Their mission, they say: "Soul ain’t nothing but a feeling so why not come out and celebrate with us, let the music capture your heart, the fine food fill your tummy and the laughter soothe your soul!"

 

After first gaining acclaim for a densely melodic sound which anticipated the coming emergence of grunge, Scotland's Teenage Fanclub spent the remainder of their career as torch-bearers for the power pop revival.

 

Celebrated blues and folk musician, Eric Bibb, plays a live performance of his latest album, Booker’s Guitar A native New Yorker with deep roots in the American blues and folk tradition, Eric Bibb is fast becoming a familiar face – and voice – on the European and U.S. acoustic folk-blues scene. We are very pleased to welcome him to the Abbey stage for a live performance of his latest album, Booker’s Guitar. Inspired by an encounter with a relic from the past – a 1930s vintage guitar that had belonged to Delta blues legend Booker White – Booker’s Guitar captures the spirit of the original Delta blues of the early 20th century. Renowned for his magnetic and charismatic acoustic shows, Bibb will perform songs that tell stories of endless travel and rocking chairs on the porch. His music is personal, powerful and spiritually charged, evoking the mystical and universal quality of the blues, and drawing listeners into the moment more as participants than as spectators. Support on the evening will come from singer and songwriter Megan Henwood, winner of the BBC RADIO 2 Young Folk Award 2009. ‘If you were going to build the perfect acoustic bluesman, he’d probably turn out looking and sounding exactly like Eric Bibb.’ – Chicago Sun-Times

 

On Sunday May 30th 2010 from midday the 4th annual Soul Picnic will take place live from the beautiful surroundings of Merrion Square Park. Enjoy the very best local, national and international performers in a picnic style.

 

A newly commissioned solo exhibition that explores the complex and historical world of spectatorship. Adopting the early special effects technique of matte painting, Sander uses and quotes the visual intricacies associated with illusion, while critically examining the personal motivation of consumers who participate in spectator industries. Tourism, audiences, the traveller and the curious are all characters who take time out of everyday life and pay to see things. The gallery will be transformed into a single, circular screen, providing a constantly changing and looping landscape. Sander contrasts the simplicity of matte painting with the complexity of the current economic unknowns that form the background to many of our lives.

 

Billy Ocean is the Biggest Black recording star Britain has ever produced, one who has sold over 30 million records in his lifetime. He has collected a pile of Gold and Platinum records across the world and hit the number one spot worldwide on pop chats including the USA, Australia, Germany, Holland, and the UK. Billy has achieved extraordinary success as both artist and songwriter.

 

Crowded House is a rock group formed in 1985 in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is widely recognised as the primary songwriter and creative director of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand, Australia and the United States. The band owes its original success to the Australian live music scene, though references to New Zealand people and places are included in several of their songs.

 

 

Ladlane formed in 2004 in Dublin. The band features Eugene Quinn from Templeogue, Dublin on guitar/banjo/vocals, Ray Dempsey from Ballyduff, Co. Waterford on accordion and Colm Keane from somewhere in north county Dublin on fiddle/vocals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Que Pezon! is a Dublin based band. The group is best described as a international musical community who believe in "organic, free-range music".They have been performing tirelessly for the past 7 years. For a true experience of International conFusion check out Que Pezon! in The Mezz, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, every Sunday from 10 pm.