The sheerin family country band and joni harms to take moate by storm

Joni Harms returns to Ireland to launch her first live in concert CD, titled From Oregan to Ireland.
After her visit here in July 2013 to record the album with the The Sheerin Family Band, Joni has decided to launch her long overdue live CD of all her greatest hits.
Joni says: “I had been planning for years to record a live album and when I met the Sheerin Family Band I knew these were the guys to record with, this band is just a pleasure to work with and finer musicians you will not find anywhere.”
Joni will play for two consecutive nights in The Tuar Ard Theatre, Moate, Sunday October 5 and Monday October 6.
Joni Harms is no stranger to success. She has been a winner of multiple Academy of Western Artists Awards including top honour for Entertainer of the Year in 2002. In 2003, Harms was named Female Vocalist of the Year and accepted the award for Song of the Year from the Western Music Association. Harms continues building audiences through appearances on the famed Grand Ole Opry and even an appearance at New York City’s Carnegie Hall.
“Growing up, I learned to sing and write songs by listening to Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard and George Strait,” says Harms. “I remember seeing Emmylou Harris, and, after playing a while with the famous Hot Band, she returned to the stage with just her black Gibson guitar and proved that you don’t need all the electronic equipment to entertain your audience.”
Harms lives on a ranch in Oregon with her family that was homesteaded by her great, great grandfather in 1872, this has been an inspiration for many of her songs.
Joni says: “I always want the songs I sing to be a good representation of who I am.”
The Sheerin Family band consists of seven family members out of eleven. Their unique sound and crisp harmonies will leave the hairs standing on the back of your neck.
Two great nights are in store on the October 5 and 6 in Moate. Doors open at 7.30pm and admission is €15.