FOLK musicians from Limerick and beyond will come together to raise funds for IMNDA (Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association) at Dolans on Thursday October 3.
Musicians on the evening will include Limerick singer-songwriter Emma Langford, Louth musician Gerry O’Connor, Cork band Greenshine and Niall Keegan.
Emma Langford released Quiet Giant in 2017, the album that won her an RTÉ Folk Award for Best Emerging Artist and the Irish Post Music Award nomination for best Irish folk act. She was since twice nominated for Best Folk Singer, and once for Best Original Track at the RTÉ Folk Awards.
She divides her time between writing, touring and continuing her Arts Council-supported research around Irish women in myth and history.
Gerry O’Connor has played and recorded with highly-regarded groups such as Lá Lúgh and Skylark and has toured and recorded with members of all the legendary groups including Planxty, Bothy Band, De Dannan, Boys of the Lough and The Chieftains. When Gerry is not touring around the world he works as a violin maker/restorer (luthier).
GREENSHINE is a Cork based family trio comprising Noel Shine, Mary Greene and their daughter Ellie. Their material straddles the boundaries of contemporary, folk and roots and includes many self-penned songs.
Niall Keegan will be performing on the night with a group of talented and accomplished musicians – a mix of alumni and current lecturers in the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, UL.
The IMNDA funds and promotes research into the causes and treatments of MND, but the majority of funds raised from generous donors and supporters go towards providing services to people with Motor Neurone Disease. The services provided by the IMNDA are immediate and free of charge for everyone registered with the Association.
Tickets from €12 at www.dolans.ie.
