Popular South Tipperary Hospice support concert to make a welcome return

A popular fundraiser for the South Tipperary Hospice Movement is to make a welcome return.
The annual concert was always a feature on the social calendar prior to COVID-19 and is now making a return.
A Movies & Musicals show will take place on Friday, November 1 at Hotel Minella which has staged some memorable concerts for the Hospice over the years.

Tickets are still available at the offices of STHM on The Quay in Clonmel and tickets will also be available at the door at Hotel Minella on Friday evening.

The concert will feature the Clonmel Concert Band with special guests Andrea Ruth, Emmet Donlan and Sinead O’Donovan and the compere will be Niall Carroll from Lyric FM.
“It has always been a very good night's entertainment and very well supported and we are delighted the concert fundraiser is making a return,” said STHM board chairman Sean O’Donovan.

Popular South Tipperary Hospice Movement fundraiser returns

Hotel Minella concert

CLONMEL CONCERT BAND
The Clonmel Concert Band is part of the Banna Cluain Meala organisation, having been formed originally in 2011 to take part in a concert to mark the 40th Anniversary of the foundation of Banna Cluain Meala.
The result was a great success and it was decided to keep the group going. With Mr Danny Carroll as their MD, the band has gone from strength to strength and has an extensive repertoire of musical favourites with music from hit shows, operatic favourites, film and many more.

The Clonmel Concert Band regularly performs in Clonmel and further afield with various choirs and soloists and has also competed to great success at the South of Ireland Band Championships in Clonakilty.
The band is delighted to be once again performing at this fundraiser for South Tipp Hospice.

ANDREA RUTH HOULIHAN
Andrea has been a vocalist in Clonmel and surrounding area for 30 years. A member of Banna Cluain Meala since childhood, she has been a member of the Clonmel Concert Band both as a trumpet player and a vocalist for the last 10 years.
Andrea has also been a member of St Mary’s Choral Society since childhood, performing in numerous productions, the most recent being Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita last April. An established wedding singer, Andrea also regularly performs in concerts throughout the South Tipp area, including the annual Christmas concerts with the Clonmel Concert Band.

SINEAD O’DONOVAN
Sinead is from Fethard and graduated from the Cork School of Music with a First Class Honours degree in both BA Popular Music and MA Vocal Performance. As a session vocalist, Sinead records backing vocals for the Olympia and Helix pantomimes annually. Sinead regularly performs with function bands and is an established wedding singer. Sinead has performed with numerous musical societies including St Mary’s Choral Society in Clonmel.
She has also performed as a soloist in the National Concert Hall under the musical direction of David Hayes in Legends of Swing and in the Bord Gais Energy Theatre in West Side Story in Concert.
In March 2022 Sinead was the soloist in the Broadway Babes concert, also under the musical direction of David Hayes as part of the Finding a Voice Festival. She was a part of the original cast of Find Your Way Home, an Irish musical that premiered in the states in 2017.
She also features on Inside Westside, an upcoming album exploring the music of West Side Story. She also performed in Angela’s Ashes the Musical at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre. As well as her love for performing, Sinead is passionate about vocal education and is a BAST certified vocal coach teaching in Voiceworks Studios in Cork.

EMMET DONLAN
Emmet holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Waterford Institute of Technology and has been a member of Banna Cluain Meala since childhood.
He is a regular performer with the Clonmel Concert Band, both as a member of the band and a soloist for many years.
A member of St Mary’s Choral Society for over 20 years, he has played numerous leading roles including Perchik in Fiddler on the Roof, Charlie Cameron in Brigadoon, Tony in West Side Story, Danny in Grease and Che in Evita last April.
He also performs with other societies in the area including Tipperary Musical Society, Carrick on Suir Musical Society, Fermoy Musical Society and in 20 he played the role of Tony in West Side Story with Gorey Musical Society which won Best Overall Show from the Association of Irish Musical Societies.
In 2019 he was nominated for the AIMS Best Supporting Actor Award for his portrayal of Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar with Tipperary Musical Society.
Tickets are available at the offices of South Tipperary Hopice at The Quay, Clonmel, Hotel Minella and Eldons.