Folk Club for Arts Centre

Folk Club An Bonnán Buí is moving from its home in Crossmaglen to the Sean Hollywood Arts Centre with a first gig from Daoiri Farrell scheduled for Saturday the 25th of January.

The years have definitely been good to Folk Club An Bonnán Buí. To date, the very finest exponents of traditional Irish Music flock there to weave their magic among a captivated audience which, of late, seems to number more and more people from outside the confines of Crossmaglen.

With this in mind, the organisers have made the decision to move their well established brand to a more centrally located venue and there is no doubting that the Auditorium at the Sean Hollywood Arts Centre in Newry will cater to a constantly growing number of people from South Down, Armagh and even as far away as Tyrone who are making this monthly concert and workshop a regular fixture in their calendar.

This month the Folk Club will feature a very special singer who is making big waves in Folk and Traditional Irish Music circles. Daoiri Farrell is a very accomplished folk singer and bouzouki/guitar/banjo player from Dublin who is a graduate of the Ceoltoir Higher National Diploma in Traditional Music Performance Course in BFCE. One of his accolades is that he is, currently, the All Ireland Senior Ballad Singing Champion. A title that is justly deserved and just one listen to his debut album The First Turn will confirm this.

Farrell has a pure and natural voice and influences like Andy Irvine, Christy Moore and Frank Harte are evident in his delivery. All of this and his innate ability to grab the audience with his humour and marvellous story telling promise to make his appearance at Folk Club An Bonnán Buí in The Sean Hollywood Arts Centre on 25th of January one well worth attending. Tickets are limited and can be bought at the Sean Hollywood Centre (028-30313180)  or booked through the An Bonnán Buí Facebook account at the very reasonable rate of £10 per Adult, £5 per Child and £25 per family (2 adults and 2 children). Doors open at 8:30PM and music commences at 9PM sharp. So whether you come for the craic or the cheoil, be assured that a great night awaits you.