The Market Place Theatre in Armagh will be swinging to a mix of folk, rock and bluegrass music over the coming weekends, with music by ‘The Four Shuck Men’ and ‘The Curtis Blackwell Bluegrass Band’.
‘The Four Shuck Men’ are Malachy O’Neill, Adam Costa, Aidan McGillion and Paul Meehan. All members are based in Armagh City and perform widely around Ireland and abroad. Formed in ‘Red Ned’s Bar’ in Armagh by a group of friends who share a passion for music, they have managed to carve out quite a reputation in the local music scene. The band play a lively mix of original material, folk, rock and traditional Irish music.
The Four Shuck Men will perform on Saturday 1st February at 8.30pm. Tickets are priced £10 each.
After more than forty years of playing bluegrass music, Curtis Blackwell still captivates audiences with his high, powerful voice and the sincerity expressed in his singing. Curtis Blackwell is a member of the Atlanta Country & Bluegrass Music Hall Of Fame, a former member of Bill Monroe’s ‘Bluegrass Boys’, and is honoured in the Atlanta Country Music Hall Of Fame. He has performed on the Grand Ole Opry and at many of the U.S. historic Bluegrass festivals. As many have said, he’s the real deal!
Curtis here performs with multi-instrumentalist Chuck Nation who plays fiddle, mandolin, guitar, banjo, and bass, Susan Nation on vocals and acoustic upright bass and Gary ‘Biscuit’ Davis who has won the National Bluegrass Banjo Championship many times.
You are promised an evening of toe-tapping music that will engage and entertain from the moment the band take the stage until the rousing applause at the end! Close harmony vocals and superb instrumentals are their trademark of The Curtis Blackwell Bluegrass Band. They know how to draw, entertain and engage a crowd. Whether it’s a well known ballad with that high lonesome sound that is a trademark of a great bluegrass band or a rousing fast-paced instrumental like Orange Blossom Special, this band can deliver!
The Curtis Blackwell Bluegrass Band will perform on Saturday 8th February at 8.30pm. Tickets are priced £10 each. Tickets can be booked by contacting the Box Office on [028] 3752 1821, or online at www.marketplacearmagh.com
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