A variety concert in aid of St Vincent de Paul will take place this Saturday at 8pm in Blackrock Community Centre.
Hosted by Mary Quinn, the event will feature performances from the likes of Dundalk Musical Society and former Celtic Tenors musical director, Colm Rogan.
Mary explained to Talk of the Town how the event came to be and how lucky she feels to have had seven acts sign up to support her fundraiser on the night.
“I play the violin myself and I originally started organising a concert to gain performance experience before I start studying music at Queens University, Belfast in September and I asked some of my friends to play and the concert evolved from there.
“I was so lucky to get seven other acts to perform free of charge. They include Dundalk Musical Society, who I seen at another variety concert in Kilkerley a couple of weeks ago and was blown away. I also have pianist Colm Rogan, who travelled around the globe as musical director with the Celtic Tenors. Classical flautist Emma Quinlan, a student at DKIT will also perform. Goltrai is a trad group made up of young fiddler Roisin Ward Morrow and flautist Hannah Mulholland. Another well known act is Jennifer Reynolds, a popular singer from Castlebellingham. Dance acts include DYNAMIC dance and stage school, and Scoil Rince CosCeol, an Irish dance school in Darver.”
It certainly has all the makings of a great night, with a raffle also set to take place with 20 different prizes up for grabs including tickets to Garth Brooks in Croke Park later this month.
Tickets are available on the door on the night at €10, with concessions for €8.
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