BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2278@calendar.clonmel.town SUMMARY:The Wood of O DTSTAMP:20260405T200047Z DTSTART:20260612T183000Z DESCRIPTION:> Haunting\, heartfelt vocals that reach into the bottom of you r soul\; with\n> special guest Eoin Barrett\n\nDoors 7pm\; Show 7.30pm.\n\ nTickets: €21.50 (including booking fee) on\nhttps://clonmelworldmusic.com /events/the-wood-of-o/\n[https://clonmelworldmusic.com/events/the-wood-of- o/]\n\n‘The Wood of O’\, Breege Phelan & Will McLellan\, has been mesmeris ing audiences\nfor the past six years with their unique original material. If you enjoy\nhaunting\, heartfelt vocals that reach into the bottom of y our soul\, melodic\nfingerstyle acoustic guitar that flows between genres\ , then this group is worth\na listen.. They have been gaining notice at Ir ish festivals for their unique\nsound\, channelled through the passionate and dynamic vocals of their lead\nsinger\, Breege Phelan.\n\nTheir sound t akes inspiration from their eclectic tastes\, citing influences from\n60s folk bands ‘Trees’\, ‘Pentangle’\, and Bert Jansch\, ‘Steeleye Span’\, roc k\nicons ‘Led Zeppellin’\, modern icons ‘Radiohead’\, to vocalists like Ka te Bush\,\nAnne Briggs and Joni Mitchell. Their music also has deep roots in Irish cultural\nidentity: the 6 track EP was written and recorded at ho me during lockdown and\nencapsulates this duo’s diverse storytelling abili ty\, with songs inspired by the\npirate queen of Irish history\, Gráinne N í Mháille\, the abolitionist Harriet\nTubman\, the Leannán-Sí of Irish myt hology\, the political Aisling style poems of\nthe 17th and 18th century a nd of course\, the obligatory nod to heartbreak and\nrevenge. “These songs were born over the space of four years and the theme of\nthe EP comes fro m stories that reflect our interest in human history and Irish\nmythology & folklore”.\n\nIn August 2019\, they were the first act to perform at the ‘Music on the\nMountain’ series in Kilcash\, County Tipperary. In the sam e year\, their sell-out\nshow\, ‘Evolution’\, a mix of original songs and classic folk covers in Irish\,\nEnglish and French\, headlined at the Clan cy Festival\, after which they were\ninvited to perform at the Shannonside Winter Music Festival in Bunratty\, Co.\nClare in January 2020+.\n\nIn Ma y 2020\, they released their first single ‘Meadow Song’\, gaining airtime on\nnumerous radio stations.\n\nIn June 2020\, they recorded\, produced an d hosted part of the ‘Clancy Brothers\nOnline Festival’ and later that mon th\, they were chosen to perform on TG4’s\nlockdown TV series with Hector Ó hEochagáin ‘Hector Anseo’. In July 2020\, they\nrecorded performances fo r ‘The Clonmel Junction Festival’\, as part of the\n‘Clonmel Originals’ Sh owcase as well as providing music for ‘The Boatmens\nNature’ Spoken Word E vent as part of the same festival. In that month too\,\n‘Cuppa Tea TV’\, a n Irish online platform for international acts\, invited them to\nperform live.\n\nTheir first live sell-out performance post-Covid\, in 2021\, was for Clonmel\nCulture Night in September\, where they delighted their audie nce again with their\nunique sound. The following December\, they were inv ited to take part in the\nonline music event\, Grianstad\, where they shar ed a stage with Emma Langford\,\nPaul Noonan\, Jack O’Rourke and local fol k legend\, Jim Ryan of Jim O’ the Mills\nPub.\n\nFor a time\, The Wood of O experimented with their live sound to include backing\nvocals\, bass and lead guitar\, playing sell-out concerts at the historic venue of\nCahir C astle as part of the Winter Series\, boutique Clonmel festival ‘When Next\ nWe Meet’ and The Clonmel Junction Festival.\n\nThey independently release d their debut EP ‘MountainSkyMoon’ in June 2022 and by\nthe following June \, their song ‘Broken Doll’ was shortlisted in the final 10\nsongs of Nigh t and Day Music Festival Song Contest.\n\nIn October 2024\, they supported RTE Folk Award Winner\, John Francis Flynn in\nClonmel\, as part of his I reland and UK tour.\n\n“The music of “The Wood of O” has an enchanting oth erworldliness without getting\nswept away in the ethereal\; there is a dir ectness and a presence. Breege’s\nvocals are powerfully unapologetic and t he duo’s lyrics do not shy away …Recent\nadditions of musicians and vocali sts have added depth and dynamic to what were\nalready stand alone enthral ling perfomances. ” – Kate Twohig\, Co-Director and\nProducer of When Next We Meet Music Festival.\n\n\n\n\nEOIN BARRETT\n\n\n\nSpecial Guest on the night is great local singer Eoin Barrett.\n\nEoin is a veteran of singing in the local pub sessions and is now doing his own\ngigs.\n\nHe has a lov ely guitar style and distinctive voice.\n\nHe has a huge song repertoire\, from all the Irish classics to Johnny Cash\, Bob\nDylan and Donovan\n\nEo in was special guest for our last gig with The Wran\, and we are delighted to\nhave him back. URL:https://calendar.clonmel.town/event/the-wood-of-o GEO:52.3554757;-7.7030097 LOCATION:Moynihan's - 4 Upper Gladstone Street STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Fee paid,Live Music X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Haunting, heartfelt vocals that reach into the bottom of your soul; with special guest Eoin Barrett

Doors 7pm; Show 7.30pm.

Tickets: €21.50 (including boo king fee) on https://clonmelworldmusic.com/events/the-wood-of-o/

‘The Wood of O’, Breege Phelan & Will McLellan, has been mesmeris ing audiences for the past six years with their unique original material. If you enjoy haunting, heartfelt vocals that reach into the bottom of your soul, melodic fingerstyle acoustic guitar that flows between genres, then this group is worth a listen.. They have been gaining notice at Irish fes tivals for their unique sound, channelled through the passionate and dynam ic vocals of their lead singer, Breege Phelan.

Their sound takes ins piration from their eclectic tastes, citing influences from 60s folk bands ‘Trees’, ‘Pentangle’, and Bert Jansch, ‘Steeleye Span’, rock icons ‘Led Z eppellin’, modern icons ‘Radiohead’, to vocalists like Kate Bush, Anne Bri ggs and Joni Mitchell. Their music also has deep roots in Irish cultural i dentity: the 6 track EP was written and recorded at home during lockdown a nd encapsulates this duo’s diverse storytelling ability, with songs inspir ed by the pirate queen of Irish history, Gráinne Ní Mháille, the abolition ist Harriet Tubman, the Leannán-Sí of Irish mythology, the political Aisli ng style poems of the 17th and 18th century and of course, the obligatory nod to heartbreak and revenge. “These songs were born over the space of fo ur years and the theme of the EP comes from stories that reflect our inter est in human history and Irish mythology & folklore”.

In August 2019, they were the first act to perform at the ‘Music on the Mountain’ se ries in Kilcash, County Tipperary. In the same year, their sell-out show, ‘Evolution’, a mix of original songs and classic folk covers in Irish, Eng lish and French, headlined at the Clancy Festival, after which they were i nvited to perform at the Shannonside Winter Music Festival in Bunratty, Co . Clare in January 2020+.

In May 2020, they released their first sin gle ‘Meadow Song’, gaining airtime on numerous radio stations.

In Ju ne 2020, they recorded, produced and hosted part of the ‘Clancy Brothers O nline Festival’ and later that month, they were chosen to perform on TG4’s lockdown TV series with Hector Ó hEochagáin ‘Hector Anseo’. In July 2020, they recorded performances for ‘The Clonmel Junction Festival’, as part o f the ‘Clonmel Originals’ Showcase as well as providing music for ‘The Boa tmens Nature’ Spoken Word Event as part of the same festival. In that mont h too, ‘Cuppa Tea TV’, an Irish online platform for international acts, in vited them to perform live.

Their first live sell-out performance po st-Covid, in 2021, was for Clonmel Culture Night in September, where they delighted their audience again with their unique sound. The following Dece mber, they were invited to take part in the online music event, Grianstad, where they shared a stage with Emma Langford, Paul Noonan, Jack O’Rourke and local folk legend, Jim Ryan of Jim O’ the Mills Pub.

For a time, The Wood of O experimented with their live sound to include backing vocal s, bass and lead guitar, playing sell-out concerts at the historic venue o f Cahir Castle as part of the Winter Series, boutique Clonmel festival ‘Wh en Next We Meet’ and The Clonmel Junction Festival.

They independent ly released their debut EP ‘MountainSkyMoon’ in June 2022 and by the follo wing June, their song ‘Broken Doll’ was shortlisted in the final 10 songs of Night and Day Music Festival Song Contest.

In October 2024, they supported RTE Folk Award Winner, John Francis Flynn in Clonmel, as part of his Ireland and UK tour.

“The music of “The Wood of O” has an encha nting otherworldliness without getting swept away in the ethereal; there i s a directness and a presence. Breege’s vocals are powerfully unapologetic and the duo’s lyrics do not shy away …Recent additions of musicians and v ocalists have added depth and dynamic to what were already stand alone ent hralling perfomances. ” – Kate Twohig, Co-Director and Producer of When N ext We Meet Music Festival.

Eoin Barrett

Spec ial Guest on the night is great local singer Eoin Barrett.

Eoin is a veteran of singing in the local pub sessions and is now doing his own gig s.

He has a lovely guitar style and distinctive voice.

He has a huge song repertoire, from all the Irish classics to Johnny Cash, Bob Dy lan and Donovan

Eoin was special guest for our last gig with The Wra n, and we are delighted to have him back.

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