The Erin Trio will be performing at the Convent of Mercy, 30 Queen Street, Singleton at 2PM on May 3 2009. Ticket prices are $25 adults,
$20 concession and $5 school children. Reserved seating & information: Sr Monica Sinclair Ph 6572 2398 or sacredspaces@singmercy.org.au

The Erin Trio will be performing at the Newcastle Foreshore Fiesta Stage as part of the 2009 Australia Day celebrations.

The trio will start their 45 minute set at 9:50 AM.

The Erin Trio are pleased to announce a series of gigs at the Hunter River Hotel at 10 Melbourne Street, East Maitland. The trio will be performing 6:30 - 9:30 PM on December 7 2008, January 18 2009 and March 1 2009.

Meals are available and bookings are encouraged.

Erin will be performing at the Merriwa Sports Club on Saturday the 18th of October from 9PM.

The sports complex is located at King George V Ave, Merriwa.

The full five piece band will be reunited after their successful Victorian tour in March this year.

Yes it’s last minute, but we hope you can come!

Accompanied by award-winning musician, teacher and University of Newcastle Chamber Choir Director, Dr Philip Matthias, ERIN’s lead vocalist will indulge her love of Early music and perform lyrical works of Purcell and Handel as well as a few gems from more recent years at a concert at St John’s Anglican Church, Parry St (cnr Darby St), Cooks Hill this Sunday, July 27 from 7.30pm.

The second part of the concert will give the audience a taste of of traditional Irish tune and song  from the Erin Trio.  If we’re really lucky, we may even be joined by some other great local folk musicians.  So bring your friends and come along this Winter night to warm the cockles of your heart the way the Irish know best - with fine music and superb company!  Sorry - the Guinness and whiskey will have to be enjoyed a little later on…!

Proceeds will assist Bernadette’s study in England next month at the Dartington International Summer School where she has been accepted into Singing Masterclasses with internationally acclaimed Soprano Emma Kirkby.

Tickets will be available at the door: Adults: $15  Concession: $10.  For any more details phone 0414 858 738.  No bookings required; just show up on the night!

ERIN’s only public performance at present is when ERIN TRIO gigs on the last Sunday of each Month* at the Hunter Valley Brewery, Maitland. Show starts at 6pm.

*(End of May will actually be June 1st - now that’s Irish!)

Performing the same repertoire of traditional jigs, reels and songs of the popular 5-piece ERIN, ERIN TRIO aims to paint a more subtle picture. With the acoustic approach of guitar, fiddle and voice, the trio strips it all back to reveal the raw simplicity of Irish storytelling. Add the stirring rumble of bodhran and be taken away to the rocky road to Dublin, or the rolling mountains of Mourne…

A fine bistro menu is available and booking are recommended. Children are also welcome (restricted areas). Ph. (02) 4933 5786

Bernadette - lead singer with ERIN - has been invited to escort a tour of Ireland in August 2008! Why not join her and fulfil that lifelong dream with someone you know?!

Click on the ERIN TOUR link to the left of the Home Page and make your dreams come true! Tomorrow isn’t promised, remember?… But fine ‘craic’ and good music is just around the corner…

For full details contact:

Jane from TRAVELSCENE East Maitland (02) 4933 0874

Those of you lucky enough to attend the concert on Saturday, April 5 for the Newcastle & Hunter Valley Folk Club, would I’m sure be smiling at the memory.

An intriguing mix of sounds - including the opening energies of local female acapella ensemble, AMORÉ GRANDÉ - was served to the audience, who filled the Wesley Fellowship Hall in Hamilton to capacity.

ERIN’s lead vocalist, Bernadette Lannen, relished the opportunity to work alongside astounding local artists, Kent Daniel and Larry Hughes.  Apart from captivating jigs and reels on Bouzouki, Mandolin, Fiddle, Guitar and Bodhran, the repertoire included pieces by John Lennon and Dido Armstrong amidst the powerful original songs of Kent and Larry.

The penetrating drones of didgeridoo from Steve Lombardi also contributed to an unforgettable arrangement of the traditional song “She Moved Through The Fair”.

Kent and Larry will perform together at the St Alban’s Folk Festival on the Anzac Day Long Weekend.  ERIN hope to gig with the Folk Club later this year.

The ERIN TRIO are excited to have completed recording the long-awaited second album for the Irish band, released officially at Maitland’s Hunter Valley Brewery in February this year.

The TRIO is keen however for a Newcastle launch of “Let’s Toss This Salad” and invites you to watch this space for details of the same.

In the meantime, you can catch the trio’s popular Sunday afternoon gigs on the last Sunday of the month* at the HVB, Maitland.

*except for May, when we’ll actually play on JUNE 1st instead! 

Ph. 02 4933 5786 for table bookings if desired…

Want to head to the Emerald Isle with ERIN?! Our lead singer, Bernadette, has been invited to escort a small group tour of some of the best music festivals in IRELAND in July/August 2008!

Tour Highlights:

Visit the main cities of Dublin & Belfast

• Visit the main cities of Dublin & Belfast
• Join the Literary Pub Crawl in Dublin
• Enjoy an evening of music and dance in a local Irish pub
• Admire the Powerscourt House & Garden as well as Muckross House & Garden
• Spend two (2) days attending the famous Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann
• Take part in a Walking Tour of the Wicklow Mountains
• Go to some of the best castles of Ireland
• Discover the natural sites of the Ring of Kerry, the Cliffs of Moher & the Giants Causeway

Tour Dates: Monday 18 August – Saturday 31 August 2008

Cost of the tour is $3999 per person twin share which includes:

• Return airport transfers
• Fully guided tour, travelling in a luxury private coach
• 13 nights 3 - 4 star accommodation
• Breakfast daily, seven (7) three-course dinners featured throughout
• Entrance fees to all attractions

Excludes airfares, tipping& porterage, drinks, meals not specified in itinerary. Meal package available.

For more information download the flyer and the tour itenerary or contact Travelscene East Maitland:

272 NEWCASTLE ROAD
EAST MAITLAND NSW 2323
PO BOX 53 EAST MAITLAND
Tel: (02) 4933 0874 Fax: (02) 4933 0875
Email: jmenezie@bigpond.net.au