EVER since Morgan McIntyre and Gemma Doherty, collectively known as Saint Sister, piqued the interest of the southern press with their EP Madrid, they've been working flat out, travelling to gigs all over Ireland and introducing audiences to their unique sound.
1. When did you think about a career in the arts and what were your first steps into it? As a student at Queen's University back in the late 70s, I unexpectedly discovered that I was spending more time in the drama studio than at the lecture theatre.
1 Up and at it – what is your morning routine?
On a weekday I usually anticipate the alarm clock by a good 10 to 15 minutes, so when it goes off at 7am, I am prepared! After the ritual of shave...
Today The Slow Readers Club – The Limelight 2, Belfast Alexis Kings, Johnny James – Musicians Against Homelessness, The Palm House, Botanic Gardens, Belfast Tony Villiers – EastSide Visitor Centre, Belfast Gentry Morris – The Sunflower, Belfast Marc O'Reilly, Orchid Collective – Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast Malojian – Riverside Theatre, Coleraine Connla – Bangor Castle Saturday October 13 Tom Odell – Telegraph Building, Belfast Tom Robinson and band – Elmwood Hall, Belfast Tiny Moving Parts, Happy Accidents, The Winter Passing – Oh Yeah, Belfast The Fake Flirtations, Great White Lies, Romeo Indigo Romeo etc – The Pavilion, Belfast Neil Foster, Róisín Whyte – Framewerk, Belfast Newt, Fox Colony, Heidi Heist etc – The Glassworks, Derry Connla – Ranfurly House Arts & Visitor Centre, Dungannon Deleyaman, Jules Maxwell – Portico of Ards, Portaferry Sunday October 14 Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – The Limelight 2, Belfast John Smith – Studio 1A Theatre, Bangor Coolio – Skylite Room, Warrenpoint Monday October 15 Editors, Talos – The Ulster Hall, Belfast Tuesday October 16 Warwick Johnson – The Limelight 2, Belfast Wednesday October 17 VerseChorusVerse – Chapter & Verse (ChorusVerse) book launch, The MAC, Belfast Superorganism, Chai – The Limelight, Belfast Okilly Dokilly, Molarbear, Crisis – The Empire, Belfast The Sherlocks, Martin Rafferty & The Northern City Lights, The Fugues – McHugh's, Belfast Thursday October 18 Eilidh Patterson – The Black Box, Belfast Friday October 19 Subhumans, Takers & Users, Belwood etc – Voodoo, Belfast An Orchestral Interpretation of Dr Dre's 2001 – The Limelight, Belfast Emily Barker, Lukas Drinkwater – The Sunflower, Belfast Glass Wings, Molly Sterling, Owen Lamont – The Black Box, Belfast Anthony Toner – American Bar, Belfast Connla – Old Courthouse, Antrim Saturday October 20 Saint Sister, Tandem Felix – The Black Box, Belfast Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh – Duncairn Arts Centre, Belfast Emily Barker, Rory Nellis – Roe Valley Arts Centre, Limavady Connla – Alley Theatre, Strabane Eilidh Patterson – Ranfurly House, Dungannon Sunday October 21 Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, Marc Almond – The Waterfront Hall, Belfast Woes, Hello Casanova, Sleeping Outside – Voodoo, Belfast Saint Sister – The Glassworks, Derry .
Jess Glynne Always In Between Four years after arriving in the charts as the featured artist on a number of hit dance songs, Jess Glynne has more proved her worth as one of this generation's best pop singer-songwriters.
