{"id":12270,"date":"2016-08-16T09:42:28","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T08:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=12270"},"modified":"2016-08-16T09:42:46","modified_gmt":"2016-08-16T08:42:46","slug":"irish-music-legend-mary-coughlan-to-sing-the-blues-in-limavady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2016\/08\/irish-music-legend-mary-coughlan-to-sing-the-blues-in-limavady\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Music Legend Mary Coughlan to Sing the Blues in Limavady"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Irish theatrical torch-blues legend Mary Coughlan is set to perform at Causeway Coast and Glen\u2019s Roe Valley Arts &amp; Cultural Centre, Limavady on Saturday 3rd September at 8pm.<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/press15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12271\" title=\"press\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/press15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a>The internationally acclaimed legend, hailed as one of Ireland\u2019s best ever singers, is set to entrance audiences in the Centre\u2019s intimate Danny Boy auditorium. Telling her unique story in her inimitable style through the many songs she has recorded over the last 25 years, this is a performance not to be missed!<\/p>\n<p>Throughout Mary\u2019s quite extraordinary recording career she has drawn from her legendary heroes: Billie Holiday\u2019s grievous, teary outpourings, the husky flirtations of Peggy Lee, Van Morrison\u2019s soulful wails, the defiant chanteuse style of Edith Piaf. All are present and correct in her delivery. Even so, Mary, with her naked honesty makes every song her own; they belong to her and nobody else.<\/p>\n<p>2010 was the 25th anniversary of Coughlan\u2019s seminal album Tired and Emotional which was Ireland\u2019s biggest selling album in the year of release and is now seven times platinum. The following year, she released the acclaimed The House of Ill Repute, hailed by Q Magazine and critics alike as a serious return to form, complimented by the publication of her bestselling auto-biography Bloody Mary. She released her latest album Scars on the Calendar in May 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Performing to international venues, including a sold out show at the Sydney Opera House, Coughlan has been heralded as Ireland\u2019s match for Tom Waits! \u00a0The Observer describes her talent as awesome, whilst New Music Express say her live performances have to be seen to be believed.<\/p>\n<p>Desima Connolly, Arts &amp; Cultural Services Officer said, \u201cThis is the second time Mary has performed here. Her first concert back in 2012 was an amazing night and she had the audience spellbound. We are delighted to welcome her back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To book a ticket or find out more please contact the team at Roe Valley Arts &amp; Cultural Centre on 028 777 60650 or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roevalleyarts.com\/\">www.roevalleyarts.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Irish theatrical torch-blues legend Mary Coughlan is set to perform at Causeway Coast and Glen\u2019s Roe Valley Arts &amp; Cultural Centre, Limavady on Saturday 3rd September at 8pm. The internationally acclaimed legend, hailed as one of Ireland\u2019s best ever singers, is set to entrance audiences in the Centre\u2019s intimate Danny Boy auditorium. Telling her unique &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2016\/08\/irish-music-legend-mary-coughlan-to-sing-the-blues-in-limavady\/\">Continued<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12270"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12270"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12273,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12270\/revisions\/12273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}