From: Karen Ryan [k.ryan_at_virgin_dot_net]

Sent: 01 July 2016 09:59

Subject: Thank you for Tuesday/ This Sat Bert Griffin Memorial Night _at_ Claddagh Ring

 

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Well what a brilliant night that was J

Thanks to everyone who came along and supported our ?Irish Hooley in Islington'

at the Islington Assembly Hall on Tuesday - there was a great atmosphere there.

The evening has helped get our fundraising off the ground and helped to make some new

Connections which will hopefully lead to sponsorship.

We are willing to follow up any other leads in the next few weeks if you have any suggestions to

help us.

 

Congrats to Sin?ad Munroe on winning the 40" Smart TV J

 

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Tickets will soon be available to purchase online for:

18th Return to Camden Town Festival

Tulla C?il? Band (70th Anniversary Celebrations) / Caladh Nua / M?rga / Good Mixer Band /

Mulcahy Family / Br?d Harper and Darren Breslin / Bryan Rooney and Pete Quinn /

Bobby Gardiner / Mary MacNamara and Sorcha Costello / Marcus Hernon /

The Project West (feat. Damien Mullane, Colin Farrell, Kieran Munnelly, Niamh Farrell,

Stephen Markham, Sean O'Meara, Siobh?n Manson, James Greenan) / Jimmy Crowley /

Thomas McCarthy / Mair?ad Casey / The London Lasses and Chris O'Malley / Le Ch?ile /

CrossHarbour / Tom O'Connell and Peter McAlinden / John Bowe and Mick O'Connor /

Mick Mulvey / Terence O'Flaherty / Lo?c Bl?jean and Tad Sargent / Comhaltas in Britain

and more?

Tuesday 25th - Monday 31st October 2016

stick them in your diaries/ phones/ heads ?

www.returntocamden.org

www.facebook.com/returntocamdentown

Twitter: _at_ReturntoCamden

Instagram: IRISHMUSICDANCEINLONDON

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Session this evening, Friday 1st July at the Auld Triangle, Finsbury Park from 8.30pm

Session hosted by:

Sin?ad Munroe (fiddle), Maureen Linane (box) and Peter McAlinden (keys)

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To celebrate the launch of 2 new CD collections & e-book of Irish music in London

from Topic Records, the Irish Traditional Music Archive hosted an afternoon talk by

Dr. Reg Hall in 73 Merrion Square, Dublin on the 26 April 2016.

Reg's talk was filmed and can be viewed here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL1n-g4oloM&feature=youtu.be

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Saturday 2nd July

Bert Griffin Memorial night

 

7:30pm til (very) late

The Claddagh Ring

 

10 Church Road

Hendon, NW4 4EA.

www.claddgh-ring.co.uk

 

Music will be provided by Beyond The Pale.

 

Message from Conor Griffin (Bert's son) -

 

?This will be a chance to pay your last respects to one of London's finest Irishmen,

and landlord of the much-missed Stags Head pub in Camden Town,

with a night of music and dancing.

 

Hope to see you all there!'

 

All the best, Conor.

 

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Saturday 9th July

Album Launch - Mick McAuley (accordion/ Solas)

Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St George Centre

45 London Road

Enfield EN2 6DS

7.30pm: free entry

Launching his long awaited fourth album,
?Highs and Bellows'

http://www.mickmcauley.com

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Mn? an Cheoil

A new six part TG4 series that celebrates the rise of women in traditional Irish music

Each programme with a focus on a particular instrument

Episodes 1-6 now available to watch

on the TG4 iplayer

http://www.tg4.ie/en/player/music/

 

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East End Irish Music Session (monthly)

Terence O'Flaherty (vocals/guitar/bouzouki).

James Carty (fiddle).

Every 2nd Monday of the month from Monday 11th July

At The Eleanor Arms
460 Old Ford Road E3 5JP

020 8980 6992 www.eleanorarms.co.uk

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Saturday 10th September

RtCT Preview Set Dancing C?il?

with The McNamara Trio

Featuring: Gary Connolly (accordion), Karen Ryan (fiddle) and Pete Quinn (keys)

8pm, Kennedy Hall (Murray Mews entrance)

London Irish Centre, NW1

8pm

Tickets: ?10

 

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Thurs 22 September

The Gloaming in concert at the Royal Festival Hall

http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/the-gloaming-94362

 

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?A few good tunes' (Dr. Reg Hall) - available online now..

Reg Hall's monumental and comprehensive history of Irish music in London

entitled ?A few good tunes' is now available through the Topic Records website

for free viewing and download  as a fantastic online flipbook,

complete with many illustrations.

 

Click the link for your copy.

 

http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/a-few-good-tunes/

 

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Now available from the Topic Records website:

http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/category/news/

 

2 CD Box Sets of 3 CDs each:

?It was mighty' - The Early Days of Irish Music in London

and

?It was great altogether' - The Continuing Tradition of Irish Music in London

Selected and presented by Reg Hall

As part of the Voice of the People series

200 tracks and 7 and a half hours of music.

 

See the track listings here for each CD set:

?It was Mighty': http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/tscd679t-it-was-mighty-the-early-days-of-irish-music-in-london/

?It was great altogether': http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/tscd680t-it-was-great-altogether-the-continuing-tradition-of-irish-music-in-london/

 

?25 for both sets.

 

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View the TG4 Gradam Ceoil Awards at Cork Opera House here:

http://www.tg4.ie/ga/player/baile/?pid=4767103355001

Congratulations to brilliant London flautist, ?rlaith McAuliffe

Winner of the 2016 TG4 Gradam Ceoil Young Musician of the Year

 

Also, congratulations to another great London Irish musician (now based in the US):

Fiddler, Kevin Burke, who is winner of the TG4 Gradam Ceoil Musician of the Year