There’s no shortage of music this Friday night and one of the highlights should be the return of Don Mescall to Kilkenny with Adela Meally supporting him on his current tour. We were due to have Adela perform with Tortured Artists Social Club back in September but the gig never went ahead. If you’re going along to Don Mescall then be sure and get there early to catch Adela in action, last seen at the One Take Sessions back in January.
Via DonMescall.com
As a live performer in his own right, Mescall has become known for connecting with audiences at a profound level through his intense and intimately personal lyrics. By reaching back with honesty into such harsh personal tragedies as the loss of his father as a young boy, and a broken marriage in recent years, Mescall’s songs range from story-telling vehicles of humanity at its most fragile to uplifting anthems of hope and spirituality.
Despite his ongoing growth as an artist, all the historical references remain strong in Mescall’s sound and soul – his undeniably Irish narrative, the influence of the classic song-writers of his youth, and echoes of his long-standing bond with the guru that is Richie Havens. Mescall is clearly an individual who absorbs the complexities of life, feels its effects deeply and reflects that back with grace to touch an audience often in ways that they can’t readily comprehend.
It all goes down in Cleere’s from 9pm on Friday, tickets €12.
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