Spraoi le Laoi set for Lee’s Bar next month
Spraoi le Laoi ’22 to take place in Lee's Bar, Tullamore, from Friday, June 17 to Sunday, June 19, will be a series of three individual concerts covering hip hop, electronic dance music and Irish rock with traditional Irish music influences.
The concert showcasing the best of local and national talent part is funded by the department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaelteacht.
Friday night will be the launch of the new album “The 13th Tide” by Rí Rá, a wordsmith with a career spanning more than three decades. The Tullamore man has been recording rhymes since the mid 80s. As well as being ex lead vocalist with 90s hip hop outfit ScaryÉire, he has also released solo albums, EPs and singles, most notably the song '25 o'clock in the mornin' from the album 'Horses Work For Donkeys Wages'.
Rí Rá has collaborated with reggae legends Sly & Robbie, Irish songstress Sinéad O'Connor, Massive Attack's Tricky, and many others.
Rí Rá's new album "The 13th Tide" has recently been released and is available from Bandcamp, maddaxxemusic/bandcamp.com
Also playing on Friday are a collective of rappers from Munster and Connacht under the label Bad Arts Entertainments.
The label’s roster comprises of DJ Green (general manager), Trust, Bigman Davey, Sun Of Dawn, Goblin, Shark Tooth, groups - Indecisive (Damz & Kafeen) and The Bodysnatcherz (Drewbious Prime & Shy Son). Collectively the label has done gigs all around the country including venues such as Dolans (Limerick), Pharmacia (Limerick), The Hudson Bar (Belfast), The Voodoo Lounge (Dublin) as well as many others.
Saturday night sees one of Ireland's most sought after tribute acts bring their show to Lee’s venue.
Daft Punk have broken up during the lockdown and two fans had enough of waiting and decided to create a night where lovers of the band could experience their sound once more. And so Daft as Punk were born.
Daft as Punk are the world’s first Daft Punk Tribute. Their mission is to create a night that is as close to seeing the real thing that is as robotically possible! They bring a banger of a live set that tells the incredible story of Daft Punk from the raw techno of Homework to the polished disco of RAM and everything else in between.
Headlining Sunday night, Hothouse Flowers Acoustic are an Irish rock group that combines traditional Irish music with influences from soul, gospel, and rock. Formed in 1985 in Dublin, they started as street performers.
Hothouse Flowers Acoustic is a three-piece band consisting of Liam O Maonlai, Fiachne O Braonain and Peter O’Toole.
They will be joined on the night in Tullamore by Sorcha Fahy, an actress and talented musician and by Tullamore native Olivia Burke, who has been active within the music industry since her early teens, performing in Whelan’s, the Workman’s Club and Dolan’s, among other venues. Burke wrote, produced and recorded the song 'Anybody Else' over the COVID-19 lockdown before being mastered by Simon Gibson at Abbey Road Studios.
‘Anybody Else’ is an alternative pop song, taking inspiration from a wide range of genres including traditional pop, R&B and rock, to create a fresh soundscape with bedroom-pop, DIY sensibilities at its core.
Tickets now on sale for all events from www.leesbar.ie