From: Karen Ryan [k.ryan_at_virgin_dot_net]

Sent: 19 September 2014 13:08

Subject: John Blake to launch flute album at RtCT - full Fest prog (minus sessions) here - all tix avail now

 

Included in this email:

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This Friday 19th September, from 8.30pm at The Auld Triangle, Finsbury Park

Session hosted by:

Gary Connolly (box), Noel Whelton (banjo) and Peter McAlinden (keys)

This Saturday 20th September, from 9pm at Toolan's Bar, North Finchley,

Session hosted by:

Brogan McAuliffe (concertina), Orlaith McAuliffe (flute) and Peter McAlinden (keys)

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Tickets now available for ALL 16th Return to Camden Town Festival events

(click through to links below)

FULL FESTIVAL PROGRAMME BELOW (session details to follow)

The concentration of ALL RtCT events for the first time on one extended weekend will make

for an electric atmosphere across all Festival venues as the masses descend on the

Camden area for the ultimate celebration of Irish music, song and dance in London.

Programme (excluding music sessions)

(as of Sept 2014)

All music and song events for under 18s: ?6

All children free at dance events when accompanied by a paying adult

Festival tickets available from links in below table (and on www.returntocamden.org)

Please note, details of music sessions to be added

Please arrive half at 10.30am for instrumental and singing workshops to allow time for registration

Advertised concert times are doors open time, onstage time is half an hour later.

Album launch on stage times are approximately the same as door open times.

WEDNESDAY 22 OCTOBER 2014

7pm

Concert

Artisan Row

The Green Note

?10 in advance

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/278956

THURSDAY 23 OCTOBER 2014

7.30pm

Talk and Album Launches

?The Flax in Bloom: The Traditional Music of Ulster in the 1950s' with Reg Hall/ ?The Narrow Edge' by John Blake

The Auld Triangle

Free

FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER 2014

7.30pm

Concert

Brock McGuire Band/ CrossHarbour

Kings Place - Folk Union Series

?15.50/ ?13.50 advance saver

http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on-book-tickets/music/brock-mcguire-band-crossharbour#.VBrKsNJ0zIV

8pm

Folk Club Concert: Musical Traditions Club

Maggie Boyle and Paul Downes

The King and Queen

?7 / ?5 concessions

http://www.englishfolkinfo.org.uk/mustrad/mtc.html

 

SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER 2013

10.30am - 1pm

Set Dancing Workshop

Tony Ryan

London Irish Centre (Mac)

?8

http://www.musicglue.com/whats-on/?_page=1&q=return%20to%20camden%20town

11am-1pm

Whistle Workshop

John Blake

London Irish Centre

?10

http://www.musicglue.com/whats-on/?_page=1&q=return%20to%20camden%20town

11am-1pm

Fiddle Workshop

Manus McGuire

London Irish Centre

?10

http://www.musicglue.com/whats-on/?_page=1&q=return%20to%20camden%20town

11am-1pm

Banjo Workshop

Garry O'Meara

London Irish Centre

?10

http://www.musicglue.com/whats-on/?_page=1&q=return%20to%20camden%20town

11am-1pm

Concertina Workshop

Mary MacNamara

London Irish Centre

?10

http://www.musicglue.com/whats-on/?_page=1&q=return%20to%20camden%20town

11am-1pm

Singing Workshop

Seosaimh?n N? Beaglaoich

 

London Irish Centre

?10

http://www.musicglue.com/whats-on/?_page=1&q=return%20to%20camden%20town

1pm

Session

R?is?n C?il? Band reunion session (in honour of Caroline Judge)

London Irish Centre (Hub)

Free

2-4pm

Set Dancing Workshop

Tony Ryan

London Irish Centre (Pres)

?8

http://www.musicglue.com/whats-on/?_page=1&q=return%20to%20camden%20town

2.30pm

Afternoon Concert

Harry Bradley/ Breaking Trad (AKA D?nal Murphy Band)/ John Bowe, Mick O'Connor and Pete Quinn

London Irish Centre (Mac)

?10

http://www.musicglue.com/whats-on/?_page=1&q=return%20to%20camden%20town

5pm

Album Launch

?Note for Note' Mary MacNamara/ ?Grace Bay' by Tommy McCarthy and Louise Costello

London Irish Centre (Pres)

Free

5pm

Singing Session

Hosted by Seosaimh?n N? Beaglaoich and Pat Connolly

London Irish Centre (Chapel)

Free

7.30pm

Concert

Frankie Gavin and De Dannan/ Peter Coughlan

Crown Moran Hotel (Bentley Suite)

?15 (advance of day)/ ?17 (on door)/ ?6 (under 18s)

http://www.musicglue.com/whats-on/events/25-oct-14-16th-return-to-camden-town-festival-concert-frankie-gavin-and-de-dannan-with-support-peter-coughlan-crown-moran-hotel-bentley-suite/

8pm

Set Dancing C?il?

D?nal Murphy Band (AKA: Breaking Trad)

London Irish Centre (Mac)

?10

http://www.musicglue.com/whats-on/?_page=1&q=return%20to%20camden%20town

SUNDAY 26 OCTOBER 2014

10am - 12pm

Set Dancing Workshop

Tony Ryan

London Irish Centre (Mac)

?8

http://www.musicglue.com/whats-on/?_page=1&q=return%20to%20camden%20town

11am-1pm

Accordion Workshop

Paul Brock

London Irish Centre

?10

http://www.musicglue.com/whats-on/?_page=1&q=return%20to%20camden%20town

11am-1pm

Uilleann Pipes Workshop

James O'Grady

London Irish Centre

?10

http://www.musicglue.com/whats-on/?_page=1&q=return%20to%20camden%20town

11am-1pm

Flute Workshop

Harry Bradley

London Irish Centre

?10

http://www.musicglue.com/whats-on/?_page=1&q=return%20to%20camden%20town

11am-1pm

Harp Workshop

Siobhan Bhreatnach

London Irish Centre

?10

http://www.musicglue.com/whats-on/?_page=1&q=return%20to%20camden%20town

1-4pm

Matin?e Set Dancing C?il?

D?nal Murphy Band (AKA: Breaking Trad)

London Irish Centre (Mac)

?10

http://www.musicglue.com/whats-on/?_page=1&q=return%20to%20camden%20town

2pm

Album Launch

?The Savage and The Tender' Conor Doherty/'The Sugar Loaf' Kevin Madden

London Irish Centre (Pres)

Free

4pm

Session for all Ages

Meitheal Cheoil

London Irish Centre (Hub)

Free

5pm

Album Launch

?Dra?ocht na Fead?ige' Neansa? N? Choisdealbha/'Over the Bog Road' John Regan and Patsy Maloney

Cecil Sharp House

Free

5pm

Singing Session

Hosted by Pat Connolly and Maggie Boyle

London Irish Centre (Chapel)

Free

7.30pm

Concert

Macalla (30th Anniversary)/ The London Lasses and Chris O'Malley

King's Place

?15.50/ ?13.50 advance saver

http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on-book-tickets/music/macalla-the-london-lasses-chris-omalley?tid=23#.VBrMldJ0zIU

Monday 27th October 2014

2pm

Concert in association with Irish Elderly Advice Network

Patsy Maloney and John Regan/ Comhaltas in Britain and more

London Irish Centre (Pres)

?5

http://www.musicglue.com/whats-on/?_page=1&q=return%20to%20camden%20town

 

Veunes:

The Green Note: 106 Parkway, Camden Town, London NW1 7AN

Kings Place: 90 York Way, King's Cross, London N1 9AG

The King and Queen: 1 Foley Street, Goodge Street, London W1W 6DL

London Irish Centre: 50-52 Camden Square, Camden, London NW1 9XB

Mac = McNamara Hall/ Pres = Presidential Suite/ Hub = Bar/ Chapel is upstairs

Crown Moran Hotel: 152 Cricklewood Broadway, Cricklewood, London NW2 3ED

The Auld Triangle: 52 St Thomas's Road, Finsbury Park, London N4 2QW

And other public houses in the Borough of Camden

More information available

at www.returntocamden.org, www.facebook.com/returntocamdentown,

Twitter: _at_Returntocamden

 

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CD LAUNCH ANNOUNCED !  

THOMAS  McCARTHY, the great Irish Traveller singer,

has brought out a great new album  of unaccompanied songs from his family tradition .  

Launch date 24th September 

with a very special event at the Old Queens Head Islington.  SEE   www.thomasmccarthyfolk.com   

 

 

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Sunday 28th September

Dervish at Bush Hall

 

"If Dervish are in town - or anywhere remotely within reach - don't dare miss them" Chicago Herald
 

We are delighted to welcome to our favourite venue, Bush Hall: The one and only DERVISH! Straight from large festival audiences, you can soon see them in this intimate gig right here in London as a fundraiser for the Irish Cultural Centre!

Date: Sunday 28th September
Time: Doors open 7.30pm
Venue: Bush Music Hall, 310 Uxbridge Rd, London W12 7LJ
Tickets ?17/?15 available http://www.irishculturalcentre.co.uk/?q=content/dervish

 

 

 

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For those of you who knew traditional Irish music and poet: Mike Donaghy ?

A celebration of the life and work of Michael Donaghy will be taking place at

the Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall at 8.15pm on  Thursday 2nd October 

(i.e. National Poetry Day).  

Readers will include the poets Paul Farley,  Sean O'Brien, Adam O'Riordan, Don Paterson, 

Eva Salzman, Jo Shapcott, John Stammers and Greta Stoddart -

and as well as Michael's partner Maddy Paxman and his son Ruairi.

There will be also a drinks party after the reading. 

 

The event also coincides with three Donaghy-related publications:

the new paperback edition of Donaghy's Collected Poems,

Maddy Paxman's memoir The Great Below,

and Don Paterson's critical study of Donaghy's work, Smith

http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/michael-donaghy-a-celebratio-85980

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Saturday 4th October

Rosie Stewart and R?is?n White

Singing at the Cellar Upstairs folk club

Exmouth Arms, Starcross Street, LONDON NW1 2HR  

(nr. Euston) 8.15pm - 11pm.  

 http://www.cellarupstairs.org.uk

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Monday 13th October

Manchester Irish fiddler, Emma Sweeney

In concert at

The Green Note, Camden NW1

http://www.greennote.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2668

 

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Treacherous Orchestra at The Borderline, Wed 5th Nov

http://mamacolive.com/theborderline/listings/upcoming-events/20378/the-treacherous-orchestra/

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Friday 21st November

Sharon Shannon and Alan O'Connor

In concert

At The London Irish Centre

50-52 Camden Square, London NW1 9XB

Tix in advance: ?18 plus booking fee

More details here: http://www.musicglue.com/londonirishcentre/events/21-nov-14-sharon-shannon---21st-anniversary-concert-london-irish-centre/

 

 

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Date for the diary: 1st ?Trip to Birmingham Trad Fest' - 27th-30th Nov 2014

Featuring: Frankie Gavin and De Dannan/ Brian Finnegan Trio/ Long Acre and more?

For more details see: http://www.birminghamtradfest.co.uk/