Terryglass Arts Festival 14th to 18th August 2013

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Local talent is showcased in this years’ Terryglass Arts Festival, which runs from August 14th – 18th. Marking its fifteenth birthday, this year’s programme features local musicians, visual artistes, sculptures and artistes alongside visiting artistes from Ireland and overseas.

The festival opens on Wednesday August 14th with a special celebratory birthday concert featuring young local musicians. Singer/songwriter Riona O’Madagain and tenor Conor O’Meara blend a fusion of styles touching on all the senses in this concert which takes place in the Festival Marquee at 8.30pm.

From Terryglass, Riona has performed with many well known musicians including Pauline Scanlan (of Lumiere) and Donnagh Hennessy (formerly of Lunasa). She is currently recording an EP. Conor O’Meara from Portumna, Co. Galway is a first year music student at DIT Conservatory of Music in Dublin. He started his career in the Oxmantown Singers, Birr as a boy soprano, playing lead roles in musicals with LYT and won the Boy Soprano Category in Feis Ceoil na hEireann.
Conor later went on to win Ballinderry’s Got Talent in 2010 and sold over 3000 copies of his CD, with all proceeds going to Cancer Care West.

Celebrating the visual arts is a special screening of the award winning film “Irish Folk Furniture” by internationally celebrated local film maker Tony Donoghue also on Wednesday 14th August. In making this eight minute animated documentary, 16 pieces of abandoned folk furniture was restored and returned to daily use.

An exhibition from Terryglass resident Tami Curtis- Ellis (originally from New Orleans) will feature paintings using unconventional materials incorporating tapestry fabrics and vintage architectural salvage from the New Orleans’ area. The exhibition takes place daily in Una’s Tearooms, Riverrun Cottages where it is also possible to enjoy a taste of Terryglass while relaxing in the tranquil surroundings.

Out on Lough Derg will be the floating rushwork figures of local artist Gerardine Wisdom which this year will explore the idea of vessels. Working from rushes picked from the lake, Gerardine has won numerous prizes for her work including first prizes in the RDS National Crafts Competition.

To tempt the taste buds a Good Food Market & Craft Fair will take place on Sunday afternoon 18th August. This will be a wonderful opportunity to sample the many culinary delights Co. Tipperary has to offer or and see original craftwork including pottery, woodturning, basket making and lots more.

Getting the final afternoon of the festival off to a musical start is local band Ebony from Nenagh. Featuring saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, guitar, piano, basis & drum with four vocalists, the band spans a repertoire from Bruno Mars to Joe Dolan and Frank Sinatra to Michael Buble.

Details of the full programme for the 2013 Terryglass Arts Festival are available online on www.terryglassartsfestival.ie or you can follow the festival on www.facebook.com/terryglassartsfestival or on twitter @terryglassfest for up to date news and happenings

Bookings for all festival events and workshops can be made online on www.terryglassartsfestival.ie. Booking charges apply, please see www.terryglassartsfestival.ie for full details.

Booking is available by calling (087) 2181663 from Monday 29th July 2013. Tickets will then be held to be collected in the village hall from the festival box office within 48 hours of booking, otherwise tickets will be resold.

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