Offaly duo take to the stage on new series of 'Opry le Daniel'
Offaly natives Olivia Douglas and Simon Casey will be among the special guests as TG4's country music series 'Opry le Daniel' soon returns with brand-new shows.
Six music-filled shows and a further two compilation programmes are set to begin airing from Thursday, October 29, and will run over eight weeks.
The first episode in the new series will feature Olivia Douglas, who will join Daniel O'Donnell for a rendition of 'Walk on By'. The episode will also feature Michael English (Laois), who takes to the stage to sing classic hits such as 'Rhinestone Cowboy', and Derry's David James.
The episodes were recorded in the summer before a live audience across three nights in Derry’s Millennium Forum, featuring host and presenter Daniel O’Donnell, with a variety of special guests.
Simon Casey will be appearing on the fifth programme on Thursday, November 26 to play his part in celebrating contemporary country. Casey will be joining the line-up to sing 'I Loved Her First'. Also featuring in that episode will be Tyrone's Donna Taggart singing hits such as 'Love Will Bring You Home', and Galway's Rachel Goode.
The second episode of the series on Thursday, November will include Damian Davis, Effie Neill and Ruairidh Gray.
In the third programme on Thursday, November 12, Donegal's Margo sings classic hits such as 'A Mother's Prayer', and, direct from the US, Andy Cooney performs 'Rose of Ballinrobe' and other songs. Caitríona Ní Cheannabháin will also join to sing 'Peigí Leitir Mór'.
'Country folk' is the theme of the fourth show on Thursday, November 19, featuring folk legend Seán Keane, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, lead singer with Altan, and guest musician Manus Lunny.
Newry's Susan McCann celebrates 50 years in the business in show six on Thursday, December 3, alongside special guests including Brendan Quinn and Sinead Hegarty.
The series rounds off with two special programmes on Thursday, December 10 and Thursday, December 17, featuring a pick of highlights of some of the performances from across the six shows.
Each programme in the new series will also be available to view after broadcast on the TG4 player. Each show, made by Big Mountain Productions, will air from 10.30pm.