Cork Gig Guide: 19th-25th January 2016

Lisa O’Neill (Sirius)

Villagers (Everyman)

This week in Cork: Lisa O’Neill, Villagers, Damsel and more.

Having just spoken to the wonderful Lisa O’Neill last month (read in full here), it’s great to see the Cavan song-carver return to Cork for an intimate winter show to be hosted by Sirius Arts Centre on Saturday evening. Brave the ice and rain (or icy rain!) and take a train out to Cobh to hear some songs from the upcoming O’Neill record, expected in Spring. The following night sees Conor O’Brien’s Villagers play one of Cork’s oldest venues, Everyman Palace, completing a bumper weekend of Irish songwriting talent this weekend down south.

Elsewhere, Luke O’Neill’s promising latest project Damsel celebrate the release of debut EP Boy on the Rocks with an official launch show in The Roundy on Saturday evening. Having played a G-Man presents… show solo back in September, this will be a full-blooded, full-band affair.

Also going down around town this week:

• Tim O’Connor The Hitch-hiking Poet in De Barra’s (Tuesday)
• Lennoko in The Crane Lane Theatre (Wednesday)
• Ye Vagabonds in Coughlan’s (Friday)

For a day-by-day breakdown of gigs taking place in both Cork city and county over the next three weeks see below.

Tuesday, 19th January
– Tim O’Connor The Hitch-hiking Poet in De Barra’s (Clonakilty)

Wednesday, 20th January 
– Lennoko (11.30pm) in The Crane Lane Theatre
– Russian Songwriters Night in The Roundy
– Tim O’Brien & Arty McGlynn in The White Horse (Ballincollig)

Thursday, 21st January 
– The Deans (11.30pm) in The Crane Lane Theatre
– Music Network presents Liam Ó Maonlaí, Kevin Burke & Tim Edey in Triskel Christchurch

Friday, 22nd January 
– Ye Vagabonds in Coughlan’s
– Me In Time in The Roundy

Saturday, 23rd January
– Damsel in The Roundy
– Lisa O’Neill and Mossy Nolan in Sirius Arts Centre (Cobh)

Sunday, 24th January
– Villagers in Everyman Palace

Monday, 25th January
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