Their debut album Ash Into Gold Dust was launched in 2 021 and they’re delighted to finally get to tour it.\n\nIf you’re a fa n of infectious melodies\, harmonies and songs delivered with excellent mu sicianship in a party atmosphere this is the gig for you. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:490@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220227T200000Z DTEND:20220227T200000Z DTSTAMP:20211207T161531Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=sorry-for-your-loss-2 SUMMARY:Sorry For Your Loss DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nNothing usually happens in the isolated townland of Bannion\, Donegal. But when sisters Barbara and Alice learn of the passing of their uncle Paddy (or is it Peter?) their fo rtunes are about to change.\n\nHosting and Irish wake? Easy. Keeping it a secret from their cunning sister Majella and superstitious niece Cara? Muc h more difficult – especially as Bannion is home to some unusual townsfo lk.\n\nAre Barbara and Alice making a grave mistake? Are their live going to hit a dead end? With more twists than a corkscrew this brand new adult comedy will have you killed with laughter as uncle Paddy (or Peter) gets t he send off he’s always wanted!\n\nWritten by entertainer Gary Gamble an d actress Sinead McAteer and featuring the Ban-Rua Theatre Group. CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:510@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220305T140000Z DTEND:20220305T140000Z DTSTAMP:20220131T134934Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=adventures-on-old-mcdonalds-far m-2 SUMMARY:Adventures On Old McDonald's Farm DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nJoin us down on Old MacDonald’s Far m for fun\, songs and excitement.\n\nFriendly Scarecrow is enjoying his fi rst day on Old MacDonald’s Farm and loves meeting all of the colourful c haracters that live there. When a mystery unfolds on the farm\, can you he lp Scarecrow find out what’s going on?\n\nWith an original script and br and new songs written for this production along with many singalong favour ites\, this professionally produced show brought to you by Dreamworld Prom otions is a thrill for younger children aged 7 and under. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/11/Old-McD-Cropped-.jpg CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:489@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220312T200000Z DTEND:20220312T200000Z DTSTAMP:20211001T142950Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=fred-cooke-and-your-next-guest- is SUMMARY:Fred Cooke - And Your Next Guest Is... DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nFred Cooke\, MC of RTE's runaway hit The Tommy Tiernan Show Fred Cooke is back on his new nationwide Irish Tour !\n\nThis time he’s pulling his own curtain to reveal a night of musical and comical mayhem.\n\nHaving shared the stage with such acts as Dara O B rian\, Eddie Izzard and Ross Noble\, Fred is no stranger to delivering a h igh octane\, manic brand of surreal genius. The Kells funnyman chats new f atherhood\, the pressures of his sex symbol status\, emigrating to West Ke rry and being the oldest man on TikTok.\nI love Fred\, he has the real spi rit of the Clown in him – Tommy Tiernan\n\nComedy genius\; he has so muc h energy that he could power a small village in the west of Kerry – The Laughter Lounge CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:492@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220322T110000Z DTEND:20220323T110000Z DTSTAMP:20211011T103023Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=psycho-spaghetti SUMMARY:Psycho Spaghetti DESCRIPTION:A Comic Journey Inside The Teenage Mind\n\nGer Carey is back wi th his hilarious stand-up comedy show for transition year students.\n\nBy secretly observing his subjects in their natural habitat\, such as leaning on lampposts\, in chippers\, outside chippers\, in shopping centres and s itting on any kind of steps\, Ger has uncovered the weird and frightening world of the teenager!\n\nThe aim of the show is to get teenagers to laugh at themselves and appreciate the differences of others.\n\nTickets are on ly €11 and teachers are free.\n\nSchools wishing to book for this show c an do so by contacting The Balor Box Office on 0749131840 or emailing info @balortheatre.com CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:507@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220324T200000Z DTEND:20220324T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220116T153335Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=paddy-cullivan-the-murder-of-mi chael-collins SUMMARY:Paddy Cullivan - The Murder Of Michael Collins DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nHistorical Entertainer Paddy Cullivan brings you the incredible story of the death of Ireland’s first Command er-in-Chief. An audio-visual spectacular featuring hundreds of images\, sh ocking new research and incredible songs\, Paddy dares to unravel the secr ets and lies around what happened that fateful day in Béal na Bláth\, 22 nd August 1922.\n\nDid Michael Collins have a secret son in London? Was he really going to keep to the Anglo-Irish Treaty or was he planning to resu me the war? If the anti-treaty side shot him\, why did the Free State inst igate a massive cover-up? How can one of the most important men in Irish h istory have no autopsy report\, no investigation\, inquest or even a death cert? And who really shot Michael Collins? Why is there such reticence fr om certain quarters - to this day - to find out the truth?\n\nNo less comp lex or mysterious than the death of JFK and with as many twists and turns\ , ‘The Murder of Michael Collins’ is a fascinating rollercoaster ride that will change your perceptions of Irish history forever… ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2022/01/Paddy-Collins-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Special Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:513@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220326T200000Z DTEND:20220326T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220324T183302Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-10 SUMMARY:***The Ghostlight Sessions*** CANCELLED DESCRIPTION: \;\n\nUnfortunately one of our featured performers has tes ted positive for COVID and we were unable to source a suitable replacement . We've taken the decision to cancel this months Ghostlight Sessions. Refu nds will be sorted - our Box Office will be in touch.\n\n \;\n\n\n\n&n bsp\;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\ n \; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:497@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220402T200000Z DTEND:20220402T200000Z DTSTAMP:20211114T232155Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-dubliners-show SUMMARY:The Dubliners Show DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nFive top rated folk musici ans and singers replicate the sights and sound of the original Dubliners l ine-up of Ronnie Drew\, Luke Kelly\, Barney McKenna\, Ciaran Burke and Joh n Sheehan.\n\nUsing the exact same instrumentation and ‘close as you wil l get to the original’ vocals the recreate the sound and the appearance of the internationally acclaimed The Dubliners with uncanny accuracy.\n\nO ld favourites such as The Irish Rover\, Seven Drunken Nights and McAlpines Fusiliers will have you clapping your hands\, stomping your feet and join ing in at the chorus!\n\nPlaying to full houses and standing ovations on p revious Irish tours don’t miss this chance to relive the music and song of Ireland’s most famous folk band – The Dubliners.\nFrom the moment t hey struck up Whiskey In The Jar you knew you were in for a good night and indeed it was - Liam Murphy Munster Express ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2021/11/The-Dubliners-Web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:514@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220407T200000Z DTEND:20220407T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220225T221752Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=over-the-moon SUMMARY:Over The Moon DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nCanadian roots/swing duo Over The Moo n's Suzanne Levesque and Craig Bignell are awarding multi-instrumentalists /vocalists that met\, fell in love\, got married and discovered their voic es blend so well together that people often tear up upon hearing them sing .\n\nTheir music is a wild ride from 40's sounding western swing and Appal achian old-time to cowboy blues. Simple and sweet\, all of their material has a common thread that speaks of the Canadian west.\n\nOn their UK relea se\, reviews were glowing. American Roots UK saying it was "Exceptional" a nd Country Music People adding "There's so much to enjoy here." The editor of Maverick Magazine told readers "You will love this" while Elmore Magaz ine\, New York said "We knew we were on to something special"\n\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:505@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220409T200000Z DTEND:20220409T200000Z DTSTAMP:20211215T094022Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=john-doherty SUMMARY:John Doherty DESCRIPTION:After fronting Little Hours since 2014\, Donegal-born lead-sing er John Doherty steps out under his own name for the first time.\n\nLittle Hours enjoyed success in Europe\, the UK and at home in Ireland with a st ring of radio and streaming tracks including 'Water'\, 'It's Still Love'\, 'How Could I Love You?' and 'Dream\, Girl'. The debut album from Little H ours - 'Now The Lights Have Changed' - was released in 2019.\n\nHaving kep t busy during lockdown with writing a new body of work\, John Doherty deci ded to retire the Little Hours name at the close of 2021. John adds: "It f eels like the perfect time to remove any barriers between me and my songs. I believe that it will allow me to be more honest\, helping others to con nect with my music more easily."\n\nHis brand new tracks\, 'Just For The R ecord' and 'What If It Didn't Matter?' are available on Spotify and Apple Music now. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:509@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220423T200000Z DTEND:20220423T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220126T160435Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=cash-returns-3 SUMMARY:Cash Returns DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe outstanding award winning Johnny Cash &\; June Carter tribute show ‘Cash Returns’ make their comebac k to the stage with a spectacular new show to tell the story of arguably t he music world’s most famous couple - ‘Johnny &\; June’.\n\nFront ed by the impressive JP Mac as Johnny Cash with the talented Karen Martin as the sassy June Carter\, they are backed on stage by their renowned live band resulting in the quintessential Johnny &\; June experience which has blown audiences away for the past six years.\n\nMusic fans can kick ba ck and expect to hear the duet hits like\, ‘It Ain’t Me Babe’\, ‘I f I Were A Carpenter’\, ‘Long Legged Guitar Pickin’ Man’ and of co urse the smash hit ‘Jackson’. You can also expect to hear so many more of the Man In Black’s own songs\, ‘Folsom Prison Blues’\, ‘Walk T he Line’\, ‘Hurt’\, among many others when they come along for a spe cial evening of the very best of live music and entertainment.\n\nA show n o Johnny Cash fan can afford to miss out on. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2022/01/Cash_Returns_Website.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:519@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220501T191500Z DTEND:20220501T191500Z DTSTAMP:20220411T144055Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=in-other-words-gala-evening SUMMARY:In Other Words Gala Evening DESCRIPTION:The Butt Drama Circle present\nIn Other Words\nby Matthew Seage r\ndirected by Monica Doherty\nWinner of the All Ireland ADCI One Act Dram a Festival\n\nThe Butt Drama Circle's brilliant In Other Words returns for this gala evening to celebrate being crowned the best Amateur One Act Dra ma in Ireland!\n\nThey call it 'the incident' now. What happened when they first met. He always said it was part of his romantic plan\, but they bot h know that's rubbish.\n\nJoin Arthur (JC Bonar) and Jane (Alice Gildea) a t the beginning as they tell us their story. Connected by the music of Fra nk Sinatra\, this intimate\, humourous and deeply moving love story explor es the effects of Alzheimer's disease and the transformative power of musi c in our lives.\n\nIn Other Words swept the boards at the ADCI All Ireland One Act Drama Festival in Ennis last December winning Best Play\, Best Ac tor and Best Actress awards. Come join us as we celebrate their success.\n \n7.15pm – Champagne Reception\n8.00pm – In Other Words CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:520@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220504T200000Z DTEND:20220505T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220411T144512Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=an-incident-with-dave-cotter-2 SUMMARY:An Incident With Dave Cotter DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe Butt Drama Circle's aw ard-winning An Incident With Dave Cotter returns.\n\n20 years on from Bloo dy Sunday\, the past returns to haunt Dave Cotter.\n\nWhen Dave Cotter\, a British soldier\, is confronted by Fiachra\, a relative of one of victims \, both men defend\, attack and seek to justify their actions.\n\nThis new hard-hitting drama written and directed by long-time Butt Drama Circle me mber Shaun Byrne has scooped 21 total awards from seven festivals on the c ompetitive amateur drama circuit including the 4 Best Play awards at the T ubbercurry\, Newtownstewart\, Cavan &\; Enniskillen festivals.\n\nDon ’t miss this chance to see it before it heads to Athlone for the ADCI Al l-Ireland Drama Finals. CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:523@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220514T200000Z DTEND:20220514T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220425T123544Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-11 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions DESCRIPTION:with DK | The Midnight Preachers | Lauren Bird\n\nStrabane hip- hop artist/singer/songwriter DK blends rapping and singing with hard beats and controversial lyrics while telling a story though rhymes fast and slo w. A prolific producer this Ghostlight Sessions marks his long-awaited ret urn to the live scene\n\nThe Midnight Preachers are a beefy\, dirty blues rock 3-piece from the North West of Ireland. Their sound is a blend of ric h vocal harmonies and thundering\, bluesy guitar riffs with one foot in th e present and another firmly in the classics with influences as diverse as Janis Joplin\, Fleetwood Mac and Queens Of The Stone Age making themselve s heard.\n\nTyrone musician Lauren Bird is noted for her charm\, folk swee tness and personal style of storytelling. Her 2017 debut album The Inbetwe en and it’s follow up\, 2021 EP The Farewell - described by Hot Press as a "hauntingly honest four-piece EP that illustrates Bird's artistic and p ersonal growth to perfection” - have won her many admirers. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:516@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220519T200000Z DTEND:20220520T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220318T152309Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=gairmscoil-chu-uladh-musical SUMMARY:Gairmscoil Chu Uladh Musical DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nJoin the students of Gairmscoil Chú Uladh\, Ballinamore for an evening of song\, dance and drama as a fierce a nd formidable orphan goes on the hunt for her long lost parents with some obstacles along the way. This show is sure to be enjoyed by everyone with a new take on the musical numbers as well as some interesting characters w ho are sure to capture the audience.\n\nThe school community is looking fo rward to getting back on stage to showcase the latest talent after the two year absence.\n\nCome along and enjoy what guarantees to be a wonderful n ight of entertainment. CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:515@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220528T200000Z DTEND:20220528T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220309T162235Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=kessler-effect-kepler-ep-launch SUMMARY:Kessler Effect - Kepler EP Launch DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n4 piece Progressive Rock b and Kessler Effect launch their new EP\, Kepler.\n\nCompared to progressiv e kingpins such as Pink Floyd\, King Crimson and Muse\, this highly-rated Letterkenny based band have been going strong with the current line up sin ce mid-2018\, touring various venues around Ireland and releasing two prev ious EPs – Garage Blues in 2018 and Collisions in 2020.\n\nKessler Effec t’s harmonies and soundscape draw heavily from instrumental-type music. Relying heavily on a guitar-focused approach when performing live\, their recordings offer a richer density in sound with a strong infusion of keybo ards and electronic undertones creating (as the name implies) some ‘spac ey’ sounds.\n\nKepler – their 3rd EP - promises to be\, by far\, the b est example of what’s to come.\n\nThe new EP will be available on all ma jor streaming platforms from the 28th of May.\n\nSupport on the night TBC\ n\n \;\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:524@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220604T200000Z DTEND:20220604T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220425T142239Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-12 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions DESCRIPTION:with Ciaran Lavery | Declan McClafferty | George Houston\n\nCia ran Lavery. After winning the Northern Ireland Music Prize in 2016\, you'd be forgiven for assuming Ciaran Lavery would then have slowly ridden off into the sunset to quietly join the ranks of iconic Irish singer-songwrite rs. Indeed his debut record 'Let Bad In' has clocked up millions of stream s. However\, if Ciaran's music tells one central theme\, it is one of moul d-breaking disruption as he seeks to flip the singer-songwriter genre on i ts head. Expect themes of helplessness\, mental turmoil and dark humour.\n \nDeclan McClafferty. There are recordings and chat of albums from the Don egal writer but the rest is a mystery. You might know him from In Their Th ousands or have seen him play guitar for the likes of Ryan McMullan lately . This is the chance to see the start of something new for McClafferty as he breaks silence on a fresh glut of solo material. There will definitely be songs that no one has heard before\, they will definitely be honest\, a nd then they defo might never ever be heard ever again.\n\nGeorge Houston. Donegal singer songwriter George Houston started his music career in Sept ember 2020 with his debut single Boo Fucking Hoo. He followed that up with a debut album Cold Toast – a 13 track album swinging through genres lik e synth pop\, folk\, Country\, vintage pop and reggae. His career continue s on an upwards curve in 2022. His first single of the year Painted Faces was co-written with Ciaran Lavery (headlining tonights bill) and he’s be en announced to play this years Stendhal Festival. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:528@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220618T200000Z DTEND:20220618T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220505T142320Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=rodney-deery-school-of-music-2 SUMMARY:Rodney Deery School of Music DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nOperating out of The Base Enterprise Centre in Stranorlar\,The Rodney Deery School of Music teaches voice\, pia no and a range of other music to people of all ages.\n\nThis special showc ase night will feature performances from pupils of Rodney Deery School of Music in the form of various solo pieces and musical ensembles across the disciplines of Piano\, Saxophone\, Clarinet and Vocal.\n\nThe Deerys are\, of course\, one of Ballybofey’s best known musical families and the nig ht will also see Rodney joined onstage by his father Vivian and wife Clair e plus more acts to be announced. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:517@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220619T200000Z DTEND:20220619T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220318T185453Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-guns-n-roses-experience-2 SUMMARY:The Guns 'N' Roses Experience DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe biggest\, best and most in demand Guns ‘n’ Roses tribute in Europe.\n\nWith the only singer able to del iver the vocal style and stage presence of classic Axl Rose together with four other G’n’R clones it doesn’t get any closer than this.\n\nSinc e their very first gig the Guns N' Roses Experience train has been rolling at an incredible pace playing major venues throughout the UK\, Europe and the Middle East. With a true G’n’R sound and stage show The Guns N' R oses Experience meticulously recreate every musical note and visual detail to capture the reckless spirit of Guns ‘N Roses legendary live performa nces.\n\nA bonecrushing two hour set delivers all the essentials – Welco me To the Jungle\, November Rain\, Sweet Child O' Mine\, Paradise City\, M r. Brownstone\, You Could Be Mine\, Nightrain\, Rocket Queen\, Knocking on Heaven’s Door and so much more – with a look and sound unparalleled b y any other band.\n\nDon’t miss this chance to see the most authentic li ve Guns ‘N Roses experience touring today. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2019/05/GnR-Experience-2.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:525@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220709T200000Z DTEND:20220709T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220608T111652Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-13 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions DESCRIPTION:New Champion Management Takeover\nwith Dark Tropics | Laytha | Winnie Ama\n\nBelfast based New Champion Management take control of this s pecial Earagail Arts Festival Ghostlight featuring three of the most excit ing and talented acts on their books. New Champion has curated a night of Jazz\, Pop and Folk\, from its friends and family. We invite you to join u s as we uplift and platform the best in Irish talent\, regardless of genre .\n\n[caption id="attachment_2885" align="alignright" width="204"] Music a nd Portrait Photographer | Ireland[/caption]\n\nDark Tropics core musician s Rio and Gerard found common ground in the form of Radiohead\, Aretha Fra nklin and The Velvet Underground. Their creative vision has borne fruit wi th timeless\, cinematic Pop-Noir. Powered by analogue instruments and retr o recording techniques the music sways and breathes with burning highs of lust\, the fragility of heartache and the sting of betrayal. A meld of con temporary and classic\, individuality and universality\, the scope of Dark Tropics is limited only by how far down the rabbit hole you wish to follo w.\n\n\n\nThis Ghostlight appearance will feature the full 5-piece extr a special Dark Tropics aural experience.\n\nIndie-folk duo Laytha are cut from the same cloth as Saint Sister and First Aid Kit. Their fusion of con temporary indie melodies and harmonies with dark\, traditional folkish rhy thms creates a sound as wild\, beautiful and untamed as their home in the west of Ireland. Specialising in weaving fiery tales and cold ballads thei r combination of stunning narratives and textured harmonies have quickly e stablished them as on of the brightest new talents in Ireland.\n\n\n\nW innie Ama blends rhythmic electronic beats together with laid back\, soulf ul vocals to make lyrically conscious and empowering electronic alt-pop/Rn B songs. Drawing influences from across time\, artists like Nina Simone an d Ella Fitzgerald to Amy Winehouse\, The Weeknd\, Amber Mark\, Dua Lipa an d Nao have inspired Winnie Ama's style.\n\nIn 2019 Winnie Ama made her fir st appearance in the charts\, collaborating with Francis Groove\, Simon Le Saint and Tony G on 'I Swear' and 'Can't Wait' reaching number 7 and numb er 1 respectively in MusicWeek's Urban Club Chart while her solo debut ‘ What Are We’ was in the top 20 of MusicWeek’s UK Black Club Chart for 6 weeks. She has also featured in Photo Vogue and live on BBC Introducing - Across the Line.\n\n\n\nNew Champion is an arts organisation based in the heart of Belfast. Championing Irish musicians and creatives since its inception\, New Champion has had its artists showcased across the UK\, Eu rope and the Americas\, pushing Irish talent to the forefront of the world . CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:522@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220715T200000Z DTEND:20220715T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220610T133921Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=iarla-o-lionaird-steve-cooney SUMMARY:Iarla O Lionaird & Ryan Molloy DESCRIPTION:A dream combination of 2 master musicians\n\n\n\n \;\n\n&nb sp\;\n\n \;\n\nVocalist with critically acclaimed Irish/American band The Gloaming\, Iarla O Lionaird has carved a long and unique career in mus ic both at home and abroad. From his iconic early recording of the vision song Aisling Gheal as a young boy to his ground-breaking recordings with D ublin’s Crash Ensemble and New York’s Alarm Will Sound he has shown a breadth of artistic ambition that sets him apart in the Irish Music Frater nity.\n\nA child of traditional music\, it’s the individual sonic qualit ies of his voice\, with all its midnight depth and soaring breadth\, that define him\, transcending anything that might box or classify him as one t hing or another.\n\nA twice Grammy nominated artist\, the stellar cast of composers and performers he’s worked with is as long as it is impressive – Robert Plant\, Nick Cave\, Sinead O Connor\, Peter Gabriel – the li st goes on.\n\nAs a composer and performer\, Ryan Molloy’s music has bee n performed to international audiences on four continents for over fifteen years. Lucerne Hall\, KKL (Switzerland)\, Kölner Philharmonie (Germany) and our own National Concert Hall are just 3 of the major concert venues h e has appeared at.\n\nRyan’s compositional work has won numerous prizes and has been broadcast both nationally and internationally. Several of his works have been chosen to represent Ireland by the International Society for Contemporary Music\, including ISCM 2020 World New Music Day in Hong K ong in 2015\, Vancouver (2017) and in 2020 in Auckland\, New Zealand.\n\nI n great demand as an accompanist - including recent work with well known g roups such as We Banjo 3 and String Theory - he has recorded over a dozen albums and his repertoire spans numerous genres from traditional Irish mus ic to contemporary classical music.\nHis excellence and versatility has bo rne collaborations with diverse performers and ensembles such as the Danis h String Quartet (DK)\, Concorde Ensemble (IE)\, EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble (UK )\, Ulster Orchestra (NI)\, Composers’ Ensemble (UK)\, Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble (NI)\, Konvergence Ensemble (CZ)\, Franziska Schroeder (AT/NI)\, Carla Rees (UK)\, Zoë Conway\, New Dublin Voices\, Elizabeth Hilliard &a mp\; David Bremner\, and Nick Roth (IE).\n\nTogether this is a collaborati on between two master collaborators – each bringing the best out of each other - to create a night of magical music. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2022/04/IOL-RM-Cropped-Web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:521@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220730T200000Z DTEND:20220730T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220411T145016Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=george-murphy-the-rising-sons SUMMARY:George Murphy & The Rising Sons DESCRIPTION:George Murphy made his mark on the Irish music scene with a mem orable appearance on the RTE TV show You’re A Star where his rendition o f classic songs by Luke Kelly wowed the nation.\n\nHe’s since released 4 studio albums - Dreamed A Dream (Sony)\, So The Story Goes\, The Ballad o f Archie Thompson and\, most recently\, 2016’s Shadowman: The Stables Se ssions. He’s also toured extensively with The High Kings filling the vac ancy left by the departure of Martin Furey.\n\nIn 2018 George decided to t our his music and put together a top notch 8 piece musical collective – mixing electric rock guitar and bass with whistles and bodhrans to produce a rich\, full\, unmistakable sound.\nThey have since released the live al bum The New Beginnings Tour and singles Darndale to the States and Dublin Inspires - written to lift spirits during lockdown and reaching #2 in the charts.\nHe appears at The Balor as part of a 20+ date Irish tour in advan ce of the release of a new studio album later in 2022. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:531@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220805T200000Z DTEND:20220805T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220608T103054Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-piseogs SUMMARY:The Piseogs DESCRIPTION:A formidable 7-piece ska jazz ensemble\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \ ;\n\nThe Piseogs are a 7-piece ska jazz ensemble from Sligo/Leitrim and Ne w York boasting a collection of superb musicians that wow crowds wherever they play.\n\nThey’ve released 3 EPs and a spring 2022 debut album recor ded with veteran NY producer Agent Jay. Blending driving Caribbean beats w ith modality stolen from Irish folk\, haunting melodies and ambient synth they create soulful otherworldly grooves. They are in spirit a reincarnati on of a jazz band from the roaring ‘20’s\, an upbeat antidote to curre nt global mayhen.\n\nJoining The Piseogs for this Balor gig is their long time friend and collaborator from NY the esteemed Downtown Scene guitarist Rob Price.\nA fantastic traditional leaning ska and rocksteady band – D uff Guide To Ska (NYC)\n\nThey’re not your conventional ska band. Bits o f dub\, electronica\, ska and reggae amalgamate together to give a futuris tic album which pushes the genre forward. It’s dope – Buttondown Radio UK\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2022/06/web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:535@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220806T200000Z DTEND:20220806T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220715T105622Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-14 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions DESCRIPTION:with Malojian | Grainne Hunt | Jason Deery\n\n \;\n\n \ ;\n\nThe uber-talented Malojian headlines a great night of original music for our August Ghostlight Sessions along with Monaghan songstress Grainne Hunt and local talent Jason Deery.\n\n“I absolutely love his music… ju st beautiful” (Cerys Matthews)\, “I love your music” (Bob Harris)\, “I’m completely obsessed” (Gary Lightbody)\, “really beautiful” (Lauren Laverne).\n\n\n\nThe above is just some of the praise Malojian – the man dubbed the North’s best songwriter over the last decade by H ot Press magazine – has garnered.\n\nHe’s released several stunning so lo albums over the last few years collaborating with musical legends inclu ding Steve Albini (Nirvana\, The Pixies)\, Joey Waronker (Beck\, REM) and Gerry Love (Teenage Fanclub). His 5th album HUMM – a collaboration with Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle – was released in September 2020 and was his 4 th time being shortlisted for the Northern Irish Music Prize.\nI really an d truly believe we’ve unearthed a star here and I can’t urge you stron gly enough to seek out this wonderful album - Maverick Magazine\n \;\n \nMonaghan folk singer Grainne Hunt has shared stages with Glen Hansard an d opened for Gladys Knight\, Declan O Rourke and The Bay City Rollers.\n\n \n\nDrawing comparisons to vocal icons Tracy Chapman and Nathalie Merchant \, she has toured extensively in Ireland\, UK\, Europe and the US. Her lat est album This Secret was released in September 2019 and has been hailed a s “A seamlessly gentle fusion of Irish folk &\; Nashville backing tog ether with Grainnes gorgeous\, slightly throaty vocal delivery”.\n\nHer latest endeavours saw her join U2 and Glen Hansard amongst others for The Late Late Show Charity Busk raising €1.5m for the Simon Community.\n\nEm erging Ballybofey singer/songwriter Jason Deery appears at The Ghostlight Sessions celebrating last months release of his debut EP The Love Handle C ollection on Ballybofey’s N15resonance label. Jason blends melodic guita r lines with prosaic lyrics to create a signature sound reflecting his exp eriences in rural Ireland. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:537@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220824T200000Z DTEND:20220826T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220727T115158Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-two-loves-of-gabriel-foley SUMMARY:The Two Loves Of Gabriel Foley DESCRIPTION:written by Jimmy Keary\ndirected by Susan Doherty\n\n\n\n \ ;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nGabriel Foley is a middle-aged bachelor farmer\ , who lives with his elderly mother. He has been unlucky in love many time s\, much to his mother’s frustration. She thinks she’ll never get rid of him. Then he meets upmarket\, Hazel Myers and joins the posh drama grou p in the nearby town in order to romance her.\n\nHe is unaware that Chriss ie McCabe – a cheerful countrywoman\, who comes in to help him and his m other – fancies him. By the time Chrissie makes her feelings known to Ga briel\, he has already got Hazel’s attention. He and Chrissie decide to try going out together. He tries to let Hazel down gently\, but Hazel is n ot a woman to give up easily.\n\nThis hilarious comedy is directed by Susa n Doherty and features many Butt Drama Circle stalwarts familiar to Balor audiences including Seamus McCrudden\, Mary Laverty\, Kathleen McGowan\, M ary Sweeney\, Bernie Thompson\, Andy McGranaghan and Angelina Martin as we ll as newcomer Michael Given King. CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:533@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220827T200000Z DTEND:20220827T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220629T095459Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ren-marabou-the-berserkers SUMMARY:Ren Marabou & The Berserkers DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nRen Marabou &\; The Berserkers | Selador | Expedition\n\nAn awesome line up of the best the North-West h as to offer in classic rock and metal. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2022/06/RockAndMetal_Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:534@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220902T200000Z DTEND:20220903T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220707T152104Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=knot-again-starring-conal-galle n SUMMARY:Knot Again starring Conal Gallen DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nAre you ready for the wedding of the year? It’s the hilarious brand new Comedy Play written by Conal Gallen a nd his son Rory.\n\nBridie and Willie Murphy are renewing their wedding vo ws! Fr. Big Mad Micky O’Reilly\, Betty Head and her son Dick all make a welcome return along with some new and old guests!\n\nNothing goes as plan ned\, As Bridie convinces her hapless husband Willie to renew their weddin g vows in the hope that she will get a whole new kitchen! The comedy and c onfusion will keep you in stitches!\n\nEarly booking is strongly advised. CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:496@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220909T200000Z DTEND:20220909T200000Z DTSTAMP:20211209T124720Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=sean-keane-the-return-tour SUMMARY:Sean Keane - The Return Tour DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nHailing from the village of Caherlist rane near Tuam in County Galway Sean Keane was born into a musical family that also includes his renowned sister Delores.\n\nTogether with Frances B lack and others he was a founder member of the group Arcady. His solo care er burst into life with the release of the album All Heart No Roses in 199 4 leading him to be dubbed "the greatest Irish musical find of the `90's" by The London Independent and "the fastest rising star of the Irish music scene" by The Irish Times while readers of Irish Music Magazine voted him Performer Of The Year in 1997/98. (Irish Times).\n\nHis unique musical and songs encompassing a mixture of traditional Irish folk music\, pop\, blue s\, and country has seen his popularity endure throughout a career that ha s seen the release of 11 solo albums while collaborating on another 5.\n\n For this Balor gig Sean will be accompanied by Pat Coyne on guitar and Fer gus Feely on Mandocello. Songs like I’ll Be There\, You Are Loved and Wh ispered join his favourites like Never Alone\, Isle of Hope and Galway to Graceland on a set list that will also include some of his newest and late st material. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2021/11/Sean-Keane-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:536@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220910T200000Z DTEND:20220910T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220722T132532Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-15 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions DESCRIPTION:with Eve Belle | David Hope | Nik Pollock\n\n\n\n \;\n\n&nb sp\;\n\n \;\n\nOriginally from Donegal\, now based in Belfast\, Eve Be lle has been described by The Sunday Times as Ireland’s freshest pop voi ce. She released her debut album In Between Moments in October 2022 to muc h acclaim including a 4 star review from The Irish Times. Since the releas e\, Eve has found her way back to her lyrical roots\, returning to a music al style which puts earnest emotion and honesty to the fore\, with influen ces such as Julien Baker\, Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers.\n\nAcross her career\, Eve has performed across Ireland and the UK\, supporting arti sts including Hozier\, Frightened Rabbit\, Mick Flannery and Wyvern Lingo. Her cover of Coldplay's Violet Hill was shared on social media by the ban d themselves\, with the interpretation receiving praise from Chris Martin. \n\nNewly independent\, Eve is writing and recording new material at prese nt and looking forward to exciting new releases in 2023.'\n\nClare man Dav id Hope first came to our attention last February when he blew us away wit h a wonderful set opening for John Spillane. We were blown away by the bea uty and depth of his songs\, the almost sepia tone of his impressive voice and the raw elegance of his guitar playing and we immediately made it our business to book him for a Ghostlight Sessions.\n\nDavid has gigged exten sively throughout Ireland and mainland Europe over the last 15 years. He ’ll come to The Ghostlight Sessions fresh off the release of his latest album To The Sea which is due for release on September 1st. You can check out three of the songs released as singles in advance of the album – Lov ers Leap (Coast of Clare)\, Moon and Back’ and ‘Whiskey Mornings’ on the usual digital services.\n\nScottish/Irish singer songwriter Nik Pollo ck enjoyed previous success as lead singer in Mojo GoGo. Since parting way s with his friends in Mojo GoGo\, Nik has continued releasing music as a s olo artist to considerable acclaim. In 2021 he released his single First a long with a Tarantino styled music video and later in the year the tongue in cheek Rich Girls. February 2022 saw Nik release his melancholy take on Joy Divisions Love Will Tear Us Apart followed by the 3 track ‘Revisited ’ EP and a music video for the song ‘Helpless# inspired by Buster Keat on.\n\nA prolific artist who is continuously writing and recording - keep an eye out for a steady stream of new releases. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:518@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220921T200000Z DTEND:20220921T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220328T112956Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-brother-brothers-2 SUMMARY:The Brother Brothers DESCRIPTION:Every once in a while a band plays The Balor and blows us away. One such gig was the appearance of The Brother Brothers in March 2019. On ce we’d picked our collective jaws up off the floor we said: “Wow. Whe never these guys are back in Ireland we’re booking them.”\n\n\n\nTh e Brother Brothers are the indie folk duo of Adam and David Moss – ident ical twins born and raised in Peoria\, Illinois\, originally based in Broo klyn and profoundly shaped by indiscriminate rambling.\n\nTouring as an ac oustic duo – David on cello and guitar\, Adam on the 5 string fiddle - t heir sound is striking and captivating. There’s definite shades of Simon &\; Garfunkel intermingled with tones often leaning towards the darker \, moody elements of Appalachian folk\, klezmer and bluegrass traditions.\ n\nTheir luminous touring career spans international headlining\, support runs with the likes of I’m With Her\, Big Thief\, Lake Street Dive\, and Shakey Graves as well as key plays at NPR's Mountain Stage\, FreshGrass F estival\, Folk Alliance\, Woodford Folk\, Nelsonville Music Festival\, and Edmonton Folk.\n\nTheir first album Some People I Know remains one of our favourites and we can’t wait to get their hands on the follow up Calla Lily - produced by Grammy-nominated Ryan Hadlock (The Lumineers\, Brandi C arlile\, Vance Joy) – and receiving stunning reviews.\nthe warm harmonie s and silky melodies of identical twins David and Adam Moss evoke the kind of ’60s-era folk tunes that reverberated through dark\, wood-paneled ba rs in the Village… - No Depression\n\nIf these brothers aren’t among t he Americana Music Association’s nominees for Emerging Artist or Duo-Gro up\, I want a recount - No Depression\n\nPaul Simon–like lead vocals pai ring with crisp electric guitar to paint a vivid picture of being serenade d in an intimate venue - FLOOD Magazine\n\n…as identical twins\, Adam an d David Moss are mirrors of each other\, making for exquisite vocals on th eir new album\, Calla Lily. It’s a beautiful piece of country-folk - Lyr ic Magazine CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:539@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220922T200000Z DTEND:20220922T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220823T133016Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=brendan-quinn-hubbin-it-album-l aunch SUMMARY:Brendan Quinn - Hubbin' It Album Launch DESCRIPTION:Legendary country singer Brendan Quinn launches his new album H ubbin’ It.\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nBrendan has been a fixture at th e top of the Irish country scene for over fifty years. His memorable back catalogue includes hit songs such as It’s Four In The Morning\, Bandy Th e Rodeo Clown and Daddy’s Little Girl.\n\nLike a fine wine Brendan just gets better with age. Recent albums ‘Tickin’ Over’ and ‘Lockdown ’ garnered extensive airplay and critical acclaim\, delighting old fans while introducing his music to a whole new audience.\n\nJoin Brendan and h is band of accomplished musicians in this special concert to launch his br and new album Hubbin’ It. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2022/08/BQ-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:532@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20220924T150000Z DTEND:20220924T150000Z DTSTAMP:20220809T141819Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=born-to-be-wild SUMMARY:Born To Be Wild DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nHenrietta is a clever young hippo\, a lways asking “Why?”\n\nShe sets out on an adventure through the jungle and is joined by some new friends along the way: Eddie Elephant\, Gilbert Giraffe and Zara Zebra join Henrietta\, all seeking their hearts’ desir es.\n\nThey sing and dance through their journey to meet the Wise Old Lion \, but what will they discover when they get there? What challenges will t hey face before their journey’s end?\nThey’re going to need YOUR help! \n\nAudience participation\, games\, riddles\, sing-along songs and amazin g characters are packed into this new and exciting show brought to you by DreamWorld Promotions\n\nAges 3 - 8 years ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2022/06/BTBW-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:529@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20221001T200000Z DTEND:20221001T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220518T133841Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=johnny-duhan-marian-bradfield SUMMARY:Johnny Duhan & Marian Bradfield DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nJoin Johnny Duhan – writ er of The Voyage – and one of the original Celtic Women Marian Bradfield for this exquisite singer-songwriter double bill.\n\nJohnny Duhan is one of Ireland’s premier singer-songwriters\, his compositions performed wor ldwide by the likes of Christy Moore\, The Dubliners\, Delores Keane and a host of others. His best known song is undoubtedly The Voyage made famous by Christy Moore who reckons it has been sung at over a million weddings worldwide. It’s a modern classic that will undoubtedly still be performe d centuries from now wherever music can be heard.\n\nDescribed by the late Ronnie Drew as “One of my favourite songwriters”\, Johnny has condens ed his various works over forty years into a quartet of albums – Just An other Town\, To The Light\, The Voyage and Flame.\n\nMarian Bradfield come s equipped with an impressive catalogue of songs\, observations and experi ences. Her musical career has seen her release four studio albums and a fu rther live album recorded on a sell-out tour of Holland. She has performed live all over the world both as a solo artist and as part of the famed Ce ltic Women musical collective. Along her journey she has collected a multi tude of rave reviews including a nomination for a prestigious IRMA award a nd voted one of Ireland’s Best Solo Performers by a panel of top music c ritics.\n\nA seasoned performer Marian is known for the wonderfully easy r elationship she develops with her audience\, telling them the stories abou t the people in her songs and drawing them into the powerfully intimate wo rld of her live performances. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:527@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20221006T200000Z DTEND:20221006T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220504T110604Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=dancing-in-the-moonlight-2 SUMMARY:Dancing In The Moonlight DESCRIPTION:A hauntingly accurate portrayal of a young Phil Lynott\n\n\n\n& nbsp\;\n\n \;\n\nPhil Lynott lookalike Miles Mlambo takes you on a rol lercoaster journey through the formative years of the legendary Thin Lizzy frontman.\n\nA black baby born to an unmarried Irish mother during the ‘No Blacks\, No Dogs\, No Irish years\, financial circumstances force Ph il’s mother Philomena to send him to live with his grandparents in 1950 ’s Dublin.\n\n[caption id="attachment_2899" align="alignright" width="24 9"] Miles as Philo[/caption]\n\nIn a spellbinding show Miles relates how a young Phil deals with being the only black kid in school – and most of Dublin for that matter\, his discovery of music and poetry\, his first ban ds\, his first girlfriend\, his experiences in the Dublin arts scene and f requent trips to Manchester to stay in The Biz – Philomena’s hotel for touring artists.\n\nExploring racism\, parenthood and identity\, this hau ntingly accurate portrayal offers an amazing insight into Phil’s formati ve years and how they shaped him to become one of the most important figur es in Irish music history. CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:530@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20221008T200000Z DTEND:20221008T200000Z DTSTAMP:20221008T152500Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=annie-keating-band SUMMARY:*CANCELLED* Annie Keating Band DESCRIPTION: \;\n\nWe've taken the decision to cancel tonight's show as a mark of respect to all those affected by the terrible tragedy in Creesl ough.\n\nOur thoughts and prayers are with them all.\n\n \;\n\nLucinda Williams\, John Prine\, Bob Dylan\, Allison Krauss\, Willie Nelson\, John ny Cash\, Bonnie Raitt\, Emmylou Harris\, Patty Griffin – this is a shor t list of the musicians Annie Keating has been compared to over the last t wenty years.\n\nKeating writes and sings like a woman who knows deep down that heartache is the price of hope and she makes us believe – in that w ay that only the best artists can – that all of it is worth the cost.\n\ nTalent spotted by BBC Radio’s Bob Harris\, she has performed at leading festivals including Take Root (Netherlands)\, Glasgow Americana Festival (UK)\, Buscadero (Italy)\, NXNE and Brooklyn Americana Fest (US). She’s toured internationally in a dozen countries sharing the stage with the lik es of John Hiatt and Bon Iver.\n\nShe released her 10th album Bristol Coun ty Tides in 2021 – a fifteen song tour de force showing a veteran artist at the absolute peak of her powers.\n\n\nOne of the most refreshing femal e acts to come down the pike in a long while. Deep and provocative songs – Maverick Magazine\n\nKeating is building the reputation her talent des erves – The Telegraph\n\nAnnie Keating is the epitome of what it means t o be a truly successful singer/songwriter – American Songwriter\n \; \n\nAbout The Band\n\nJoe Coombs is a UK based guitarist who has establish ed himself as a go-to musician for an incredible array of songwriters\, pe rforming internationally with talented artists such as Grammy-nominated Yo la\, Jaime Wyatt\, Sam Morrow\, Alice Wallace\, Lynne Hanson and Sara Peti te.\n\nBassist Scott Warman has toured Europe with numerous US artists inc luding Alice Wallace\, Amelia White and Sara Petite. He was also invited t o appear on Bob Harris’ recent charity release of Stand By Me alongside musicians including Mark Knopfler\, Leo Sayer\, Peter Frampton\, PP Arnold and Rick Wakeman.\n\nBen Gonzalez is a much in-demand drummer based in th e northwest of England. He’s a regular touring musician appearing with L owes\, Sam Morrow\, Jaime Wyatt\, Sara Petite and The Animals. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:538@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20221020T200000Z DTEND:20221020T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220810T133744Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=makem-clancy SUMMARY:Makem & Clancy DESCRIPTION:Rory Makem and Donal Clancy carry on the musical legacy\, stori es and songs of their legendary fathers\, Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy.\n\n \n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nRory and Donal – the sons of\, respectively\, Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy – are justifiably proud of their families’ storied place in Irish music. Both have seized the opportunity to perform extensively with their famous fathers over the years\, all over the world .\n\nThey’ve also forged their own musical paths. Dónal Clancy\, an acc laimed guitarist\, singer and performer\, has toured both solo and with Th e Chieftans\, Solas and Danu. Rory Makem is a seasoned performer with over 25 years on the road and he has toured extensively with The Makem and Spa in Brothers.\n\nThroughout their individual pursuits the latter-day Makem and Clancy have always sung the praises – literally – of their forebea rs. They finally joined forces as a duo in 2016 to carry on the legacies o f The Clancy Brothers and the original Makem and Clancy\, belting out clas sics like “Brennan on the Moor\,” “Whistling Gypsy Rover\,” and “Wild Mountain Thyme” while sharing plenty of stories and reminiscence s with appreciative\, enthusiastic audiences.\n\nThey had 2 very successfu l tours in Ireland in 2019\, where they played to packed houses in Tippera ry\, Armagh\, Belfast and Derry. They have just toured Ireland again in sp ring 2022\, playing a sold out show in Dungarvan\, and successful shows in Ballycotton\, Newry\, Derry and Belfast. They come to The Balor as part o f an Autumn tour traversing the country taking in Clonmel\, Westport\, Wex ford\, Ballybofey and all points inbetween. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2022/08/Makem-Clancy-Web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:541@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20221022T200000Z DTEND:20221022T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220908T094601Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-16 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions DESCRIPTION:with Greenshine | Vickers Vimy\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n&nb sp\;\n\nOctobers instalment of The Ghostlight Sessions – The Balors mont hly live original music showcase – has a distinct folk flavour with a do uble bill of Greenshine and Vickers Vimy.\nGreenshine are a Cork based tri o consisting of Mary Greene\, Noel Shine and their daughter Ellie. An RTE Folk Awards Best Group nominee\, their music straddles the boundaries of F olk\, Indie and Americana. They feature regularly on RTE Radio 1’s Recom mends List with several of their songs reaching #1 on the stations Airplay Chart.\n\n\nThey have produced one great record after the next over the l ast few years - John Creedon\, RTE Radio 1\nThe sound of a family immersed in music\, tight in harmony\, in love with song. Shine on Greenshine - Ch risty Moore\n\nHailing from Mayo\, Vickers Vimy craft rich sounds and lyri cal themes that dwell on the borders of Folk and Americana played on scrat ched vinyl nights and hazy Sunday mornings. Their most recent album Atlas of Hearts (2018) made the RTE Radio 1 Recommends list while their latest s ingle Where The Wildbirds Sleep (April 2022) reached #1 on the RTE Radio 1 chart.\nTheir career to date has seen them keep some impressive company - they’ve collaborated with Colm Mac Con Iomaire (The Frames\, Swell Seas on)\, supported the late\, great John Martyn and shared the RTE Music Trai n with Christy Moore\, Kodaline\, Paul Brady and Jack L.\n\nGloriously tim eless - Hotpress\nSongwriting and arrangements of such great quality that no moment lacks in brilliance - Golden Plec\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:542@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20221024T200000Z DTEND:20221027T220000Z DTSTAMP:20221026T181803Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=widows-paradise SUMMARY:Widow's Paradise DESCRIPTION:written by Sam Cree\ndirected by Caroline Bell\n\n\n\n \;\n \n \;\n\n \;\n\nA hilarious comedy packed with laugh out loud mome nts.\n\nFive ladies embark upon a strictly women only holiday in a luxury caravan in 1960’s Donegal. Among them is strong-willed\, outspoken widow Ruby (Margo Duffy) with a strong dislike for men and ditzy Lucy (Bernie T hompson) who’s in search for love. Rachel (Mary Sweeney) is adamant that all men are ‘Dirty auld brutes’ whilst Vanessa (Cathleen Bradley) is another widow who is interested only in the finer and more expensive thing s in life. Making up the five is Ruby’s daughter Sylvia (Lorraine Gallag her) – brought along to learn from the others mistakes.\n\nThe arrival o f o-nonsense alpha-male Harry (Mickey McMahon)\, dim-witte sidekick Ernie (Shaun Laverty) and handsome young son Alan (Desmond Crawford) threaten to turn the entire holiday upside down. Add a couple of surprise visitors in the form of Wilfred (JC Bonar) and Farmer John (Eddie English) and a case of mistaken caravan identity to the mix and what was supposed to be a sce ne of peace and quiet descends into utter chaos! CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:483@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20221029T200000Z DTEND:20221029T200000Z DTSTAMP:20210910T092951Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=songs-stories-with-thomas-gabri el-growing-up-cash SUMMARY:Songs & Stories with Thomas Gabriel - Growing Up Cash DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe eldest grandson of Joh nny Cash\, Thomas Gabriel looks to the future while also honouring the Cas h family history. Undoubtedly influenced by his iconic grandfather\, Thoma s seamlessly blends Country\, Americana and Rock to create his own persona l sound and carve his own musical path.\n\nThomas grew up with a front row seat to the ‘fishbowl of fame’ that came with being a member of the C ash family.\n\n"My Dad wasn’t around a lot when I was growing up so John ny was both a grandpa and a father figure to me. He was who I went to when I needed help or when something was wrong."\n\nIt wasn’t long before a love of music became a passion for Thomas.\n\n"Growing up he would show me chords\, listen to music I’d written and ask me about the songs I wrote . I would watch his live shows and if I had a question about how he did so mething he’d show me. He was always real supportive."\n\nThomas Gabriel ’s debut album Long Way Home was released in 2018. It’s swampy\, blues y and intensely personal\, covering his drug addiction\, his time in priso n and how a broken soul can be renewed by love. Deft songwriting and amazi ng stories chronicle a rough road \, capturing every twist and turn from t he lowest of valleys to the highest of mountain tops.\n\n"I love performin g live. When I sing one of my songs I put everything that went into creati ng it into the performance. If I am singing one of Johnny’s songs then I channel how I felt when I heard him do it."\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n&nbs p\; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2021/09/Thomas-Gabriel-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:553@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20221104T200000Z DTEND:20221104T200000Z DTSTAMP:20221013T103317Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-novembe r-2022 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions November 2022 DESCRIPTION:A monthly night of original live music\nwith Lemoncello | Paul Tully | Jessica Hannigan\n\n\nLemoncello duo Laura Quirke and Claire Kinse lla are amongst the brightest lights of contemporary Irish Music. Prodigio usly talented and accomplished musicians in their own rights\, together th ey are a unique and rare offering.\nLive performances are filled with chem istry and humour “intoxicating and sassy” (The Journal of Music 2020). Simply put\, Lemoncello charm audiences with charisma and personality tha t is irresistible. Notable performances have included Other Voices\, Dubli n’s legendary Vicar Street\, CCI Paris\, and Áras an Uachtaráin at the invitation of the President of Ireland.\n\nAs seasoned musicians they hav e collaborated and performed with esteemed artists including Joshua Burnsi de (Quirke And Burnside’s Taking The Wheel was nominated for Best Folk S ong at RTE Folk Awards 2021)\, David Keenan\, Sam Amidon\, Lisa O’Neill\ , CMAT\, The Mary Wallopers\, and Cormac Begley amongst many others.\n\nSt rabane bred\, Dublin based Singer/Songwriter Paul Tully has carved out an impressive reputation as a gifted tunesmith. His musical career has seen h im play extensively around Ireland supporting the likes of Foy Vance\, Car a Dillon &\; Paul Brady along the way.\n\n“Paul Tully's songs are spe cial. They connect and speak to people. Live he's electric and in studio h e's a craftsman. A name to remember and a talent to treasure\,” - Ralph McLean of BBC Radio Ulster\n\nJess Hannigan is a singer-songwriter from Ba llybofey. Her music combines folk and blues elements\, drawing inspiration from artists like Bonnie Raitt and Paul Simon. Her more recent music is i nfluenced by soul artists such as H.E.R\, and will be released on her upco ming ep ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2022/10/GL-Web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:546@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20221105T200000Z DTEND:20221105T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220927T135418Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=mickey-duffy-making-changes-alb um-launch SUMMARY:Mickey Duffy - Making Changes Album Launch DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nSinger Songwriter Mickey Duffy has re cently been ‘Making Changes’ with his own style and brand of music.\n\ nHis original songs take a positive and interesting spin on life\, steadil y spreading around the Donegal music scene and airwaves creating a followi ng. Releasing his first album ‘Think Twice’ in 2018\, since then he’ s been busy performing at various venues and festivals around Ireland and further afield. Join Mickey this evening on the launch of his latest album recorded at Valley Music Studio\, Ballybofey.\n\nMickey will be joined on the night by a band consisting of top Donegal musicians Mick McCarney (gu itar)\, Billy Robinson (bass) and Romek Parol on drums.\n\nBilly is a soun d engineer\, record producer and musician who has produced and worked with a who's who of local\, national and international musicians during his lo ng and storied career\,\n\nMick began his professional career in music in the 80’s playing with Donegal soul funk band ‘Quarterdeck’. He has s ince played with the likes of Johnny Cash\, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nel son. ‘Naked Lunch'(Steely Dan Tribute band)\, Dolores Keane\, Chiara Bro wne and Ben Reel!\n\nRomek is a Seasoned and acclaimed drummer with an ama zing music history past and present. He's supported the likes of ZZ Top an d toured with ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell - and that's just for star ters.\n\nOpening act on the night will be Donegal singer-songwriter Jonath an Smeaton. Jonathan is an acclaimed veteran of the Donegal music scene. P laying and writing since his early teens he’s an accomplished and sure-f ooted live performer whose songs cover all aspects of life\, death and eve rything in between. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:549@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20221110T200000Z DTEND:20221111T200000Z DTSTAMP:20221005T083404Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=margaret SUMMARY:Margaret DESCRIPTION:written &\; directed by Shaun Byrne\nstarring Rachel O’Con nor as Margaret\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n“You have no enemies you sa y? If you have none\nThen small is the work that you have done.”\n\nMarg aret Thatcher is in her 80s. At times she is her old self - sharp\, lucid\ , clear. At other times she’s confused\, frightened and frustrated. She talks to an imagined Denis\, to herself\, to the audience as past demons\, guilts and successes – the Irish\, the miners\, her children\, the publ ic\, her male cabinet - return to torment\, flatter and deceive.\n\nMargar et is a new play by Donegal playwright Shaun Byrne – writer/director of last year’s highly successful Bloody Sunday themed An Incident with Dave Cotter. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2022/10/maggie-web.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:552@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20221115T200000Z DTEND:20221119T200000Z DTSTAMP:20221011T115131Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=winner-takes-it-all SUMMARY:Winner Takes It All DESCRIPTION:Directed by Caroline Bell\n\n\n\nThis years St Columbas College \, Stranorlar School Musical is a musical comedy about a bride to be tryin g to find her real father told to the soundtrack of ABBA’s greatest hits .\n\nSophia Sheridan (Madison McMenamin) is 20 years old and lives with he r mother Donna (Ella McLaughlin) on an idyllic Greek island. Her one wish is that her father be the one to give her away on her wedding day. There ’s just one problem – she doesn’t know who her father is and her mot her isn’t telling.\n\nThe discovery of her mothers diary from the year s he was born yields some clues allowing Sophia to narrow the candidates dow n to three. Sophia is convinced she’ll know her father as soon as she se es him and invites the three men to meet her. Cue chaos with a furious mot her\, a disgruntled fiancé and three prospective fathers convinced that a ny one of them could ‘Be That Guy.’\n\nAfter a three year hiatus get r eady for another unforgettable musical production from the students and st aff of St Columba’s College\, Stranorlar. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2022/10/WTIA-Web.png CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:547@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20221125T200000Z DTEND:20221210T160000Z DTSTAMP:20220928T124052Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=goldilocks-the-three-bears-2 SUMMARY:Goldilocks & The Three Bears DESCRIPTION:written by Rory Farrell\ndirected by Bernie Thompson &\; JC Bonar\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\n \;\n\nThe Butt Drama Circle Ch ristmas Panto is back!\n\nIn a busy\, market town not that far away\, Gold ilocks is going about her normal day. But little does she know that her un cle\, the Baron Farquhar and his villainess wife\, the Baroness Kara Van P arc are plotting her imminent demise! They need to get their greedy hands on her inheritance before her twenty first birthday!\n\nWith their evil pl an under way\, will their hapless henchmen Sausage and Chip manage to get the job done? They haven’t reckoned on her feisty Aunty Septic\, along w ith her lovestruck farmhand Billy\, being in on the chase to help thwart t hese nefarious plans.\n\nTheir daring escapade takes Aunty and Billy on an exciting journey through the deepest\, darkest woods all the way to the d readed and infamous Three Bears House. Along the way we meet some delightf ul and heroic characters – along with some others who are not so delight ful! Will they end up as “Bear Porridge”? Come and find out!\n\nShow T imes:\n\nWed\, Thurs &\; Fri - 8pm\;  Sat &\; Sun 4pm\;  No Shows Mon &\; Tues. CATEGORIES:Panto END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:557@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20221213T200000Z DTEND:20221215T200000Z DTSTAMP:20221101T142524Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=finn-valley-college-ceili-house SUMMARY:Finn Valley College - Ceili House DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe gang from Finn Valley College are back for a bit of a h ooley at the Balor.\n\nIt’s open House at the Ceili House so expect anyo ne and everyone to drop in. Music\, song\, dance and craic guaranteed. Pul l up a chair why don’t ye and see in the Festive Season in our very own unique time honoured tradition. Sure where would you get it?\n\nHappy Chao s one and all! CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:556@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20221217T200000Z DTEND:20221217T200000Z DTSTAMP:20221027T120854Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=strawman SUMMARY:Strawman DESCRIPTION:\n\nBallybofey native\, Tommy Bonner (AKA StrawMan) returns to the Balor this Christmas. He\, with bandmates Kevin Halpin and Adrian Hark in along with Adam Hannigan (guitar) and Sean Debney (harmonica) will perf orm songs from StrawMan's debut album and his highly-acclaimed second offe ring 'Fearless' as well as brand new tracks from his next LP\, due for rel ease in June 2023.\n\nSupport on the night comes from local band\, Rac's R oll. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2022/10/Strawman-Raw.jpeg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:562@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20221226T210000Z DTEND:20221226T210000Z DTSTAMP:20221126T173939Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-hucksters-ball-2022 SUMMARY:The Hucksters Ball 2022 DESCRIPTION:\n\nAttention all hucksters\, we welcome back the annual ball o n St Stephens's Night 2022!!\n\nA night of humbucking \, huckstering singi ng and dancing! Music on the night from Makings \, 'Ren Marabou and the Be rserkers' and a live DJ set from 'Not That We Know'. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:563@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20221231T210000Z DTEND:20221231T210000Z DTSTAMP:20221126T174319Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=n15-resonance-nye-2 SUMMARY:N15 Resonance NYE DESCRIPTION:\n\nMusic from the N15 Resonance stable featuring DiG\, Jason D eery &\; Rac 's Roll CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:544@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230128T200000Z DTEND:20230128T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220913T105519Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=orange-is-the-new-green SUMMARY:Orange Is The New Green DESCRIPTION:by Ronan Boyle &\; Niall Blee\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nA hilarious look at the life of Ireland’s only Catholic Orangeman.\n\nSta rring Ronan Boyle (Strabanter &\; The Boiler Room Comedy Club) Orange i s the New Green catches up with Liam just as he is wrestling with his new identity\, shining a comic spotlight on the challenges he faces and the re action from his fellow Strabanimals.\n\nBoasting a cocktail of characters including the Parish Priest\, the Orange Lodge Grand Master\, the Nosey Ne ighbour\, the local IRA unit and many more it’s chock full of references to 1980’s culture and the stigmas and stereotypes of a small border tow n.\n\nOrange Is The New Green is a rare beast – simultaneously presentin g a feast of laughter whilst opening up serious discussion…Are we really that different from each other? ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2022/09/Image-for-Theatres.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:560@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230204T200000Z DTEND:20230204T200000Z DTSTAMP:20221126T165113Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-murder-of-michael-collins SUMMARY:The Murder of Michael Collins DESCRIPTION:\n\nHistorical Entertainer Paddy Cullivan brings you the incred ible story of the death of Ireland’s first Commander-in-Chief. An audio- visual spectacular featuring hundreds of images\, shocking new research an d incredible songs\, Paddy dares to unravel the secrets and lies around wh at happened that fateful day in Béal na Bláth\, 22nd August 1922.\n\nDid Michael Collins have a secret son in London? Was he really going to keep to the Anglo-Irish Treaty or was he planning to resume the war? If the ant i-treaty side shot him\, why did the Free State instigate a massive cover- up? How can one of the most important men in Irish history have no autopsy report\, no investigation\, inquest or even a death cert? And who really shot Michael Collins? Why is there such reticence from certain quarters - to this day - to find out the truth?\n\nNo less complex or mysterious than the death of JFK and with as many twists and turns\, ‘The Murder of Mic hael Collins’ is a fascinating rollercoaster ride that will change your perceptions of Irish history forever…\n\nThe Balor was one of the very f irst venues to host this show back in March last year. Since then it’s g one on to be one of the most successful shows in the country playing in ov er 50 venues with over 10\,000 tickets sold. Below is a sample of the incr edible audience reaction.\nMesmerising stuff - a complicated story\, brill iantly told – Ronan McGreevy (Irish Times)\n\nAgatha Christie meets Mon ty Python – a century-year-old mystery with the best form of comedy\; ti nged with unpalatable truth – Oliver Callan\n\nIn awe of the research yo u have done\, the way you have put the story together and presented it – Mags Amond (Trinity College School of Education)\n\nA must watch for anyo ne interested in Irish history and politics – Dr. Wayne O’Brien (North umbia University)\n\nAmazing work - hard history told with a light touch. Comhghairdeas – Mary Lou McDonald (President of Sinn Fein) CATEGORIES:Special Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:570@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230205T200000Z DTEND:20230205T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230202T140317Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=when-elephants-collide SUMMARY:When Elephants Collide DESCRIPTION:\n\nA tale of inheritance. A family in crisis. A father who doe sn’t know which child to trust with his legacy.\n\nWhen Elephants Collid e is a fast paced play interwoven with sibling rivalry\, jealousy and gree d set in a 21st Century Ireland still anchored to 19th Century traditions. \n\nThis brand new play written by Edward Flanagan is Lifford Players entr y for the 2023 ADCI festival circuit. CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:569@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230208T200000Z DTEND:20230209T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230108T184514Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=darkness-echoing SUMMARY:Darkness Echoing DESCRIPTION:\n\nJoe returns home from London to Donegal under a cloud. His father is seriously ill and being cared for by home help Marie. Dealing wi th his father’s illness forces him to confront issues concerning the unt imely death of his own son some years earlier. The ensuing family drama re sults in a heady mixture of serious themes and dark humour.\n\nDarkness Ec hoing is the latest play from Butt Drama Circle member Shaun Byrne (An Inc ident with Dave Cotter\, Margaret). CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:555@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230211T200000Z DTEND:20230211T200000Z DTSTAMP:20221026T194744Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=john-spillane-in-concert SUMMARY:John Spillane in concert DESCRIPTION:\n\nJohn Spillane is a musician\, songwriter\, performer\, reco rding artist\, storyteller\, poet and dreamer.\n\nAs an artist his music a ppeals to listeners across genres and generations while his live performan ces captivate audiences around the world. With a distinctive almost sean-n os quality to his vocal style his performances flit effortlessly between b eautiful poetry tinged with melancholy to roguish\, irreverent humour whic h charms\, mesmerises and entertains in equal measure.\n\nA two-time Meteo r Award winner for best Folk/Trad act\, John is one of the most accomplish ed songwriters in Ireland. With an extensive back catalogue beginning with the 1997 album The Wells Of The World\, his songs have been covered by Ch risty Moore\, Sharon Shannon\, Sean Keane and many others.\n\nHis latest a lbum of an extensive catalogue In Another Light was released in October 20 22 – a career spanning album recorded live at the Right Here Right Now F estival at Cork Opera house. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2022/10/John-Spillane-Web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:551@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230219T200000Z DTEND:20230219T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230206T195730Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=paul-heaton-jacqui-abbott-2 SUMMARY:Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott *SOLD OUT* DESCRIPTION:The voices of The Housemartins and The Beautiful South\n\n* SOL D OUT*\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nTickets for Paul Heaton &\; Jacqui Abbott go on sale at 10am tomorrow morning (Friday October 7th). Max of 4 tickets per person.\n\nNo tickets will be sold over the phone.\n\nThere ar e 114 tickets allocated for over the counter sales so if you want to make sure of your ticket you have the option to queue.\n\nThe remaining tickets will be on sale online. Our capacity is only 300 so we can't make everybo dy happy. Good luck!\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2022/10/PHJA-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:548@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230225T200000Z DTEND:20230225T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220928T123825Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=anne-gildeas-how-to-get-the-men opause-and-enjoy-it SUMMARY:Anne Gildea's How To Get The Menopause And Enjoy It! DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nJoin Anne on this fabulous \, informative\, laugh-out-loud trip through all things Menopause.\n\nWhat is it? Why does it happen? How come it barely bothers some women and shak es others to the core? Why is it named after men? Why didn’t our mammies warn us about it? And why oh why is so little known about this inevitable phase of lady-life?\n\nAnne answers all these questions and more\, as she brings TMI to a whole new level.\n\n \;\n\nThere is something utterly punk about Gildea’s stage energy. I am definitely the target audience f or this show\, and it spoke directly to me. But if any young people want t o know what’s really going on in their mams’ and aunties’ secret liv es\, this funny and taboo-busting work blasts the lid right off – Kathy Hayes\, Irish Independent\nAmazingly funny and really accurate menopause s how - loved it! - Dr. Deirdre Lundy\, menopause specialist.\nAnne Gildea ’s show is one woman genius. Hilarious and educational in equal parts. A must see! I laughed so much my face hurt - Loretta Dignam\, Founder\, Men opause Hub.\nThis is the funniest\, most honest\, and real show I have eve r been to! - Audience review\n\nAnne Gildea is a founder member of comedy ‘super-group’ The Nualas and is a well-known comedienne and writer. Mo st recently\, her memoir\, I’ve got Cancer\, What’s Your Excuse? inspi red the feature film The Bright Side which premiered in cinemas last year and is now streaming on Amazon Prime.\n\nwww.annegildea.com CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:577@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230302T200000Z DTEND:20230302T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230222T173544Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-march-2 023 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions March 2023 DESCRIPTION:with Niall McCabe | Sarah Buckley | Without Willow\n\n\nOur fir st Ghostlight Sessions of 2023 has an intoxicating line-up of top class mu sic from Mayo\, Cork and Donegal with Niall McCabe\, Sarah Buckley and Wit hout Willow.\nClare Ireland\, Co. Mayo man Niall McCabe enjoys a reputa tion as one of Ireland’s finest singers and songwriters. His Folk-Soul g roup The Niall McCabe Band has performed extensively over the last decade. More recently he has been lending his voice to Irish trad-fusion band Beo ga touring Ireland\, Europe and the USA while also playing support to Ed S heeran\, Foy Vance and Johnny Swim. His solo album Rituals has just been r eleased.\nIndie folk singer songwriter Sarah Buckley is a beguiling voc alist with a storytelling approach to songwriting. Her debut single ‘You ’ve Got Me’ captured an immediate audience and industry interest leadi ng to a national TV performance\, festival appearances and 1.3 million rad io impressions worldwide. Sarah has built on this success by collaborating and recording with some of Ireland’s leading music producers\, Karl Odl um (David Kitt\, Gemma Hayes)\, Darragh Nolan (Ailbhe Reddy) &\; Richey McCourt (LAOISE\, Will Young) over the past year. The results of this wil l be released as two sister EPs in the coming months.\n\nAcoustic folk duo Without Willow (Karen Kelly and Simon McCafferty) are one of Donegal ’s most highly rated acts. They blend haunting\, heart felt vocals with beautiful\, intricate guitar playing to create a distinctive sound that ha s established them as firm favourites on the Donegal music scene. They hav e also enjoyed success overseas playing sold out shows in Germany 2019 and Canada in 2022. Their self titled debut EP ‘Without Willow’ and laste st singles Nightingale and As Autumn Falls are available for digital downl oad/streaming on all major platforms. They are currently working on their debut full length album. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:558@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230303T200000Z DTEND:20230303T200000Z DTSTAMP:20221114T130138Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=swords-of-light SUMMARY:Swords of Light DESCRIPTION:\n\nSwords of Light are a musical tribute to Celtic rock legend s Horslips.\n\nHorslips remain one of the seminal bands of Irish music – their fusion of traditional Irish and rock music inspiring many local and international acts. When the band announced early in 2022 that they would no longer be touring or playing gigs the idea for a tribute band was born .\n\nSwords of Light were launched at the 2022 Horslips Convention in fron t of a delighted audience of Horslips fans which included two members of t he band themselves! Comprising 5 musicians and lifelong Horslips fans from Donegal and Derry\, their heartfelt mission is to ensure the music of Hor slips continues to be heard all over Ireland and beyond.\n\nIt’s entirel y approproriate that their first Donegal gig should take place here at The Balor\, built on the site of the old Butt Hall which hosted the legendary group in days gone by.\n\n\nSwords of Light are the Horslips tribute band of the future – Barry Devlin\nKeeping the Horslips magic alive – Ro b Aiken\, Horslips Con\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:526@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230307T200000Z DTEND:20230307T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220504T105821Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=john-r-miller-jp-harris-feat-ch loe-edmonstone SUMMARY:John R Miller & JP Harris feat. Chloe Edmonstone DESCRIPTION:3 acclaimed Americana artists in one great evening of music.\n\ n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nNote: This is a dual headliner show. J.P. Harris and John R. Miller will headline separately with Chloe Edmons tone accompanying both sets.\n\nBalor audiences will recall both J.P. and Chloe from previous memorable gigs – Chloe played here with The Locust H oney String Band back in October 2013 while J.P. Harris &\; The Tough C hoices wowed crowds in May 2015. Together with John R. Miller the stage is set for a night of excellent Americana.\n\nHighly regarded honky-tonker J .P. Harris wades between ancient ballads that travelled from the British I sles to Appalachia like Barbry Ellen to banjo ditties such as Hobart Smith ’s Last Chance. Don’t You Marry No Railroad Man - his recording of tra ditional music under the moniker JP Harris’ Dreadful Wind and Rain promi nently features the low-tuned fiddle and harmony singing of longtime frien d Chance McCoy (Old Crow Medicine Show). A memorable stage prescence JP sp ans the breath of American old-time repertoire veering effortlessly into s ome punkish folk.\n\nJohn R Miller is probably best known to Irish audienc es as co-founding member and songwriter for The Fox Hunt.\n\nHe began play ing and writing music growing up in the eastern panhandle of West Virgina and has since performed his songs across the US\, Canada\, Japan\, Ireland \, Europe and the UK.\n\nHe has made several appearances on NPR’s Mounta in Stage with Larry Groce\, has been a featured songwriter and performer o n the Travelin’ Appalachians Revue\, and his song “Coming Down” was performed by Kentucky artist Tyler Childers on his album Live at Red Barn I &\; II. With his band the Engine Lights\, the music widens into a uni que cross-section of folk\, country blues\, and rock n roll\, featuring dr iving fiddle\, close harmonies\, wily guitar picking\, and a deep-pocket r hythm section. Their most recent full-length effort\, The Trouble You Foll ow\, was released in 2018 via Lexington\, KY’s Emperor Records.\n\nChloe Edmonstone is a second generation fiddle player and old-time musician. As a young adult Chloe travelled through the Southeastern US\, studying with a number of master fiddle players of different styles. In 2012 she was a finalist in the fiddle competition at the John Hartford Memorial Festival. \n\nIn 2011 Chloe formed Locust Honey\, and has spent the 10 years since t ouring extensively in the US\, Ireland\, and the UK. Her original song\, “When the Whiskey’s Gone” was featured in the 2016 film “Time Out Of Mind\,” and her rendition of Clyde Davenport’s “Lost Girl” was highlighted in 2016’s “The Ticket\,” which won the US Narrative comp etition at the Tribeca Film Festival. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:567@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230331T200000Z DTEND:20230401T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230328T105237Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=abigails-party-2 SUMMARY:Abigail's Party DESCRIPTION:Butt Drama Circle present\nAbigail’s Party\nby Mike Leigh\ndi rected by Rory Farrell\n\n\n\nTravel back to the 1970s as The Butt Drama C ircle bring Mike Leigh’s classic play to the Balor stage.\n\nIt's a time of cheese\, pineapple and olives on sticks\, loud paisley prints and Demi s Roussos. Aspirational hostess Beverly Moss and her husband Laurence are hosting a drinks party. They have invited their new neighbours - married c ouple Tony and Angela along with their recently divorced next door neighbo ur Susan who has been banished from her house as her teenage daughter Abig ail is throwing her first party.\n\nThe evening starts out awkwardly with Laurence arriving home late from work much to Beverly’s annoyance. Tensi ons rise as the drinks flow and inhibitions are lost. Sniping\, bickering and drunken dancing ensue as the evening unravels and ultimately descends into utter chaos. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2022/12/AP-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:578@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230406T200000Z DTEND:20230406T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230316T151815Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-17 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions DESCRIPTION:with David Hope | Schoolyard Champions | Dander\n\n\n\nClare ma n David Hope first came to our attention in February ’22 when he blew us away with a wonderful set opening for John Spillane. He followed that up with a stellar Ghostlight performance last September – the beauty and de pth of his songs\, the almost sepia tone of his impressive voice and the r aw elegance of his guitar playing elicited a great audience response.\n\n \n\nDavid has gigged extensively throughout Ireland and mainland Europe over the last 15 years. He released a fantastic album – This Is The Sea (his 5th studio album) – last year. One of our favourite Ghostligh arti sts from last year we’re delighted to have him back.\n\nSchoolyard Champ ions is the music of Knockmore’s Cathal Faughnan. Best described as folk pop\, the lyrics swing from heavily political to very silly. Cathal is ju st putting the finishing touches to an album release – be among the firs t to get a sneak preview before it hits the mainstream.\n\nDander are an a lt-folk/indie band based in Derry. Fronted by Kevin Brown and Jennifer Hug hes\, their style ranges from dreamy guitar pop to intimate\, acoustic fol k\; drawing influence from artists such as Tom Waits\, Sufjan Stevens\, Bo nnie “Prince” Billy and Nick Drake\, but with an ever present Irish in fluence and a focus on vocal harmonies and lyricism. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/03/Web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:561@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230408T200000Z DTEND:20230408T200000Z DTSTAMP:20221126T170041Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=george-murphy-the-rising-sons-2 SUMMARY:George Murphy & The Rising Sons DESCRIPTION:\n\nGeorge Murphy made his mark on the Irish music scene with a memorable appearance on the RTE TV show You’re A Star where his renditi on of classic songs by Luke Kelly wowed the nation.\n\nHe’s since releas ed 4 studio albums - Dreamed A Dream (Sony)\, So The Story Goes\, The Ball ad of Archie Thompson and\, most recently\, 2016’s Shadowman: The Stable s Sessions. He’s also toured extensively with The High Kings filling the vacancy left by the departure of Martin Furey.\n\nIn 2018 George decided to tour his music and put together a top notch 8 piece musical collective – mixing electric rock guitar and bass with whistles and bodhrans to pro duce a rich\, full\, unmistakable sound.\n\nThey have since released the l ive album The New Beginnings Tour and singles Darndale to the States and D ublin Inspires - written to lift spirits during lockdown and reaching #2 i n the charts.\n\nThis is George’s second visit to The Balor following a hugely well received debut in July ’22. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:575@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230416T200000Z DTEND:20230416T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230206T201047Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=onoir-sold-out-2 SUMMARY:Onóir *SOLD OUT* DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:584@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230419T200000Z DTEND:20230420T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230403T160322Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=darkness-echoing-2 SUMMARY:Darkness Echoing DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Butt Drama Circle's Darkness Echoing returns. Having qu alified for the All Ireland Drama Festival in Athlone this is another chan ce to see this brilliant new play written by club member Shaun Byrne (An I ncident with Dave Cotter\, Margaret.)\n\nJoe returns home from London to D onegal under a cloud. His father is seriously ill and being cared for by h ome help Marie. Dealing with his father’s illness forces him to confront issues concerning the untimely death of his own son some years earlier. T he ensuing family drama results in a heady mixture of serious themes and d ark humour.\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:568@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230421T193000Z DTEND:20230421T193000Z DTSTAMP:20221229T014531Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=megaslam-wrestling SUMMARY:Megaslam Wrestling DESCRIPTION:\n\nMegaslam – the #1 Live Experience for Families - is comin g to Ballybofey for it's huge 2023 Live Tour!\n\nThe Ultimate Battle – w ho will win? Team Megaslam take on Team Nasty in a series of spectacular h igh-energy matches designed to get the little ones out of their seats to c heer on their favourites.\n\nMegaslam\, established in 2009\, presents hun dreds of events each year\, their live show providing families with a full y interactive 2 hour action packed experience.\n\nIn 2023 get ready to ent er the world of Megaslam. Take your seat and join thousands of fans each y ear as you witness the #1 Live Experience for Families. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2022/12/Megaslam-Web.png CATEGORIES:Special Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:574@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230422T200000Z DTEND:20230422T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230206T200905Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=onoir-sold-out SUMMARY:Onóir *SOLD OUT* DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:572@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230423T200000Z DTEND:20230423T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230206T200946Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=onoir SUMMARY:Onóir *SOLD OUT* DESCRIPTION:\n\nGig #1 sold out in under 4 hours. Gig #2 sold out in 30 min utes. Gig #3 goes on sale at 3pm on Sunday 5/2. Our physical box office wo n't be open so it's online sales only. Form an orderly (virtual) queue!\n\ nTickets go on sale online at 5pm on Friday February 3rd.\n\nFormed in Aug ust 2020 Onóir are a modern Irish male folk group singing harmony-focuse d songs and musical arrangements.\n\nThe four members – Tom McHugh\, Dec lan Gaughan\, Deane Connaghan and Diarmuid McGee – have already made the music world sit up and take notice with their contemporary take on famous Irish folk ballad The Auld Triangle. They are currently in the middle of recording their debut album scheduled for launch in Summer 2023.\n\nOnói r appear at The Balor as debuting their new theatre show touring across Ir eland The UK and beyond. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:579@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230430T200000Z DTEND:20230430T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230320T110027Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=niall-teague-padraic-joyce SUMMARY:Niall Teague & Padraic Joyce DESCRIPTION:\n\nFormidable Galway-based folk duo Niall Teague &\; Padrai c Joyce turn over new ground in folk\, Americana and acoustic music. Their music has the best of past and present folk and traditional songwriting a t its core.\n\nNiall and Padraic have honed their craft as songwriters and performers since their partnership began in the musical melting pot that is Galway City. Their well received 2020 release Taobh le Taobh was follow ed by further successes at the Pan Celtic and Oireachtas song contests.\n\ n\n\nThey come to The Balor as part of a national tour marking the rele ase of their new single What Will We Be (released Friday March 24th) ahead of the release of their latest album. The single sees the vocals\, harmon ies and well married acoustic guitars of Niall and Padraic joined by Maidh c O’hEanaigh on double bass Neil Fitzgibbon on fiddle as well as a contr ibution from percussion wizard Jim Higgins (The Stunning\, Christy Moore\, Paul Brady).\nThe sound is absolutely beautiful and melodic\, I’m blown away – Keith Finnegan\, Galway Bay FM\nGifted singers and musicians and really great songwriters – Sharon Shannon ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/03/Niall-Padraic-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:585@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230504T200000Z DTEND:20230504T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230407T114500Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-may-202 3 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions May 2023 DESCRIPTION:with Brigid O Neill | Charles James &\; The Rise | Benjamin Amos\n\n\n\nRecent years have seen Brigid O’Neill gain a deserved reputa tion as one of Ireland’s finest songwriters. Response to her 4 criticall y acclaimed albums reaffirm a gifted\, versatile and fearless artist. She has performed worldwide\, including the world-famous Bluebird Cafe and is a recipient of numerous Arts Council and music industry awards\, most rece ntly long listed for the NI Music Prize and Glastonbury Festival Emerging Talent Competition\n\nDescribed by BBC Radio Ulster’s Ralph McClean as “A great songwriter with a voice that can break your heart at 30 paces ” her music effortlessly weaves elements of folk\, country and jazz into relatable tales of happiness\, heartbreak and the human condition. Whilst echoes of artists such as Emmylou Harris\, Alison Krauss and Lucinda Will iams come to mind\, Brigid O’Neill’s voice and sound is very much her own.\n\nThis show is part of a tour to launch her highly anticipated new a lbum The Truth and Other Stories\, recorded in Nashville with grammy-nomin ated producer Neilson Hubbard (Mary Gauthier\, the Orphan Brigade).\n\n\nA n immensely gifted story-teller whose songs soar to new heights in the liv e environment HotPress\nwww.brigidoneill.com \n\nDonegal duo Charles James &\; The Rise play ramblin’ atmospheric folk influenced by the sounds of early americana\, roots and their home county of Donegal\, Ireland. Th eir profile is currently sky high with their newly released single Elephan t picked by Highland Radio as the regional winner of the Irish Music Month Song Competition. They will now go on to play at a nationally broadcast e vent to select a overall national winner.\n\n\n\nCounty Derry singer so ngwriter Benjamin Amos is tasting success following the release of Letters – his first full length solo release . This intimate and honest offerin g is a collection of letters in musical form\, from the last ten years of his life.\n\nThe first singles Never Far From Home\, Maelstrom and Archie received airplay on BBC stations across the north of England where Amos wa s living at the time. Tracks have gone on to receive acclaim on Tom Robins on’s 6 Music while HotPress Magazine have selected him as one of their H ot for 23 artists.\n\n\na stunning collection of songs which deserves t o make him a household name\nSunday Life\n\nWith the storytelling quality Benjamin Amos possesses\, it's rude not to stop and listen\nIndie Band Gur u ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/04/GL-May-23-Web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:582@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230510T200000Z DTEND:20230513T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230403T145718Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=a-winter-wedding SUMMARY:A Winter Wedding DESCRIPTION:written by Tomas Mac Anna\ndirected by Kieran Quinn\n\n\n\nYou are now in the McDara Republic\, spreadin’ from the Gap of Barnesmore to the border an’ maybe a mile or two beyond. Chief industry\, smuggling\; chief occupation\, drinkin’\; chief pastime\, tellin’ dirty yarns.\n\ nThe Donegal borderland during the Emergency is an independent undeclared republic of outcasts an’ outlaws\, rogues an’ thieves an’ liars. Whe n McDara uses his wife’s easygoing father (and local customs officer) to smuggle illegal goods across the border family friction results.\n\nWritt en by Donegal playwright Tomas MacAnna\, A Winter Wedding was first produc ed in 1956 at Dublin’s Abbey Theatre. Subsequent productions tread the b oards here at The Balor in the 1980’s and again in the ‘90’s. Don’ t miss this latest retelling of a classic local drama. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/03/A-Winter-Wedding-website-image.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:565@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230520T200000Z DTEND:20230520T200000Z DTSTAMP:20221130T205005Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=cash-returns-4 SUMMARY:Cash Returns DESCRIPTION:\n\nCash Returns make their way back to the Balor Arts Centre t his time with an award winning live 9 piece band.\n\nThe smash hit show st arring JP Mac as the Man In Black and Karen Martin as the sassy June Carte r brings the authentic sound of American Country Music’s most iconic cou ple back to the live stage. They bring their audiences back with them from the mess halls of Folsom Prison to under the stage lights of the Grand Ol e Opry by recreating that special one off sound that is still loved today by music fans worldwide.\n\nSo stomp your feet and sing along to ‘A Boy Named Sue’\, ‘Jackson’\, 'Orange Blossom Special’\, ‘Hurt’\, a nd 'Ring of Fire’ among many more when you come to hear the very best tr ibute around to Johnny &\; June. Don’t miss it! CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:583@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230526T200000Z DTEND:20230526T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230328T145536Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=viper-central-3 SUMMARY:Viper Central DESCRIPTION:\n\nAn acoustic string band that takes bluegrass and that High Lonesome sound to exciting new places.\nVancouver’s Viper Central rip it up bluegrass style with sweet n' crunchy harmonies and tight melodic brea ks that'll make your heart soar\, your feet shuffle and your blood curdle. \n\nThe thing that makes this band so exciting\, however\, is how far they ’re able to wander from their home as a bluegrass band – simultaneousl y turning the genre on its ear while remaining true to their roots.\n\nCan adian roots and the traditions of American Bluegrass\, Country\, Rockabill y and Old-time influence their ever evolving style. All members of this ro tating group contribute original songs but won't hesitate to deliver up th eir take on an ages-old mournful waltz or bring the house down with a barn -burning bluegrass standard. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/03/Viper-Central.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:590@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230601T200000Z DTEND:20230601T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230505T150326Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-june-20 23 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions June 2023 DESCRIPTION:with The Remedy Club | Oscar Blue | Carol Wilson\n\n\n\nHusband and wife duo The Remedy Club\, comprising Kj McEvoy (brother of folk sing er/songwriter\, Eleanor McEvoy) and Aileen Mythen have been described as ‘Ireland’s best kept musical secret’’ by Hotpress Magazine. Their first two albums Lovers\, Legends and Lost Causes and True Hand True Heart were independently released by the duo to great critical acclaim in Irela nd\, the UK\, Europe and the US with True Hand True Heart featuring as alb um of the week on RTE Radio One while Hotpress magazine included it in the ir top 10 folk albums of 2020.\n\nTheir brand new offering ‘Back To You ’ sees them broaden their sonic palette with strings and brass and featu res some notable Irish musicians including Aongus Ralston on bass (The Wat erboys)\, Binzer Brennan on drums (The Frames) and Michael Buckley and Ron an Dooney on brass (Van Morrison). Co - produced by Gavin Glass in Orphan Studios\, Wexford\, it sees their music veering towards Memphis and New Or leans with nods to Fleetwood Mac along the way\, while still carving out t heir own authentic path in Irish music.\n\nMy new favourite duo of all tim e - ROCKING MAGPIE\, UK\n\nInfluenced by the passion and integrity of Iris h folk icons such as Damien Dempsey and the contemporary indie/rock sound of bands like Snow Patrol\, Oscar Blue is an emerging artist and songsmith with a passion for storytelling.\n\nHis debut string of singles (2018/19\ ,) recorded on a shoestring budget in a small home recording studio\, have remarkably gone on to be streamed over 6 million times globally. The Co. Clare native and demonstrate the acoustic nuts and bolts of the folk genre which underpin the Co. Clare native has recently joined forces with Pure Represents\, booking agents for artists such as George Ezra\, Holly Humber stone and Paolo Nutini. and more.\n\nWith both a UK and Irish tour - inclu ding main stage slots at acclaimed festivals Indiependence and Sea Session s in the works – the future is bright for Oscar Blue.\n\nCarol Wilson bl ends a Donegal Gaeltacht upbringing with a bohemian spirit and the raw voc al honesty of the earliest torch-singers.\n\nHer critically acclaimed debu t single\, ‘Trouble Me’\, garnered airplay from Donegal to Luxembourg following its release in April of 2021. Since then\, she has released six singles and an album - about which musician\, songwriter\, producer and en gineer Ted Ponsonby had to say: ‘Very impressive songs\, vocals\, music and performances. Clever arrangements and full of emotion both musically a nd lyrically. A great new talent that deserves to be heard and seen’.\n\ n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/05/MontageWeb.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:550@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230609T200000Z DTEND:20230609T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230301T135110Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=a-celebration-of-father-ted-wit h-joe-rooney SUMMARY:A Celebration Of Father Ted with Joe Rooney DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating one of the greatest sitcoms ever made\, as we welcome renowned stand-up Joe Rooney for a night of all things Fathe r Ted!\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nJoe featured as the rebellious Fat her Damo in the classic Father Ted episode The Old Grey Whistle Theft\, le ading Dougal astray with his earring\, cigarette smoking and bad-boy attit ude.\n\nJoe will host a screening of the episode\, take you behind the sce nes and set you a Craggy Island quiz ¬– then prepare yourself for an al l-inclusive ‘Lovely Girls Competition’: have you got the loveliest lau gh\, the loveliest walk\, and can you make the loveliest sandwich?\n\nTher e will also be a dancing priests competition\, plus appearances from a nur sery-rhyme singing Ziggy Stardust\, Nirvana\, Johnny Cash and many more – and the evening wouldn’t be complete without a sing-along to ‘My L ovely Horse’!\n\nCome and meet Joe and immerse yourself in the very sill y delights of Father Ted.\nAh\, go on… you will!\n\nA purveyor of choice gags\, a natural storyteller\, guitar in hand\, Joe Rooney delights the r oom with his infectiously manic delivery. - Ardal O’Hanlon\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2022/10/FrTedWeb.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:566@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230617T200000Z DTEND:20230617T200000Z DTSTAMP:20221209T184557Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=in-the-midst-of-plenty SUMMARY:In The Midst Of Plenty DESCRIPTION:A major new folk musical tells the stories of friendship\, betr ayal\, eviction and emigration from Roscommon’s Strokestown Estate durin g the time of The Great Famine.\n\n\n\nThis unmissable production detailin g life in Roscommon during The Great Hunger is set amidst the real-life pl ot to murder Strokestown landlord Denis Mahon. A new original script is au gmented by an original contemporary folk music score with images of origin al Famine documentation and artifacts imaginatively woven into its set and costumes.\n\nWritten by playwright/composer-lyricist Amy Day the show is performed by a cast of professional actors led by Julie Sharkey\, Martin G illigan\, and Fia Rua. An original score of contemporary acoustic folk mus ic is performed by a live folk band which includes renowned trad fiddler N eil FitzGibbon and acclaimed folk artist Gráinne Hunt.\n\nIt comes to The Balor as part of a 2023 national tour following it’s recent debut to se ll out crowds and glowing reviews in both Strokestown Park and the Roscomm on Arts Centre.\n\nIn The Midst Of Plenty is produced by Enchanted Croí T heatre under the Artistic Direction of Anne-Marie O’Sullivan. The produc tion is supported by the National Famine Way and was developed with fundin g from the Roscommon County Council Local Live Performance Scheme and the Department of Tourism\, Culture\, Arts\, Gaeltacht\, Sport and Media.\n\nW hat People Are Saying:\n\nAn amazing piece. . . Real and gritty\, moments of love\, moments of pain\, moments of parenting\, moments of laughter\, m oments of revenge and moments of heartbreak. . . Every last member of the audience rose to their feet spontaneously at the end. ~ Caroilín Callery\ , Director\, National Famine Way\nThis musical was stunning\, brought tear s to my eyes. The performances were faultless\, the musical magical. ~ Pau la (audience member)\n\nWonderfully moving\, tragic\, emotive\, heart-rend ing and the songs perfectly reflective of the on-stage action. Cannot prai se highly enough! ~ Kate (audience member)\nIt will evolve into something the whole world knows. ~ Olwyn (audience member)\nA powerful\, engaging\, and insightful show that captures the imagination from start to finish. Th e music\, acting\, staging\, and performances were wonderful. . . Everyone should see it! ~ Mags (audience member)\nIt may become a masterpiece of o ur time. ~ Peter (audience member)\nFantastic musicians\, actors\, a haunt ing experience and one I will never forget. ~ Sarah (audience member)\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2022/12/Web-Image.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:554@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230618T200000Z DTEND:20230618T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230331T150520Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=solve-along-a-murder-she-wrote SUMMARY:Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote DESCRIPTION:\n\nCult hit event Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote comes to town \, with an interactive screening of the classic Murder\, She Wrote episode “Sing A Song Of Murder”. Jessica Fletcher heads to New York City but soon gets caught up in a murder mystery only she (or you!) can solve!\n\nS olve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote is a unique and hilarious night featuring ga mes\, prizes and audience participation\, with special permission from NBC Universal Television. See the show Time Out rated one of 2021 and 2019’ s 50 Great Nights Out in London that has played to sell-out audiences acro ss the UK and Australia.\n\nHosted by super-fan Tim Benzie\, Solve-Along-A -Murder-She-Wrote features:\n* A race to solve to the crime\, via the Fame ometer and the Suspiciometer!\n* A Cabot Cove quiz!\n* A singalong to the theme tune with new lyrics!\n* Clips and biogs of the campy guest stars!\n “You’ll be swept away with Jessica Fletcher feels … it has the BEST HOST.”\nTime Out London\n“I’d challenge anyone to sit through this s how and not get utterly invested in figuring out whodunit\, whilst smiling at the comfort that this 80’s drama brings.”  4 stars ****\nWest End Wilma\n“It didn’t take long for Benzie to have the audience in stitch es and he had the whole crowd in the palm of his hand the entire evening. ”\nBristol 24/7\n”For a funny\, campy evening\, there is little that c ould beat Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote’s unique qualities and Benzie ’s wit and charm. Personally this reviewer can’t wait to revisit Cabot Cove. Never mind 'whodunnit'\, more like 'yougottadoit!" 4 stars ****\nTh e Reviews Hub\n“A unique and thoroughly enjoyable theatre experience”\ nBlue Curtains Brisbane\nTim Benzie is obsessed with Murder\, She Wrote\, having watched the original series when it was first broadcast\, and now r elishing the repeats on television everywhere. An award-winning playwright and co-writer of the Royal Vauxhall Tavern’s 2017\, 2018\, 2019\, 2020 and 2021 pantos (‘Goosed’\, ‘Rubbed’\, ‘Slipped’ and ‘Pricke d’). He is the co-producer of the camp club night PopHorror. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2022/10/Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:592@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230623T200000Z DTEND:20230623T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230510T141249Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=finn-valley-mens-choir-3 SUMMARY:Finn Valley Men's Choir DESCRIPTION:The Finn Valley Men’s Choir Returns!\n\n\n\nWith 33 men from the Donegal and Tyrone border regions\, the Finn Valley Men’s Choir is t he first all male cross border/cross community choir in the Northwest.\n\n They look forward to entertaining you with a wide selection of music and s ong including hits from The Beatles\, Randy Newman\, Louis Armstrong and a host of other well-known artists.\n\nGroup singing has experienced a dram atic increase in popularity in recent years with its positive effect on he alth and overall wellbeing. The cross-border aspect of The Finn Valley Men s Choir adds a sense of community awareness as well\, making the project o ne of the most worthy and entertaining endeavours in the locality. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/05/Choir-Croped.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:591@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230624T204500Z DTEND:20230624T204500Z DTSTAMP:20230619T212741Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=grimes-mckees-new-ireland SUMMARY:Grimes & McKee's New Ireland DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nFrom the duo who brought you The Hist ory of The Troubles according to my Da comes a comic manifesto for a new I reland.\n\nNot just the big constitutional stuff - the really important st uff too. A new national flag? Our new national dish? Our national dog? Who will chair the peace talks between Tayto and Free Stayto?\n\nDon’t pani c\, your inexpert guides Grimes and McKee will plot a way forward for all. As that other great Irishman Bob Marley once said\, everything little thi ng’s gonna be alright. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/05/Grimes-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:586@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230708T200000Z DTEND:20230708T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230414T103750Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-frank-and-walters SUMMARY:The Frank and Walters DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Frank and Walters are out on the road for a series of i ntimate acoustic gigs.\n\nWith a back catalogue of hundreds of songs penne d over 3 decades the band play all your favourites and some long lost clas sics in all their acoustic glory.\n\nPaul also shares some of the stories behind the songs and anecdotes from the hippy diddly crazy world of life i n one of Ireland’s most enduring bands.\n\nExpect to hear hits such as ‘After All’ and ‘Fashion Crisis Hits New York’ coupled with timele ss classics like ‘How Can I Exist’ and ‘Landslide’.\n\nSays Paul: “It’s been a while since we’d done any acoustic gigs so we’ve dust ed off our guitars and I can’t wait to share the songs and stories with our fans\, old and new.”\n\n\n\nDon’t miss The Frank and Walters acous tic at The Balor Arts Centre. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/04/FAW-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:580@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230713T200000Z DTEND:20230713T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230320T110824Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ger-o-donnell-trevor-sexton SUMMARY:Ger O Donnell & Trevor Sexton DESCRIPTION:\n\nOne of the most exciting duos to hit the Irish folk scene.\ n\nGer O Donnell &\; Trevor Sexton are two vocal powerhouses whose clos e harmonies and instrumental styles complement each other beautifully. The ir mix of traditional and original material with sprinklings of witty bant er is keeping audiences transfixed.\n\nA duo greater than the sum of its i ndividual parts\, their mix of traditional and original material intersper sed with sprinklings of witty banter has transfixed audiences throughout t he country. Although relatively new to the scene as a duo\, 2023 has seen them become a sensation – selling out shows nationwide on the back of th eir online popularity.\n\n\n\nTheir Balor show this July is precursor to t he first of several planned international tours later in the year as their star continues to rise. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/03/Ger-Trevor-Raw.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:588@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230715T200000Z DTEND:20230715T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230505T141446Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=n15-collective SUMMARY:N15 Collective DESCRIPTION:\n\nN15 is a musical collective comprising several artists from a flourishing Ballybofey &\; Stranorlar music scene.\n\n2022 and early 2023 has seen releases on the collectives own micro-label from DiG!\, Jas on Derry\, Deep Psyche\, Rac ‘s Roll and Gordo and a sold out New Years Eve show at The Balor. Releases from Nine Foot Lizards\, Huckleberry and J essica Hannigan are in the works and planned for release later this year.\ n\nThis N15 Collective Earagail Arts event will feature Nine Foot Lizzards \, Huckleberry and Deep Psyche. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/05/N15-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:581@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230720T200000Z DTEND:20230720T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230320T111447Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=embrace SUMMARY:Embrace DESCRIPTION:created by Matt McGranaghan accompanied by Denise Roper\n\n\n\n Acclaimed Castlefin fiddle player Matt McGranaghan invites you on a voyage of discovery.\n\nEmbrace is powerful show which reflects upon the many oc casions and moments in life where music is most often pertinent and apprec iated. Matt McGranaghan’s original compositions are enhanced with a pres entation on the history and evolution of music leaving audience members as tounded as to the infinite possibilities of the medium.\n\nAfter this outw ard exploration of music Matt brings you on an inwards journey\, creating a space and moment for you to experience melody and harmony in a way you ’ve never encountered before. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/03/Embrace-Web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:571@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230721T140000Z DTEND:20230721T140000Z DTSTAMP:20230712T120820Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-amazing-bubbleman SUMMARY:The Amazing Bubbleman! DESCRIPTION:The Amazing Bubbleman (Friday July 21st @2pm) is now sold out.\ nWe're trying to gauge interest in putting on a 2nd show at 4pm that day. If you be interested in tickets for a 2nd show please contact our Box Offi ce on 0749131840 or email info@balortheatre.com to put your name down on a waiting/ticket list.\nBasically if we have enough interest we'll put on a second show.\n\n\n\nLouis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the w orld for over 30 years with the art\, magic\, science and fun of bubbles. He is a favorite at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival\, where he has enjoyed t welve years of sell-out success.\n\nLouis explores the breath-taking dynam ics of bubbles\, combining comedy and artistry with audience participation and enough spellbinding bubble tricks to keep everyone mesmerized. From s quare bubbles\, bubbles inside bubbles\, fog-filled bubbles\, giant bubble s\, bubble volcanoes\, tornados and trampolines to people inside bubbles\, the Amazing Bubble Man conjures shrieks of laughter and gasps of amazemen t from all ages.\n\n\n\n \;\nGreatest bubble show on Earth - SFGate.c om\n\nLouis Pearl - aka The Amazing Bubble Man - truly deserves his title. Most of the show is accompanied by gasps and awes...and that's just the a dults. Kids can be heard giggling with excitement.\n\nThis show captivated its young audience and the adults loved it as well. Highly recommended.\n –British Theatre Guide. CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:596@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230722T200000Z DTEND:20230722T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230607T102138Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-midnight-preachers-the-dodi es-the-scobes-todd-oliver SUMMARY:The Midnight Preachers | The Dodies | The Scobes | Todd Oliver DESCRIPTION:\n\nDescribed by Classic Rock Magazine as ‘Rory Gallagher mee ts The Dead Weather in a biker bar in the American South’\, The Midnight Preachers return to The Balor bringing their own brand of ballsy\, bluesy rock n’ roll.\n\nCo-headlining a great night of rock music will be Isra eli band The Dodies. Well known in the middle east for blowing the roof of f venues with their loud garage rock sound\, The Dodies have received crit ical acclaim from all over.\nI know bands of six guys that are not able to deliver the same amount of energy the two guys are capable of releasing – Independent Music Reviews\nAlso on the bill are Co. Meath band The Sco bes and solo artist Todd Oliver. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/06/MP-Web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:595@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230723T200000Z DTEND:20230723T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230607T101537Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=karl-mchugh-jason-deery SUMMARY:Karl McHugh | Jason Deery DESCRIPTION:\n\nKarl McHugh’s folk/rock songwriting is a fusion of his up bringing in Ballybofey and his current home in the San Francisco Bay Area. The retro-style folk music falls somewhere between the purview of Paul Si mon and CCR\, evoking a house party singalong vibe - fun\, warm\, inclusiv e and good for a laugh\n\nNow based in the States Karl is in the process o f making quite a name for himself. No One Told Me About You – a track fr om his recent Easy Life EP – was featured on USA Network’s hit series Temptation Island while single Keep Dreamin’ was recently awarded the pr estigious Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting award at The Great Americ an Songwriting Contest. Most recently\, he composed the music for ‘The P ennsylvanian\,’ a play by Jennifer Roberts.\n\nAlso appearing will be lo cal singer/songwriter Jason Deery. Jason released his debut EP The Love Ha ndle Collection on Ballybofey’s N15 Resonance label last year. Blending melodic guitar lines with prosaic lyrics he creates a signature sound refl ecting his experiences in rural Ireland. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/06/karlMcHugh-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:598@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230807T200000Z DTEND:20230812T223000Z DTSTAMP:20230811T144446Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-hit-factory SUMMARY:The Hit Factory - Extra Show Added! DESCRIPTION:We're delighted to announce that due to demand we'll be putting on an extra performance of The Hit Factory on Saturday August 12th at 8pm . Hit the button below to book - but hurry! These are shaping up to be the hottest tickets of the summer!\n\n\n\n\n\nSmall town girl Melanie Gold dr eams of making it big in the music business.. Her talent and moxie earns h er a big break at big city record label The Hit Factory – and it isn’t long until the hits begin to flow.\n\nCan Melanie balance career\, love\, big city dreams and small town roots? Find out in this fast-paced romanti c comedy featuring 23 songs from the golden age of 60’s US pop including True Love Ways\, River Deep Mountain High and True Love Ways.\n\nThe Hit Factory marks the return of The Balor Summer Youth Musical. A cast and cre w of over 30 bring this new musical – specially written for this summer – to life. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/07/The-Hit-Factory-Website-image70874.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:600@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230823T200000Z DTEND:20230826T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230824T090702Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=for-better-for-worse SUMMARY:For Better For Worse DESCRIPTION:Extra Night - Sat August 26th - Added Due To Demand!\n\n\n\nby Jimmy Keary\, directed by Susan Doherty\n\nFollowing last year’s success ful staging of The Two Love Of Gabriel Foley the Butt Drama Circle return with the sequel – Jimmy Keary’s follow up comedy For Better For Worse. \n\nIt’s three months into the marriage of Gabriel and Chrissie but all is not well. Gabriel’s mother Aggie is living with the newlyweds and is treating Chrissie like a servant. To make matters worse Gabriel has invite d his recently widowed Aunt Lucy to stay. When the glamourous daughter of a friend of Aggies arrives in the area an already short fuse is in serious danger of exploding.\n\nFeaturing the original cast of last years hit The Two Loves Of Gabriel Foley (plus a couple of new additions) For Better Fo r Worse is an uproarious\, laugh a minute comedy that is sure to entertain . ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/08/FBFW-Web.png CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:594@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230901T200000Z DTEND:20230902T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230607T101149Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=conal-gallens-up-the-poll SUMMARY:Conal Gallen's Up The Poll! DESCRIPTION:\n\nConal Gallen and his writing partner and son\, Rory have ju st written their 7th Comedy Play! And it is guaranteed to have audiences i n stitches once again!\n\nBridie Murphy is a lovable battle axe\, living i n Shitholey with her husband\, Willie. But when election time comes around \, things start to liven up. Father Big Mad Mickey O’Reilly\, Betty Head and her son\, Dick\, all become involved. Whether by choice or by acciden t. If you only thought that politics was corrupt\, wait until Bridie stick s her oar in.\n\nAs one political commentator put it\, “She even makes T rump look intelligent!”\nEarly booking is strongly advised.\n\nRecommend ed age: 16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/06/utp-web.png CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:589@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230903T200000Z DTEND:20230903T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230505T141741Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=caleb-klauder-country-band SUMMARY:Caleb Klauder Country Band DESCRIPTION:\n\nHailing from Washington State\, Caleb Klauder and Reeb Will ms are known to roots music fans across the globe. They are both members o f the Foghorn Stringband which led the square dance and Appalachian String Band revival in the early 2000’s. They continue to be at the forefront of the US underground country scene\, quietly pursuing a country music vis ion without much care for what’s expected or in vogue.\n\nTheir persever ance and honesty is evident in soulful harmonies\, driving dance music\, c lassic original songs and a commitment to the raw truth of rural American music. Charismatic performers\, they bring their unique set of talents to the stage with an eye towards good times and an ear towards the deepest so ngs and tunes.\n\nHere they front the Caleb Klauder country band – a mes merising 6-piece in which they’re backed by an all star cast of musician s well known in their own rights\, featuring Rusty Blake on steel guitar\, Joel Savoy on fiddle\, Glenn Fields on drums\, and Dirk Powell on bass.\n \nThis really is the most musical talent you’ll find on one stage this a utumn. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/05/Caleb-Klauder-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:601@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230907T200000Z DTEND:20230907T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230810T094956Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-septemb er-2023 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions September 2023 DESCRIPTION:with Boy M5 | Kate Dineen | Little Kings\n\n\n\nBoy M5 are an i ndie pop rock trio that have continually made waves since their formation in April 2022. With a sound that resonates with the soul and lyrics that c ut to the core their blend of heartfelt storytelling and high-energy perfo rmance is a surefire recipe for success.\n\nThey’ve enjoyed sold-out sho ws at Derry’s Nerve Centre and a headline performance at Stendhal Festiv al to go along with widespread acclaim for singles Mountains\, Roar By The Shore and Bob.\n\nSinger/songwriter Kate Dineen’s blend of traditional folk and modern alternative is the result of a lifetime immersed in music – from starting with the tin-whistle at the tender age of 5 before progr essing to piano\, guitar and vocals\, hers is a multi-faceted talent. Her onstage delivery demonstrates a quiet power that is both deft and uncompro mising.\n\nLittle Kings are a Derry based alt-folk band led by Hong Kong b orn and raised Ryan Harling. Their debut EP was a colourful\, sonically ad venturous tapestry that featured an impressive 17 musicians. Their Ghostli ght appearance sees Ryan joined by Aoife Mullan and Leah Bell. As a trio y ou’ll find strands of Bon Iver\, Father John Misty and The Waterboys. Th eir new single Hands Were The Sun was released August 12th and a new EP – made possible through support secured from Help Musicians ‘Record an d Release’ fund – is due out on October 7th. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/08/GL-Sep-Web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:587@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230914T200000Z DTEND:20230914T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230414T143534Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=paddy-cullivans-the-murder-of-w olfe-tone SUMMARY:Paddy Cullivan's The Murder of Wolfe Tone DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom the man who brought you The Murder of Michael Collins …\n\nHistorical Entertainer Paddy Cullivan brings you the incredible sto ry of the mysterious death of Theobald Wolfe Tone\, the founding father of Irish Republicanism. An audio-visual spectacular featuring hundreds of im ages\, shocking new research and incredible songs\, Paddy dares to unravel the secrets and lies around what happened that fateful week in the Provos t’s Prison in November 1798.\n\nWas Wolfe Tone’s real father the Chief Justice of Ireland - the man who tried to save him twice? Was his trial i llegal - and had he a real chance of reprieve? If he lived for 8 days afte r his ‘suicide’ attempt\, why was no-one allowed to visit him? Were hi s last letters and statements forgeries and lies? Did his surgeon later ad mit it was murder? And where’s the infamous ‘razor’? Why is there su ch reticence from certain quarters - to this day - to find out the truth?\ n\nNo less complex or mysterious than the death of Jeffrey Epstein and wit h as many twists and turns\, ‘The Murder of Wolfe Tone’ is a fascinati ng rollercoaster ride that will change your perceptions of Irish history f orever… ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/04/WTWEB.jpg CATEGORIES:Special Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:602@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230915T200000Z DTEND:20230915T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230810T095631Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-heathen-choir-the-life-and- times-of-me SUMMARY:The Heathen Choir - The Life and Times of Me DESCRIPTION:\n\nStrabane songwriter\, producer and bandleader Darren Dohert y spent the formative years of his musical career in Donegal followed by a decade in Belfast’s competitive music scene. Returning home to Strabane in 2017 he formed The Heathen Choir and has had a steady rise\, releasing quality studio and live albums almost every year since.\n\nDoherty has pe rformed performed alongside Paul Brady\, Bap Kennedy\, Fight Like Apes\, T he 4 of Us and has continually reinvented and reinterpreted his music to k eep it fresh and original at all times.\n\nNow in 2023 he returns with a n ew one man show\, ‘The Life &\; Times of Me’.\n\nThis is no acousti c gig! Doherty will be presenting brand new material in an eclectic and in novative fashion using synths\, electro beats and sound design to showcase a truly unique and innovative way of doing it by yourself.\n\nOpening act is Belfast artist Rory Nelis. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/08/Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:599@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230916T200000Z DTEND:20230916T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230710T101917Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=yonder-boys SUMMARY:Yonder Boys DESCRIPTION:\n\nYonder Boys are an Americana band with a different twist.\n \nTraditional old-time Americana sound is mixed with rock\, Latin\, pop an d psychedelic influences – all performed on traditional folk instruments \, showcasing the depth and variety of influences they bring to the genre. \n\nThe band features the singing duo of Jason Serious (USA - vocals\, gui tar) and David Stewart Ingleton (Australia - vocals\, banjo) who have perf ormed as support for such names as Billy Bragg\, The Wood Brothers\, Timbe r Timbre\, Other Lives\, and Nathaniel Rateliff. Joining them is multi-ins trumentalist Tomás Peralta (Chile -vocals\, mandolin\, banjo\, bass).\n\n Their first Album Acid Folk (2020) has been featured on BBC Radio\, RTE Ra dio\, Dublin City FM\, Deutschlandfunk Kultur\, and MTV Australia.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/07/YB-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:605@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230922T200000Z DTEND:20230922T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230824T105556Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=donegal-oprey-night SUMMARY:Donegal Oprey Night DESCRIPTION:with special guest Porter McClister (Nashville)\n\n\n\nA Nashvi lle themed night with some well known Donegal faces playing the tunes of y our favourite Opry stars.\n\nWith music from Off The Kuff\, this fantastic night of country music recreates the Grand Ole Opry magic of US country ’s top performers. Join a host of guest vocalists paying tribute to coun try legends such as Johnny Cash\, George Jones\, Randy Travis\, Merle Hagg ard and more. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:606@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230923T200000Z DTEND:20230923T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230824T110251Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=sailor-bill SUMMARY:Sailor Bill DESCRIPTION:with Chelsea Evans\nRil Time\n\n\n\nA night of your favourite I rish ballads with a twist\, Sailor Bill support from Ríl Time\, and speci al guest Chelsea Evans.\n\nSailor Bill is a Donegal-based band influenced by and performing tracks from some of Ireland's best-known artists\, such as The Waterboys\, The Saw Doctors\, Christy Moore\, and many more.\n\nSai lor Bill have been performing around the Northwest for many years\, in Bar s and at Festivals\, and have recently toured the UK and Denmark and are e xcited to perform in front of the Home crowd.\n\nOn the night they will be joined by Chelsea Evans a fantastic young singer from Dunfanaghy who rele ased her first single at 12 and continues to play the country music circui t and share the stage with some of the biggest names in the scene.\n\nSupp ort from Ríl Time a young traditional group playing jigs and reels with a wonderful session feel. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/08/SB-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:564@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230929T200000Z DTEND:20230929T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230927T145642Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=wrong-jovi-2 SUMMARY:Wrong Jovi ***CANCELLED*** DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nUnfortunately we've just received word that Wrong Jovi have cancelled their remaining Irish dates due to illness.\n\n\n\nTicketho lders will receive a refund or can exchange their tickets for future shows . Our Box Office staff will contact ticketholders shortly. Alternatively y ou can email us at info@balortheatre.com.\n\n\n\nSorry for any inconvenien ce\n\n \;\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:573@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20230930T200000Z DTEND:20230930T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230206T195324Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=sean-keane-in-concert SUMMARY:Sean Keane in concert DESCRIPTION:\n\nHailing from the village of Caherlistrane near Tuam in Coun ty Galway Sean Keane was born into a musical family that also includes his renowned sister Delores.\n\nTogether with Frances Black and others he was a founder member of the group Arcady. His solo career burst into life wit h the release of the album All Heart No Roses in 1994 leading him to be du bbed "the greatest Irish musical find of the `90's" by The London Independ ent and "the fastest rising star of the Irish music scene" by The Irish Ti mes while readers of Irish Music Magazine voted him Performer Of The Year in 1997/98. (Irish Times).\n\nHis unique musical and songs encompassing a mixture of traditional Irish folk music\, pop\, blues\, and country has se en his popularity endure throughout a career that has seen the release of 11 solo albums while collaborating on another 5.\n\nFor this Balor gig Sea n will be accompanied by Pat Coyne on guitar and Fergus Feely on Mandocell o. Songs like I’ll Be There\, You Are Loved and Whispered join his favou rites like Never Alone\, Isle of Hope and Galway to Graceland on a set lis t that will also include some of his newest and latest material. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:603@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20231005T200000Z DTEND:20231005T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230810T103449Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-october -2023 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions October 2023 DESCRIPTION:with Paul Sherry | Siomha | Joel Harkin\n\n\n\nMonaghan based P aul Sherry is a singer songwriter and session guitarist of some renown. Hi s most recent album release Let It Flow has gained nationwide airplay and rave reviews including being named Album of The Week on Bernard Clarke’s Blue Of The Nile on RTE Lyric FM. His live performances are an explosion of energy and feel\, taking audiences on a journey of meditative acoustic to full on electric band power. He’s toured Let It Flow throughout Irela nd\, the UK\, Europe and The US in addition to touring internationally wit h the Grainne Duffy Band for whom he is co-writer and guitarist.\n\nSiomha (pronounced She-vah) dances the line between folk\, jazz and neo-soul. It ’s a kind of cosmic\, folk-informed\, jazz-tinged\, post-pop which effor tlessly takes audiences on an unexpected and unforgettable journey with he r soulful melodies. Her debut album Infinite Space\, produced by Grammy no minated Tyler Duncan and featuring an all-star lineup of musicians\, is de scribed by The Irish Times as “A seriously accomplished and self-confide nt debut”.\nVibrant vocals\, soulful songs\, heartfelt lyrics\, mighty p layers. Music as sophisticated as this is a rarity these days – Paul Bra dy\nJoel Harkin is a singer of songs and a spinner of yarns from Convoy\, Co. Donegal. His 2020 album Never Happy was shortlisted for the NI Music P rize. Joel lies awake at night\, terrified at the prospect of the looming abyss and channels these fears into his haunting songs. But don’t let th at put you off – he’s known for the contrast between his music and the whimsical\, very funny chatting he does as he tunes his guitar. He hopes you think he’s good craic!\nThis is the sort of misery that I love - BBC Radio 1 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/08/GL-Oct-Web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:607@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20231007T200000Z DTEND:20231007T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230824T110744Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=pilgrim-st-2 SUMMARY:Pilgrim St DESCRIPTION:\n\nStrongly influenced by Bluegrass\, Old Time Country and Fol k Music\, fused with traditional folk songs from this side of the Atlantic \, Pilgrim St bring a warm and lively atmosphere to their music and have g arnered a glowing word of mouth endorsement from venues around the country with their powerhouse live performances.\n\nDrawing from fellow luminarie s such as Hank Williams\, Woody Guthrie\, The Pogues and Bruce Springsteen ’s Seeger Sessions outfit\, Pilgrim St bring their infectious melodies\, harmonies and songs to venues all around the country.\n\nWith a setlist m ade up of covers and their own original songs they have graced the stages of Electric Picnic and Vicar St plus toured all over the country. Formed i n 2014\, the band released two EPs before the release of their debut album “Ash Into Gold Dust” in 2021 during the COVID Pandemic.\n\nThey are r eleasing their second album “Folk Bones” in late 2023\, recorded live in Black Mountain Studio over a couple of weekends in January.\n\nPilgrim St are a collective of musicians that include Peadar Farrelly on Guitar an d Vocals\, Eugene Donegan on Banjo and Vocals\, Eoin McDonnell on Mandolin and Vocals\, Francis McGinn on Bass\, Mark Lynch on Dobro\, Brendan Kelly on Accordion and Vocals and and Cathal McQuaid on the Fiddle. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/08/Old-shoot-HR.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:610@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20231012T200000Z DTEND:20231014T213000Z DTSTAMP:20230830T085606Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=drumboe SUMMARY:Drumboe DESCRIPTION:\n\nby Kieran Kelly\ndirected by Charlie Bonner\nWe were comrad es once. Like brothers.\nMarch\, 1923. A brutal and bloody Civil War tears the country apart. Anti Treaty prisoners are held at Drumboe Castle in Do negal awaiting execution by firing squad.\n\nWith the clock ticking toward s its inevitable conclusion\, Fr. Stephen McDevitt pays a visit to prisone r Charlie Daly in an attempt to extract vital information that could not o nly save his life but also build a bridge of understanding between him and his former comrade in arms\, General Joseph Sweeney.\n\nStarring Denis Gr indel\, Patrick McBrearty and Sean Donegan this thrilling new original dra ma brings the tragic events of a century ago to life like never before\, c asting new light onto the shadows of our past.\nThis project was supported by the Department of Tourism\, Culture\, Arts\, Gaeltacht\, Sport and Med ia under the Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023 Initiative. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/08/Drumboe-Trees-Web.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:614@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20231019T200000Z DTEND:20231020T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230930T133541Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ceoldrama-gcu SUMMARY:Ceoldrama GCU DESCRIPTION:\n\nTá scoláirí GCU ar ais ar an ardán arís i mbliana. Bí gí linn fa choinne oíche lán le ceol\, damhsa agus drámaíocht den sco th.\n\nIs cinnte an rud é go mbeidh oíche ar dóigh agaibh.\n\nThe stude nts of GCU return to the stage once again to present a night of music\, da ncing and drama.\n\nThis is a night not to be missed and suitable for all the family. Come along for what promises to be a night of fun\, laughter a nd hearing your favourite numbers as Gaeilge! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/09/GSM-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:615@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20231026T200000Z DTEND:20231026T200000Z DTSTAMP:20231018T120414Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=john-paul-youth-club-planet-you th-40-year-celebration SUMMARY:John Paul Youth Club / Planet Youth 40 Year Celebration DESCRIPTION:\n\nJohn Paul Youth Club / Planet Youth celebrate 40 years of a ctivities in the Twin Towns with this special variety concert featuring a host of local talent. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/10/OIP.jpg CATEGORIES:Variety END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:613@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20231027T200000Z DTEND:20231028T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230930T132142Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-root-of-all-evil SUMMARY:The Root Of All Evil DESCRIPTION:\n\nIn the distant mists of the past there is a small village. Each morning the Baker bakes his bread and brings it to the market where h e trades it for fish\, milk\, eggs – all the things that his family need s. It’s a barter system where everybody contributes and nobody goes with out.\n\nOne day a mysterious stranger arrives. He has nothing to trade. In stead he offers to pay with…coin. What effect will the introduction of t his new ‘coin’ have?\n\nThe Root Of All Evil is the Butt Drama Circle' s 2023 Entry into this years All Ireland One Act Drama Festivals.\nWritten by Conor Malone\nDirected by Shaun Laverty\nCAST\nBaker – Mickey McMaho n\nWife – Daireen Laverty\nDaughter – Donna Marie Doherty\nStranger – Michael Given-King\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/09/Root-of-All-Evil-Web-image-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:576@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20231101T200000Z DTEND:20231101T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230216T142734Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-elton-john-show SUMMARY:The Elton John Show DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nThe Elton John Show is the UK’s newest and most excit ing Elton John tribute show to hit the stage.\n\nWith over 300 million rec ords sold\, Sir Elton John is the most successful singer-songwriter of his generation. A flamboyant mega-star\, with a never ending back catalogue o f incredible songs! From Rocket Man to Tiny Dancer\, The Elton John Show b rings “Young Elton” back to the stage at his energetic best.\n\n \ ;\n\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:616@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20231102T200000Z DTEND:20231102T200000Z DTSTAMP:20231018T134413Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-novembe r-2023 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions November 2023 DESCRIPTION:with Grainne Duffy | Patrick McMenamin | Muireann Bradley\n\n\n \nNovember's Ghostlight Sessions is headlined by Grainne Duffy (just accep ted on the Grammy Awards ballot for her album Dirt Woman Blues). She's joi ned on the bill by\nlocal artists Patrick McMenamin and Muireann Bradley f or a perfect mix of established excellence and emerging artists that will blow you away.\n\nMonaghan guitarist\, singer and songwriter Grainne Duffy blends Blues\, Soul and Americana enriched with some delicate country and pop elements\, pioneering her own style while paying sincere homage to he r roots\, soul\, blues and rock traditions.\n\n\n\nHer 2007 debut album Out Of The Dark saw her hailed by The Sunday Times as ‘A blues singer o f real integrity’. She’s released 4 albums in total the most recent be ing 2020’s Voodoo Blues earning her a Best Modern Roots Artist award in the Independent Blues Awards 2021.\n\nBallybofey’s Patrick McMenamin is a well-known artist on the local music scene. Playing professionally from a young age\, his music has brought him around Europe as well as a stint i n New York City. Influenced by the likes of Springsteen\, Van Morrison and Paul Brady\, his heartfelt lyrics\, soulful melodies and authentic storyt elling capture a rich tapestry of life and experience. A seasoned live per former\, he has plans for a debut EP release in 2024.\n\nBallybofey prodig y Muireann Bradley is a 16 year old finger picking guitarist &\; singer who performs primarily Country\, Ragtime &\; Piedmont style blues from the 1920s &\; 1930s.\nHer influences include early blues masters such as Blind Blake\, Mississippi John Hurt\, Robert Johnson and Memphis Minnie . She delights in interpreting &\; performing the music of these early blues masters\, putting her own unique stamp on the tunes.\n\nGrowing up s urrounded by guitars &\; old blues Muireann began playing at the age of nine. Her playing has garnered attention and acclaim from some of the gre ats. Arlen Roth has described her as ‘A natural!’\, Jorma Kaukonen sai d ‘That kid is really good and I don’t mean really good for a kid\, I mean REALLY GOOD’\, while Stefan Grossman said ‘A wonderful player\, I can now retire\, the torch has been passed’.\n\n\n\nShe has recently recorded her first album entitled ‘I Kept These Old Blues’ for Tompki ns Square Records in San Francisco. It is due for release in early Decembe r on vinyl\, CD and all digital platforms. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/10/GL-Nov-Web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:612@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20231114T200000Z DTEND:20231118T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230930T131249Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=st-columbas-school-musical-back -to-the-80s SUMMARY:St Columba's School Musical - Back To The '80's DESCRIPTION:\n\nA pop culture trip down memory lane.\n\nBack to the 80’s is the story of High School Senior Corey Palmer\, his best friends\, the c lass bully and the girl he loves.\n\nIt’s a non-stop collection of music \, movie\, and TV references for all ages. The jukebox score is packed wit h over 20 iconic ‘80’s hits such as Video Killed the Radio Star\, Kids in America and Footloose. A toe-tapping\, nostalgia laced good time is gu aranteed. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/09/Back-to-the-80s-web-image.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:617@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20231125T160000Z DTEND:20231209T200000Z DTSTAMP:20231018T135134Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=foundered-the-christmas-panto SUMMARY:Foundered - The Christmas Panto DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom the Butt Drama Circle comes a magical Pantomime that p romises to warm the hearts of children of all ages and adults alike.\n\nFo undered tells the tale of two Princesses. As one struggles to come to term s with the magical powers she has been given\, can they survive the big fr eeze? Will they ever find true love? Come along on this magical journey as two sisters\, with their friends\, battle to save their Kingdom from the wicked Prince.\n\nWith an all-star cast of local talent\, the Butt Drama C ircle Christmas Panto promises to once again be a Christmas delight for al l the family.\nSat Nov 25th - Sun Nov 26th  4:00pm\nWed Nov 29th - Fri De c 1st 8:00pm\nSat Dec 2nd - Sun Dec 3rd 4:00pm\nTues Dec 5th - Fri Dec 8th 8:00pm\nSat Dec 9th 4:00pm ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/10/Foundered-Web.png CATEGORIES:Panto END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:623@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20231128T200000Z DTEND:20231128T210000Z DTSTAMP:20231120T184402Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-root-of-all-evil-2 SUMMARY:The Root Of All Evil DESCRIPTION:\n\nFirst staged at The Balor in October\, The Root Of All Evil returns to the stage after winning the Cavan\, Manorhamilton and Carrigal len Drama Festivals and in advance of competing in the All Ireland One Act Drama Finals in Castleblaney in December.\n\nIn the distant mists of the past there is a small village. Each morning the Baker bakes his bread and brings it to the market where he trades it for fish\, milk\, eggs – all the things that his family needs. It’s a barter system where everybody c ontributes and nobody goes without.\n\nOne day a mysterious stranger arriv es. He has nothing to trade. Instead he offers to pay with…coin. What ef fect will the introduction of this new 'coin' have?\n\nWritten by Conor Ma lone\n\nDirected by Shaun Laverty\n\nCAST\n\nBaker – Mickey McMahon\n\nW ife – Daireen McMenamin\n\nDaughter – Donna Marie Doherty\n\nStranger – Michael Given-King ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/11/Root-of-All-Evil-Web-image.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:620@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20231212T200000Z DTEND:20231214T220000Z DTSTAMP:20231113T095410Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=finn-valley-college-christmas-v ariety-show-3 SUMMARY:Finn Valley College Christmas Variety Show DESCRIPTION:\n\nFinn Valley College return to the stage this Christmas with their annual\nvariety show.\n\nThis year’s madness and mayhem centres a round the theme of Rock and Roll. Everyone from Buddy Holly to Elvis to Jo urney - yes Journey! - will be there with The Auld Biddys also threatening to turn up. So why not come on ahead sure\, and let us entertain youse. W here else would ye be going? ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/11/FVC-Web.png CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:619@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20231216T200000Z DTEND:20231216T200000Z DTSTAMP:20231020T125957Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=strawman-michael-gillespie SUMMARY:Strawman | Michael Gillespie DESCRIPTION:\n\nLocal singer-songwriter Tommy Bonner\, AKA StrawMan\, retur ns to the Balor for his annual Christmas performance – with a difference .\n\nThis time the Ballybofey native is launching his new album Emotional Kaleidoscope. The album includes the acclaimed singles Drop Tools\, I Can Hear Dan Grimaldi Weeping\, A Rooster’s Step\, Hook\, Line &\; Sinker \, Krakatoa and My Capital. There will also be a performance of StrawMan's Christmas single 'The Kindness of Strangers'.\n\nTommy will be accompanie d by his brilliant and ever- present band - Kevin Halpin\, Adrian Harkin a nd Adam Hannigan. Support comes from the excellent Michael Gillespie on wh at promises to be a great night of original music. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/10/StrawmanWeb.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:626@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20231231T210000Z DTEND:20231231T210000Z DTSTAMP:20231202T143513Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=n15-nye SUMMARY:N15 NYE DESCRIPTION:\n\nIt’s the second annual N15 New Year’s Eve Party. Ring i n the New Year with the finest of local musical talent courtesy of Ballybo fey’s N15 Music Collective.\n\nFeatured artists on the night are DiG!\, Huckleberry\, Adam Luke and Lorc D. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/12/N15NYEWeb.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:624@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240120T200000Z DTEND:20240120T200000Z DTSTAMP:20231120T184732Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=big-love-a-tribute-to-fleetwood -mac SUMMARY:Big Love - A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac DESCRIPTION:\n\nFormed in 2023 by former members of the successful Fleetwoo d Dreams tribute band\, Big Love is a fully live six-piece Fleetwood Mac t ribute show.\n\nThis exciting two-hour show covers all the hits of Fleetwo od Mac’s phenomenally-successful Buckingham-Nicks era as well as a refer ence back to the classic Peter Green blues era line-up and is guaranteed t o appeal to fans of all ages.\n\nBig Love prides itself on quality perform ances from the Fleetwood Mac songbook\, focused on the music with costumes and lighting that recall the original band. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/11/FB_IMG_1700150922176.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:627@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240126T200000Z DTEND:20240126T200000Z DTSTAMP:20231202T143904Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-mindbenders-30-years-of-mak ing-music SUMMARY:The Mindbenders - 30 Years of Making Music DESCRIPTION:\n\nDerry/Donegal music legends The Mindbenders come to The Bal or for the very first time celebrating 30 amazing years of making music.\n \nOne of the best known\, most popular acts on the music circuit\, The Min dbenders are still at the top of their game. 30 years on from when it all started they come to The Balor for the very first time with a special gig to celebrate 3 decades of music.\n\nJoining them on the night will be spec ial guest James Peake – the man of many voices. Opening act Timeless com plete the bill for what promises to be a great night of music\, fun and en tertainment. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/12/Mindbenders.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:633@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240127T200000Z DTEND:20240127T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240112T105322Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=murder-in-the-play SUMMARY:Murder In The Balor DESCRIPTION:\n\nLocal drama club The Butt Drama Circle gather for a rehears al of their forthcoming Murder Mystery. Opening with a corpse\, the rehear sals go from bad to worse – a missing prop\, a latecomer\, a clumsy acto r\, a bullied props mistress\, a frustrated and bad tempered director.\n\n Finally one of the cast ends up dead. Murdered! Who dunnit? That’s what you the audience must work out!\n\nCast:\nJim Holohan\nRory Farrell\nDonna Marie Doherty\nMarina Marcinekova\nDaniel Browne\nMarie Kelly\nGrace Quin n\n\nDirected by Kathleen McGowan ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/01/MITP-TSolve.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:635@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240201T200000Z DTEND:20240201T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240114T204523Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-februar y-2024 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions February 2024 DESCRIPTION:John Doherty | Huckleberry | Arn\n\n\n\nDonegal singer\, songwr iter and multi-instrumentalist John Doherty first entered the Irish music scene as the lead vocalist and songwriter of band Little Hours. Now making \, performing and releasing music as a solo artist he comes to The Ghostli ght Sessions hot on the heels of his debut EP Resilience and powerful new single Fighters. Come along for a first listen to a host of brilliant new material in advance of a nationwide tour.\n\nHuckleberry (aka John Clay) i s a well known and admired fixture on the Donegal music scene who you’ll find taking part in many a collaboration. He’s recently kicked things u p a notch with his own writing and production with the recent release of h is debut album The Depths Of It. Definitely one to watch – we predict hi s star will continue to ascend in 2024.\n\nLetterkenny man Arn’s penchan t for writing infectious pop hooks combined with his borderless aesthetic has successfully landed him airtime on BBC Radio 1\, BBC Radio Foyle and R TE 2FM. Having made fans of industry luminaries such as HotPress Magazine\ , Nialler9 and The Last Mixed Tape Arn is positioning himself as next up o n Ireland’s conveyor belt of DIY trailblazers.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/01/GLFeb24Web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:622@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240203T200000Z DTEND:20240203T200000Z DTSTAMP:20231113T102958Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=sailor-bill-with-chelsea-evans SUMMARY:Sailor Bill with Chelsea Evans DESCRIPTION:\n\nA night of your favourite Irish ballads with a twist – Sa ilor Bill and special guest Chelsea Evans.\n\nSailor Bill is a Donegal-bas ed band influenced by and performing tracks from some of Ireland's best-kn own artists\, such as The Waterboys\, The Saw Doctors\, Christy Moore\, an d many more.\n\nSailor Bill have been performing around the Northwest for many years\, in Bars and at Festivals\, and have recently toured the UK an d Denmark and are excited to perform in front of the Home crowd.\n\nOn the night they will be joined by Chelsea Evans a fantastic young singer from Dunfanaghy who released her first single at 12 and continues to play the c ountry music circuit and share the stage with some of the biggest names in the scene. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/11/SB-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:621@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240208T200000Z DTEND:20240210T220000Z DTSTAMP:20231113T095953Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-balor-songbook-choir SUMMARY:The Balor Songbook Choir DESCRIPTION:\n\nJoin The Balor Songbook Choir led by musical director Alice Gildea for a magical trip down musical memory lane.\n\nA choir over 70 pe ople strong will delight you with renditions of your favourite movie music al classics. Expect anything and everything from Bond to Bogart and all ma nner inbetween. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/11/Choir-Web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:609@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240217T200000Z DTEND:20240217T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230829T094053Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=anne-gildeas-how-to-get-the-men opause-and-enjoy-it-2 SUMMARY:Anne Gildea's How To Get The Menopause and Enjoy It DESCRIPTION:\n\nAnne Gildea returns to Balor with her fabulous\, informativ e\, laugh-out-loud show How to Get the Menopause &\; Enjoy It. Join Ann e on this fabulous\, informative\, laugh-out-loud\, trip through all thing s Menopause and find out what all the fuss has been about.\n\nWhat is it? Why does it happen? How come it barely bothers some women and shakes other s to the core? Why is it named after men? Why didn’t our mammies warn us about it? And why\, oh why is so little known about this inevitable phase of lady-life?\n\nAnne answers all these questions and more\, as she bring s TMI to a whole new level. Come along and find out what all the fuss has been about.\n\nAudience Reaction\n\nAnne performed this show here at The B alor in February 2022 and it was one of the highlights of the year. Here ’s what audience members had to say:\nI enjoyed it so much I went a seco nd time and brought the husband. He had tears streaming down his face with laughter.\nWhat a brilliant night. Such a laugh\, funniest show ever.\nTh e funniest\, most honest\, and real show I have ever been to!\nI’m sitti ng here today still laughing away to myself… loved every minute of last night… thank you.\n…wish I brought my mother and daughter with me!!\nW ent with 10 friends tonight. Actually\, have a pain in my stomach from lau ghing n tears ran down my face!\nAnne Gildea is a founder member of comedy ‘super-group’ The Nualas and is a well-known comedienne and writer. M ost recently\, her memoir\, I’ve got Cancer\, What’s Your Excuse? insp ired the feature film The Bright Side which premiered in cinemas last year and is now streaming on Amazon Prime. Her new show is the result of a des ire to talk on stage about all things female and middle aged. Whenever Ann e gets too big for her britches she phones her Mayo-Mammy in Manchester\, who cuts her down to size. Thanks Mammy.\n\nwww.annegildea.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/08/Anne-Gildea-webimage300px-by-240px.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:629@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240223T200000Z DTEND:20240223T200000Z DTSTAMP:20231222T120435Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=high-fade SUMMARY:High Fade DESCRIPTION:\n\nOn a 3 man crusade to set dance floors alight with their in imitable brand of razor-sharp funk and disco\, High Fade can already count Jack Black\, Cypress Hill\, Deep Purple’s Glenn Hughes and Brad Wilk fr om Rage Against The Machine as fans.\n\nHoning their sound on the streets of their native Edinburgh\, the band are at their best when up close and p ersonal with audiences. With over a thousand gigs now under their belt\, t heir refined\, infectious live performance has become an integral part of the band’s DNA\, allowing them to put on a show that supersedes anything their fans have experienced before.\n\n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/12/High-Fade-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:628@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240224T200000Z DTEND:20240224T200000Z DTSTAMP:20231202T144716Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=swords-of-light-a-tribute-to-ho rslips SUMMARY:Swords of Light - A Tribute to Horslips DESCRIPTION:\n\nSwords of Light are Ireland's (and thus the world's) only d edicated Horslips tribute band. Fully endorsed by Horslips band members Ba rry Devlin and Jim Lockhart their mission is to keep the fabulous legacy o f Horslips music alive and recreate the atmosphere of those amazing danceh all days.\n\nFollowing their dynamic debut at the Balor last March they ha ve played a string of gigs to delighted Horslips fans. They return to the Balor promising a set packed with back to back Horslips classics like Dear g Doom\, Trouble with a Capital T\, The Man Who Built America and many man y more! CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:597@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240303T150000Z DTEND:20240303T150000Z DTSTAMP:20230607T104033Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=joe-the-magician SUMMARY:Joe The Magician DESCRIPTION:\n\nIt’s Joe the Magician from RTÉjr! And he’s bringing hi s spectacular children’s comedy magic and illusion show to the Balor The atre for one spectacular afternoon of mind boggling fun!\n\nJoe’s show f uses laugh out loud comedy magic with absolutely jaw dropping spectacular illusions live on stage. It’s a rollercoaster theatrical ride that reinv ents children’s entertainment. Tables will fly\, a friendly ghost will m agically fly into the audience and charm kids and grownups alike! Joe will even make it snow live on stage! That’s just for starters!\n\nJoe’s h ugely popular TV show ‘abraKIDabra’ has been one of the most watched s hows on RTÉjr and on the RTÉ player and now Joe stars in his new educati onal comedy show ‘Dizzy Deliveries’ where Joe is a magical delivery ma n.\n\nEarly booking is advised as all of Joe’s previous tour dates have sold out.\nJoe Daly is Ireland’s leading children’s magician - The Iri sh Times\nJoe Daly is absolutely brilliant - John McColgan producer/direct or of Riverdance. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/06/Joe-The-Magician-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:643@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240311T190000Z DTEND:20240312T190000Z DTSTAMP:20240228T125017Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=3439 SUMMARY:Balor Youth Theatre DESCRIPTION:\n\nMonday 11th March\n\n5-6yrs The Reasons for Easter (Catie B )\n6-7yrs Two Bees or Not Two Bees (Catie B)\n8-9yrs Tuesday Group Peggy a nd Penelope the Pint Size Pirates (Caroline Bell)\n8-9yrs Wednesday Group Sleeping Beauty and Friends (Caroline Bell)\n10-12yrs How the Other Half L ive (Caroline Bell)\n\nTuesday 12th March\n\n10-12yrs Witches verses Princ esses (Shaun Laverty)\nDonegal Youth Theatre Me My Selfie and I (JC Bonar) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/03/BALOR-DCA-logo.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:640@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240321T200000Z DTEND:20240321T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240214T142227Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=cinder-well SUMMARY:Cinder Well DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Guardian ‘Folk Album Of The Month’\n\n\n\nCinder Well’s experimental folk music drifts between two far flung seas: the h azy California coast where she grew up and the wind torn swells of Western Ireland that she’s come to love. Her music treads a sonic and lyrical p ath creating a cinematic\, trance-like space that elevates traditional fol k music into something ethereal. Lush and expansive sounds balanced with d own-tuned instruments\, intricate melodies and stunning vocals provide a h eavy yet hopeful atmosphere.\n\nCadence\, the latest album from Cinder Wel l (released April 21st 2023 on Free Dirt Records) was recorded at Hen Hous e Studios\, just blocks from the famed Venice Beach Boardwalk in Los Angel es. With Irish influences emerging against a backdrop of California beache s\, the songs of Cadence resonate with a mixture of the exotic and a feeli ng of home.\nCadence consistently finds the dark places and\, rather than bring them to light\, finds beauty in them – No Depression\n\nAn astonis hingly powerful piece of work…realized with the supreme assurance of one of the most consummate songwriters around – Folk Radio UK\n\nPulls the music into a lane previously opened up by like minded artists such as Flee t Foxes and Laura Veirs – Paste Magazine ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/02/cinder-well.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:641@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240322T200000Z DTEND:20240322T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240214T142143Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=autisms-got-talent SUMMARY:Autism's Got Talent DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nBalor DCA’s Autism’s Got Talent is a spectacular ev ent showcasing amazingly talented\nperformances by children and young adul ts with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).\n\nThe performers consist of singe rs\, actors\, musicians and comedians who will fly the flag for\nautism an d show what people with ASD are capable of. Autism’s Got Talent promises to be\nan evening of fun\, laughter and inclusion. A variety of performer s will showcase their talents\nbefore a live audience and provide some sur prises! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/02/Autisms-Got-Talent-web-image-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Variety END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:618@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240404T200000Z DTEND:20240406T200000Z DTSTAMP:20231019T135059Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=girls-weekend SUMMARY:Girls Weekend DESCRIPTION:by Karen Schaeffer\ndirected by Rory Farrell\n\n\n\nDot invites two friends from her book club for a Girls Weekend at her holiday Home. T hey plan to read\, discuss\, eat\, sing\, dance and off course\, drink ple nty of wine. Things soon go awry however. when some invited (and un-invite d) guests decide to tag along!\n\nGet ready for an unforgettable evening o f laughter and entertainment as the Butt Drama Circle invites you to join them on this uproarious adventure that will leave your sides aching from l aughter\, long after the curtain falls! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/10/Gilrls-Weekend-Web.png CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:632@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240409T200000Z DTEND:20240409T200000Z DTSTAMP:20231222T153916Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=peter-rowan SUMMARY:Peter Rowan DESCRIPTION:\n\nGrammy-award winner and member of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame Peter Rowan is a singer-songwriter with a career spanning over fiv e decades. From his early years playing under the tutelage of Bluegrass ve teran Bill Monroe\, to his time in Old &\; In The Way (with\, among oth ers Jerry Garcia) and his breakout as a solo musician and bandleader\, Row an has built a devoted\, international fan base through a solid stream of recordings\, collaborative projects\, and constant touring.\n\nThe late ‘60’s and early ‘70’s saw Rowan involved in a number of rock\, fol k and bluegrass projects including Earth Opera\, Sea Train\, Muleskinner a nd The Rowans alongside brothers Chris and Lorin Rowan. After the Rowan Br others disbanded\, Peter\, David Grisman\, Jerry Garcia\, Vassar Clements and John Kahn formed a bluegrass band christened Old &\; In The Way. It was during this incarnation that Rowan penned the song Panama Red a subse quent hit for the New Riders of the Purple Sage and a classic ever since.\ n\n\n\nA critically acclaimed solo career has seen him release records suc h as Dustbowl Children\, Yonder\, The First Whippoorwill and Bluegrass Boy as well as High Lonesome Cowboy – a recording of traditional and old-ti me mountain music with Don Edwards and Norman Blake.\n\nRecent years has s een him release music with stellar bluegrass label Rebel with his second R ebel release Calling You From My Mountain receiving a 2022 Grammy nominati on for Best Bluegrass Album.\n\n \;\n\nPeter also maintains a relentle ss touring schedule\, performing internationally as a solo singer-songwrit er while playing with 4 bands stateside: The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band (a quintet featuring Keith Little\, Chris Henry\, Blaine Sprouse and Paul Kn ight)\; Big Twang Theory and its Texas Cousin Twang n Groove and rock band s The Free Mexican Air Force and Peter Rowan Walls of Time. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/12/Peter-Rowan-Raw.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:636@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240411T200000Z DTEND:20240411T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240114T205204Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-april-2 024 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions April 2024 DESCRIPTION:Thewlis | Michael Gillespie | Radio Houston Project\n\n\n\nThew lis are a duo comprising Lifford native Danny McElhinney and Dubliner Corm ac Curtis – rekindling a musical relationship first formed with ‘90’ s indie rock band The Mahogany Men.\nTaking their name from renowned Engli sh actor David Thewlis their musical style encompasses alternative rock\, punk\, folk\, and dark-toned country They have released 5 dingles to strea ming services. The Boy Behind Bowie\, County Level\, A One Day Summer\, Th e Manslaughter Ballad\, and The One Before The One have been well-received by critics and have enjoyed enthusiastic radio play both at home and abro ad.\n\nThis Ghostlight appearance will be their first ever live gig outsid e of Dublin and represents a homecoming of sorts for Danny McElhinney. His first ever musical performance was in the old Balor Theatre in the mid ‘80’s where he also acted for a number of years and he was a member of Ballybofey band Certain Elements in the late ‘80’s.\n\nDonegal born a nd raised\, Singer Songwriter\, Michael Gillepsie is a busy man. In additi on to his solo output you’ll often find him on Double Bass and Vocal dut ies for the wildly successful 13 piece Seeger Seesions Revival band\n\nHis original material has been described as ‘Midnight Music’ gliding alon g with touches of Elliot Smith's finger picked style and early Tom Waits' forlorn but hopeful lyrical musings interwoven with an engaging story tell ing touch. His first 2024 release\, Red Door\, is set for early March.\n\n Radio Houston Project is the experimental solo moniker of singer/songwrite r Dylan Robinson (ex-The Heathen Choir &\; Gorilla Warfare)\, combining the sounds of space rock and electronic music to create an otherworldly s ound inspired by science fiction films.\n\nDylan is currently hard at work recording Radio Houston Project’s debut single\, scheduled to be releas ed this Spring. His Ghostlight debut will consist of both stripped-back ac oustic anthems and hard-hitting minimal techno\, with a few surprises alon g the way.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/01/GLApril24Web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:637@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240412T193000Z DTEND:20240412T193000Z DTSTAMP:20240114T205914Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=megaslam-wrestling-2024-live-to ur SUMMARY:Megaslam Wrestling 2024 Live Tour DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe #1 Live Experience for Families returns to Ballybofey a s Megaslam presents it’s huge 2024 Live Tour!\n\nFollowing on from sell- out success at Balor Arts Centre in 2023 - the larger than life characters of Team Megaslam battle it out with Team Nasty in a series of exciting\, edge of your seat matches designed to get the whole family out of their se ats and cheering on their favourites!\n\nIf you are looking for spectacula r family entertainment with the WOW factor\, look no further than Megaslam !\nGrab your foam fingers\, take your seats and get ready to witness the M egaslam international spectacular with characters from across the globe\, ready to wow families!\n\nRunning time: 2 hours with interval. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/01/Megaslam-web.png CATEGORIES:Special Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:630@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240413T200000Z DTEND:20240413T200000Z DTSTAMP:20231222T140200Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=john-doherty-2 SUMMARY:John Doherty DESCRIPTION:\n\nHot on the heels of the release of his debut EP Resilience and powerful new single Fighters John Doherty returns to the Balor for a h ome county show as part of a national tour.\n\nThe Donegal singer\, songwr iter and multi-instrumentalist first entered the Irish music scene as the lead vocalist and songwriter of the band\, Little Hours. Now making\, perf orming and releasing music a solo artist\, Doherty\, celebrated for his di stinctive voice and profound song writing\, is gearing up for a year of li ve shows and new music.\n\nCollaborating with fellow Donegal native and pr ofessional boxer\, Jason Quigley\, John Doherty has unveiled a music video for 'Fighters' that is nothing short of cinematic brilliance. Shot agains t the backdrop of Donegal's rugged coast\, the video weaves together stunn ing scenic shots along with Quigley's emotive performance\, creating a vis ual narrative that mirrors the intensity of the track.\n\nHaving graced st ages across Ireland\, the UK\, and Europe alongside industry giants like J ames Bay\, Kodaline\, Gavin James\, Seal\, and Birdy\, John Doherty is no stranger to the spotlight. Now\, with his solo venture\, he is poised to e mbark on a new chapter.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/12/John-Doherty-Web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:608@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240419T200000Z DTEND:20240419T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230824T175006Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-pat-shortt-faye-shortt-come dy-show SUMMARY:The Pat Shortt & Faye Shortt Comedy Show DESCRIPTION:\n\nPat and Faye Shortt are back again with their brand-new sli ck comedy show\, following their hugely popular sell out 2023“Well” to ur.\n\nThe new show is a riot of comedy\, as Pat and Faye bring this new c omedy show on a nationwide tour.\n\nFasten your seat belts for an evening of madcap fun and frolics. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/08/Pat-Faye-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:649@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240427T200000Z DTEND:20240427T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240312T104725Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=al-porter-now SUMMARY:Al Porter - Now DESCRIPTION:\n\nAs seen on Live at the Apollo and Michael McIntyre's Big Sh ow\n\nWith sold out dates across the country and reports of standing ovati ons every night in Vicar St Dublin\, The Everyman Cork\, Belfast Limelight and more\, Al Porter’s critically acclaimed new show keeps on touring!\ n\nAfter six years\, Al Porter returns with his best show yet. It’s pers onal and hilarious. This is a truly funny\, feel good\, must see show!\n\n Al brings a unique perspective and big laughs to a story of early success\ , f*cking up and changing for the better to turn your life around.\n\nFoll owing a 2023 sold out Edinburgh Fringe run\, gigs at top festivals with Jo hn Bishop and Jim Jeffries\, supporting Reginald D Hunter on his UK tour ( 2024)\, a sold out nationwide Irish tour and writing and directing Dublins 3Olympia Panto\, Al’s back bringing big laughs!\n\n★★★★ Dazzlin g flair… Brilliant and very funny - The Scotsman\n★★★★ Gloriousl y upbeat! …No self pity… Irrepressible stand up storytelling! - Chortl e ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/03/AP-Web.png CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:650@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240430T200000Z DTEND:20240502T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240325T110039Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-year-of-the-hiker SUMMARY:The Year Of The Hiker DESCRIPTION:by John B Keane\ndirected by Kieran Quinn\n\n\n\nBalor DCA brin g this John B Keane classic to the stage.\n\nHiker Lacey left his wife and children 20 years ago to take to the road. Now\, he returns\, unknowingly \, on the evening of his daughter's wedding. The reception that he receive s may not be what he was expecting.\n\nAs the drama unfolds Keanes powerfu l writing gives us an insight into the effect on a family deserted by thei r globe-wandering father\, the development of their coping powers\, the re action to his return and ultimately the real reason why the Hiker took to the roads and eventually returns.\n\nWritten in 1964\, this drama of love\ , bitterness\, jealousy\, selfishness\, pride and reconciliation is on of John b Keane’s finest plays. The Year of the Hiker contains some of Kean e’s most lyrical and tender writing sprinkled with trademark wit. On pro duction the play immediately gained a major place in the Keane canon and h as been produced almost continuously in Ireland over the last forty years. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/03/The-Year-of-the-Hiker-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:648@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240504T200000Z DTEND:20240504T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240309T141015Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=cash-returns-5 SUMMARY:Cash Returns DESCRIPTION:\n\nEurope's no.1 Johnny Cash &\; June Carter tribute 'Cash Returns' are back and you can get to 'Walk The Line’ with JP Mac as the man in black and Karen Martin as June Carter along with this spectacular 1 0 piece band.\n\nThis award-winning production encapsulates the true magic of one of music's most iconic couples. They will have everyone singin 'n' stompin in the aisles along to 'Folsom Prison Blues'\, 'Ring Of Fire'\, ' A Boy Named Sue'\, 'Jackson'\, 'Hurt' - picking out the very best hits fro m careers spanning over 50 years! CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:655@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240509T200000Z DTEND:20240509T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240424T145934Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-may-202 4 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions May 2024 DESCRIPTION:Ramper | Rac ‘s Roll | The Hopeful Kind\n\n\n\nLong time ‘I n Their Thousands’ auteur Declan McClafferty returns to the stage with t he stunning sound of his new musical project Ramper.\n\nThere’s a dualit y to Ramper’s sound. Sometimes a stream of consciousness\, sometimes lab ouring the detail\, it’s melancholic but hopeful\, echoing a time past w ithout sounding traditional. Declans trademark lyrical and melodic genius is accompanied by pedal steel and synth beds overlain with piano – somet imes melodic\, sometimes discordant. An exciting new project featuring a f amiliar voice in a way you’ve never heard it before.\n\nRac ‘S Roll ar e a Ballybofey based 4 piece with each member of the band a slikked multi- instrumentalist in his own right. Combining very different musical backgro unds their original sound as an amalgam of a wide variety of genres fusing and interweaving to create a fresh\, new\, distinctive sound.\n\nFormed i n the summer of ’23\, The Hopeful Kind are the Donegal/Meath duo of Cara Ward (Vocalist/Songwriter) and Ruth Teeling (Songwriter/Vocals/Guitar). I nspired by the musicality of Boy Genius\, Paramore and 5 Seconds Of Summer there tunes are the embodiment of infectious melodies and evocative lyric s. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/04/MAy-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:646@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240516T200000Z DTEND:20240516T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240229T105216Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=blackbird SUMMARY:Blackbird DESCRIPTION:Donegal Drama Circle present\nBlackbird\nby David Harrower\n\n\ n\n[caption id="attachment_3446" align="alignright" width="218"] Blackbird - 1[/caption]\n\nUna has tracked down Ray to his place of work 15 years a fter they had an illicit relationship. Una is searching for answers after Ray left her in the lurch while Ray has been trying to forget about the af fair.\n\nWhat ensues is a hard hitting and uneasy conversation filled with anger\, regret\, sadness and loss in a play that asks more questions than it answers. What side will you fall on?\n\nSexual abuse of a minor is dis cussed. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/02/Blackbird-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:647@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240517T200000Z DTEND:20240517T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240229T105457Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=embrace-2 SUMMARY:Embrace DESCRIPTION:created by Matt McGranaghan\naccompanied by Denise Roper\n\n\n\ nAcclaimed Castlefin fiddle player Matt McGranaghan invites you on a voyag e of discovery.\n\nEmbrace is powerful show which reflects upon the many o ccasions and moments in life where music is most often pertinent and appre ciated. Matt McGranaghan’s original compositions are enhanced with a pre sentation on the history and evolution of music leaving audience members a stounded as to the infinite possibilities of the medium.\n\nAfter this out ward exploration of music Matt brings you on an inwards journey\, creating a space and moment for you to experience melody and harmony in a way you ’ve never encountered before. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/03/Embrace-Web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:658@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240522T200000Z DTEND:20240522T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240502T133812Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=sean-maccumhaill-feile-fundrais er-music-night SUMMARY:Sean MacCumhaill Feile Fundraiser Music Night DESCRIPTION:\n\nJoin the Balor House Band for an evening of classic rock an d pop featuring the music of The Beatles\, Stones\, ACDC\, Eagles\, Thin L izzy and many\, many more.\n\nAll proceeds at the door go to the Sean MacC umhaill u15 Hurling Team who are fundraising for their trip to the Nationa l Hurling Feile in Wexford in June. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/05/Music-Night-Website-image.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:639@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240524T200000Z DTEND:20240524T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240207T133930Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ags-connolly SUMMARY:Ags Connolly DESCRIPTION:Ags Connolly is widely considered to be one of the best country artists ever to emerge from the UK. His popularity has grown considerably in the US since the release of his 2019 album Wrong Again (named UK Count ry Music Album Of The Year). He has also established a strong following in countries like the Netherlands and Sweden that value his traditional soun d ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/02/Ags-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:642@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240525T200000Z DTEND:20240525T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240214T142931Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=shorelines-trio SUMMARY:Shorelines Trio DESCRIPTION:– Nuala Kennedy\, Tara Breen and Tony Byrne with special gues t Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh\n\n\nShorelines is a new thematic recording by sing er and flautist Nuala Kennedy\, which has received acclaim\, both for its concept and its musicianship\, in national press at home &\; abroad. It tells the story of a resilient seaborne heroine\, who faces hardship & \; adversity. However\, she surmounts her trials\, embarking on a redempti ve voyage towards success &\; prosperity — a rare narrative in the re alm of traditional song!\n\nNuala Kennedy who grew up playing traditional music in Dundalk\, Co. Louth often steps outside of that genre – she wor ks with the well known American Indi-poet Bonnie Prince Billy (with whom s he will tour Ireland/UK later this year) Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub) an d Mike Scott (The Waterboys) amongst others. She has also recorded improvi sed soundtracks to the hit TV series 'American Gods' while living in Los A ngeles. For this tour she will travel with 'Shorelines Trio' - featuring C lare fiddle virtuoso Tara Breen (The Chieftains) and the stunning Dublin g uitarist Tony Byrne (Danu).\n\nShorelines also features a different specia l guest in each county it performs in. The Special guest for the Donegal d ate of the tour is Altan’s incomparable Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh whose presc ence adds a sense of adventure and spontaneity to the performance\, bringi ng an element of the unexpected and unknown where musical magic is created .\n\nSays Nuala: ‘I can’t wait to bring the music of Shorelines to aud iences around the country. It has been a long time brewing in my mind\, an d now the music is out there and alive\, and developing further as we perf orm it. Sometimes the role of women historically was notable but perhaps n ot highlighted\; with this tour we can shine a light on the work of some o f our foremothers while also playing some great live music. Tara and Tony are internationally regarded players and have performed in huge venues aro und the world. Now we have the opportunity to perform together in trio for local venues across Ireland.\nTales of fortitude and resilience\, enduran ce and grit fuel this exceptional concept album from the singer\, flute an d whistle player and composer Nuala Kennedy. Shorelines is a collection of tales of women who run the gamut from plain survival to utter triumph in the face of life’s adversities\, with tales that cross the centuries and the oceans with the ease of a bird on the wing * * * * THE IRISH TIMES\n\ nShorelines the fifth solo album from the Irish multi-instrumentalist is a n exciting\, inspiring and thoroughly enchanting listen * * * * * Songline s\n\nSinging flautist and Will Oldham foil Nuala Kennedy charms on this gl ossy assortment of songs * * * * MOJO MAGAZINE\n\nOne of our top picks of 2023 WNCW USA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/02/Shorelines-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:651@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240530T200000Z DTEND:20240601T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240415T145735Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=its-the-real-mccoy SUMMARY:It's The Real McCoy DESCRIPTION:\n\nWelcome to the cottage of Madge Molloy who has to contend w ith nosey neighbours\, a gormless postman who wants to marry her only daug hter\, a priest with a tale of her past and a wayward husband who wants to meet her to explain why he vanished without a trace almost 40 years ago.\ n\nWritten by Tommy Marren\, It’s The Real McCoy is a simply hilarious p lay packed with dozens of one-liners and numerous twists and turns. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/04/Real-MCCoy-Raw.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:662@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240603T190000Z DTEND:20240604T190000Z DTSTAMP:20240523T141551Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=balor-youth-theatre-performance s SUMMARY:Balor Youth Theatre Performances DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nMonday June 3rd 7pm\n\n5-6 yrs                                    This Is Bear                      Catie B\n\n6-7 yrs                                    Pr oblems In The Sea     Catie B\n\n8-9 yrs                                    Spotty Dog                       Catie B\n\n8-9 yrs                                    Bugsy C apone                 Caroline Bell\n\n10-12 yrs                                 Once Upon a Pea           Caroline Bell\n\n \;\n\nTuesday June 4th 7pm\n\n10-12 yrs                                 One Little Snowflake     Shaun Lafferty\n\ nDonegal Youth Theatre       Hamlet…ette                   JC Bonar\n\nDonegal Youth Theatre       The Actor Game             JC Bonar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2016/03/BALOR-DCA-logo.jpg CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:660@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240612T190000Z DTEND:20240613T210000Z DTSTAMP:20240605T130450Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=donegal-national-schools-drama- festival-4 SUMMARY:Donegal National Schools Drama Festival DESCRIPTION:\n\nWednesday June 12th\n\nSt Mary's NS Oliver (5th class)\nLur gybrack NS Beauty and The Beast (3rd class)\n\nThursday June 13th\n\nSt Eu nan's NS Raphoe Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2nd &\; 3rd class)\n Castletown NS St Johnston World War 2 (4th\, 5th &\; 6th class)\nRay NS Manorcunningham Alice In Wonderland (5th &\; 6th class) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/05/SDF-WEb.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama,Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:657@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240614T200000Z DTEND:20240615T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240426T081112Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=finn-valley-mens-choir-4 SUMMARY:Finn Valley Men's Choir DESCRIPTION:\n\nWith 37 men from the Donegal and Tyrone border regions\, th e Finn Valley Men's Choir is the first all male cross border/cross communi ty choir in the Northwest.\n\nThey look forward to entertaining you with a wide selection of music and song including hits from The Drifters\, Jerry Fish\, Bobby McFerrin and a host of other well-known known artists.\n\nGr oup singing has experienced a dramatic increase in popularity in recent ye ars with its positive effect on health and overall well-being. The cross-b order aspect of the Finn Valley Men's Choir adds a sense of community awar eness as well\, making the project one of the most worthy and entertaining endeavours in the locality. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/04/Mens-Choir-Website-image.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:667@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240616T200000Z DTEND:20240616T210000Z DTSTAMP:20240611T125607Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-other-arab-woman SUMMARY:The Other Arab Woman DESCRIPTION:\n\nAge Rating 16+. Contains Nudity.\n\nThe other Arab woman st ruggles with an imposed identity. At every turn\, she confronts being seen not as an individual but as an anonymous representative of culture and re ligion.\n\nShe seeks to craft a new narrative\, but what will it be? Onsta ge she appears. Word by word\, she challenges our biases about Arab indivi duals\, creating a new self-portrait. The Other Arab Woman is here to stay .\n\nTHE OTHER ARAB WOMAN is a moving and gripping play about female empow erment. The play is directed by Özlem Saglanmak\,and produced by Blaagaar d Teater Denmark.\n\nCredits:\nDirector: Özlem Saglanmak\nWriter: Hanin G eorgis\nActor: Hanin Georgis\nSet designer: Mai Katsume\nLight designer: M athilde Hyttel\nSound designer: Nanna-Karina Schleimann\nTranslation: Hani n Georgis\n\nFunded by the Danish Art Council CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:638@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240622T200000Z DTEND:20240622T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240202T090235Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=muireann-bradley SUMMARY:Muireann Bradley DESCRIPTION:\n\nThose of you who were at our November Ghostlight Sessions w itnessed the live debut of Muireann Bradley who wowed the crowd and left m any predicting a bright future for the Ballybofey blues singer/guitarist.\ n\nThe future happened more quickly than anyone could have anticipated. He r debut album was released in December and a show-stealing appearance on J ools Holland’s Hootenanny New Years Eve Show sent her star streaming int o the stratosphere.\n\nNow Muireann returns to The Balor for a hometown gi g as part of a summer Irish tour for one of 2024’s hottest new artists.\ n\nTickets on sale Friday February 2nd at 9am. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/02/Muireann-Web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:652@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240627T200000Z DTEND:20240627T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240415T150204Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=miles-jupp-on-i-bang SUMMARY:Miles Jupp - On I Bang DESCRIPTION:\n\nThere are many places you may know actor\, singer and comed ian Miles Jupp from – Archie in Balamory\, hapless press officer John Du ggan in The Thick Of It or from his impressive stand-up career.\n\nSince M iles’ last tour finished at The London Palladium in 2017\, he’s been i n The Full Monty on Disney Plus\, The Durrells and Why Didn’t They Ask E vans? on ITV\, as well as a heap of episodes of Frankie Boyle’s New Worl d Order and Have I Got News For You. He’s made an award-winning radio se ries and he’s published a novel. But for Covid\, he would have played a lead at the RSC. Hey ho. Nevertheless he’s done a play in the West End a nd played the Emperor of Austria and Europe in a Ridley Scott film.\n\nYet one sunny day in the middle of all this\, he suddenly suffered a brain se izure. This led to the discovery of a tumour the size of a cherry tomato\, and a rather pressing need to undergo major neurosurgery. Obviously\, one doesn’t wish to make a big deal of it\, but the experience has left him with a story to tell and a few things that he’d like to share with the room. So that’s exactly what he’s doing in his new show On I Bang – a tale about surprise\, fear\, luck\, love and qualified medical practitio ners.\nJoyful Show about near-death is his best yet – The Times\nElegant ly funny\, terribly English account of a tumour – The Guardian ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/04/Miles-Jupp-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:653@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240707T200000Z DTEND:20240707T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240415T152203Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=deni-bonet-chris-flynn SUMMARY:Deni Bonet & Chris Flynn DESCRIPTION:\n\nDeni Bonet and Chris Flynn are an Americana\, folk-rock duo whose blend of voices\, virtuoso violin\, guitar\, and humour have entert ained and captivated audiences from Carnegie Hall to the White House.\n\nA s individual artists\, Deni Bonet and Chris Flynn have more than made thei r mark in music. As a duo\, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts . Together they create something extra\, engaging and extremely entertaini ng.\n\nBonet’s voice and violin\, and Flynn’s guitar and voice\, have echoed through the United Nations and the White House\, Carnegie Hall\, Li ncoln Center and Mountain Stage. They have shared stages with REM\, Cyndi Lauper\, Mundy\, Warren Zevon\, Sarah McLachlan\, Larry Kirwan\, and many others delighting audiences ranging from festivalgoers to Presidents and t he FBI.\nTheir lively and humorous shows are full of self-penned songs\, i nstrumentals and the warm banter of two people completely at one on the st age\, bonded by a special chemistry that could only come from two experien ced\, respected artists and close friends.\n\nAudiences will be uplifted a nd captivated by their musicianship\, energetic performance and superbly c rafted compositions interspersed with hilarious anecdotes.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/04/DBCF-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:663@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240711T200000Z DTEND:20240711T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240528T101318Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-july-20 24 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions July 2024 DESCRIPTION:\n\nDK (Band Set) | Nine Foot Lizards | Aine Sweeney\n\nThe Bal or's Monthly Live Original Music Night.\nEach night features 3 x 30 minute sets from the best of emerging Irish artists curated by Dean Maywood.\nCo me along and discover your next new favourite artist! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/05/GL-July-TSolve.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:644@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240718T200000Z DTEND:20240718T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240228T130636Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=i-cant-believe-its-not-ireland SUMMARY:I Can't Believe It's Not Ireland DESCRIPTION:\n\nJoin Paddy Cullivan (The Murder of Michael Collins\, The Mu rder of Wolfe Tone) on a hilariously insightful journey through the histor y of partition and the Ireland of the future...\n\nImagine this. It's 2032 . The people have spoken on both sides of the border and Ireland is a bran d new 32-county country. There's a new flag. A new anthem. There's even a new capital! As Unionists holiday in the south\, discovering the imperial joys of 'Royal' Dublin - southerners discover the ancient landscape of Uls ter beyond the retail outlets of Newry and Titanic Belfast. Magical things happen when you create a new country - where EVERYTHING is on the table - and it’s exciting.\n\nLeave all your preconceptions at the door. It's n ot a United Ireland. It's not an 'agreed' Ireland. It's not 'shared' - nor is it 'new'. It's simply- 'I can't believe it's not Ireland'! But first.. .we have to get there…. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/02/i-cant-believe-Web.png CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:666@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240730T200000Z DTEND:20240803T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240611T125253Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=hairspray-2 SUMMARY:Hairspray DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Big Balor Summer Musical returns with Tony Award-winnin g Hairspray directed by Caroline Bell.\n\nIt’s 1962 in Baltimore and qui rky teenager Tracy Turnblad has one dream: to dance on local TV’s The Co rny Collins show. Overcoming the objections of her mother Edna Tracy wins a role on the show and becomes a celebrity overnight. She decides to use h er new found position of influence to encourage integration and end the sh ows policy of discrimination.\n\nWith 13 Tony nominations\, 8 Tony awards and a run of over 2\,500 performances the original Broadway production of Hairspray proved one of the most popular musicals of recent times.\n\nHair spray continues to be one of the most widely produced musicals today\, not only because of its wit and charm\, but also because of the beautiful mes sage of acceptance and progress that it portrays. The bright\, energetic s tory of Tracy Turnblad teaches us all to look past the colour of one’s s kin and fight for every human being’s equal rights.\n\nWith a foot-tappi n’ upbeat soundtrack of 1960’s style dance music and downtown rhythm a nd blues combined with a social message\, Hairspray is the perfect showcas e for this exceptionally talented young local cast. CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:661@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240906T200000Z DTEND:20240907T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240523T140337Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=after-ours-starring-conal-galle n SUMMARY:After Ours starring Conal Gallen DESCRIPTION:\n\nConal Gallen\, and his son Rory\, have done it again with a nother rip roaring\, outrageously\, funny Comedy Play.\n\n“AFTER OURS” is the hilarious story of how the infamous Bridie Murphy (played by Conal Gallen)\, and her hapless husband Willie\, have inherited their very own pub. Not only do they not have a clue what they are doing\, but they enlis t the help of their best friend and next door neighbour\, Betty Head.\n\nA long with her dim-witted son\, Dick\, they set out to bring the newly refu rbished Swinging Diddy Pub into the 21st century. What can go wrong?\n\nTh is show is guaranteed to have audiences in stitches from start to finish! Early booking is strongly advised and spare underwear is highly recommende d! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/05/After-Ours-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:664@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240912T200000Z DTEND:20240912T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240528T102043Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-septemb er-2024 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions September 2024 DESCRIPTION:Carson McHone (US) - 1 hr set | Shauna Scanlon\n\n\n\nThe Balor 's Monthly Live Original Music Night.\n\nSeptember’s Ghostlight Sessions is breaking new ground. For the 1st time in the 7 years of our live emerg ing music night we welcome an International headliner – the brilliant Ca rson McHone all the way from Austin Texas.\n\nCarson’s debut album\, the internationally released Carousel in 2018 was a reimagining of songs from her formative years coming of age playing in dive bars. She teamed up wit h Canadian musician and producer Daniel Romano to record the follow up alb um Still Life in 2020 which was released on Merge Records in 2022.\n\nShe toured the US\, Canada\, Europe and the UK to promote the album as well as joining and performing with Romano’s band The Outfit. September 2022 sa w the release of a digital EP featuring two songs from Still Life re-recrd ed at the Outfit’s new studio with the group as her band recreating the collaboration and live show feel of the two acts on tour.\n\nCarson has re corded and toured three albums as a member of the outfit. Her upcoming EP Odes is a collection of carefully curated covers recorded with her Outfit bandmates plus special guest Shannon McGrath.\n\n\n\nBallybofey singer/son gwriter Shauna Scanlon has been singing and playing piano from a young age . Formerly fronting two piece cover band New Romantics she decided to go s olo and release her own original music – an unusual mix of soul\, blues and funk with a hint of folk. Shauna's solo music has been receiving radio play all over the country and she was chosen as 2FM's Grassroots pick of the week in May.\n\nCome along and discover your next new favourite artist ! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/05/Carson-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:645@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240914T200000Z DTEND:20240914T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240228T131645Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-three-tennessee-tenors SUMMARY:The Three Tennessee Tenors DESCRIPTION:\n\nCountry Music Superstar &\; CMA Hall of Fame Member Jimm y Fortune is joined by Mike Armistad (Tennessee Mafia Jug Band) and Mike R ogers (Ricky Skaggs &\; Kentucky Thunder) for a night of country classi cs and American songbook favourites.\n\nJimmy Fortune needs no introductio n having toured\, sang and performed with the legendary Statler Brothers f or 21 years. Jimmy wrote the group’s second #1 hit ‘Elizabeth’ on th eir 1983 album ‘Today’. He followed that with two more chart toppers – ‘My Only Love from 1984’s Atlanta Blue and Too Much On My Heart (P ardners in Rhyme\, 1985). Other Fortune penned hits include Forever and Mo re Than A Name on a Wall which both cracked the US Top 10. Jimmy and The S tatler Brothers were inducted into the GMA (Gospel Music Association) Hall of Fame on October 29th 2007 and into the CMA (Country Music Association) Hall of Fame on June 29th\, 2008. Jimmy was also inducted as a solo artis t into the Virginia Music Hall of Fame in 2018.\n\n\n\nMike Armistead grew up and still resides in Goodlettsville\, Tennessee – a small town north of Nashville populated by country music legends such as Stringbean\, Gran dpa Jone\, Bill Carlisle and Bill Monroe. His musical career has seen him play guitar for Leroy Tory as one of Leroy’s Tennessee Slickers and perf orm for several years with Bashful Brother Oswald of the Smoky Mountain Bo ys. He’s best known for his work with The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band which he formed along with his Dad Lonesome Lester Armistead and Leroy Troy.\n\ nSon of a South Carolina Fiddle Champion Mike Rogers began playing guitar and drums at the age of 5. By the end of high school he was backing a form er Liberty Records artist on drums. He made the big move to Nashville in 2 002 where he would play drums and acoustic guitar for the likes of Kevin D enney and Craig Morgan.\n\nAfter a break from the drums to concentrate on lead vocals and acoustic guitar with Bluegrass Legend Doyle Lawson\, Roger s made the jump back into Country music playing acoustic\, banjo\, and ste el guitar for Morgan. In 2019 Rogers was approached by his good friend Ben Isaacs about recording a quartet project with himself\, Isaacs\, Bradley Walker\, and Jimmy Fortune. Currently Rogers is singing and playing acoust ic guitar for Bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs as a member of his band Kentuc ky Thunder.\n\nThis is one of just 5 Irish concerts from an unmissable tri o with a track record\, heritage and talent rarely found on one stage. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/02/TTT-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:656@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240921T200000Z DTEND:20240921T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240425T111803Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=orange-is-the-new-green-2 SUMMARY:Orange Is The New Green DESCRIPTION:by Ronan Boyle &\; Niall Blee\n\n\nA hilarious look at the l ife of Ireland’s only Catholic Orangeman.\n\nStarring Ronan Boyle (Strab anter &\; The Boiler Room Comedy Club) Orange is the New Green catches up with Liam just as he is wrestling with his new identity\, shining a com ic spotlight on the challenges he faces and the reaction from his fellow S trabanimals.\n\nBoasting a cocktail of characters including the Parish Pri est\, the Orange Lodge Grand Master\, the Nosey Neighbour\, the local IRA unit and many more it’s chock full of references to 1980’s culture and the stigmas and stereotypes of a small border town.\n\nOrange Is The New Green is a rare beast – simultaneously presenting a feast of laughter wh ilst opening up serious discussion…Are we really that different from eac h other? ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/04/Image-for-Theatres.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:668@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240926T200000Z DTEND:20240927T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240808T191925Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=one-night-at-glenlough SUMMARY:One Night at Glenlough DESCRIPTION:\n\nBy Shaun Byrne\ndirected by Charlie Bonner\n\nDid you know that Welsh poet Dylan Thomas spent the summer of 1935 in Donegal?\nDid you know that he wrote half a dozen poems for his second collection here?\nDi d you know that he came to dry out but ended up half tore in a 'virtual po teen republic'?\nDid you know that he left under a cloud with debts unpaid ?\n\nThe events of that summer are reimagined in darkly comedic fashion in One Night at Glenlough\, a new play written by Shaun Byrne (Margaret\, An Incident with Dave Cotter) and directed by Charlie Bonner (Drumboe).\n\nC AST\n\nLiam - Frankie McCafferty\n\nDylan - Aidan Moriarty ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/07/Glenlough-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:659@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20240928T200000Z DTEND:20240928T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240923T102632Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=tara-howley SUMMARY:Tara Howley ***POSTPONED*** DESCRIPTION:We've just been informed this morning (Monday Sep 23rd) that th e Tara Howley concert scheduled for Saturday Sep 28th won't go ahead as pl anned due to circumstances beyond the control of either Tara or The Balor. We're working with Tara to see if we can schedule a new date. All tickets already purchased will remain valid for the rescheduled date. Ticket hold ers also have the option of a ticket exchange or a refund. \n\nBoth The B alor and Tara sincerely apologise for any inconvenience.\n\nThe brilliant Tara Howley - a prolific multi-award-winning artist from Kilfenora\, Co. C lare - excels as an instrumentalist\, singer-songwriter\, and composer.\n\ nWith a background in classical and traditional music\, Tara’s illustrio us career is adorned with prestigious awards including winning 14 all Irel and gold medals on multiple instruments.\n\nFor 7 years\, she was the lead Uilleann piper\, whistle and concertina player in ‘Riverdance\,’ the Grammy-winning show\, captivating global audiences in over 30 countries. S he’s toured extensively across Europe\, Asia\, America\, and Canada. Tar a’s remarkable journey includes being a soloist for Universal Music’s ‘Riverdance 25th Anniversary’ album and DVD with the RTÉ Concert Orch estra.\n\nHer musical collaborations span luminaries like the Grammy-nomin ated ‘Afro Celt Sound System’ and performances alongside legends such as Sir James Galway\, Bill Whelan\, Steve Cooney and Sharon Shannon. She a lso recently worked with Simon Cowell’s publishing label with pop idol ‘ Lucy Spragan’ playing Uilleann pipes and low whistle. Tara’s artis try has graced national and international TV\, documentaries\, and podcast s including performing on ‘ The Late Late Show’ three times last year. \n\nEmbarking on a solo career\, she successfully completed her first head line tour around Ireland last year performing with her band. She achieved success with a remarkable EP alongside Malaysia’s Faliq Auri\, resonatin g in 188+ countries. Her recent single\, ‘Outlawed Tunes on Outlawed\, ’ etched history as the sole female uilleann piper to hit number 9 on th e iTunes Charts. Tara commands a significant online presence with over 290 \,000 followers across her social media platforms.\n\nWe are delighted to welcome Tara to the Balor this September with her band for a night of song s and tunes. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/05/Tara-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:673@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20241003T200000Z DTEND:20241003T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240913T140420Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-october -2024 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions October 2024 DESCRIPTION:Without Willow | Sarah E Cullen\n\n\n\nA special Donegal Bay &a mp\; Bluestacks Festival Ghostlight Sessions showcases some of Donegal's f inest musciians in a mouth-watering double bill.\n\nWITHOUT WILLOW are Kar en Kelly and Simon McCafferty\, an exceptional acoustic folk/singer-songwr iting duo from Letterkenny and Drumkeen respectively.\n\nEarlier this year \, they released their splendid debut album\, Left Behind\, to great criti cal acclaim as well as extensive local and national radio airplay. Guest m usicians on the album included the late\, great Ted Ponsonby\, Laura McFad den\, Orri McBrearty and Mark McGirr.\nKaren Kelly contributes haunting\, heartfelt vocals that intertwine seamlessly with Simon McCafferty’s intr icate guitar playing\, creating a sound as diverse as their backgrounds.\n For this special Ghostlight Session as part of the Donegal Bay and Blue St acks Festival\, Without Willow will play songs from their debut album as w ell as some new material. Joining them will be Laura McFadden on Cello and Rhys McBride on Bass Guitar.\n\nSARAH E. CULLEN is a multi-intrumentalist \, singer and songwriter from Carrigart.\n\nHailing from a well-known musi cal family and equally at home performing traditional or contemporary musi c\, Sarah released her debut CD under the name The Reflection Box in 2020. \n\nA much sought after session musician\, she has performed and recorded with Rosie Carney and In Their Thousands among others.\n\nSarah is also a founder member of the Irish - Rajasthani Citadels of the Sun ensemble\, wh o have performed their wonderful Earagail Arts Festival commissioned work in Donegal\, Derry\, Rajasthan\, Glasgow (Celtic Connections) and Belfast in recent years.\n\nJoining Sarah for this Donegal Bay &\; Bluestacks G hostlight Session is Rúairí Friel on guitar. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/09/GL-Oct-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:634@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20241005T200000Z DTEND:20241005T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240610T111531Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=jarlath-regan-yer-man SUMMARY:Jarlath Regan - Life Is A Work In Progress DESCRIPTION:\n\nLong before he became Ireland’s favourite Irishman Abroad Jarlath Regan was known to Balor audiences as the hilarious MC of our mon thly comedy club.\n\nWe’ve watched his star rise – his multi-million d ownload podcast\, his millions of downloads and views on YouTube\, Instagr am and TikTok\, his standout TV appearances on Tonight At The Palladium\, Russell Howard’s Good News\, How To Win The Eurovision and The Apprentic e “You’re Fired”\, his being named Irish Comedian Of The Year and hi s supporting of Jack Whitehall’s arena tour - with a sense of parochial\ , almost paternal\, pride.\n\nHis success comes as no surprise and now\, t o our delight\, the prodigal son returns for his first Balor show since he really hit the big time.\n\nFollowing his sell-out tour across Ireland\, the UK and America\, Jarlath Regan (“Yer Man” off Instagram) is bringi ng his brand new collection of jokes\, stories and hilarious tales to Ball ybofey this autumn. In a world full of overwhelming bleakness and unrelent ing negative news\, take a break and make space for laughter by coming to see the man The Examiner calls the “The jewel in Ireland’s comedy crow n”.\n\nPerforming never before seen material from his up-coming tour sho w\, Life Is A Work In Progress Jarlath will leave you howling. His last to ur show “Yer Man” sold out six consecutive nights at the 3Olympia. Thi s is your opportunity to see his new show before anyone else in the comfor t of The Balor Theatre.\n\nWelcome back Jarlath! Just like old times.\nA M aster At Work – Patrick Kielty\nI forgot what it felt like to cry in pub lic\, through laughter - The Irish Post.\nComedy Genius – The Irish Time s\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:631@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20241006T200000Z DTEND:20241006T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240530T134004Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-elton-john-show-2 SUMMARY:The Elton John Show DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Elton John Show is the UK’s newest and most exciting Elton John tribute show to hit the stage. It returns to the Balor after la st November’s sell-out success.\n\nWith over 300 million records sold\, Sir Elton John is the most successful singer-songwriter of his generation. A flamboyant mega-star\, with a never ending back catalogue of incredible songs! From Rocket Man to Tiny Dancer\, The Elton John Show brings “You ng Elton” back to the stage at his energetic best.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/12/EJ24Web.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:675@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20241010T200000Z DTEND:20241010T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240913T141809Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=cheolchoirm-gaeilge-gaidhlig-a- night-of-song-in-irish-english-gaidhlig SUMMARY:Cheolchoirm Gaeilge/Gàidhlig - A night of song in Irish\, English & Gáidhlig DESCRIPTION:\n\nBí linn don cheolchoirm Gaeilge/Gàidhlig a chuirfidh tús le himeachtaí oíche na féile i mbliana. Is fada daoine sa cheantar seo i lár Dhún na nGall ag imeacht go\, agus ag pilleadh ó\, Albain agus d éanfaidh Geneviève Galarneau agus aoi eile an nasc sin a cheiliúradh tr í cheol as an dá thír (agus an dá theanga) a cheol ar an oíche.\n\nJo in us for the Gaeilge/Gàidhlig concert that will kick off the nighttime e vents of this year’s festival. People in this area around Central Donega l have a long tradition of travelling to\, and returning from\, Scotland b ecause of seasonal labour. Geneviève Galarneau and Róise Ní Mhurchú wi ll celebrate this link through performing songs from both countries (and b oth languages) on the night. Come along and experience the music whatever your level of Irish.\n\nAbout Geneviéve Galarneau\nGenevieve is an All-Ca nada champion sean-nós singer\, having won the Comórtas Amhránaíochta Sean-nós at the Oireachtas na Gaeilge Cheanada in 2021. She has studied\, performed\, and taught with renowned traditional performers in the US and Ireland\, and holds a master’s degree in folklore and ethnomusicology. A native of Portland\, Oregon\, she has now made her home in County Donega l\, as she continues her lifelong study of the Irish language\, folklore\, and song tradition.\n\nIs amhránaí sean-nóis í Genevieve a bhfuil Com órtas Amhránaíochta Oireachtas na Gaeilge Cheanada buaite aici. Rinne s í staidéar agus cheol sí le roinnt de na ceoltóirí is cáiliúla i SA M agus in Éirinn. Tá MA aici i mbéaloideas agus eitnicheoleolaíocht. A s Portland\, Oregon\, ó dhúchas di\, tá cónaí uirthi anois i gContae Dhún na nGall agus í ag leanstan lena staidéar ar thraidisiún na Gaeil ge\, ar an bhéaloideas\, agus ar an amhránaíocht.\n\nAbout Róise Ní M hurchu\n\nRóise\, from Culmore\, Derry is a two-time All Ireland medal wi nner. First in Irish Singing under 18 and first in Lilting. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/09/Event-covers-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:674@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20241011T200000Z DTEND:20241011T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240913T141318Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=tramp-final-girl SUMMARY:TRAMP | Final Girl DESCRIPTION:\n\nTreehouse Live and Donegal Bay and Blue Stacks Festival pre sents\nTRAMP | Final Girl\n\nTRAMP are a border-hopping\, indie quartet wi th members from Donegal\, Derry and Tyrone. Winners of the BBC Introducing Artist of the Year Award in 2023\, the bands recently released single The Birds (Lowered Suspension) quickens the already high levels of anticipati on for their forthcoming debut EP The Bimbofication due at the end of Octo ber.\n\nSelf-proclaimed ‘genre-queer’\, ‘Donegal-accented’ and ‘ as exciting and energetic as a Zumba class’ (no standing about at a Tram p gig!)\, they cite Big Thief\, Sinéad O’Connor and Pavement as early i nfluences. Their music has been hailed as ‘stunning…combining a potent melodic indie rock with the blissed-out noise of grunge’ (Louder Than W ar).\n\nTramp are Siânna Lafferty\, Fionnbarr Doran\, Ellie McFadden and Ciaran McCay. Either side of this Balor gig they play the Ireland Music We ek festival in Dublin on October 4 th and the BBC Introducing Live event a t the Mandela Hall\, Belfast on October 25 th .\n\nA singular force in our cross-border\, DIY music scene. The Thin Air.\nTramps like these are maki ng the best music. Criss-crossing the North West with musical kicks and ac tivism. Stuart Bailie. Belfast Telegraph.\n\nFinal Girl (formerly known as Polxroid) are a four-piece band from Ballybofey\, who are turning heads w ith their catchy punk melodies set against a backdrop of unflinching disto rtion and fleeting pop sensibilities. With a DIY approach and a memorable live sound that’s been described as ‘garage punk\nbeside a haunted hou se’\, the band are currently in the process of recording their debut EP. \n\nFinal Girl are:\nCatherine Gallagher\, Ciarán Coleman\, Conor Duffy a nd Sean Coleman. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/09/TFGWeb.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:670@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20241012T200000Z DTEND:20241012T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240905T134240Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=tenx9 SUMMARY:Tenx9 DESCRIPTION:\n\nTenx9 comes to Donegal for the very first time as part of t he Frances Browne Literary Festival.\n\nFounded in Belfast in 2011 by Paul Doran and Pádraig Ó Tuama\, Tenx9 is a storytelling event where nine pe ople have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life. Initially starting in the front room at the Black Box in Belfast\, Tenx9 has expanded to 15 cities\, has a workplace\, charitable\, broadcasting an d festival outreach.\n\nDo you want to take part?\n\nThe theme for this ev ent is ‘HOME’.\nIf you’ve a true story that fits the theme\, or want to find out more\, then visit the Tenx9 website and get in touch with the team at tenx9.com.\n\nIf you have any trouble with literacy\, no problem\ , send the Tenx9 team a quick message with your number and they’ll phone you and listen to your submission over the phone.\n\nDo you want to atten d as an audience member?\n\nAdmission is FREE but capacity is limited. Boo k your place via The Balor Box Office 0749131840 or book online here.\n\nT enx9 is a not-for-profit subsidiary of FanFán Ltd\, a company limited by guarantee\, registered in Belfast\, Northern Ireland. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/08/Tenx9-.jpg CATEGORIES:Spoken Word END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:654@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20241013T200000Z DTEND:20241013T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240415T152437Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=tommy-fleming-in-concert SUMMARY:Tommy Fleming in concert DESCRIPTION:\n\nTommy Fleming sings from his soul. He breathes raw emotion into each and every song\, be it his own arrangement\, a classic cover or a dynamic duet. Fluent and flawless his unique voice has touched the heart s of many across the globe.\n\nFor over 30 years’ Tommy has shared his g ift and enjoyed sharing the stage with other Icons of the industry such as Elaine Paige\, Kenny Rogers\, Christy Hennessy\, Phil Coulter\, De Dannan \, Mark Vincent\, Vince Gill and many more.\n\nEmotive\, powerful\, dynami c – his voice reaches out through myriad genres. Whether it’s his famo us arrangement of Danny Boy or his latest releases of Fiddlers Green and S weet Sixteen\, Tommy Fleming delivers each song with a polished finesse th at casts its magic over a spellbound audience.\n\nA singer whose voice has a remarkable ability to transport you into his world there is something f or everyone in a Tommy Fleming concert. A night of Irish and contemporary classics his is a diverse repertoire with a universal appeal across all ag e ranges ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/04/TFWeb.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:677@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20241018T200000Z DTEND:20241019T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240916T145836Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=a-matter-of-rights-the-wife-her -cat-and-all-the-other-stuff SUMMARY:A Matter of Rights | The Wife\, Her Cat and all the Other Stuff DESCRIPTION:\n\nA captivating night of theatre as Butt Drama Circle and Bal or DCA present 2 One Act plays - A Matter of Rights and The Wife\, Her Cat and all the Other Stuff\n\nA Matter of Rights\nby Conor Malone\ndirected by Shaun Laverty\n\nDa doesn’t like immigrants. There’s too many of th em. And the ones who aren’t skiving off handouts are taking our jobs. He ’s just spent three months in prison\, arrested for breach of the peace while protesting outside a hostel earmarked for Asylum Seeker accommodatio n.\n\nSon doesn’t approve of his Da’s views. Or his actions. Now that he’s home he’s determined to have it out with him.\n\nA powerful new p lay examining a fractured family and the fractured society that is Ireland today.\n\nA Matter of Rights is the Butt Drama Circle’s entry into this years All Ireland One Act Drama Festival circuit. It stars JC Bonar and M ickey McMahon.\n\nThe Wife\, Her Cat and all the Other Stuff\nby Brian Wal sh\ndirected by Kieran Quinn\n\nAndy McGranaghan stars in this new play by Letterkenny playwright Brian Walsh.\n\nThe cat was happy\, the wife was h appy\, the neighbours were happy. All is well in the world. Until the cat pees in the shower and it all goes a bit pear shaped!\n\nA funny and touch ing portrayal of everyday life thrown into confusion that not even the Min ister for Finance can sort out! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/09/WEb.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:678@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20241027T130000Z DTEND:20241027T140000Z DTSTAMP:20241003T093204Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=teddy-in-the-spooky-wood SUMMARY:Teddy In The Spooky Wood DESCRIPTION:\n\nFor Children aged 6 and under\n\nThe story of Eddy straying from the path as he walks through the woods.\nHalloween fun for children aged 6 and under.\n\nSammy Ragdoll and her best friend Eddy The Teddy are walking through the woods. She warns Eddy to stick to the path. Eddy is ea sily distracted and has a tendency to wander off. Soon he is lost and lett ing his imagination run away with him.\n\nThe show is designed for childre n under 6 and their families. The only one likely to be scared is Eddy the Teddy. It uses many elements of theatre\, mime\, puppetry and songs to jo in in with. It's a perfect introduction to live entertainment for children who've never been to a show before\, and a welcome return for Eddy the Te ddy's young fans. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/10/Teddy-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:679@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20241027T150000Z DTEND:20241027T160000Z DTSTAMP:20241003T093515Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-whittaker-ghost SUMMARY:The Whittaker Ghost DESCRIPTION:\n\nFor Children aged 5 -10 yrs\n\nAdapted for children from a story by "G.B.S."(widely believed to be George Bernard Shaw) - a perfect t reat for Halloween.\n\nThis is based on short story about a supposedly rea l-life ghost in Montreal in Canada. Don't worry about the story being scar y\, the Barking Dog version will be adapted for children 5 - 10 years old and their families.\n\nIn the story Anna Ducane and her sisters visit thei r friend in town where they all stay with her friend's uncle for the summe r. All is fine while the weather is good but as the season ends the goods times fade too. The old man tells them not to go outside as a storm approa ches\, they should have listened...\n\nBarking Dog's two talented actors ( with the help of some puppets and children from the audience) present this exciting tale\, specially adapted for children aged 5 - 10 years old. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/10/Whittakers-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:680@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20241112T200000Z DTEND:20241116T200000Z DTSTAMP:20241003T093903Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=st-columbas-college-high-school -musical SUMMARY:St Columba's College High School Musical DESCRIPTION:\n\n The smash hit musical comes to life on the stage courtesy of St Columbas College Stranorlar!\n\nTroy Bolton and Gabriella Montez com e from two different worlds. He’s a basketball God\, she’s a female Ei nstein. Yet\, when they meet on New Year’s Eve at a ski resort they inst antly click.\n\nWhen Troy returns to High School following winter break he ’s surprised to discover that Gabriela is a new student. However\, their friends don’t approve of their new friendship and try to separate them. When they audition for their school’s production of Romeo and Juliet al l hell breaks loose as their respective social cliques try to take them do wn before they can land the lead roles.\n\nCan Troy and Gabriela convert t heir friends to a more open minded way of thinking? Will young love conque r all? ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/10/High-School-Musical-Website-Image-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical,Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:683@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20241124T200000Z DTEND:20241124T200000Z DTSTAMP:20241011T105056Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=after-hours-starring-conal-gall en SUMMARY:After Hours starring Conal Gallen DESCRIPTION:\n\nConal and Rory Gallens rip roaring\, outrageously\, funny c omedy play After Ours returns after 2 sell out nights last September.\n\n\ n“AFTER OURS” is the hilarious story of how the infamous Bridie Murphy (played by Conal Gallen)\, and her hapless husband Willie\, have inherite d their very own pub. Not only do they not have a clue what they are doing \, but they enlist the help of their best friend and next door neighbour\, Betty Head.\n\nAlong with her dim-witted son\, Dick\, they set out to bri ng the newly refurbished Swinging Diddy Pub into the 21st century. What ca n go wrong?\n\nThis show is guaranteed to have audiences in stitches from start to finish! Early booking is strongly advised and spare underwear is highly recommended! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/05/After-Ours-Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:676@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20241129T160000Z DTEND:20241214T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240914T202953Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=aladdin SUMMARY:Aladdin DESCRIPTION:The Butt Drama Circle Christmas Panto\n\n\n\nThe wicked Abanaze r (Michael Given King) is seeking the magic lamp that contains the all-pow erful Genie (Rory Farrell) so that he can rule the world\, and is just ste ps away from succeeding!\n\nIs all hope lost? No! Help is at hand! A famil y posse of wannabe heroes are here to foil\nAbanazer’s evil scheme! The innocent local lad\, Aladdin (Kyle McLaughlin) his brother\, the cheeky Wi shee Washee (Kevin Beirne) and their fearsome mother\, washerwoman Widow T wankey (Desmond Crawford) are ready to intervene and save the day!\n\nThro w in a magic carpet (maybe)\, a mystical Slave of the Ring (Rachel Marley) \, the\nEmperor of China (Dean Gillespie)\, the beautiful Princess Jasmine (Grace Quinn)\, So-Shi (Jasmine’s lady-in-waiting) Doireann McMahon and a couple of inept police officers Ping (Nicole Laverty) and Pong (Bernie Thompson) and you have all the ingredients for a fantastic tale and great entertainment.\n\nPacked with songs\, slapstick\, silliness\, audience par ticipation for the whole family and all the fairytale magic of traditional pantomime! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/09/Aladdin-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Panto END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:689@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20241203T200000Z DTEND:20241203T200000Z DTSTAMP:20241118T162502Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=a-matter-of-rights-cider-park SUMMARY:A Matter of Rights | Cider Park DESCRIPTION:\n\nA year of note for Donegal amateur drama and new writing se es both Letterkenny Music &\; Drama Group and the Butt Drama Circle qua lify for the ADCI/DLI One Act All Ireland. Both plays are pieces of brand new writing - A Matter of Rights by Conor Malone (Butt Drama Circle) and C ider Park by Kieran Kelly (LMDG).\n\nThe Balor is delighted to present bot h plays as a double bill in advance of the All Ireland which will be stage d in Nass Co. Kildare on the weekend of December 6th\, 7th and 8th.\n\nBut t Drama Circle\nA Matter of Rights\nby Conor Malone\ndirected by Shaun Lav erty\n\nDa doesn’t like immigrants. There’s too many of them. And the ones who aren’t skiving off handouts are taking our jobs. He’s just sp ent three months in prison\, arrested for breach of the peace while protes ting outside a hostel earmarked for Asylum Seeker accommodation. Son doesn ’t approve of his Da’s views. Or his actions. Now that he’s home he ’s determined to have it out with him. A powerful new play examining a f ractured family and the fractured society that is Ireland today.\n\nA Matt er of Rights has won festivals in Letterkenny and Kilticlogher with indivi dual awards for actors JC Bonar and Mickey McMahon and Best Director award s for Shaun Laverty.\n\nLetterkenny Music &\; Drama Group\nCider Park\n by Kieran Kelly\ndirected by Michael Leddy\n\nAre any of us unique? Or are we all merely photocopies of what has come before? Is anything we say or do original?\n\nThese are just some of the ramblings debated by friends JP and Georgie as they sup their cans in an old\, abandoned playground known as ‘Cider Park’. When they are joined by the much older Ritchie\, eac h of the 3 men are forced to confront their pasts\, their present and thei r futures as they finally understand what it means to be ‘human’.\n\nT his thought-provoking and entertaining One Act play is brought to life ons tage by Andrew Tinney\, Kieran Kelly\, and Cathal O Gallchoir. Winners of Bangor Drama Festival\, Ballina Drama Festival and Castleblayney Drama Fes tivals and numerous individual awards on the Festival Circuit\, the multi award winning Cider Park will now compete in the All Ireland One Act Final s in the Moat Club in Naas\, Co. Kildare. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/11/2-One-Act-plays-Ticket-solve.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:690@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20241217T200000Z DTEND:20241219T200000Z DTSTAMP:20241118T162900Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=finn-valley-college-once-upon-a -fairytale SUMMARY:Finn Valley College - Once Upon A Fairytale DESCRIPTION:\n\nFinn Valley College return with their annual Christmas Show . This time we take you to a magical land of make believe where Fairies an d Princesses rub shoulders with superheros and talking animals.\n\nYes fol k expect the usual mayhem of laughs\, songs and dance with some old favour ites like The Biddies and a certain Mr Trump dropping in for a visit. Don' t miss out on a wonderful end to the year. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/11/Finn-Valley-College-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:692@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20241231T210000Z DTEND:20241231T210000Z DTSTAMP:20241122T205131Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=n15-new-years-eve SUMMARY:N15 New Year's Eve DESCRIPTION:\n\nIt’s now an annual New Years Eve tradition.\n\nFor the 3r d consecutive year we ring in the New Year in the company of N15 – a mus ical collective combining the talents of some of Ballybofey’s finest mus icians.\n\nFeatured artists on the night are DiG!\, Jason Deery and Nine F oot Lizzards. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/11/N15-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:700@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250105T200000Z DTEND:20250105T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250103T182333Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=bs-womens-group-variety-show-2 SUMMARY:B&S Women's Group Variety Show DESCRIPTION:\n\nKick off the New Year in the company of the Ballybofey & \; Stranorlar Women's Group variety show.\n\nThe show will feature music f rom Strawman\, John Gregg\, Finnola McMenamin and trad group Tailor's Trou bles\, comedy from Andy McGranaghan and the Women's Group themselves with a new comedy play Here's To Years Gone By directed by Caroline Bell. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/01/Womens-Group-Web-image.jpg CATEGORIES:Variety END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:688@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250125T200000Z DTEND:20250125T220000Z DTSTAMP:20241230T142112Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=rude-boy-revolution SUMMARY:Rude Boy Revolution DESCRIPTION:\n\n8-piece Ska band Rude Roy Revolution brings you all of the best high energy ska tunes from the 80's &\; 90's with some older Jamai can classics thrown in for good measure.\n\nTreat yourself to renditions o f the skankin' Ska anthems of Madness\, The Specials\, The Beat\, Bad Mann ers and more with a couple of slower paced reggae tunes thrown in to give your feet a little rest.\n\nPolish up your Doc Martens\, get your bomber j acket out of the attic for a night of fun and dancing to your favourite Sk a tunes! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/11/RBR-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:684@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250201T180000Z DTEND:20250201T180000Z DTSTAMP:20241018T130801Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=new-order-grappling-invitationa l SUMMARY:New Order Grappling Invitational DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\nGet ready for the New Order Grappling Invitation al\, an exhilarating Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition taking place in Bally bofey\, Co. Donegal. This event is set to become a cornerstone in the Iris h grappling community\, showcasing the finest talents from across the nort h west of the country and beyond. Competitors will face off in a series of thrilling bouts\, each one a test of skill\, strategy\, and sheer determi nation.\n\nThe New Order Grappling Invitational will be a gathering of the BJJ community\, where athletes of all levels come together to push their limits\, learn from one another\, and compete at the highest level.\n\nThe atmosphere in Ballybofey will be electric\, with fans and participants al ike sharing in the excitement of seeing new talents emerge and seasoned pr actitioners show their worth.\n\nWhether you’re stepping onto the mats o r cheering from the seats\, this promises to be an unforgettable experienc e filled with high-level grappling\, sportsmanship\, and the spirit of com petition.\n\nMark your calendars and join us for an evening of intense act ion\, where the future stars of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu will rise\, and a new order of champions will be crowned. Don’t miss out on this must-see even t that will leave a lasting impact on the BJJ landscape in Ireland.\n\n&nb sp\;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/10/NO-Small-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Special Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:696@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250208T200000Z DTEND:20250208T200000Z DTSTAMP:20241204T202102Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=maedhbh-walsh-in-concert SUMMARY:Maedhbh Walsh in concert DESCRIPTION:\n\n23 year old folk singer and instrumentalist Maedhbh Walsh ’s powerful voice and rare blend of traditional and contemporary folk ha s earned her a dedicated following around the world.\n\nMeadhbh has alread y made waves in the music scene\, having toured extensively in America\, D ubai\, and the UK. Her heartfelt performances and original songs have reso nated with audiences far and wide\, cementing her place in the contemporar y folk music landscape.\n\nIn 2024\, Meadhbh released her critically accla imed album *On My Own*\, which shot to number one in the charts. The album \, a mix of original tracks and carefully chosen covers\, showcases her ta lents as both a singer-songwriter and an instrumentalist whilst highlighti ng her deep connection to the roots of Irish folk music. Her authentic sty le\, combined with her captivating stage presence\, has earned her collabo rations with some of Ireland's biggest folk artists and bands\, further so lidifying her reputation as a rising star in the folk music scene.\n\nWith a strong online following of over 200k fans across social media\, Meadhbh has built a global community of music lovers who share in her passion for Irish culture and folk traditions. She comes to the Balor as part of her *On My Own* tour\, which will see her appear in venues across Ireland befo re continuing her travels to America and Australia. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/12/MW-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:702@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250213T200000Z DTEND:20250213T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250114T130433Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-feb-202 5 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions Feb 2025 DESCRIPTION:\n\nNow in it’s 9th year The Ghostlight Sessions is one of th e country's longest running established original emerging music nights. Ea ch night features 3 30 minute sets performed by some of Ireland’s best n ew musical talent. Featured this month are Arn\, Graham Sweeney and Halyeo n.\n\nARN\n\nDonegal/Belfast based 5 piece indie-pop rock outfit Arn have a penchant for writing infectious pop hooks with a borderless aesthetic. T heir growing reputation has landed them airtime on 2FM\, BBC Radio 1 and B BC Radio Foyle and made fans of industry staples such as HotPress\, Nialle r9 and TheLastMixTape. Live\, their captivating performances with evocativ e lyrics\, catchy melodies and energetic stage presence underlines why the y’re turning heads as next up on Ireland’s conveyor belt of DIY trailb lazers.\n\nGraham Sweeney\n\nGraham Sweeney is a singer-songwriter hailing from Achill Island\, Co. Mayo. Known for his eclectic style\, Graham mast erfully blends traditional guitar playing with rhythmic vocal melodies and experimental sounds. An artist who thrives on pushing the boundaries of m usical genre he collaborated on a unique electronic fusion project with Ja panese producer Hiroaki Yokoyama in 2023 with a further collaboration plan ned for 2025 in Tokyo. He is also currently heavily involved in The Achill Sound – a collaborative project with producer John Michael Berry featur ing a collection of musicians and storytellers from Achill Island.\n\n&nbs p\;\n\nHayleon\n\nHayleon\, from Co. Clare\, blends pop sounds with soft f olk music. Marrying the gentle yet uplifting feel of Scandinavian pop with the song sharing tradition of Irish singing\, Hayleon shares stories whil e adding traditional Irish instruments such as fiddle and flute. It’s a melding of alt-pop\, traditional and electronic flourishes that creates a music as individualistic as her voice. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/01/WebSquare.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:681@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250215T200000Z DTEND:20250215T200000Z DTSTAMP:20241003T094415Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=swords-of-light-a-horslips-trib ute SUMMARY:Swords of Light - A Horslips Tribute DESCRIPTION:\n\nSwords of Light return to the Balor Arts Centre with their unique tribute to Celtic rock legends Horslips\, for what is now becoming their traditional first gig of the year. Continuing their mission to keep alive the legacy of Horslips music\, they have added even more Horslips ge ms to their repertoire.\n\nThey return after a busy year of gigs including their first English gig at the prestigious Nene Valley Rock Festival in L incolnshire where they were greeted with rapturous enthusiasm by English H orslips fans\, many of whom had never heard Horslips music played live bef ore.\n\nSwords of Light are fully endorsed by Horslips band members Jim Lo ckhart and Barry Devlin\, who dubbed them "The Horslips tribute band of th e future". They aim to recapture the magic of Horslips music played live. Join us for an evening of classic Horslips tunes such as "The Man Who Buil t America"\, "Trouble with a Capital T" and of course "Dearg Doom". ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/10/SOL-TSOlve.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:711@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250225T200000Z DTEND:20250227T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250213T104553Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=donegal-schools-drama-festival- 2025 SUMMARY:Donegal Schools Drama Festival 2025 DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Butt Drama Circle proudly present the annual Donegal Sc hools Drama Festival. The best and brightest stage talent from 9 schools a cross the county - from Ballyshannon to Carndonagh - take to the stage ove r three nights.\n\nTues Feb 25th\nSt Eunan's College\, Letterkenny\, Teach er Daniel Nelis\nThe Pitmen Painters\n\nAbbey Vocational School\, Donegal Town\, Teachers Eileen Carr &\; Kyle Clarke\nThe Game We Play In The Fo rest\n\nLoreto Secondary School\, Letterkenny\, Teacher Louise Flanagan\nR evive Our Roots\n\nWed Feb 26th\nRoyal &\; Prior Comprehensive School\, Raphoe\, Teachers Linda O'Boyle &\; Emer Kelly\nSive\n\nSt Columba's C ollege\, Stranorlar\, Teachers Anne Marie Wade &\; Fiona Gillespie\nThe Kitchen Table\n\nThurs Feb 27th\nColaiste Cholmcille\, Ballyshannon\, Tea cher Ann Marie Garvey\nEvery Pantomime That Ever There Was\n\nCarndonagh C ommunity School\, Teachers Andrea Sellick &\; Fiona McLaughlin\nSister Act\n\nCrana College\, Buncrana\, Teacher Laura Keogh\nThe Pirate Queen\nL ittle Women\nMother and Baby\n\nErrigal College\, Letterkenny\, Teacher Ca itriona Hasson\nassisted by Anne Long and Rose Ann Boyle\nDealing with Ang er ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/01/SDF-TSOlve-2.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:687@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250301T200000Z DTEND:20250301T200000Z DTSTAMP:20241104T181156Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=songwriters-in-the-round SUMMARY:Songwriters In The Round DESCRIPTION:Megan O Neill | Grainne Hunt | Emma Langford\n\n\n\n3 of Irelan d’s finest female singer/songwriter/performers perform ‘In The Round ’ – sharing their music and the stories behind their songs.\n\nThis in timate ‘In The Round’ style of presenting originated in Nashville’s Bluebird Café where it is now a hallmark tradition. Songwriters take turn s singing their own original material and sharing the stories behind their songs. 'In the Round' gigs are typically cosy\, informal and conversation al - where artists will get personal\, have fun on stage and let you in on some beloved stories and tales from their lives.\n\nFor this performance we’re delighted to welcome Megan O Neill\, Grainne Hunt and Emma Langfor d.\n\nNamed one of the Irish Examiner’s Ones to Watch\, Megan has travel led the globe with her original music for the past decade. She’s shared the stage with the likes of Tom Jones. Jamie Cullum\, Lighthouse Family an d Glen Hansard and her music has featured in hit Netflix TV Show ‘Firefl y Lane’ and ABC’s ‘Nashville’. She’s currently putting the finis hing touches to a new collection of songs set for release this year.\n\nDu bbed ‘The Irish Joni’ Grainne Hunt habitually enchants audiences with her heart-melting vocals and emotional songs. Comparisons drawn with Tracy Chapman\, Natalie Merchant and Dolores Keane as well as the aforementione d Joni Mitchell are well merited. She’s shared stages with Glen Hansard and U2 as well as opening for the legendary Gladys Knight.\n\nEmma Langfor d playfully blends folk\, traditional and contemporary sounds and styles. She’s a well-known and well-respected fixture on the Irish music scene w ith songs such as The Winding Way Down to Kells Bay and Birdsong solidifyi ng her reputation at home and making a name for herself internationally. S he can currently be found touring a brand-new collaborative body of work c elebrating Irish myth\, history and folklore. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/11/SINTR-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:685@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250305T200000Z DTEND:20250305T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250221T115131Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-carpenters-experience SUMMARY:The Carpenters Experience DESCRIPTION:\n\nWhen we were young we'd listen to the radio\, waiting for o ur favourite songs. Now they're back again\, like a long-lost friend\, all the song we loved so well.\n\nThe UK's leading Carpenters show\, featurin g the amazing voice of Maggie Nestor and eight top-class musicians\, captu res the sights and sounds of the amazing talents of Richard and Karen Carp enter.\n\nKaren's silky contralto is combined with Richard's delightful pi ano and seamless harmonies in this big production that brings Close to You \, We've only Just Begun\, Top of the World\, Rainy Days and Mondays\, Sol itaire\, Goodbye to Love\, Please Mr Postman\, For All We Know\, Only Yest erday and dozens more classic songs to the stage.\n\nThe Carpenters Experi ence is coming to town for an evening of non-stop hits - it's yesterday on ce more\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/10/Carpenters-Crop.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:715@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250306T200000Z DTEND:20250306T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250220T135658Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-march-2 025 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions March 2025 DESCRIPTION:Malojian | Lorraine Nash | Maria McCormack\n\n\nNow in it’s 9 th year The Ghostlight Sessions is one of the country's longest running es tablished original emerging music nights. Each night features 3 30 minute sets performed by some of Ireland’s best new musical talent. This month is packed with an insane amount of talent in Malojian\, Lorraine Nash and Maria MCCormack. Come along and discover your next new favourite artist!\n \nMalojian\n\nOver the last few years\, Malojian has released several stun ning solo albums\, along the way collaborating with musical legends includ ing Steve Albini (Nirvana\, The Pixies)\, Joey Waronker (Beck\, REM)\, Ger ry Love (Teenage Fanclub) and more.\n\nBut it’s his own voice and songs that sets him apart from the crowd.\n\nMalojian’s 5th album\, HUMM\, a c ollaboration with Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle\, was released in Sept 2020 an d was his 4th time being shortlisted for the Northern Irish Music Prize.\n I absolutely love his music… just beautiful - Cerys Matthews\, BBC 6 Mus ic\, The Guardian\nAchingly beautiful - Q Magazine\nThe North’s best son gwriter over the last half decade - Hot Press Magazine \nLorraine Nash\n\n Aged just 25\, Lorraine Nash has already been marked as ‘The Future of I rish Folk’ by the Irish Independent\,\n\nThe Kerry born multi-instrument alist began her musical journey at 6 years of age. She’s a regular attra ction at major festivals at home (Electric Picnic\, All Together Now) and abroad - Cambridge Folk Festival (UK)\, Port Fairy Folk Festival and Blue Mountains Folk Festival (Australia) – as well as appearances on BBC and RTE including an April 2024 performance on the RTE primetime music TV spec ial Songs of Ireland with Stockton’s Wing’s Mike Hanrahan.\n\nA talent ed multi-instrumentalist of traditional Irish music\, Lorraine incorporate s Piano\, Guitar\, Fiddle\, Tim Whistle and Flute in her musical arsenal. Citing an array of influences from Emmylou Harris and Gillian Welch to Lau ra Marling and Lisa Hannigan\, her current recordings incorporate the trad itional elements she grew up with with her love of Folk\, Country and Amer icana.\n\nHer debut album All That I Can Be has marked her as a rising lig ht of the Irish folk scene.\nIf Neil Young was the master at writing songs that get to the heart of the human condition\, the same can be said of Na sh's from-the-heart compositions\n \;\n\nMaria McCormack\n\nDonegal’ s own Maria McCormack has been writing songs and making music for almost t hirty years.\n\nShe has two albums to her name – both recorded under the watchful eye and veteran presence of Ramelton guru Billy Robinson\, the f irst of which reached number 3 in the RTE Radio 1 charts and is still gett ing played throughout Ireland \, the UK and beyond.\nReminds me of Juliet Turner and that's no bad thing - John Creedon RTE.\nMaria is one of Irelan ds most emotive songwriters - Orla Crilly Dundalk FM ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/02/GLWeb.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:708@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250308T130000Z DTEND:20250308T130000Z DTSTAMP:20250123T131508Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=roar-roar-dinosaur SUMMARY:Roar Roar Dinosaur DESCRIPTION:\n\nRoar Roar Dinosaur Interactive Learning Experience LIVE Is making tracks to Balor Arts Centre\, Ballybofey on the 8th of March 2025 a t 1pm.\n\nEmbark on an epic Jurassic adventure like no other! Led by Profe ssor Knowall Mc Docas\, this exhilarating\, interactive dinosaur show that will transport you back in time to when these large creatures roamed the earth!\n\nWitness the magnificence of 3 life size dinosaurs come to life b efore your eyes!\nDiscover and curiously learn about these prehistoric cre atures in a fun way! See new babies being hatched and get up close and per sonal during feeding time with little dino’s of all kinds!\n\nYou’ll b e a part of the show as well while our dinosaur's roar\, stomp\, dance and interact with the audience. Safely of course!\n\nAfter the show\, you’l l also have the opportunity for a meet and greet with one of the dinosaurs and take a keepsake mobile photo for yourself.\n\nSuitable for ages 1-100 . Fun for the whole family! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/01/Roar-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:699@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250308T200000Z DTEND:20250308T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250221T115928Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=george-murphy-friends SUMMARY:George Murphy & Friends DESCRIPTION:\n\nAcclaimed folk singer George Murphy returns to the Balor.\n \nAfter 2 sold out shows featuring standing ovations and jaw dropping reac tions with The Rising Sons\, Balor favourite George Murphy returns.\n\nJoi ned by two of Ireland’s finest musicians in Sean Regan and Conor O Sulli van George Murphy &\; Friends take you on a stripped back acoustic jour ney through the best of traditional and contemporary Irish Folk.\n\nThere ’s always the strong possibility of some surprise special guests everywh ere George plays so come join us for this special night of the very best o f intimate Irish Folk.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/01/GM-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:717@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250321T200000Z DTEND:20250321T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250221T113325Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=got-talent SUMMARY:Got Talent DESCRIPTION:\n\n13 contestants will take to the Balor Arts Centre stage\, a s the Balor DCA host Autism’s Got Talent and Down Syndrome’s Got Talen t on Friday March 21st. These spectacular events are designed to showcase the talent of the participants and demonstrate the power and inclusivity t hat the Arts offer society as a whole.\n\n \;\n\nGot Talent will showc ase amazingly talented performances by children and young adults with Auti sm Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Down Syndrome. Our performers will show wha t people with ASD and Down Syndrome are capable of in what promises to be an evening of fun\, laughter\, inclusion\, and surprises!\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/02/Got-Talent-2025-Web-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:710@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250326T200000Z DTEND:20250326T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250130T211823Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=only-hope-the-escape-artist SUMMARY:Only Hope | The Escape Artist DESCRIPTION:\n\nOnly Hope &\; The Escape Artist are two short plays (tot al run time 65mins) offering two perspectives on the same story\, The Russ ia – Ukraine war.\n\nThe deeply personal stories of two young Ukrainian women - Anastasiia Todchuk (19) and Tatiana Novokhatnia (25) - highlight t he reality of war and the personal impact of fear\, grief and loss. Both t heir lives changed overnight in February 2022 when Russia attacked Ukraine . Independently\, they ended up in a foreign country for their own safety\ , separated from family\, friends and everything that was once taken for g ranted.\n\nTheir performances and the themes of conflict\, displacement an d survival\, underscore the fragility of the human condition and the impac t of war in the 21st century. The sharing of their experiences injects a s ense of hope and aspiration from the darkest of subject matters.\n\nOnly H ope by Anastasiia Todchuk\nThe Escape Artist by Tatiana Novokhatnia\ndirec ted by Adrian O’Connell ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/01/Only-Hope-Escape-Artist-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:694@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250327T200000Z DTEND:20250327T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250221T121353Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=brandon-mcphee SUMMARY:Brandon McPhee DESCRIPTION:\n\nWhether dazzling on the accordion or singing\, multi-award- winning Brandon McPhee radiates fire onstage – a warmth instantly felt a nd reflected back by his audience.\n\nHis ever growing reputation has grea tly enhanced in his latest series of shows across the length and breadth o f Scotland culminating at Eden Court Empire\, Inverness. His version of th e Johnny Cash classic Ring of Fire reached 1.5 million internet views in a matter of weeks.\n\nDelivering great performances both on the button box and singing country he moves effortlessly through the deep tones of Johnny Cash to early 1900s Irish tenor John McCormack and back to Elvis. His lat est CD Diversity – released October 2024 – is a fitting nod to his eve r widening repertoire underpinned by his ever increasing vocal range and a bility.\n\nAlso guesting on the show is regular Brandon McPhee Band member Manson Grant from Manson Grant and the Dynamos fame.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/11/Brandon-WEb.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:672@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250329T200000Z DTEND:20250329T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250221T122031Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-bjorn-identity SUMMARY:The Bjorn Identity DESCRIPTION:Re-live the magic of ABBA from 1974-2024 and finally face your Waterloo!\n\n\n\nNorthern Ireland’s The Bjorn Identity are a world-class \, international tribute to ABBA who have become one of the most sought-af ter tribute shows in Europe.\n\nA sell-out show across UK &\; Ireland\, they are among the elite on the tribute scene\, playing at the top of the ir game for the past 13years\, where you will have seen them playing iconi c venues like\, The Ulster Hall &\; Grand Opera House Belfast &\; Mi llennium Forum. Most recently they have enjoyed successful arena tours in Germany &\; Austria.\n\nThe Bjorn Identity live tribute show is not onl y packed full of ABBA's greatest hits but gives you the essence of what it would have been like to experience the real ABBA in concert\; never faili ng to impress even the most die-hard of Abba fans. Their attention to deta il in both staging and musicianship makes them one of the most exciting "A BBA Tribute bands" experienced this side of Sweden.\n\nFeaturing an all st ar cast: Karen Rush &\; Sophie Grier perform Sweden’s most famous ico ns - Agnetha &\; Frida\, along with their amazing band and life partner s. They deliver a performance with uncanny vocal prowess and undeniable st age presence. Fun fact! - The Bjorn Identity even boasts “Abba couples ” on stage and off\, along with Benny's famous spinning white Yamaha pia no &\; Bjorn’s Waterloo ‘star guitar’ it simply doesn’t get muc h better. When you experience The Bjorn Identity you will go home feeling like a No.1.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/09/BIWeb.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:725@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250402T193000Z DTEND:20250402T193000Z DTSTAMP:20250314T113349Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=whats-the-crime-mr-wolf SUMMARY:What’s The Crime Mr. Wolf? DESCRIPTION:\n\nRay National School present\n\nWhat’s The Crime Mr. Wolf? \n\nUnder the watchful eye of Lord Feathers of Eiderdown\, Fabletown's For est Court meets to bring charges against Mr Wolf for his dastardly deeds.\ n\nThe prosecutors\, Mr Hugh Mann and his assistant\, Justin Case\, call a range of characters to give evidence from Johnny Mole (secret agent) to t he Three Little Pigs and Red Riding Hood.\n\nBut are the well-known charac ters of fairy-tale just what they seem? And how can a non-vegetarian human accuse a wolf of being a meat eater? ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/03/WTC-Mr-Wolf-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Childrens,Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:730@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250405T200000Z DTEND:20250405T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250324T134501Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=up-for-the-match SUMMARY:Up For The Match DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nWith the Donegal vs. Derry showdown kicking off the Uls ter Championship next door in MacCumhaill Park on Sunday April 6th we’re setting the stage for an unforgettable night before that battle begins!\n \nHost Brendan Devenney is joined by famous GAA figures including Tony Scu llion\, Declan Bonner\, Chrissy McKaigue\, Paul Durcan and more sharing in sights\, building the buzz and giving you the inside track on the big game .\n\nCome along for a night of great company\, top-class chat and an elect ric atmosphere as the county gears up for the action on Sunday!\n\nLet us know if you’re in—this is one we hope you won’t want to miss! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/03/UP-FOR-THE-MATCH-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Spoken Word END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:691@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250409T200000Z DTEND:20250413T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250221T122747Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=american-idiot SUMMARY:American Idiot DESCRIPTION:\n\nWelcome to a new kind of tension...\n\nFor the first time e ver in the North-West\, the award-winning Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT explo des onto stage!\n\nThis thrilling rock opera is a story about youth\, free dom and friendship. Don’t miss this rage and love-fuelled celebration of both the 21st anniversary of the multi-platinum album and the 15th annive rsary of the debut of the Broadway musical.\n\nAmerican Idiot features the songs from 2004s legendary Greenday American Idiot album such as the titl e track "American Idiot"\, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"\, "Holiday" and "W ake Me Up When September Ends"\, as well as several hits from the iconic f ollow-up album "21st Century Breakdown".\n\nWhether you're a die-hard Gree n Day fan or not\, this show is a one-of-a-kind musical and audio visual e xperience that will blow you away.\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/11/A-Web-Crop.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:709@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250422T200000Z DTEND:20250422T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250221T123402Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=scott-southworth SUMMARY:Scott Southworth DESCRIPTION:\n\nOriginally hailing from the great Pacific Northwest\, Flami ng Tortuga Records Artist Scott is a multi-award winning Nashville based p erforming singer/songwriter\, a 4 time Top 30 charting recording artist in Europe and the creator/co-host of Radio/TV's "The Music Row Show" and "Gu errilla Country".\n\nAs a writer\, Scott has had over 90 Independent Cuts and was named Country Music People Magazine's "Indie Songwriter of the Yea r for 2018".\n\nHe is a 5 time AWA nominee for Male Vocalist of the Year a nd Pure Country Album of the Year. His 2019 album "Hey Hillbilly Singer!" was awarded the "Pure Country Album of the Year" by the Academy of Western Artists and the "Horizon Award for Country Album" by the NACMAI (North Am erican Country Music Association International).\n\n"The Last Honky Tonk I n Town" recently earned the #13 slot in the "Top 25 Albums of the Decade" by Country Music People Magazine. Scott is a 2024 Josie Music Award winner in the Traditional Country Song of the Year category.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/01/Scott-Southworth-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:726@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250424T200000Z DTEND:20250424T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250319T234333Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=3697 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions - Paul Sherry | Carol Wilson | Cormac Looby DESCRIPTION:\n\nNow in it’s 9th year The Ghostlight Sessions is one of th e country's longest running established original emerging music nights. Ea ch night features 3 30 minute sets performed by some of Ireland’s best n ew musical talent. Featured this month are Paul Sherry\, Carol Wilson and Cormac Looby.\n\n \;\n\nPAUL SHERRY\n\nAn award-winning guitar player since the age of sixteen\, Paul Sherry is an esteemed presence in the Iris h rock 'n' roll scene. Offering a unique combination of rich guitar techni cality\, rugged vocal delivery and thoughtful songwriting\, Sherry brings years of industry experience and passion to his craft.\n\nLead guitarist o f the award-winning Gráinne Duffy band\, Sherry is an artist\, songwriter and session musician with deep artistic and spiritual values. His newest single\, "FADES" brings to the forefront his values of creativity\, passio n\, storytelling and positivity that permeates throughout his discography. \n\n---------------------\n\nCAROL WILSON\n\nSinger-songwriter Carol Wilso n‘s style has been described as ‘soulful\, honest and raw’. She has played in venues across the north-west including The Balor\, Sandinos\, Th e Guildhall and has opened for Brianna Corrigan of The Beautiful South in Saint Augustines in Derry. She has released an album (Trouble Me\, 2021)\, a live EP (Live at Balor 2023)\, nine singles and an Irish language singl e ‘Grá’.\n\nWilson placed top three in Music Capital’s First Intern ational Singer-Songwriter Competition in Sandindos\, Derry in 2023 which l ed to being invited to compose a song for The People’s Kitchen Belfast. Wilson now features on their album ‘Kindness on The Streets‘ along wit h artists such as Ralph McTell\, Moya Brennan\, Mary Black\, Frances Black \, Damian Dempsey and more.\n\n--------------------\n\nCORMAC LOOBY\n\nCor mac Looby is a singer-songwriter from Co. Tipperary. He combines elements of folk\, pop\, and rock\; with introspective and honest song-writing. Cor mac’s music has featured on RTE Radio 1 Recommends\, BBC Introducing and he has headlined venues like Roisin Dubh\, Workman’s Club and two sold- out shows in Whelan’s Upstairs. He has supported acts such as David Keen an\, Maria Kelly\, Seba Safe and last year opened the show for Ye Vagabond s and Susan O’Neill at the ‘When Next We Meet’ festival in Tipperary . 2024 also saw the release of his debut album ‘A Perpetual State Of Iro ny’. Recorded with the Black Gate Studio Galway\, the ten track record i s undoubtedly his most ambitious and exciting project to date. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/03/GL-April-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:716@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250426T200000Z DTEND:20250426T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250220T140010Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=tully SUMMARY:Tully DESCRIPTION:\n\nHailing from Co. Fermanagh\, female folk harmony group Tull y harness the four distinct voices of Maria\, Sinead\, Karen and Danielle\ , combining them to make for a perfect vocal sound.\n\nTheir music has its roots in Irish traditional music\, folk songs\, country and bluegrass. Th e girls have been singing for 15 years together and have started to gain a lot more traction in recent years.\n\nMaria\, hailing from a musical fami ly steeped in Irish traditional music is an All-Ireland\nwinning singer an d fiddle player. Sinead and Karen\, two sisters come from a folk\nbackgrou nd. Sinead having lived in Galicia for many years brings many different in fluences to their music. Danielle is the wow factor with her stunning sopr ano vocals adding that extra layer that gives Tully their magic.\n\nThey r ecently released a single with Nathan Carter - an old Nancy Griffith numbe r Listen to the Radio. Subsequent single releases - a cover of the great B randi Carlile’s Dying Day and a hauntingly beautiful version of Auld Lan g Syne were equally well received.\n\nThey are currently back in the studi o recording their debut album\, creating more exciting music on the folk r oots scene.Having supported the Whistlin’ Donkies’ and Nathan Carter o n recent tours\, Tully are stepping up their musical game\, touring the co untry thrilling audiences with their renowned live performances. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/02/Tully-Website-image.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:722@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250501T200000Z DTEND:20250502T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250307T113816Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ceoldrama-gcu-2 SUMMARY:Ceoldráma GCU DESCRIPTION:\n\nTá scoláirí GCU ar ais ar an ardán arís i mbliana. Bí gí linn fa choinne oíche lán le ceol\, damhsa agus drámaíocht den sco th.\n\nIs cinnte an rud é go mbeidh oíche ar dóigh agaibh.\n\n \;\n \nThe students of GCU return to the stage once again to present a night of music\, dancing and drama.\n\nThis is a night not to be missed and suitab le for all the family.\n\nCome along for what promises to be a night of fu n\, laughter and hearing your favourite numbers as Gaeilge! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/03/GCU-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:713@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250503T200000Z DTEND:20250503T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250206T150050Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=cash-returns-20-years-of-walk-t he-line SUMMARY:Cash Returns - 20 Years of Walk The Line DESCRIPTION:\n\nJoin JP Mac as The Man In Black and Karen Martin as June Ca rter.\n\nFronting a spectacular 9 piece band the duo pay musical homage to the 2005 hit film 'Walk The Line\, reliving the life\, career and all the hits of country music’s biggest star.\n\nThis much revered act is the o nly live show that will give the full authentic Johnny Cash &\; June Ca rter experience. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/02/CR.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:712@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250509T200000Z DTEND:20250509T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250131T203248Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-mindbenders-yacht-rock SUMMARY:The Mindbenders - Yacht Rock DESCRIPTION:\n\nThis year The Mindbenders have taken on a great challenge b y tackling a genre of music that is very close to their hearts – Yacht R ock!\n\nYacht Rock is a style of music that has inspired the band for many years\, influencing them since their formation in the late 80’s. This s how will include some of the greatest artists to come out of the 70’s &a mp\; 80’s such as The Doobie Brothers\, Steely Dan\, Boz Scaggs\, Hall & amp\; Oates\, Toto\, Christopher Cross and many more.\n\nIt promises to be a fantastic night of amazing songs from an incredible style that has once more become a favourite for young &\; old. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/01/Yacht-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:703@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250510T200000Z DTEND:20250510T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250118T170107Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=shauna-scanlon SUMMARY:Shauna Scanlon DESCRIPTION:\n\nBallybofey singer/songwriter Shauna Scanlon burst onto the scene in February ’24 with her debut single Homebird. A whirlwind start to her musical career has seen the release of her first three singles\, re gional and national radio airplay and an appearance on Virgin Media One’ s Six O’Clock Show.\n\nMusically\, Shauna is an unusual and distinctive mix of soul\, blues and funk with a hint of folk. She played the Balor’s monthly emerging original music night The Ghostlight Sessions last Septem ber and returns for her own headline show.\n\nSupporting act tbc ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/01/SS-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:729@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250514T200000Z DTEND:20250516T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250319T234620Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=dont-tell-the-wife SUMMARY:Don't Tell The Wife DESCRIPTION:\n\nby Sam Cree\ndirected by Kieran Quinn\n\nMeet unlucky plumb er Bobby Willis and his wife Edna. Bobby is about to turn 50 – a dangero us age for a man. Why is he starting to take vitamin pills? Has it anythin g to do with a French lodger who finds Irishmen ridiculously attractive?\n \nAdd a love lorn plumbers apprentice whose new girlfriend gets hives if e xcited\, a nosey neighbour\, a male escort and a corporation official to t he mix and things get very complicated very quickly.\n\nMisunderstandings abound as a cast of colourful characters and plot twists make for a great night of uproarious comedy. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/03/Dont-Tell-the-Wife-website-image.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:733@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250522T200000Z DTEND:20250522T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250502T123531Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-savage- hearts-the-hopeful-kind-patrick-mcmenamin SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions - Savage Hearts | The Hopeful Kind | Patric k McMenamin DESCRIPTION:\n\nNow in it’s 9th year The Ghostlight Sessions is one of th e country's longest running established original emerging music nights. Ea ch night features 3 30 minute sets performed by some of Ireland’s best n ew musical talent. Featured this month are Savage Hearts\, Patrick McMenam in and The Hopeful Kind.\n\n \;\n\nHeaded up by former Strypes drummer Evan Walsh\, Savage Hearts have spent significant time at an undisclosed location collaborating in secret to put together a setlist of wild and unh inged rock ‘n’ roll songs that are sure to thrill. Since forming in 20 22\, The Savage Hearts have made appearances at festivals such as Electric Picnic (headlining the Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow)\, Kaleidoscope and C avan Arts Festival. The band have also played several prestigious venues a cross the Irish gigging scene including a celebrated performance with The Boomtown Rats in July 2023.\n\n\n\nThe Hopeful Kind are a Donegal based in die pop duo comprising of vocalist/songwriters Cara Ward and Ruth Teeling. The duo’s debut single Wherever You Go was released in February 2024 re ceiving local and national radio play from the likes of Highland Radio\, L MFL and 2FM’s Beta Da Silva (The New Music Show). Their latest single Cl ose To You secured them a place as finalists in Hot Press’ A New Local H ero competition. 2025 marks a new chapter for the band. There’s a new ba tch of songs showcasing their growth as writers and producers and further underlining the reputation as a exciting new sound on the Irish music scen e.\n\n\n\nPatrick McMenamin\, a seasoned performer from Ballybofey\, Count y Donegal\, combines soulful vocals\, honest songwriting\, and expressive guitar work to create a sound that’s both raw and heartfelt. After years of playing live and refining his craft\, he’s now ready to release his original music to the world. Drawing inspiration from artists like Bruce S pringsteen\, Ben Howard\, and Kings of Leon\, Patrick’s music explores u niversal themes of love\, loss\, and hope\, all wrapped in the unique spir it of his hometown. He is currently working on his debut EP\, set for rele ase later this year. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/05/GL-May-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:723@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250523T200000Z DTEND:20250523T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250307T114639Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=3687 SUMMARY:John Spillane DESCRIPTION:\n\nTwo-time Meteor Award winner and Irish institution John Spi llane is a musician\, songwriter\, performer\, recording artist\, storytel ler\, poet and dreamer.\n\nOne of the most accomplished songwriters in Ire land\, with an extensive 13 album back catalogue beginning with 1997’s T he Wells of The World\, his songs have been covered by Christy Moore\, Sha ron Shannon and Sean Keane among many others.\n\n \;\n\nHis music appe als across many genres and generations. His performances shimmer with a magic realism as his unique almost sean-nós like vocal style effortlessly flits between beautiful poetry tinged with melancholy to roguish\, irreve rent humour. John charms\, mesmerises and entertains in equal measure.\n\n September 2024 saw the release of John’s latest and most artistically am bitious work to date: Fíoruisce – The Legend of the Lough\, a concept a lbum\, released on double CD and digital. It featured John alongside a ste llar cast of collaborators including Ríoghnach Connolly\, Eoghan Ó Ceann abháin\, Niamh Farrell\, Nell Ní Chróinín\, and more and was recently named ‘Album of The Year’ at the RTE Folk Awards.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/03/John-Spillane-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:701@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250524T200000Z DTEND:20250524T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250106T150948Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=philomena-begley-ray-lynam SUMMARY:Philomena Begley & Ray Lynam DESCRIPTION:\n\nA rare chance to see real Country Music royalty.\n\nHouseho ld names and true legends of Irish Country Music\, Philomena Begley and Ra y Lynam have both enjoyed glittering careers spanning 6 decades at the ver y top of the music scene.\n\nThey have both had massive success\, hitting great heights and scoring countless No.1 hit songs like Blanket On The Gro und\, Gypsy Joe and Me and The Queen of the Silver Dollar.\n\nRegularly pl aying to packed houses in every hall\, theatre and festival from Ireland t o Tennessee\, both Philomena and Ray have shared stages with the like of G eorge Jones\, Tammy Wynette and Charley Pride along with practically all t he top Irish stars.\n\nThey come to The Balor as part of their 2025 We Go Together tour which will see both stars duet songs like My Elusive Dreams\ , Somewhere Between and We Go Together along with many more favourites fro m their much loved back catalogues. Special guest on the tour is Joe Moore . ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/01/PBRY-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:732@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250529T200000Z DTEND:20250530T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250526T134154Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=nobodys-talking-to-me SUMMARY:Nobody's Talking To Me DESCRIPTION:\n\nby Tommy Marren\ndirected by Monica Doherty\n\nThey say lau ghter is the best medicine and this show is jam packed!\n\nThis fsst-paced comedy set in 1960’s rural Ireland is full of hilarious one-liners and put downs – despite the fact that no one is talking to anyone else! Ther e’s also a wake\, a whiskey-loving priest\, a case of mistaken identity and a much used hanky.\n\nFrom the writer of the smash hit comedy The Real McCoy this play will have you in stitches. And with proceeds going to Oha na ZERO suicide you can enjoy a great night out while helping an extremely worthy cause.\n\nCast includes Danny Quinn\, Henri Quinn\, Cronan Scanlon \, Mary Sweeney\, Patricia Heuston\, Grace Quinn and Desmond Crawford. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/04/NTTM-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:704@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250606T193000Z DTEND:20250606T193000Z DTSTAMP:20250122T151734Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=megaslam-wrestling-2 SUMMARY:Megaslam Wrestling DESCRIPTION:\n\nGet Ready Ireland! The muscle-bound\, larger than life star s of Megaslam are coming back to Ireland with their epic 2025 Live and Loa ded Tour!\n\nThe 2 hour show is designed with children in mind offering up action-packed\, edge of your seat matches featuring the heroes from Team Megaslam and the baddies from Team Nasty!\n\nAn international cast will be featured with heavyweight stars from the UK\, Ireland\, USA and Italy!\nA ll previous visits have sold out\, so be sure to secure your seat today to a show that has been described as The #1 Live Experience for Families! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/01/Megalsam-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Special Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:736@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250607T100000Z DTEND:20250607T140000Z DTSTAMP:20250521T093548Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=cruinniu-na-nog SUMMARY:Cruinniú na nÓg DESCRIPTION: Unleash Your Creative Spark! \n\nJoin us for Cruinniú na nÓg – a jam-packed day of FREE creativity\, imagination\, and drama magic!\ n\n Saturday 7th June 2025\n\n Balor Arts Centre\n\n 10am – 2pm\n\n  For Ages: 9–12\n\nStep into the spotlight and let your creativity shine! Whether you’re a born performer or just love to have fun\, this is your chance to:\n\n Express yourself\n\n Make new friends\n\n Explore the w orld of drama\n\n And most importantly… HAVE A BLAST!\n\n Places are l imited\, so booking is a must!\n\nCall Balor DCA now on 074 913 0424 to gr ab your FREE spot!\n\nLet the drama begin!  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/05/Cruinniu-na-nOg-Ticketsolve.gif CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:686@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250621T200000Z DTEND:20250621T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250221T125011Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=big-love-a-tribute-to-fleetwood -mac-2 SUMMARY:Big Love - A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac DESCRIPTION:\n\nSix piece Fleetwood Mac tribute band Big Love return to The Balor after a very well received gig here in January 2024.\n\nThis exciti ng two-hour show covers all the hits of Fleetwood Mac’s phenomenally-suc cessful Buckingham-Nicks era as well as a reference back to the classic Pe ter Green blues era line-up and is guaranteed to appeal to fans of all age s.\n\nBig Love prides itself on quality performances from the Fleetwood Ma c songbook\, focused on the music with costumes and lighting that recall t he original band.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/11/Big-Love-TSolve.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:737@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250622T200000Z DTEND:20250622T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250523T082720Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=gary-gamble-20-years-of-country -and-comedy SUMMARY:Gary Gamble - 20 years of Country and Comedy DESCRIPTION:\n\nCelebrating 20 Years of Gary Gamble in Entertainment!\n\nJo in us for a fantastic evening of country music and comedy as we mark two d ecades of Gary Gamble’s unforgettable career. It will be a night filled with laughter\, song and top class entertainment that promises something f or everyone.\n\nFeaturing performances from Gary Gamble. John McNicholl\, Owen Mac\, Ryan Lynch\, Elaine Boyle and Marty Breslin backed by the brill iant Ryan Turner Band delivering the perfect soundtrack for a fun filled n ight of celebration.\n\nDon’t miss this evening of music\, memories and great craic! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/05/GG.jpg CATEGORIES:Variety END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:719@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250711T200000Z DTEND:20250711T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250409T113445Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=session-americana-2 SUMMARY:Session Americana DESCRIPTION:\n\nOne of our very favourite acts to ever play The Balor is ba ck!\n\nLate one Sunday night in October 2003\, Session Americana had its f irst jam around a table in the back of Toad in Cambridge\, Massachusetts. Looking back\, the group has had a natural\, almost inevitable evolution f rom a loose bunch of friends sitting around swapping songs in a bar\, to a hot-ticket weekly residency\, to a touring collective. Along the way\, th e band has made nine records (so far)\, played clubs and festivals across the U.S. and Europe\, and developed deep collaborative bonds with a wide c ommunity of musicians. Session Americana's diligent avoidance of music bus iness “shoulds” has led the band down a quirky and joyful path through the music world. The result is evident in the musical prowess the players and singers bring to every show. Swapping instruments\, trading off lead vocals and sharing songwriting credits\, Session Americana is constantly e xploring new collaborations and touring like a band out of time\, always s earching for a welcoming and homey venue\, a long lunch with old friends\, and a good glass of wine. Eleanor Buckland touring “in the band” brin gs a wealth of experience performing and collaborating\, a powerful rhythm guitar\, great fiddle chops\, sophisticated and soulful singing and a pil e of great songs.\n\n“Buckland’s folksy drawl plays perfectly with thi s fresh set of pop tunes that are seemingly built for fans of contemporary FM radio acts like Kacey Musgraves and Taylor Swift\, both nostalgically rustic and immediately modern.” – WBUR\n\nI’m lucky to have known Se ssion Americana for most of their twenty (!!!) years! I was just startingo ut as a songwriter when I discovered their residency shows at the Lizard L ounge in Cambridge. Pure magic. I’m misty-eyed now thinking about it! I had never seen a band enjoying themselves that much\, and everyone in the room was in on it\, this raucous and holy thing. I took a "note to self” that I’ve tried to recall many times when music felt hard. Like\, the j ob is simple— access the joy— and if you can do that\, it opens a port al. I got to guest sing with Session a few times\, witness their sustained mutual love affair with my home state of Vermont\, and even help out in t he making of one of their incredible albums. I’m ever in awe of Session\ , individually and as a band. They’re so finely in tune with each other\ , with their audiences. I’m in awe of their bond\, their easy laughter\, their intuitive musical conversation that has now gained the richness of decades. Happy twenty\, Session. You can almost legally drink!—Anaïs Mi tchell(Vermont-based singer-songwriter and the Tony and Grammy award-winni ng creator of the Broadway musical Hadestown)\n\n"It's right there in the name for this ultra-gifted\, rotating collective of singers and multi-inst rumentalists. And sprawl is a good word when it comes to the Boston-based group's raucous live shows\, which were initially built around the communi ty concept of traditional Irish seisiúns. The group... expertly blends vi ntage American roots music styles — from country to jazz to rock — in a rowdy but deft fashion."-Rolling Stone ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/02/Session-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:738@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250717T200000Z DTEND:20250717T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250522T122125Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-july-20 25 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions July 2025 DESCRIPTION:The Breeze | Ramper | Ciaran Moran\n\n\n\nNow in it’s 9th yea r The Ghostlight Sessions is one of the country's longest running establis hed original emerging music nights. Each night features 3 30 minute sets p erformed by some of Ireland’s best new musical talent. This special Eara gail Arts Festival edition is brimming with exciting talent. Come along an d discover your next new favourite artist!\n\nThe Breeze are a brand new b and from the north of Ireland made up of long time collaborators Chris Col l (Lost In The Fog)\, Decky McManus (The Basement)\, Stevie Scullion (Malo jian) and Lee Martin (Blue Stragglers).\nThe sound of The Beach Boys &\ ; Tom Waits heading off on holiday together…truly delightful &\; mesm erising – The Ulster Herald\n \;\n\n\n\n \;\n\nRamper – the ne w musical project from former In Their Thousands frontman Declan McClaffer ty – has been named One to Watch in 2025 by the Irish Independent and fe atured in the Irish Post’s Soundtrack of 2025.\n\nRamper’s songs have already travelled around Ireland\, the UK\, and across the Atlantic Ocean in the form of cosy shows. His music is best experienced live\, in a momen t just as ephemeral as his subject matter.\n\n\n\nCiaran Moran first came to our attention 8 years ago when he opened for Damien Dempsey. Since then the inner city raised Dublin singer songwriter has steadily progressed th rough the ranks earning praise from Irish Pioneers including Glen Hansard\ , Christy Moore\, Damien Dempsey and Christy Dignam.\n\nHe has a string of sell out headline shows in Dublin (Whelans)\, London and New York under h is belt and has opened in major arenas for high profile acts such as Macy Gray\, Paul Young and\, most recently\, The Wolfe Tones for their recent 3 night sell out run in Dublin’s 3 Arena. A new EP Love In The Gutter is due for release in August.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/05/GL-July-EAF.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:706@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250719T200000Z DTEND:20250719T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250221T131949Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-truffle-valley-boys SUMMARY:The Truffle Valley Boys DESCRIPTION:\n\nFounded in 2014 by Matt Ringressi and Roots music veteran R uben Minuto\, the Truffle Valley Boys have placed themselves at the forefr ont of the Blue Grass music scene in Europe.\n\nThey perform authentic Blu e Grass in the most uncompromising way\, around a single microphone and us ing period instrumentation\, with the utmost attention to musical and aest hetic details\, a fiery drive and a healthy dose of good-natured entertain ment!\n\nWith thousands of miles travelled each year headlining major fest ivals and events\, the band has won unanimous approval all over Europe for their live performances\, and their records have received worldwide airpl ay and enthusiastic reviews on publications like Bluegrass Unlimited and B luegrass Today...the Boys are even featured in a permanent exibit at the B luegrass Music Hall Of Fame And Museum in Owensboro\, KY!\n\nThe Truffle V alley Boys' show is a real throwback to era gone by\, and their music is a tribute to the genuine\, raw and powerful sounds of the more obscure regi onal Blue Grass acts of the 1950s...full steam ahead\, indeed!\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/01/TVB-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:727@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250720T200000Z DTEND:20250720T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250314T114425Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=realta SUMMARY:Réalta DESCRIPTION:\n\nRéalta\, the dynamic Ulster-based Irish traditional group\ , will be performing on home ground for a special concert of traditional a nd contemporary tunes and songs.\n\nFormed in Belfast in 2012\, Réalta qu ickly established themselves as an exciting act on the Irish music scene\, earning stellar reviews for their live performances and innovative approa ch to traditional melodies. Irish Music Magazine described their debut Ope n The Door For Three as “A full-bodied pipe and whistle extravaganza” and summarised their follow-up album Clear Skies by writing “Réalta hav e grown bigger\, bolder and braver and this is one of the best CDs to have come out of Ireland this year!”. For their most recent release Thing of the Earth\, Irish Music Magazine confirmed "Réalta have a sound all of t heir own - exciting\, dynamic and addictive".\n\nRéalta have toured exten sively throughout Europe\, Asia and North America and their unique approac h to the genre have made them a festival favourite. Featuring dual uillean n pipes\, whistles\, guitars\, mandolin and bodhrán\, the bands’ infect ious energy\, impressive musicianship\, creativity and deep love for the m usic is evident throughout every performance.\n\nListeners can expect to j ourney through energetic reels\, rhythmic jigs\, soulful airs and thought- provoking songs... blending words and melodies from sources both old and n ew. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/03/Realta-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:731@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250725T200000Z DTEND:20250725T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250411T103817Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=lisdoon-nirvana SUMMARY:Lisdoon Nirvana DESCRIPTION:\n\nWritten and performed by Frankie McCafferty\n\nDirected by Charlie Bonner\n\nIt’s 1983\, Macker’s 17 and is heading off on the bi ggest adventure of his young life – a trip to the Irish Glastonbury\, Li sdoonvarna. There’s Smithwick’s in the rucksack. And rumour has it tha t the girls from the North are bringing hash and condoms. So that’s alri ght Mama…\n\nBased on the last music festival at Lisdoonvarna in July 19 83\, this entertaining monologue with live music follows one young guy\, M acker\, and his friends making the Odyssean trip from Donegal to Clare.\n\ nTravelling on the pillion of his friend’s two-stroke motorbike\, they e ncounter 80s Ireland and young people from all over making the same pilgri mage. Laden with camping gear and cheap alcohol smuggled across the border \, wearing a converted Garda riot control helmet stuffed with bin bags\, a nd a pair of swimming goggles\, our hero undergoes a rite of passage as he ventures out into the big bad beautiful world.\n\nFor anyone who’s ever been young and dreamed of going to a festival and finding Nirvana.\n\nAge recommendation: 14+\, some strong language ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/04/Lisdoon-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:693@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250726T200000Z DTEND:20250726T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250212T104802Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=lisa-lambe-steve-cooney-mamo SUMMARY:Lisa Lambe & Steve Cooney - Mamó DESCRIPTION:\n\nCan you remember your grandmother? Can you recall the sound of her voice\, her scent\, the stories she told or the songs she hummed?\ n\nJoin us for Mamó: Songs My Grandmother Gave Me\, a collection of the t raditional songs and melodies our grandmothers might have sung late at nig ht around the kitchen fire.\n\nJoin renowned folk singer\, actress and fol klorist Lisa Lambe and celebrated guitarist Steve Cooney and immerse yours elf in the nightscape around those cherished songs. These songs carry trad ition\, passed down through generations\, resonating with warmth\, comfort and the echoes of the past.\n\nFrom lullabies whispered in the quiet of t he evening to spirited tunes echoing across fields\, Lisa Lambe's latest s how celebrates the richness of our cultural heritage. Each track is a thre ad connecting us to our ancestors\, offering a glimpse into their world an d inviting us to embrace our roots in a journey through time and memory. W e honour the legacy of our grandmothers through the songs they held dear. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/11/LLSC-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:742@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250805T200000Z DTEND:20250805T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250804T121057Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=crazy-nights SUMMARY:Crazy Nights - Extra Night due to demand! DESCRIPTION:\n\nBy Conor Malone\nDirected Caroline Bell\n\nThe Good Note mu sic venue is in trouble. Manager Ernie needs to come up with €25\,000 by the end of the month to keep the wolf from the door.\n\nJules ex-boyfrien d Billy is now a big star. But Jules refuses to swallow her pride and ask him for help. There’s always the option of approaching notorious money l enders The Smiths but that’s fraught with danger. Maybe a good old-fashi oned fund raising gig could do the trick?\n\nWhatever happens\, Ernie\, Ju les and the rest of the staff at The Good Note are in for some crazy night s!\n\nThe creative team of Director Caroline Bell\, MD Alice Gildea and Ch oreographer Katriona McNamee return for another Balor DCA summer musical. With a brand new original script by Conor Malone (The Hit Factory) and a s oundtrack featuring classics from Queen\, Taylor Swift\, Miley Cyrus\, Bru no Marrs\, Rod\, Stewart\, Aretha Franklin\, Kiss and more\, Crazy Nights will amaze you with the amount of local talent on stage. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/07/Crazy-Nights-Web-image.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:744@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250809T200000Z DTEND:20250809T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250808T135313Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=a-gig-for-gaza SUMMARY:A Gig For Gaza DESCRIPTION:\n\n[caption id="attachment_3758" align="alignright" width="212 "] Fundraiser to provide relief to those facing genocide in PalesTine - 2[ /caption]\n\nFinal Girl |Nine Foot Lizzards |Shauna Scanlon | Jason Deery |Sarah Creighton Keogh\n\nJoin us for a jam packed night of music and poet ry in aid of UNICEF providing vital humanitarian relief for those in Pales tine.\n\nFor those who can’t join us on the night or would like to donat e beyond the price of their ticket check our Just Giving page at the follo wing link: https://www.justgiving.com/page/gigforgazaballybofey?utm_medium =FR&\;utm_source=CL\n\nCurated by Siobhán Doyle and Daniel Browne CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:746@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250814T200000Z DTEND:20250814T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250731T105222Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-august- 2025 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions August 2025 DESCRIPTION:George Houston | Boy M5 | Proton Pool Party\n\n\n\n[caption id= "attachment_3763" align="alignright" width="273"] GL August TSolve - 1[/ca ption]\n\nNow in it’s 9th year The Ghostlight Sessions is one of the cou ntry's longest running established original emerging music nights. Each ni ght features 3 30 minute sets performed by some of Ireland’s best new mu sical talent. This August we’re delighted to welcome back one of Donegal ’s fastest rising musical talents\, the fantastic George Houston. He’s joined on the bill by Donegal bands Boy M5 and Proton Pool Party.\nCome a long and discover your next new favourite artist!\n\nGenre bending singer- songwriter George Houston has been widely praised for his poetic\, cinemat ic sound and deeply personal themes wrapped in lush harmonies and gothic f olk aesthetics. Since debuting with 2020’s Boo Fucking Hoo\, Houston has released four albums\, toured with Paul Weller\, and received acclaim fro m BBC Radio One\, RTÉ Radio One\, and played Later… with Jools Holland. #\n\nBoy M5 deliver emotive indie pop-rock blending acoustic warmth with electric energy. At the heart of the band is Kyle O’Neill\, whose heartf elt lyrics and passionate vocals drive their distinctive style. Backed by Jamie McClelland’s dynamic basslines and Nigel Hegarty’s solid\, energ etic drumming\, Boy M5 powerful performances channel raw emotion into comp elling melodies. Recent singles include Never Be the Same—a tribute to l ate band member Paul Mooney—and Apocalypse\, a bri beacon of hope\, assu ring listeners that even in the darkest times\, brighter days lie ahead.\n \nProton Pool Party are Galway-based Donegal brothers Davy &\; Matthew Byrne.\nSinger-songweriter Davy has written their previous two singles He Likes Flowers and its follow-up The Sand while Matthew is a former Donegal Fleadh winning trad guitarist whose previous band won the Letterkenny Bus king Festival in 2022. They are mentored by Moya Brennan and have opened f or names such as Ralph McTell\, The 4 of Us and Luka Bloom. They are excit ed to launch their new single Stone Cold Killer\, recorded in Clannad's Wi cklow studio and partly in Valley Music Studio\, Ballybofey.\n\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:745@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250816T200000Z DTEND:20250816T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250731T104035Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=muireann-bradley-2 SUMMARY:Muireann Bradley DESCRIPTION:\n\n[caption id="attachment_3761" align="alignright" width="278 "] MBTSolve - 1[/caption]\n\n18-year-old Ballybofey blues sensation Muirea nn Bradley returns to The Balor for a special hometown concert.\n\nMuirean n’s remarkable talent has captivated audiences and established her as on e of Ireland’s brightest emerging stars.\n\nHer rapid rise has seen her go from playing at The Balor’s Ghostlight Sessions in November ’23 to stealing the show on Jools Holland’s Hootenanny just 8 weeks later. The success of her debut album I Kept These Old Blues (re-released on Decca Re cords in February ’25) has lead to invitations to play worldwide from Au stralia to Hawaii.\n\nMuireann’s signing with Decca Records solidifies h er place as a torch-bearer for the new generation of blues\, paying homage to the genre’s history while bringing her own fresh perspective to the stage.\n\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:695@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250822T200000Z DTEND:20250830T200000Z DTSTAMP:20241125T194435Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=girls-weekend-2-the-hen-party SUMMARY:Girls Weekend 2 - The Hen Party DESCRIPTION:\n\nBy Karen Schaeffer\nDirected by Rory Farrell\n\nThe cast of the hilarious “Girls’ Weekend” returns with the highly anticipated follow-up\, performed by the Butt Drama Circle.\n\nDot\, Meg\, Carol and E llie are back in Dot’s holiday home\, this time for a Hen Party. As usua l though\, some of the group have other ideas. There’s a secret plan to elope that night while everyone else is partying. There’s convoluted pla ns to rendezvous with respective husbands and partners making the house a bit more crowded than anyone had anticipated.\n\nThrow in Dot’s stash of “special” cookies\, an ex-lover and a burglar\, and you have another night of full-blown and hilarious chaos! Thank goodness for the wine!\n\n* *16+ advisory due to mature themes/content** ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/11/GW-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:734@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250905T200000Z DTEND:20250906T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250509T104558Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=off-your-trolley SUMMARY:Off Your Trolley DESCRIPTION:\n\nAward winning Comedian\, Conal Gallen is bringing his hilar ious Comedy Play Off Your Trolley to theatres across Ireland this Autumn a nd\, as usual\, it all starts in The Balor!\n\nWritten by father and son t eam Conal and Rory Gallen\, Off Your Trolley is without doubt their funnie st comedy play ever! This rip-roaring\, laugh a minute tale of life in a h ospital ward is packed with craic\, confusion and constant laughter! Where the story leads? Nobody knows! Not even the other actors some nights as\, in true Conal Gallen style\, he likes to throw in some new lines just to keep them on their toes!\n\nSo join Bridie\, Willie\, Dick\, Betty and the infamous Father Big Mad Micky O’Reilly as they show us hospital life as it has never been seen before. They’ll have you in stitches from start to finish!\n\nYou’d have to be completely Off Your Trolley to miss this hilarious brand new comedy play from the cream of Irish comedy proving onc e again that Laughter is still the best medicine!\n\nStarring: Conal Galle n\, Paddy McMenamin\, Jack Quinn\n\nAge Recommendation 16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/05/OYT-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:724@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250908T200000Z DTEND:20250908T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250830T130022Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=hejira-joni-mitchell SUMMARY:Hejira - Joni Mitchell *CANCELLED* DESCRIPTION:\nUnfortunately the performance of Hejira scheduled for Monday September has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control.\n\nO ur Box Office Staff will be in touch with ticket holders to process refund s. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \ ;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/03/Hejira-Band-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:748@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250911T200000Z DTEND:20250911T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250815T193135Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-septemb er-2025 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions September 2025 DESCRIPTION:DiG! | Build Trap | Class Outside\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n  \;\n\nNow in it’s 9th year The Ghostlight Sessions is one of the co untry's longest running established original emerging music nights. Each n ight features 3 30 minute sets performed by some of Ireland’s best new m usical talent. This September features 3 acts from Ballybofey’s N15 Musi c Collective – DiG!\, Build Trap and Class Outside.\n\nCome along and di scover your next new favourite artist!\nDiG! are neo-psychedelic shapeshif ters\, blending fuzzed-out guitars\, kaleidoscopic synths and hypnotic gro oves into soundscapes that feel both nostalgic and otherworldly. Their mus ic roams freely—from lush\, widescreen ballads with pad-soaked atmospher es\, ambient guitars and meaningful vocals to straight-up rock ’n’ rol l boogies that hit with unfiltered energy. Genre is no cage for DiG!\; ins tead\, a single gripping\, magnetic sonic thread runs through everything t hey create.\nWith several singles already stirring the underground and the ir second full-length album on the horizon\, DiG! continue carving a path along the cosmic fringe of modern music. Live\, they are pure technicolour chaos—part dream\, part ritual—pulling audiences into a swirl of soun d and light where time dissolves and reality blurs.\n\nBuild Trap is the n ew project of Stephen Curran\, guitarist of Galway based Cranky Face and C anadian outfit The Herd.\n\nBefore emigrating to Canada in 2019\, Stephen performed extensively with Cranky Face including appearances at major Iris h festivals such as Body &\; Soul and Electric Picnic. Upon returning h ome to Donegal in Summer 2025\, Build Trap was born.\n\nA four piece compr ising established Donegal musicians\, Build Trap draws inspiration from th e likes of Pearl Jam\, Jeff Buckley\, Alice in Chains and David Bowie\, bl ending blends observational lyrics with a dynamic\, guitar-driven sound.\n \nBuild Trap announced themselves with the single A Fool’s Spring in Jan uary 2025 with follow up singles Lucid Living and Human Storage receiving air time on local and independent stations around Ireland\n\nClass Outside are a high-voltage power trio hailing from Ballybofey\, Co. Donegal. Made of three brothers Class Outside blend blood harmony with raw energy. With a sound rooted in rock\, dance hooks\, and driving rhythm\, the band deli vers a punch that feels both nostalgic and fresh. CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:671@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250912T200000Z DTEND:20250912T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240905T133548Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=john-lydon SUMMARY:John Lydon DESCRIPTION:\n\nHe’s a legend and an icon\, a revolutionary and an immort al. John Lydon – aka Johnny Rotten – changed the face of music and spa rked a cultural revolution.\n\nThe frontman and lyricist of the Sex Pistol s and Public Image Ltd (PiL) caused a political earthquake and transformed music for good. In his spoken word show\, I Could Be Wrong\, I Could Be R ight\, he will talk about how he sees life\, along with his unique and ext raordinary career\, and take audience questions during a pyrotechnic\, one -off tour.\n\nLydon will be sharing his thoughts with audiences. He Could Be Wrong. He Could Be Right.\n\nVIP meet’n’greet packages are availabl e. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/09/john-lydon-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Spoken Word END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:707@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250913T200000Z DTEND:20250913T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250221T133003Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=sean-keane-in-concert-2 SUMMARY:Sean Keane in concert DESCRIPTION:\n\nHailing from the village of Caherlistrane near Tuam in Coun ty Galway Sean Keane was born into a musical family that also includes his renowned sister Delores.\n\nTogether with Frances Black and others he was a founder member of the group Arcady. His solo career burst into life wit h the release of the album All Heart No Roses in 1994 leading him to be du bbed "the greatest Irish musical find of the `90's" by The London Independ ent and "the fastest rising star of the Irish music scene" by The Irish Ti mes while readers of Irish Music Magazine voted him Performer Of The Year in 1997/98. (Irish Times).\n\nHis unique musical and songs encompassing a mixture of traditional Irish folk music\, pop\, blues\, and country has se en his popularity endure throughout a career that has seen the release of 11 solo albums while collaborating on another 5.\n\nFor this Balor gig son gs like I’ll Be There\, You Are Loved and Whispered join favourites like Never Alone\, Isle of Hope and Galway to Graceland on a set list that wil l also include some of his newest and latest material.\n\n CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:739@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250920T200000Z DTEND:20250920T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250523T132451Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-maurice-lennon-trio SUMMARY:The Maurice Lennon Trio DESCRIPTION:\n\nMaurice Lennon\, Ciara Brennan and Chris Dawson\n\nFounding member of Stockton’s Wing Maurice Lennon is joined by multi-instrumenta lists Ciara Brennan and Chris Dawson to perform a dynamic and diverse repe rtoire of traditional and newly composed music.\n\nMaurice Lennon is one o f the most instantly recognisable names in Irish folk. In 1977\, at the te nder age of 19\, he put the traditional music world on notice becoming the youngest ever winner of the All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil Senior Fiddle Champ ionship.\n\nHe was a founder member of Irish folk/trad supergroup Stockton ’s Wing in the early ‘80’s\, going on to perform and record with the m for twenty seven years. While playing with ‘The Wing’ he’s had the pleasure of sharing the stage with a host of world renowned artists inclu ding Frank Sinatra\, Liza Minelli\, Stephan Grapelli and Michael Jackson. He’s also toured and performed with giants of Irish music such as Finbar Furey and Sean Keane.\n\nThe Maurice Lennon Trio is completed by Dublin s inger-songwriter Ciara Brennan and multi-instrumentalist Chris Dawson – already an established duo in their own right having performed\, composed and recorded intensely together in recent years.\n\nA musician and songwri ter of notable gift\, Ciara is a highly accomplished vocalist and fiddle p layer who has also been known to branch out into mandolin\, concertina and piano along the way.\n\nHailing from the musical heritage of the Rowsome and Brennan families\, she has won all Ireland titles for violin\, solo si nging and the not so common art of Lilting. She has toured Britian\, Canad a and the US with Comhaltas Ceolteori hEireann and anchored the summer sho w Sessium in the Comhaltas headquarters in Dublin for many years.\n\nMore recently she has performed with Michael McGoldrick\, John Doyle and John M cCusker. She’s also ventured into other genres such as alternative rock band Kid Coy who released their debut album Resolute last year.\n\nMulti-i nstrumentlist Chris Dawsons principle instruments of expertise are the tra ditional flute/whistle (he’s one of the rare flute players who has maste red the circular breathing technique) and cittern/bouzouki but he also inc ludes bodhran\, mandolin and didgeridoo in his arsenal.\n\nA native of Man chester\, his career reflects an open mind and attitude towards a variety of musical styles and influences while honouring his traditional roots. He ’s toured the UK and Europe with a soul/funk band and performed studio w ork with several chart topping artists\, working alongside notable musicia ns such as Sylvain Barou (Triad\, Guidewires) Dan\, Ar Braz\, Michael MCGo ldrick and Annie Ebrel.\n\nCompletely self taught he has also\, remarkably \, made and played his own professional quality bamboo flutes for over twe nty years.\n\nCollectively as a trio\, Maurice\, Ciara and Chris are kindr ed musical souls combining skill and a fierce respect and passion for trad itional music with an inquisitiveness and creativity that resists boundari es and constantly seeks to push the envelope and blur the lines between ge nres. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/05/MLT-Raw.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:740@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20250927T200000Z DTEND:20250927T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250606T103712Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=tadhg-j-devery-a-day-in-the-cou ntry SUMMARY:Tadhg J Devery - A Day In The Country DESCRIPTION:\n\nActor and comedian Tadhg J Devery is takes to the stage wit h his live sketch show ' '\n\nOver the last couple of years Tadhg has beco me an online sensation with his online comedy sketches. Writing\, shooting \, editing and uploading a new sketch every week\, he’s built a large\, loyal online fan base.\n\nNow he takes his Irish country themed comedy fro m online to the stage!\n\nMeet some of your favourite characters including Noel – your typical everyday country father\, Breda – the dramatic an d slightly raunchy housewife\, Christy – the well meaning but unlucky bu ilder\, Fr. Nettles – the tea loving priest\, Seamus – the worst plumb er of a generation and The Garda – a policeman who couldn’t solve a 10 piece jigsaw puzzle in this hilariously recognisable portrayal of A Day i n the Country ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/06/Country-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:669@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20251004T200000Z DTEND:20251004T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250221T134211Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=anne-gildeas-further-adventures -in-womaning SUMMARY:Anne Gildea's Further Adventures in Womaning DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom Anne Gildea\, the woman who taught you How to Get The Menopause and Enjoy It\, comes a brand new show: Further Adventures in WOM ANING. And what an hilarious adventure it’s going to be!\n\nJoin us as A nne explores the world of the feminine\, the mammy\, the twerky dancer: Fr om 18-hour girdles and Housewives of The Year\, to ripped influencer grann ies pumping iron on Insta\, from the Sunday drive to the spa break\, from Angel Delight to Ozempic and back to the chiffon scarf test\, Anne weaves a pant-wetting path through a changing half century of womany stuff -\nAnd that’s just the tip of the Anneburg!\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/08/AGWEB.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:718@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20251005T200000Z DTEND:20251005T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250221T151327Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=tommy-fleming SUMMARY:Tommy Fleming DESCRIPTION:\n\nDescribed as a singer whose voice has the remarkable abilit y of taking you into his world fans will enjoy this ultimate celebration a t a concert of Tommy's.\n\nTommy Fleming sings from his soul - He breathes raw emotion into each and every song\, be it his own arrangement\, a clas sic cover or a dynamic duet. Fluent and flawless\, his unique voice has to uched the hearts of many\, right across the globe and when you see Tommy i n full flight you truly have been part of a journey that has reached subli me heights yet one that has never lost sight of its roots.\n\nFor over 30 years Tommy has shared his gift and enjoyed sharing the stage with other I cons of the industry such as Elaine Paige\, Kenny Rogers\, Christy Henness y\, Phil Coulter\, De Dannan\, Mark Vincent and Vince Gill and many more.\ n\nUnique\, Honest\, Emotive\, Powerful\, an Instrument of Passion\, Dynam ic are some of the terms which have been used to describe his voice – a voice that has reached out through myriad genres\, sometimes difficult to classify but there is no doubt whatsoever that whether it is his infamous arrangement of “Danny Boy” or his latest releases of "Fiddlers Green" &\; "Sweet Sixteen"- Tommy Fleming delivers each song with a polished y et discreet finesse that casts it’s magic over a spellbound audience.\n\ nA unique talent and a night of Irish &\; contemporary classics is prom ised as Tommy Fleming delivers a musical experience with a universal appea l to a broad age range and with his diverse repertoire there truly is some thing in each show for all tastes.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/02/TFWeb.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:735@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20251008T200000Z DTEND:20251008T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250509T105115Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=3-on-the-bund SUMMARY:3 On The Bund DESCRIPTION:\n\nInspired by their individual diverse musical backgrounds\, 3 on the Bund blends tradition with innovation. Their complex layered arra ngements consist of both traditional and newly composed material which is played with an energy and passion that is completely authentic.\n\nFounded in 2019\, 3 on the Bund came together through the Irish World Academy at the University of Limerick and “rapidly went from unknown to hot propert y” (Folk World) Impressively managing to record\, produce\, and release their debut album ‘Frenzy’ during the Covid-19 pandemic\, this band ha ve been going from strength to strength within the Irish traditional music scene and are in high demand.\n\nAs individuals\, all are award-winning a nd accomplished performers with experience touring worldwide. Each has gra duated with a first-class honours degree in Irish traditional music from t he University of Limerick. As a group\, they have already travelled to the UK\, the US and Asia\, and have toured extensively across Ireland\, Germa ny and several other European countries.\n\nIn April 2022\, they headlined the Irish Heartbeat Festival tour\, a month-long tour across Germany and Switzerland. In 2023\, they performed to sold-out crowds at Germany’s Rh eingau Musik Festival and Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival\, and later th at same year\, they headlined the month-long Guinness Irish Christmas tour across Austria. 2024 was also a big year for 3 on the Bund. In April\, th ey embarked on their first solo tour of Germany\, as part of Zeitgeist Irl and 24\, an initiative of Culture Ireland and the Embassy of Ireland in Ge rmany. In October\, they headlined the six-week-long Irish Folk Festival t our of Germany in October / November.\n\nThe band are also currently worki ng on their second album. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/05/3OTB-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:753@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20251009T190000Z DTEND:20251009T190000Z DTSTAMP:20250903T221145Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=literary-links-jane-austen-bren dan-behan-john-steinbeck SUMMARY:Literary Links - Jane Austen\, Brendan Behan & John Steinbeck DESCRIPTION:\n\n[caption id="attachment_3789" align="alignright" width="300 "] Frances Browne Festival: Portrait (Square) - 2[/caption]\n\nExplore the surprising literary connections between world-renowned authors Jane Auste n\, Brendan Behan\, John Steinbeck and Ulster.\n\nThis event\, presented i n partnership with our sister festivals Cathedral Quarter Literary Festiva l (Letterkenny) and Steinbeck Festival (Limavady)\, features two talks tha t shine a light on unexpected cultural and historical ties.\n\nIn the firs t Letterkenny’s Donnan Harvey examines the local links to two very diffe rent writers: Jane Austen and Brendan Behan. In the second\, Douglas Bartl ett from Limavady reveals the strong connections between John Steinbeck an d the Roe Valley.\n\nDonnan Harvey is the secretary of the Letterkenny Cat hedral Quarter Community Group. Having grown up on Church Lane\, the forme r history teacher is spearheading the revival of this iconic part of Lette rkenny. His mission is to regenerate the historic Church Lane street and s urrounding area to create a vibrant cultural and historical quarter in the heart of the town.\n\nDouglas Bartlett founded the Steinbeck Festival in Limavady in 2019. He is the author of Steinbeck – Ulster and Ireland and A History of Limavady and the Roe Valley (Prehistory to 1900). A native o f Limavady\, he is a former Vice Principal and Head of History at Limavady High School\, where he worked for thirty-five years.\n\nAbout the Frances Browne Literary Festival\n\nThe Frances Browne Literary Festival celebrat es the life and legacy of Frances Browne (1816–1879)\, the “Blind Poet ess of Ulster.” Rooted in her hometown of Ballybofey-Stranorlar\, Co. Do negal\, the festival brings together poets\, writers\, musicians\, and com munities from Ireland and beyond to share in her spirit of creativity\, in clusion\, and multilingual expression.\n\nExplore the full programme and f estival information at: www.francesbrowneliteraryfestival.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/09/links-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Spoken Word END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:758@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20251010T180000Z DTEND:20251010T203000Z DTSTAMP:20250918T142746Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=circus-skills-for-all-the-famil y-with-fidget-feet SUMMARY:Circus Skills for all the Family with Fidget Feet DESCRIPTION:\n\n[caption id="attachment_3803" align="alignright" width="300 "] Frances Browne Festival: Portrait (Square) - 8[/caption]\n\nJoin the pe rformers of Ireland’s national company for aerial arts as they teach you all the fun of the circus.\n\nFor ages 6+. u18s must be accompanied by an adult.\n\nAbout Fidget Feet\n\nSince 1998\, Fidget Feet have created\, es tablished and nurtured the aerial dance sector in Ireland and created inte rnational connections and collaborations. Over 30 shows have been created and toured in this time\, ranging from indoor\, outdoor\, crane\, and vert ical dance performances around iconic Irish landmarks\, shows for young au diences\, community development regionally\, professional development thro ugh establishing Ireland’s first aerial dance festival and training cent re. These performances and opportunities take place throughout the country to make the art form accessible to all. We have achieved this through har d work\, successful partnerships with venues\, educational institutes\, fe stivals and funding bodies such as Creative Europe\, and the Arts and Cult ural Capital Scheme 2016.\n\nAbout The Frances Browne Literary Festival\n\ nThe Frances Browne Literary Festival celebrates the life and legacy of Fr ances Browne (1816–1879)\, the “Blind Poetess of Ulster.” Rooted in her hometown of Ballybofey-Stranorlar\, Co. Donegal\, the festival brings together poets\, writers\, musicians\, and communities from Ireland and be yond to share in her spirit of creativity\, inclusion\, and multilingual e xpression.\n\nExplore the full programme and festival information at: www. francesbrowneliteraryfestival.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/09/circus-skills-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:697@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20251011T200000Z DTEND:20251011T200000Z DTSTAMP:20241209T124802Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=mark-mccarney SUMMARY:Mark McCarney DESCRIPTION:\n\nHailing from the rural heart of Northern Ireland\, Mark McC arney brings his unmistakable wit\, charm\, and a dash of countryside chao s to the stage. Known for his hilarious online sketches and razor-sharp st and-up\, Mark has become one of the freshest voices in Irish comedy\, blen ding absurdity with relatable tales of small-town life.\n\nWith his deadpa n delivery and knack for finding humor in the mundane\, Mark’s show take s audiences on a laugh-out-loud journey through the quirks of family\, com munity\, and the strange realities of modern living. Whether you're a long -time fan of his viral hits or new to his uniquely Irish sense of humor\, this tour is guaranteed to leave you in stitches.\n\nDon’t miss the chan ce to see Mark McCarney live – raw\, real\, and ridiculously funny. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/12/MMCC-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:752@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20251012T190000Z DTEND:20251012T190000Z DTSTAMP:20250827T111506Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=in-conversation-with-michael-ha rding SUMMARY:In Conversation with Michael Harding DESCRIPTION:\n\n[caption id="attachment_3784" align="alignright" width="300 "] Frances Browne Festival: Portrait (Square) - 1[/caption]\n\nWhile away the evening with Michael Harding as he and local Ballybofey writer\, Dubh án Ó Longáin\, discuss Michael’s distinguished career\, his personal reflections on life\, creative works\, and the importance of the Irish lan guage in both their lives.\n\nCaith an oíche le Michael Harding agus é a g comhrá leis an scríbhneoir áitiúil Dubhán Ó Longáin. Beidh saotha r gradamach\, aitheanta Michael faoi chaibidil\, chomh maith lena dhearcad h ar an tsaol\, a dhearcadh ar a shaothar\, agus ar thábhacht na Gaeilge sa tsaol s’acu.\n\nThis event will be presented bilingually in Irish and English.\n\nMichael Harding is an award-winning writer and playwright. He has written numerous plays for the National Theatre\, novels\, and severa l volumes of memoir. For almost 20 years he has contributed a much-loved c olumn to The Irish Times\, establishing himself as one of Ireland’s fore most storytellers\, chronicling ordinary life through the lens of philosop hy and religious faith. A member of Aosdána\, he also publishes a weekly podcast at patreon.com/hardingmichael.\n\nIs scríbhneoir agus drámadóir gradamach é Michael Harding. Tá drámaí scríofa aige don Amharclann N áisiúnta\, chomh maith le húrscéalta\, cuimhní cinn\, agus colún ria lta aige san Irish Times le beagnach fiche bliain anuas. Is duine de scéa laithe móra na hÉireann é\, a bhíonn ag plé an ghnáthshaoil i gcomht héacs na fealsúnachta agus an chreidimh. Is ball de Aosdána é agus foi lseoidh sé podchraoladh seachtainiúil ar patreon.com/hardingmichael.\n\n Dubhán Ó Longáin is a poet\, writer\, researcher\, and Irish language t eacher. He has won awards for his academic research\, poetry (both traditi onal and slam)\, and short stories. He facilitates writing workshops for c hildren and adults\, and is currently Chairperson of the Irish Language Wr iters’ Association. Earlier this year\, he undertook a poetry and storyt elling tour of America and contributes regular articles on Irish folklore to the journal Nós.\n\nIs file\, scríbhneoir\, taighdeoir\, agus teagasc óir Gaeilge é Dubhán Ó Longáin. Tá duaiseanna bainte amach aige as a chuid taighde acadúil\, a fhilíocht (traidisiúnta agus slam)\, agus a chuid gearrscéalta. Éascaíonn sé ceardlanna scríbhneoireachta do phá istí agus do dhaoine fásta\, agus is cathaoirleach é ar Aontas na Scrí bhneoirí Gaeilge faoi láthair. Rinne sé turas filíochta agus scéalaí ochta i Meiriceá i dtús 2025 agus cuireann sé ailt rialta ar bhéaloide as na hÉireann ar fáil san iris Nós.\n\nAbout the Frances Browne Litera ry Festival\n\nThe Frances Browne Literary Festival celebrates the life an d legacy of Frances Browne (1816–1879)\, the “Blind Poetess of Ulster. ” Rooted in her hometown of Ballybofey-Stranorlar\, Co. Donegal\, the fe stival brings together poets\, writers\, musicians\, and communities from Ireland and beyond to share in her spirit of creativity\, inclusion\, and multilingual expression.\nThe 2025 Festival runs from 9 to 12 October with a packed programme of events.\nExplore the full programme and festival in formation at: www.francesbrowneliteraryfestival.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/08/MHEvent-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Spoken Word END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:762@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20251016T200000Z DTEND:20251016T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250930T212204Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-18 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions DESCRIPTION:\n\nNow in it’s 9th year The Ghostlight Sessions is one of th e country's longest running established original emerging music nights. Ea ch night features 3 30 minute sets performed by some of Ireland’s best n ew musical talent. So come along and discover your next new favourite arti st!\n\nDubh Lee is a folk and blues songsmith with old and new sonic influ ences from Aldous Harding to Creedence Clearwater Revival. She has enterta ined countless audiences at festivals and events such as All Together Now\ , Electric Picnic and the Ruby Sessions as well as intimate shows opening for Alabama 3 and Jerry Fish. Her debut EP\, Animals and Friends\, came ou t in May 2023 and her song ‘To My Sisters’ won the Night and Day song contest that year. So far in 2025 Dubh has released 'My Poor Boy'\, the fi rst single from her upcoming EP.\n\nRory Nellis is a singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Belfast. Producing a mix of folk-pop and indie-rock st emming from musings on life\, death\, relationships and politics he is a s urefire hit for fans of Wilco\, Villagers and Duke Special. He has toured all around Ireland and beyond - playing festivals and venues such as The C athedral Quarter Arts Festival (Belfast)\, Stendhal Festival\, The Atlanti c Sessions\, Ards Guitar Festival (Newtownards)\, Other Voices (Dingle)\, Whelan’s (Dublin) and The Bluebird Cafe (Nashville).\n\nCiara McShane is a 19-year-old singer and songwriter from Donegal. Her unique and powerful voice alongside a songwriting ability far beyond her years make her an em erging artist that is certainly one to watch. Blending heartfelt ballads a nd modern pop\, her storytelling and her soaring vocals feel incredibly pe rsonal and honest. Ciara has spent time crafting her songs in the studio a nd has been performing live across a variety of settings and is now set to debut her own original music with a release later this year.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/09/GL-October-Web-1.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:728@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20251018T200000Z DTEND:20251018T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250314T115022Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=jarlath-regan-under-constructio n SUMMARY:Jarlath Regan - Under Construction DESCRIPTION:\n\nFollowing his sell-out tours in Ireland\, the UK and Americ a\, Jarlath Regan (“Yer Man” off Instagram) is creating a brand new co llection of jokes\, stories and hilarious tales. See it before anyone else as Jarlath brings the Under Construction tour around his favourite theatr es this October.\n\nIn a world full of overwhelming bleakness and unrelent ing negative news\, take a break and make space for laughter by coming to see the man The Examiner calls the “The jewel in Ireland’s comedy crow n”. You’ve seen his viral standup comedy clips on Instagram\, TikTok a nd Youtube\, you’ve shared them with your friends and family\; now it’ s time to see him in person. Performing never before seen material from hi s up-coming tour show\, Under Construction will leave you howling. “I fo rgot what it felt like to cry in public\, through laughter” - The Irish Post. This is your opportunity to see his new show before anyone else.\n\n “A master at work” - Patrick Kielty\n\n“Comedy genius” - The Irish Times\n\n“Universally enjoyable – 90 minutes of jaw-achingly funny an ecdotes which spanned every topic imaginable.” - The Post ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/03/JRWeb.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:755@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20251023T200000Z DTEND:20251024T220000Z DTSTAMP:20250912T125851Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ripple-effect-a-dogs-life SUMMARY:The Ripple Effect | A Dog's Life DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Butt Drama Circle present two one act dramas.\n\nThe Ri pple Effect\nby Robert Scott\ndirected by Shaun Laverty\n\nThere’s no do ubt that Eva has murdered Timothy – she’s still holding the gun. But w hat drove her to kill? Was it fate\, or the random collision of people and circumstances? Who\, ultimately\, is to blame?\n\nForget what you read\, forget what you’ve heard\, see the story rewind to its beginning. Only a fter you’ve seen it all - will you be able to judge.\n\nThe Ripple Effec t is the Butt Drama Circle’s entry for The 2025 ADCI/DLI All Ireland One Act festival circuit.\n\nA Dogs Life\nby Pamela Valentine\ndirected by Be rnie Thompson\n\nFour dogs\, one kennel — a tale of laughter\, loyalty\, and the bittersweet wait for a forever home.\n\nHeart-warming\, funny\, a nd gently moving\, A Dog’s Life is a light-hearted yet touching comedy t hat invites audiences into the world of four dogs sharing their kennel.\nW ith plenty of wit and warmth\, the play reveals the joy\, loyalty\, and mi schief of man’s best friend — but also the quiet moments of longing\, change and the uncertainty of what tomorrow may bring.\n\nThis charming pr oduction captures both the laughter and the lumps in the throat that come with loving our four-legged companions. Join us for an evening that will h ave you laughing\, reflecting\, and maybe even wiping away a tear. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/09/One-Act-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:741@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20251025T200000Z DTEND:20251025T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250606T104138Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=rude-boy-revolution-skalloween SUMMARY:Rude Boy Revolution – Skallowe’en DESCRIPTION:\n\nHallowe’en Fancy Dress Party with\n\nRude Boy Revolution\ n\nCome and celebrate Skallowe’en – our Ska-themed fancy dress Hallowe ’en party in the company of 8-piece Ska band Rude Roy Revolution.\n\nTre at yourself to renditions of the skankin' Ska anthems of Madness\, The Spe cials\, The Beat\, Bad Manners and more.\n\nPolish up your Doc Martens\, g et your bomber jacket out of the attic and get ready for a night of fun\, fancy dress and dancing to your favourite Ska tunes! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/06/Skalloween-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:714@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20251108T200000Z DTEND:20251108T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250212T090236Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=shaun-ryder-happy-mondays-and-f ridays-and-saturdays-and-sundays SUMMARY:Shaun Ryder: Happy Mondays – and Fridays and Saturdays and Sunday s DESCRIPTION:\n\nHe’s the wild man of rock who became a national treasure. Happy Mondays and Black Grape frontman Shaun Ryder is hitting the road fo r a new\, spoken word tour.\n\nThe star of more-TV-shows-than-anyone-has-a -right-to-feature-on – including Celebrity Gogglebox\, and I’m A Celeb rity Get Me Out Of Here\, among many others – redefined the sex’n’dr ugs’n’rock’n’roll lifestyle during the halcyon age of Madchester.\ n\nHe’s touring in support of his new book: Happy Mondays - and Fridays and Saturdays and Sundays. Fans can look forward to a carnival of excess\, wild tales\, and improbable truths\, as they enjoy the talents of a uniqu e rock &\; roll star dubbed Britpop’s answer to WB Yeats.\n\nStrap yo urselves in and say Hallelujah for Shaun. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/02/SR-Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:754@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20251111T200000Z DTEND:20251115T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250909T144125Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=grease-3 SUMMARY:Grease DESCRIPTION:The St Columbas College\, Stranorlar School Musical\ndirected b y Caroline Bell\n\n\n\nSt Columba’s College bring their annual school mu sical to The Balor.\n\nAfter enjoying a summer romance\, high school senio rs Danny Zuko (Conrad Cassidy) and Sandy Young (Sophie Galvin) are unexpec tedly reunited when she transfers to Rydell High. Their joy is short lived however as greaser gangs the T-Birds and Pink Ladies come between them. A s Danny struggles to balance his relationship with Sandy and his friendshi ps and as good-girl Sandy struggles to fit in with the Pink Ladies will th ey be able to find common ground and rekindle their romance?\n\nGrease - t he classic musical about two love-struck teenagers – was St Columba’s very first school musical back in 1994. Now\, the class of 2025 bring it b ack to the Balor stage with a bang! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/09/Grease-Website-image.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:720@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20251122T200000Z DTEND:20251122T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250228T131155Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=karma-police-a-tribute-to-radio head SUMMARY:Karma Police: A Tribute to Radiohead DESCRIPTION:\n\nDelving deep into the back catalogue of the cult anthems th at shaped a generation\, Karma Police deliver authentic\, note for note li ve renditions of Radiohead's most acclaimed and beloved songs.\n\nCovering the band's entire career\, from 1993's "Pablo Honey" up to and including 2016's "A Moon Shaped Pool"\, Karma Police\, a six piece band made up of s ome of the most in demand session musicians\, perfectly recreate the best of Radiohead\, playing anthems like\; Creep\, High and Dry\, Fake Plastic Trees\, Paranoid Android\, Street Spirit (Fade Out)\, Pyramid Song\, 15 St eps and many\, many more.\n\nFormed in 2019\, its members having previousl y worked with artists such as\; Prince\, Paul Brady\, Glen Hansard\, Damie n Dempsey\, Sinead O' Connor\, Picture This\, James Vincent McMorrow\, Vil lagers\, Jack L\, Jerry Fish\, Cathy Davy\, Karma Police offer an incredib le tribute to Radiohead.\n\nA live music experience that perfectly encapsu lates the raw energy\, power and excitement of a Radiohead show. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/02/KP-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:760@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20251123T200000Z DTEND:20251123T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250926T090238Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=conal-gallens-off-your-trolley- 2 SUMMARY:Conal Gallen's Off Your Trolley! DESCRIPTION:\n\nAward winning Comedian\, Conal Gallen is bringing his hilar ious Comedy Play Off Your Trolley to theatres across Ireland this Autumn a nd\, as usual\, it all starts in The Balor!\n\nWritten by father and son t eam Conal and Rory Gallen\, Off Your Trolley is without doubt their funnie st comedy play ever! This rip-roaring\, laugh a minute tale of life in a h ospital ward is packed with craic\, confusion and constant laughter! Where the story leads? Nobody knows! Not even the other actors some nights as\, in true Conal Gallen style\, he likes to throw in some new lines just to keep them on their toes!\n\nSo join Bridie\, Willie\, Dick\, Betty and the infamous Father Big Mad Micky O’Reilly as they show us hospital life as it has never been seen before. They’ll have you in stitches from start to finish!\nYou’d have to be completely Off Your Trolley to miss this hi larious brand new comedy play from the cream of Irish comedy proving once again that Laughter is still the best medicine!\n\nStarring: Conal Gallen\ , Paddy McMenamin\, Jack Quinn\nAge Recommendation 16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/05/OYT-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:756@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20251128T160000Z DTEND:20251213T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250926T084322Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=christmas-panto-jack-the-beanst alk SUMMARY:Christmas Panto - Jack & The Beanstalk DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nSat &\; Sun 4:00pm\nWed\, Thurs &\; Fri 8:00pm\nN o show Mon &\; Tues\n\nWhen the evil Baron (Christopher Quinn) and Baro ness Tightfist (Sarah Mulholland) raises the taxes yet again in the Ye Oul d Village of Feytown\, poor village boy Jack (Céalan McMenamin) and his M other (Kevin McGranaghan) have no option but to sell their only cow Butter cup.\n\nUnfortunately\, Jack meets a mysterious Traveller and swaps Butter cup for a handful of beans. Fortunately\, they're magic and grow a beansta lk up to Cloudland. Unfortunately\, there's an Ogre (Dean Gillespie) up th ere. Jack climbs the beanstalk hoping he can find fortune enough to pay th eir taxes and marry the Baron’s daughter Lucy (Nicole Laverty) aided by her Maid (Katie Lucas)\n\nAll the much-loved characters are here including Fairy Moonbeam (Grace Quinn) who is tasked to control 4 mischievous Brown ies from spoiling the Panto. The Brothers Grimm (Kris McCallion &\; Jos hua Duffy) prowl the village looking for another story to add to their col lection. The Ogre’s Housekeeper (Megan Roberts) and even Robin Hood (Cli ve Heapes) makes an appearance when his Pantomime was cancelled in the nei ghbouring town due to the theatre being closed for repair.\n\nA new look a t an old favourite\, with some highly entertaining and surprising twists. Packed with songs\, slapstick\, silliness\, audience participation for the whole family and all the fairytale magic of traditional pantomime! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/09/Jack-Web-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Panto END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:775@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20251231T203000Z DTEND:20251231T203000Z DTSTAMP:20251210T124228Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=n15-new-years-eve-2 SUMMARY:N15 New Years Eve DESCRIPTION:\n\n[caption id="attachment_3843" align="alignright" width="280 "] N15 TSolve - 1[/caption]\n\nwith\n\nJason Deery / Lorc D\nDK\nShauna Sc anlon ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/12/N15-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:766@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260120T200000Z DTEND:20260123T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260119T200651Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=all-shook-up-3 SUMMARY:All Shook Up DESCRIPTION:Finn Valley College present\nAll Shook Up\ndirected by F. Bogle . M. Garry\, D. Jacobs &\; M. Linden\n\n\n\nEXTRA SHOW ADDED! Friday Ja n 23rd!\n\nA musical comedy featuring the songs of Elvis Presley\n\nFinn V alley College\, Stranorlar present All Shook Up – the hit musical about a small town girl with big dreams and the motorcycle riding stud she falls for.\n\nIt’s 1950’s America and Natalie dreams of love and adventure yearning for her true love to appear and spirit her away from her dreary s mall town life. Chad has just got out of jail. When he rocks up on his mot orbike things are never going to be the same!\n\nBased on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night\, All Shook Up takes you on a journey to 1955 middle America \, where one girls dream and a surprise visit from a mysterious leather-ja cketed\, guitar-playing stranger help a small town to discover the magic o f romance and the power of rock &\; roll.\n\nAmong the 24 songs feature d in the score are Elvis classics like "Heartbreak Hotel\," "Love Me Tende r\," "Don't Be Cruel\," "Can't Help Falling in Love\," and of course the t itle tune “All Shook Up”. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/11/All-Shook-Up-Poster.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:776@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260130T200000Z DTEND:20260130T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260109T090254Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=wild-atlantic-women SUMMARY:Wild Atlantic Women DESCRIPTION:\n\nWild Atlantic Women celebrate St Brigid’s Weekend at the Balor with an evening of music\, stories and celebration.\n\nThis special concert will showcase an exciting lineup of local women artists connected to Ireland’s Wild Atlantic coast\, celebrating women’s voices\, commun ity\, creativity\, and compassion.\n\nIn addition to the entertainment the re will be a ‘Brigid’s Well of Kindness’ raffle. Inspired by the spi rit of Brigid’s generosity and kindness a donation of €1\,000 will be made to the winners chosen charity.\n\nSo come along and celebrate St Brig id with a night of great music\, community spirit and the chance to win €1000 for your chosen charity. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/01/WaW-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:772@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260205T200000Z DTEND:20260207T200000Z DTSTAMP:20251201T232016Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=i-do-not-like-thee-dr-fell SUMMARY:I Do Not Like Thee\, Dr. Fell DESCRIPTION:\n\nby Bernard Farrell. directed by Bernie Thompson\n\n[caption id="attachment_3836" align="alignright" width="200"] Dr Fell TSolve\, - 1 [/caption]\n\nA sharply comic take on the booming ‘therapy group’ cult ure of the late 1960s and 70s.\n\nA wonderfully eclectic mix of characters \, each carrying their own quirks\, anxieties\, and private agendas gather for group therapy. Beneath the humour runs a central theme: exposing hypo crisy and uncovering the truth hidden within people.\n\nThe cast crackles with a mix of wicked humour\, gripping tension\, and characters so vivid t hey practically step off the stage — it’s the kind of theatre you don ’t want to miss. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/12/DRFell-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:777@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260212T200000Z DTEND:20260212T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260116T124301Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-februar y-2026 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions February 2026 DESCRIPTION:Alder | Marty Smyth | Neil Burns\n\n\n\n\n\nNow in it’s 9th y ear The Ghostlight Sessions is one of the country's longest running establ ished original emerging music nights. Each night features 3 30 minute sets performed by some of Ireland’s best new musical talent. So come along a nd discover your next new favourite artist!\n\nAlder is a folk group roote d in song\, story\, and atmosphere who blend original material with re-ima gined traditional songs.\n\nWith a sound influenced by Irish folk\, Americ ana and modern acoustic songwriting\, Alder’s close vocal harmonies\, ac oustic strings\, and spacious arrangements create a reflective\, quietly p owerful performance where their subtle dynamics and storytelling hit you r ight where good music should.\n\nMarty Smyth is a singer\, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Donegal. After many years as a bassist and coll aborator (with Winter Mountain and In Their Thousands amongst others)\, a move to London inspired a new focus on solo material\, drawing inspiration from the likes of Sufjan Stevens\, Justin Vernon\, Jack Steadman &\; A drienne Lenker.\n2025 saw the release of his first offerings as a solo art ist – 3 singles which form part of a collection of songs that chart a tr ansformative time\, moving from rural Ireland to the canals of London.\n\n Derry-based composer/songwriter/pianist Neil Burns\, with years of songwri ting and performing under the moniker Comrade Hat and collaborations with artists including Victoria Geelan\, Velvet Alibi and Great White Lies\, ha s released his first album under his own name.\nGolden Sunsets invokes cha mber music\, jazz\, suave tango and sultry Bossa brought to life by a stel lar ensemble with horns and strings featuring superlative musicians includ ing the Henry Girls\, Meilana Gillard and Laura McFadden. It was launched with a full 13-piece ensemble at Brilliant Corners festival in Belfast ear lier this year. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/01/GL-Feb-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:757@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260221T200000Z DTEND:20260221T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250912T131022Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ger-o-donnell-don-stiffe-trevor -sexton SUMMARY:Ger O Donnell\, Don Stiffe & Trevor Sexton DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nThis combination of renowned performers and multi-instr umentalist duo Ger O Donnell &\; Trevor Sexton with Don Stiffe – one of the greatest singer / songwriters to have emerged on the Irish Folk sce ne in recent years -  is one of the most exciting things happening in Iri sh music in recent times.\n\nThese three powerhouses of Irish vocals have been selling out shows around Ireland and garnering international attentio n and acclaim abroad with upcoming Irish\, UK\, European and Canadian tour s. When Sharon Shannon heard them play together she instantly signed them up for her next album (due out later this year). Sharon also repaid the fa vour\, adding her talents to the trios forthcoming album joining other wor ld class musicians such as Joanie Madden\, Derek Hickey &\; John Carty. \n\nGer O Donnell is a true multi-instrumentalist\, known best perhaps for his voice and mastery of the acoustic guitar\, but also for many other wo nderful and unusual instruments and studio production. He has exploded on to the scene and cemented his place in the genre with 6 chart topping hits in Ireland in the last few years. You’ll f nd many recordings of him on TV and all platforms with Dolores Keane\, Cherish the Ladies\, Sharon Sha nnon\, Paul Brady Tommy Sands\, &\; Sean Keane to name but a few.\n\nKn own for his powerful voice\, amazing stage presence and exceptional skills across a variety of instruments\, Trevor has become a highly sought-after performer. A phenomenal songwriter too\, with hits like Fairytale topping the charts in Ireland and spreading all over the world. Together\, Ger &a mp\; Trevor have been touring and selling out venues all over the world in recent years. They have regular tours in the UK\, Europe\, Scandinavia\, the US and back home in Ireland. The duo have toured with Cherish the Ladi es where they have teamed up with Don Stiffe and the combination of the th ree voices has become a phenomenon.\n\nDon Stiffe is one of the greatest s inger / songwriters to have emerged on the Irish Folk Scene in recent year s\, receiving critical acclaim and awards both at home and abroad. Don is a passionate and talented singer whose impressive performance style has mo ved audiences all over the world. Stiffe’s version of the "Dimming of th e Day"\, by Richard Thompson won “Vocal Cut of the Year’ at the Live I reland 2010 Awards. This song featured on his debut solo album\, “Start of a Dream\, which was originally released in 2006\, achieving much critic al acclaim. The renowned Irish Music Magazine described the musical qualit y of the album as being “in the Premier League”. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/09/Ger-O-Donnell-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:768@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260228T200000Z DTEND:20260228T200000Z DTSTAMP:20251127T125739Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=megatrad SUMMARY:megaTRAD DESCRIPTION:\n\nmegaTRAD is comprised of brothers\, Cillian and Seán\, fro m the musical East Clare O'Dálaigh family and Denis McAuliffe\, a West Cl are legend on the mandolin. All three are graduates of the esteemed Univer sity of Limerick's BA Irish Music and Dance programme.\n\nmegaTRAD was bor n in the trio’s stomping ground of The Glen Tavern\, Limerick. Asked to provide entertainment\, bringing whatever pedals and stompbox/beat’n’b ass machines they had lying around with no rehearsals beforehand the resul t was musical magic - improvisation around concepts\, playing while listen ing\, no arrangement sheets\, tailoring each performance to the occasion a t hand. Each show is a unique\, innovative and exhilarating musical journe y affectionately termed Transcendental by their fanbase.\n\nShortly afterw ards\, in 2020\, megaTRAD won best performance at Temple Bar Trad Fest’s ‘Live at the Hub’ securing a slot at Milwaukee Irish Fest for August 2020. They have also played at festivals such as Electric Picnic\, All Tog ether Now\, The All Ireland Fleadh\, Bloom Festival\, and Shannonside Folk Festival.\n\nThey come to The Balor promoting the release of their debut album "It begins with a..." Join megaTRAD on a musical journey where tradi tion meets innovation and every note is an adventure\, Immerse yourself in the contemporary\, rich\, and lively sounds of 21st century Irish Traditi onal music - megaTRAD style! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/11/MEGA-TRAD-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:778@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260304T200000Z DTEND:20260306T221500Z DTSTAMP:20260114T121231Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=back-to-the-80s SUMMARY:Back To The '80's DESCRIPTION:\n\nA feel-good musical set in 1980s USA. Now in his 30s\, Core y Palmer looks back on his senior year at William Ocean High School.\n\nSe venteen-year-old Corey is hopelessly in love with his cool neighbour\, Tif fany Houston\, who only has eyes for popular jock Michael Feldman. When Mi chael steals Corey’s ideas to win the class presidency—with Tiffany as his vice—Corey is left on the sidelines. Meanwhile\, new students arriv e\, including twin cheerleaders Mel and Kim Easton\, and shy Eileen Reagan \, who becomes the target of Michael’s cruel pranks. Even the teachers f ace drama\, as Mr Cocker uncovers a shocking secret about his girlfriend\, Miss Brannigan.\n\nThe show follows friendship\, first love\, bullying\, and growing up\, all leading to the big questions: will Corey get the girl \, will prom night succeed\, will Eileen find friends\, and will Michael b e exposed?\n\nPacked with iconic 80s hits like Footloose\, Girls Just Want to Have Fun\, Material Girl\, Kids in America\, Total Eclipse of the Hear t\, Video Killed the Radio Star and many more\, Back to the 80’s is an e nergetic\, nostalgic musical guaranteed to leave audiences smiling\, singi ng\, and reminiscing. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/01/BTT80s-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:781@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260312T200000Z DTEND:20260312T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260116T124913Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-march-2 026 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions March 2026 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nNow in it’s 9th year The Ghostlight Sessions is one o f the country's longest running established original emerging music nights . Each night features 3 30 minute sets performed by some of Ireland’s be st new musical talent. So come along and discover your next new favourite artist!\n\nGlasgow-born singer-songwriter Michael McGovern blends poetic l yricism. His debut album\, Highfield Suite (2021)\, recorded during isolat ion in 2020 and produced by Bill Shanley\, earned critical praise across t he UK and Ireland. Including BBC Album of the Week\, RTE Lyric feature\, a nd an “unexpected gem” nod from folk legend Paul Brady.\n\nHis new alb um Thin White Road marks a confident step forward\, expanding on his folk roots with full-band arrangements\, layered harmonies\, and touches of sax ophone and strings. The breakout single ‘Evelyn‘ went viral in early 2 025\, sparking a wave of online covers.\n\nMichael’s live shows are cele brated for their emotional impact and warmth. Thin White Road confirms him as one of the most compelling new voices in contemporary folk.\n\nHailing from the rugged meeting point of Galway\, Connemara and the Wild Atlantic \, In Athens' music boasts a powerful blend of fuzzy post-gaze nostalgia a nd razor-sharp post-punk energy.\n\nExpect expansive yet intimate guitars\ , driving bass\, hypnotic drums and hazy\, 90s-inspired vocals creating a sound both contemporary and timeless\n\nIn Athens debut EP "MIRRORISM" (Oc t 2025) is available through Blowtorch Records on 12" Vinyl and all stream ing platforms.\n\nWith over 50 years experience between them Ally Doherty and Marcus Devlin are two veterans of the much heralded Ballybofey guitar scene. Marcus is a nephew of OG Ballybofey guitarist Liam Deery.\n\nA long established guitar duo – think Rodrigo y Gabriel only hairier! – thei r live shows are an enthralling mixture of original tracks and interpretat ions of classic tunes. They plan to finally hit the studio and capture the ir magic for posterity in 2026\, a recording that promises to be the most anticipated release since Nelson Mandela. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/01/Ghostlight-March-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:743@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260313T200000Z DTEND:20260313T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250709T134718Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=shortt-stuff-pat-faye-shortt SUMMARY:Shortt Stuff - Pat & Faye Shortt DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nHilarious and outrageously madcap father/daughter duo P at and Faye Shortt are taking their new live show to any venue daft enough to host them.\n\nBringing belly laughs and brilliantly bonkers characters to stages across Ireland and beyond\, The Shortt’s are redefining what it means to be a comedic double act.\n\nPat Shortt\, a veteran of the come dy circuit\, and his daughter Faye\, a theatre trained firecracker with a razor sharp wit\, have built a cult following with their blend of absurd c haracters and lightening quick banter. After a whirlwind tour of Australia and New Zealand that had audiences roaring with laughter from Sydney to P erth and beyond this beloved comedy duo embark on a Irish tour with their new show Shortt Stuff.\n\nThe Shortt’s conjure up a madcap world that’ s part social commentary and all heart. Whether skewering small town polit ics or turning family feuds into full blown musical numbers their shows ar e as unpredictable as they are unforgettable. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/07/Shortt-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:769@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260314T193000Z DTEND:20260314T193000Z DTSTAMP:20251127T130029Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=megaslam-american-wrestling-spe ctacular SUMMARY:Megaslam: American Wrestling Spectacular! DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe stars of Megaslam Wrestling return to Ballybofey for a Fight Night Showdown!\n\nThis epic 2 hour family show features the larger than life superstars take to the ring in a daredevil show that will featur e thrills\, spills and pure drama.\n\nMillions watch WWE on Netflix each w eek\, now is the chance for you to see the muscle bound heroes and villain s up close!\n\nGrab your foam finger\, take your seat and get ready to che er Team Megaslam onto victory. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/11/Megaslam-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Special Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:780@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260320T200000Z DTEND:20260320T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260114T121802Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=got-talent-2 SUMMARY:Got Talent DESCRIPTION:\n\nBalor DCA's annual Autism's Got Talent and Down Syndrome's Got Talent event returns on Friday March 20th. This event is designed to s howcase the talent of the participants\, and demonstrate the power &\; inclusivity that the Arts offer society as a whole.\n\nGot Talent will sho wcase amazingly talented performances by children and young adults with Au tism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Down Syndrome. Our performers will show w hat people with ASD and Down Syndrome are capable of in what promises to b e an evening of fun\, laughter\, inclusion and surprises! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/01/Got-Talent-2026-Web-image.jpg CATEGORIES:Variety END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:786@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260323T203000Z DTEND:20260324T221500Z DTSTAMP:20260206T093856Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=great-crossing-lines SUMMARY:Great | Crossing Lines DESCRIPTION:\n\nTwo fascinating films of local historical and sporting inte rest shown on the Balors 5m x 6m LED video wall.\n\nGreat is Benny Gordon ’s story\, a century of life in the Twin Towns. The youngest child that lost their father when Benny was just 11. Nevertheless\, a childhood full of fun and friendships. A boy’s curiosity and wonder of wartime. A time when resourcefulness and smuggling helped lay the table. Street games\, bo xing\, football and the movies. A boy\, growing into adulthood\, showing m ovies to his community\, playing in a band and marrying the girl next door . A life of love and laughter. A life without regrets.\n\nCrossing Lines t ells the story of TT Harps. In 1979\, a group of young women formed a foot ball team that was both cross-border and cross-religion. While politicians and community leaders struggled to build bridges\, these girls let the be autiful game create a world of friendship and acceptance. A world where th ey all belonged.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/02/Great-Web-Feat-Image.jpg CATEGORIES:Film END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:761@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260325T200000Z DTEND:20260325T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250926T090557Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-carpenters-experience-2 SUMMARY:The Carpenters Experience DESCRIPTION:\n\nWhen we were young we'd listen to the radio\, waiting for o ur favourite songs. Now they're back again\, like a long-lost friend\, all the song we loved so well.\n\nThe UK's leading Carpenters show\, featurin g the amazing voice of Maggie Nestor and eight top-class musicians\, captu res the sights and sounds of the amazing talents of Richard and Karen Carp enter.\n\nKaren's silky contralto is combined with Richard's delightful pi ano and seamless harmonies in this big production that brings Close to You \, We've only Just Begun\, Top of the World\, Rainy Days and Mondays\, Sol itaire\, Goodbye to Love\, Please Mr Postman\, For All We Know\, Only Yest erday and dozens more classic songs to the stage.\n\nThe Carpenters Experi ence is coming to town for an evening of non-stop hits - it's yesterday on ce more ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2024/10/Carpenters-Crop.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:774@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260327T200000Z DTEND:20260327T200000Z DTSTAMP:20251210T123804Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=david-geraghty SUMMARY:David Geraghty DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nSongwriter and multi-instrumentalist David Geraghty is a founding member of Bell X1 and he continues to be a driving force behind the band. Releases have included ten albums (four No.1)\, extensive world tours\, as well as opening for acts such as U2 and Ed Sheeran.\n\nGeraght y’s output also includes composing for TV &\; Film (productions that star Aidan Gillan &\; Tom Vaughan-Lawlor and which include the hit TV s how ‘The Dry’).\n\nAlongside this activity\, Geraghty releases solo wo rks. The debut\, ‘Kill Your Darlings’ (2007)\, was received with criti cal acclaim and was followed up in 2009 with the equally evocative ‘The Victory Dance’.\n\n2014 marked the first of two releases for Geraghty un der the moniker ‘Join Me in the Pines’ with an album of brooding dark folk called ‘Inherit’. The release of ‘Monomania’ in 2019 saw a st artling shift to a groove-based electro sound that has flashes of Prince\, Gary Numan\, Peter Gabriel\, Nile Rodgers.\nGeraghty has proven himself a master of melody in the past\, but this album confirms that he’s a crac kerjack when it comes to groove and soul\, too. Dismiss this as a side-pro ject at your peril.\nLauren Murphy – The Irish Times\n\nThroughout Monom ania\, there are flawless falsettos\, shimmering synths and rhythms so inf ectious they could carry their own health warning....It’s seriously impr essive.\nJohn Walshe – Hot Press\n\n\nGeraghty/JMITP has opened for a cts such as David Gray and Hall &\; Oates at Live At The Marquee\, Cork and Iveagh Gardens\, Dublin.\n\nThe next step in Geraghty’s musical tra jectory sees a return to releasing as DAVID GERAGHTY. The album ‘Komoreb i’ will be released in 2026. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/12/David_Geraghty_web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:747@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260328T200000Z DTEND:20260328T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250923T120825Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=nip-and-tuck SUMMARY:Nip and Tuck DESCRIPTION:\n\nAfter standing ovations and rave reviews at its debut in De rry’s Millennium Forum Gary Gamble and his riotous cast of misfits bring the outrageous new comedy NIP &\; TUCK to The Balor.\n\nIn the town of Ballybigger Barbara checks in for what should be a simple cosmetic proced ure. Instead\, she’s swept into a whirlwind of surgical slip-ups\, outra geous mix-ups\, and a cast of doctors and nurses who are anything but qual ified! Add her sharp-tongued best friend Mary Oxter\, her sister Majella —determined to try the newest (and strangest) high-tech treatment—and an over-the-top operation scene like no other\, and Ballybigger’s clinic is already in chaos.\n\nBut just when things couldn’t get any crazier … a mad man on the loose arrives\, desperate for a nip and tuck of his o wn to disguise himself and slip out of the country. Will Barbara survive t he madness? Will Majella ever get her “out-of-this-world” procedure? A nd can anyone stop the runaway mayhem before the stitches come undone?\n\n This adult comedy is bursting with cheeky humour\, wild antics\, and all t he “stitching up” you’ll need—because you’ll be laughing until y our sides split!\n\nStarring entertainer Gary Gamble and a stellar cast of comedy actors and actresses\, NIP &\; TUCK promises an evening of outr ageous fun that will leave you in stitches.\n\nLaugh them off before we cu t them off!\nStrictly over 18s ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/07/Nip-Tuck-Green-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:793@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260403T200000Z DTEND:20260403T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260323T190059Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=wild-atlantic-writers-round SUMMARY:Wild Atlantic Writers Round DESCRIPTION:With John Doherty\, Chantelle Padden\, Tera Lynne &\; Ó hEa ráin\n\n\n\nWell known Donegal musician John Doherty (Little Hours) is jo ined by award-winning Irish artist Chantelle Padden\, St Louis Americana s tar Tera Lynne and Ó hEaráin – the solo project of Donegal-born songwr iter and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Herron.\n\nPresented in an intimate ‘In The Round’ style (originated in Nashville’s Bluebird Café where it is now a hallmark tradition)\, songwriters take turns singing their ow n original material and sharing the stories behind their songs. It’s a c osy\, informal and conversational atmosphere where artists will get person al\, have fun on stage and let you in on some beloved stories and tales fr om their lives.\n\nJohn Doherty\n\nKillybegs man John Doherty is the forme r frontman of Donegal band\, Little Hours. With a career spanning nearly a decade\, his music has been lauded for its emotional honesty and craftsma nship. Known for his soulful voice and heartfelt songwriting\, Doherty lea ns into a more rootsy sound with his recent solo releases\, capturing the essence of raw emotion and storytelling that have long been the heart of h is music.\n\nDoherty’s songwriting credentials are consistently impressi ve. His collaborations span from working with Nashville's Caroline Spence\ , James Earp (producer of Lewis Capaldi)\, industry icons like Gary Clark of Danny Wilson\, Emmylou Harris and Nik Kershaw as well as writing for th e Eurovision in 2023 and 2025.\n\nChantelle Padden\n\nChantelle Padden is an award winning Irish artist celebrated for her powerhouse vocals and gen re-defying style. Padden continues to grow as a leading force in a new wav e of Irish talent making its mark on the global stage.\n\nHer exceptional talent has already drawn praise from music legends including Tom Jones and global icon\, five-time Grammy Award–winning sensation Celine Dion\, fu rther cementing her status as a world-class performer with major stage cre dentials.\n\nChantelle is currently touring Europe as the lead contemporar y vocalist in The Lord of the Rings - a cinematic concert experience celeb rating Howard Shore’s Academy Award–winning score performed with a ful l orchestra.\n\nTera Lynne\n\nCombining high-gloss glamour with working-cl ass roots\, Tera Lynne makes her own version of empowered\, pop-kissed Ame ricana. It's a southern sound that's raw one minute and refined the next\, created by a frontwoman whose songs balance big questions with even bigge r melodies.\n\nRaised on the outskirts of St. Louis\, Lynne grew up listen ing to a mix of '90s country singers\, rock &\; roll stars\, and Rat Pa ck crooners. That diversity left a permanent mark\, inspiring the music sh e’d eventually make after moving to Nashville and cutting her teeth on t he honky-tonk stages of Lower Broadway. Those gigs eventually gave way to shows across the world\, from headlining performances at the Badenfahrt Fo lk Fest in Switzerland to opening sets for Thomas Rhett in America.\n\nÓ hEaráin\n\nÓ hEaráin (pronounced "O Aran")\, is the solo project of Don egal-born songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Herron. Over the past decade\, Herron has built a reputation as an accomplished session musicia n\, performing and touring with artists including Little Hours\, Stephanie Rainey\, and Clare Sands. He was also one-third of Cork-based indie rock band Rowan\, contributing his songwriting and musicianship to their acclai med debut album Does It Make You Happy?\n\nWith Ó hEaráin\, Herron steps into a new chapter\, one that reconnects him with his folk and traditiona l roots\, lending his own voice to the songwriting. His debut single\, “ Feel It All\,” recorded live\, captures the raw vulnerability and quiet strength that comes with embracing life’s unpredictable journey. His sec ond single “On My Mind\,” blends folk with hints of traditional Irish and Americana influences to explore love\, memory\, and acceptance from th e perspective of someone approaching the end of life. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/03/WAWR-TSolve.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:782@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260404T200000Z DTEND:20260404T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260122T135031Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=build-trap-we-are-not-bad-peopl e-ep-launch SUMMARY:Build Trap 'We Are Not Bad People' EP Launch DESCRIPTION:Build Trap release their debut EP We Are Not Bad People. They a re joined on the night by DiG! and Lazember.\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \n\nBuild Trap started in a spare room of a downtown Vancouver apartment a s the creative project of Stephen Curran\, guitarist of Cranky Face (Galwa y) and The Herd (Canada).\n\nBefore emigrating to Canada in 2019\, Stephen performed extensively with Cranky Face\, including appearances at major I rish festivals such as Body &\; Soul and Electric Picnic. After moving home to Donegal in Summer 2025\, Build Trap serves as a means of re-establ ishing roots in the Irish music scene.\n\nDrawing inspiration from artists like Pearl Jam\, Jeff Buckley\, Incubus\, The Strokes\, Foo Fighters\, Ke rbdog\, Alice In Chains\, IDLES\, Little Green Cars\, David Bowie\, and Th e Beatles\, Build Trap blends observational lyrics with a dynamic\, guitar -driven sound.\n\nThe project made its debut with the single A Fool’s Sp ring in January 2025\, with follow-up singles Lucid Living and Human Stora ge receiving airtime on local and independent stations around Ireland\n\nB uild Trap has now grown into a four-piece outfit comprised of established Donegal Musicians\, with David Coyle\, Jordan Hannigan and Conor Kelly joi ning in August 2025.\n\nNeo-psychedelic shapeshifters DiG! weave fuzzed-ou t guitars\, kaleidoscopic synths\, and hypnotic grooves into soundscapes t hat feel both nostalgic and otherworldly. With several singles already sti rring the underground and their second full-length album on the way\, they ’re carving a path through the cosmic fringe of modern music.\n\nLazembe r is the indie rock project of Donegal multi-instrumentalist Paul Rodgers. \n\nHaving previously toured internationally as guitarist with Mojo GoGo a nd performed as a session musician with Little Hours\, he has appeared at festivals including Electric Picnic\, Sea Sessions\, T Vital\, Other Voice s\, Live at Leeds\, The Great Escape\, and more across Ireland\, the UK\, Germany\, the Netherlands\, Spain\, and North America.\n\nWith Lazember\, Paul steps into his own voice for the first time\, blending cinematic indi e rock with coastal Irish melancholy\, drawing inspiration from Kings of L eon\, The War on Drugs\, Sam Fender\, and Bombay Bicycle Club.\n\nOver the past year\, he has been recording the debut Lazember album in Co. Donegal alongside producer Ziggy Van Wallendael (formerly of Belgian band Felix P allas)\, while building a live show and a catalogue ready for the road. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/01/BuildTrapWeb.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:770@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260410T200000Z DTEND:20260412T200000Z DTSTAMP:20251127T130306Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-balor-songbook-choir-a-cent ury-of-sound SUMMARY:The Balor Songbook Choir – A Century of Sound DESCRIPTION:\n\nGet ready for an unforgettable musical journey!\n\nThe Butt Drama Circle are delighted to bring back their immensely popular ‘Balor Songbook Choir’ for their third magnificent show: ‘A Century of Sound ’\n\nFollowing two smash-hit shows\, this talented\, local choir is read y to take you on a thrilling trip through time\, from the 1920s to the pre sent day.\n\nExpect an evening packed with variety\, showcasing diverse ge nres including\; Classic Pop &\; Rock Anthems\, Swing Jazz &\; Blues \, Soul and Motown favorites\, plus many more!!\n\nWhether you're nostalgi c for the sounds of your youth or keen to discover the greatest hits of th e past\, 'A Century of Sound' promises an evening of superb performance\, brilliant arrangements\, and a guaranteed good time.\n\nDon't miss the Bal or Songbook Choir's triumphant return to the Balor stage! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/11/Songbook-Choir-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:789@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260423T200000Z DTEND:20260424T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260206T131049Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ceoldrama-gcu-3 SUMMARY:Ceoldráma GCU DESCRIPTION:\n\n[caption id="attachment_3883" align="alignright" width="300 "] Screenshot[/caption]\n\n \;\n\nTá scoláirí GCU ar ais ar an ard án arís i mbliana. Bígí linn fa choinne oíche lán le ceol\, damhsa a gus drámaíocht den scoth.\n\nIs cinnte an rud é go mbeidh oíche ar dó igh agaibh.\n\nThe students of GCU return to the stage once again to prese nt a night of music\, dancing and drama. This is a night not to be missed and suitable for all the family.\n\nCome along for what promises to be a n ight of fun\, laughter and hearing your favourite numbers as Gaeilge! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/02/Ballinamore-Web-Feat-Image.jpg CATEGORIES:Schools END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:749@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260425T200000Z DTEND:20260425T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260403T121420Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=ryan-cullen SUMMARY:Ryan Cullen & Micky Bartlett DESCRIPTION:\n\nLocal boy made good Ryan Cullen is joined by Derry’s Mick y Bartlett for a hilarious night featuring two of the finest comedians the North West has to offer.\n\nCritically acclaimed Edinburgh based Irish st and-up comedian Ryan Cullen is known for his jet-black humour\, razor-shar p one-liners and fearless approach to the darkest corners of comedy.\n\nOr iginally from Donegal\, Cullen has carved out a reputation for his brutal wit and deadpan delivery that leaves audiences howling and horrified in eq ual measure. A regular at major comedy festivals\, Cullen has performed to acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe\, Adelaide Fringe (Best of the Edinburgh Fest)\, Altitude Comedy Festival\, Vodafone Comedy Carnivals (Dublin &\ ; Galway)\, Electric Picnic\, Snowbombing\, Otherlands\, and more.\n\nOn s tage\, he’s supported acts like Daniel Sloss\, Theo Von\, and Steve-O wh ile regularly headlining top clubs across the UK and Ireland including The Stand\, Glee Clubs\, Monkey Barrel\, The Laughter Lounge\, The Internatio nal\, Lavery’s and The Belfast Empire.\n\n[caption id="attachment_3777" align="alignright" width="252"] Ryan Cullen TSolve - 1[/caption]\n\nIntern ationally\, Cullen is also recognised as one of the top roast battlers in the world. He runs Roast Battle Scotland and has performed at legendary ve nues like The Comedy Store in Los Angeles and Denver Comedy Works\, cement ing his place in the global roast comedy scene.\n\nOff stage\, he’s an a ccomplished writer\, having written for acclaimed TV comedy shows includin g Never Mind the Buzzcocks (BBC)\, Republic of Telly\, Clear History\, Lat e Licence (BBC NI)\, and Callan's Kicks (RTÉ).\n\nCullen has also made hi s mark on YouTube as a core performer on the wildly popular Facts (700M+ v iews\, 1.5M subs) and Try channels (1.3M subs). He co-hosts the comedy pod cast Absolute Cuts with Mark Nelson\, and has appeared on BBC’s The Come dy Underground\, MTV\, and RTÉ.\nRyan Cullen is one of my favourite comed ians. Hilarious and so dark you think\, ‘How the f**k did he end up like this?’\n– Daniel Sloss (Netflix)\n\nBig laughs. His material has the ruthlessness of a young Jimmy Carr and the sexual turpitude of Jim Jefferi es at his most priapic. This is extraordinary stuff.\n– Kate Copstick (T he Scotsman)\n\nRyan Cullen looks unassuming… but his clever black humou r had the crowd gasping in horror and giggling simultaneously!\n– Comedy Scoop\n\nREALLY good dark humour. One-liners with a dark twist… and gre at interactions with the crowd!\n– The Stand\, Glasgow\nJoining Ryan on the night is Micky Bartlett. )ne of Northern Ireland’s most beloved come dians\, Micky is known for his quick wit\, sharp observations\, and unmist akable charm. With years of experience performing on stage\, TV\, and radi o\, Micky has earned a reputation for delivering side-splitting comedy tha t connects with audiences everywhere.\n\nFrom sold-out solo shows to appea rances at major comedy festivals\, Micky’s relatable humour and engaging storytelling have made him a favourite both at home and beyond. Whether h e’s sharing hilarious takes on everyday life or tackling bigger topics w ith his unique perspective\, Micky Bartlett never fails to leave audiences in stitches. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/08/RMWeb.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:792@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260429T200000Z DTEND:20260429T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260305T214314Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=alex-black-60-years-in-music SUMMARY:Alex Black - 60 Years in Music DESCRIPTION:\n\nJoin legendary country and Irish performer Alex Black for a very special night as he celebrates 60 remarkable years in music.\n\nOver six decades\, Alex has become a familiar and much-loved voice on the Iris h country music scene. With his rich\, low baritone and unmistakable style reminiscent of greats such as Jim Reeves\, Big Tom and Don Williams\, he has entertained audiences across Ireland and beyond. Beginning his career in the golden era of the Irish showband scene\, Alex built a reputation no t only as a gifted performer but also as a talented songwriter\, penning s ongs recorded by a number of well-known country music artists.\n\nThis spe cial anniversary concert will take audiences on a journey through Alex’s incredible career — from the early showband days to the many stages and stories that followed. Expect an evening filled with classic country song s\, heartfelt originals\, memories from the road\, and plenty of musical s urprises.\n\nAlex will be joined on stage by the fantastic Ryan Turner Ban d\, along with friends and fellow performers from the music industry who h ave shared the journey over the years. Special guest performers will be an nounced closer to the event.\n\nHosting the evening will be Alex’s daugh ter\, singer and performer Sinead Black\, who will guide the audience thro ugh the highlights of her father’s life in music\, sharing stories\, mem ories and milestones from a career that has spanned generations of fans.\n \nMusic truly runs in the Black family\, and this celebration promises to be a warm\, uplifting and unforgettable night of entertainment\, packed wi th songs\, stories and special moments.\nWhether you are a long-time follo wer of Alex’s music or simply a lover of classic country and Irish song\ , this promises to be a night not to be missed. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/03/Alex-Black-TSolve.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:784@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260430T200000Z DTEND:20260430T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260130T215642Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-april-2 026 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions April 2026 DESCRIPTION:Without Willow | How I Became A Wave | Quentin Cooper &\; Fl oriane Blancke\n\n\n\nNow in it’s 9th year The Ghostlight Sessions is on e of the country's longest running established original emerging music nig hts. Each night features 3 30 minute sets performed by some of Ireland’s best new musical talent. So come along and discover your next new favouri te artist!\n\nAcclaimed Donegal acoustic singer songwriter duo Without Wil low are known for their hauntingly beautiful vocals and intricate guitar w ork. Drawing from acoustic folk\, country and singer-songwriter influences \, Karen Kelly and Simon McCafferty create music that feels both deeply pe rsonal and refreshingly authentic.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nHow I Became A Wave is the solo project of Cork-based artist Pat Carey\, form erly of the acclaimed indie band\, The Hard Ground. Blending literary and natural world influences with lush strings and steel pedal guitars\, the m usic of How I Became A Wave speaks to the soul through considered lyrics a nd quietly rousing melodies.\n\nNamed in the Irish Independent’s Ones to Watch for 2026\, How I Became A Wave’s forthcoming debut album features contributions from some of Ireland’s most respected musicians\, includi ng Carey’s former Hard Ground bandmates Davie Ryan and Hugh Dillon\, pia nist Rory McCarthy\, cellists Laura McFadden and Aoife Burke\, and multi i nstrumentalist Brian Casey\, among others.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nQuenti n Cooper and Floriane Blancke’s music is a sound made from harp\, guitar s\, piano and singing that experiments with their French and Peruvian root s. It also incorporates aspects of blues\, rock\, latin and jazz to influe nce their original songs and instrumental pieces. With exceptional musicia nship and a spirited\, playful energy\, this remarkable duo delivers an un forgettable musical journey both invigorating and soul-stirring. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/01/TrioWeb.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:763@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260501T200000Z DTEND:20260501T200000Z DTSTAMP:20251110T124403Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=guy-davis SUMMARY:Guy Davis DESCRIPTION:… one of the most gifted acoustic musicians on the planet - B lues Blast Magazine.\n\n\nMulti instrumentalist Guy Davis is a two-time\, back-to-back Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Blues. He’s not just a musician\, he’s a bluesman\, a troubadour of the folk tradition and a ma ster of his craft.\n\nEqually at ease with six or twelve string guitar\, f ive string banjo\, harmonica\, and even the didgeridoo\, Guy uses a blend of Roots\, Blues\, Folk\, Rock\, Rap\, Spoken Word\, and World Music to co mment on and address the frustrations of social injustice\, historical eve nts and common life struggles.\nThe deep and lyrical storytelling of his s ongs provides an earthy contrast to modern-day commercial music.\n\nGuy’ s work has seen him perform alongside Pete Seeger\, Bruce Springsteen\, Dr John\, Taj Mahal and Joss Stone\, opening for Chuck Berry\, Joan Armatrad ing\, and BB King\, and perform all over the globe. Adventures that once s aw him chased out of Red Square in Moscow for trying to sing\, performing in the then Soviet occupied East Berlin\, and in front of an iceberg in Gr eenland!\n\nHis shows feature a mixture of his own original material along side classic cover songs from such luminaries as Muddy Water\, Howlin’ W olf\, and Bob Dylan.\n…a superb songwriter whose lyrics evoke the storyt elling poetic tradition of the blues  - The Country Blues Magazine\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/11/GD-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:788@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260502T200000Z DTEND:20260502T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260206T095032Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=cash-returns-6 SUMMARY:Cash Returns DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Man in Black is back!\n\n[caption id="attachment_3879" align="alignright" width="291"] Cash Returns TSolve - 1[/caption]\n\nJoin us in celebrating the iconic music of Johnny &\; June featuring Europe' s premier Johnny Cash - JP Mac - and - Karen Lyttle - as the ever sassy an d fantastic June Carter and their amazing cast of musicians along with the ir very own 'Carter Sisters' on backing vocals.\n\nExperience this high oc tane performance that will take you through the years\, picking out all th e best songs from Johnny &\; June's back catalogue of iconic hits inclu ding\, 'Jackson'\, 'Ring Of Fire'\, 'Hurt'\, ‘Ghost Riders In The Sky’ \, among many more!\n\nHotter than a pepper sprout this much revered show will take you right back to the magic of the Grand Ole Opry and the fever pitch atmosphere of the mess halls at Folsom Prison and San Quentin."\n\n ⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑ – ‘Best Tribute Act’ – Northern Ireland Country Mu sic Awards 2020 &\; 2022\, 2024\, 2025 &\; 2026\n\n⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑ – ‘Best Tribute Band’ – Hot Country TV Awards 2016 &\; 2024\nIf anyone hears JP Mac they will know why he is an award-winning Johnny Cash act\, I would like to see this guy play in person\n– W.S. Holland (Cash ’s Drummer) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/02/Cash-Returns-Web-Feat-Image.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:791@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260503T143000Z DTEND:20260503T143000Z DTSTAMP:20260304T130448Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=wee-dan-the-mystery-of-camp-win dybottom SUMMARY:Wee Dan & The Mystery of Camp Windybottom DESCRIPTION:\n\n[caption id="attachment_3889" align="alignright" width="200 "] Wee Dan TSolve - 1[/caption]\n\nTHE FAMILY COMEDY EVENT OF THE YEAR!\n\ nFrom one of Ireland’s best-loved comedy performers comes a brand-new la ugh-out-loud stage adventure for the whole family.\n\nWhen Wee Dan arrives at Camp Windybottom\, what should be a simple summer adventure quickly tu rns into a fast-paced mystery packed with outrageous characters\, unexpect ed twists and brilliant audience interaction. With Wee Dan and Eileen Side ways at the heart of the chaos\, the laughs come thick and fast from start to finish.\n\nWee Dan and The Mystery at Camp Windybottom is written and produced by Conal Gallen and his son Rory\, creators of the best-selling c hildren’s novel Wee Dan’s Big Adventure\, and delivers the big comedy moments audiences have come to expect from the Gallen name.\n\nThis high-e nergy family comedy is guaranteed to have children aged 6–13 in fits of laughter — with more than enough sharp\, clever humour to keep the grown -ups roaring too.\n\nBig laughs. Big characters. Big family day out. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/03/Wee-Dan-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Childrens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:771@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260507T200000Z DTEND:20260507T200000Z DTSTAMP:20251201T231241Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-complete-recordings-of-heze kiah-proctor SUMMARY:The Complete Recordings of Hezekiah Proctor DESCRIPTION:An old-time medicine show with quick wit and dazzling musicians hip.\n\n\n\n[caption id="attachment_3834" align="alignright" width="189"] Hezekiah TSolve - 1[/caption]\n\nHezekiah’s variety show takes its inspi ration from the old-time medicine shows of the American West where quack “doctors” and their musical entertainers set up in front of the footli ghts to entertain with music\, comedy\, and wild sermonizing—all to sell patent “medicines” to their poor\, rural audiences.\n\nAn evangelical -preacher-turned-Marxist-radical\, Hezekiah’s show delivers all the ente rtainments of the medicine shows—fiddles\, banjos\, four-part harmonies\ , slapstick gags\, and sales pitches.\n\nThis preacher’s dedication to w orking class politics and the revolution of the proletariat make his stage show into a blend between a Socialist political rally during the Great De pression and an old-fashioned country hoedown.\n\nWith such songs as “Je sus Was a Marxist”\, Hezekiah and his four-piece band switch banjos\, fi ddles\, sousaphone\, harmonicas and guitars as they perform everything fro m ragtime to Appalachian fiddle tunes to gospel hymns from the Deep South. \n\nThe Complete Recordings of Hezekiah Procter is a live medicine show ac t\, a dazzling display of virtuosity by Canada’s most revered old-time a nd folk musicians and a performance art piece that takes audiences back to the beginnings of country music.\n\n\n\nA collaboration between Montre al songwriter Li’l Andy and folk festival darlings Sheesham and Lotus &a mp\; ‘Son\, The Complete Recordings of Hezekiah Procter sees Andy adopti ng the persona of “Hezekiah Procter” a long lost legend of old-time mu sic. The group combines harmony vocals\, fiddles\, banjos\, sousaphone and theatre to recreate the medicine show and vaudeville act of the fictional 1920s performer.\n\nThe album began as Andy writing old-time country song s as Hezekiah Procter\, imagining the singer’s troubled life and legend through song. He then recruited the multi-instrumentalists of Sheesham and Lotus &\; ‘Son to record those songs on a “wire recorder” — an actual antique piece of recording equipment from the 1920s.\n\nThe double album they made together sounds like a new discovery of 78rpms records fr om the early days of country music. Included in that box-set is a novel wr itten by Li’l Andy telling the imagined life story of Hezekiah Procter\, a performer as talented and troubled as Hank Williams\, Jimmie Rodgers or Robert Johnson. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/12/Hezekiah-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:783@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260509T200000Z DTEND:20260509T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260130T093501Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=david-keenan SUMMARY:David Keenan DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nDundalk singer / Songwriter\, Poet &\; Composer Davi d Keenan announced himself as on of the standout creative forces in Irish music in 2020\, topping the Irish Independent Music charts with his with h is debut album A Beginners Guide To Bravery.\n\nA working class kid from D undalk\, Keenan has spent his life forging his own artistic path driven to write lyrical songs that play out like stories\, soulful outsider anthems that celebrate the sacred and profane and aren’t afraid to cut to the c ore of things.\n\nHis live shows are praised for their soaring ability to uplift and connect audiences whether solo with guitar and piano or with a full band he’s one of those rare raw voices to be heard and felt.\n\nHis most recent album Modern Mythologies was released last year to widespread acclaim.\nThis is a David whose songwriting talent is Goliath-sized\; it is the Dundalk man’s best yet\, no\nless a lyricist than Leonard Cohen w ould have been proud of the truths so beautifully told on\nIncandescent Mo rning - Danny McElhinney\, Irish Mail On Sunday\n\n \;\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/01/David-Keenan-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:751@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260514T200000Z DTEND:20260514T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250826T093459Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=declan-nerney-in-concert SUMMARY:Declan Nerney in concert DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Balor welcomes Irish country music icon and Irish Count ry Music Hall of Famer Declan Nerney.\n\nBorn in Drumlish\, Co. Longford\, Declan Nerney has crafted a catalogue brimming with signature songs that resonate across generations such as Stop the World (and Let Me Off)\, Anna from Fermanagh\, Three Way Love Affair and others—all co-written with c ollaborator Henry McMahon.\n\nDeclan joined his first band – The Hi-Lows – aged just 16 and became a fixture on stages across Ireland soonafter. His breakthrough came with the autobiographical hit The Marquee in Drumli sh – a tribute to his childhood and the cultural heartbeat of rural Iris h music.\n\nA dedicated performer and storyteller\, Nerney has remained ev er-present in the Irish country music scene often returning to headling hi storic venues and high profile festivals. His recent induction into the Ir ish Country Music Hall of Fame\, bestowed during a Late Late Show Country Music Special\, cements his status as a national treasure.\n\nJoin Declan and his fantastic band with special guests Hugo Duncan and Gavin Gribben f or a memorable night of music\, song and fun. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/08/Declan-Nerney-promo-3.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:767@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260517T200000Z DTEND:20260517T200000Z DTSTAMP:20251119T144722Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=savannah-gardner-the-recovering -good-girls SUMMARY:Savannah Gardner & The Recovering Good Girls DESCRIPTION:\n\nSavannah Gardner &\; The Recovering Good Girls \, rising stars of the UK Country and Americana scene\, come to The Balor as part o f their first Irish tour.\n\nSavannah Gardner is a show-woman from Califor nia who is bending the country music genre to her mighty will. Blues\, hon ky tonk &\; gypsy jazz feed into her big sound while keeping vintage an d traditional country alive and well with a dash of outlaw flair.\n\nThe R ecovering Good Girls\, a close-knit trio formed in London’s bustling mus ic scene\, feature Savannah with Texan Riley Hare on bass and vocals and C armen Ruiz Vicente from Spain keeping the beat on drums and vocals.\n\nSav annah’s special connection with her audience has earned her the UK AMA ’s Live Act of the Year Nomination for 2025 and has won her slots at cov eted festivals like Glastonbury\, C2C London\, Red Rooster\, The Long Road \, and the Static Roots Festival in Germany.\n\nShe tours Ireland to promo te her debut album ‘Recovering Good Girl’ produced by Dale Davis\, leg endary former bass player and musical director for Amy Winehouse.\nA Voice for a new generation. Savannah Gardner isn’t just an artist\; she’s a catalyst for change – a beacon for those daring to dream differently in the world of country music — Country Music UK\nSavannah has rare star q uality that takes her songs out of the studio\, off the vinyl and breathes new life live on stage – Ray Jones\, Founder of Talentbanq\nThere’s a real wave of young\, bright traditional country artists coming through ri ght now — and this puts her right at the top of that list — DC Brown\n The voice is her ace. A sophisticated and mellifluous set of pipes that ha ppily switch between Patsy Cline or Esther Phillips with personality – T ony Ives Country Music People Magazine\nSavannah Gardner continues to make waves as one of the most exciting voices in contemporary country music. W ith her bold storytelling\, unforgettable performances\, and commitment to pushing boundaries\, she is poised to leave a lasting impact on the genre   — British Country Music Festival\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/11/Savannah-Gardner-1.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:795@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260521T200000Z DTEND:20260523T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260415T142131Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=lovers SUMMARY:Lovers DESCRIPTION:by Brian Friel\, directed by Kieran Quinn\n\n \;\n\n\n\nBri an Friel’s powerful exploration of love at its highs and lows.\n\nIn Wi nners\, teenage lovers Joe and Mag are full of energy\, humor\, and dreams \, yet fate casts a shadow over their joy.\n\nIn Losers\, middle-aged lov ers face the weight of routine\, duty\, and lost passion\, showing love’ s more suffocating side. Friel captures the thrill\, the heartbreak\, and everything in between. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/04/Lovers-Ticketsolve-image.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:798@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260528T200000Z DTEND:20260528T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260415T155745Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-ghostlight-sessions-may-202 6 SUMMARY:The Ghostlight Sessions May 2026 DESCRIPTION:[caption id="attachment_3914" align="alignright" width="124"] G LMAy26TSolve - 1[/caption]\n\nBenjamin Amos | Deni Bonet &\; Chris Flyn n | Michael Brunnock\n\nNow in it’s 9th year The Ghostlight Sessions is one of the country's longest running established original emerging music n ights. Each night features 3 30 minute sets performed by some of Ireland ’s best new musical talent. So come along and discover your next new fav ourite artist!\n\n\n\n is a songwriter from the north coast of Ireland.  His lush musical tones will appeal to fans of Sufjan Stevens\, Fleet Foxe s and Local Natives. Amos cut his musical teeth as frontman of 'The Good F ight'\, winning a televised BBC Battle of the Bands and playing on some of the biggest stages across Ireland\, before forming duo 'Sullivan &\; Gold'. After signing to indie label Smalltown America\, 'For Foes' was r eleased to a great reception and the album was shortlisted for the NI Musi c Prize. Sullivan &\; Gold toured the Scottish Hebrides\, played in Eng lish cathedrals\, and supported a wide range of acts from Lisa Hannigan to Ghostpoet.\n\nHis debut solo release\, Letters\, was an intimate and hone st collection of letters in musical form. The singles Never Far From Home\ , Maelstrom and Archie received airplay across BBC stations. 'Romario' w ent on to be selected by Tom Robinson as the BBC Introducing Mixtape track of the week\, receiving airplay on his BBC 6 Music shows. Off the back of this release\, HotPress Magazine selected Amos as one of their Hot for 20 23 off the strength of his album.\n\n2026 sees the return of Amos with a n ew EP\, produced by Stuart Reid (Duran Duran\, Killer Kella) and featuring the majestic Arco String Quartet. His Ghostlight Sessions appearance mark s the first date of his UK tour.\nA stunning collection of songs which d eserves to make him a household name - Sunday Life\n\nA cathartic\, confes sional offering that leaves little doubt of his considerable talents - Ho tpress Magazine\nDeni Bonet &\; Chris Flynn are a duo built on two long -established individual careers\, whose chemistry has been forged over eig ht years of performing together across Europe and the United States.\n\nTh ey have appeared at venues including Carnegie Hall\, the United Nations\, the Great Wall of China\, and the White House for President Obama\, and ha ve shared stages and performed with artists including Cyndi Lauper\, R.E.M .\, Sarah McLachlan\, Mundy\, Larry Kirwan\, and many others.\n\nTheir liv ely\, humorous shows blend self-penned songs and instrumentals with warmth and the easy banter of two artists completely at one on stage.\n\nFrom Ke lls\, Co. Meath\, Michael Brunnock is known for his beautiful\, clear voic e and deeply honest\, emotionally resonant songwriting.\n\nWhile living in New York City\, Brunnock was discovered by David Byrne of Talking Heads. This led to a David di Donatello Award–winning performance for If It Fal ls from the film This Must Be the Place.\n\nHis songwriting bridges Irish history and personal storytelling and includes Arts Council–commissioned work responding musically to Ireland’s Decade of Centenaries. He has al so collaborated with artists including Glen Hansard\, Brendan Perry\, and Will Oldham. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/04/GLWeb.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:773@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260611T193000Z DTEND:20260611T193000Z DTSTAMP:20251202T224437Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=taylor-fever SUMMARY:Taylor Fever DESCRIPTION:\n\nGet Ready to Shake It Off — the world famous Taylor Fever is coming to Ballybofey\n\nIt’s time to relive the magic! Taylor Fever\ , the ultimate tribute to the sensational Taylor Swift\, is coming to Balo r Arts Centre — and this time\, the spotlight shines brighter than ever. \n\nFresh off the buzz of The Eras Tour on Netflix and inspired by Taylor ’s latest chart-topping album\, this spectacular live show celebrates al l of the Eras – now featuring the life of Ophelia!\n\nWith a dazzling ca st of dancers\, stunning costumes\, and all your favourite hits from every era — from “Ready For It” and “Shake It Off” to brand-new fan f avourites — this tribute promises to capture the heart and spirit of Tay lor herself.\n\nDon’t miss your chance to dance\, sing\, and sparkle the night away. Grab your tickets now before they disappear. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/12/Taylor-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:796@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260612T200000Z DTEND:20260612T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260415T142702Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=the-vm-podcast-live SUMMARY:The V&M Podcast Live! DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe V&\;M Podcast celebrates it's milestone 100th editio n.\n\nHosted by Vinny McLaughlin and Marty Brogan the V&\;M Podcast has been making waves since 2022. The duos no filter comedy style\, interesti ng guests and breadth of topics covered has earned them a large and commit ted following. Come along and help them celebrate their century in style!\ n\nSpecial guests to be announced ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/04/WEb.jpg CATEGORIES:Spoken Word END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:765@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260613T200000Z DTEND:20260613T200000Z DTSTAMP:20251112T111557Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=celtic-soul SUMMARY:Celtic Soul DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Definitive Van Morrison Tribute\n\nFrom Belfast to Berl in\, Celtic Soul have been thrilling audiences with their sell-out perform ances of Van Morrison’s timeless music. Recognised as the definitive Van Morrison tribute band\, this exceptional 8-piece outfit bring an authenti city and passion to the stage that few can rival.\n\nWhat makes Celtic Sou l unique is their ability to capture the essence of Van’s catalogue. Fro m the soulful intensity of Astral Weeks to the driving rhythms of Moondanc e\, every note is delivered with precision\, respect\, and a deep understa nding of the music. This is more than a tribute — it’s a heartfelt cel ebration of one of Ireland’s greatest musical icons.\n\nCritics and fans alike praise Celtic Soul for their faithfulness to Van’s sound while ke eping performances alive with spontaneity and energy. With a track record of sell-out shows\, they continue to prove why they are regarded as the No .1 Van Morrison tribute.\n\nCatch Celtic Soul live and experience Van Morr ison’s music as it was meant to be heard. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/11/CSWeb.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:779@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260626T200000Z DTEND:20260627T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260114T121522Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=unpacking-mother SUMMARY:Unpacking Mother DESCRIPTION:\n\nby Karen Schaeffer. directed by Rory Farrell\n\nCassie and Kathryn are estranged sisters\, reunited by their mother’s death. Cassie \, who remained behind as her mother’s sole caregiver\, is wary when Kat hryn—long gone since college—returns to help empty the family home. Th eir mother’s hoarded possessions fill every room\, and as the sisters be gin to sort through them\, the past refuses to stay buried.\n\nEach box re veals more than objects: fragments of memory\, visions of their younger se lves\, and unsettling clues about their mother’s untreated illness. As b uried truths surface\, the sisters uncover long-concealed secrets their fa ther left behind—forcing them to question what was real\, what was hidde n\, and what they were never meant to know. The house becomes a psychologi cal maze. The only means of escape- confronting the past.\n\nUnpacking Mot her is a tense\, memory-laden drama from the pen of Karen Schaeffer\, auth or of hit comedy farce Girls’ Weekend and its follow-up\, The Hen Party\ , both of which entertained sold-out houses here at the Balor in 2024 and 2025. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/01/Unpacking-Mother-Website-Image-2.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:787@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260718T200000Z DTEND:20260718T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260206T094427Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=patrick-mcmenamin-the-more-thin gs-change-tour SUMMARY:Patrick McMenamin - The More Things Change Tour DESCRIPTION:\n\nWell known and highly regarded Ballybofey artist Patrick Mc Menamin marks a major personal and creative milestone with the release of this debut EP The More Things Change.\n\nAn exquisitely written\, lovingly performed 5 track offering\, The More Things Change explores nostalgia\, emotional reckoning and the fear of never reaching your full potential. It manages the impressive feat of feeling both deeply personal and widely re latable.\n\nAt the heart of the EP is Do or Die – a track that captures the stillness after upheaval\, when clarity slowly replaces chaos. It blen ds the atmospheric vulnerability of Bon Iver with the grit of Bruce Spring steen and the driving energy of Kings Of Leon.\n\nFor this hometown gig as part of a wider national tour\, Patrick will be joined by some of the fin est musicians that Donegal’s thriving music scene has to offer:\n\nPatri ck McMenamin – Lead vocals / Guitar\nMark McGirr – Drums\nOrri McBrear ty – Guitar\nJohn Doherty – Keys\nMarty Smyth - Bass ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/02/Patrick-Web-Feat-Image.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:794@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260725T200000Z DTEND:20260725T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260323T132709Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=tanya-mccole-with-o-hearain SUMMARY:Tanya McCole with Ó hEaráin DESCRIPTION:\n\nArdara musical treasure Tanya McCole has wowed audiences at home and abroad with her vocal style\, songwriting capabilities and flair for interpreting songs of others. 2009 saw the release of her first album Love\, Hate and The Blues which was well received by audiences and radio stations alike.\n\nHaving sung blues\, soul\, jazz and rock with some of t he top acts in this country including Sharon Shannon\, Mundy and Shane Mac Gowan Tanya found herself returning to her roots of folk and classic count ry whilst discovering Americana along the way. The result was the 2018 alb um Because Of You revealing a new stripped back sound showcasing her disti nctive voice and songwriting ability. That same year she fulfilled a lifel ong dream touring with Grammy award winner John Prine.\n\nAccompanying Tan ya for this Balor gig will be Ó hEaráin (pronounced "O Aran")\, is the s olo project of Donegal-born songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Her ron. Over the past decade\, Herron has built a reputation as an accomplish ed session musician\, performing and touring with artists including Little Hours\, Stephanie Rainey\, and Clare Sands. He was also one-third of Cork -based indie rock band Rowan\, contributing his songwriting and musiciansh ip to their acclaimed debut album Does It Make You Happy?\nThe world shoul d know about Tanya McCole. I love her voice. She is authentic in every way - and a great road buddy too – John Prine ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/03/Tanya-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:785@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20260919T200000Z DTEND:20260919T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260130T220142Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=nashville-live SUMMARY:Nashville Live! DESCRIPTION:\n\nEurope’s No.1 multi-award-winning show Nashville Live ret urns for another fantastic night of toe-tapping classic country!\n\nThe up coming tour will showcase highly acclaimed tributes to Dolly Parton\, John ny Cash\, Alan Jackson\, Tammy Wynette and Kenny Rogers and new tributes t o icons Laney Wilson\, Shania Twain\, The Chicks\, Josh Turner and the new kid on the block Luke Combs with countless other well-known singalong ant hems in this must-see musical extravaganza that sings you through the deca des right up to the present day performing 40 timeless hit songs.\n\nThe s how also features three superb singers who are all accompanied by a fantas tic live band of musicians. Watch that real authentic Tennessee sound coup led with an authentic stage set and state-of-the-art production that is gu aranteed to transport you all the way\, hand clapping and toe-tapping\, to downtown Nashville and back in one night.\n\nWith over 2\,000 5-star revi ews\, if it’s Country music you like then this is the only show in town! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/01/NAshville-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:764@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20261017T200000Z DTEND:20261017T200000Z DTSTAMP:20251110T132512Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=anne-gildea-further-adventures- in-womaning SUMMARY:Anne Gildea - Further Adventures in Womaning DESCRIPTION:\n\n[caption id="attachment_3818" align="alignright" width="250 "] AG26 TSolve - 1[/caption]\n\nFrom Anne Gildea\, the woman who taught yo u How to Get The Menopause and Enjoy It\, comes a brand new show: Further Adventures in WOMANING. And what an hilarious adventure it’s going to be !\n\nJoin us as Anne explores the world of the feminine\, the mammy\, the twerky dancer: From 18-hour girdles and Housewives of The Year\, to ripped influencer grannies pumping iron on Insta\, from the Sunday drive to the spa break\, from Angel Delight to Ozempic and back to the chiffon scarf te st\, Anne weaves a pant-wetting path through a changing half century of wo many stuff -\nAnd that’s just the tip of the Anneburg!\n\nPraise for How to Get The Menopause and Enjoy It\nHilarious …utterly punk -  Irish In dependent\nSide-splittingly funny… voice worthy of a West End Musical -   ****Reviews Hub\nPraise for previous work\nTalented\, confident and phe nomenally quick-witted -  **** ’ Chortle\, UK\nWackily original…must see!’ - New York Times\nGenius. Kill to get a ticket - *****Scotsman\nA world class act -  Sunday Times\, UK\nFeckin’ great -  Village Voice\, NY\nYou will be smitten - What's On\, London ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2025/11/AG-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:797@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20261018T200000Z DTEND:20261018T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260415T152931Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=david-james SUMMARY:David James DESCRIPTION:\n\n[caption id="attachment_3912" align="alignright" width="200 "] David JAmes TSolve - 1[/caption]\n\nHailing from the small village of K illea in County Donegal\, David James is one of Irish country music’s fa stest rising stars.\n\nDavid began performing across the pubs and clubs of Donegal\, Derry and Tyrone at the tender age of 14 and has since honed hi s craft throughout Ireland and the UK.\n\nThe David James Band was launche d In 2025 and has toured the country playing in venues and captivating aud iences ever since. He has released two studio albums - Country Heart and T he Promise - with a third currently in the works while recent singles The Waltz of Life\, Summertime in Ireland\, and Friday Night Feeling have rece ived strong airplay on Irish radio. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/04/DJWeb.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:790@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20261027T200000Z DTEND:20261027T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260303T095635Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=mike-masse SUMMARY:Mike Massé DESCRIPTION:\n\nYouTube icon Mike Massé performs some of the best rock son gs of all time.\n\nWith over 150 million YouTube views\, Mike Massé is an internationally acclaimed artist whose arrangements are praised for their originality and emotional impact. Legends of rock have expressed their ad miration for his renditions of their finest work.\n\nWitness Massé perfor m extraordinary acoustic renditions of classics by the Beatles\, Simon &am p\; Garfunkel\, U2\, Elton John\, Rush and more as he takes the audience o n a journey through the eras of 20th century rock.\nToto’s favorite cove r of ‘Africa’– Yahoo! Music\n\nTerrific! – Dennis DeYoung (Styx)\n \nThank you very much! Beautiful. Great job! – Geddy Lee (Rush) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.balorartscentre.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/03/Mike-Masse-TSolve.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:750@balorartscentre.com DTSTART:20261218T200000Z DTEND:20261218T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260309T141744Z URL:https://www.balorartscentre.com/?event=legends-of-the-60s SUMMARY:Legends of the '60's DESCRIPTION:\n\n[caption id="attachment_3779" align="alignright" width="228 "] Legends 60s TSolve - 1[/caption]\n\nJoin singers Stephen\, Raymond and Chris backed by a multi-ward winning all-star cast of musicians for the mu sical masterpiece that is the Legends of the ‘60’s show.\n\nPerforming high quality tributes to icons like Elvis\, The Beatles\, The Monkeys\, T he Rolling Stones\, Roy Orbison\, Tom Jones\, Cliff Richard\, The Beach Bo ys\, The Drifters and more this show contains the ultimate feelgood factor that will transport you back to the magical golden decade that was the 19 60’s.\n\nWhether you come to relive your childhood memories or you want to see what your parents have been raving about for all these years this i s the #1 live show to see. 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