Ministry of blues peppered with soul and jazz!!

An educator and true champion of the blues, Randall ‘Big Daddy’ Webster has lived and breathed the Blues for over 25 years. His four octave voice and tasty fretwork, and Mark ‘Dingo’ Russell’s brilliant violin playing make for an incredible duo performance! Touring Ireland to celebrate the release of their critically acclaimed live CD ‘Tangled Roots’, this is Big Daddy’s 2nd. visit to Castlebar.

www.bigdaddyblues.com

Pioneer of fingerstyle guitar
Peter, along with other Takoma Records guitarists are considered to be founders of modern American finger-style guitar. Using the techniques and vocabulary of country blues to create his own compositions in a variety of alternate tunings, Lang has performed or toured with Ry Cooder, John Fahey, Chet Atkins, The Nitty Gritty’s, Emmylou Harris and Leo Kottke, and was nominated for a Grammy in 1975, and ‘best guitarist’ at the Minnesota Music Awards, 1981, 1982 and1988. Also playing TF Hotel Sun 4pm - After Dinner Blues

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Beauty and the Beast! Heart-felt soul & jazz, with an edgy Hat!.
Cara Robinson (vocals, flute & cajon drum) has been writing and recording with notable artists from a huge range of musical genres. She has toured worldwide and her track 'No Love Child' was recorded by Corinne Bailey Rae. Cara will conduct a vocal workshop on Saturday for younger fans.

On metal-bodied resonator guitar, one of Australia’s festival favourites and perennial showstopper, Hat Fitz has almost got the Freedom of Castlebar and of Byrnes pub! A frequent visitor, he plays early Delta blues classics and his own songs.
The duo will also play theTF Hotel Sun 4pm - After Dinner Blues.

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Blues ‘n’ boogie and rock ‘n’ roll
Guitarist/vocalist Dave Peabody and pianist Colin Earl are two true musical veterans of the international music scene. Dave has gained recognition on the blues circuit having performed consistently since the mid 60’s. He has been voted UK Acoustic Blues Artist of the Year 1995, 2000 & 2001. Colin, inspired by Jerry Lee Lewis, was a founder member of Mungo Jerry and played on the band’s first 3 albums, as well as No. 1 singles including ‘In The Summertime’. Also playing Saturday After Dinner Blues TF Royal Hotel, 4pm.

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Gritty shuffles, West Coast Swing
A great night of Chicago & Texas style blues that’s sure to get you boogieing is promised when Parchman revisit Castlebar! The band, over the years, have made their mark on the Irish and International blues scene, gaining excellent reviews. Putting their own identifiable stamp on the blues are: Pete McGowan - guitar, Tony Poland - harp, Tommy Grimes - vocals, Ciaran Brougham - bass and Fran Dowling - drums. Also on the Mall on Sunday afternoon.

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Schied & Hansbury - Irl. & Ger.

Blues from three of the greats.
Tributes to the music of the greats: Muddy Waters, Leadbelly and all the Kings, Freddie, Albert & BB. Ireland’s finest who have played with the who’s who - Van Morrison, Paul Jones, Skid Row, Mary Black, Frankie Miller, The Business, Fleadh Cowboys, Jagger, The Rumboogies .... Ed Deane - guitar & vocals, John Quearney - bass & vocals and Noel Bridgeman - drums & vocals. Ed Deane will also play at the After Dinner Blues session in the TF Royal Hotel, Sat 4pm.

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Chicago Red

Lifestory roots blues!
Red has the authenticity of a man born in Chicago and who has experienced a tough life. He began playing piano at the age of six, switching to guitar
at age 12 and by 15 was listening to the music of the Chicago Blues scene. Seeing Muddy Waters & Howling Wolf perform, as well as meeting Louis Armstrong & Count Basie as a 10 year old, had a lasting impact on his life and a passion for the blues. Red has appeared on many US stations and the BBC & Radio 2 and has toured worldwide. If you are a lover of blues roots, this one’s for you - welcome to Castlebar Red. Also plays the 'After Dinner Blues' session in the TF Royal Sat, 4pm.

Visit Red's website and have a listen to Paul Jones BBC Radio 2 session

From listening to rockabilly and blues songs (Elvis, Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent) from an early age, Imelda has turned these songs into a cool, swinging fusion that’s both classic and oddly modern. Her debut album, ‘Love Tattoo’, is lusciously retro, but as fresh as 2010. And her live gigs are fierce. Her own favourites are the big, bawdy stomper ‘Johnny Got a Boom-Boom’ and the delicate ‘Falling in Love with You Again’, which was inspired by her husband (and band guitarist) Darrel Higham. Other band members include Dave Priseman - trumpet, bugle horn & percussion, Al Gare - bass and Steve Rushton - drums. Since her appearance on Jools Holland, and at the Grammy’s with Jeff Beck performing a Les Paul tribute, Imelda’s career has exploded from the small stages of Dublin’s bars to international acclaim.

Tickets e33.60
The Royal Theatre Box Office,
Tel.  0818 300 000
and
www.ticketmaster.ie
Listen to Imelada May on YouTube

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Willie Nelson

The Royal Theatre is proud to present Iconic American Country Superstar Willie Nelson in concert. The world famous singer-songwriter, who has been labeled the outlaw of the genre, will be joined by his family this June in Ireland to perform all his greatest hits, spanning 5 decades. During his extensive 50-year career, Willie Nelson, musician, actor and activist, has written hundreds of songs many of which were made famous by other stars. Some of his greatest songs include ‘Always on my mind’, ‘On the Road Again’ and ‘Crazy’. He has had collaborations with Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, Julio Iglesias, Neil Young and many more. Willie’s album American Classic has become his most successful, reaching no. 1 on the Billboard’s Country Albums chart, with millions in sales. It earned Nelson a Country Male Vocal Performance Grammy.

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Tickets from e55
The Royal Theatre Box Office,
Tel. 0818 300 000
and
www.ticketmaster.ie

www.royal.ie