Atlantic Sessions: Final Line-up Announced

Tue, November 03, 2015

Atlantic Sessions: Final Line-up Announced

The final line up for this year’s’ Atlantic Sessions Music Festival’ has been announced! The Festival, which will run from 12th until 15th November, will feature almost 50 FREE gigs at various bars, coffee shops and hotels in Portrush, Portstewart and Portballintrae.

Organised and funded by Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council’s Tourism Team, in conjunction with participating venues, Atlantic Sessions presents an eclectic mix of home grown music, with unplugged acoustic sessions to full-on indie-folk, Americana, cool electro sounds and everything else in between.

Having just announced that they will support the highly acclaimed ‘Hozier’ on his UK tour early next year, ‘Wyvern Lingo* will headline Atlantic Sessions at Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart on Friday 13th November. ‘Paddy Casey* will also perform a special concert on the Sunday evening at Flowerfield to close the four day festival.

Other ticketed events include Hannah McPhillimy with Owen Denvir and The Limavady Big Band at Portrush Town Hall on Saturday 14th; and Mandy Bingham, Amanda St John and Edelle McMahon, who will open the Festival on Thursday 12th November with ‘A Celebration of Female Singer-Songwriters’ at Flowerfield Arts Centre. BBC Radio Ulster’s Ralph McLean will host the popular ‘Sunday Brunch Session’, an intimate in-the-round session with a collection of the featured artists.

New to the programme this year are two movie showings, presented by ‘Portrush Film Theatre’ at the ‘Playhouse Cinema’, Portrush. The screenings include ‘Amy (15)’, the controversial documentary about Amy Winehouse and the award winning film ‘Whiplash (15)’.

Also on the menu for this musical feast are winners of the 2015 London Galaxy Award for ‘Best Album’, The Vals, who toured with Paul Weller earlier this year, and Cup O’Joe who were nominated for the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award for 2015.

Other artists on the FREE Music Trail include; the multi award winner, Kaz Hawkins; PORTS; Jessica Doherty; Rosborough; Scorpion Jack; Son of the Hound, Lonesome George, Paddy Nash and the Happy Enchiladas, Old Hannah and Manouche, plus a load more of original talent from across the country!

Tickets for the headline acts and events are now available from Flowerfield Arts Centre, telephone 028 7083 1400 or for further information or view the full programme on the website at www.atlanticsessions.com. Find ‘Atlantic Sessions’ on Facebook, or follow the Twitter page @AtlanticSess.

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