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Vincent Woods
Vincent Woods is a poet and playwright and currently hosts the Arts Show on RTE Radio 1. His plays include John Hughdy/Tom John, Song of the Yellow Bittern, Fontamara (adapted from the novel by Ignazio Silone), and At the Black Pig's Dyke, which won the Stewart Parker Prize for drama in 1993. A member of Áosdana, Vincent’s collections of poetry include The Colour of Language, Lives and Miracles, which featured illustrations by the artist Charles Cullen. He also edited many anthologies including the celebrated book Fermata. He has received the P.J. O'Connor Award for Radio Drama and the M.J. McManus Award for Poetry. |
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Niall Teague and the Fast Company
Niall Teague and The Fast Company features some of the west's best talent on fiddle, flute, accordion, guitars, double bass, piano, drums, bodhran, harmonies and more. The bands sounds are influenced by Irish Traditional and folk music as well as country, Americana and bluegrass artists such as The Band, Townes Van Zandt, John Prine, Neil Young and Tim O'Brien. Recent highlights of the groups performances include a win at the Panceltic National Song contest and a winning performance at the Panceltic International Festival in Letterkenny in spring 2018. Their latest album 'Big Red Bridge' was released in 2018. "It's folk, it's country, it's Irish, it's bluegrass, it's great." (Phil Brown, BBC Radio). More information: www.niallteagueandthefastcompany.com |