Aindrias Stack

Aindrias Stack
Aindrias Stack
Aindrias de Staic photographed by Terri Taylor on 10 March 2013
Born (1977-11-09) 9 November 1977 (age 47)
Galway, Ireland
Known forActor, musician, storyteller
AwardsBest Actor, Best Solo Show, Most Outstanding Performer and more (see table)
Websiteaindrias.com

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. He performs in both Irish and English. 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 19th century itinerant Irish poet 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
2018 Best Radio Comedy Celtic Media Awards Llanelli 2018 The Man From Moogaga[12] Winner

Filmography

List of acting performances in film and television
Year Title Role Notes Source
2024 Blue Fiddle [13]
2012 Stranded Vin Short version of Wasteland
2010 Songs for Amy James the Chef [14]
2010 The Promotion J.P. Short
2010 Wasteland Vin [15]
2010 A Moment of Grace Michael Short [16]
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 [17]
2009 Nothing Personal Fiddle Player
2009 Shtax: A Homecoming Himself Documentary [18]
2008 The Year I Got Younger Himself Short [19]
2008 The Clinic Tony the Busker TV series – 4 episodes
2006 Malarkey Fiddle Player   [20]

Music career

  • Beginning as a traditional Irish fiddler, this travelling gypsy violinist has performed around the world in various violin/fiddle and singing concerts, both as a solo act and with various bands.
  • As part of an Irish group 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 Festival Fringe in 2007, Aindrias returned to Galway to launch Latchico, the very first recording featuring his music.[21]
  • Aindrias, along with Tim Scanlan and former Saw Doctors drummer, Éimhín Cradock make up the Gaelic gypsy hip-hop band, The Latchikós.[22] 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 popular internationally for their hybrid of Spanish Gypsy Music and Hip Hop.[23]

References

  1. ^ "Woody Sez". Woodysez.whatsonstage.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Mise Raiftearaí an Fíodóir Focal (I am Raftery, The Weaver of Words)". Tg4.ie. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  3. ^ "New TG4 Format 'Scór Encore' Searches For Traditional Talent | The Irish Film & Television Network". Iftn.ie. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Scór Encore – TG4 – Irish language television channel – Teilifís Gaeilge". Tg4.ie. 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Around the world on 80 quid". Mayonews.ie. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Galway actor scoops Edinburgh Fringe award". Advertiser.ie. 3 September 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  7. ^ "2008 Fleadh". Galwayfilmfleadh.com. 14 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  8. ^ "New Zealand Theatre: theatre reviews, performance reviews". Theatreview. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  9. ^ "The Malcolm Hardee Award – Official Homepage". Malcolmhardee.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  10. ^ "ThreeWeeks Editors' Awards 2009 | ThreeWeeks Edinburgh". Threeweeks.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  11. ^ "Aindrais de Staic | Screen". Aindrias.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  12. ^ "The Man from Moogaga - Celtic Media Festival". Celticmediafestival.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  13. ^ Abbatescianni, Davide (4 March 2024). "EXCLUSIVE: First look at Anne McCabe's Irish-language feature Blue Fiddle". Cineuropa. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Galway to feature in new film Seven Songs For Amy". Advertiser.ie. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  15. ^ "Wasteland | Movies, Actors and Actresses". Dbmovie.net. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  16. ^ "aindrias de Staic". Undergroundcinema-filmfestival.com. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  17. ^ "Support Me Not (2009)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  18. ^ "Shtax | John Murphy: Editor". Johnmurphyeditor.com. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  19. ^ "Gen Bailey 2010 portfolio". Genbailey.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  20. ^ "Filmmaker". Joe Loh. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  21. ^ "Aindrias de Staic Launches CD – Indymedia Ireland". Ie.indymedia.org. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  22. ^ "T-Bone Shtax & The Latchikos". Latchikos.bandcamp.com. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  23. ^ "Running the last pair of underpants up the Picnic flagpole". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 7 September 2014.