Ballroom # 59 - Hohohohohoho! Merry Christmas!

Featuring..

Mumblin Deaf Ro
Dublin Guitar Quartet - Duets
Windings
Super Extra Bonus Party

Friday 15th of December
The Lower Deck, Doors 9pm
€8, Free CD-r.

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Mumblin' Deaf Ro
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Since 1993 Mumblin' Deaf Ro has been in lots of bands that you have never heard of. In February 2003 Ro released his debut album 'Senor, My Friend . . .'on fledgling Dublin indie label Villain Records. Following rigorous scientific testing the album was declared a critical success. The album includes fingerpicking acoustic songs about lovelorn mental patients, failed boxers, and frustrated authors. Ro has also written a single for Tom Dunning and Your Boyfriends called 'Fed Up and Strange' which was launched in July. He also has a second album "The Herring and the Brine" coming out soon that we cannot wait to hear! Ro will be playing solo for the evening.

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The Dublin Guitar Quarter - Duets

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The Dublin Guitar Quartet have gained a strong following in rock and classical circles with their virtuosic performances and extraordinary sets of instrumental music. They perform on both electric and classical guitars in all sorts of venues. Concerts include a mix of celebrated works of the guitar quartet repertoire and modern classics by internationally acclaimed composers such as Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Henryk Gorecki and Arvo Part.
They have recently completed a twelve-date tour of Ireland in which they performed in venues such as Galways Town Hall Theatre, the Market Place in Armagh, Crawdaddy at the Pod in Dublin, the Sugar Club and the Spiegeltent as part of the Dublin Fringe Festival. They have played as guests of rock groups such as the Redneck Manifesto, Final Fantasy, Goodtime John and Somadrone performing in Vicar street, Whelans of Wexford Street, the Project Arts Centre, and the Roisin Dubh, Galway. Their debut album Deleted Pieces is out now. The disc includes works by Henryk Gorecki, Kevin Volans, Leo Brouwer and the Redneck Manifesto.
At this performance the Quartet are stripped down to a two piece to perform Steve Reich pieces.

"This is a quartet with a difference." Michael Dervan-Irish Times
"This album has been the soundtrack to the last two weeks of my life. Its beautiful." Mongrel Magazine

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Wiindings

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Windings is one man and lots of little noises..armed with a voice, a guitar and lots of little pedals windingsas a truly distinctive one man show. The eponymous album out now on Out On A Limb Records (home to Waiting Room, giveamanakick, Rest and Ten Past Seven). Recorded in bursts over a four year period, "windings" was finally whittled down to 14 songs late 2004.. . It flits from lo-fi acoustic melodies to Scuzzy rock, from woozy instrumentals to ambient electronic pieces, from pure pop to dirgy almost-metal, all of which makes for a truly original and invigorating listening experience. Windings has played with the likes of Smog, The Handsome Family, Bob Mould, Tom McRae, Clayhill, Malcolm Middleton, Okerville River and FlyPanAm, so if you're into any of them, chances are you might be into windings


"Melodies that will get you every time…a compelling debut album"
Jim Carroll, The Ticket
"Windings" is a (mostly) quiet, left-field gem with enough diversity to ensure you're with him all the way"
whisperinandhollerin.com
"windings' sound is simple, seductive and so pared-down that you’ll find yourselfbeing totally bowled over"
Hot Press
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Super Extra Bonus Party

Super Extra Bonus Party are a Dublin based Irish music collective that has been writing and performing live since November 2005. Comprising of core members Cormac Brady, Mike Donnelly (programming, production, synths, samples, scratching) and Stephen Fahey (bass, guitars, trumpet), the line-up varies to include Rodrigo Teles (Brazilian MC), Sean Corcoran (guitar, production, synths), Gavin Elsted (guitar, drums) and Niall Byrne (visuals, design). They've colaborated with Nina Hynes on the song "All for you" with was released on the Elusive Records "Eleckra" compilation. They also had a tune "Mushie Shake" on the recent Alphabet Set compilation "Wooden Eductational".

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