The Brownbread Mixtape at Dublin Writer’s Festival – May 22 – Smock Alley

 

Join us on May 22nd for a special one-off “Imagination and Transformation” themed brownbread mixtape show at Smock Alley that we are staging as part of this year’s Dublin Writer’s Festival. We are honoured to be part of this prestigious event on the literary calendar and we have lined up a lively, literarily inspired bill to match. We will have powerful performance poetry from multi award winning poet Dave Lordan, snappy sketch comedy from The Brownbread Players and masterful music from Idiot Songs (songs inspired by Dostoevsky’s The Idiot and performed by Pearse McGloughlin and Justin Grounds). We are also delighted to showcase first time performance poets from the Dublin Young Authors group. Show starts at 7pm and admission is 5 EURO.

PURCHASE TICKETS IN ADVANCE HERE

 

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the brownbread mixtape is a free monthly live comedy, poetry & music show in Dublin, Ireland.

Each show has a theme. Each act does a performance based on the theme. We all have loads of fun. Simple as that.

We can be followed & liked in these places:

YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | Google+

10 incredible songs you need to listen to right now

Every one of these songs is a masterclass in songwriting and performance. Every one of these songs strike me deep in the heart. Every time.  Some you may have heard, some you may not have heard. Every one of these songs deserves to be heard more often. Enjoy! – Kalle

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1. May You Never – John Martyn

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2. Jesus etc. – Wilco

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3. No Children – The Mountain Goats

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4. Dance All Night – Ryan Adams

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5. Nothing But The Same Old Story – Paul Brady

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6. Pink Moon – Nick Drake

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7. Living Room – David Gray

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8. Things Have Changed – Bob Dylan

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9. Lay Me Down – The Frames

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10. Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show

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the brownbread mixtape is a free monthly comedy, poetry & music show in the Stag’s Head pub in Dublin, Ireland.

Each  show has a theme. We all have loads of fun. Simple as that.

We can be followed & liked in these places:
YouTube | Facebook | Twitter

A playlist of great music videos by great Irish artists

The art of music video making is alive and well in Ireland. Here, for your viewing pleasure, is a selection of some exceptional videos to accompany some remarkable songs by Irish artists. Hit play and be spirited away by their brilliance.

 

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the brownbread mixtape is a free monthly live comedy, poetry & music show in Dublin, Ireland.

Each show has a theme. Each act does a performance based on the theme. We all have loads of fun. Simple as that.

We can be followed & liked in these places:

YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | Google+

the brownbread mixtape – April 24th – “Heart on sleeve”

Join us on Wed, April 24th upstairs in the Stag’s Head for our eclectic monthly spoken word, music and comedy show. The theme of the night is “Heart on sleeve” and we have a brilliant line-up in store. Resident MC Kalle Ryan will also be in place to keep the spirits high and the energy up , while resident sound man and sidekick Enda Roche will deliver the deadly decibels.

For an absolute bargain of 5 EURO you will get to hear some of the very best musicians and writers working in Ireland today! And, as if that wasn’t enough, our resident sketch comedy troupe will have some fresh, new radio style sketches for your pleasure. Plus you will receive a delicious complimentary Jameson & Ginger Ale in return for walking in the door and parting with that fiver. Or just a Ginger Ale if you are of the non-alcohol drinking persuasion. Hell yeah!

Pay your fiver on the door. No advance ticket sales. Guaranteed fun. Spread the word!

The following exceptional artists will be performing on the night…

MUSIC:

Elder Roche

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Aidan Murphy

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Clara Rose

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SPOKEN WORD:

John Moynes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SKETCH COMEDY:

The Brownbread Players

“a freewheeling atmosphere…Scrap Saturday style sketches” – Davin O’Dwyer. The Irish Times

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the brownbread mixtape is a free monthly live comedy, poetry & music show in Dublin, Ireland.

Each show has a theme. Each act does a performance based on the theme. We all have loads of fun. Simple as that.

We can be followed & liked in these places:

YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | Google+

the brownbread mixtape – March 27th – “the past”

Join us on Wed, March 27th upstairs in the Stag’s Head for our eclectic monthly spoken word, music and comedy show. [ Google+ event here ] The theme of the night is “The Past”and we’ve lined up a deadly set of acts for the occasion. Resident MC Kalle Ryan will be in place to keep the spirits high and the energy up with his Pavlovian “Applause” sign, while resident sound man and sidekick Enda Roche will be in the corner making it all sound good.

For an absolute bargain of 5 EURO you will get to hear some of the very best musicians, comedians and spoken word performers  working in Ireland today! And, as if that wasn’t enough, our resident sketch comedy troupe will have some fresh, new radio style sketches for your pleasure. Plus you will receive a delicious complimentary Jameson & Ginger Ale in return for walking in the door and parting with that fiver. Or just a Ginger Ale if you are of the non-alcohol drinking persuasion.

The following outstanding artists will be performing on the night…

MUSIC:

Roger Gregg’s Bee Loud Glade

‘Something quite extraordinary’ -  The Dubliner

Jezzebelle

‘Their high-octane propulsion and driving dogmatic rhythms mark them out from the crowd’ – The Irish Times

FICTION:

Ferdia Lennon

‘Lennon puts a lot in a few pages and I look forward to reading more of his work.’ – The Reading Life

MUSICAL COMEDY:

The Hairy Bowsies

‘Hilarious’ - Hot Press

SKETCH COMEDY:

The Brownbread Players

‘a freewheeling atmosphere…Scrap Saturday style sketches’ - The Irish Times

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the brownbread mixtape is a free monthly live comedy, poetry & music show in Dublin, Ireland.

Each show has a theme. Each act does a performance based on the theme. We all have loads of fun. Simple as that.

We can be followed & liked in these places:

YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | Google+

Three Men Talking at Draiocht Theatre in Blanchardstown – Friday March 8th

Hello spoken word fans in Dublin! The award nominated show “Three Men Talking About Things They Kinda Know About” by Kalle Ryan, Colm Keegan and Stephen James Smith is being presented for one night only in the Draiocht in Blanchardstown on Friday, March 8th. This is the only Dublin date for the show this year, so please don’t miss this rare chance to see it again. It promises to be a spellbinding night from three of Ireland’s leading performance poets under the assured direction of Sarah Brennan. Tickets are only €16 and are already selling very well. Come along, spread the word, share in the experience. Support great art. We can’t wait to see you there!

PICK UP YOUR TICKETS RIGHT HERE

“Three of Ireland’s leading performance poets – Colm Keegan, Kalle Ryan and Stephen James Smith – take the audience on a cathartic, emotional journey into the heart of who they are. Digging into subjects that men may not traditionally explore like love, relationships, loss, family and self doubt, they explore what it really means to be a man. 

Three Men Talking has had hugely successful sold out runs at ABSOLUT Fringe 2011, the Turnaround Rep Season in Project Arts Centre 2012, as well as the 2012 Kinsale Arts Festival. The show has been nominated for the ‘Bewleys Cafe Theatre Little Gem’ award in 2011 and is currently in development to be made into a feature film. 

Colm, Kalle and Stephen James are all award winning writers and slam-poetry champions in their own right, having performed at several prestigious literary festivals & venues across Ireland and around the world. This is their first play.”

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