SUNDAYS at The Village, Wexford St., Dublin.
FREE CAPTAIN MORGAN SPICED RUM AND COKE FOR ALL PERFORMERS
Songs of Praise is 'Dublin's most successful and only credible Karaoke' The Irish Times.
Running in the Village on Wexford Street since March 2005 Songs of Praise is "now firmly established as the city's place to go on the Lord's Day". [
The Guardian].
Pictures from our recent 4th Birthday [April 12th 2009] are HERE
pics HERE.
Check us out rocking the VIP area of Ireland's leading Festival OXEGEN ‘08.
HERE.
This is no ordinary karaoke. It’s Rock + Roll Karaoke! Sung loudly on a great stage. Think Van Halen, MGMT, AC/DC, U2 and the Sex Pistols. There's no ABBA on OUR list - only Air Guitar Anarchy! It works so well and people have so much fun that it has made Karaoke COOL. Very cool. We've had the Killers in for a look, we've had Tony Bennett in the audience, and we've had the likes of New Young Pony Club and Patrick Bergen [no shit] on stage. We've also had a lot of fun. And so have the punters.
Check out our You Tube page to give ya a good idea of what it’s all about.
But don't think we only have Karaoke. There are our awesome DJs playing alternative tunes and then there is our incomparable host, Sister Barbara and
Brother Declan. So, this is how we do it, we have 20 minutes of DJ action and then it's over to the, Marshall Stack back dropped, stage for 15 minutes of Rock & Roll Karaoke. So in essence what the audience get is the best of both worlds - big indie and rock classics from the Djs and big indie and rock classics from themselves and their mates. They also get to point the finger and laugh a lot. This is what makes it so special - as sometimes the worst singers are actually the best entertainment - even if lacking in poodle perms and acid washed jeans.
Songs of Praise Rock + Roll Karaoke ventured out from it's home in the Village, teaming up with Xbox for a hugely successful
tour in November 2007 the stars of which can be seen here
http://ie.youtube.com/songsofpraisetour. The tour rocked so much that we have decided to go on a national tour through March and April of this year.
In Dublin Magazine has "been having some much covert fun. We decided we had to share the fun with you lot", while The Dubliner says it's "Dublin's best karaoke night."
Musical salvation for Sundays. Exorcise your demons with Rock + Roll Karaoke slots throughout the night. Songs of Faith and Devotion from Rory Montane & Murt. All held together with God's glue by Sister Barbara and Brother Declan.
Latest Songs added to our list :
- Kids - MGMT
- Human - Killers
- Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon
- Be The One - Ting Tings
- Shut Up And Let Me Go - Ting Tings
- She Moves In Her Own Way - Kooks
- Shine On - Kooks
- Mercy - Duffy
- A Good Heart - Feargal Sharkey
- Mystify - INXS
- The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
Mail us songs you'd like to see on the list
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View our Full Song List
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What the Papers say:
Sunday Service .... Tonight Cat... I'm going to be..."
Totally Dublin ...
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The church of karaoke come to Wexford Street ..... God help us..."
In Dublin December 2005 ...
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"Dublin's most successful and only credible Karaoke.brilliant"
The Irish Times
"now firmly established as the city's place to go on the Lord's Day".
The Guardian
"the crowd is hip, the performers are young, and the song list is
refreshingly rock 'n' roll."
The Irish Times Magazine
"Dublin's best Karaoke Night"
The Dubliner
"Karaoke it is, but not as we know it"
Totally Dublin