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Leslie Dowdall & Colm Gavin
Sat 28/06/2025
Doirse: 6.00p.m.
Stáiste: 6.30p.m.
Ticéid: €15 (Lascaine do bail – Members discount)
Bhí Leslie Dowdall sna ceannlínte den chéad uair mar phríomhamhránaí leis an mbanna rac-cheoil Ceilteach, In Tua Nua – ag taifeadadh ceithre albam, ag camchuairt ar fud an domhain agus ag roinnt an stáitse le hainmneacha ar nós: U2, Simple Minds, Bob Dylan, agus The Pretenders.
Mar ealaíontóir aonair, tá moladh mór faighte ag Leslie ó na léirmheastóirí. Roghnaíodh an singil mhór, Wonderful Thing (No Guilt, No Guile) mar amhrán don dá fheachtas fógraíochta do Chrannchur Náisiúnta RTÉ agus do Lá Náisiúnta na Lus an Chrainn. Bhí an singil mhór Freedom ar a halbam Out There, chomh maith lena leagan iontach den chlasaic le Jimi Hendrix, Angel.
Bhuaigh Leslie Gradam Heineken Hotpress don Ealaíontóir Baineann is Fearr roimhe seo, agus tá sí tar éis comhoibriú le daoine is fearr in Éirinn, lena n-áirítear Paul Brady, Ronan Hardiman, Fiachra Trench, Honor Heffernan agus comhpháirtíocht cheoil leanúnach le finscéal Stockton’s Wing, Mike Hanrahan. Ceann de na chuimhneacháin cheoil is ansa léi ná bheith roghnaithe go cúramach ag Sir George Martin, le bheith i sraith ceolchoirmeacha ómóis do na Beatles a stiúraigh sé ag an Halla Ceolchoirme Náisiúnta, Baile Átha Cliath.
D’oibrigh Leslie i réimsí éagsúla teilifíse, agus chuir sí sraith cheoil sé pháirt i láthair, Songs for the Tempted, chomh maith le The Whoseday Club, an dá cheann ar Raidió RTÉ.
Paiseanta faoi oideachas ceoil do na glúnta atá le teacht, múineann a tionscadal ceardlainne seanbhunaithe, Songcraft, scileanna taibhithe agus amhránaíochta d’ealaíontóirí óga atá ag iarraidh a bheith ag iarraidh a gcuid oibre a dhéanamh.
Tá an cumadóir amhrán cáiliúil as Baile Átha Cliath, Colm Gavin, sínithe le BEO Records, baile chéad bhean an cheoil Cheiltigh, Moya Brennan.
Shroich a chéad eisiúintí “Your Endless Slumber” & “A Voice For The Urban Darlings” barr na gcairteacha albam in Éirinn agus sa Ríocht Aontaithe araon tráth a n-eisiúna, agus bhí singlí ón albam le feiceáil ar chairteacha ceoil chomhaimseartha ar fud an domhain.
Neartaíonn a léiriú greannmhar ar an stáitse agus a chuid cumadóireachtaí íogaire a sheasamh mar ealaíontóir uathúil agus tá sé feicthe aige ag seinm ar ardáin aitheanta ar nós Sráid an Bhiocáire, Amharclann Fuinnimh Bhord Gais agus Staidiam Náisiúnta Bhaile Átha Cliath, chomh maith le City Winery Boston agus an Legendary West 44″ agus Broadway Jazz Mecca, Amharclann Birdland i gCathair Nua-Eabhrac.
Taobh a ghaisce ceoil aonair, tá Colm Gavin ag éirí go gasta ar cheann de na cumadóirí amhrán agus na comhoibrithe ceoil is táirgiúla ina dhúchas in Éirinn, agus tá foinn scríofa aige do agus le healaíontóirí ar nós buaiteoir Eurovision Charlie McGettigan, Claudia Buckley, Kiera Dignam, Sinead Black agus go leor eile.
Tá an chuid is mó de mhí caite ag a shingil is déanaí “Song for Sam” ar liosta molta RTÉ Radio 1 agus tá sé i gcúrsaíocht ar BBC Radio faoi láthair.
“Is fiú amhráin chomh hálainn seo a chloisteáil” – cumadóir amhrán Meiriceánach agus Uachtarán ASCAP, Paul Williams (Barbra Streisand, Carpenters).
“Comhrá lipéid le Moya Brennan ag BEO Records, tá Gavin ag trasnú go leor tionchair sean-aimseartha ar a LP nua, lena ocht…” amhráin a chlúdaíonn gach rud ó dhé-cheol snagcheoil, ceol gormach agus fonn ragtime.” – Iris HotPress
Leslie Dowdall first hit the headlines as lead singer with Celtic rock band, In Tua Nua – recording four albums, touring the world and sharing the stage with names including: U2, Simple Minds, Bob Dylan, and The Pretenders.
As a solo artist Leslie has enjoyed critical acclaim. Hit single, Wonderful Thing (No Guilt, No Guile) was chosen as the anthem for both the RTE National Lottery and National Daffodil Day ad campaigns. Her album Out There featured the hit single Freedom, plus her stunning version of Jimi Hendrix classic, Angel.
Previous winner of the Heineken Hotpress Award for Best Female Artist, Leslie has collaborated with Ireland’s finest, including Paul Brady, Ronan Hardiman, Fiachra Trench, Honor Heffernan and an ongoing musical partnership with Stockton’s Wing legend, Mike Hanrahan. One of her favourite music moments was being hand-picked by Sir George Martin, to feature in a series of Beatles tribute concerts he conducted at The National Concert Hall, Dublin.
Leslie has worked in various areas of TV, and has presented a six-part music series, Songs for the Tempted, as well as The Whoseday Club, both on RTE Radio.
Passionate about music education for future generations, her well-established workshop project, Songcraft, teaches performance and singing skills to young aspiring artists.
Celebrated Dublin Songwriter, Colm Gavin, is signed to BEO Records, home of the first lady of Celtic Music, Moya Brennan
His initial releases “Your Endless Slumber” & “A Voice For The Urban Darlings” both reached the top of the album charts in both Ireland and the UK at the time of their release with singles from the album gracing contemporary music charts right around the world.
Gavin’s witty on-stage performance and sensitive compositions, solidify his position as a singular artist and have seen him grace reputable stages like Vicar Street, Bord Gais Energy Theatre and The National Stadium in Dublin to City Winery Boston and the Legendary West 44″ and Broadway Jazz Mecca, Birdland Theatre in New York City
Sidelong to his solo musical accomplishments, Colm Gavin is fast becoming one of his native Irelands most prolific songwriters and musical collaborators, having penned tunes for and with artists like Eurovision Winner Charlie McGettigan, Claudia Buckley, Kiera Dignam, Sinead Black and many more besides
His latest single “Song for Sam” has spent the better part of a month on the RTÉ Radio 1 recommends list & is presently in circulation on BBC Radio
“Songs this beautiful deserve to be heard” – American songwriter and ASCAP President, Paul Williams (Barbra Streisand, Carpenters)
“A labelmate of Moya Brennan at BEO Records, Gavin traverses many old-timey influences on his new LP, with its eight songs covering everything from Jazz duets, bluesy foot-stompers, and ragtime picking tunes.” – HotPress Magazine
