Templemore Sessions - The Future recorded

A fantastic recording took place in the McAuley Centre recently as four young local musicians came together to combine their musical talents.

The original Templemore Sessions - The Beginning - was recorded in the same venue in August 2018 and proved very popular. The idea behind the project is to capture local musicians and singers on film, and to preserve their talents on platforms such as YouTube and Spotify, which will be there for generations to come. The world is advancing at such a pace that CDs and DVDs, which were produced for the 2018 recording, are now almost a thing of the past.

For that production the band comprised of Willie Fogarty (Templemore), Johnny Keegan, Brian Hyde and Anna Mackey (all Rathdowney) and Dinny Quirke (Roscrea). Last weekend was the turn of the young guns and Ben Collins, Aoife Kelly, Ciara O’Brien and Niamh Kennedy put on a show that will be remembered for many a day.

Those lucky enough to get a seat sat enthralled for three hours as we listened to covers from Dolores Keane, Abba, Aslan, The Goo Goo Dolls, The Dixie Chicks, the Kings of Leon and many more, along with beautiful songs from some new Irish Bands such as Ye Vagabonds and Amble.

After the interval, we had special appearances from Johnny, Dinny and Willie as we linked the old and the new. And what about Maxi Mooney from Dun Laoghaire, who just happened to turn up at rehearsals a week previously and landed himself a gig. His version of Jim McCann’s Easy and Slow was outstanding, just as were all the performers, who received a standing ovation at the end.

Robert Healy, Noel Maher and Alexa manned four cameras and the fabulous production should be ready for St Patrick’s Day. While it will be posted on social media, anyone wishing to receive a CD or DVD can contact Ronan Loughnane on 087-7931721.