On Friday February 4^th, two concerts took place in the Mayflower Community Centre to raise funds for the tsunami disaster that happened over the Christmas period in Asia.  Taking part were past and present pupils of our school, a band made up of teachers plus local musicians. 

Morning Concert 

The first concert started at 12.30 with Mr King acting as MC.  Starting off proceedings was local band The Vibes, consisting of Leo Logan, Ronan Murphy, Michael McGovern, Stephen McKenna and Joanne Logan.  They performed a mixture of original and cover versions and really got the crowd going.  Next on stage was the much awaited band consisting of teachers from the school.  They had been training very hard in the weeks leading up to the concert, and now was the crunch time.  Following The Vibes was not going to be easy, but like the true professionals that they are, they gave a brilliant performance.  The teachers taking part were Mr McCormack, Mr Nolan, Mr McManus and Mr Noone.  Some of them were threatening to give up the teaching and go on the road touring full-time, but they were persuaded to keep teaching.  Lucky students!! 

Evening Concert 

There was a great turnout for the evening concert with the hall full.  Local County Councillor Enda McGloin was the MC for the evening.  The Vibes kicked off proceedings at 8.15 pm playing for about 30 minutes.  Next on stage was our Music teacher, Miss Watson, who played a variety of songs from around the world on the accordion.  Well-known Drumshanbo musicians Eamon & Orla Daly were next on stage, creating a beautiful combination of harp and vocals.  The quartet of teachers was next to perform, and again made a fantastic impression on the audience.  Enda then introduced Charlie McGettigan, Eurovision winner in 1994.  Charlie entertained the audience for about 45 minutes with his unique combination of wit and song.  Finally, all the musicians who had taken part in the concert, went on stage and performed together.