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New at Uillinn

WCP Staff April, 2019

Photo above : Mary Sullivan, Uillinn Artist in Residence By Ann Davoren, Director Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre Continuing until 10 April at Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre are ‘The Hawk and the House’ by Anne Ffrench and Julia Pallone and ‘Light Keepers’ by Geraldine O’Sullivan, two exciting exhibitions by […]

Interview with Bill Shanley: Being an axe for hire

Gary Hannon April, 2019

Guitarist Bill Shanley is a Clonakilty-born session musician, songwriter, performer, and bandleader. He has performed and recorded with Sinéad O’Connor, Mary Black, Liam Clancy, Black Francis (of The Pixies), Paul Brady and Roy Harper, amongst many others. Though he left his childhood home of Shanley’s pub in Clon for Dublin […]

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What’s on at West Cork Drama Festival 2019

WCP Staff March, 2019

The 58th West Cork Drama Festival opens in the theatre Rossmore on Friday, March 8 and runs until Saturday, March 16. A rich miscellany of drama will take to the stage with a something to please everyone. Irish Classics (Philadelphia Here I come, The Beauty Queen of Lennane and The […]

Interview with Roy Harper: “I never thought of myself as a folk singer.”

Gary Hannon March, 2019

After over 30 solo albums and over 55 years in the music business, Roy Harper still has a lot to say. Although 77, he says, “I’ve never thought of myself as old yet”, but admits that this will be his last tour. WCP: You’re often classified as a folk musician. […]

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Two exciting exhibitions at Uillinn this March

WCP Staff March, 2019

Opening on Saturday, March 9 at Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre are ‘The Hawk and the House’ by Anne Ffrench and Julia Pallone and ‘Light Keepers’ by Geraldine O’Sullivan, two exciting exhibitions by artists who live in Cork County. The exhibitions will be opened at 3pm by writer and critic […]

Ronan Collins nurtures the audience

Gary Hannon February, 2019

Ahead of his charity gig for the Ethiopia Deaf Project in the Celtic Ross Hotel on February 9, I interviewed radio DJ Ronan Collins about his years of working in the music industry. His daily show on Radio 1 is the most listened-to music show in the country. How did […]

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