by Love Hacketstown | Feb 22, 2023 | Artists
When John was a young lad he arrived in Doolin, Co. Clare, on a bicycle in 1972. O’Connor’s was a small pub then and tourists were scarce. He never heard a trad session before and he stayed for three weeks. He met the famous Russell family of Micho, Packie...
by Love Hacketstown | Dec 5, 2020 | Artists
The popular Carlow folk group Jorum, they have been gigging for over 25 years. Playing live music has been a lifelong hobby and source of joy for Stephen Murphy, Hacketsotwn and Ger Cullen, Rathvilly. The group formed in the early nineties with brothers Stephen and...
by Love Hacketstown | Dec 5, 2020 | Artists
Irish company, JANDO is a real-life success story. The husband and wife duo started out creating fun wedding invites and are now a multi-award-winning printmaking studio based in Dublin. Julie McLoughlin, Co-Founder of JANDO, is originally from the outskirts of...
by Love Hacketstown | Nov 19, 2020 | Artists
‘I have been privileged in the places Music has brought me’ says Orla Fallon. Given the places she’s been these past years it would be difficult to disagree. US Presidents Clinton and Bush and Irish President Mary McAleese have all been part of Orla’s audience both...
by Love Hacketstown | Nov 19, 2020 | Artists
Enagh Farrell, originally from Hacketstown, Co Carlow now living in Dublin. Enagh explores the magic in nature through her illustration practice. Her practice is inspired by global myths and legends that are situated within the natural world; the reciprocal spiritual...
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