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membership

free opportunity to become a festival member and avail of reduced ticket prices. Limited numbers open until 20 October. To apply, Leave your contact details in message box.become a member

workshop places

only few places left for the vocal workshops, contact michel@durhamvoicestudio.ie 087 4150037 to guarantee booking. workshops

City Channel Spotlight

City Channels Spotlight show goes on air today featuring live performances from Sean Tyrrell, Stacey Nolan & Brendan Murphy filmed live at the Western Hotel Galway
check out videos and festival insight .(NTL channel 107) Thanks to Producer Grainne McMahon.

special guest

Word up! that rapper Jhall whose just released latest single "the real world" has been added to the festival billing, check out the launch thurs 6 nov

The Signs ahead

Fernsign Galway currently producing the festival promotional notices, call 091 752882

Oye Oye Oye!

Town Crier Liam Silke is preparing to announce the opening of the "Telling Tales" event at Galway City Museum on Friday 31 October @3pm. Start your halloween with stories from the past.
Open all ages and Accessible to the deaf.

Rickshaws Spirit Ride

Galways Rickshaws company have teamed up with the festival offering the fastest journeys
available between venues. Tel 085 7334664

Old Fish Tales

Thanks to Galway Atlanataquarium for permission to film their wide variety of fish to be included in the " Telling Tales" audiovisual display at City Museum to be launched 31 Oct @ 3pm.

FREE brochure available

16 pages

The festival programme is now freely available to collect at venues music shops, libraries, restaurants, tourist accommodation centres and Art Council offices throughout County Galway.

Thanks to sponsors: the Arts Council, Galway City Arts Council, Galway City Development Board, Galway County Council Galway City Partnership, HMV, Charlie Byrnes Bookshop, Aria Stained Glass,
Advertisers: RTE Raidio na Gaeltachta, Galway Bead Shop, Il Brigante, Pariah Clothing , An Gailearai Beag, Utopia, CSL Studies, Durham Voice Studio ,
Accomodation : Radisson SAS Hotel, House Hotel, Kinlay house, Flannerys Hotel,
Festival support: Vina Mara, Clada Minerals, Buzy lizzie, I Supply, those two girls, AOIFE,
Venues: Menlo Park Hotel, The Western Hotel, Crane bar, Spirit Centre, Galway City Museum,

Rónán Ó Snodaigh Sean Tyrrell light up the programme

REVIEW SPIRIT OF VOICE 08 PROGRAMME LAUNCH

The festival began in Great Spirit last night launching its festival programme. A warm atmosphere for both fans and new comers to the intimate setting of Aras na Gael.
Food was provided kindly by Cava Restaurant, while on stage a stand lamps low light set the scene. Projected visual aquariums and storytelling recordings enhanced the homely feel.

Mc for the night Conal Maceochagaian opened the event and introduced Sean Tyrrell who played and sang an enticing special set of folk and ballad tunes. His delivery enraptured the attentive crowd and his forthcoming festival Midnight Court show is a must for all to see.

Rónán Ó Snodaigh recognized for his unique technique of playing the Bodhrán conjured up a rhythmic mix of beats chants and guitar melodies encouraging the audience to participate vocally. The beats hit a high crescendo when joined on stage by Jo playing Spanish talking drum. Rónán’s art of storytelling through poetry and music delighted the appreciative festival fans and announced this event truly open.

Good word about this gig was freely heard and we now all look forward to the November calendar schedule
Big ups! to everyone lucky enough to be there, and for making it happen, on sound Donal , crew Kate Julie, Val, Dan, all the Volunteers, Kevin @Dek Tek ,Cava Food, Jack @ Aras, Chris for Visuals, Conal, Sean, Rónán, Flannerys Hotel & Mustard

Scrumptious Delight

Thanks to Spanish restaurant Cava Resturant 53 Dominick St Galway for providing a fantastic spread of food at tonights festival brochure launch party.

launch on the radio

Todays 3 radio station airwaves were buzzing with news of our latest party ,
tune in to hear radio interviews from 26 Sep 08
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta magazine programme 'SBB Aniar' presented by Seán Bán Breathnach and produced by Máirín Mhic Dhonnchadha. with Moya Brennan, Ronan OSnodaigh, Conal Maceochagain
I radio 102.104fm Ar Éileamh programme daily bilingual chart show Presenter Barbara Nic Dhonnacha with Ronan oSnodaigh
Galway Bay Fm Arts show Presenter Gary Mcmahon, with director Ger Mulkerrins
tune in check it out,

Galway City Development supports festival

Spirit of Voice wishes to thank Peter Salmon and his colleagues for supporting the event.

THE VOICE OF BBC

We are delighted to announce "An Introduction to Radio Drama" with
BBC voice actor Jonathon Keeble on Sunday 9th November 2008.

Participants will learn how radio drama began, developed and how it is now.
You will learn how writers such as Dylan Thomas, Louis MacNiece, Samuel Beckett,
Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard all began as radio dramatists.

On the practical side, participants will be taught the basic techniques involved in performing a piece of radio drama.
You will have the chance to perform yourself and be recorded doing so.
By the end of the workshop, You will have an enhanced appreciation of the medium and also of how complex emotions can be communicated using only the voice.

A weekend of Vocal workshops professionally facilitated by
Jonathon Keeble (BBC radio voice actor)
Michel Brandt (vocal coach)
Lorna McDowell (voice development)
Ruth Dillon (singing technique)
Jwana (big sing)
Federico Betti (alexander technique)

open to everyone, regardless of previous experience.
for full workshop details contact
michel@durhamvoicestudio.ie tel 091 583800

TELLING TALES

50 heritage stories and folk tales on display at Galway City Museum from October 31st,
check out this innovative , humourous and educational audio visual exhibition,
and hear what people of Galway really have to say!

Thanks to Sign Language & Irish language translations from Evelyn Conroy & Frankie Berry CSL Studies ,Trish Maloney, with support from Nollaig McGuinness @ Galway City Partnership.
Audio recorded by Ger Mulkerrins, Visuals designed Atlantaquaria camera Julie Freidrich,
Pearl Mulkerrins, Pete Ray. Post production Dave Brandt.

TICKETS GO ON SALE

CONCERT tickets avilable for
MOYA BRENNAN, SEAN TYRRELL'S MIDNIGHT COURT
available from Zhivago records Shop st, Galway
for credit card bookings telephone
:(+353) 091 509960

Galway Voice Newspaper Review

Full page preview announcing the festival line up appeared in todays Galway voice newspaper
credit to Brian Bolger

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

WED 5 NOV FESTIVAL LAUNCH 4pm
AUDIO VISUAL STORYTELLING EXHIBITION
CITY MUSEUM, SPANISH ARCH, GALWAY

THURS 6 NOV WORLD VOICES 8pm
MICHEL BRANDT Classical Opera
BAHH BAND Indian music group
MARTY MULLIGAN slam poet
JHALL hip hop
Sebastian beatbox
@WESTERN HOTEL 33 Prospect Hill Galway City Ireland

FRIDAY 7 NOV MOYA BRENNAN IN CONCERT 8pm
ORLAITH NI MHEACHAIR Sean Nos
MOYA BRENNAN the Voice of Clannad plus band
@MENLO PARK Hotel Terryland, Headford Road, Galway, Ireland

FRI 7 NOV VOCAL STAGE 8.30pm
CLARE MURPHY storyteller
SHARON MURPHY Soul folk songwriter
BRENDAN MURPHY Performance Poet
@WESTERN HOTEL 33 Prospect Hill Galway City Ireland

SAT 8 NOV MOYA BRENNAN WORKSHOP 11am
@WESTERN HOTEL 33 Prospect Hill Galway Ireland

SAT 8 NOV SEAN TYRRELL “MIDNIGHT COURT” 7pm EARLY SHOW!
Sean Tyrrell's musical narrative of Brian Merryman's 18th century dream
@the CRANE BAR Sea Road, Galway Ireland

SAT 8 NOV NEW VOICES 9pm
THE WILD MYRTLES female acapella group from Scotland
STACEY NOLAN Singer songwriter
@WESTERN HOTEL 33 Prospect Hill Galway Ireland

SAT 8 NOV / SUN 9 NOV VOICE WORKSHOPS 12 – 5pm
FACILITATORS
Jonathon Keeble (BBC radio voice actor)
Michel Brandt (vocal coach)
Lorna McDowell (voice development)
Ruth Dillon (singing technique)
Jwana (big sing)
Federico Betti (alexander technique)
@ SPIRIT CENTRE Riverwood House 34 Nuns Island Galway Ireland

SUN 9 NOV “RAM SINGH” WORKSHOP 4pm EARLY SHOW!
Singer Musician and Kundalini Yoga master performance
@WESTERN HOTEL 33 Prospect Hill Galway Ireland

SUN 9 NOV WORLD VOICES 8PM
WESTERN HOTEL 33 Prospect Hill Galway Ireland
NICEOL BLUE singer songwriter
JEANETTE MOKOENA African soloist
EWA GIGON Singer multi instrumentalist from Poland

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