Tim O'Brien in Ireland - and the Whileaways

Thanks to Carol Hawkins for drawing our attention to a gig announcement by the Whileaways (right) which revealed, in turn, that the celebrated Tim O'Brien (USA) will play four dates very soon in Ireland with Arty McGlynn before continuing his tour in Britain. The shows are:

Sun. 17th: Hawk's Well Theatre, Sligo town
Mon. 18th: Campbell's Tavern, Headford, Co. Galway, 9.00 p.m.
Wed. 20th: The White Horse, Ballincollig, Co. Cork
Thurs. 21st: Kenny's Bar, Lahinch, Co. Clare

The Whileaways (Noriana Kennedy, Nicola Joyce, Noelie McDonnell) will be supporting O'Brien and McGlynn at the Headford show on Monday; later this month (Thurs. 28th) they will be taking part in the Temple Bar Trad Fest, playing at St Werburgh's Church, Dublin 8. February will be a busy month for them:

Fri. 5th: Kilkishen Cultural Centre, Kilkishen, Co. Clare, 8.30 p.m.
Thurs. 11th: Coughlans Bar, 7 Douglas St., Cork city, 9.00 p.m.
Sat. 13th: Galway Youth Alliance Workshop, 8.00 p.m.
Fri. 19th: The Tearoom Sessions, Brewery Lane Theatre & Arts Centre, Carrick on Suir, Co. Tipperary, 9.00 p.m.
Fri. 26th: Cleeres, Kilkenny city, 8.30 p.m.