01/12/09
DECEMBER EVENTS
* Exclusive live concert. An intimate concert, at the Solstice Theatre in Navan, December 21st at 8 pm. Limited tickets available from Solstice Arts Theatre
* Eimear's version of 'O Holy Night' is featured on the Christmas compilation album NOLLAIG
* Another one of Eimear's Christmas songs 'O Come. O Come Emmanuel' is featured on the EMI compilation album O HOLY NIGHT
* RTE's 'REELING IN THE NINETIES' is currently on release - featuring Eimear's 1996 Eurovision win.
* Finally, there will be another chance to see A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION WITH EIMEAR QUINN at 9.05 on Christmas Eve morning on RTE television.
Best wishes for a very happy Christmas and a wonderful 2010
01/11/09
Many thanks to you all for your warm wishes on the birth of baby Joelene on October 25th.
As it will be a busy time for Eimear this Christmas, we will be unable to tour. There will however be one exclusive concert in the Solstice Theatre in Navan, on the night of the Solstce - December 21st.
For booking information, please visit www.solsticeartscentre.com
01/06/09
EIMEAR WILL APPEAR IN CONCERT WITH THE PRIESTS ON JUNE 20TH AT THE ODESSEY ARENA, BELFAST AND JUNE 22ND AT THE O2, DUBLIN.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT thepriests.com
09/04/09
Concert at Feile Orlel, Monaghan May 2nd
Eimear will perform at Saint Patrick's Church,
Monaghan town, on May 2nd at 8.30 as part of the Feile Oriel.
She will be joined by the Mamisa string quartet and Robbie Overson on Guitar.
For more information, visit http://www.feileoriel.com/concerts.html
14/10/08
Eimear to appear in concert with 'The Priests'
Following the recent success of 'The Priests' with their debut album officially becoming the 'Fastest-selling UK debut for a classical act' as certified by Guinness World Records, they will perform at the National Concert Hall ,Dublin and the Royal Theatre, Castlebar.
Eimear will join Father Eugene O'Hagan, Father Martin O'Hagan and Father David Delargy as their guest and they will be accompanied by the Irish Philharmonic Orchestra.
Saturday 28th March - National Concert Hall, Dublin
Sunday 29th March - The Royal Theatre, Castlebar
For more information please visit http://www.thepriests.com/
14/10/08
EIMEAR'S CHRISTMAS CONCERTS
Dec 5th Ramor Theatre, Virginia, Co.Cavan tickets here
Dec 7th Dunamaise Theatre, Portlaoise, Co. Laoise tickets here
Dec 12th Saint Mary's Chruch, Feakle, Co. Clare
Dec 18th SAINT PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL, DUBLIN, tickets here
Dec 19th Saint Brigid's Cathedral, Kildare 045-530672
Dec 20th Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow tickets here
Dec 21st Solstice Arts Centre, Navan, Co. Meath tickets here
01/06/08
Eimear is delighted to be performing at the renowned 'FEAKLE traditional Music Festival' at Feakle, County Clare.
The concert will take place in the intimate venue of Saint Joseph's Church, Kilclaren on August 7th at 10pm. Limited tickets available in advance at €25 from feaklefestival.ie
01/02/08
BBC Blackstaff Sessions
On 19th Feb Eimear will appear on the BLACKSTAFF SESSIONS on BBC 2 with Neil Martin.
They will perform four songs from the critically acclaimed 'Living Bridge' documentary film.
01/01/08
EIMEAR AT THE NCH
Eimear is to perform as SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST at the GALA FINALS of Thomas Moore Festival for Young Singers Tuesday 22nd January 2008 8pm NATIONAL CONCERT HALL, Dublin.
Presented by DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama Celebrating 200 years of the Irish Melodies.
Tickets: €15/€10 Tel: 01 – 4170000 or online www.nch.ie
01/12/07
DECEMBER EVENTS
DEC 6TH- Live on THE TUBRIDY SHOW RTE Radio 1
Dec 7th - Concert in Ramor theatre, Virginia – SOLD OUT
Dec 12th - CONCERT, Saint Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny, Tickets €23 CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
Dec 13th - CONCERT, Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork, Tickets €23 CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
DEC 14TH - live on THE LATE LATE SHOW RTE 1 TV
Dec 15th - Live IN-STORE in Celtic Note, Nassau Street
Dec 15th - CONCERT, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, tickets €25 CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
Dec 18TH - Interview on IRELAND AM TV3
Dec 19th - CONCERT, Saint Finbar's Church, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan, Tickets €17 tel 042-9661475
Dec 23rd - Feature on CAPITAL D RTE 1 tv 7.30pm
DEC 25TH – RADIO SPECIAL - Christmas music performance RTE Radio 1
DEC 27TH – THE LIVING BRIDGE – biographical documentary RTE TV
09/11/07
Tickets now on sale for O HOLY NIGHT - A Cathedral Tour
Eimear will perform Christmas Concerts this December in three of Irelands finest Cathedrals
Dec 12th - Saint Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny (priced €23)
Dec 13th - Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork City (priced €23)
Dec 15th - Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin (priced €25)
Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.ie tel: 0818 719 300
or any ticketmaster agent including:
Celtic Note
Nassau Street
Dublin 2
Rollercoaster
Kieran St
Kilkenny
Promusica
20 Oliver Plunkett St
Cork
Other concerts in the tour include
Dec 7th - Ramor Theatre, Virginia, County Cavan (tickets €20 tel: 049-8548270) - almost sold out
Dec 19th - Saint Finbar's Church, Carrickmacross, county monaghan (tickets released next week)
16/07/07
Summer Greetings!
Sorry to have left you so long without news, but I have a very good excuse, in so far as you will be able to see the fruits of my efforts very soon.
During the last three months I have had the wonderful privilege to work with the renowned and respected filmmaker Philip King. He invited myself and Neil Martin to make a documentary for his Arts series 'The Living Bridge'.
Neil is an extraordinary musician from Belfast, where he lives and works as a composer and cellist, and also uilleann piper. The programme takes us on a journey through chosen pieces of music that allow us to discuss why we, as classically trained musicians, feel drawn to traditional music. We try to articulate through music how we cross the bridge between the two genres, and ultimately we both reach the same conclusion – namely that good music is good music, regardless of genre, and that all boundaries are blurred in the pursuit of this musical fulfilment.
I'm very excited to tell you that it will be broadcast on RTE 1 on July 31st. as soon as I have the final details regarding web links etc. I will post them here.
My other news is hat I'm currently working on material for a new album that I will record in August. It will be an album for Winter and Christmas including some known songs and some newly written ones. I'm really loving my time with this beautiful repertoire and thankfully 35 days straight of grey skies and rain in Ireland has been useful to conjure up the season!
Hopefully the sun will shine again soon.
love
Eimear
06/03/07
SOUTH AFRICA CONCERT - FRIDAY MARCH 16TH
Eimear is to perform in Cape Town as part of the Irish celebrations there this coming Saint Patrick's weekend.
The public performance will take place in the outdoor amphitheatre at the V&A Waterfront, and will also feature Ragus.
Concert is at 8.30pm on friday 16th March. For more information click here
19/02/07
Eimear appeared on Irish television on the Late Late Show on Friday night last singing 'The Voice'
You can view it here on YouTube
01/01/07
Happy New Year and best wishes to all of you for 2007.
x
Eimear
11/12/06
Dec 13 2006 Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda 8.00pm
Eimear's final concert of 2006 will include performances from the latest release 'Gatherings' and some of her favourite christmas songs... not to be missed!!
Tickets available online at droicheadartscentre.com or at +353 41 983 3946 priced €15.00 - 12.00
04/12/06
December Appearances
Dec 10 2006 St. Patricks College, Maynooth -
The CONSOLE annual Christmas Celebration of Light will take place on Sunday the 10th of December at 4pm in St Patrick's College, Maynooth, Co.Kildare.
The event ( in the College Chapel ) will be hosted by Fr Aidan Troy C.P.
Speakers will include: Geoff Day, Director of the National Office for Suicide Prevention and Ms Caroline Lennon-Nally, Suicide Resource Officer for the HSE and Dr John Connolly, Irish Association of Suicidology.
Artist's performing will include:
Eimear Quinn
Acabella
Tommy Fleming
Liam Lawton
Niamh Murray
The Dublin Gospel Choir
Jacqueline O' Dowd
Celtic Whisper
And many more
Limited places are available. Please book your place by contacting Freeda at 01 6102638
Dec 13 2006 Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda 8.00pm
Eimear's final concert of 2006 will include performances from the latest release 'Gatherings' and some of her favourite christmas songs... not to be missed!!
Tickets available online at droichedartscentre.com or at +353 41 983 3946 priced €15.00 - 12.00
06/11/06
Eimear To Appear at the National Concert Hall Sunday November 12th
To mark it's 25th anniversary, the National Concert Hall hosts a silver jubilee Gala Celebration this coming Sunday November 12th.
The billing includes a fantastic line-up of artists who have performed all over the world. Hosted by RTÉ broadcaster Ryan Tubridy, the remainder of the line-up includes Sir James Galway, Colm Wilkinson, Brendan Kennelly, Eimear Quinn, Paddy Moloney and The Chieftains, Brian Byrne, Declan O'Rourke, Paul Brady, Finghin Collins, Fionnuala Hunt, Cara O'Sullivan, Carlos Nunez, Brian Kennedy, Sharon Shannon and Anthony Kearns.
To commemerate this special anniversary, the National Concert Hall has commissioned Irish composer Shaun Davey to write a new piece which will have its world premiere on the night. There will be an orchestra on stage for the full concert which David Brophy will conduct. RTÉ will record this Gala concert for television broadcast, and it is scheduled to go out during Christmas week (2006).
Tickets €50, €60, €70 (€30 Choir Balcony) see www.nch.ie
17/08/06
Concert Dates for Autumn 2006 announced
Sep 20 2006 Saint Brigid's Cathedral, Kildare
For tickets contact Kildare Heritage Centre 045 530672
Oct 20 2006 Draíocht Theatre, Blanchardstown, Dublin Click here for tickets
Nov 12 2006 National Concert Hall Gala Night - Guest Appearance(more information to follow)
Dec 10 2006 St. Patricks College, Maynooth - Guest Appearance in a charity concert in aid of Console (More information to follow)
Dec 7 2006 Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda
07/07/06
Eimear to appear on Irish television July 14th
Watch out for Eimear next Friday on the "The Irish Tenors & Friends" when she will appear to sing 'The Voice of an Angel' and 'Silent O Moyle'.
She will be joined by the wonderful Neil Martin on cello.
The show will be broadcast on July 14th at 9.30pm RTE 1
27/06/06
REVIEW of concert given saturday June 17th at Íontas Theatre, Castleblayney, Ireland
"Hearing and seeing Eimear Quinn at Íontas on Saturday night Last we were struck by the wonderful thing that love of music is, that love of art is.
Here was an artist who had won the Eurovision as a singer for Ireland with 'The Voice'. With a voice and looks like hers she could have gone on to 'make it big' but instead she chose to follow her musical soul into all the exciting musical alley-ways that presented themselves to her.
Now, like Jason, she brings back the golden fleece of her journeys through legends, countries, languages, traditions, musical genres and collaborations and presents it to us in 'Gatherings' her new album.
The contents of that album are featured prominently in her live show and that is where we see the physical expression of that love we spoke about. She looses herself in her music, skips, dances, sways and gives herself over to it. She is a medium of great things whether playing the piano or singing - songs in Latin, Spanish, Irish, English, French, and Breton. Like Clannad, like Enya, she is still Eimear Quinn and there's no other.
If you've seen her perform on television forget it; go to see her and hear her live wherever you can.
With great accompaniment from Conor Byrne, Lloyd Byrne, Martin Quinn and Aoife Miskelly this is a musical experience worth repeating again and again."
The Northern Standard - June 22nd
21/06/06
THROUGH THE LENS OF A TEAR re-released on eimearquinn.com
We are delighted to announce that THROUGH THE LENS OF A TEAR is now re-released on eimearquinn.com
This was Eimear's first full length solo album and although it has been available for download on eimearquinn.com, it was unavailable to buy as a CD for sometime now.
Until today!
Released by Decca Records International in 2001, this is a contemporary song cycle inspired by the legendary love story of Tristan and Iseult.
The Epic musical journey is composed by Eimear and Pól Brennan and features musicians such as David Rhodes, John Gilblin, Leo Pearson, Caroline Dale, Laoise Kelly, Conor Byrne and Lloyd Byrne.
One reviewer had this to say.....
"Eimear Quinn's crystalline vocals and lush arrangements bind the project into a cohesive masterwork.
One of the album's standouts is "Hunted," an upbeat progressive Celtic masterpiece; tempo variations between the ballad oriented verses and the rocking choruses are dramatic. "Hunted" is held together by Eimear's tremendous and evocatively sung lead and dense orchestral arrangements."
Read more at Musical Discoveries
THROUGH THE LENS OF A TEAR WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM JUNE 21ST.
16/06/06
Eimear to appear on Andrew Lloyd Webber RTE TV special
Eimear will appear on an Andrew Lloyd Webber RTE TV special this Friday June 16th at 9.30pm. The show "The Irish Tenors & Friends" will feature Lloyd Webber himself and many others performing his music. Eimear will sing Don't Cry For Me Argentina.
15/06/06
Last night Eimear performed Dido's Lament from Dido and Aeneas on 'Tonight with Vincent Browne' on RTE Radio One, in memory of the late Charles J. Haughey.
You can listen to the performance at www.rte.ie/radio1/tonightwithvincentbrowne/
(It is programme June 14th. Scroll to 23 minutes into the broadcast.)
08/05/06
Eimear Quinn's long awaited 3rd solo album, entitled Gatherings will be released on May 8th.
Eimear has just announced her first concert to mark the release of her latest album Gatherings. It will be in the new Íontas Theatre in Castleblaney, Co. Monaghan. For bookings contact www.iontascastleblayney.ie or 042-9753400
To mark the 10th anniversary since Eimear's eurovision win, RTE have asked her to present the result of the Irish Televote during the eurovision in Athens on May 20th! Tune in to see who gets the 'douze points' this year.
01/01/05
DECEMBER EVENTS
DEC 6TH- Live on THE TUBRIDY SHOW RTE Radio 1
Dec 7th - Concert in Ramor theatre, Virginia – SOLD OUT
Dec 12th - CONCERT, Saint Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny, Tickets €23 Click here
Dec 13th - CONCERT, Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork, Tickets €23 Click here
DEC 14TH - live on THE LATE LATE SHOW RTE 1 TV
Dec 15th - CONCERT, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, tickets €25 Click here
Dec 19TH - Feature on CAPITAL D RTE 1 tv
Dec 19th - CONCERT, Saint Finbar's Church, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan, Tickets €17 tel 042-9661475
DEC 25TH – RADIO SPECIAL - Christmas music performance RTE Radio 1
DEC 27TH – THE LIVING BRIDGE – biographical documentary RTE TV