Country queens are stars of local concert

Ballinamere GAA presents a special Queens of Country concert in the Tullamore Court Hotel on September 10th featuring some of the biggest names on the scene today.

The event, a fundraiser for the club, will also feature Cliona Hagan and her band, Louise Morrissey, Gloria, Kathy Durkin, Stacey Breen and the queen herself - Philomena Begley - as part of a line-up that guarantees a superb night’s entertainment.

Ballinamere club man Anthony Kearns said the massive surge in popularity of country music over the past few years was one of the main influencing factors in the club’s decision to host a show such as this.

"We’ve been more than lucky to be able to put together a bill of ladies that includes some absolute legends, and some of the stars of today, too. In Philomena Begley, you have a lady who is rightly, and with the warmest of affection, referred to as the 'Queen of Irish country'. And the fact that it’s a feeling that everyone shares is a testament to the lady herself.

"Then in Cliona Hagan, you have a young woman who has been to the fore in bringing a brilliant contemporary sense of style and glamour to every stage she sets foot on, but in a way that compliments her absolutely immense talent as an artist at the same time,” Anthony added.

Doors open at 7.30pm on Monday, September 10th with the first artists taking to the stage around 8pm. Tickets €27.50, available from hotel reception.