Johnny McEvoy In Concert
Riverbank Arts Centre Newbridge
Thursday 20th February
8.00pm (Tickets €15)
Booking 045 448333
boxoffice@riverbank.ie
The Riverbank Arts Centre is delighted to welcome back Johnny
McEvoy to Newbridge. Johnny first performed in the Riverbank during
its debut season in the autumn of 2001. Johnny and his band have
recently put together a full concert show which is playing at all
of the top venues around Ireland, including one night at the Riverbank
on Thursday 20th of February next.
Johnny McEvoy has long been regarded as one of Ireland’s
finest entertainers. He became a national name back in the mid 1960’s
when he topped the Irish charts during the ballad boom years with
songs like ‘Muirsheen Durkin’, and ‘The Boston
Burglar’. More recently, Johnny has recorded some wonderful
country songs including an album entitled, ‘Johhny McEvoy
sings Hank Williams’, which remains a cherished collector’s
item to this day.![Johnny McEvoy In Concert at The Riverbank Arts Centre](../images/johnny-macavoy.jpg)
Born in Banagher, Co Offaly, Johnny developed an early interest
in music and after he moved to Dublin in the early sixties, he started
his career playing in the City Folk Clubs. Hit record followed hit
record and he has enjoyed the kind of success that most entertainers
only dream about. Johnny has toured all over the world and presented
TV shows in Ireland, America, Canada and the UK.
As a songwriter, McEvoy is in a league of his own and is surely
among the best writers this country has produced over the last three
decades. His songs are haunting, evocative and beautiful with many
in the folk and ballad style. The concert arena allowed McEvoy the
freedom to display his vast stagecraft as one of the most professional
performers in Ireland today.
For further information, please contact Catríona, Antoinette,
Grainne or Lisa on
(045) 448314/5 or by e-mail at
artscentre@riverbank.ie
,Riverbank Arts Centre, Main Street, Newbridge, Co Kildare