A Songwriting Workshop with John Spillane

book_nowSaturday 3rd September, from 11.00am-12.30pm 
Venue:  County Hall, Marine Rd, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin
Course Fee: €15.00  
Book now via the Pavilion Box Office, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, telephone (01) 231 2929, or online at www.paviliontheatre.ie

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Twice winner of the Meteor Award in the Best Folk/Trad category, John Spillane has toured the world spreading joy with a mix of melodic tunes, entertaining stories and poetic lyrics.  Described as ‘one of the truest Irish voices of his generation’ by Irish Music magazine, Spillane truly embodies the Celtic spirit. John has just about completed recording his new album, with the working title A Rock to Cling To, which will be released later this year.

"One of the great songwriters to emerge in the last 10 years is John Spillane".
Christy Moore, Other Voices, Feb ‘09

Course Description

All participants will write a song on the day.  
1. We will write a short lyric. 2. We will juggle it into a song lyric. 3. We will sing it. 

This will be a real, practical, songwriting workshop!

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Paul Perry announced as new Curator of Poetry Now

Poetry Now at Mountains to Sea, dlr Book Festival


Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Arts Office are delighted to announce that poet Paul Perry has been appointed as the curator of Poetry Now at Mountains to Sea, dlr Book Festival.

The dlr Poetry Now International Poetry Festival has been a core strand of the Dún-Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Arts Office programme for the last sixteen years. It is highly regarded for its artistic excellence and has become the most anticipated event on the annual poetry calendar in Ireland. Previous curators have included Patrick Galvin, Conor O’Callaghan and John McAuliffe. The outgoing curator is Belinda McKeon, who curated the festival from 2008 to 2011.

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