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Friday 6 August Drawing on blues, rock, funk and jazz influences among others, Reed weaves and melds genres, rhythms and textures to produce a signature sound that has been likened by critics to Jimi Hendrix for its emotional power and stylistic creativity. Reeds vast range of explosively original music will forever change your expectation of a guitarist.
September gigs were filled with the Solo Festival> Caroline Moreau and Oleg Ponomarev Friday 6 August
Unkle Bob Friday 23 July
“Acoustica shot through with steel, Unkle Bob will bring out the starry-eyed idealist in all of you" . Tychonaut Friday 16 July
Dermot Healy & Concorde Sunday 11 July
Juno Falls Friday 2 July
Mike Hanrahan & Ronnie Drew Friday 25 June
Friday 18 June Roesy
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4 June
Friday 28 May
Friday 21 May Transmitter
Friday 15 May Emer Mayock
Friday 30 April Eleanor McEvoy
“Eleanor McEvoy's muse is alive, vibrant and very much kicking” - Irish Music Magazine.
Friday 23 April Johnny Daly Jazz Trio
Friday 13 April Clive Barnes
Read about GoldtoothCinnamon, his latest album.
27- 28 March Sligo New Music Festival More Information on Sligo New Music Festival 2004.
Friday 13 March Mike Nielsen & Ellen Demos
Born on the borders of ‘Coleman Country', to a musical family, Nielsen began playing the ukulele at the age of four and is now widely accepted as one of the most innovative and original Jazz talents to come from Ireland.
Friday 12 March The Vogler Quartet with Finghin Collins and Malachy Robinson Friday 27 February Preston Reed
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Renowned
Gypsy violinist Oleg Ponomarev has joined forces with the
amazing French chanteuse, Caroline Moreau, to create a
stunning mix of gypsy tunes, spiced with elements of jazz, rock
and flamenco. 
Glasgow's
fast rising acoustic group 
A
unique literary and music event featuring a performance of Bill
Campbell's Music from the Reed Bed with Dermot Healy reading from
his poetry collection The Reed Bed. 
Formerly
known as Blo.tooth Juno Falls have
just launched their acoustic guitar driven debut album Starlight
Drive to critical acclaim, with their debut single This
Song is Your Own, swiftly becoming a radio favourite
A
New York Evening
features the writings and songs of Patrick Kavannagh, Sean O'
Casey and 
Brendan
Behan, Shane Mc Gowan, Christy Moore, Mike
Hanrahan and Irish poets Paul Durkin and
Brendan Keneally. It
is a true mix of Irish writing, with the past very comfortable
in the company of the present. 
Blessed
with an extraordinary voice Roesy is no ordinary singer/songwriter.
His rare combination of talents helps him stand out in this rather
overcrowded genre, and he is undoubtedly " ...one
of Ireland's newest poets and true stars. " Read
more about Roesy on his 
Members
of the band include composer 
A 
Eleanor
McEvoy, one of Ireland's premiere singer/songwriters, will take
to the stage at the Model Arts and Niland Gallery at 8pm on Friday30th
April. 
The
group will perform a repertoire ranging from old Jazz standards
by composers such as Cole Porter, Rogers and Hart, and Irving
Berlin, to more modern compositions by Charlie Haden, Furio di
Castri etc. All the pieces are arranged by the trio and
have a very personal flavour that reflects the individual personalities
of the three musicians. 
Clive Barnes wide-ranging and eclectic musical taste has propelled
him along a road of constant exploration and evolution. He has
toured with the Blind Boys of Alabama, David Crosby, and
The Holmes Brothers among others. 
The
Festival invited us to experience the haunting and atmospheric
music of English composer Rebecca Saunders with one of Germany's
leading ensembles, MusikFabrik. 
[Nielsen
is a] ….vital thread in Sligo's rich …musical tapestry”
- James
Nelson, The Sligo Weekender 
After
five years of wonderful music making the Vogler residency has
come to an end. In this, the last concert of the residency, the
Voglers will be joined by two top Irish musicians, pianist 
Those
who have witnessed the genius of guitarist 
Developed
by one of Irelands leading musicians and composers, 
Jan
Vogler joined the Dresden Staatskapelle Orchestra as principal
cellist at the age of twenty. His success as a soloist quickly
followed when he replaced Heinrich Schiff in an acclaimed performance
of the Schumann Cello Concerto with the Berlin Radio Symphony.
Sligo
Baroque Festival presents a special celebrity concert
with Monica Huggett , one of the foremost baroque violinists of
our time. Monica
will be joined by festival regulars Sarah Cunningham,
viola da gamba, and Malcolm Proud, harpsichord.
Siobhain
Cleary's music has been performed and broadcast
in Ireland, the United Kingdom, the USA, Italy, Switzerland, Poland,
Czech Republic and France, where a concert of her work was given
at Cité International des Arts, Paris in 1998. 
A
well established performer on the Irish music scene since her
days as a vocalist with the Hot House Flowers, she released her
first solo album Charm on her own label Mermaid Records last year
to widespread critical acclaim. Praise for Charm: 
Fresh
from their promotional tour for the hit single, "What do you do",
The Conway Sisters will launch the new Friday night programme
in the Black Box. Following the success of their huge Westlife
support gig this summer, this show promises a repeat of the sisters
considerable musical talent in an exclusive and intimate setting.
THE
SHANCAR URWELL TRIO is the current distillation of three musicians
who have a long history of playing together in many different
jazz line-ups. The trio is made up of Julie Cruikshank on piano,
George Urich on drums, and Jaimie Carswell on double bass.