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Two of Ireland’s greatest songwriters bring JOY to the world.
“A Beatutiful thing” Mark Radcliffe, BBC6 Music
“Ireland’s answer to “What would have happened if The Beatles had reformed in their 60s?”” The Goo
DOGS, the recent collaboration between NICK KELLY (The Fat Lady Sings, Alien Envoy) and SEÁN MILLAR (Dr Millar & The Cute Hoors) have released their much-anticipated debut album Joy. Recorded and mixed by Anthony Gibney at Audioland Studios, and released by leading Scottish independent label Last Night From Glasgow, Joy has already debuted at Number 12 in the official Scottish album charts.
NICK KELLY has been described as “uncompromised and ever-shining, precious” by NME and “the most visual songwriter Ireland has ever produced” by Hot Press. He first came to prominence fronting fabled ‘90s band The Fat Lady Sings. He has subsequently released four acclaimed solo albums, the latter two as Alien Envoy. He has been awarded Best Solo Artist at the Irish Music Critics Awards, nominated for Irish Album of The Year at the Choice Music Prize, and voted Ireland’s #3 Best Songwriter in the Hot Press annual Readers’ Poll. In recent years Nick has also gained fame as a film maker. Oscar-shortlisted for his third short “Shoe”, his first feature “The Drummer and The Keeper” won 18 major awards on the global festival circuit.
SEÁN MILLAR has been described as “an Irish National treasure, the Poet Laureate of Dublin’s dark side” by The Irish Times and as “Ireland’s greatest lyricist” by the RTE Guide. Also known as Doctor Millar, Sean has released six critically-acclaimed solo albums, and has been nominated for many awards for his work. He is also an internationally-acclaimed theatre maker and composer. Silver Stars, his song cycle for theatre, was listed at #1 in the Irish Independent’s Best Theatre Shows of the Noughties. Since the late 1990s Seán has worked as an artist/facilitator on many community-based socially-engaged collaborative music and theatre performances. In 2022 he was invited to curate and perform Love Song Part 1: Communities of Dissent, a retrospective celebration of his theatre and community work at Ireland’s national theatre, The Abbey.
Doors open 1.30pm. Music starts 2.30pm. The venue is mixed seated and standing. Tables are limited and available on a first come first served basis so, if you’d like a seat, we recommend arriving early!
