When: The Merry Muse folk club is held on the second Sunday of the month from 4-7pm.The blackboard begins at 4pm and the main act is at 6:15pm.

Location: The Merry Muse is at Canberra Irish Club 6 Parkinson St Weston.

Admission: $5 general admission, $3 MFS Members & Concession. Tickets will vary for touring acts and other specail events.

Blackboard: The blackboard is prebooked. Please email Eileen on ua.gro.kloforanom@esumyrrem if you are interested in performing, otherwise just get along and listen to some great music.

February Merry Muse: Sunday 9 Feb with Enda Kenny & Dave O’Neill

Enda Kenny is an Irish-born songwriter who has made his home in Melbourne since the late 1980’s. His thoughtful, descriptive stories of his adoptive homeland have struck a chord with festival audiences all over the world. Multi-instrumentalist Dave O’Neill spent a decade on the road with the Eric Bogle Band. Kenny & O’Neill have a musical alliance that will entertains and engages every audience they play to.

Double Finalist in this year’s Australian Folk Music Awards (AFMAs) for Best Solo Artist and “The People’s Choice Award”.

Through ten independent albums, his thoughtful, descriptive stories have struck a chord with festival audiences worldwide. A string of early songwriting awards led to a full-time career as one of the best entertainers in the world of folk and acoustic music.

After returning from his recent UK Tour in June and July, Enda has delighted Australian audiences from WA’s Nanga Festival to Victoria’s Maldon Folk Festival and played two international mini tours in New Zealand. A string of shows on the East Coast of Australia will see him playing shows at the Newstead and Cobargo Folk Festivals, and concerts in Newcastle, Woy Woy, Illawarra, Sydney and Canberra.

He will be performing material from his back catalogue alongside tracks off his new album After The Interval – launched in March 2024. His songs are always memorable, often hard-hitting and spiced with plenty of humour.

“On small stages to intimate audiences or large stages to festival audiences he always holds the crowd in the palm of his hand. Witty and intelligent songwriting and a brilliant night’s entertainment” Eleanor McEvoy.

CONCERT DETAILS

Sunday 9 February, 2025
Canberra Irish Club, 6 Parkinson Street Weston, ACT, 2611
4pm Blackboard, 5:15pm-7pm Feature concert

TICKETS
$25 /$20 MFS Members & Conc.
Book online here: https://www.trybooking.com/CXQAK

Find out more on Enda’s website.

Past Performers

Alternate Route, Ami Williamson, Bluegrass Mountain Band, Bond Traps, Bronnie Ware, Cassidy’s Ceili, Canberra Union Voices Choir, Craig and Simone, Crooked Fiddle, David Griggs, Del Rey, Donal Baylor, Drummond and Lynne, Ecopella, Franklyn B Paverty, Frencham and Smith, Freyja Rain, Liz Frencham and Robbie Long, The Fuelers, Fred Pilcher, FedFull Circle, Greg Carlin, Hazy Gates, Humbug, Juke Baritone, and the Swamp Dogs, Julia Johnson, Julia Johnson, Karen Lynne, The Lenders, The Little Stevies, Lotsi, Mackenzie Jones, Mal Webb, Maureen O’Brien, Mihirangi, Mike Compton, Mr Fibby, New York Public Library, P J Wolf, Queen Juanita, The Rooftop Revellers, Sam Burke, Sam Buckingham, Selalu, Sanji, The Shiny Bum Singers, Simone, Sophie and Chanel, Spicy Fruit Chutney, Dr Stovepipe, Triplika, Truckstop Honeymoon, Ukeleles Canberra, What She’s Having, Women in Docs and many more.