The Island Theatre present

Those Nervous Animals

Saturday 11th December, 8:30pm. FREE EVENT. Over 18s only. 

The Island Theatre Ballinamore is delighted to present funky chart toppers ‘Those Nervous Animals’ at a show on Saturday 11th December 8:30pm (Doors open 8pm).

Those Nervous Animals recently announced (in collaboration with The Island Theatre) a very special show on 11th December 2021, celebrating the success of The Mission Sessions but also the start of a new stage of writing and creativity. More on these plans shortly; they may involve DJ’s other artists and styles, but for now the plan is to get together a locally based group of creatives and – in the spirit of The Steampunk Club (Dromahair), which some of you may be familiar with – to explore creative possibilities in front of a live audience. The show would therefore include some of the many amazing writing talents based in Leitrim. There are so many to choose from, but we started off with Amy O’Hara, whose album A Blue I Can’t Describe was a milestone release in 2021. Amy has a warm and engaging presence live, and was a key contributor to The Steampunk Club for many seasons. We also approached Brían Farrell, based in Leitrim village, and who has been working in the US until recently, when he returned home, assembled a band and started working on new material. Brían released a single, Lola in the late summer of ’21.

The safety of gig-goers is our priority. We can only admit fifty people (all safety protocols, social distancing, etc will be maintained for the show). Tickets on a first-come, first-serve, basis. Unfortunately, the influence of the pandemic was felt in the last days prior to the event. The Brían Farrell band were affected by issues associated with the virus and had to cancel their involvement.

Happily, another original local outfit, The Vibes, with Leo Logan, have, at very short notice, agreed to help us out and their set will open the show. The Vibes are based in Drumshanbo, with one member from Longford and the rest from Leitrim. Check them out here…

https://www.facebook.com/thevibesband

We look forward with great excitement to the night. As tickets are limited, we urge you not to delay in booking!

‘Covid restrictions apply inside which means that only those with approved immune status will be allowed entry.

This project has been made possible through the support of Leitrim County Council and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media under the Local Live Performance Programming Scheme 2021