Declan orourke set for ballinasloe folk club gig

Ballinasloe’s Gibbons’ Pillar House is again treating its Folk Club followers to two of Ireland’s best singer/songwriters in the coming months.
Declan O’Rourke will perform on Friday, January 23, and Brian Kennedy on Friday, February 13.

Established in June 2014, The Pillar House Folk Club has had great success to date with monthly concerts featuring the finest of Ireland’s folk artists performing in what has become Ballinasloe’s premier live venue.
The Folk Club is an intimate venue, seating maximum of 80 patrons ensuring an “Up Close & Personal” evening of music and interaction with the artist.   

Declan O’Rourke was a latecomer to the Dublin singer-songwriter scene.
But, in his mid-twenties, within months of discovering Dublin’s bustling songwriter open-mic circuit, O’Rourke found himself in the mix with the likes of Paddy Casey, Gemma Hayes, Damian Rice and many other Irish singer-songwriters.

In 2004, Declan released his debut album, Since Kyabram. 'Galileo (Someone Like You),’ his debut single, has been covered by numerous artists including Josh Groban, Eddi Reader Brian Kennedy, The Celtic Tenors, Paul Byrom, amongst others and has also been performed by Chris Rea and Paul Weller who said of “Galileo” – “possibly the greatest song written in the last 30 years.”

February’s Folk Club presents Brian Kennedy  who survived a childhood on the Falls Road, West Belfast at the height of its hellish history against all the odds to carve an extraordinary career music.  

Tickets for both Declan O’Rourke and Brian Kennedy  are €20 and are available at The Pillar House or by calling 087 9046140/090 9643939. For further dates see:  www.thepillarhouse.ie