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,

  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 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 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

Tags: Emer Dunne & Drua | Cobblestone October | Sheerans Pub | Coolrain | Tullamore Court Hotel | Laois Music Showcase Album | Folk Singers Ireland

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