LAOCHRA star for King
House 1916 show
FRESH from her celebrated performance in Sunday's Laochra
spectacular in Croke Park, singer Lisa Lambe heads to King house, Boyle on Friday 13th May for
another stirring 1916 commemoration.
Laochra, which followed the Allianz Football League Final, thrilled
fans of all counties and colours, bringing together more than 3,500
performers. It was Lambe, however, the
former Celtic Woman star,
who brought the crowd to its feet with her memorable rendition of The Foggy
Dew.
Lisa now heads to Roscommon’s
historic King House, in Boyle, to star with
Simon Morgan in the western premiere of Myles Dungan's new 1916 show
– The Count, The Countess & The
Tommy.
May
13 is the date set
for the first-ever west of Ireland performance of the show, which centres on
the life and music of the celebrated Irish tenor Count John McCormack, and
features some of the best-known songs of a hundred years ago. The show is a centrepiece of broadcaster
Myles Dungan's Paths To Freedom
roadshow project, a unique package of lectures, presentations and shows
remembering the Rising, one hundred years on.
The Count, The Countess & The Tommy is hosted by Roscommon County Council Arts Office
& Library Services, as part of the Roscommon Ireland 2016 Centenary
Programme.
Fronted by RTE presenter and historian Dr.
Myles Dungan, the Paths To Freedom programme brings together a team of broadcasters,
authors and key academics with important things to say about the legacy of
1916, plus a cast of international performers, for a special two-part
commemoration, comprising…
·
A day-long
programme of talks and presentations on 1916 and its legacy
·
An evening
performance of the music of the era, showcasing the songs of John, Count McCormack.
Talks Programme
On Friday, May 20, King House, will welcome a
selection of top-class speakers, academics and personalities for a series of
presentations on the changing nature of Irish politics, work, class and gender
roles in the years leading up to independence, explaining that
the Rising was part of a wider narrative, not the whole story.
Schedule
10.15 Catriona Crowe – Ireland Before The Rising
11am John O’Keeffe – The Psychology of The 1916 Leaders
11.45 Break
12pm Dr. Myles Dungan – Sentenced To Death - The Rebel Courts
Martial
12.45 Lunch
2pm Jonathan Creasy – Writing Ireland: Poetry, Prose and Songs of
1916
2.45 Damian Shiels – The Conflict Landscape of Ireland
3.30 Ian Kenneally - Propaganda During 1916
4.15 Open Forum
Evening Show
King
House will also offer a complementary musical show – The Count, The Countess & The Tommy – featuring songs and
stories from the era of the Rising, centering on the music of the celebrated
Irish tenor Count John McCormack, and also the popular songs of Lena Ford, Ivor
Novello, Stanley Kirkby & George M. Cohan.
This show, written by RTE’s Myles Dungan,
will be presented at King House on Friday,
May 13, at 8pm and will feature headline acts, including...
Simon
Morgan: A
world-renowned baritone, Simon has performed in venues across Ireland, the UK,
Argentina, Chile, Barbados, San Diego, Chicago, New York, Monaco, Florence and
Verona.
Lisa
Lambe: A
singer and actress, Lisa is best known for her work at the Abbey and the Gate,
and as a member of international singing sensation Celtic Woman.
Brendan
MacQuaile: Brendan
is a classically trained baritone who performs widely in Ireland and
internationally, and features regularly on TV and radio.
Tickets
for both events are free, but booking is essential.
CONTACT:
T: 071 966 32 42
W: www.kinghouse.ie
Facebook: /KingHouseBoyle
The Paths To
Freedom programme
is offered by Roscommon County Council in
collaboration with Pegasus Consulting,
the company behind the hugely successful history projects The Fighting Irish (2010)
and The
Great War Roadshow (2014-15).
