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Nour Swirki, displaced civilian, Gaza, January 2024 - Read By Imelda May, Musician.
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“I would like to show my solidarity with the Palestinian people ...
and for peace and love,
and against war and children being harmed and maimed,
and against genocide,
and against occupation,
and also for Jewish people who use their voices to fight for peace as well because that’s tough too.”
#tatreez dress by
Palestinian sisters
@tatreezsisters
(Another favourite small
company is @deerah)
Btw I checked diligently if it was culturally appropriate and I had absolute blessing to wear this traditional Palestinian dress.
Big love to hero’s
@wizard_bisan1@hiddenpalestine@irish.artists.for.palestine@thetatreezcollective@thetatreezcircle@jewishantizionistnetwork@jews4palestine_@jewishvoiceforpeace
#stopthegenocide
#allhostagesreleased
#ceasefirenow
#peacenotwar
I’m delighted to join St Brigids Day Festival 31st Jan to celebrate our Matron Saint Brigid in the county of Cill Dara: meaning church of Oak (aka Kildare)
this coming Brigids Day, which we fought so hard for.
Brigid, daughter of Dagda from Tuatha Dé Danann
(tribe of Danu) was a force of light, fire, poetry,
art, love, song and creativity.
She is the gateway to spring, life and new beginnings.
We gather to give thanks and celebrate her and all the wonderful women of Ireland that made us all.
I’m so delighted to attend this celebration again
(I’ve been to every one so far!) and join the most amazing line up of women at this special festival that is growing each year to celebrate Brigid through our wonderful culture.
See you there.
Imelda x
p.s. this is not a ‘women’s’ festival in the same way all male line ups aren’t called ‘men’s’ festivals
All welcome.
@kildarecountycouncil@tourismireland@intokildare@hotpressmagazine #Brigid #Kildare #StBrigid #SpiritofKildare #failteireland
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I’m blown away by your positive response and by ticket sales (already?!?!) to my ‘Raised on Songs & Stories’ UK Spring Tour Wow!
I was raised on evenings like this, full of songs, poems, stories, joy…a shared night of music, art, connection & creativity. I’m delighted so many of you are eager to join us!
Tickets are now on sale, click the link my bio or visit https://imeldamay.komi.io
📸 @mark_stedman
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I’m coming to you soon!
10 nights UK Spring Tour
called Raised on Songs and Stories
It’ll be an evening of songs, poems, stories,
joy and beauty.
This idea evolved naturally over the last couple of years.
You see when I write, produce and release an album
I get so excited to perform the songs live that I fizz up and plan and rehearse gigs with such enthusiasm
that I’m like a little thrilled whirlwind but too often
I leave room for little else.
I consider and work out which songs will flow best
into another to create the vibe desired
that I sometimes don’t leave much space for the
unknown which is where a different magic lies.
This space is the place where I exist most and write and create. So it feels right to stay there a while and to have a place where someone might ask for a song I haven’t visited in a while and I think ‘yeah let’s give it a go’, or where I can tell you the stories behind the songs and how I ended up working with some of the people I’ve worked with so far.
I was raised on nights like these hence the title
‘Raised on Songs and Stories’ tipping my hat to a song about my beloved Dublin where I grew up.
Not a ‘show’ this will be a shared night of what
music, art, connection and creativity
means to me, with you.
Imelda x
Special presale tomorrow 9am: https://tix.to/IMELDAMAYPRE
General on-sale Friday 10am: https://tix.to/IMELDAMAY
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I’m SO thrilled to be opening for @thecorrsofficial !
They’re such talented, hard working, dedicated, musicians that have so beautifully and uncompromisingly entwined Irish Music into hit after hit song to be embraced by the whole world!
I’m really delighted to be asked by them to join them and the wonderful @natalie_imbruglia and all of their fans to perform in beautiful Cork and my beloved hometown Dublin.
I cannot wait!
Imelda x
Thanks to you all for packing out the theatres it’s coming back!
I cannot wait to do this again and bring Kathleen Behans amazing life story back to life.
Peter Sheridans play is a chance to know our history from one strong mothers point of view
Kathleen represents so many women, heroes in Ireland who’s stories were never told.
See you in 2025!
Dublin 3Olympia 29th July - 3rd August
Waterford Theatre Royal 5th-9th August
Cork Everyman 12th-16th August
Belfast Opera House 18th - 23rd August
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Happy Retirement Gilson.
You’re an absolute gem of a man and I adore you!
One of the best drummers I’ve ever worked with.
I LOVE singing with you as you well know.
Your groove is unmatched and when you rev it up…just wow..you kick it all the way up to the stars!!!
Thank you @jools.holland.official for giving me the great pleasure of singing with the one and only @gilson_lavis
Have a great time doing whatever the hell you want to do when you want! You deserve that, big man. ❤️
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Years ago I used to sing in the foyer of @royalfestivalhall
Last Sat night I sold out the venue!!!! Feels good.
I’m a working class artist who has never formally trained in music but I have certainly worked hard at the calling and craft I am in a forever love with through all of its ups and downs.
Thanks to the amazingly talented musicians who helped make the gig so very special.. @guitardarling@craigconnet@oscar_golding_music@paddymilner@adamchetwood
thanks to @ellyokeeffemusic for singing with me so beautifully
Thanks to my tour manager @tomjcleary and to all my crew for lifting each song with such thoughtful and heartfelt sound and lighting.
Thanks to @londonjazzfest for inviting me to perform at their incredible festival.
Thanks to my management
@meredithplant1 and @audreytjohnston for working SO hard with me day and night.
Thank you to all who came Sat night and to all of you who stick with me and believe in me through all my imperative to my soul, creative adventures
of which there are more to come.
See you again soon,
Imelda X
Éadach Roisín Dubh printed silk dress of dreams by my friend @saraoneillartist
Crown by @davinalynchmillinery
Fav @louboutinworld boots I bought in Berlin 10 years ago.
Hair and make up by me in 20min panic as set list needed tweaking.