As part of the exciting programme of events taking place at the 2012 festival IMRO will host a series of Traditional Music Showcases and Master Classes in the New Theatre, Temple Bar, over the course of the festival.
Thursday 26th January
6:30-7:30pm Showcases
Featuring some of the emerging traditional acts in Ireland
ENTRY: FREE
Friday 27th January
6:30-7:30pm Showcases
Featuring some of the emerging traditional acts in Ireland
ENTRY: FREE
Saturday 28th January
11:00-01:00 Master Class with Gerry O’Connor
Ireland’s internationally renowned and leading tenor-banjo player Gerry O’Connor will discuss his unique playing and composition techniques.
2:00 – 4:00 Master Classes with Tommy Sands
Tommy Sands of the legendary folk group ‘The Sands Family’ will explore the craft of osngwriting with his own inititable style.
ENTRY: FREE, but booking is essential
About Gerry O’Connor
Gerry O’Connor has brought the banjo to places no other player had tread before. He has travelled the world – physically and musically – experimenting with everything from Irish to bluegrass to African and Asian, and back to Irish. Both as a soloist and as a member of the highly acclaimed Four Men and a Dog, Gerry has truly traced the banjo’s journey through the world of music.
About Tommy Sands
Tommy Sands, County Down’s singer, songwriter and social activist, has achieved something akin to legendary status in his own lifetime. From the pioneering tours with the highly influential Sands Family, playing Carnegie Hall to Moscow’s Olympic Stadium, he has become one of Ireland’s most powerful songwriters and enchanting performers. He enjoys celebrity status in many parts of the world, tempered by artistic integrity and the sorrow of personal tragedy in his war torn homeland.
