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Fresh from performing his Breeders’ Cup tribute song Stateside before more than 65,000 people at Churchill Downs on the final day of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, 14-year-old singer/songwriter Mark Boylan and family returned home to to Banagher, County Offaly, today after three planes and about 24 hours of travel from Louisville, Kentucky.
Singing from a stand in the racetrack’s infield on Saturday, looking out at Churchill’s signature twin spires, Boylan delivered a spirited rendition of his Stateside on Saturday, electrifying the crowd which sang along with the official 2011 Breeders’ Cup Anthem from lyrics printed in the track program.
“Mark is such a talented kid and added so much enthusiasm to the Breeders’ Cup festivities,” said Peter Rotondo, Breeders’ Cup Vice President Media & Entertainment. “From doing media interviews to posing with fans, Mark was a great ambassador for the Breeders’ Cup and horse racing during his visit to Louisville this past week. We are all looking forward to what he’ll do in the future.”
Even before his memorable performance, Mark had become a Louisville celebrity thanks to enthusiastic coverage by local TV, radio, print and online media, racing media, national coverage in the New York Times and a free lunchtime concert at Louisville’s entertainment center, 4th Street Live. All week, his new fans stopped him for photos and autographs, including Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day and renowned film star Bo Derek, much to his amazement.
“Great to be home even though I really didn’t want to leave Louisville—it’s one of my favourite places in the world,” Boylan said. “This was the most amazing weeks of my life especially the two days of the Breeders’ Cup Word Championships. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this wonderful experience—all the people who welcomed and encouraged me, the folks at 4th Street Live and the Louisville Visitors and Convention Bureau, the media which covered me so kindly, everyone at Churchill Downs and especially the Breeders’ Cup and MOC Insurance who sponsored my trip.”
Mark’s performance on Saturday was the centerpiece of a great day for the Irish as it followed trainer Aidan O’Brien’s win in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (Grade 1, $1 million) with the Irish-bred Wrote, Ryan Moore up, for the Coolmore team of John Magnier. Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith. O’Brien would be back in the winner’s circle after Mark’s song with the same owners when the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Turf (Grade 1) went to Irish-bred St. Nicholas Abbey, with the trainer’s 18-year-old son Joseph O’Brien in the irons, the youngest rider ever to win a Breeders’ Cup race.
Stateside is available for download at iTunes for $1.29 with all proceeds going to the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund.
Photos available by request
About Breeders’ Cup
The Breeders’ Cup administers the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Thoroughbred racing’s year-end Championships. The Breeders’ Cup also administers the Breeders’ Cup Challenge qualifying series, which provides automatic starting positions into the Championships races. Total purses for this year’s two-day event at Churchill Downs, Nov. 4-5, are $26 million. The 2010 Breeders’ Cup delivered nearly $140 million in winning wagers to fans at betting locations around the globe. Breeders’ Cup press releases appear on the Breeders’ Cup Web site, www.breederscup.com. You can also follow the Breeders’ Cup on social media platforms, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
John Lee
John Lee MEDIA - (0) 917-653-3444 - (c) 917-653-3444 johnlee@johnleemedia.com - www.johnleemedia.com
Fresh from performing his Breeders’ Cup tribute song Stateside before more than 65,000 people at Churchill Downs on the final day of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, 14-year-old singer/songwriter Mark Boylan and family returned home to to Banagher, County Offaly, today after three planes and about 24 hours of travel from Louisville, Kentucky.
Singing from a stand in the racetrack’s infield on Saturday, looking out at Churchill’s signature twin spires, Boylan delivered a spirited rendition of his Stateside on Saturday, electrifying the crowd which sang along with the official 2011 Breeders’ Cup Anthem from lyrics printed in the track program.
“Mark is such a talented kid and added so much enthusiasm to the Breeders’ Cup festivities,” said Peter Rotondo, Breeders’ Cup Vice President Media & Entertainment. “From doing media interviews to posing with fans, Mark was a great ambassador for the Breeders’ Cup and horse racing during his visit to Louisville this past week. We are all looking forward to what he’ll do in the future.”
Even before his memorable performance, Mark had become a Louisville celebrity thanks to enthusiastic coverage by local TV, radio, print and online media, racing media, national coverage in the New York Times and a free lunchtime concert at Louisville’s entertainment center, 4th Street Live. All week, his new fans stopped him for photos and autographs, including Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day and renowned film star Bo Derek, much to his amazement.
“Great to be home even though I really didn’t want to leave Louisville—it’s one of my favourite places in the world,” Boylan said. “This was the most amazing weeks of my life especially the two days of the Breeders’ Cup Word Championships. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this wonderful experience—all the people who welcomed and encouraged me, the folks at 4th Street Live and the Louisville Visitors and Convention Bureau, the media which covered me so kindly, everyone at Churchill Downs and especially the Breeders’ Cup and MOC Insurance who sponsored my trip.”
Mark’s performance on Saturday was the centerpiece of a great day for the Irish as it followed trainer Aidan O’Brien’s win in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (Grade 1, $1 million) with the Irish-bred Wrote, Ryan Moore up, for the Coolmore team of John Magnier. Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith. O’Brien would be back in the winner’s circle after Mark’s song with the same owners when the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Turf (Grade 1) went to Irish-bred St. Nicholas Abbey, with the trainer’s 18-year-old son Joseph O’Brien in the irons, the youngest rider ever to win a Breeders’ Cup race.
Stateside is available for download at iTunes for $1.29 with all proceeds going to the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund.
Photos available by request
About Breeders’ Cup
The Breeders’ Cup administers the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Thoroughbred racing’s year-end Championships. The Breeders’ Cup also administers the Breeders’ Cup Challenge qualifying series, which provides automatic starting positions into the Championships races. Total purses for this year’s two-day event at Churchill Downs, Nov. 4-5, are $26 million. The 2010 Breeders’ Cup delivered nearly $140 million in winning wagers to fans at betting locations around the globe. Breeders’ Cup press releases appear on the Breeders’ Cup Web site, www.breederscup.com. You can also follow the Breeders’ Cup on social media platforms, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
John Lee
John Lee MEDIA - (0) 917-653-3444 - (c) 917-653-3444 johnlee@johnleemedia.com - www.johnleemedia.com
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The Stinging Fly in New York
Three Evenings Celebrating New Irish and International Writing
After nearly a decade and a half of publishing the best new Irish and international writing, Ireland’s leading literary magazine The Stinging Fly is coming to New York, staging three events on consecutive nights, Oct. 25-27, at three very different venues: Columbia University, The Center for Fiction and The Swift Hibernian Lounge
Part of Culture Ireland’s year-long Imagine Ireland initiative, the three literary evenings will celebrate the launch of a special New York-themed issue of The Stinging Fly, a journal of short stories, poetry, author interviews, essays and book reviews. The Stinging Fly also operates the successful book-publishing imprint The Stinging Fly Press, which has published titles by Sean O’Reilly, Kevin Barry (winner of the 2007 Rooney Prize) and Michael J. Farrell, as well as several highly acclaimed anthologies of short stories.
The Stinging Fly in New York details:
Tuesday, October 25, 7pm
Writing Dublin, Writing New York: a discussion moderated by Declan Meade, editor and publisher of The Stinging Fly. Nick Laird, Emer Martin, Sean O’Reilly and Keith Ridgway will discuss the literary and cultural connections between Dublin and New York, and share their experiences of writing at home and away.
Where: The Center for Fiction,
17 E 47th Street (between Fifth and Madison)
New York, NY 10017
Web: www.centerforfiction.org/calendar/writing-dublin-writing-new-york
Wednesday, October 26, 8pm
Reading at Columbia U. hosted by Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art: Readings by visiting writers Aifric Mac Aodha, Sean O’Reilly and Keith Ridgway and Columbia PhD student Max McGuinness all of whom have contributed to the New York issue.
Where: Columbia University, Morningside Heights Campus
116th and Broadway, Dodge Room 501
New York, NY 10027
Thursday, October 27, 7pm
The Stinging Fly New York issue launch party at The Swift Hibernian Lounge: A night of readings and music to mark the official launch of the New York issue. Readers on the night include Ciaran Berry, Tim Dwyer Martín Espada, Emer Martin, David McLoghlin, Idra Novey, Jana Prikryl and Mark SaFranko.
Where: Swift Hibernian Lounge
34 E 4th Street
New York, NY 10003
Web: www.swiftnycbar.com
The Stinging Fly is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and Dublin City Council. New York events are supported by Culture Ireland’s Imagine Ireland, a year-long season of Irish arts in America in 2011, with funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
FOR MORE PRESS INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT
Declan Meade (Dublin) T: +353 (0)86 840 9133 E: stingingfly@gmail.com
Emily Firetog (New York) T: +1 917 514 7824 E: emily.stingingfly@gmail.com
Web: www.stingingfly.org, www.facebook.com/StingingFly
John Lee of John Lee MEDIA has been chosen to serve as a member of the faculty of the Fair Media Council’s annual Connection Day, the largest conference in the country that brings together media and social media with businesses and nonprofits for a day of open dialogue, story pitching and skills training.
FMC’s Connection Day takes place Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, N.Y. About 600 people are expected to attend the conference, which includes 18 breakout sessions, networking, an exhibition hall and a luncheon in the grand ballroom featuring Long Island Business News Publisher John Kominicki’s keynote address, “On Politics, Natural Disasters and Other Redundancies.” This event attracts an audience from the greater New York metro area.
Lee will be participating as a moderator in a breakout session titled, “Social Media – Best Practices.” He consults in public relations, crisis communications, social media, media production and media projects. He also blogs on media at Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-lee).
The Fair Media Council is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that helps organizations become part of the public conversation. Information about FMC and Connection Day registration information may be found at www.fairmediacouncil.org or by calling 1.855.432.4763.
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