Albert Hammond

Sat 10th Oct   |   Doors 7pm. Show 8pm   |   Tkts: €25

Legendary singer / songwriter, Albert Hammond, comes to The Royal Theatre, Castlebar on Saturday 10th October, for one memorable show!

One of the all time greatest songwriters, his live performances are also tremendous! He´s joined on stage by his own band to present a stunning 2.5 hour journey through five decades of our lives.

There was amazing reaction to Albert on The Late Late Show recently, when sitting on the couch beside Ryan Tubridy, with his acoustic guitar in hand, he stunned the audience, when he sang one massive hit after hit, which he has written down through the years.

Albert Hammond has accumulated no less than 360 million records sold worldwide. This stunning show contains his most successful songs like ‘It Never Rains in Southern California’, The Free Electric Band, When I Need You and The Air Than I Breathe. Hear the songs, the stories behind them and the artists Albert has worked with including: Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Neil Diamond, Julio Iglesias, Willie Nelson, Whitney Houston, Tina Turner and many many more...

Other hits include ‘Down By The River’, ‘One Moment In Time’, ‘I'm A Train’, ‘To all the girls I’ve loved before’, ‘When I need You’, and others too numerous to mention.

He’s even responsible for making our own Joe Dolan an international star! He penned ‘Make me an Island’, ‘Good Lookin’ Woman’ and ‘Teresa’ for Joe. “I loved Joe” He said. “After I wrote those songs for him, I moved to California. Joe was looking for more material to record. But nobody told me. That was a big regret of mine. Joe was an amazing talent and a wonderful person”

Albert has been writing hit songs for over 50 years. There has not been a single decade in which he has not written multiple hits songs since he scored his first hit with ‘Little Arrows’ at the age of 24. That song was a Number One in the Irish Charts for The Dixies Showband and the Spanish version went on to top the charts in many Latin American Countries.

 His songs have been responsible for over 50 chart-topping hits.

He has been inducted into The Songwriters ‘Hall of Fame’ and has been awarded an OBE by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.

The man is simply a living legend. Don’t miss him in concert!

Tickets In-Person: Royal Theatre Box Office, Westport Road, and Ticketmaster outlets nationwide.

Tickets By Phone: 094 9023111 or 0818 300 000

Tickets Online: www.royaltheatre.ie or www.ticketmaster.ie

 

Lisa Canny

  Fri 7^th Aug | Doors 8pm. Show 9pm | Ruby Room | Tkts: €13

Lisa Canny is a multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter from County Mayo. With roots in Irish traditional, folk, pop, and soul music, Lisa’s unique sound has been compared to a wide range of artists from Kate Bush and Sinead O’Connor to Ingrid Michaelson and Hozier. 

Lisa is set to release her debut single entitled “Lifeline” on 12th June 2015. She wrote the song with Grammy Award winning songwriting Jodi Marr. Although only new to the singer/songwriter scene Lisa has already grabbed the attention and backing of major players in the industry including Miles Copeland (The Police, Sting), Julian Emery (McFly, Busted), and George Noriega (Shakira, Ricky Martin). The next year looks hugely promising for the small-town girl with the big voice! 

With 7 All-Ireland titles to her name on traditional harp and banjo, Lisa toured the US and Canada extensively with Celtic Crossroads as lead singer and musician, appearing on their PBS special DVD in 2014. At home on the road Lisa has also toured France, Germany, Austria, Russia, Italy, the UK & Ireland with groups Fuinnimh, Celtic Spree and Ragus. After graduating with a First Class Honours degree in Irish Music and Dance at University of Limerick in 2010, Lisa went on to achieve a First Class Masters degree in Ethnomusicology at University College Cork.  

In September 2012 Lisa went to ASCAP’s songwriting retreat in France. She was invited by Miles Copeland (former manager of The Police) after he saw her perform in L.A. During her time in France Lisa worked with some of the biggest artists, songwriters, and producers in the business including Priscilla Renea Hamilton (Rihanna, Madonna, Selena Gomez, Cheryl Cole), Jodi Marr (Mika, Paloma Faith, Ricky Martin), Hillary Lindsey (Carrie Underwood, Faith Hill, Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw), and Claudia Brant (Barbara Streisand, Josh Groban, Michael Bublé).

In August 2014 Lisa signed a publishing deal with London/Nashville company AbFab Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Little Ruth Music (ASCAP).

Tickets In-Person: Royal Theatre Box Office, Westport Road, and Ticketmaster outlets nationwide.

Tickets By Phone: 094 9023111 or 0818 300 000

Tickets Online: www.royaltheatre.ie or www.ticketmaster.ie

Menopause The Musical - with very specials guests!

Following previous sell-out Irish tours in 2010 and 2008, Menopause The Musical comes to The Royal Theatre this year for 2 performances only on 24th & 25th October. Tickets are now on sale.

Starring X Factor sensation Mary Byrne, Sue Collins (The Nualas), Eurovision winner Niamh Kavanagh and Linda Nolan (The Nolans) the hilarious Menopause The Musical has entertained and inspired women across the world since 2001. Don’t miss it this No 1 girl’s night out.

This hilarious celebration of women and 'The Change', the all-singing, all-dancing comedy brings together four women (at a department stores lingerie sale), who have nothing in common but a black lace bra and hot flushes, night sweats, memory loss, chocolate binges, not enough sex, too much sex, plastic surgery and more!

 Sat 24^th & Sun 25^th Oct | Doors 7pm. Show 8pm | Tkts: €30

Tickets In-Person: Royal Theatre Box Office, Westport Road, and Ticketmaster outlets nationwide.

Tickets By Phone: 094 9023111 or 0818 300 000

Tickets Online: www.royaltheatre.ie or www.ticketmaster.ie

In Photos - Tom Jones at The Royal Theatre

Ger Duffy Photography was on hand to capture some moments of Tom Jones captivating performance at The Royal Theatre in Castlebar last night (21st June). See below for all the photos.







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AIMS Award for Castlebar Musical & Dramatic Society

On behalf of everyone at The Royal Theatre, TF Royal Hotel and Harlequin Hotel; we would like to extend a massive congratulations to the very talented Donna Ruane, of Castlebar Musical & Dramatic Society (CMDS). Donna won Best Supporting Actress at the AIMS Awards 2015 in Killarney over the weekend, for her role as Aunt Eller in CMDS's production of Oklahoma here in The Royal Theatre last December. This is a major award to win, and fantastic achievement for Donna and all at Castlebar Musical & Dramatic Society - especially in the first year of the society! Watch out for news of this years show coming shortly...

Summer/Autumn Shows 2015

Sir Tom Jones - SEX BOMB coming to Castlebar, Royal Theatre June 21st

MCD is thrilled to announce the legendary Tom Jones will play a date at The Royal Theatre, Castlebar on Sun 21st June  Tom Jones is indeed a living legend. His irresistible show traverses musical eras and genres, cuts across class divides and appeals to young and old, male and female, mainstream and cutting edge. He has always been about the power of the song, the power of the voice. This is a unique opportunity for music fans to experience one of the most iconic voices of all time, perform hits from his vast catalogue, in an intimate theatre setting. Tickets from €59.50 incl b. fee go on-sale this Monday, May 18th at 9am. Tom Jones’ 49-year career has remarkably gone from strength to strength. Along with sustaining his popularity as a live performer and recording artist for nearly five decades, he has garnered—at the age of 74—the best reviews of his career for his two most recent albums Spirit In The Room and Praise & Blame (Island/Universal). Critics across the world are unanimous in their approval and admiration for both the recorded work and the performance of it in concert. Jones has a fundamental interest in a wide range of music. Although he is well known for hits including It’s Not Unusual, Kiss, Delilah, What’s New Pussycat, I’ll Never Fall In Love Again and If I Only Knew, he is first and foremost an artist with a true rhythm and blues soul. He has remained a vital recording artist, with his 1999 album Reload the biggest selling (5m) of his then 35-year career. Tom was a key player in Martin Scorsese’s Red White & Blues series, and in 2004 released an album of roots rock n roll with Jools Holland. In 2008, 24 Hours, was a critical career highlight with many of the self-penned tracks being an insightful and evocative reflection of his spirited and rich life. In 2015, Sir Tom continued his role as Coach on BBC’s primetime television show The Voice. Now in its fourth Series, Tom was working alongside Will.i.am, Rita Ora and Ricky Wilson coaching talented hopefuls in their search to become successful musical artists.Currently fresh from performing in Los Angeles at the 25th Anniversary of MusiCares honouring Bob Dylan, and the 57th Annual Grammy’s alongside Jessie J, Tom is ready to hit the road again with his 2015 US and European tour.  “His biggest asset is the voice of thunder, last night it filled the Madrid Sports Palace with power and strength. Jones chose a deep and varied repertoire, in which there was rhythm & blues, gospel, country and rock…the voice ignited the public.” - Rolling Stone (Madrid) Tickets In-Person: Royal Theatre Box Office, Westport Road, and Ticketmaster outlets nationwide. Tickets By Phone: 094 9023111 or 0818 300 000 Tickets Online: www.royaltheatre.ie or www.ticketmaster.ie