When the stars align…
Dear Reader - phrase of the week is…’back at it’! The Big Thing But let’s not forget about summer just yet… I love the Warriors Run! Always a great day out, and such a well-organised event. Fantastic support on the.
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Outdoor gig this Sunday!
Dear Reader - thank you firstly for the huge response to last week’s announcement of our Theme Night Social gig in November. There are literally a handful of tickets left - you can get them here before they go. The Big.
Announcing Theme Night Social
Dear Reader - it’s exciting to announce a brand new Hawk’s Well Theme Night show this week! The Big Thing Yes folks - Theme Nights are back! Theme Night Social - our brand new show - for one night only this November..
New world in the morning!
Dear Reader - it’s the start of August and so there’s not much going on. There will be some big announcements in the next week or two but for today I thought I’d share a few pieces of music I have come across recently….
Goodbyes, Grammys and Guts
Dear Reader - a huge congratulations to Eddie Lee and the Sligo Jazz team on 20 fantastic years. Another inspiring instalment last week… The Big Thing But first - this week we say goodbye to event producer and company.
Standing Ovation!
Dear Reader - no gigs for ages…and then two BIG ones this week! The Big Thing Firstly last night - recent Theme Night Academy graduate Zach McLoughlin performed his new release with us at our Boyle Arts Festival Theme.
Al Fresco!
Dear Reader - The Big Thing Announcing a brand new workshop series for teenagers every Wednesday evening for the rest of the summer. In association with Sligo BID, Creative Ireland, Sligo County Council, the Hawk’s.
It’s a curious thing…
Dear Reader - Yes we’re back! The Big Thing And back with a bang very soon…as part of the Boyle Arts Festival. We revisit one of our most popular ever Themes - The Power of Love - NEXT WEEK (Sunday 20th) in St..
Here, There and Everywhere
Dear Reader - Just the Beatles and Adele featured today! The Big Thing And just like that it’s over. All the thought and planning last summer that went into starting piano lessons in Dublin, and now the year has.
Wait for the clarinet trio!
Dear Reader - The song at the bottom of this email is so good today! The Big Thing Exam weather is here and it’s the last official week of piano lessons. Which means that summer must be coming! We head to Dublin later.
Exit Music…
Dear Reader - The class of 2025 made their exit this weekend… The Big Thing So the first year of our Theme Night Academy is finished. And the current crop of 6th Yrs set us all a new standard, with the support of the.
The grand finale
Dear Reader - a bittersweet weekend ahead.. The Big Thing The biggest sporting event in Jamaica is nothing to do with soccer, basketball or even baseball. It is the National Boys and Girls Athletics Championships - the.
Infectious enjoyment…
Dear Reader - some Theme Night news for the first time in a while today! The Big Thing When announcing last January that the Theme Nights were taking a break for the rest of 2025, I was careful to say that there would.
Listen!
Dear Reader - Plans plans plans gigs plans gigs plans plans… The Big Thing We may be on a break from Theme Nights at the moment, but that doesn’t mean that there’s nothing happening. Very much looking forward to a sold.
Milestones
Dear Reader - It was a week of season endings and celebrations… The Big Thing Our debut season of Open Mic events for the Theme Night Academy finished last night, and as always it provided plenty of memorable moments..
Where are you Now?!
Dear Reader - things are starting to get moving again…I hope you’re not too far away over the coming weeks! The Big Thing The Theme Nights may be taking a break for the moment, but our Theme Nights YouTube channel has.
Making and fooling…
Dear Reader - Happy April! The Big Thing Courtesy of Gabe Anderson - for anyone who is into making stuff… Three phases…I’m not sure they always go in order and there’s plenty of overlap along the way… Making.
Around the world!
Dear Reader - we were taken around the world by members of our Theme Night Academy this weekend - from Babylon to Brazil, from Tennessee to Tunisia and finally back home to the Hills of Donegal and the Isle of.