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Homelights festival for Whelan’s

By Patrick Conboy on Friday, 30 October 2009One Comment | Print this post
Homelights festival for Whelan’s

Whelan’s plays host to the inaugural Homelights festival from 27th – 30th of November. The event, which is co-curated by Adrian Crowley and Foggy Notions, is a sister festival to London’s Homefires and Fife’s Homegame and, like its siblings, draws upon the themes of community and artistic kinship.

The occassion also marks Crowley’s new relationship with Scottish indie label Chemikal Underground, who will release his new album Season of the Sparks around the same time. Performances throughout the four days promise to be full of surprises, impromptu collaborations and surprise guests.

Friday, November 27th (Upstairs @ Whelan’s, 8pm, tickets €12)
Adrian Crowley & Friends (solo performances & collaborations)

Saturday, November 28th (Whelan’s, 3pm – 10.30pm, tickets €20)
Adrian Crowley (full band performance)
James Yorkston
Adem
Alastair Roberts
& special guests tbc

Sunday, November 29th (Whelan’s 3pm – 1.30pm, tickets €25)
Vashti Bunyan (full band performance)
Adrian Crowley (accompanied by Geese)
Andy Irvine
Minotaur Shock
Lord Cut-Glass
& full line-up tbc

Monday, November 30th (Whelan’s 8pm – 11pm, tickets €15)
Dosh
Hulk
& special guests tbc

Tickets available from www.tickets.ie, Road Records, City Discs, WAV and Ticketmaster outlets nationwide. A limited number of weekend tickets are available from www.tickets.ie, priced at €45.

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  • music architects « fresh air festival said:
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    [...] and Adrian are both next playing as part of Homelights – a festival Adrian is co-curating with Foggy Notions/Leagues O’Tool.  The festival [...]

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