Muireann Bradley
- Saturday 13th July, Tuesday 16th July & Wednesday 24th July
- 8pm
- Music
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Muireann Bradley + Eoghan Rainey, Naomi Campbell
- Saturday 13th July, 8pm – Culdaff, McGrory’s Hotel – SOLD OUT
- Tuesday 16th July, 8pm – Letterkenny, An Grianán Theatre – SOLD OUT
- Wednesday 24th July, 8pm – Gaoth Dobhair, Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair
Donegal finger-picking guitarist and singer Muireann Bradley, who rose to fame following her show-stopping appearance on Jools Holland’s Annual Hootenanny on New Year’s Eve 2023, delights in interpreting and performing the music of the early blues masters, always putting her own unique stamp on the tunes.
The Ballybofey native, who primarily performs country, ragtime and Piedmont-style blues from the 1920s and 1930s, released her debut album I Kept These Old Blues to wide acclaim in December 2023.
Muireann delights in interpreting and performing the music of these early blues masters, always putting her own unique stamp on the tunes.
Her influences include Rev Gary Davis, Blind Blake, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Robert Johnson, Elizabeth Cotten, and Memphis Minnie to name just a few.
The 17-year-old grew up surrounded by guitars and old blues and began playing at the age of nine when she convinced her father to buy Muireann her first guitar and teach her.
Muireann first came to international attention when a performance of Blind Blake’s Police Dog Blues she posted on YouTube went viral and caught the eye of Josh Rosenthal (Tompkins Square Records, San Francisco) who suggested she record an album.
The songs and instrumentals, which would make up her debut album, were all recorded live in the studio in one or two takes to make the process as similar as possible to that of the original classic country blues artists.
Support acts at all three dates will be Eoghan Rainey & Naomi Campbell.
Eoghan Rainey is a classical and fingerstyle guitarist from Donegal. While studying music in Queen’s University Belfast, he was heavily influenced by the works of classical guitarists, such as Gary Ryan and fingerstyle artists Calum Graham and Ben Lapps. Some of these influences can be heard in his own compositions, on his EP “Affinity” released in 2021.
Performing in a range of genres from Folk-Rock to Blues, Naomi Campbell can be seen primarily in the three-part harmony Americana band Motel Sundown. Over the past year Naomi has been honing her own sound with acoustic shows across the UK including support slots for Chris Helme of The Seahorses, Texas based Songwriter John Calvin Abney & more recently Americana duo Campbell/Jensen, formed by Country legend Glen Campbell’s daughter Ashley Campbell & Thor Jensen. In September 2023 Naomi performed her original music at showcases across Nashville and made a headline appearance at South Main Sounds in Memphis. Whilst in Memphis, Naomi recorded her original song Don’t You Mind at the world renowned Sun Studio. The single will be released in Spring 2024 on 7″ vinyl. Naomi has now just released the debut single Tuesday’s News, inspired by the west coast sounds of Laurel Canyon’s finest.
- Date: Saturday 13th July, Tuesday 16th July & Wednesday 24th July
- Time: 8pm
- Location: Various
- Venue: Various
- Admission/Cost: €20
Muireann Bradley
- Dé Sathairn 13 Iúil, 8pm – Cúil Dabhcha, Óstán McGrory
- Dé Máirt 16 Iúil, 8pm – Leitir Ceanainn, Amharclann an Ghrianáin
- Dé Céadaoin 24 Iúil, 8pm – Gaoth Dobhair, Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair
Giotáraí agus amhránaí as Dún na nGall í Muireann Bradley a bhain clú agus cáil amach i ndiaidh di a bheith ina haoi ar Hootenanny bliantúil Jools Holland ar Oíche na Seanbhliana 2023. Baineann sí an-sult as ceol mháistrí luatha na blues a léirmhíniú agus a chur i láthair agus fágann sí a rian láidir féin i gcónaí ar na hamhráin.
As Bealach Féich ó dhúchas í Muireann agus seinneann sí blues i stíl an cheoil tuaithe, ragtime agus Piedmont ó na 1920idí agus 1930idí den chuid is mó. Tugadh ardmholadh dá céad albam, I Kept These Old Blues, a eisíodh i mí na Nollag 2023.
Baineann Muireann an-sult as ceol mháistrí luatha na blues a léirmhíniú agus a chur i láthair agus fágann sí a rian láidir féin i gcónaí ar na hamhráin.
I measc na gceoltóirí atá i ndiaidh tionchar a imirt uirthi, tá Rev Gary Davis, Blind Blake, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Robert Johnson, Elizabeth Cotten agus Memphis Minnie, gan ach roinnt a lua.
An bhean óg seo, nach bhfuil ach 17 mbliana d’aois, d’fhás sí aníos i dteach ina raibh neart giotár thart uirthi agus í ag éisteacht leis na sean-blues, agus thosaigh sé a sheinm agus gan í ach naoi mbliana d’aois nuair a chuir sí ina luí ar a hathair a céad ghiotár a cheannach di agus í a mhúineadh.
Tugadh aird idirnáisiúnta ar Mhuireann den chéad uair nuair a rinneadh mearscaipeadh ar fhíseán dá cuid ar YouTube ina raibh sí ag seinm Police Dog Blues le Blind Blake agus i measc na ndaoine a chuir suntas inti bhí Josh Rosenthal (Tompkins Square Records, San Francisco), a mhol di albam a thaifeadadh.
Rinneadh na hamhráin agus na píosaí ceoil a bheadh le fáil ar a céad albam a thaifeadadh beo sa stiúideo i dtéic nó dhó chun an próiseas a dhéanamh chomh cosúil agus ab fhéidir leis an cheann a bhí i gceist i gcás na gceoltóirí blues a sheinn iad an chéad lá riamh.
- Dáta: Dé Sathairn 13 Iúil, Dé Máirt 16 Iúil & Dé Céadaoin 24 Iúil
- Am: 8pm
- Suíomh: NA
- Ionad: NA
- Cead isteach/Costas: €20