Upcoming Events
The Fógues - Saturday 9th December
Ever popular local ballad group The Fógues return to Saint Georges on Saturday the 9th December for what promises to be a lively night of traditional Irish music and craic.
The young band, who all hail from the local area will round off a busy 2023 which saw the lads tour Ireland and Internationally, bringing their passion and musical tradition to many locations.
This event is sure to prove popular with both young and old, as the boys perform a mix of classic covers and hits from their album "Long nights in pokey places".
Their latest single and music video, “Mountain Dew”, has amassed nearly 50,000 streams across YouTube, Spotify and Facebook, and there is more new material on the way. On Friday 3rd of November, their new single “Sweet Black Rose” will be released. It is a Micheál Fogarty original; a lively and catchy number which has become a crowd favourite in recent months. You can expect to hear this, along with plenty of old and new material when The Fógues take the stage in St. George’s on Saturday the 9th of December.
Tickets are €25 and available from Eventbrite on the link below, 2Shoes, Spar, The Favourite and Saint Georges Office (open Tuesday-Thursday). Call 087-4696913 for information.
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-fogues-tickets-744119861537
Saint George's is a bring your own bottle venue.
Christmas Concert at Saint George's - Sunday 17th December at 7.30pm
Join us for a night of music, festivities and delicious delights as we host our annual Christmas Concert at Saint George's on Sunday night, 17th December at 7.30pm.
We will host our local Presentation Secondary Choir, along with Shauna Maunsell and Seamus Hennessy.
Complimentary mulled wine and seasonal delights will be served to guests on the night.
Don't miss this festive night of music and fun in our newly heated theatre.
Tickets are priced at €25 and available from Eventbrite on the below link, 2Shoes, The Favourite and Spar.
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/saint-georges-christmas-concert-tickets-749763812747
Saint George's is a bring your own bottle venue.
Call 087-4696913 for any questions.
Seán Keane - 13th January, 2024
Seán will perform his debut in Saint George's in our first concert for 2024.
Seán, as part of the legendary Keane family of singers and musicians is steeped in music and tradition. In his shows Seán takes these roots to new places with his unique and penetrating voice & his captivating talent as multi- instrumentalist.
He along with his band, comprised of the wonderfully talented Fergus Feely and Shane MacGowan, have toured with sell out success all over Ireland & abroad. As well as the great vocal & musical talent, any show with Seán Keane is one of warmth, intimacy and a touch of humour.
Seán’s songs such as "Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears", "Galway to Graceland" and "Home Away From Home" are enduringly popular as is his more recent material like "Paint me a picture of Ireland", "Natures Little Symphony", and "One More Hour".
He tours regularly with his band in Ireland, Austria, Germany, the US and Canada aswell as appearing at major festivals world-wide and is currently enjoying his 2023 tour.
He continues to delight audiences all over the world with his live performances and all of his recorded work.
Tickets are €30 and available from Spar, 2Shoes, The Favourite , Saint George's Office and on the following link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/sean-keane-tickets-760587627067
Call 087-4696913.
Jack O' Rourke - 3rd February, 2024
We will welcome Cork man and "gifted songwriter" Jack O' Rourke to Saint George's on the 3rd February, 2024.Jack first came to prominence with his ode to misunderstood youth and growing up gay, ‘Silence’, became a torch song for the Irish Marriage Equality Referendum and won the Nashville Songwriting Competition (judges included Tom Waits and Bill Withers).
Chosen as a 2019 headliner for Other Voices, Jack was featured prominently in the television series (most recently part of the Home special in December, featuring himself. Loah, Villagers and Denise Chaila) and his collaboration, 'New Day' with electronic artist, Kormac has nearly 500,000 views for its award winning music video.
His album, Wild Place was released in 2021."Wild Place has songs of love and loss, beautiful misfits, nature and wilderness," saysJack. "There's freedom and rage in there too, alongside questions on race, friendship, a still-Covid world, giving the glad eye, my dreams and sea swimming. The piano and vocal are centre, but there are elements of folk, roots, blues, Americana and chamber music." There's also a song, 'Strange Bird' written about the last year and a half - a drone recording a town during lockdown and all we’ve lost and gained. It’s influenced hugely by John Prine - "When John Prine died during Covid, it was a Bowie or Cohen or Prince moment - I was heartbroken without knowing him personally - his lyrics and his style meant so much, and his songwriting always floored me. There’s a Steinbeck or Mark Twain quality - he says so much without being flowery."
Tickets are €25 and available from usual outlets Saint George's Office,2Shoes,Spar and The Favourite or through the following link https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/jack-o-rourke-tickets-759601477467
Call 087 4696913 for any questions.
Freddie White - 24th February, 2024
Freddie White has long been synonymous with music of the highest quality. He has been part of the fabric of the live music scene in Ireland since the 1970’s and his albums continue to sell well, amongst his loyal and newfound fan base. Born in Cobh, Co. Cork into a musical family, by age 17 he was playing professionally. At 19, he moved to London, were he busked in subways, and developed his unique voice and guitar style. His earliest recordings, which were re-mastered and re-released in 2004, are still hugely popular among his loyal fan base.
“The sparse and haunting ‘Live on Tour’ is still among the greatest Irish albums of all time.
His first album, Live on Tour, recorded by Nicky Ryan while touring with Clannad, brought him national attention. His second album, Do You Do, was the biggest selling Mulligan Label album of 1981.
Long Distance Runner was launched in 1985, and it featured original songs such as ‘Goodbye This Time’, ‘Down Without A Fight’, and the hit single ‘Frozen Heart’, which was co-written with Johnny Duhan. His fourth album, ‘Close To You’ continued this trend, with most of the songs self-penned.
In 2004, Freddie White returned to Ireland after many years living in the USA and released an all- new studio album entitled Four Days in May.
Since then he has toured regularly and also dedicated himself to the development of his latest recording, collaborating with songwriters Jimmy MacCarthy and Jim Barrett. He has once again teamed up with his old cohort DanDan Fitzgerald to
His keen ear for quality songs, undisputed talent for interpretation and exemplary songwriting skills, stand out in his most intimate offering. Freddie's album, ‘Here With You’ released in April 2012 introduced Trish Hickey and is a collection of songs from some of their favourite writers.
Freddie released his 14th album ‘One Heart Beating’ in 2018.
Freddie moved to Sydney, Australia in March 2011 but continued to tour Ireland and the UK regularly. He then resided in New York City for a few years and has now returned to Ireland.Freddie’s performances will feature new songs along with his classics from his 40-year career as a principal in the orchestra of Irish folk and rock music.
Tickets are priced at €25 and available from Saint George's Office, 2Shoes, Spar and The Favourite or on the following link:
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/freddie-white-tickets-759612741157
Call 087-4696913.
Greenshine - 9th March, 2024
Greenshine are delighted to be performing at St. George's Arts and Heritage Centre for the very first time. The trio's music straddles the boundaries of Folk, Indie and Americana with outstanding harmonies, skillful stringwork and fine songwriting. Greenshine create a warm and friendly atmosphere and are no strangers to gentle family banter! You can check Greenshine's music out at www.greenshine.bandcamp.com
"The Sound of a Family immersed in music, tight in harmony, in love with song. Shine on Greenshine ," Christy Moore.
"They have produced one great record after the next over the last few years ," John Creedon, RTÉ Radio 1.
"Mary Greene - a songwriter like no other," Sheelagh Dempsey, RTÉ Radio 1.
RTE FOLK AWARDS BEST GROUP NOMINEES Greenshine are a Cork based trio consisting of Mary Greene, Noel Shine and their daughter Ellie. Their songs have featured on Irish airwaves for many years and their tracks have travelled far beyond their homeland and into the waiting ears of music lovers worldwide.
Their 2021 single, White Trails appeared on several SONG OF THE YEAR radio lists and their current album NEW MOON ON FRIDAY is racking up the kudos and has been chosen as Album of the Week on multiple radio stations including BBCRadio Ulster & BBC Radio Scotland. Several of their songs have reached the #1 Spot of the RTE Radio1 National Airplay Chart including 'The Girl in the Lavender Dress' which went on to be second most played Irish song of the year of its release on the station. Greenshine members have appeared on the recordings of multiple artists including Christy Moore, The Republic of Loose, Mick Hanly, Frances Black and John Spillane and Ellie can now add TV Cartoon Voiceover Actor to her resumé, for her work on TG4's 'Cúla 4'. Greenshine recently performed the closing song on the beautiful TG4 commissioned show 'Ómós do Liam Reilly' a documentary on the life and times of Liam Reilly and Bagatelle which was nominated for an international TV Award. Their original material has featured in a variety of national ad campaigns, film and radio signature tunes.
Tickets are €20 and are available in the usual outlets of 2Shoes, Spar, The Favourite, Saint George's Office and on the following link:
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/greenshine-tickets-760287529467
Call 087 - 4696913 with any questions.
David McSavage - 6th April, 2024
“If that a makes sense” Common Phrase
When you say something but you aren't sure if you explained it well and the other person understood it.
David McSavage is stand-up comedy's answer to spontaneous human combustion, an explosive and always surprising phenomenon that simply cannot be contained in a box or transposed to TV.
His new show is a unique blend of energy, improvisation, and leaps of imagination that take his audience on a joyride they'll never forget. Even David has no idea what might happen when he unleashes his crazy brand of improvised comedy mayhem. He possesses the rare gift of creating a space where audiences feel like they are kids again, all taking part in a practical joke.
‘Viciously self-deprecating, and employs the trick of using a persona to articulate some of his more risqué and quite frankly unrepeatable material.
McSavage's low-key but effective stage manner, gently strumming a guitar as he departs on numerous flights of whimsy, works brilliantly. His laid-back and laconic style provides a nice contrast to the screaming egomaniacs one often encounters at stand-up shows. McSavage has unexpectedly come out of the cold of perpetually being an outsider, and has somehow graduated into Irish comedy's small elite.’ Eamonn Sweeney - Irish Independent
Tickets for this entertaining show are €25 and available from 2Shoes, The Favourite, Spar, Saint George's Office and on the following link:
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/dave-mcsavage-tickets-759626381957
Call 087-4696913 for any questions.
Legend of Luke Kelly featuring Chris Kavanagh & The Patriots - 20th April, 2024
Celebrating the memory and music of a true Irish musical legend 40 years on.
On January 30th 1984 it is said that the whole of Ireland grieved the early death of Dubliner
Luke Kelly. He has left an indelible mark as being the greatest folk artist of the 20th Century
and his music is widely regarded as one of Ireland's cultural treasures.
The Legend of Luke Kelly is an authentic show celebrating the life and songs of Ireland’s
most iconic and greatest folk singer. Created and performed by the renowned Dublin singer
and multi-instrumentalist Chris Kavanagh, this show brings the audience on a journey
through Luke’s music and has received rave reviews in Ireland and abroad.
An overwhelming endorsement of authenticity are the huge amount of followers and
regular sell-out performances in Ireland’s most prestigious venues such as Vicar Street,the
Grand Opera House and the Cork Opera House.
In 2011 Chris was asked by John Sheahan to perform with The Dubliners on their German
tour and Luke’s family are still in regular attendance at his concerts.
“A beautiful blast from our beautiful past” – TODAY FM
“You might find that you have to pinch yourself” ..RTE
“A Must !” – The Irish Times
“Chris called his show “The Legend of Luke Kelly” and this famous member of The Dubliners
can rest easy that his legacy is in safe hands.” – Shay Healy
“We’re so Proud and delighted with the way Chris Kavanagh has honored Luke’s music and
memory with such dignity and respect.” – The Kelly Family
Tickets are €25 and can be purchased on the following Eventbrite link or through Spar, 2Shoes, The Favourite or Saint George's Office.
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-legend-of-luke-kelly-tickets-763899222137
Call 087- 4696913 for questions.
Pilgrim Street - 8th June 2024
Dublin Bluegrass band Pilgrim Street will bring their music to Saint George's for the first time on the 8th June, 2024.
Strongly influenced by Bluegrass, Old Time Country and Folk 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 garnered a glowing word of mouth endorsement from venues around the country with their powerhouse live performances.
Drawing from fellow luminaries such as Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie, The Pogues and Bruce Springsteen’s Seeger Sessions outfit, Pilgrim St are about to bring their infectious melodies, harmonies and songs to venues all around the country.
With a setlist made up of covers and their own original songs they have graced the stages of Electric Picnic and Vicar street plus toured all over the country. They are about to embark on a Nationwide tour and are hoping to bring audiences a taste of their second album “Folk Bones”. After the launch of their debut album “Ash Into Gold Dust” in 2021 during the COVID Pandemic, Pilgrim St have a growing support who come to hear songs old and new of honesty, heartache and hope.
Pilgrim St are a collective of musicians that include Peadar Farrelly on Guitar and 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.
Tickets are priced at €25 and available from 2Shoes, Spar, The Favourite, Saint George's Office or on the following Eventbrite link:
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/pilgrim-street-tickets-763892181077
Saint George's is a bring your own bottle venue.
Call 087 - 4696913 for any questions.