Sat 28th Nov, Back Loft, Monica Harkin and Elder Roche

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Saturday 28th November 8pm, Adm E8
Back Loft Studios Christchurch

MONICA HARKIN

Not quite jazz, not quite folk, not quite the blues - the music is blend of all three with some other musical surprises thrown in for good measure! Monica and company, who comprise of Michael on piano, Ciaran on double bass, Dave on guitar, Aaron on drums and Oisin on the viola have received a really great reaction to the Dublin audiences that they're played to. The songs have strong melodic lines beautifully suspended by the musical arrangements of the band. There's album's worth of songs which the band plan to record before the end of the year, for a sample of what they sound like check out www.myspace.com/monicaharkin

ELDER ROCHE- IRISH TROUBADOUR

Embracing the grittier side of life and paving the way with slapping grooves and roots overtones, ELDER’s theatrical story telling has likened him to Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave and David Bowie.
The fabulous Single “DIAMOND”- taken from his forthcoming studio album, rated 4 stars in the 'The Ticket' recently, “NOBODY KNOWS” has already landed ELDER ROCHE with a serious amount of support and has led to sold out shows in Dublin with the onset of a Nationwide tour. This Dublin based musical poet has shared the stage with many of Ireland’s well known’s- Paddy Casey, Damien Rice, Juno Falls, Juliet Turner and Damien Dempsey. www.myspace.com/elderroche

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