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SUMMARY:John Spillane
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DESCRIPTION:> Singer-songwriter\, storyteller\, poet & dreamer\n\nJohn Spil
	lane is a musician\, songwriter\, performer\, recording artist\,\nstorytel
	ler\, poet and dreamer. Rooted in people\, place and story\, his music\ntr
	ansports the listener and his live performances captivate audiences around
	 the\nworld. \n\nAs an artist his music appeals to listeners across many g
	enres and generations.\nHis vocal style has a unique almost sean-nós like 
	quality and his performances\nshimmer with the magic realism that permeate
	s many of his songs as he\neffortlessly flits between beautiful poetry tin
	ged with melancholy to roguish\,\nirreverent humour. John has the ability 
	to charm\, mesmerise and entertain in\nequal measure.\n\nA native of Cork\
	, the County he lovingly describes as “the centre of the\nuniverse” and a 
	source of huge creative influence throughout his career. John’s\nmusic is 
	inspired by and encapsulates Irish traditional music in its\ncontemporary 
	form – a reflection of Ireland today.\n\nA two-time Meteor Award winner fo
	r Best Folk/Trad act John is one of the most\naccomplished songwriters in 
	Ireland. With an extensive back catalogue beginning\nwith the 1997 album T
	he Wells of the World\, his songs have been covered by\nChristy Moore\, Sh
	aron Shannon\, Sean Keane and many others. Twelve albums later\nin April 2
	021\, John released his first independent album in 20 years\, 100 Snow\nWh
	ite Horses\, this was followed in 2022 by In Another Light a collaboration
	 with\nthe Cork Opera House Concert Orchestra\, featuring his best loved t
	racks with the\nbacking of a full orchestra.\n\nIn September 2024 Spillane
	 shared his most artistically ambitious work to\ndate: Fíoruisce – The Leg
	end of the Lough.\n[https://johnspillane.ie/shop/fioruisce-the-legend-of-t
	he-lough-double-cd/] This\nalbum went on to win Best Album at the RTÉ Folk
	 Awards in February 2025. The\nconcept album\, released on double CD and d
	igital\, features John alongside a\nstellar cast of collaborators: Ríoghna
	ch Connolly\, Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin\, Niamh\nFarrell\, Nell Ní Chróinín\, a
	nd more.
URL:https://calendar.clonmel.town/event/john-spillane
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LOCATION:Moran's - 7 Parnell Street\, Clonmel
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CATEGORIES:Busking Festival,Live Music
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<blockquote><p>Singer-songwriter, storyteller,
	 poet &amp; dreamer</p></blockquote><p>John Spillane is a musician, songwr
	iter, performer, recording artist, storyteller, poet and dreamer. Rooted i
	n people, place and story, his music transports the listener and his live 
	performances captivate audiences around the world.&nbsp;</p><p>As an artis
	t his music appeals to listeners across many genres and generations. His v
	ocal style has a unique almost sean-nós like quality and his performances 
	shimmer with the magic realism that permeates many of his songs as he effo
	rtlessly flits between beautiful poetry tinged with melancholy to roguish,
	 irreverent humour. John has the ability to charm, mesmerise and entertain
	 in equal measure.</p><p>A native of Cork, the County he lovingly describe
	s as “the centre of the universe” and a source of huge creative influence 
	throughout his career. John’s music is inspired by and encapsulates Irish 
	traditional music in its contemporary form – a reflection of Ireland today
	.</p><p>A two-time<em> Meteor Award</em> winner for <em>Best Folk/Trad</em
	> act John is one of the most accomplished songwriters in Ireland. With an
	 extensive back catalogue beginning with the 1997 album <em>The Wells of t
	he World</em>, his songs have been covered by Christy Moore, Sharon Shanno
	n, Sean Keane and many others. Twelve albums later in April 2021, John rel
	eased his first independent album in 20 years, <em>100 Snow White Horses,&
	nbsp;</em>this was followed in 2022 by&nbsp;<em>In Another Light&nbsp;</em
	>a collaboration with the Cork Opera House Concert Orchestra, featuring hi
	s best loved tracks with the backing of a full orchestra.</p><p>In Septemb
	er 2024 Spillane shared his most artistically ambitious work to date:&nbsp
	;<a target="_blank" href="https://johnspillane.ie/shop/fioruisce-the-legen
	d-of-the-lough-double-cd/"><strong>Fíoruisce – The Legend of the Lough.</s
	trong></a> This album went on to win Best Album at the RTÉ Folk Awards in 
	February 2025. The concept album, released on double CD and digital, featu
	res John alongside a stellar cast of collaborators: Ríoghnach Connolly, Eo
	ghan Ó Ceannabháin, Niamh Farrell, Nell Ní Chróinín, and more.</p>
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