EXCOUNTY SLIGO FOOTBALLER & PIANIST/COMPOSER
KIERAN QUINN LAUNCHES
SECOND ALBUM
THE NEXT ONE
AHEAD OF HIS NATIONWIDE TOUR: 32 PIANOS
www.kieranquinn.ie
Pianist/composer and Sligo native Kieran Quinn launched his second album The Next
One on September 16th
to a full house in popular Dublin venue The Sugar Club,
before embarking on his nationwide tour, taking in all 32 counties along the way!
Kieran’s love of music has always run in tandem with his passion for football, he
is well known in GAA circles having played for his beloved Co. Sligo for most of
the 2000s in over 20 Senior championship matches. `
He was ever present on the Sligo team which stormed the qualifiers in 2001 and
2002 and played midfield on the Connacht championship winning side in 2007.
In 2008 he decided to hang up his football boots he realised that his hands were
more suited to playing piano than trying to catch footballs on the GAA pitches of
Ireland.
Kieran has been working as a professional musician ever since and in 2013, he
released his first album entitled Not Just Black and White, and is now following with
his second The Next One which will be available to purchase on iTunes from
September 16th. Renowned for performing his own version of bluesy classics, this
new album is comprised mostly of his own compositions.
'Tracks on the new album include the selfwritten Iwetta's Theme, inspired by the
death of a much loved neighbour; Come Home, a plea from a lonely father to his
emigrant son; Maedhbh's Call, a love story set in Kieran's home village of Strandhill;
Kieran's own arrangement of the iconic Bohemian Rhapsody, and title track 'The Next
One' among many more'.
Kieran kicked off his 32 Pianos tour in Dublin on September 16, at The Sugar Club
on Leeson Street and will perform his way around the country, finishing up in his
hometown of Sligo on November 13. To mark the release of The Next One, Kieran is
bringing his music to a (grand) piano in each of the 32 counties of Ireland. He will be
playing in a castle, school, art gallery, cathedral or other unique venue near you in the
coming months. See www.kieranquinn.ie for further information. Tickets range from
€15.
Confirmed Tour Dates:
Full details and ticket bookings on http://www.kieranquinn.ie/tour1/
Roscommon Fri Sep 25 King House Boyle
Leitrim Wed Sep 30 Lough Rynn Castle
Clare Thurs Oct 1 Glor, Ennis
Kerry Sat Oct 3 Kerry School of Music, Tralee
Wicklow Thurs Oct 8 Tinakilly House, Rathnew
Carlow Fri Oct 9 Huntington Castle, Clonegal
Laois Sat Oct 10 Portarlington Golf Club
Cavan Tue Oct 13 MacNean House, Black Lion, Co. Cavan
Mayo Wed Oct 21 Twin Trees Hotel, Ballina
Galway Thurs Oct 22 St. Pat's Bandhall Galway City Centre.