Outdoor Country Music Festival

NEWS Press Release via AS Written, October 2021 COUNTRY FUNDRAISING CONCERT A HUGE SUCCESS September's Outdoor Country Music concert which featured a line-up of Irish country's star-names at DON'S BAR in Moate, has raised an incredible €11,382.36 for the KEVIN BELL REPATRIATION TRUST (KBRT). The presentation of the cheque took place recently with some of the event organisers - Aidan … Continue reading Outdoor Country Music Festival →

Editorial

First Published September 2021 MUSIC, 'LIVE' EVENTS, AND A GOVERNMENT THAT NEVER CARED Anyone who couldn't have foreseen the current government's appalling treatment of the music and 'live' events sectors simply hadn't been paying attention. The signs were on it right from the moment Catherine Martin T.D. was handed a portfolio that included responsibility for tourism, culture, arts, … Continue reading Editorial →

Dubh Lee

First Published August 2021 "GIGS MAKE ME HAPPY" Photo Credit: Keery Irvine It's hard to believe it, but here we are. Sixteen months on from the beginning of the Covid era, and 'live' music and events are still most notable by their ongoing absence in our lives. And, the harsh truth of it all is … Continue reading Dubh Lee →

Norman Borland

NEWS Press Release via AS Written, June 2021 NORMAN 'LIVE' AT STRULE ARTS CENTRE NORMAN BORLAND will perform a Facebook 'Live' concert direct from STRULE ARTS CENTRE in Omagh on Saturday, June 19th. The Donegal country singer will take to the stage with an All-Star Country band and his special guest on the evening, PATRICIA McGUIRE, for the hour-long special … Continue reading Norman Borland →

Joe Cooney

First Published October 2019 THE MAN BEHIND THE MIC Hundreds of thousands of radio listeners and country music lovers around Ireland know and admire JOE COONEY as the voice of the Country Roads show on Midlands 103. And if there's a country music event happening, then chances are Joe will be there too, up on stage holding it all … Continue reading Joe Cooney →