P & Q Celtic Arts are very pleased to welcome Gill Dawson, another pair of hands for this busy outfit. Her role is helping to find bookings for the band. Gill has experience of venue and event management, so will have no problem in talking to promoters. She is also a big fan of the band! Reach Gill on 07889 648278
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Catch up with this great feedback from our gig at The Crew, Nuneaton, for Nuneaton Folk Club. We took the roof off! Photo by John B. Smith More great photos by John B. Smith and Terry Biddulph...
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‘Caravan’, from Joe O’Donnell’s celebrated 1976 album ‘Gaodhal’s Vision’, features in a stunning new Irish music compilation! ‘Buntús Rince, Explorations in Irish Jazz, Fusion and Folk 1969-81’, is the latest project from re-issue specialists Allchival (All City Music). This puts Joe in distinguished company, ranging from Rory...
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Hot news! On 4th July Shkayla will be on stage at Robin2, possibly the outstanding Rock venue in the West Midlands. It will be the band’s first appearance there, and Joe’s first in over 40 years of performing! Mike of Robin2 said “It’s a quality show fusing Celtic, Rock and almost Prog Rock which I hope will appeal to the live music loving customers of Robin 2”. For full...
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Read about ‘Irish Heart, Coventry Home’, the aural history project celebrating Coventry’s Irish community, on our blog. The year-long project, which features Joe O’Donnell among over 60 Irish people interviewed, has just finished. There is now talk about it transferring to Cork in the Republic of...
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‘Irish Heart, Coventry Home’ is the title of a year-long aural history project documenting the presence and impact of the Irish community in Coventry especially from the 1940s to 1970s. In 1971 there were over 20,000 Irish people living and working in the City. Based on interviews with over 60 Irish residents of the City the project explores the social, economic, political and...
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Just out today, Joe’s interview with Richard Fitzpatrick of the Irish Examiner, ahead of Sunday’s gig in the Cork Folk Festival. Read the whole piece here. The band plays ‘Gael’s Vision’ at Cypress Avenue, Cork on Sunday 1st October at 8.00pm. Tickets...
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Did you, or someone you know, have a copy of ‘Gaodhal’s Vision’ when it came out in 1977? Still got it now? We’d love to know where those albums went – and if they are still around! So we’re calling out to all members of Joe O’Donnell’s ‘Vinyl Vanguard’ to let us know. Just post a picture of yourself with the album sleeve on our...
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