Hi Everyone,

We had a great time at our gig in Waterford recently and what a surprise I got when someone drew my attention to a review on us by Liam Murphy in the Munster Express. 
I didn't know Liam or anyone else was there to review us on the day and I was delighted to get those uplifting and encouraging words from Liam, thanks.   -  Hurahhh!

Review - below:

“Emer Dunne and Drua served up a summer cocktail of happiness, crowd-pleasing songs and wonderful instrumental playing, with a dance or two bounced in for the fun of it.  There was beauty in Emer’s clear version of She Moved Through the Fair (Padraig Colum’s poetic version of a traditional tune).   The band slipped easily into ­fine instrumental playing with Simon Graydon on guitar and Robert Harvey on flute. The Hayley Westenra song ‘Summer Fly’ delighted, and Seal’s ‘Kiss From A Rose’ sealed the wonderment.  James Harvey was wonderful on banjo solo.  It was happy clappy time as the audience were wowed by Emer Dunne dancing. From there out the concert took on a groove and an excitement that left a gloriously happy audience eager for more.  Emer Dunne and Drua must be brought back as they bring excitement and musicality.”

Taken from Review by Liam Murphy of the Munster Express. : )

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Hi Everyone,

Myself and Drua had a fantastic month and enjoyed the various gigs and shows.
First off we played in Abbeyleix, Laois as part of Abbeyfest festival. The craic was mighty and the weather was great for the outdoors stage. What a brilliant buzz over the festival weekend. We would like to thank the organisers Ross and Brendan for inviting us back to play at the festival this year. 

Then we had a mighty night in Kinnitty Castle, Offaly before heading to Athy Arts Centre, Co.Kildare.
A special thanks to Robert Chanders for opening the show in Athy and to the Athy Arts Centre for their work. It's a really lovely venue to play in and we had a great night there.  

Last weekend we were performing in Christchurch Cathedral Waterford. This was a great venue with lovely acoustics and we look forward to performing there again. 

We were featured in the latest edition of the Arts and Cuture Magazine. Thanks so much for putting in a lovely piece about myself and Drua. Be sure to pick up a copy if you haven't already! 
Thanks to the Kildare post and Kildare Tribune for their articles and to Midlands Radio Three, 103.5FM for their support with our music.

We have some new clips coming shortly on the band page so be sure to pop over and have a listen. 
There are also a few things in the pipeline - excited : ) 

Cheers.
Emer x

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Hi,

  We had a great gig in the Balcony Theatre, Mountmellick and thanks to all for coming out to support us. A special thanks to Eoin McEvoy for playing a great support slot on the night.  Next up we have our new gigs list to be uploaded very soon so keep an eye on the page! Hopefully we will see you along the way.  
Also busy in studio at the moment so lots to come!

Emer x

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Hi Folks, Now that the snow has melted and spring is here, we are back on the road again! Emer Dunne & Drua are starting off with a show in Mountmellick Balcony Theatre on Saturday February 19th at 8.30pm - more info to come on this very soon! Other venues also in the pipeline so confirmation on these will be posted here shortly.

I'm also busy working on the dance choreography with the children in this years Mountmellick Panotmime, Sleeping Beauty, which takes place the end of February.
I will be back in studio soon to finish some recordings and I'm looking forward to this too.

More to follow soon. Emer

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Hi Everyone,

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and I wanted to wish you a very happy new year. Thanks for all your support in 2010.

It was a great musical year with many gigs and shows. I also started working on some recordings and I would like to thank Midlands Radio 3 for their support in playing some of my Christmas songs during the festive season and also new tracks recorded with my Irish band, Drua. Myself and the band enjoyed our gigs over the festive season and are currently taking a little break from live gigs while we are still busy organising the year ahead. We have a variety of projects in the pipeline and we hope to see you along the way. Keep an eye out here for more updates in the coming weeks.

Thanks to all who took the time to send emails through my new website, I really appreciate your interest in our music and your kind words. I do endeavour to reply as soon as possible so do please feel free to drop us a line anytime, as the band and I love to hear from you all. I am looking forward to an exciting musical year in 2011.

Take Care

Emer x

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Hi Folks,

This has been a busy month so far.   I'm currently in studio and working on new recordings.  They are coming together nicely.  Emer Dunne & Drua, have a little of our version of the song 'Step it out Mary' on the player of our band page.  Why not pop over and have a listen. 

I received the opportunity some months back to be part of the new Laois Music Connect Album, 'Connect One'.  It features 19 local artists based in County Laois.  It was launched last Thursday November 11th.

Thanks to Mary Kavanagh, Fintan Kennedy, Mark Healy, all of the Laois Connect team and Laois Partnership for putting this album together.   The album involved recording a track of original material by each artist involved.   Today I found a review of the album online from Frank Parker ..

"The genres on display range...from the purity of Emer Dunne's voice to the fast and furious electric fiddle of John Davidson....Emer is undoubtedly a singer song-writer with a bright future ahead of her. For this compilation she has recorded a self penned number called 'Breaking Me'."   High praise indeed.  See full review here

I have to thank the musicians that I worked with on this track.  They were Simon Graydon, a very skillful guitarist and the brilliant drummer Alan Ryan. They were both a pleasure to work with. The album is on sale in Anthem Music, Trax Record Store Portlaoise and Tower Records Dublin so get out and grab a copy and support local music.

Emer x

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Hi Everyone,

Still on a high after a very successful night for Emer Dunne & Drua in the Cobblestone Back Room, Dublin, last Saturday night, Oct 2nd.  Thanks to Eoghan and Aoife Scott for opening the show for us with their lovely rendition of songs.  We really appreciated all who came out to support us on the night.  Now we are looking forward to an equally good show this coming Saturday night, October 9th.  We are back in the Tullamore Court Hotel at 10pm. Hope you'll come along to join in the fun!

I would also like to thank Claire O Brien from Encore programme on Midlands 103.5fm for having us live in studio last Thursday night.  We had a great time in the studio chatting to Claire and playing a few tunes.  Look forward to going back on the programme again in the future.

Emer

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Hi Everyone,

Welcome to my new website and thanks for visiting!  There are a few small changes to be made and music updates etc to be added so keep an eye out here for more info!  Thanks to Jobo designs for the work on this website.

At the moment I've been very busy with my Irish band, Drua, and we are looking forward to the next few weeks and the various gigs coming up.  First up we are in the well known Irish music venue, the Cobblestone - The Back Room on Saturday October 2nd.  Doors open at 8.30pm and tickets are €10.  Opening Act for us on the night is the talented, Aoife Scott.

On Saturday October 9th, we will be hitting the Tullamore Court Hotel and on the 23rd, Sheerans Bar in Coolrain, Laois. Looking forward to these gigs over the next few weeks and I hope you'll all be out to join in the fun with us!

I've also been busy writing some new songs and material.  One of which I will be recording on the Laois Music Showcase Album.  We will be heading into Studio on Monday 27th September for recording and I'm looking forward to this venture.

Will hopefully see you all at the shows,

Take Care for now.

Emer

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