Renewed Life Now!” Portlaoise Concert
February 2012A Concert In Aid of Ruhama, Featuring Ireland Unlimited, Maca, Chill, Heather Fogarty, Eimhin Colgan, Lorna Bailey, & Us6 will be held in the Killeshin Hotel on Saturday 18th February at 8pm.
Ruhama is a voluntary organisation, working with women affected by prostitution and other forms of commercial sexual exploitation. Ruhama is Hebrew for “renewed life now”.
The concert will feature the all women’s barbershop choir “Ireland Unlimited” which comprises of singers from all over Ireland. Barbershop singing is upbeat and fun and is enjoying a resurgence of popularity. The concert will also feature the very popular singing groups - Chill from Ennis, Maca from Laois and Kildare and Us6 from Killeshin. Individual singers include the wonderful Heather Fogarty, Eimhin Colgan and Lorna Bailey from Portlaoise. With a mixture of adult and teenage singers we are sure that there will be something for everyone.
Tickets are very reasonably priced and are available now from the Dunamaise Arts Centre
Tel: 057 8663355 at price €12, €10 (concession) and €5 (child): or can be booked online at http://www.dunamaise.ie.
Please come and support this very worthy cause and enjoy a wonderful night’s entertainment for all the family. Tickets will also be available at the door on the night.
Ireland Unlimited.
Ireland Unlimited was recently crowned International Chorus Champions at the 2011 Irish Association of Barbershop Singers (IABS) convention fighting off stiff competition from the UK and Finland. Ireland Unlimited was an invited guest for the second year running on the 2011 Culture Night in the Houses of the Oireachtas.
For more information check out Website www.ireland-unlimited.org/sample or watch on Youtube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTMHMYUbLpw
“What we all have in common is a love of singing a cappella particularly in the barbershop style, mixed with an ability to have fun. We sing from a wide repertoire of popular ballads and up tune songs from the 1950s moving right through to today - our most up to date number being an a capella version of Lady Gaga's Bad Romance”.
CHILL
“Chill” is a boys four part a cappella group from Ennis Co. Clare. The group consists of John Hennessy, whose mother is Mairead Bergin from Laois, Dalyan, all at school in Ennis and Steve in college in IT Tralee. They got together after singing together in Ennis Youth Choir. They have sung at The Electric Picnic, Flat Lakes, Body & Soul Festivals as well as many other festivals and concerts throughout the country. They have also sung on the John Murray Show on RTE Radio 1 and their jingle 'It’s the John Murray Show' was used on the show for many months.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J78RzJF16Ds&feature=related
MACA
MACA is a three piece Irish vocal group specialising in traditional and folk. Their members are Paula Byrne, from Laois and Carron Hannigan & Peter Harney from Kildare. Their style encompasses close harmonies, a cappella, and explores the exciting rhythmic tradition of mouth music. With backgrounds in classical and traditional music they have shared the stage with Sean Keane and Dervish at various international festivals such as Celtic Connections and the Copenhagen Irish Music Festival.
“MACA favour a sparse musical map highlighting their rich sonorous vocals and tightly knit harmonies” Rock ‘n’ Reel Magazine
Us6
Us6 is a group of teenage girls consisting of Niamh Kelly, Rebecca McGrath, Kate Bolger, Aoife Brennan, Ciara & Carla Hennessy, from the Killeshin area who won silver medal at the All Ireland Community Games for two years in a row. They rehearse with their teacher Karen Kelly also from Killeshin. They can switch from gospel to pop at the drop of a hat.
Heather Fogarty
Heather needs no introduction as she is from Laois and has performed many times in the Dunamaise theatre. She has many achievements to her name and is continuing her music studies at the Royal Irish Conservatory of Music in Dublin. She performed in “The Pirates of Penzance” in the National Concert Hall in Dublin before Christmas.
Eimhin Colgan
Eimhin Colgan is studying music at DIT. He has also performed many times in the Dunamaise theatre and also performed in “The Pirates of Penzance in the National Concert Hall before Christmas.
Lorna Bailey
Lorna Bailey is a teenager, in school at Scoil Criost Ri in Portlaoise who has participated in the Star Search singing competition on RTE, was on the Late Late Toy Show, has performed in Aladdin and Cinderella in the Olympia Theatre and recently performed with Jedward in Jack and Beanstalk at the Olympia Theatre.
For More information contact: Siobhan Bergin-Corri on 086 8933330, Sr Barbara Raftery on 087 0537525 and May Fingleton on 0862310008
To find out more about this charity visit the website http://www.ruhama.ie
