Show starts at 8pm
Please Note : This is an indoor event. In order to comply with government guidelines and regulations, all ticket holders must be fully vaccinated or recently immune
Lady Barbalade, champions of Irish Barbershop, are celebrating their return to singing with some very special guests, the gentlemen of Midtown quartet all the way from the USA. The two groups are bringing their “American Tunes” Tour around Ireland and finishing in the beautiful surroundings of the Irish Institute of Music & Song in Balbriggan.
Come and enjoy a fantastic night of top-quality a-cappella singing from two extraordinary groups. Enjoy beautiful renditions of classic American songbook tunes, toe-tapping jazz and lots of fun and laughs.
Lady Barbalade
Lady Barbalade are Irish Association of Barbershop Singers Female Quartet Champions. The four ladies, Rebecca Gilbert, Clare Hayes-Brady, Hilary Harnett and Ailbhe Hayes have been devoted to Barbershop singing and fabulous dresses since their formation in 2015. Made up of award winning chorus directors, and members and soloists from the multi-award winning Enchiriadis Chamber Choir, the girls have won prizes in Barbershop and Choral festivals both nationally and internationally. Lady Barbalade were honoured to be the first Irish quartet invited as guests to the Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers convention, and the first Irish quartet to compete at Sweet Adelines, the worldwide organisation for ladies barbershop. Lady Barbalade have toured with The Newfangled Four as part of their Gold Rush concert series in 2019, and look forward to welcoming world 5th place quartet, Midtown to Ireland in October 2021.
Midtown
Midtown formed in the spring of 2018 and quickly gained attention from the barbershop and A Cappella world. After just 1 rehearsal, they won their first Mid Atlantic District Northern Division contest, and a few months later went on to win the Mid Atlantic District Quartet contest. That following spring they competed at their first prelims contest where they qualified for their first international competition. There, they walked away with a 5th place Bronze Medal and the Dealers Choice Award for the highest scoring first-time quartet. They’ve put most of their time and energy into making music videos and other forms of media to get their music and brand out to the world. Specializing in several different genres including barbershop, contemporary a Cappella, jazz, gospel, and musical theater. Based out of Manhattan NY and Orlando Florida, Midtown is eager to share their music with audiences all over the world and to bring a new flavor of 4-part harmony to the masses.