Aindrias Stack
| Aindrias Stack | |
|---|---|
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Aindrias de Staic photographed by Terri Taylor on 10 March 2013 | |
| Born |
9 November 1977 Galway, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Known for | Actor, musician, storyteller |
| Awards | Best Actor, Best Solo Show, Most Outstanding Performer and more (see table) |
| Website |
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Aindrias Stack (aka Aindrias de Staic) (born 9 November 1977, Galway, Ireland) is an Irish actor, musician and one of a new generation of Irish storytellers. Aindrias Stack is best known for his award winning one man shows Around the World on 80 Quid, The Year I Got Younger, The Summer I Did the Leaving and The Man From Moogaga.
Acting career
His first West End role was in Woody Sez,[1] a show about the life and music of Woody Guthrie. His first lead role in a feature film was I Am Raftery – The Weaver of Words where he portrayed the blind 18th century Irish bard in the biographical movie.[2]
Other film roles include Malarkey, The Year I Got Younger, Further We Search (directed by Darius Devas – 2009) and A Moment of Grace (directed by Dimitrios Pouliotis – 2010).
Irish television appearances include The Clinic on RTÉ and Craic de Staic on TG4. In 2013, he was one of three judges on TG4's Scór Encore, on which contestants perform traditional music, song or dance.[3][4] He was the presenter of the competition dance show An Jig Gig on the same network in 2013, 2014 and 2015.
Awards
| Year | Award | Event | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Best Actor | Geelong Shoot Out | Malarkey (directed by Joe Loh)[5] | Winner |
| 2007 | Sweet Award | Edinburgh Fringe Festival | Around the World on 80 Quid[6] | Winner |
| 2008 | Best Irish Short Documentary | Galway Film Fleadh | The Year I Got Younger (directed by Gen Bailey)[7] | Winner |
| 2008 | Best Solo Show | New Zealand Fringe Festival | Around the World on 80 Quid[8] | Winner |
| 2008 | Most Outstanding Performer | Dunedin Fringe Festival | Around the World on 80 Quid | Nominated |
| 2008 | Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality | Edinburgh Fringe Festival | The Year I Got Younger[9] | Nominated |
| 2009 | Official Selection | Galway Film Fleadh | Shtax: A Homecoming (directed by John Murphy) | Awarded |
| 2009 | Three Weeks Editors Award | Edinburgh Fringe Festival | The Summer I Did the Leaving[10] | Winner |
| 2010 | Bright Spark Award | Tropfest | A Moment of Grace (directed by Dimitrios Pouliotis)[11] | Winner |
| 2014 | Galway Water Best Comedy Award | Galway Fringe Festival | The Man From Moogaga | Winner |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Stranded | Vin | Short version of Wasteland | |
| 2010 | Songs for Amy | James the Chef | [12] | |
| 2010 | The Promotion | J.P. | Short | |
| 2010 | Wasteland | Vin | [13] | |
| 2010 | A Moment of Grace | Michael | Short | [14] |
| 2010 | Craic de Staic | Himself | TV comedic documentary | |
| 2010 | I Am Raftery – The Weaver of Words | Raftery | Feature film | [2] |
| 2009 | How Good Would It Be | Supporting Role | Feature film | |
| 2009 | Further We Search | Simon | ||
| 2009 | Support Me Not | Nathan | Short | [15] |
| 2009 | Nothing Personal | Fiddle Player | ||
| 2009 | Shtax: A Homecoming | Himself | Documentary | [16] |
| 2008 | The Year I Got Younger | Himself | Short | [17] |
| 2008 | The Clinic | Tony the Busker | TV series – 4 episodes | |
| 2006 | Malarkey | Fiddle Player | [18] |
Music career
- Beginning as a traditional Irish fiddler, this travelling gypsy violinist has performed around the world in various violin and singing concerts as a solo act and with various bands.
- As part of an Irish outfit called The Blackwater Salmon, Aindrias won the Audience and Unique Musical Instrument Awards at the Miedzynarodowy Festival in Gdansk, Poland in 2007.
- After a sell out run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2007, Aindrias returned to Galway to launch Latchico, his first CD of his music.[19]
- Aindrias, along with Tim Scanlan and former Saw Doctors drummer, Éimhín Cradock, make up the Gaelic gypsy hip-hop band, The Latchikós.[20] They have performed live in Canada, Ireland, England, France, the United States and Australia. They released their first single, "Off to Bondi Junction," and one 10-track CD, "Sugarbeat Sessions" in 2013.
- Aindrias and The Latchikos are regarded as the originators of Gyp-hop, a hybrid of Gypsy Music and Hip Hop.[21]
References
- ↑ "Woody Sez". Woodysez.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- 1 2 "Mise Raiftearaí an Fíodóir Focal (I am Raftery, The Weaver of Words)". Tg4.ie. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "New TG4 Format 'Scór Encore' Searches For Traditional Talent | The Irish Film & Television Network". Iftn.ie. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "Scór Encore – TG4 – Irish language television channel – Teilifís Gaeilge". Tg4.ie. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "Around the world on 80 quid". Mayonews.ie. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "Galway actor scoops Edinburgh Fringe award". Advertiser.ie. 3 September 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "2008 Fleadh". Galwayfilmfleadh.com. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "New Zealand Theatre: theatre reviews, performance reviews". Theatreview. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "The Malcolm Hardee Award – Official Homepage". Malcolmhardee.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "ThreeWeeks Editors' Awards 2009 | ThreeWeeks Edinburgh". Threeweeks.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "Aindrais de Staic | Screen". Aindrias.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "Galway to feature in new film Seven Songs For Amy". Advertiser.ie. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "Wasteland | Movies, Actors and Actresses". Dbmovie.net. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "aindrias de Staic". Undergroundcinema-filmfestival.com. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "Support Me Not (2009)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "Shtax | John Murphy: Editor". Johnmurphyeditor.com. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "Gen Bailey 2010 portfolio". Genbailey.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "Filmmaker". Joe Loh. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "Aindrias de Staic Launches CD – Indymedia Ireland". Ie.indymedia.org. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "T-Bone Shtax & The Latchikos". Latchikos.bandcamp.com. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "Running the last pair of underpants up the Picnic flagpole". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
External links
- Official Website for Aindrias de Staic
- Official Website for The Latchikós
- Woody Sez Cast List
- Aindrias de Staic on IMDb
- Broadway World Review of The Craic with de Staic
- The Scotsman Review of The Year I Got Younger
- Adelaide Fringe Review of Around the World on 80 Quid
- Melbourne Herald Sun Review of Around the World on 80 Quid
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