Pierce Turner at the Sis

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Sirius Arts Centre

Cobh, County Cork

Presents an Evening with

PIERCE TURNER

Saturday 11 June 8pm (doors 7:45)

Tickets €20

For more information or to book contact Sirius at (021) 481 3790 or via email at: cobharts@iol.ie

Sirius Arts Centre presents the only Cork date for this Irish born US based singer songwriter – a night not to miss!

When Pierce Turner performed at the South by South West Music and multimedia Festival in Austin Texas this March he was pleasantly surprised to find that there was more space for an eclectic artist like himself in this post conglomerate music world than there was in the old. 

Perhaps Pierce Turner’s unusual pedigree finally makes sense. Born and raised in Wexford Town he emigrated to New York in his early twenties with his friend Larry Kirwan (front man for Black 47) they formed The Major Thinkers and were signed to Epic Records, they’re single “Avenue B” almost cracked it.  Eventually they went separate ways and while composing music for modern dance in Manhattan’s downtown art world Pierce hooked up with Avant garde composer Philip Glass.

Intrigued by Pierce’s songwriting and style of singing, Philip suggested taking the idea of producing an album for the Wexford man to a contact that he had at Virgin Records in London.  Simon Draper of Virgin loved the music and the idea, flying Pierce back and forth a couple of times from the U.S.  But Virgin was going through a big upheaval at the time with Richard Branson.  And the deal got bogged down.  Luckily the music was also handed in to Martin Mills owner of Beggars Banquet / 4AD and he snapped Pierce up for a 3-album deal with Philip Glass producing and writing string arrangements.  Martin to this day believes that Pierce was ahead of his time and told him so when he attended his show at South By South West this March. He also believes that what Pierce does makes more sense in todays climate with the presence of solo artists like Antony and the Johnsons, Sufjan Stevens and James Blake.

The fact is, Philip Glass has collaborated with David Bowie, Eno, Leonard Cohen and Pierce Turner, heady company for this yellow belly.

This summer he plans to finish recording his new album, slated for an October release, it features a duet with Mr. Glass and reportedly a set of songs typical of the depth and soul of Pierce’s songs sourced from the fountain of time and experience.

It will be seven years since his last CD.  See him in Ireland this summer and get an advance glimpse of this new material by the man that Liam Fay of the Sunday Times said “ he has created what I confidently believe to be the finest body of work in contemporary Irish music”

www.pierceturner.com

Andy Irvine at the Sirius

Friday 27 May at 8pm

Sirius Arts Centre

Cobh, County Cork

Presents

An evening with

ANDY IRVINE

Tickets €20.00

To book or for more information contact Sirius at:

021 481 3790 or via email at: cobharts@iol.ie

May Trad Weekend with Ioscaid

A weekend of trad music is set to take place on 27th 28th and 29th May. Trad group musicians, Ioscaid, will play at the Bella Vista Hotel.
For further information, visit the Cobh Edition

THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE ARTS

CORK EAST ARTISTS AND ARTS WORKERS MEET TDs AS PART OF NATIONWIDE MEET AND GREET FOR THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE ARTS

Monday May 16 2011 | Sirius Arts Centre | 11.30am | www.ncfa.ie

(Cobh, Ireland: 29 April 2011)

Artists, Arts Workers and those passionate about the arts from EAST CORK are invited to meet newly elected TDs: Tom Barry, David Stanton, Sean Sherlock and Sandra McLellan on Monday May 16^th as part of the National Campaign for the Arts’ nationwide Meet and Greet.

This ‘Meet and Greet’, will be held in THE SIRIUS ARTS CENTRE, The Old Yacht Club, Cobh County Cork at 11:30AM and is one of over 37 meetings organised with the 76 new TDs from their 43 constituencies nationwide.

Meeting local TD’s is one of the National Campaign for the Arts’ key strategies to ensure that the arts are on local and national government agendas and continue to be recognised as a vital part of contemporary Irish life.

The 37 Meet and Greets have three main purposes.

1.    The National Campaign for the Arts wants to engage and grow a relationship with new local representatives. The organisation wants Tom Barry, David Stanton, Sean Sherlock and Sandra McLellan to know about the arts and to understand that its practitioners are a powerful resource. Local artists want to work with local government to affect change in the arts. 

2.      The Meet and Greet aims to inform and excite these decision makers about the arts, highlighting the impact and penetration of the arts in this area.

3.      Given the value of the arts to the economy, to Ireland’s international reputation, to tourism and to the general wellbeing of our citizens, TDs will be asked to commit to a continued active investment in the arts and to support the National Campaign for the Arts’ call for sustained finding for the arts.

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With the arts and the creative sector generating nearly 100,000 jobs and the growth rate for the creative sector in Ireland well above the European average, the National Campaign for the Arts and local arts workers throughout Ireland are mobilizing themselves, local politicians and the wider community to understand the fundamental importance of the arts to Ireland’s economy and international reputation.

Established in September 2009, The National Campaign for the Arts is a broad and inclusive coalition that reflects the scale, reach and diversity of the arts in Ireland today. Its membership has a national reach that includes major festivals, venues, producers and representative organisations in visual arts, theatre, film, dance, music, literature, architecture and collaborative arts.  

DETAILS OF MEET AND GREET

Monday May 16 2011 Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh| 11.30am | ncfa.ie

For more information on the NCFA visit www.ncfa.ie