The Johnny McEvoy concert show, originally scheduled for the Fairways Hotel in Dundalk, will now be staged in the Carrickdale Hotel, Dundalk, on 19 March. Call 042-9380900 for bookings.

Lee Matthews is enjoying a real winner with his excellent version of the old American folk tune Cotton Eye Joe. The young Tyrone man recently had a great first anniversary night in the Allingham Arms Hotel in Bundoran.

Sympathy is tendered to Kilkenny musician Danny Webster and the Webster family on the sudden death of their brother Seamus from Urlingford. Danny is well known on the circuit.

Muriel O’Connor will be among our winners at the Country Sound awards this March. The Limerick lady has just released her new single, Precious Years. It is a lovely song composed by Matt Manning who also penned her last single, Waltzing An Angel Tonight.

Michael English has opted for a double a-side with the release of two self-penned songs. Dance All Night is an up-tempo number while A Million Memories is a laidback country song.

Francie Midleton, one of the original members of legendary pioneering country band, The Smokey Mountain Ramblers, has been bereaved by the death of his father Johnny Midleton.Condolences are tendered to Francie and the Midleton family on their bereavement.

Alan Mullen from Rosemount, one of the stars on RTÉ’s Operation Transformation show, is son of well-known Westmeath country singer Johnny Mullen.

Love On My Side is the new release from Gareth Pritchard. The young Omagh man is putting the final touches to a new album.