Included in this email:
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Ticket situation for
Sat 17 April. The London Lasses and
Pete Quinn launch
4th album at Jerwood Hall, LSO St Luke’s, EC1V
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Sun 4 April:
First Sunday of the
month Dancing at London Irish
Centre
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Sat April
10th, Keenan’s session with Sinéad and Mick
Linane, Reg Hall
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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
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Fri 9th
April: night for fiddler
Austin Dawe in
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May/ June 2010:
The
There will be a great sense of occasion as the band
celebrate their 10th anniversary at this prestigious
venue
Since there has been such a high demand for tickets for
this event we have asked the venue to transfer more tickets from those reserved
for walk-ups to the Box Office, this should happen in the next few days. To reserve your free ticket (don’t leave
it too late!) please ring the box office at: 020 7638
8891
Don't
forget,
Non stop sets interspersed with waltzs, quicksteps/jives,
two hand dances and the odd ceili dance. Winding down sometime after
6pm.
Look forward to seeing you all there. If for some bazaar
reason you can't make it, have a great Easter weekend anyway!
All
the best
Geoff
Session next Saturday night
10th April, from
…lovely
tunes, great atmosphere and a chance for a drink and a chat!
J
In
the coming weeks Pete Quinn and Karen Ryan will be joined at Keenan’s by Bríd
Meaney, Karen Tweed and other great musicians.
(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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Sunday
sessions back at the Kilkenny Tavern (
131 Merton High Street,
London,
SW19 1DE
0872 148
4858
Date: Saturday 10
April
Time:
18:30
Venue: Hall
Two
Price: £9.50
Songs, stories and tunes from
Date:
Saturday 10 April
Time:
16:30
Venue: Kings
Place
Price: £9.50
Darren Breslin, Orlaith McAuliffe and Kathryn Tickell
Irish Tunes for Any Melody Instrument Instrumental workshop participants
must be familiar with their instrument - these sessions are not for new
beginners. ‘We take strength from the past to inform an exciting new vision
of the future of folk and traditional music’. Kathryn Tickell
For general enquiries or
comments related to
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
Hello
Friends,
I have received notice from Gerry O’Connor regarding a night of
music for fiddler, Austin Dawe who had a terrible accident before Christmas and
although out of danger now, he faces a long road to recovery.
Please spread
the word to anyone who might know
Many thanks,
Alan O’Leary
A Night of Traditional Music, Song
and Dance will be held in the
Ballymacscanlon Hotel, Dundalk County Louth on
Friday 9th of April,
2010 at
artists and the 3 hour concert will be presented by Singer
songwriter
Tommy Sands (Downtown Radio)
The concert is held as a
tribute to local Fiddle Player and Teacher
Austin Dawe and a number of his
pupils will open the Concert
A short Céilí and a long session
will follow the concert. Musicians
and friends will converge on the Ballymac
Hotel for what promises to
be a great gathering of Friends of Austin
and the concert will
conclude with a gathering and performance of the
Marks Bar Band.
Confirmed artists include Gerry O'Connor, Jim Johnston ,
Fra Kieran .
John Hoban, Paul Brennan, Marty Garland, Alphie Mulligan and
Family,
Síle Boylan, Finnian O'Connor and the list is growing
daily!
Just in....Kevin Boyle and the London Gang are coming over;
Liam
Farrell, Paul Gallagher, Michael O'Connell and hopefully Danny
Meehan
will be available
Tickets are €20-00 , with €10-00
concessions available only at the
door on the night
Tickets are
available from Toals Bar, Crowe street Dundalk and
McCrystal's Shop ,
Jenkinstown , amny friends of Austin and also on
the door on the
night.
A Bus service will operate, leaving Toals Bar ,
eveninig at 7.00
sharp.
More Info Gerry at 087 2387434, Fra at 086 8077886
Spider at 087
8292666, (Bus Shuttle info)
Please spread the
word.....
Gerry O'Connor
Ballymakellett, Ravensdale
Dundalk, Co.
00 353 42 9371538 home
00
353 87 2387434 mob
www.gerryoconnor.net
email; gerryfiddleoconnor_at_gmail_dot_com
DATES FOR THE
DIARY: Please spread the word to friends at home if you can
…
The
‘By Night &
By Day’
Friday 28 May, The
Cobblestone,
www.myspace.com/thecobblestone
Tel. 01 872
1799
Saturday 29 May, The
Mills Inn
Ballyvourney
Macroom
Co
www.millsinn.ie
Tel. 026
45237
Monday 31 May,
The
Square
Listowel
Co. Kerry
www.stjohnstheatrelistowel.com/
Tel. 068
22566
Tuesday 1 June,
Markethouse Theatre
Miltown
Malbay
Co
Clare
087
6881650
Wednesday 2 June, The
Sea
Road
www.thecranebar.com
Tel. 091
567419
Thursday 3 June, Matt
Molloy's
Bridge Street
Westport
Co. Mayo
www.mattmolloy.com
Tel. 098
26655
Friday 4 June, The Glens
Centre
Manorhamilton
Co. Leitrim
www.theglenscentre.com
Tel. 071
9855833
Plus more
tbc.