Songs By The Sea: Cairde Sligo Arts Festival

The series takes place on 9-15 July, during the Cairde Sligo Arts Festival each year in association with Mark Willis and Bluestack Records. Admission is free. The gigs will be held at Nook in Collooney, Eithna’s by the Sea in Mullaghmore, Shells Seaside Café in Strandhill and Pudding Row in Easkey.
Starting off the series of music along the Wild Atlantic Way, is Myles Manley at 5pm on Tuesday, 11th July in Nook, Collooney. A popular music artist from Sligo, Myles’ music has been described as "alt wonky pop", "audacious" and with "an eye and an ear for the twisted pop nugget". Myles’ debut album ‘Greatest Hits 2012- 2013’ was released in 2013.

Also on Tuesday at 7.30pm, Felip Carbonell will perform in Ethna’s by the Sea, Mullaghmore. Felip Carbonell is a guitarist, composer and singer-songwriter originally from Mallorca. Enjoy a journey through Latin music from the Catalan rumba to Cuban bolero to Brazilian bossanova to traditional Mallorcan tunes.

Performing in Shells Seaside Cafe, Strandhill on Wednesday 12 July at 8pm is Tim V. Smyth. Tim V. Smyth, songwriter/musician with Hidden Highways and Sunday School Sessions, is embarking on a new journey with his latest project The Sky At Night.

Finishing off the series on Thursday 13 July is band The Hunter, who perform in Pudding Row, Easkey at 5pm. An up-and-coming Sligo-based band with a unique sound, The Hunter has a refreshing repertoire consisting of their own original music interspersed with choice covers. Influences are folk, alternative music and blues, Afrobrazilian & West African drumming.
For further information log onto www.cairdefestival.com