Kevin Heaney has already mentioned it on his page, but I'd like to add my weight (considerable, I know!!) to this appeal!! Vote for Aoife Mulholland!! She's the only Irish contender!! She a member of AIMS!!! She's been in several of my shows!! She's extremely talented and beautiful!! Spread the word!! VOTE FOR AOIFE MULHOLLAND!!

Ok, pin yer ears back! Prepared to be afraid!!

"COME THE DAWN” -A MODERN OPERA: Author/ Composer – PETER KENNEDY.
- Orchestral Arrangements – CARL HESSION.

“Come the Dawn” is NOT an historic document, NOR a true story, despite being firmly rooted in the reality of the Ulster 'troubles' of the pre-Good Friday Agreement era!

It is, rather, an artistic representation of the fears and nightmares that haunted the generations who grew up amid the turmoil. None of the events of the story actually took place, none of the characters have ever existed...EXCEPT, in the minds of thousands of ordinary people whose thoughts and imaginations couldn't help but be affected by the endless strands of propaganda that were the backbone of the political impasse.

That the story is a work of fiction is irrelevant, because the fear that such a story, and such characters, COULD HAVE.....or could STILL exist, is VERY real, and very tragic!

The Opera does not pretend to offer a solution to the troubles, but emphasises the drastic need for the process of reconciliation to be successful, for fear of sliding ever closer to the abyss.
It recognises that both good AND evil exist on every side of the equation, and acknowledges that each groups aspirations are passionate, and valid, depending upon which side of the fence one is standing. It criticises and emphasises the futility of the route of violent aggression towards achieving any goal, but it is abundant with a hope and a prayer for a brighter tomorrow!