It was a pleasure to help document a very special night indeed at a sold-out show in the National Concert Hall, celebrating the music of David Bowie, on what would have been his 72nd birthday as part of the Dublin Bowie Festival.
John Byrne, as usual, assembled the I Heart crack troop; Duncan Maitland, Dave Mc Guinness, Neil Dorrington, Phteven McHale & Mark Dmc, accompanied by Luke Rynne Cullen & the wonderful Trinity Orchestra, conducted by Molly Bourke, and a host of guest performers, including Shane Hennessy on guitar, Barry O’Brien, Colm Lynch, Jem Mitchell, Ger Eaton, Gavin Glass, Fiach Moriarty, Brian Gallagher, Ollie Cole, Caoimhe Barry, Jack Lukeman, Christy Dignam and very special guest, the guitar genius that is Gerry Leonard.
Jem Mitchell
Brian Gallagher
Ger Eaton
Rehearsals with Dave McGuinness, Duncan Maitland & Christy Dignam
As usual, the sharpest dressed man award goes to...
Bob Dixon & Fiach Moriarty
Ringmaster - JB Bowie
John Brereton - founder of the Dublin Bowie Festival
The song machine came down...we had a party. Happy Birthday Bowie!!!
The pressure never got to him...honest.