Grammy award winning superstar rehearses for major gig at Slane Studios

Grammy award winning R&B star Ashanti spent the day at Slane Rehearsal and Recording Studios in Dunmoe on Monday ahead of her gig at the 3Arena gig the following day.

The American songstress was rehearsing with her band and dancers at the rehearsal and recording studios at "Crookedwood Farm" for her big show with R&B star Sean Paul.

"I got a call from a New Jersey number on Sunday morning and it was Ashanti's tour manager asking if they could book studio space," said Slane Studios owner Enda Gavin.

"They were really nice, polite pleasant bunch, it went great," he added.

"Ashanti came over to me before they left and shook my hand and said thank you for us having and for your hospitality.

"Who would have thought that a cow shed on a farm outside Navan would go on to have a Grammy winning RnB star in it!"

Musician Gavin who renovated buildings on his family's dairy farm into a recording studio in 2006 explains how it all happened.

"The tour manager found the studios online, they were getting into Dublin on Sunday evening and they needed somewhere to have a rehearsal and they wanted somewhere big enough to accommodate everyone.

"Slane Studios would be a lot bigger than most rehearsal studios for bands. They had a big list of gear that they needed for it and we were able to get it for them within 24 hours.

"Ashanti had her mother and assistant with her and there is another house here on the farm and she was delighted that the house was empty and had just been recently done up and so there was a whole house available for them."

Despite being Hollywood A- listers no fancy gourmet four course meals were on the menu for the crew, instead they opted for supplies from a local supermarket!

"It was a bit surreal doing trips over and back to Centra in Blackcastle with Ashanti's tour manager who has done tours for JAY Z and Beyonce and Dr Dre but he was a great guy and chatted with the locals we met."