From: Karen Ryan [k.ryan_at_virgin_dot_net]
Sent: 23 June 2017 11:04
Subject: ?10.50 special Friends of IMDL rate tix and Grand Draw prizes for
'Irish Hooley at Kings Place' next Wed 28 June
?Irish Hooley at Kings Place' - SPECIAL RATE ?10.50 TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
For Friends of IMDL
Fundraising concert for IMDL (Irish Music and Dance in London) and the
19th Return to Camden Town Festival
Kings Place (Hall One)
Wednesday 28th June 2017
Featuring:
The London Lasses and Chris O'Malley/ CrossHarbour/ Le Ch?ile/ Artisan Row
Plus The Trad Gathering
Tickets available to purchase here: http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/music/irish-hooley-at-kings-place
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Grand Draw Prizes available to win at the ?Irish Hooley at Kings Place'
Wednesday 28th June - don't miss your chance to buy some tickets!
Grand Draw Prizes - Irish Hooley at Kings Place
? Portable DVD player
? Mini Cooler Fridge - stores 15 bottles of wine
? Hi-Fi
? Killarney Whistle
? 2 x Sat/ Sun weekend tickets at 19th Return to Camden Town Festival
? 2 x tickets to Matt Molloy, John Carty and Arty McGlynn/ The London Lasses _at_ Clayton Crown Hotel, Wed 25 Oct
? 2 x Irish Cultural Centre season guest passes - Sept 2017 - March 2018 for Events Programme
? 2 x tickets to Sharon Shannon at London Irish Centre, Sat 7 Oct
? 2 x Daoiri Farell tickets at Water Rats, Tues 7 Nov
? Bottle of Jameson - Irish Whiskey
? Glenmorangie Scotch Whiskey
? And more ?
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Included in the remainder of this email:
Line up for the
19th Return to Camden Town Festival
taking place between
Tuesday 24th and Monday 30th October 2017.
Line up so far includes:
Matt Molloy, John Carty and Arty McGlynn/ Noel Hill/ The Bonny Men/
Gatehouse (feat. John Wynne, John McEvoy, Jacinta McEvoy and Rachel Garvey)/
Mick O'Brien, Aoife N? Bhr?ain and Caoimh?n ? Fearghail/ Dan Brouder and Angelina Carberry/
Niamh Parsons and Graham Dunne/ Claire and Sin?ad Egan/ Andrew Mac Namara, Karen Ryan
and Pete Quinn/ James (fiddle) Carty and Brian McGrath/ Brendan Hendry and Jonny Toman/ Star of Munster C?il? Band/ Jerry O'Reilly/ Peter McAlinden/ Des Hurley and Chris O'Malley/ CrossHarbour/ Le Ch?ile/ The London Lasses/ Artisan Row/ Janet Harbison/ Brian Hughes/
Johnny Minogue and Bryan Rooney/ Mick Mulvey and Dermot Burke/
Comhaltas in Britain (album launch) and more tba?
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This Friday 23rd June, from 8.30pm
Session hosted by:
Gary Connolly (box), Conor Healy (flute) and Peter McAlinden (keys)
The Auld Triangle, 52 St Thomas's Road, Finsbury Park, London N4 2QW
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The London Lasses and Chris O'Malley
IN CONCERT during September 2017
as part of the
IMDL concert series: (tickets on sale now)
THURSDAY 14 SEPTEMBER: Brentwood Theatre,
15 Shenfield Rd, Brentwood, Essex CM15 8AG
Tickets: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/185179
FRIDAY 15 SEPTEMBER: Fr O'Callaghan Centre,
22 Hay Lane, Kingsbury, London NW9 0NG
SATURDAY 16 SEPTEMBER: Blackheath Halls,
23 Lee Rd, Blackheath, London SE3 9RQ
Tickets: https://www.blackheathhalls.com/whats-on/the-london-lasses-and-chris-omalley-in-concert
Over the past seventeen years The London Lasses have been delighted to bring their music to some of the
world's most prestigious festivals and concert halls, including Cambridge Folk Festival, the Concertgebouw
(Amsterdam), Glastonbury, Dublin City Hall, Philadelphia Irish Festival and the Royal Albert Hall, where they
performed the first ever BBC Proms c?il? as part of the 2008 season and supported The Chieftains on their 50th
Anniversary tour. They have been included on the ?Ultimate Guide to Irish Folk' double CD, released by
ARC Music in February 2014.
This internationally renowned band deliver a wealth of traditional material from all over Ireland, including songs in
Irish and English, plus the full gamut of Irish dance tunes, from the venerably ancient to the newly composed.
The London Lasses celebrated their tenth anniversary in 2010 with the release of their fourth album ?By Night and
By Day' with Pete Quinn and released their 5th album ?The One I Loved the Best' with Leeds
pianist/ guitarist - Chris O'Malley in May 2015.
?One of the best bands on the scene today' Irish Music Magazine
?The best female group in Irish music is The London Lasses. Easily. No debate. Incredible musicians and singers.' Irish American News
The London Lasses are:
Karen Ryan (fiddle, mandola, banjo, whistle), Elaine Conwell (fiddle),
Elma McElligott (flute, saxophone, whistle, backing vocal), Brogan McAuliffe
(concertina),
Brona McVittie (vocal, harp), with Chris O'Malley (piano, guitar)
www.facebook.com/london.lasses
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Saturday 7th October
Sharon Shannon and band in concert
London Irish Centre
50 Camden Square, London NW1 9XB
DOORS: 19:30
PRICE: ?24/22 (?22/20 ONLINE)
Sharon Shannon will be back at the London Irish Centre for her 2017 European Tour.
We will be welcoming Sharon to our historic London home in Camden with her friends.
Don't miss this opportunity to see one of the Ireland's greatest musicians take the stage!
Sharon Shannon the button accordion player from Co Clare, Ireland has recorded and toured with a
who's who of the Irish and Global Music Industry, including Bono, Adam Clayton, Sinead O'Connor,
Jackson Browne, John Prine ,Steve Earle, The RTE Concert Orchestra, The Chieftains, The Waterboys,
Willie Nelson, Nigel Kennedy, Alison Krauss and Shane MacGowan .
Tickets: http://www.londonirishcentre.org/events/event/?event=544
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Artisan Row in concert
SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER, Walthamstow Folk Club
Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub,
53 Hoe Street, London E17 4SA
Featuring:
Conor Doherty (vocal, guitars)
Elma McElligott (flute, sax, whistles, backing vocal)
Pete Quinn (piano, keys, backing vocal)
Karen Ryan (mandola, banjo, whistles, fiddle)
Artisan Row's debut album Wild Winds ("an eclectic feast...a fine first album from a fresh new force on
the London Irish scene", Irish Music Magazine) is available to purchase as a digital download or
physical CD on Bandcamp: https://artisanrow.bandcamp.com
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Every last Saturday of the month
The London Irish Playgroup continues on the last Saturday of every month from 12-2pm
in the Kennedy Hall of the London Irish Centre in Camden.
It's a free 'stay and play' group for families who want their young children to have fun with
the Irish language through games, stories, songs and music.
Contact parent/organiser James McDonald with any enquiries or to be added to the mailing list
at shanakee_at_gmail_dot_com
More information on the London Irish Centre website
http://www.londonirishcentre.org/events/event/?event=509
and in the parent's Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/212389842548140/
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Documentary about 70 Years of The Tulla C?il? Band
Featuring footage from their visit to the 18th Return to Camden Town Festival
Is now available on the TG4 player, and can be viewed here:
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Fundraising is continuing for the long term survival of our much loved
Return to Camden Town Festival
Due to various public funding costs and rising costs, reserves and cash flow for the event dwindled -
Major fundraising efforts in 2017 have now made it possible to go ahead with staging the 19th Return to Camden
Town Festival in 2017 but in order to secure the Festival further into the future, we need to
bring additional money in from new sources.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch (by replying to this email) if you, or someone you know
would like to receive information about becoming a sponsor (or donor) of the Festival.
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?A Few Tunes of Good Music' (Dr. Reg Hall) - available online now..
Reg Hall's monumental and comprehensive history of Irish music in London
entitled ?A few tunes of good music' 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.