SIRIUS ARTS CENTRE PRESENTS – JOHN SPILLANE: Supported by Vincent O’Rourke & Lorna Lane

Friday 23 January 8pm (doors 7.45pm) With support from Vincent O’Rourke & Lorna Lane on violin

In October 2014 the acclaimed Irish Singer and Songwriter John Spillane, celebrated thirty three years of an ever-consistent vastly illuminating and exciting career within the world of music. And what better way to celebrate than with a brand new album. On October 31st 2014, his brand new 10th studio album, ‘THE MAN WHO CAME IN FROM THE DARK’ was released followed by a nationwide tour.

Having sold over 100,000 albums in Ireland, John has also been awarded with two Meteor Irish Music Awards for ‘Best Folk Act’ and ‘Traditional act’. His songs have been covered by many Irish folk lumineer’s such as Christy Moore, Sean Keane, Karan Casey, Pauline Scanlon, Solas, Mary Black, Méav, Sinéad Lohan and Sharon Shannon.

Building on last years hugely popular album ‘LIFE IN AN IRISH TOWN’, which was based on songs from the TG4 series SPILLANE AN FÁNAÍ (Spillane The Wanderer), this year sees John traveling around Ireland and writing MORE BRILLIANT songs about Ireland’s towns, rivers, legends and people. The album’s release coincided with the broadcast of series 2 of SPILLANE AN FÁNAÍ on TG4 in October 2014.