{"id":7214,"date":"2014-05-05T09:58:59","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T08:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=7214"},"modified":"2014-05-05T10:00:50","modified_gmt":"2014-05-05T09:00:50","slug":"award-winning-drama-and-blues-guitar-legend-on-market-place-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2014\/05\/award-winning-drama-and-blues-guitar-legend-on-market-place-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"AWARD-WINNING DRAMA AND BLUES GUITAR LEGEND ON MARKET PLACE STAGE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Des Keogh, one of Ireland\u2019s foremost actors and entertainers, brings his hugely successful and award-winning show \u2018The Love Hungry Farmer\u2019 by John B. Keane to The Market Place Theatre in Armagh for the first time.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/the-love-hungry-farmer-press-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7215\" title=\"the love hungry farmer press (3)\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/the-love-hungry-farmer-press-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"499\" \/><\/a>It tells the story of John Bosco McLane, a bachelor of \u2018indeterminate\u2019 age and according to his own assessment, \u2018past his best\u2019 and evidently still a virgin. McLane\u2019s amorous adventures range from the hilarious to the pitiful. John B. Keane ranks among the great Irish writers. His plays include \u2018Sive\u2019, \u2018The Field\u2019 and \u2018Big Maggie\u2019. \u2018The Field\u2019 became an Oscar nominated film starring Richard Harris.<\/p>\n<p>The Love-Hungry Farmer will be staged on Friday 16<sup>th<\/sup> and Saturday 17<sup>th<\/sup> May at 8pm. Tickets are priced \u00a314.50 and \u00a312.50 (concession).<\/p>\n<p>Blues fans will be delighted with the return of guitar legend Ronnie Greer, who has been at the centre of the blues scene in Ireland for over forty years now, having shared the stage with some of the greatest names in blues. His distinctive guitar style, melding hard edged Chicago blues with bebop jazz inflected lines, has been critically acclaimed as world class. His recent album release,\u2019 A Lifetime With The Blues\u2019, has also been hailed as one of the finest ever blues albums to come out of these shores.<\/p>\n<p>Ronnie brings his powerhouse band back to the Market Place, featuring some of the best musicians in the country. Brilliant singer | guitarist Anthony Toner, keyboard wizard John McCullough, and the peerless rhythm section of bass player Alan Hunter, and drummer Colm Fitzpatrick, operate on a level with Ronnie which has to be heard to be appreciated.<\/p>\n<p>The Ronnie Greer Blues Band will perform at The Market Place Theatre in Armagh on Saturday 17<sup>th<\/sup> May at 8.30pm. Tickets are priced \u00a310 each. Tickets for all events can be booked through the Box Office on [028] 3752 1821, or online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketplacearmagh.com\">www.marketplacearmagh.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And to keep up-to-date with the latest news at the Market Place Theatre, you can follow us on Facebook (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/marketplacearmagh\">www.facebook.com\/marketplacearmagh<\/a>) and Twitter (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/mptarmagh\">www.twitter.com\/mptarmagh<\/a>) where you will find all the latest information, special offers and video previews.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7218\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7218\" style=\"width: 728px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/leaderboard2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7218\" title=\"leaderboard2\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/leaderboard2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">www.marketplacearmagh.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Des Keogh, one of Ireland\u2019s foremost actors and entertainers, brings his hugely successful and award-winning show \u2018The Love Hungry Farmer\u2019 by John B. 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