DEIS ROC - Opportunity Rocks finally

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DEIS ROC (“An Opportunity to Rock”)

Deis Roc - 12 Bands, 24 Songs, and 1 Winner

From an entry of 120 Rock bands, a short list of 12 from all over Ireland will converge on Belfast to battle it out for a place in the Deis Roc final, the winning band receiving a trip to Memphis, Tennessee, the Home of Rock and Roll, where they will visit Elvis’ shrine, Sun Studios and perform live in a venue in Memphis.  The twist - the bands are performing in Irish as well as English.  They perform their own material, and some of the bands have written new material in Irish for the show, while others have taken a traditional Irish song and brought their own modern rock interpretation to it.

A mixture of high quality songs in Irish and English from bands and solo singer song writers to indie, techno and heavy rock, Deis Roc will appeal to a young following and is a brilliant opportunity for new bands who are beginning to go places. The first program will be broadcast on TG4 on Monday 17th April at 10 pm and repeated on Fridays at 6.30pm.  The first 6 shows last half an hour each and feature two bands per show, while the 7th show will last for 50 minutes and feature the 6 finalists.

Each week, two bands will go head to head in front of a studio audience, with the viewing public voting for their favourite band to go through to the final.  The seventh and final programme will be broadcast live from the venue (King’s Head pub) in Belfast on Monday 29th May, where the remaining 6 bands will compete for the winning prize.

Each band performs an original song in English and a second song in Irish. The show will be hosted by Sinéad Ní Loideáin of TG4 and Rónán Mac Aodh Bhuí, the Donegal DJ with Raidió na Gaeltachta. 

A panel of professional adjudicators will advise the bands on their performances during each show.  They include Jim Lockhart, ex-Horslips (who have recently reformed), and Producer of the 2FM Dave Fanning Show, Lesley Dowdall, singer songwriter and former member of In Tua Nua, and Céarra ní Choinn, Irish Language presenter with BBC NI.

Deis Roc is a co-production between Tobar Productions and Green Inc Productions and is being funded by the Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) and TG4.

Deis Roc

12 Banna, 24 Amhrán,  Buaiteoir Amháin !

 
Deirtear nach raibh oiread grúpaí ceoil rac riamh in Éirinn agus atá anois – ach go dteipeann ar a bhformhór aon deis phoiblí a fháil lena gcumas a léiriú.  Gan an deis dul os comhair an phobail, cén chaoi a dtiocfaidh U2 nua chun solais?

Seo chugainn anois ar TG4,  Craobh na gceoltóirí rac in Éirinn  -  ó 120  grúpa ag tús an chomórtais go dtí an grúpa  buacach amháin ag deireadh na sraithe. 

Ní fhéadfadh an comórtas a bheith mórán níos simplí – roghnófar gearrliosta 12 banna ó gach ceard den oileán agus tabharfar go Béal Feirste iad le dul san iomaíocht do Chraobh na hÉireann.  Beidh orthu amhrán Gaeilge agus amhrán Béarla a sheinm sa bhabhta ceannais sin.  I gcás an amhráin Ghaeilge, tig leo ceann dá ndéantús féin a roghnú nó cóiriú nua a dhéanamh ar amhrán aitheanta Gaeilge.

Bronnfar turas iontach go Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá mar dhuais ar na buaiteoirí – cuairt ar Memphis, Tennessee,  ar Graceland, ionad oilithreachta lucht leanta Elvis agus an deis seinm ag ceolchoirm sa chathair stairiúil cheolmhar sin.

Craolfar an chéad chlár ar TG4 ar an Luan 17 Aibreán  ag 10pm.   (Athchraolta ar an Aoine ag 6.30pm.   Dhá ghrúpa a bheidh i gcláir leathuaire 1-6 agus beidh deis ag an pobal ceann acu a roghnú le dul san iomaíochta sa mbuaic-chlár 29 Bealtaine, beo ó Bhéal Feirste, ina mbeidh an 6 ghrúpa is fearr agus a mhairfidh 50 nóiméad.

Is iad Sinéad Ní Loideáin agus Rónán Mac Aodh Bhuí na láithreoirí  agus beidh painéal saineolaithe ar fáil le comhairle a chur ar na hiomaitheoirí, ina measc, Jim Lockhart,  (Horslips),  Lesley Dowdall (In Tua Nua) agus Ciara Ní Choinn  (BBC Thuaisceart Éireann).

Tá an tsraith á maoiniú le tacaíocht ó Chiste Craoltóireachta Gaeilge Thuaisceart Éireann.  Is comhléiriú é idir na comhlachtaí léiriúcháin Tobar agus Green Inc.