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MAY 15TH 2009. FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, éistmusic IS NO LONGER ORGANISING GIGS. THANKS TO ALL THE MUSICIANS AND AUDIENCES WHO GAVE US THREE GREAT YEARS. BEST WISHES TO YOU ALL.
éistmusic...
listeners welcome
Kavanagh's, Main Street, Portlaoise
éistmusic is an acoustic music club in Portlaoise. Whether you like singer/songwriters, rock, pop, folk, traditional, classical, blues or jazz, éistmusic will provide an opportunity to enjoy performances by both well-known and emerging artists in intimate, atmospheric surroundings. éistmusic is a listeners' club and, since we started in September 2006, we have had memorable performances by artists as diverse as Damien Dempsey, Duke Special, Andy Irvine, Cathy Davey, Declan O'Rourke, Julie Feeney, Séamus Begley & Jim Murray, Mundy, David Geraghty, Paddy Keenan & Tommy O'Sullivan, The Driftwood Manor, Wayne Brennan, Nick Carswell & The Elective Orchestra, Gordon Reeves, Eleanor McEvoy, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Frankie Gavin, Tír na nÓg, John Spillane, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Gary Dunne and Dermot 'Blues' Byrne plus many local singers and musicians. Please note that, because other Portlaoise venues do so, éistmusic does not present full electric bands.
éistmusic is currently creating a database of future performers. If you are a musician, or member of a group who would like to be part of this exciting new venture, please contact Vincent or John by e-mailing [email protected]. Please note that all patrons and performers should be over 18 years of age.
éistmusic performers please note that, given the capacity of the venue (maximum 80), and our belief that you should be paid as much as possible, there will be no guestlist for any event. With the exception of one guest per performer, this policy will be strictly adhered to. We regret that, at present, support acts will be paid travel expenses only.
éistmusic promises performers a listening, appreciative audience.
éistmusic promises patrons a wide variety of interesting, enjoyable performers. Please note that admission is by ticket only. Tickets for most events will be available from the venue (057 8621744) from the night of the previous event. Tickets for all éistmusic events are offered to our regular patrons first. Any remaining tickets will then go on general sale. We are happy to be able to say that most éistmusic gigs are sold out well in advance.
CATHY DAVEY @ éistmusic. 14.05.09
PADDY KEENAN & TOMMY O'SULLIVAN @ éistmusic. 20.02.09
VIDEOS FROM OUR SECOND ANNUAL SHOWCASE. 17.04.09

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 26/08/2006
Band Members:..ARTISTS WHO HAVE PLAYED éistmusic

Mundy @ éistmusic. Saturday, February 28th 2009.

Liam Ó Maonlaí @ éistmusic. Friday, January 9th 2009.

The Mighty Stef @ éistmusic. Friday, December 12th 2008

Maria Doyle Kennedy @ éistmusic. Friday, November 14th 2008

Tír na Óg @ éistmusic. Friday, October 10th 2008

Séamus Begley and Jim Murray at éistmusic. Friday, May 16th

Andy Irvine @ éistmusic. March 14th 2008. ..

Colm Lynch @ éistmusic. Friday, February 2nd.

Eleanor McEvoy supported by Tadhg Cooke @ éistmusic. January 18th 2008...

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Sounds Like: éistmusic is a club where the bar is not allowed dominate the music; a club that sees great virtue in its small capacity; an audience that listens carefully, but is loud in its appreciation. éistmusic prides itself on providing our patrons with as wide a range of music as possible. Our first two seasons (September 2006-June 2008) have featured Singer/songwriters, Blues, Folk, Country, and Irish Traditional, and we have welcomed a diverse range of artists: Duke Special, Andy Irvine, Frankie Gavin, Julie Feeney, Séamus Begley & Jim Murray, Declan O'Rourke, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Heathers, Colm Lynch, Tadhg Cooke, Laura Stevenson, Gary Dunne, Dermot 'Blues' Byrne, The Kill Nashvilles, Heathers, Íse, Bill Coleman, Nicole Maguire, Jenny Lindfors, Eleanor McEvoy, The House of Cosy Cushions, Peter Doran, John Spillane, David Geraghty, Jimi Cullen, Rory Faithfield, Carla Brunell, Felix Sonny Boy Wilson and Chris Ward. And, demonstrating our committment to emerging artists from our local area, we have been proud to present Shane Booth, Terry Byrne, James O'Connor, David Bowe, Bonnefires, Emer Dunne, Aoife Corcoran, Dave Morrissey, Adela Meally, Niamh O'Neill, George Mercer, and The Sham Lawlor. Our thanks to each and every one of them. And to you, our audience, for making nearly every éistmusic gig sold out well in advance.
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

THANKS

Thanks to everyone, both patrons and performers, who help make our second season such a resounding success. We will be back on September 12th 2008 with our 2nd Anniversary Gig.
Posted by on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:27:00 GMT

Declan O Rourke @ éistmusic


Posted by on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 07:42:00 GMT

éistmusic RECOMMENDS

Some albums which we think deserve your attention: Rian.         & nbsp;         & nbsp;    ...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:53:00 GMT

THANKS, T-SHIRTS, AND GOODBYE FOR A WHILE...

We would like to thank everyone who helped make the first season of éistmusic such a great success. We will be back in the autumn. Thanks also to those of you who sent us suggestions for future perfor...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:19:00 GMT

ÉISTMUSIC BLUES

Last night, éistmusic was transformed into a juke joint, a corner of the Mississippi Delta relocated through time and space to our town in the middle of Ireland. The room jumped, stomped, clapped and ...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 03:40:00 GMT

ÉISTMUSIC NEEDS YOU!

Have you attended any of our gigs? If you would like to send us ([email protected]) your review, we will publish it here. Are there any artists you would love to see at éistmusic? Any suggestions as...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:05:00 GMT

MAGIC

Sometimes, but only very rarely, something appears in the space between performer and audience. Something you can't put your finger on, but something that definitely puts its finger on ...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:11:00 GMT

THANKS.....

.... to the capacity crowd that made the All-Music Table Quiz such a huge success. A  night of great music, great fun (special thanks to the aquatic Mr McCarthy whose jitterbug brought the house ...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 21:42:00 GMT

SOS

éistmusic is urgently seeking performers of a non voice-and-guitar variety. No disrespect to the hundreds of singer/songwriters out there, but variety is indeed the spice of life and thus we are looki...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 08:54:00 GMT