12 FINALISTS IN ALLINGHAM 2015 SONGWRITING CONTEST
The 12 finalists who will compete for the prize of €1000 in the Live Final of the Allingham 2015 Songwriting Contest on Friday Nov. 6th at 10pm in Dicey Reilly's are (in no particular order):
Alan Kavanagh - Just a Juke Box Away
Geraldine Gilmartin - Song for Sligo
Brigid O'Neill - You're Never Going to get to Heaven
The Hatchlings - Choir in the Belly of a Fallen Bird
Niamh Mc Kinney - Down Near the Sea
Jacqui Sterling - Holy Ghost
Sarah Buckley - Magic Powers
Harry Mc Gilloway - Vintage Wine
Alana Flynn-Picken - Breathe Easy
Marzella - Stones
Andy Cox - Free Fall
John Finn - Never to Return
Over 50 songs were entered into the competition, and while the standard was very high, only a few can proceed to the Live Final in Dicey's on Friday Nov. 6th. The event is open to the public and promises to be an evening of top-quality music covering a range of styles as all 12 songs will be performed live in front of judges Cathy Jordan, Ian Smith and Chanele Mc Guinness, with John Meehan as MC. Tickets are €5 on the door.