By Joanie Madden
Thank you Glasgow! What an amazing night we had last night at the Theatre Royal partaking in the stupendous Celtic Connections Festival in Scotland.
We absolutely love performing in Glasgow and last night’s jam packed hall was filled with an electrified audience that gave us such a warm welcome and showed us so much love by wrapping up the show with a massive standing ovation.
Thank you each and everyone of you for coming out last night and all we can say is – Roll on 2025 for our 40th Anniversary and we hope we’re invited back.
A huge shout out to Donald Shaw and his amazing team at Celtic Connections that put on this mega extravaganza of a festival! What an undertaking! Thank you so much for having us and for all the work behind-the-scenes.
Here’s the gang that entertained: Bottom left to right, Ger O’Donnell, Nollaig Casey, Kathleen Boyle, Joanie Madden, Mary Coogan, Kate Purcell, Trevor Sexton. Top row right to left, Nathan Pilatzke, AnneMarie Keaney, Yvonne Kane, David Geaney, Liz Kane, Gavin Shevlin, Mirella, Murray, Noel Spillane, Dara, O’Shea Delap, Don Stiffe, Jimmy Higgins, Bruce Foley. Missing in action Trevor Hutchinson. Big thank you to Marianne Mangan, for capturing this photo!
By Bill Heaney
Oh what a night, what a night it really was. I’ve seen a Cherish the Ladies concert before at the Clifden Arts Festival in faraway Connemara and thought to myself that it couldn’t get much better than that.
But the effervescent Joanie Madden and the musicians and singers who accompanied her on Sunday night proved me wrong. Wrong utterly as Yeats might say.
Robbie O’Connell said: ‘’Such a parcel of rogues in a nation!”
Bernadette Canning wrote: “Thank you Cherish the Ladies for an amazing evening! And thanks to Noel for making Grainne’s night with the photograph.”Pauline Harvie was full of praise: “Mum and dad said was by far one of the best shows they had been too.”
Moira Stoddart was impressed: “We saw you for the first time ever on Saturday and had a great time. What an amazing show, so much talent and such a lovely, friendly atmosphere! We’ll definitely be looking out for your future shows.”
Raymond Travers wrote: “Fantastic concert, actually party would be a better word. I have saw Cherish the Ladies numerous times and they never disappoint. They are a real tonic for the dark days of Winter, haste ye back!”
And Frank Miller and many others though Celtic Connections was brilliant – “A fantastic night’s entertainment, as always. See you all next year.”
Lorraine Gillen wrote: “What a concert, it’s always our highlight of the Festival, you never disappoint and the talent on the stage was insane!!! Thanks a million and here’s to 2025. xx”
Dorothy Anne O’Neill thought it was wonderful. She wrote: “Thank you Cherish!! Wonderful as always!! Donald Shaw look out for the picket lines next year!!! 40 years of legendary musicianship 
– see you back in Glasgow in 2024 Joanie xxx”
– see you back in Glasgow in 2024 Joanie xxx”Megan Mullen told Joanie and the team: “
There’s no way you cant be invited back next year after filling Theatre Royal. Fantastic show.”
Roy Fulton was one lucky man to have a request played for him – “It was simply wonderful Just great Thanks for an amazing concert Thank you for playing my wee request The Waves of Kilkeevery much enjoyed.”
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