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“I’ve been killed more ways than anybody else,” claims veteran actor Ian McElhinney, best known for his roles in Derry Girls (Granda Joe), Game of Thrones (Ser Barristan Selmy), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (General Dondonna), not to mention Superman's great great grandfather in Krypton.
With over 140 films, television shows and stage performances to his credit, Ian McElhinney was also nominated for Best Director for Stones in His Pockets, a play written by his wife, Marie Jones.
McElhinney will share highlights of his career in an interview with Sinéad Crowley, Arts and Media Correspondent with RTE News, at the 2022 Festival on Saturday 5 November.
Sinéad Crowley is also the author of The Belladonna Maze, One Bad Turn and other novels.
As previously announced Chanele McGuinness will open for the David Rooney Art/Music event on the Friday night of the Allingham Festival programme. Chanele understands the unique intrigue of darkness & isolation.
Instead of trying to fight the problems that may come along with living and working in a small coastal town in the northwest of Ireland, she has taken these challenges & used them to her advantage, further leaning into the dark & lonely subjects of her songs. The juxtaposition of sweet vocals paired with miniature ghost stories keeps the listener locked into McGuinness’ performances. Her music floats from the eerie storytelling side of Andy Shauf to the dulcet tones of Julia Jacklin. However, Chanele carves her own pocket in the singer-songwriter genre with her pure, haunting vocals & ominous song subjects alone.
Chanele has toured with songwriters Natalie Prass & Matthew E. White, playing sold out shows across Europe and the U.K. Her voice has been featured in various television advertisements including Galaxy Duet, Erste Bank and Pampers.
Chanele's current singles are just a small taste of what is to follow with her debut record. Don't miss Chanele with David Rooney and others on Friday November 4.