Contact; mistletoe@dna.ie for further details

see also www.nous-research.com




THE "WEAPONS? WHAT WEAPONS?" tour Summer and Autumn 2003

10 July Alliance Francaise, Kildare St, Dublin 8pm

11 July Boyne Valley Hotel, Drogheda



France

Pour juillet : 19 à Falaise,

COURSEULLES (14) les 24 et 25 juillet

27 à Andernos, 31 en

Indre et Loir

August 15 and 16 Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh

Pour septembre :

12/13 à Montlouis le 12 à 18 h et le 13 vers 15 h,

18 dans un bar le Haute Marne ou à Troyes

19 au P'tit Mousse à Villars Santenoge

20 à Senaide dans les Vosges proche de Villars Santenoge

21 à Villars Santenoge l'après midi

22 soirée privée: Cafe Monsel, Caen

October; Berkeley, California


Cork Jazz festival; Tigh Fili 3pm on Friday, then Jury's on Sat and Sun
"THE AULD ALLIANCE" tour; USA, France, Scotland, Ireland Spring, 2003

Feb 12; Seminar, Celtic Studies, University of California at Berkeley
le 07 mars à Clécy (14) - salle de spectacles de Clécy (30 kms de Caen environ)
le 08 mars à Caen (14) - Tandem : 8, rue Nicolas Oresmes
le 14 mars à Mareuil (62) - Festival "jazz en Artois"
le 15 mars au Havre (76) - L'Agora café musiques : Espace Oscar Niemeyer
le 17 mars à Paris (75) - Emission radio "France Inter"
le 19 mars à Paris (75) - Au jardin des fées : 29, rue des trois bornes (métro Parmentier)
le 20 mars à Paris (75) - Au jardin des fées
le 21 mars à Echirolles (38) - Le Kiosque :14 avenue Victor Hugo (près de Grenoble)
le 22 mars à Avignon (84) - D'ici et d'ailleurs :4, rue Galante
23 March Henry's jazz cellar, Edinburgh
27 March Drogheda Arts Centre
5 April Celtic Conference , Faculty Club, University of California, Berkeley

10 April Epic Arts Studio, Berkeley

10 May Conradh na Gaeilge, Derry

Later this summer; 11 July Drogheda Samba festival

14 July Henry Grattan's, Dublin

17 July Falaises; France and many other French festivals

In Autumn; Toulouse and Cork jazz festivals







Autumn 2002

October Sat 26 3-45pm Metropole festival Club, Cork
Sun 27 3pm Jury's hotel, Cork

November Fri 1 8pm Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda
Sat 2 Jazz vocal workshop, NCH, Dublin 11am-4pm
Thurs 7 Forum FNAC, Caen, Normandy, FRANCE
Sat 9 Cafe Marcel, Caen, Normandy, FRANCE
Tues 12 Eglise de beynac
Fri 15-Sat 16 Restaurant "d'ici et d'ailleurs", Avignon
December Fri 6th Dun Laoghaire poetry awards



STOP PRESS

Watch out for Melanie and Sean's new CD "Bitter Vision" in the shops soon
Award-nominated "House of the Dolphins" to be re-released after successful lawsuit against distributor
Fri 3rd/ Sat 4th May Derry jazz festival
Sat 11th May Flowerfield arts centre
Sat 1 June Doonbeg jazz festival
Sat 2 June- Thurs 20 June; rehearsals in France for major tour
Fri 21st June "La fete de la musique" Caen, France
Fri 12 July Drogheda Samba festival
Thurs 25-Sat 27 July Festival en Othe, Yonne, France
3rd/4th August Birr jazz festival
Sat 10th August Kilkenny Arts festival
Thurs 22 August Westcourt Hotel, Drogheda
25-28 October Cork jazz festival
November-December French and Scottish tours
Information about other gigs will be posted as it is received.
To book Melanie, e-mail her at mistletoe@dna.ie



IRISH TOUR SPRING 2002 with trio
14 March; Bitter Visions CD Dublin launch at Conradh na Gaeilge, 5 Harcourt St, Dublin 8-30pm
17 March; The Cellar Club, Morrison st, Edinburgh, 5pm
22 March; Bitter Visions CD Louth launch at CastleBellingham, 7pm
26 March; Tribute to Ella and Ellington, Droichead Arts Centre, Stockwell St, Drogheda, 8pm
02 April; Spirit Store, Dundalk, 8-30pm

2001 dates (selected)

American dates supporting Luka Bloom (does not include NYC; expect a major event there soon)

This is followed by the Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh (25 August) and Carnsore festival

To book Melanie, contact mistletoe@dna.ie or phone +353-1-2157833

Forthcoming gigs include; Caen, France , Cork jazz festival, Derry samhain festival

Live gig photo

WHAT THE FRENCH CRITICS SAY (ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS)

LORIENT FESTIVAL INTERCELTIQUE 2000

"THE ROYAL VOICE OF MELANIE O'REILLY................

The concert that the Irish singer Melanie O'Reilly gave on Friday at the Palais des Congres has opened a new door, that of a celtic spirit always ready for new influences, an ancient spirit urgent to enrich itself. Making comparisons is a sensitive matter, but they give touchstones for those who didn't have the privilege of being there. Melanie O'Reilly is of the pedigree of Billie Holiday and Brenda Wooton, a mezzo-soprano always ready to escape the theoretical limits of that register. She gives life to her music and that of the classic songwriters, performing jazz and traditional Irish standards "for the pleasure, and to show that we're not dilettantes". In a rich sound-surround of guitar, double-bass, keyboard, low whistle and uileann pipes, Melanie invokes the memory of emigrants, and the sadness of her country's history. Her music affords a minor-key screen for us to experience these themes. Melanie's voice expresses all the richness of her personality, her sensitivity and love of life, the illumination of sunrise and the delicacy of light mist on the land. And then proceeds to swing and to incandescent originals."
Le Telegramme 13/8/00

"THIS EVENING AT THE PALAIS DES CONGRES...........
Top of the bill at the Irish cabaret on Wednesday, the beautiful Melanie O'Reilly leaves this evening to conquer the Palais des Congres. Ireland as if you were there, with added feminine grace. Recongnised as one of the best Irish song-writers, Melanie mixes Irish traditional music and jazz with talent and energy."
Le Telegramme 11/8/00
"MELANIE O'REILLY, IRISH COOL,................Melanie O'Reilly an extraordinary emotional intensity, whether she sings Irish traditional, jazz or Jacques Prevert"
Le Telegramme 8/8/00

MELANIE, A VERSION OF CELTIC JAZZ ..........Despite the tropical heat, nearly 600 people stayed to hear the Irish woman who jazzes based on the tradition of her country. Her formula is to revisit traditional ballads in the style of Dee Dee Bridgewater. Melanie loves vocal dynamics, supported by a quartet who gave the concert a pleasant intimacy. In any event it is a beautiful way to explore the themes of her home country. The audience fell under her spell."
Ouest France 14/8/00

"MELANIE, FROM DUBLIN AND ELSEWHERE...... In Irish, in English, or in French, this jazz fanatic (but of course! Eclecticism is never forbidden for such talent!), manifests an extraordinary emotional intensity. Why deny oneself the privilege of sharing it?"
Ouest France 11/8/00


IRISH TOUR SPRING 2001 with trio

Brian Dunning , flute
Sean O Nuallain, guitars

Arts Center, Listowel Feb 22

Sult, Castle Inn, Christchurch place, Dublin, March 1

Arts Center, Wexford, March 22

Details for dates in Kilkenny, Dundalk, Ballycotton and Clonakilty to be finalised



"HOUSE OF THE DOLPHINS", Melanie's new album, was launched in Northern Ireland with performances on
Friday, 6th of August,1999, at the West Belfast Fleadh. She headlined at the Metropole in the Cork jazz festival and at the Langagiere festival in Rheims, France in December, 1999. She played the Festival Interceltique at Lorient in August, 2000, with saturation media coverage, details of which will soon be posted.
She also performed live for TV 3 in France, which was broadcast nationally

In preparation for performing at the Lorient press launch in Paris on March 16, she did a special gig at the Cobblestone in Smithfield, Dublin with her acoustic trio on Sunday, March 5 at 9pm. This led to an 8-week residency at the Cobblestone, starting May 21. A different special guest from Ireland's jazz and traditional worlds played each week.

May 28 John O'Brien (uilleann pipes)
June 4 Pat Collins (jazz violin)
Nuala ni Dhomhnaill (poet)
June 11 Mick Kinsella (Harmonica)
June 18 Brian Dunning (flute)
The regular backing band included Sean O Nuallain and Cian Boylan.
This sequence culminated in a full house at Temple Bar Music Centre, where a live album was recorded.
She played the Samhain festival in Derry on November 3, 2000 and the Cork Jazz Festival, headlining again at the Metropole. She is already booked to be back there for 2001. The last Dublin date wasTemple Bar music Centre, Dec. 1, 2000, followed by gigs in Edinburgh and at the Hugh Lane in Dublin in December. The Temple Bar triumphs will be released as a live album. February will see her touring Ireland's art centres, starting with Drogheda on La 'le Bride, Feb. 1
She then plays Listowel on Feb 22, followed by Sult on March 1. Finally, we are delighted to mention that Melanie is to play the "City Lore" festival in New York on March 31, 2001, followed by gigs at the Irish arts centre,NY, on April 2 and 3. Further details; mistletoe@dna.ie


Details of upcoming gigs will be placed here as they become available.