Cormac O Caoimh (ex Citadels), Paul Doran and Fintan Lucy (triple bill) July 29th 2006 The Mallow Lodge , Co. Cork July 15th 2006 Cleeres, Kilkenny July 7th 2006 The Cobblestones, Dublin Cormac O Caoimh (ex Citadels) June 11th 2006 Eigse Carlow Arts Festival. 3 - 4 pm June 6th 2006 The City Sessions, Woodford, Cork http://www.thecitadels.net A Triple bill of Singer-Songwriters! Paul Doran – Cormac O Caoimh – Fintan Lucy Paul, Cormac and Fintan met at the IMRO Songwriting Retreat in Rossnowlagh, Donegal February of this year. They decided to embark on a series of gigs around the country showcasing their versatile and varying styles of songwriting. Below is more information on the individual performers. We would love to celebrate a night of music in your venue (In July or August or any available date you may have). Paul Doran Paul Doran began performing in Dublin venues in the 1980s supporting acts like Movin’ Hearts, Scullion, John Martin and Christy Moore. He co-wrote the theme for the ‘Self-Aid’concert ‘Make it Work’ with Moore and performed at the concert. His songs have been recorded by several artistes and drawn praise from writers like Jackson Browne and Bono. 'I was dying to sing this song for years but i didn't have the guts' - Mary Coughlan 'Natives has touched listeners round the globe with its universal quality' - Christy Moore “Paul Doran's brilliant 'Poison Words' will doubtless see The Holy Ground hovering at or around the top of the charts till year's end” - Hot Press Cormac O Caoimh http://www.thecitadels.net Cormac O Caoimh is a solo performer from Cork and also singer-songwriter of The Citadels, a band who over the past 10 years have encompassed various shapes and sizes, resulting in the lo-fi acoustic "Shadow of my Northern Star" EP in 1999 and transforming into a full band - big sound - six piece who released the critically acclaimed "Letting Go. Holding On" cd in 2003 and have released the "Lovelight" EP in March 2006 Cormac has supported Damien Rice (in the Paradiso, Amsterdam), Declan O Rourke, Josh Rouse, Mark Geary, Nick Kelly, Ger Wolfe, Freddie White, Mick Hanley, Miles Hunt, Tir na Nog and Damien Dempsey to name but a few. He also ventured further afield playing headlining gigs in Edinburgh, London and New York. He has won over admirers from all quarters including Ron Sexsmith and Tom Robinson (BBC music). "the fresh confident songwriting of Cormac O Caoimh suggests a promising future" Tom Robinson, BBC music “a return to those so-called old fashioned times of finely crafted tunes via folk-tinged pop" Leonard's Lair “The lyrics are clever and powerful, demanding attention, the tunes are poppy and catchy. Both the writing and the execution are exemplary” -http:www.musician.ie "There is a lot of good stuff coming out of Ireland at the moment, people like Damien Rice and David Kitt and I got cd recently of The Citadels from Cork which I really like." Ron Sexsmith Fintan Lucy Fintan Lucy is a former member of Cork harmony-based acoustic rock-and-roll band The Phintones, and is well known around Cork City and county both as a solo performer and guitar backer at trad sessions. He also works as a community musician, running creative music projects with schools, youth organisations, and other community groups. He regularly performs his songs at Munster Literature Centre events, and has taken part in their writer exchange programme with Swansea. Fintan’s first solo album The Is and Was and Maybes, featuring eleven original songs, shows folk, blues, gospel, country and world music influences, and showcases the versatility of his singing voice. ‘Utterly passionate…an all round gem…refreshingly timeless’ -Irish Examiner. ‘This is what I call a real folk album – the kind of album I like listening to.’ -John Spillane