Sligo’s International music festival comes to a close this week with two amazing bands!
Thursday 25th, see’s Mercury Prize nominees, The Portico Quartet (UK), play The Factory performance Space, Quay St, Sligo. Tickets €15/€12 Doors @8pm
This unique band play a mellow, yet funky style of jazz that features the wonderful “Hang Drum”. The “Hang Drum” is a recent invention that was made in Switzerland and sounds like a soft xylophone and looks like an inverted steel drum. They will be appearing on John Kelly’s Arts discussion show, RTE 2 on Tuesday night. We highly advises you to book your tickets before this appearance, as this type of concert usually sells out after TV appearances
Saturday’s concert takes place in Sligo’s new live music venue, upstairs in The Tobergal Lane Café, The venue held the two previous concerts of the Quattro Festival, Frisk Verden, Mike Nielsen’s new group, and the unforgetable, classical, folk and yodeling trio “Netnakisum” from Austria.
On Saturday we will have the climax of the festival with a multicultural band led by a Sligo favourite, Congalese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu. Tickets €15/€12 Doors @8pm
Niwel and his band of the nations, features musicians from The Congo, Cuba, Germany, Hungary and even from deepest Donegal. The music is a mix of African High-life music, jazz, funk and classical. The band are followed by the “once a month” Moon club with DJ’s Pedro and Barra spinning an eclectic mix of music that will have all dancing till the wee hours!
For Booking information please contact Peter or Stef on 087 2252880, or at info@itchyfeet.ie
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