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On the 7th June Mary. Nuala and Breige provided the music at the wedding of Michael Mc Gurn trainer to the Irish Rugby team. Most members of the team were at the wedding including Captain Brian O'Driscoll and Manager Eddie O'Sullivan. According to the girls they scrummed oops scrubbed up well for the occasion !

On 28th June The girls also provided the music for the special guests and customers of the well-known entrepreneur Sean Quinn, in the Slieverussell Hotel.A good night was had by all.

With Carolyn in top form, it was a Special evening of gossiping, singing along and music from the girls. All this gave the nightbirds a great nite out. Also appearing on the show was UTVs Linda Bryans who surprised the audience with a few trays of homemade muffins. The girls are already looking forward to the next party nite! View pictures on http://www1.u105.com/whats_on/galleries.asp

On Wednesday 20th June, Mary, Nuala and Breige will make another appearance on the ever popular Carolyn Stewart's Late Show starting at 10pm. The Nightbirds Summer Party Show with a live audience will have a live performance from the three girls plus (without a doubt), the usual banter with Carolyn! There will also be live performances from other local bands, so a show not to be missed.

To be held on Monday 11th June at 7.30pm in Maghery's Sean McDermots club. The girls will be among some of the special guests including Armagh's GAA stars Diarmaid Marsden and Paul McGrane and many others.

Here are some of the most recent ones:

Mary & Nuala appeared on the Irish Music Programme with Paul Scanlon on Ocean FM Sligo - Sunday 6th May

On Saturday 5th May the three girls chatted to Candy Devine from Downtown Radio on the Afternoon Show

Q102 Derry - on the 8th May Nuala spoke with Holly on the Afternoon Show

Thursday 31st May Breige discussed recent fashion etc..Q102 Derry & Q101 Omagh/Enniskillen

BBC Radio Foyle, Derry the girls chatted to Eamon Friel on his Saturday Club Show, Saturday 19th May

They've certainly been busy with just some of their radio interviews listed below

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  West Access Radio Dublin on Music Session with Frank Phelan – Wednesday 14^th March
  
  
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  Limerick 98FM on the Larry O’Loughlin Show – Sunday 18^th March
  
  
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  KFM  on the Marie O’Riordan – Tuesday 20^th March
  
  
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  U105 with Carloyn Stewart’s  BYO - Tuesday 20^th March
  
  
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  Radio Kerry - Tuesday 20^th March
  
  
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   7FM – Lunchbox Show with Paul Dempster – Wednesday 21^st March
  
  
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  Q97.2FM – Adrian Johnson Show - Wednesday 21^st March
  
  
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   City Beat Late Night Show with David Gordon – Thursday 22^nd March
  
  
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  7FM – Seven Arts Show with Rita McNulty
  
  
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   Wired Radio Limerick with Mairead  – Tuesday 27^th March
  
  
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   Highland Radio with Paddy Keeney - Monday 2^nd April

Explained Mary when i caught up with them a couple of days ago. With a punishing round of gigs in Denmark and an Irish tour that saw them gigging from Coleraine to Listowel its no wonder that they took a break in April

Heres a list of some of their printed, ausio and visual interviews over the past month

Tues 19th Feb - Dagbladet Paper

Mon 20th - Radio Stevn  Local Radio Station at 5pm

Tues 20th- DR4 Regional National Danish Radio with Kurt & Soren at 2pm

Thurs 22nd Feb - TV2 Østjylland, 'The GUIDE DK' programme

Thurs 22nd - Radio Als with Trine

Fri 16th Feb - Dundalk FM Joe Duffy with Mary

Wed 7th Feb - UTV Live with Alison Fleming and Frank Mitchell

Tues 6th Feb - Clare FM. Cathy interviewed Breige

The Hannasisters have been braving all that the Scandinavian weather can through at them on their current tour. Despite battling 5ft snow drifts on their last two gigs in Lystryp and Frostrup the three Maghery singer/songwritesr have enjoyed the tour.

"We've been delighted with the gigs, we always try to have a lively and entertaining night and this was no exception. This time we also had the excitement of playing our new material and having really positive feedback" said Nuala backstage after the Frostrup date.

on Wednesday28th February at the start of a nationwide Irish tour. Further dates are available from their website.

Jackie Hayden of Hot Press magazine had this to say about the album

The girls are appearing live on the Gerry Anderson show with John Toal, (Radio Ulster ) and George Jones (U105) on Thursday 8th Feb....Carloyn Stewart will be featuring the sister act sometime in March on her BYO show. They've already featured with Charlie Mc Gettigan(Shannonside), Ivan Martin (U105), Malachy Cush (Six FM), Michael Mc Namee (Radio Ulster), Robert Skates (Downtown) and Robbin Elliot of NVTV. Those of you who've caught these shows will also have been treated to live performances.

The Band are currently enjoying extensive  Danish Radio play of the single "Princes Port" which had its Danish release on the 15th January.The Hannasisters have lined up an extensive itinerary of live radio interviews and performances to coincide with their upcoming tour and ticket sales are reported to be brisk. More details of the tour can be found on the Dates section of this website

“I think we’re particularly looking forward to this tour as we’ve almost grown up musically with the people over there. They have a great appreciation of music and are already e-mailing their approval on the tasters we’ve left as downloads on the website.”

says Breige.

“We’re looking forward to catching up with old friends and maybe meeting some new ones who are coming to our music for the first time”

With a release date of 29^th January and the single available exclusively from their own website www.thehannasisters.net the Armagh sisters are hopeful that the new single is as well received as their October release “Princes Port”.

The tracks continue the poppy theme prevalent throughout the album but the girls traditional roots are evident in the instrumentation and overall feel of the numbers. “Hotline to your soul” is (as the name suggests ) a more soulful and reflective number. “Starin’ at me” is a much more jaunty song and its not long before you’re drawn into the chorus.

For me the highlight as always with The Hanna Sisters is the simplicity and purity of the vocal harmonies, qualities no doubt honed over many years of playing and singing together. The quality of the production and backing musicianship is easily understood when you take the time to read the sleeve notes and see a who’s who of Irish musicians.

Ivan Martin of U105, Marc Mallet of City Beat, Charlie Mc Gettigan of Shannonside Northern Sound, Radio Ulsters "Your Place and Mine"(Sat 23rd) are just some of those who have interviewed the Armagh singer/songwriters and had them in for live interviews and music. NVTV in Belfast carried a live interview with the Hannasisters and Sunday Life are running a profile on the sisters over the festive season. They've made it into the Hot Press annual and more interviews are scheduled over the next few weeks.

All in all Armaghs finest are delighted both with the interest shown and the reaction of all who have heard the single. 2007 promises to be an exciting year for the talented trio!!