Gatehouse mark new album with Ballinasloe concert

Roscommon group Gatehouse, who have just released their second album, Heather down the Moor, will perform in the Pillar House, Ballinasloe, next Friday November 15, as part of a national tour.

The group take their name from the Tiara Gate Lodge, situated at the entrance to the Rockingham Estate near Boyle and draw their inspiration from the rich history and landscape of Lough Key Forest Park.

Although they are a relatively new group, having released their debut, Tús Nua, in 2016, the four members of Gatehouse are highly experienced musicians.  They are singer Rachel Garvey, Jacinta McEvoy on guitar and concertina, John McEvoy on fiddle and mandolin and John Wynne on flutes and whistles.

The two Johns go back a long way and with Jacinta performed as a trio for many years.  Three became four when Rachel Garvey, one of the finest interpreters of traditional songs, accepted an invitation to join them. Gatehouse was born.  Although their focus initially was on the music of North Connacht, Gatehouse are constantly expanding their repertoire with new songs and compositions, along with a sprinkling of other influences.

Since the release of the highly acclaimed Tús Nua, the band has gone from strength to strength, performing at venues and festivals in Ireland, Denmark, Norway and the UK, and on television.

For more, read this week’s Galway City Tribune.

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