January, 2010

Speakeasy is proud to play host to the ever elusive Freeform Foundation at The Shannon Rowing Club, Thursday January 28th.

Freeform Foundation are a sporadic formation of talented muso’s whose favourite method of composition, is none at all. The band formed circa 2005 and specialised in extended explorations of grooves and jams and being reactive off one another. Through out the years, band members came and went and plenty of musicians joined in the Foundation. Many a full house in Limerick enjoyed the expansive free styles of Freeform Foundation until a main member, Fergal, decided to up and roam the green fields of France and they went their separate ways. Every so often, when they are all in the same country they get together and let rip! This being a leap year, we are lucky enough to have them here in Limerick and ready to give us an outstanding show.

Freeform Foundation will be Fergal Naughtan~Guitar, Colin Bartley~Bass, Bart Kiely~Drums, Robbie Costello~Sax and who knows who else will drop by! It’s hard to pin down what influences this band, they play anything from Funk to Jazz or anywhere their jam takes them. Above all you could say they play music like it is seldom heard, by fusing it with an eclectic mix of various styles.

It’s not very often you will get a chance to catch this outfit play so grab it while you can.

The venue needs no introduction, The Shannon Rowing Club. It’s possibly the most beautiful building in Limerick City and a great place to listen to great music and have a great night out!

Speakeasy

presents

Freeform Foundation

The Shannon Rowing Club

Thurs Jan 28th

Doors 10pm

Adm 6e/8e after 10.30

Sixmilebridge Folk Club are putting on a attractive festival this weekend.  Of particular interest are

• nightly performances by Txutxukan, a French gypsy/swing band featuring Dylan Gully, a former participant in Limerick Jazz Workshop
• Sunday night’s performance by Shashkeen featuring Eamonn Cotter, another LJW participant.

SpeakeasyJazz Limerick are all set to kick start the New Year in style, and have invited ‘Jazzypsy’ to the floor to woo us with their eclectic mix of Latin and Swing grooves!
Jazzypsy are a local outfit, fronted by Louise Kiernan..a charming songstress who regularly sings with the folks down at the Limerick Jazz Workshops. With Louise on the night will be: Bandi and Andreas Varady (~Bass and Guitar), a father-son duo who you may have seen wowing the crowds in the marketplace with their beautiful, graceful and very groovy Jazz guitar riffs…Dermot and Mike Hinchy (~Drums and Sax) these versatile and very talented brothers are mainstays on the Limerick music circuit.
You may hear touches of Bossa Nova, Be Bop, plenty of Swing and certainly lots of lovely oldies sung sweetly by the lovely Louise.
Check out Andreas taking part in RTE’s :The Guitar competition.

To round up the night we have DJ Leon who knows how to keep the dancefloor hopping to all kinds of radical Swing and Jazz tunes!

A lady once asked Fats Waller, ” what is swing? “. His reply, ” lady, if you’ve got to ask, you ain’t got it ” was sassy, but not much help!
The term ‘Swing’ is used to describe a range of dances, Lindy Hop, Balboa, Charleston, 6 beat, but to name a few.

Swing encompasses a wide spectrum of music, from the big and small band Jazz music of the 1930s and early 1940s, through the Jump Jive of Louis Jordan, early R&B and the Rat Pack lounge crooners of the 1950s to the new swing bands of today.

Any kind of dancing is a great way to loose your stress, up your energy, improve your stamina and make you smile at least once while your’e doing it! When in full swing you can drop 235 calories an hour. You might even improve your posture. Thats what they say.

Any one is welcome to Swing dance, there’s no age limit and it’s not a private club, the more the merrier! You don’t need a partner but we are looking for more guys! The teachers are accomplished dancers, easy going, lot’s of fun and keen to impart their love of this great past-time with you.

Every Monday the lovely folks at Galway Swing travel to Limerick to share their knowledge of this resilient dance with us.
Swing is a great way to meet new people, keep fit and listen to some of the best Swing, Jazz, Blues and Rock and Roll ever recorded!

Total beginners~7pm
Beginners plus~8pm
Improvers~9pm

Spread the word folks!!Get yer Shwang on!!

LJW’s Spring 2010 semester starts on Tuesday 19th January.  Please get in touch if you are interested in participating or if you know someone who is.