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Blues for Younger Fans
4, May 2008 - 12:48

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Early Evening Gig
To promote Blues and to encourage live music to a younger generation Castlebar Blues Festival is hosting a once-off Saturday evening concert  (May 31st) during the  festival on the June Bank Holiday Weekend. The concert, in The Linenhall Arts Centre at 8pm, will feature the very talented Grainne Duffy and the Paul Sherry Band, who play a mix of blues and rock with unbelievable energy, passion and skill.
Admission to the concert is €8 euro for 12-17 yrs and €15 euro for adults.

Adults must be accompanied by teenagers! (Duration: 1.5 hrs).

Guitar Workshop
The festival is also organising a guitar music workshop, again in the Linenhall, on the same day at 3pm, hosted by Grainne and Paul. Aimed at guitar players aged between 12 and 17 years, with limited or lots of experience and with an interest in blues and/or rock music. Participants will have the chance to play at the live gig that evening with Grainne and the Paul Sherry Band. Places are very limited so early booking is advisable.

Participants must bring their own guitar – acoustic or electric, (please bring own amp if electric). Workshop duration is one hour and costs e10 which includes admission to the evening concert.

When booking for the workshop, please give your level of experience: Beginner, moderate ability, or advanced player.

Early booking essential to both events – phone the Linenhall on 094 9023733

Grainne Duffy
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Grainne Duffy - Aside from receiving a degree in music Rock/Blues guitarist and vocalist, Grainne Duffy has has been gigging and touring constantly, as both lead guitarist, vocalist and session musician in Italy, Sicily and France and has recorded her debut album featuring ten of her original songs. Listening to her perform it is hard not to acknowledge the many influences in her singing, guitar playing and especially her song writing such as Etta James, Bonnie Raitt, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Green, The Stones and even Bob Dylan. ‘In the world of paperweight chick-rockers, Duffy is the real deal’ Henry Yates.

Paul Sherry and the Paul Sherry Band
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Paul Sherry and the Paul Sherry Band - Described as having an ‘everlasting energy’ both on and off stage and crowned ‘World-wide guitar player of the year ‘03", Paul's guitar playing can only be described as out of this world. His song writing and vocal capability combined with his edgy guitar playing are what give the band the unique sound that they are known for. Paul started at a young age in the music business playing with his mothers band up and down the country and at seventeen he went to The London Guitar Institute where he studied all styles of playing. After finishing his study in London Paul began touring all over Ireland while also doing sessions for T .V., Radio. with many bands and saw him also playing abroad in Spain, America and England while still writing his own music. In 2004 Paul won the Riff Demon competition in London, sponsored by Elixir strings. He has just recorded his debut album ‘To The Bitter End’. The album, and his performances are an ‘in-your-face blues rock’, which from start to finish consists of fine guitar solos with rust and dust-sounding vocals, backed by a driving rhythm section of drum and bass. In 2005 Paul together with Wally Mc Conville of Bagatelle, John Conlon and Grainne Duffy formed Shanco a blues rock quartet, which recorded one album together with loyal following across Ireland. On bass is the magical Ronnie O’Flynn (Sharon Shannon, Donal Lunny) and on drums, the talented Michael Black.



For more information on the Guinness Castlebar Blues Festival, taking place over the June Bank Holiday weekend, visit www.castlebarblues.com



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