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DATE FOR THE DIARY:
Sat 17 April. The London Lasses and
Pete Quinn launch
4th album at LSO St Luke’s, EC1V
- This Fri 19 Feb, Conor Doherty at Barnet Folk Club, Arts Depot, Finchley
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This Sat 20 Feb at
Keenan’s: Elma McElligott,
Teresa Connolly and Peter McAlinden (and announcing
guests for coming weeks)
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This Sun 21 Feb:
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Comhaltas in
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Tues 2 March,
Grada _at_ Old Queen’s Head,
Islington
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Fri 5 March,
Cara
Dillon _at_
Arts Depot, Finchley
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The Trad
Gathering at
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14 March,
Mai Hernon (Co. Sligo) appears
at Walthamstow Folk Club
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17 March, Keenan’s
session with Karen Ryan, Kathy
Walton and Pete Quinn
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April 10, Folkworks
Festival with Orlaith McAuliffe,
Darren Breslin, Billy Teare and Kathleen O’Sullivan
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New Sunday session at
Kilkenny Tavern with John Bowe, Mark
Conyard and Peter Coughlan
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April
10th, Finbar Furey and band at
DATE FOR
THE DIARY:
The
This night will be free entry, so feel free to bring all
your friends and family.
There will be a great sense of occasion as the band
celebrate their 10th anniversary at this prestigious
venue
- More details to follow
Conor Doherty Solo Gig at Barnet Folk
Club
"info at http://www.facebook.com/l/d764e;www.myspace.com/conordoherty1"
Friday 19th February _at_
Barnet Folk Club at artsdepot 5 Nether Street Tally Ho
Corner,
Folk In The Foyer - Conor
Doherty
Guitarist
and singer, Conor Doherty, performs hand-picked traditional and
contemporary folk songs from
Citing influences that range from Dick Gaughan, Tony Rose and Nic Jones
to Crosby, Still and Nash, and Joni Mitchell, Conor's impeccable musicianship
looks set to make an indelible impression on a resurgent UK folk scene
'His
communicative gift, striking material and stunning fretwork combine to brilliant
effect'. Pete Quinn
‘Flawless
guitar playing’. Goring Unplugged
Session this Saturday night Sat 20 Feb,
from
…lovely
tunes, great atmosphere and a chance for a drink and a chat!
J
In the
coming weeks Karen Ryan and Pete Quinn will be joined on Saturday nights by Mick
O’Connor (banjo – 27 Feb), Gary Connolly (box – 6 March) and Dee Havlin (flute –
13 March)
AND
(near the junction with
Buses: 134 and
43 (both are a 10 minute journey from Highgate tube - Northern
Line)
134 http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/134.htm
43 http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/043.htm
for a map/ other
transport info see: http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/25/25218/Keenans/Muswell_Hill
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Concert –
The 18th annual London
Fiddle Convention will take place on
Cecil
Sharp House
2 Regents
Park Road
London
NW1 7AY
t: 020
7485 2206
Workshops
Tutors’
Concert
The fiddle contest at
Open to all comers. Entrants should play for a
maximum of Five minutes – any piece(s), any style, either solo or with own
accompaniment.
Please contact Bob or Pete to guarantee a place in the
contest.
The evening concert begins at
8:00 PM Guests
will include Graham Clark, Pete Cooper, Robin Gillan, Chris Haigh, Emese Hruska,
Karen Ryan, Bob Winquist, and others, plus Richard Bolton (guitar) and Bernard
O’Neill (bass).
Comhaltas in
Friday 26 February at
For tickets, contact Michael Nevin - 07931 730321
Tuesday 2nd March - GRADA - The Old Queen's Head. Young, talented
Irish band in
Cara Dillon gig
– 5 March
Pentland Theatre
Presented by Unique Gravity
Cara
Dillon
Tickets: £16/ £14 concession
One of the most original and stunning singers of traditional music, Cara Dillon plays artsdepot following the release of her album, Hill of Thieves which recently won Best Album at the 2010 BBC Radio 2 folk awards.
You will be hard pressed to find a more emotive and
captivating performer.
“It’s impossible not to be held spellbound ... an
artist this good deserves to be savored.” BBC
http://www.artsdepot.co.uk/event_details.php?sectionid=music&eventid=1116
Arts
Depot:
Box
office
020 8369
5454
Address
5 Nether
Street
Tally Ho Corner
North Finchley
London N12 0GA
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The Trad
Gathering will perform on the Trafalgar Square stage at 2.20pm on Sunday
14th March as part of the Mayor’s St Patrick’s celebrations – during
part of their performance this large group of young talented musicians will be
playing for a mass Siege of Ennis and Walls of Limerick (which will be called by
Sarah Pavey), please come down and help make this work amongst the masses that
will be gathered in Trafalgar Square – also please come and give The Trad
Gathering the hugely positive response they deserve J
Other acts
on the main stage that day include Four Men and a Dog and
Kila.
Mai Hernon – 14th
March _at_ Walthamstow Folk Club
Fine traditional singer from
Co. Sligo performs in
Mai Hernon was born in the heart of
She is developing a fine reputation as a superb singer of
traditional songs in the Irish Tradition and this evening is a rare chance to
hear her in action.
Admission £6 (£5
concessions
http://www.walthamstowfolk.co.uk/
Sunday
sessions back at the Kilkenny Tavern (
131 Merton High Street,
London,
SW19 1DE
0872 148
4858
Saturday April
10th: Folkworks Festival, Irish stories and
tunes
King’s
Place
Date: Saturday 10
April
Time:
18:30
Venue: Hall
Two
Price:
£9.50
Songs, stories and
tunes from
Multi-buy
OFFER: Hall Two April 10th
Buy tickets for all 3
Hall Two concerts for £19.50 Please call our Box Office on 020 7520 1490 to book
tickets and find out more
http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/music/weekly-themes/celtic-collections
Saturday
10th April
Finbar Furey
and his band at Celtic Strands concert
Salvatorian College
High Street
7.30
Box Office: 0208
8630059
Organised by www.triskellion.org.uk