Fermanagh’s John Garrity catches up with Dermot Kennedy


FERMANAGH busker John Garrity said he received “great advice” from the award-winning and Dublin singer Dermot Kennedy during a chance meeting at a wedding over the weekend. Kennedy, from Rathcoole, is regarded by many music gurus as one of Ireland’s top singer-songwriters of all times, with his songs ‘Giants’ and ‘Power Over Me’ gaining worldwide […]


Countdown to Ryan’s album launch


COUNTRY music star Derek Ryan said he had “great fun” collaborating with one of Ireland’s top singers on the release of a new single, as the countdown begins towards his next album launch. The Carlow singer, who lives in Enniskillen, is set to take another major step in his music career later this month when he releases […]


Treacy headlines Bundoran show


DONAGH’S Patrick Treacy has put his All-Ireland Fleadh title to one side and he recently took centre stage in the Allingham Arms Hotel in Bundoran at a special night of Country music celebration. The Fermanagh talent, who won the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann title earlier this month, was the headline act at the ‘Country Jamboree’ […]


Charlie’s Bar gears up for 80 more years of success


AFTER surviving a World War, the introduction of the dreaded breathalyser, a pandemic and the ‘crippling’ cost of living crisis, Charlie’s Bar is still standing in Enniskillen, as it celebrates 80 years in business. In August 1944, while World War II was raging, Charlie and Bea Burns, regarded as pioneering visionaries in the local business […]


Garrity gives local musicians busking chance


ENNISKILLEN singer-songwriter John Garrity is heading up a major campaign which is encouraging young musicians around the North to put their skills to the test and pursue a career in busking. Garrity, known as the ‘Belfast Busker’, has established a reputation as one of Ireland’s top buskers and he performs regularly on the streets around […]


Ryan collabs with Olivia Douglas


FERMANAGH Country music star Derek Ryan has collaborated with one of Ireland’s top up and coming stars on a new single, as excitement builds towards the Carlow man’s new album release. Ryan, who lives in Enniskillen, recently confirmed to his huge and ever-growing fan base that he’s going to be launching his next album, titled […]