Do you have the power of The Ink Spots In your life?
either way, join us for Breakfast With The Ink Spots where Ronan Leonard plays a selection from the many records that they recorded and released from the 1930s onwards
The cafe will provide gorgeous coffees, cakes and vittles…
You enjoy the music and food, flick through the papers, talk about what you’ve enjoyed in the festival so far and what is to come for the rest of the Sunday.
The Ink Spots are known to most for their amazing catalogue of songs (that mostly sound the same, but in a glorious depending way, like a good cup of tea you don’t need to tweak everything!)….
they are known to some via classic movies from or set in the 30/40s…
known to others from being the soundtrack to computer games such as the Fallout series or Bio Shock…
but loved by all this is one of the best ways you can start your day!
Songwriting & Music creation workshops with the Music Generation team.
The jolly crew from the treaty city return to this years Clon guitar fest to preside over free workshops for kids covering songwriting arranging and recording.Bring an instrument and enthusiasm!Workshops will start on the hour. for bookings info contact info@clonguitarfest.com Class numbers are limited
“ … glorious technicolour hues that transcend linguistic boundaries; world music for a new world.”Siobhán Long, Irish Times.
One of the most accomplished songwriters in the country today, award winning trad/folk poet John Spillane continues to redefine musical boundaries with his own unique style of playing and songwriting which he likes to call ’Sean Nos Blues’. In the last 15 years John has released 9 award winning albums, penned top ten hit singles, had his music covered by the likes of Christy Moore and also recorded a groundbreaking TV series ‘Ceolcuairt’ for TG4 which saw John visiting Senegal and playing with native Senegalese musicians such as Baba Maal & CHEIKH LO.
While as a songwriter John’s talent is often acknowledged his guitar playing too is of distinct merit and fuses trad and folk finger picking with elements of world music and the Blues. He is endorsed by Rodriguez Guitars one of only two endorsements they have issued in Ireland.
JOHN SPILLANE SONGWRITING WORKSHOP:
John brings his Meteor Award-winning skills and many years experience of teaching the craft of songwriting to bear on these perennially popular workshops. Starting by forging a space where all negativity and criticism is banished outright, John teaches techniques of imagery, rhyme and rhythm to help unlock the gems of musical poetry that we all have hidden inside us! Book ahead as these workshops usually fill up fast.