Aindrias Stack

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.

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

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
YearAwardEventTitleResult
2006Best ActorGeelong Shoot OutMalarkey (directed by Joe Loh)[5]Winner
2007Sweet AwardEdinburgh Fringe FestivalAround the World on 80 Quid[6]Winner
2008Best Irish Short DocumentaryGalway Film FleadhThe Year I Got Younger (directed by Gen Bailey)[7]Winner
2008Best Solo ShowNew Zealand Fringe FestivalAround the World on 80 Quid[8]Winner
2008Most Outstanding PerformerDunedin Fringe FestivalAround the World on 80 QuidNominated
2008Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic OriginalityEdinburgh Fringe FestivalThe Year I Got Younger[9]Nominated
2009Official SelectionGalway Film FleadhShtax: A Homecoming (directed by John Murphy)Awarded
2009Three Weeks Editors AwardEdinburgh Fringe FestivalThe Summer I Did the Leaving[10]Winner
2010Bright Spark AwardTropfestA Moment of Grace (directed by Dimitrios Pouliotis)[11]Winner
2014Galway Water Best Comedy AwardGalway Fringe FestivalThe Man From MoogagaWinner
2018Best Radio ComedyCeltic Media Awards Llanelli 2018The Man From Moogaga[12]Winner

Filmography
List of acting performances in film and television
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2012StrandedVinShort version of Wasteland
2010Songs for AmyJames the Chef[13]
2010The PromotionJ.P.Short
2010WastelandVin[14]
2010A Moment of GraceMichaelShort[15]
2010Craic de StaicHimselfTV comedic documentary
2010I Am Raftery – The Weaver of WordsRafteryFeature film[2]
2009How Good Would It BeSupporting RoleFeature film
2009Further We SearchSimon
2009Support Me NotNathanShort[16]
2009Nothing PersonalFiddle Player
2009Shtax: A HomecomingHimselfDocumentary[17]
2008The Year I Got YoungerHimselfShort[18]
2008The ClinicTony the BuskerTV series – 4 episodes
2006MalarkeyFiddle Player [19]

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.[20]
  • Aindrias, along with Tim Scanlan and former Saw Doctors drummer, Éimhín Cradock make up the Gaelic gypsy hip-hop band, The Latchikós.[21] 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.[22]

References
  1. "Woody Sez". Woodysez.whatsonstage.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  2. "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. "Galway to feature in new film Seven Songs For Amy". Advertiser.ie. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  14. "Wasteland | Movies, Actors and Actresses". Dbmovie.net. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  15. "aindrias de Staic". Undergroundcinema-filmfestival.com. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  16. "Support Me Not (2009)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  17. "Shtax | John Murphy: Editor". Johnmurphyeditor.com. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  18. "Gen Bailey 2010 portfolio". Genbailey.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  19. "Filmmaker". Joe Loh. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  20. "Aindrias de Staic Launches CD – Indymedia Ireland". Ie.indymedia.org. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  21. "T-Bone Shtax & The Latchikos". Latchikos.bandcamp.com. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  22. "Running the last pair of underpants up the Picnic flagpole". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
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