Mary Black's distinguished career has spanned over 25 years,
from her early days in Dublin folk clubs through to her astonishing success today. To date, she has had 7 platinum-selling solo albums, one of which, No Frontiers, spent fifty-six weeks in the Irish Top 30. Needless to say, Mary is a seminal figure in Irish musical history, and one of the artists responsible for its recent global popularity.
It is great to leap on a train and go to music festival in a town not far from where you live, where you are almost guaranteed to bump into a bunch of people you know. Listening to familiar local bands and big names thrown together can be a real thrill. But sometimes it is better to head far afield, where the weather is more reliable and the music offers something a little different in among the headline acts. Bands can also benefit from expanding their horizons and looking for gigs at music festivals elsewhere in Europe, which will allow them to play music, make new contacts and have a holiday all at the same time.
More fun, without the financial sting
European music festivals can also be a much cheaper choice compared to the increasingly wallet-scorching ticket prices of festivals at home. This summer, a two-day camping ticket to the Hartera Festival in Rijeka, Croatia, cost just €85 as opposed to €224.50 for three days at this year's Oxegen Festival, or around €233 for Glastonbury in England. However, you do have to take the cost of travel into account. Unless you
manage to grab a very cheap flight you will probably end up paying the same, although you do get a lot for your money.
A lot of people like the idea of a summer music festivals but prefer to stay away from camp sites unless they involve a luxury trailer complete with fridge, shower and a leather sectional recliner to laze on whilst listening to the tunes. If so, the good news is that a lot of European music festivals offer the music without the mud and lack of permanent plumbing. There are a number of world-class festivals in Europe that offer great music without the need to camp.
One of the wackiest and most lively festivals on the planet is the month-long
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Alternately, for a more sedate experience head to the small, intimate festival in Antalya, Turkey, for the likes of Gilles Peterson, Theo Parrish, and Tim Sweeney. The Sunsplash Antalya festival price comes with hotel accommodation included at about €745 for a full seven days of sunshine and chilled sounds, as well as workshops on everything from mixing to graffiti art.
Gilles Peterson also hosts his own event in Sète, France, called Worldwide: a four day festival ending with a huge eighteen-hour party on the beach. Last year the festival, which also has a sister event in Singapore, included music by artists such as Jamie xx, Ghostpoet, Quantic, MC Dynamite and James Blake.
Croatia is a great place for a festival. Lying outside of the Eurozone, living costs within the country are usually a little lower than elsewhere in Europe, and during the summer months hot, sunny weather is pretty much guaranteed. As well as the Hartera Festival, mentioned above, Croatia is home to a number of other festivals including Outlook at Fort Punta Christo, Pula, in the north of the country, and INmusic in Lake Jarun, Zagreb, the country's capital city.
Across Europe music lovers have created events that cover all kinds of music, served up in beautiful locations that would be worth visiting just for themselves. From electro, dubstep and bass in a ruined Croatian fort to Gypsy-inspired folk music on the beach in Spain, everyone will find a festival to suit their musical taste.
Episode 1 Music Festival will be hosted at the Venue Theatre, Ratoath on Friday 7th and Saturday October 7th, 2011. Headlining the festival are The Minutes and Pugwash, with performances by The Fallen Drakes and other artists to be announced over the coming weeks.
Straight off the back of their recent festival performances at Oxegen, Sea Sessions and Electric Picnic, The Minutes are bringing their live tour to Episode 1 at The Venue, Ratoath, on Saturday October 8th. As one of the must-see bands of the year, they headline on Saturday night, where they will perform tracks from their debut album, ‘Marcata’, including the hard-hitting and catchy single ‘Fleetwood’.
Following a brief hiatus from the live scene, 2011 has seen Pugwash make their triumphant return with the release of their critically acclaimed album ‘The Olympus Sound’. Widely regarded as one of the best Irish albums of the year, they will be bringing their easy sound to The Venue, Ratoath on Friday 7th October as the headline act.
//www.amamusicagency.ie/emerging/the-fallen-drakes/http://” title=”The Fallen Drakes”>Fallen Drakes play Episode 1 at The Venue Theatre, Ratoath on Saturday afternoon, 8th October. As one of Ireland’s most promising new bands, they have recently played to sell-out audiences in both the O2 and the RDS, as support to both the Commitments and Bon Jovi.
Media are invited to attend the following:
Date: Friday and Saturday October 7th and 8th, 2011
Time: (doors open)
7.30pm on Friday, doors open 4pm on Saturday
Tickets: €22 (Friday and Saturday inclusive) available at www.venuetheatre.ie
Location: The Venue Theatre, Ratoath, Co. Meath
Episode 1 is a new small music festival being run by young promoters, showcasing some of the best of established Irish musical talent as well as young, up-and-coming local talent. Headline acts including The Minutes, Pugwash and The Fallen Drakes will perform on the main stage at The Venue Theatre. Local acts will perform in the Studio at The Venue Theatre, Ratoath and on featured stages at various locations in Ratoath village.
Easily accessible and only 20 minutes from Dublin City Centre, Episode 1 at The Venue is a new destination for Irish music lovers.
The festival will be over 18s and drinks will be available at The Venue.
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Vince Power’s Feis festival takes place in the London’s Finsbury Park on Saturday 18th
and Sunday 19th June 2011. The festival celebrates over two decades of the very best in Traditional Irish and International music and aids in promoting Celtic culture worldwide.
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henomenally pride instilling to see the likes of the old greats such as Christy Moore, The Cranberries, The Saw Doctors, Thin Lizzy and Van Morrison play along side some of Ireland’s best emerging talent such as The Coronas and Ham Sandwich as well as huge international superstars like Bob Dylan.
This open-air, multi-stage event is a great celebration of Irish music and culture and in times like these it is vital in to the tourist industry that we support the promotion of Ireland and Irish music abroad.
With this new era of iphones, blackberry's and other smart-phones apps are becoming an increasingly integral part of day to day browsing for millions worldwide and unsurprisingly one of the most popular topics of search is music. Whether it is keeping up-to-date with news on your favorite artists, checking out new music, photos or videos of
emerging talent, finding out where and when the next gig is or having a read through some of the high profile artists' blogs apps continue to prove to be the best way to do it..
Rather than spending hours trawling through the likes of Facebook, Twitter, bands official websites and fan sites for news on your favorite artists, all the information you will ever need can be found right in the palm of your hand at the touch of a button with the A.M.A. Music Agency and Audionetworks user-friendly apps.
The fact that these apps will be designed by and created specifically for Irela
nd's largest booking agents will translate into many benefits for the user and fan. First and foremost you can be guaranteed that the information supplied is accurate, both the A.M.A. Music Agency and Audionetworks are in direct contact with all the artists and oversee all scheduling so there is no chance of arriving to a venue and being disappointed with a different band performing or no band at all!
Also because of the agencies' close contact with their artists both the A.M.A. Music Agency and Audionetworks apps will allow the user and fan access to first to know information and updates on all their favorite Irish artists including band news, tour dates, new music and availability as well as the best direct prices and swift response on all enquiries if interested in booking any one of their original artists.
Watch this space as both the A.M.A. Music Agency and Audionetworks apps will be coming very soon…
