Purple Sessions launch in Boyles

Friday night, 24th June, sees the launch of the Purple Sessions Live at Boyles of Slane, with a feast of great live music on the cards.The Purple Sessions has been in existence in Drogheda since 2008 and has established itself as a high quality event. Featuring the best in local and national original artists performing live, the Purple Sessions cameras capture the best of the action and produce very high quality videos for youtube release. To date, the sessions has uploaded 250+ live performances with viewing figures on youtube at well over 60,000. The launch night features a line of artists from near and far, all of a very high quality. Last2Leave is host to the Purple Sessions and this month teams up with two well known local musicians to expand the sound into new areas. Aaron Shanley is a singer-songwriter from Lisburn, Northern Ireland. He has received notable ongoing support from the BBC, including BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio Ulster. Shanley won the Katherine Brick Young Songwriter of the Year Award in 2010, was Artist-in-Residence at the 2010 Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival and recently won 'Best Male' award at the Access To Music Awards at Birmingham O2 Academy, where he also performed. Jimmie Chills is an acoustic/shoegaze solo artist hailing from Southampton, and has been on tour in Ireland throughout June. Rachel Austin's sound is influenced by such known and obscure artists as Regina Spektor, Beck, Martha Wainwright. Rachel Austin produces story based song writing at its very best. Rachel is currently performing live with guitarist Steve McKnight, Local hero Sara Leech fronts Saramai and the Swords are no strangers to Boyles of Slane and are well regarded for the fine vocal ability of the front lady and the superb sound from the band featuring Cormac O'Keeffe, lead guitar/vocals, Andrew Snow, drums/vocals, Kev Mulvey, bass, Joy Booth, rhythm guitar/vocals, and Saramai on piano/vocals. Saramai was listed in 2UI Bestow's top 50 releases this year on the basis of a rough demo which bodes very well for her debut release later this year. Admission is free and the music gets going at 9pm.