Exciting line up for Longford's August First Fridays
Niamh Bury will be playing St John's Church
One of the most exciting names in contemporary folk will be making their way to Longford for an intimate gig in a particularly beautiful setting.
The headline act for August First Fridays event is Irish Folk singer Niamh Bury who will be playing St John's Church.
August's First Fridays Longford event is just around the corner with a host of late-night gigs across Longford town.
Running since April this exciting new venture aims to bring people into the county town to enjoy a ‘no hassle’ night of enjoyment and entertainment in pubs and venues in Longford Town.
Niamh Bury has been hailed as one of Irish folk’s most exciting new talents, a particularly prestigious coup during a time when the genre is garnering so much attention around the world. Her debut album was produced by Brían Mac Gloinn of Ye Vagabonds who recently played in Backstage Theatre.
UK music magazine CLASH referred to Niamh in an interview as “The rising voice breaking boundaries for Irish folk”.
Last December, Niamh stunned audiences at Other Voices Dingle where she played three very special sets. At the start of 2024 Niamh was named in The Irish Times’ as ‘50 People to Watch in 2024’ list, as well as being shortlisted in the Best Emerging Artist category at the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards.
She was invited to perform at The London Irish Centre and added to the incredible ‘Tradition Now’ line-up at the National Concert Hall in Dublin.
Following this concert music lovers can enjoy a series of free gigs through the town: Deception, a five-piece rock and punk band from Longford, play Lyon's Bar at 9:30pm.
While The Brendan Kelly Band play Valentines Bar at 10pm ahead of the launch of their newest single Closing Time and ever popular funk, rock and pop band NEON play The Red Room in PV's at 10pm also.
On top of this be on the lookout for pop up circus and fire entertainers on the street and at the gigs. The headline act for August is Irish Folk singer Niamh Bury will play St John's Church at 8pm, tickets are €15. Full details and tickets for Niamh Bury are available on backstage.ie
The First Friday programme is coordinated by Backstage Theatre in partnership with Longford County Council, with funding support from the Arts Council and Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.