a lively celebration of Irish Traditional Music, with
IRISH SONGS & STORIES
TOURING AUSTRALIA
Upcoming Events
Thu, 26 MayGeorge LaneDoors 7pm showtime 8pm St Kilda! We are coming your way for a night of great craic! Grab your friends and lets sing and laugh!- Fri, 27 MayBulleenBulleen! We are coming your way for a night of Irish music and fun! Looking forward to seeing you all there, it'll be a great night!
- Sat, 28 MayFrankston Arts Centre Cube 37Frankston! We can't wait to play for you all! A wonderful nights Irish Traditional Music, just like a session you'd have in the old country.
- Sun, 29 MayHealesvilleHealesville! We are looking forward to visiting you there in the beautiful Yarra Ranges! Let's get together and have a great afternoon of Irish fun, with Irishman, Gallie and his band of the finest musicians - Paddy Montgomery, Luke Plumb and Sam Davies - bringing the uilleann pipes with us!
- Fri, 03 JuneValencia CreekValencia Creek and Briagalong! We are so looking forward to playing for you! Get ready for a night filled with laughter, singing and crying as Ireland's greatest stories are told through Irish songs and music.
- Sat, 04 JuneArchies Creek HotelArchie's Creek! We can't wait for this one, get your tickets to a great night of Irish music performed by the finest musicians!
- Sun, 10 JulyCastlemaineCastlemaine! Let's have a great old time on a Sunday afternoon, with some fantastic Irish traditional music and fill the Theatre Royal with a fine Irish session. See ye there.
BIOGRAPHY
Sionnach Rua [pronounced "shun-ukh roo-a"]
Sionnach Rua’s - Great Irish Songbook is a traditional Irish music supergroup,
led by acclaimed Dublin singer songwriter,
Gallie [vocals, acoustic guitar, bodhrán]
and joined by Australia’s finest award-winning multi-instrumentalists,
Jen Anderson [fiddle]
Paddy Montgomery [bazouki, guitar]
Luke Plumb [mandolin, bazouki]
and
Sam Davies [uilleann pipes, tin whistle]
Sionnach Rua’s Great Irish Song Book [pronounced shun-ukh roo-a, Irish Gaelic for red fox] brings Irelands rich and unique culture to the shores of Australia, with a romantic passion that runs deep in Celtic veins.
Sionnach Rua’s Great Irish Song Book is an authentic music and story catalogue from Irish born and raised frontman, Gallie. Interwoven with rich stories from Gallie’s Irish upbringing, with tales of Irish traditions and histories, audiences will be transported back to a lively session in a celebration of Celtic music with songs ranging from Planxty to Van Morrison to the Dubliners. This stage show will make you feel like you are visiting a lively “session” in an Irish bar without having to travel to Dingle. An assured crowd pleaser.
Joining Gallie are acclaimed Australian maestro’s and multi- intrumentalists, Jen Anderson [fiddle] Paddy Montgomery [bouzouki, guitar, mandolin, bodhran] Luke Plumb [mandolin, guitar] and Sam Davies [uilleann pipes, tin whistle, low whistle].
Touring Australia in 2022 and 2023.
