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Gig Listings
| Monday 16th August | Venue | Time | Price |  | Arlo Guthrie
Arlo Guthrie is the son of the great American music icon Woody Guthrie.“Guthrie is philosophical in a naturally funny and folksy way and, as with great storytellers such as Will Rogers and even his own father, he always manages to pluck a gem from a lot of dirt.” - The Los Angeles Times | The National Concert Hall. Dublin | 7.30pm | €35 (€32) |
| Saturday 21st August | Venue | Time | Price | | Johnny McEvoy
A real pleasure for us to stage this concert and a great chance to see a legend perform in such an intimate space. Johnny McEvoy has long been regarded as one of Ireland's finest entertainers. He became a national name back in the mid 1960's when he topped the Irish charts during the ballad boom years with songs like 'Muirsheen Durkin', and 'The Boston Burglar', 'Nora', 'I still miss someone'etc. More recently, Johnny has recorded some wonderful country songs including an album entitled, 'Johhny McEvoy sings Hank Williams', which remains a cherished collector's item to this day.
As a songwriter, McEvoy is in a league of his own His songs are haunting, evocative and beautiful with many in the folk and ballad style.
| The Cherrytree, Walkinstown Cross, D12. | 9pm | €20 (€18) |
| Friday 24th September | Venue | Time | Price | | Brendan Begley & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh
Swerving from infectious slides to slow airs, sean-nos songs to wild, passionate polkas, Begley and Ni Raghallaigh unleash the raw power and beauty of their Kerry music. Together, they have a wild, dynamic and fresh sound: according to Earle Hitchner, "theirs is some of the most maddeningly nourishing, elevating and mesmerizing Irish traditional music you'll hear today". They are touring to mark the release of their new CD. | The Cherrytree, Walkinstown Cross, D12. | 9pm | €17 (€15) |
| Saturday 25th September | Venue | Time | Price | | Celine Carroll & Band
Full details to follow. | The Cherrytree, Walkinstown Cross, D12. | 9pm | € |
| Saturday 9th October | Venue | Time | Price | | Eric Taylor
People have been talking about Eric Taylor and his songs for years, since the early 1970's when he was an integral part of a Houston songwriting scene that included Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark. As Taylor's reputation and song catalogue has grown, he has enjoyed a following that includes Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen and Steve Earle. "Eric Taylor was one of my heroes and teachers when I started playing around Houston in the early 1970's," he's the real deal." Steve Earle. | The Cherrytree, Walkinstown Cross, D12. | 9pm | €17 (€15 ) |
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