Over 50 entries were submitted to this year’s Allingham Songwriting competition, covering awide range of styles, from folk to hip-hop. Well done to all who took part.
The 12 finalists in the 2018 Allingham Songwriting Contest are (in no particular order):
AGATA WERCEL - ‘SUMMER’
BEN CULLY - ‘NAIVE’
RONAN GALLAGHER - ‘I WON’T DO THAT’
EDGY V - ‘SUMMER COLOURS’
AVRIL MC GOURTY - ‘MAKE IT STAY’
JOHN MCINTYRE - ‘PICTURES FROM THE PAST’
KARL MC HUGH - ‘ THEIR LOVE’
SEAMUS KENNEDY - ‘THE CAPTAIN’
WITHOUT WILLOW - ‘NOVEMBER FOG’
EMMA LANGFORD - ‘THE SEDUCTION OF EVE’
PETE SIMPSON - ‘SLOW IT DOWN’
OISÍN NEE - ‘THINKING OF YOU’
The finalists will perform in front of three judges at the Live Final in Dicey Reilly's Pub, Ballyshannon, on Friday November 9th from 10pm. This is always a great evening with music and performances of all styles.
Entry: €5
Join us for a very special reading of Winifred Mc Nulty's play 'The Perfect Find' to launch the Allingham 2018 programme in Melly's Bar on Friday October 19th at 8.00pm. The play is based on the dig at Ballyhanna and was shortlisted for the P. J. O'Connor award. All welcome. See you there!!
The programme for the 2018 edition of the Allingham Arts Festival is now online! This year's festival features a radio play by and tribute to Francis Harvey, a screening and Q&A with the makers of 'Black '47', the Donegal Youth Orchestra in concert, guests Dennis Bradley, Ken Fox, Jessica Traynor, Niall Mac Monagle, Theo Dorgan, Moya Cannon, Paul Mc Veigh, the History Ireland Hedge School, a WWI Remembrance event, Bel Canto, 'The Lion King', along with writing, kids and crafts workshops, and much more. Visit www.allinghamfestival.com/full-programme now to get booking!
Great news, writers and poets!! The deadline for the Allingham Festival Fiction and Poetry competitions has been extended to September 26th, which means you have no excuse not to get your entries in! Enter via the website using the following link: www.allinghamfestival.com/online-entry.