TO CELEBRATE the return of Ellie for Christmas, GREENSHINE will play a concert on home turf with Special Guest BEN TURNER.
Greenshine is a family trio comprising Noel Shine, Mary Greene and their daughter Ellie. Their material straddles the boundaries of contemporary, folk and roots and includes many self-penned songs. Noel is a multi-instrumentalist, turning his hand to guitar, bass, mandolin, bouzouki and traditional whistle and this musical dexterity had seen him much in demand as a session and band player by artists as diverse as The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem and funk and soul legends The Republic of Loose amongst many others. Mary brings rhythm guitar to the mix and her voice is a wonderfully versatile instrument. She is much in demand for her recording session work and has added her talents to the albums of Christy Moore, John Spillane, Mick Hanly and Frances Black as well as cult psychedelic outfit Dr. Strangely Strange.Ellie Shine has grown up surrounded by music and has been performing in concerts and festivals since the age of 13 including an appearance with Greenshine for President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina at The Abbey Theatre.
The music of Greenshine has been covered by several Irish music artists and has been used commercially by Follain Preserves in their ad campaigns, Carrie Crowley in her film Waterway and as signature tunes by several national radio station programmes.
Support Act | Ben Turner | From the hills of Wexford to the theatres of Germany, Ben Turner has done a lot of miles in the last few years. Cutting his teeth on the streets and in the pubs of Dublin, he soon packed up his guitar and headed to Europe. Through street shows and pop up gigs in bars,living rooms, train stations, barbershops and other unique locations he gathered a modest but loyal fan-base, and soon attracted the attention of many respected musicians.He has gone on to share the stage with a variety of artists such as fellow
Wexford songwriter Wallis Bird, Mark Geary, German folk hero STOPPOK and English master songwriter Scott Matthews. With influences ranging from Bob Dylan and Paul Simon to nineties grunge icons Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, Ben's powerful whisper to a roar vocals and clever guitar playing are something to experience.
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