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Live Shows and Latest News SITE CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED!!! January 2010 TOUR ANNOUNCMENT!!! I intend to do a brief tour in Germany - Berlin... details below. Hello Folks! I have toured in Germany several times before and it just gets better and better! Both the welcome and support there is fantastic! Here are some of the details about the gigs ..... Fighting Times Tour 2010 08.01.2010 Berlin - Blarney Irish Pub Methfesselstr. 4 / Berlin-Kreuzberg 09.01.2010 Berlin - Concert on the party of the 15th International Rosa Luxemburg Conference At the Urania / Berlin-City I'm also in the process of organizing more tours in Germany for 2010, so keep an eye out for further announcements. Fraternally Pol January 2008 January 30th 2008 FORSAKEN LAND WINS BEST IRISH FOLK ALBUM AWARD 2007 AT SIN e AWARDS DUBLIN CITY FM !!! Hello everyone, I got the news last night from Mick O'Brien. I'm delighted with the result, thanks to everyone for your support. The people have spoken out! KEEP UP THE PRESSURE!! Fraternally Pol TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT IN GERMANY! I will do two concerts in Dusseldorf on January 11th and January 12th. The gigs are Anti Fascist gigs for a local Anti fascist group. Here are the details for anyone interested in attendeing. WARNING! There will be comrades coming from Ireland, Scotland, England, Sweden, Denmark as well as the local comrades, so be sure to get a ticket for the AK47 event!!! These will indeed be glorious events! See you there. Friday 11th January 2008 : McLaughlins Irish pub / Kurze Str.11 / D�sseldorf - Altstadt. Start time : 9 p.m.(FREE ADMISSION!) Saturday 12th January 2008 : AK47 - Flingern, Dusseldorf. Tickets will be � 6. December 2007 Pol Mac Adaim nominated Best Artist/Best Album in Sin E Folk Music Awards 2007!! Right Folks/Folkies! Now's your chance to either show some solidarity, or get your own back! You can vote online (Send an email to : city_fair@hotmail.com and type : Pol Mac Adaim best Artist 2008, and or Forsaken land Best Album 2008). October 2006 Thursday 19th October Gig announcement!! I will be joined by legendary five string banjo player Mel Corry to play a commemoration concert in memory of International Brigade Veteran Micheal O'Riordan who passed away in May 2006. The concert will take place at the John Hewitt bar, Donegal Street, Belfast and will kick off at around 8pm. We will be supported by another act which will be announced as soon as I find out who they are. See you there, salud! September 2006 Saturday 30th September Gig announcement!!!! I will be joined by hell raiser protest singer/songwriter Anne Feeney (from the U.S.) who is currently touring Ireland. The concert will be at Club Conradh na Gaeilge, Dublin on Sat 30th, kicks off at 8.30pm. International Solidarity Concert Here it is, the event of the year!!! Make Zionism history! Palestine Solidarity Night Friday 29th September Rodai Mac Corlai Club, Glen Road, West Belfast Doors open:7.45pm Kicks off: 8.15 Sharp I will be joined by Terry 'Cruncher' O'Neill to raise money for Palestine Medical supplies. The main speaker will be none other than Caoimhe Butterly, a human rights activist from Galway who was shot by the IDF in Palestine. Caoimhe is currently in Lebanon, so I wish her a safe stay and a safe return. The most successful Palestine Solidarity events have been held at this venue in the past - the atmoshpere will be ecstatic, don't miss this one!! I'll see you there, be sure and get there early as it will be a full house! August 2006 August 27th Belfast - Fundraiser Shell to Sea fundraiser featuring Barry Kerr, Pol Mac Adaim, Eamonn � Faogain, Fergus O'Hare and more Willie Corduff, Phillip McGrath, Vincent McGrath and Micheal O Seighin of the Rossport 5 will also be present on the night. in the Felons' Club Falls Road, Belfast Sunday 27th August 2006 Doors open 8pm August 11th Celtic MP3s Music Magazine Review of 'Forsaken Land' Click HERE for the review. July 2006 July 18th Mick O'Brien show live interview I was joined by several other musicians from Dublin to officially launch my latest album 'Forsaken land' on the one and only Mick O'Brien show, Dublin City's Anna Livia FM. It was an unforgetable night and I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Mick and the people of Dublin for their support - THANK YOU ! Mick O'Brien has been fighting the good fight long before I ever met him, he's one of the fastest moving radio presenters I've known and his dedication to the good fight for a better future is second to none. He broadcasts live every Tuesday night 9-11pm. His shows are also broadcast live on the internet, you can listen in at http://www.dublincityannaliviafm.com/ I highly recommend listening in on Mick's shows. May 2006 Sweden Short Tour I performed several songs from the Anti Fascist war at the La Mano International Brigade Monument and then peroformed a concert at the ABF on May day in Stockholm. The event was attended by 400 comrades who then went on to join the main Mayday demo in Stockholm City Centre. Just before the concert at the ABF (workers club) I noticed a large crowd outside as I looked out from the building, they were reclaiming the streets. Thousands of young radical comrades were marching in protest against global imperialism, it was quite breath taking. Later I'd heard that the Swedish police went in with a heavy hand and as a result a riot broke out. Many people were arrested and many were injured by the police brutality. I want my comrades in Sweden to know that they did the freedom loving people of this world proud that day. The struggle is long and difficult, but our day will come, I salute you! April 2006 April 28 Album Release..... My latest Album 'Forsaken Land' is now available, the official release date will be announced in May. Songs featured on the CD commemorate the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Revolution in Ireland along with the 70th Anniversary of the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. Other topics addressed in the album include the situation in Palestine, US/uk coalition lead imperialism, oppression, and Apathy of the masses, to name but a few. Songs are in Irish, English and Spanish, the CD features 13 tracks and is over 54 minutes in length. Price �10.99 March 2006 March 27 Tour announcement!! Sweden Just a quick line or two to let you all know that I will perform two concerts in Stockholm on Monday May 1st. The first concert (outdoors by the LA MANO monument) will be at 9.30 in the morning. The second will be at CIRKELN, Sveav�gen 41 at 6 pm Supporting artists include: Britt Ling, Finn Zetterholm, Shamim and Jan Hammarlund I will have more news soon about my latest album release dates etc... Thanks to everyone for their support! Fraternally Pol March 12 NGA Commemorates Irish International Brigaders. On a wet Sunday afternoon I performed 'An t-IdirNaisiunta' at the Antrim plot in Miltown Cemetary. Afterwards we attended a fuction at the Felons Club where various songs were performed by various artists, poems were read and accounts of history given in honour of our fallen comrades. 'Our victory will be your revenge!' No Pasaran! January 2006 January 26 The launch of the official Connolly Column website!!!! I've designed another site dedicated to the memory of Irish Anti Fascist fighters who fought during the 1930s in the Civil war in Spain To see the site click HERE January 2 2006 Live radio appearance on Mick O'Brien's 'Sin E' show at Dublin based Radio station Anna Livia 103FM. Click HERE for a review from the man himself. November 2005 New Album release 2006!!! I have been working on another album that I hope to release early next year. The main topics covered in this album are the Easter rising of 1916 and the International brigades of 1936-1939, there are also some of my own songs about Palestine. I will have more information during the coming months, so keep an eye out for the updates. What I can say about the quality is that I think this album will be my finest work to date. September 2005 Sept 16, acoustic set at the KPML bookstore. This was one the best acoustic sets I've had. The audience were intimate and the order exceptional. Sept 17, Concert in Sweden, Uppsala. I did a solidarity concert for the Ireland information group. It was a boisterous event attended by a wide range of radicals. August 2005 COMBO Fundraiser for I.B.C.C. (International Brigades Commemmoration Committee) at Felons Club West Belfast. I'd like to thank all the Musicians for kindly donating their time and services for this great cause. I'd also like to thank the organisers and all those among you for attending yet another successful COMBO event. I was joined by Patrick Martin for this event, who had just returned from a successful tour with the Riverdance Europe troupe. We were joined by other musicians from Belfast. There were also speakers from the Basque Country and Sweden. A great night for Internationalism and a fitting tribute to those who fought fascism during the 1930's. March 2005 We had a great night at Conway Mill, Belfast. I was joined by Caoimhin from Br�ag and T.P.O. for a Basque awareness night. It was attended by a hearty audience and raised much needed funds for the Belfast Basque Committee. For more information regarding the Basque struggle for Independence and Socialism scroll down to 'Euskal Herria' in the Historical/Political section of my site which can be found by clicking HERE January to March 2005 Due to ill health (I've since made a full recovery) I had to cancel many concerts across Europe, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support. I also had to put an album on hold, but I did manage to get some work done on the 'Sin E' album though and it will now be released early 2006. Other artists featured on the album include : Christy Moore, Luka Bloom, John Spillane, Ger Woolfe. To name a few, I'll keep you posted when I get an official release date. I also managed to help set up a committee in Belfast that has been working to raise awareness and funds that will go towards commemmorating Anti Fascist volunteers who fought against the armies of Franco, Mussilini and Hitler during the period of 1936-39, generally referred to as the Spanish Civil war, or Revolution. To date We've been very successful and I'd like to thank everyone that took part (and are continuing to take part) in the protject. October/November 2004 Europe Tour 2004 Euskal Herria (The Basque Country). More news/photos of our tour in Euskal Herria. September 2004 Remembering our fallen comrades. Spanish Civil War veteran Micheal O'Riordan speaks in Dublin's New Theatre. Euskal Herria (The Basque Country) : Europe Tour Announcement for October 2004. August 2004 August 27th Palestine Solidarity Night. Fundraiser for Palestinian Children.
July 2004 Mick O'Brien Radio DJ Review of CD'INTERNATIONALE'
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Click here to read a review of Pol's Album from Anna
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Concert at The Alexander Palace
Ireland for Palestine Solidarity
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August, 2002 The Magdalene Sisters in which Pol makes his acting debut has won the Golden Lion award at the 2002 Venice Film Festival in Italy. The film was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in June and was also screened at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Pol plays a Bodhran duet with an Irish priest at the beginning of the film.
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