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Sirius Suppers Presents:
Fandango Duo
Friday 05 October
Food served from 7.30pm. Music 9pm sharp. €20 includes meal and music
Sirius Suppers combine an evening of food and music, with evening meal provided by foodies
Comida, followed by new music from the best of Ireland’s emerging acts. A sociable and af-
fordable evening offering opportunities to hear new music and try out local fare, at Sirius Arts
Centre.
Fandango Duo exist to bring lively, fun, energetic, and soulful music to the concert platform.
Whether it be the relentlessly rhythmic tangos of Astor Piazzolla, the fiery Spanish dances of
de Falla, or the fascinating chord combinations and pop sensibilities of the Beatles, Fandango
Duo aim to make every live performance a memorable event.
David Keating is a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester and has won
many music prizes in Ireland including the John Vallery Memorial Prize in the Irish Freema-
sons Young Musician of the Year Competition, the CSM Senior Recital Competition and the Feis
Ceoil Cup and Gold Medal for Classical Guitar Performance. David performs extensively around
Ireland and the UK, both as a soloist and a chamber musician, including Concertos with the
London based Angel Orchestra, a performance of Rodrigo’s iconic Concierto de Aranjuez, with
Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra, and solo recitals for Cromer Music Evenings and Adur Arts
Forum. He recently performed Rodrigo’s guitar concerto with Sheffield Symphony Orchestra
and was featured as a soloist with Lancashire Chamber Orchestra in November 2017. David
currently plays with the Irish Guitar Quartet, Fandango Guitar Duo, and recently toured with
the Irish Tenor Finbar Wright. David plays a Greg Smallman guitar and gratefully acknowledges
support from Music Network Ireland.
Colin McLean is one of Ireland’s leading Classical guitarists. He has studied with some of the
most prestigious teachers including Jerry Creedon, Fabio Zanon and Tilman Hoppstock. Some
of his achievements include winning Feis Matthew two years running for solo Classical Guitar
and being the first ever guitarist to win the Senior Recital in the Cork School of Music. He has
an Honors Degree and an Honors Masters from the Cork School of Music. Recently Colin has
formed the “Colin McLean Latin Trio” play a mix of South American/Spanish guitar music which
is influenced by some of the great names in the business including Rodrigo y Gabriella, Oscar
Lopez and Luis Villegas.
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Daoirí Farrell - Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh
Friday 19 October, 8pm (doors 7.45)
Tickets €15 available online at www.siriusartscentre.ie or through the office info@siriusartscen-
tre.ie / 0214813790
Singer and bouzouki player Daoirí (pronounced ‘Derry’) Farrell is described by some of the
biggest names in Irish folk music as one of most important singers to come out of Ireland
in recent years. Six months after releasing the album ‘True Born Irishman’ Daoirí won two
prestigious BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2017 for Best Newcomer, and Best Traditional Track and
performed live at the awards ceremony at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Since then he has toured
twice to the UK, and played at festivals in Australia, Canada, the UK, Belgium, Denmark and
more. In February 2018 he toured with the all-star Transatlantic Sessions in major venues
across the UK. The follow-up to ‘True Born Irishman’, produced by Dónal Lunny, is due out in
autumn 2018.

‘An album that could yet prove to be one of the most significant Irish releases of recent years.’
**** Songlines. Sirius Arts Centre looks forward to welcoming ‘Daoirí back to Cobh for his
second performance in the space.