Upload
skerries-traditional-music
View
229
Download
4
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
The sea side tourist town of Skerries, Fingal, Co. Dublin hosts another exciting weekend festival of traditional Irish music, song and dance from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th May 2011.
Citation preview
The Weekend EventsFri Opening Concert 8pm • Sessions 10pm
SatWorkshops 10am & 10.45am • Music on the Street 3.30pm
Slow Session 8.00pm • Methodist Church Recital 8pm • Sessions 10pm
Sun Skerries Mills Recital 12pm (free adm)
Focus on Fingal 3.30pm (free adm) • Céilí 8.30pm
Introduction2011 marks the 10th Anniversary of the Skerries TraditionalMusic Weekend. This picturesque seaside town plays hostto a weekend full of music, song and dance reflecting theunique culture of the Fingal region. Leading artists travelto Skerries where they join with locals and visitors in acelebration of Irish heritage.
This year the Weekend kicks off with the Schools Outreach Programme on Friday morningwhen local musicians visit primary schools in the area providing an interactive workshop anddemonstration of various traditional Irish instruments. The 10th Celebration also features thedebut performance of The Future Generation of Fingal Musicians on Friday night. 2011 also seesthe return of the much revered Singing Session as well as a Master Fiddle Class in Cape Breton
Style. And for the first time we have Music onthe Street providing outdoor entertainment onthe Saturday afternoon.The energetic music of the tutors can be heard
in Skerries Mills on the Sunday morning, bynow a deep-rooted element of the Weekend. TheFestivities culminate with the return of theFocus on Fingal event to the spectacular groundsof Ardgillan Castle featuring a unique blend ofmusic, song and dance from the local region.
3
ConcertFriday 13th May
O P E N I N G
Liam O’Connor
Inis Rua
Denis Collins & Aido Lawlor
The Little Theatre8pm Admission €15
MC: Davidine Grimes & Matt Connolly
‘House’ Céilí BandCaoimhín Ó’FearghailInis RuaDenis Collins & Aido LawlorLiam O’ConnorAntaine Ó’FaracháinMáire O’Keeffe withDan, Paul & Lloyd MacDonald (Cape Breton)‘Next Generation of Fingal Musicians’
4
Friday 13th May Sessions
Keane’s Bus Bar10.00pm
Máire O’KeeffeCon Fada Ó’DrisceoilCaoimhín Ó’FearghailLloyd MacDonald
Sponsored by Keane’s Bus Bar
Joe Mays10.00pm
Marcus MaloneyKevin RowsomeTroy BannonDan MacDonald
Sponsored by Joe Mays
The Gladstone Inn10.00pm
Paudie O’ConnorLiam O’ConnorSeán RyanDenis Collins
Sponsored by The Gladstone Inn
Carroll’s Pier House Hotel10.00pm
Mary BerginDiarmuid O’BrienEdel FoxPaul MacDonald
Sponsored by Carroll’s Pier House Hotel
Caoimhín Ó’FearghailCon Fada Ó’Drisceoil
5
Saturday 14th May WorkshopsScoil Réalt na MaraEntry Fee €20 • Registration 9.30am
MUSIC Adults and Children (age 9 upwards)– not suitable for beginnersStudents please bring recording device
10.00am to 1.00pm and 2.15pm to 4.00pm
Mick O’Connor Lloyd MacDonald
VENUE CLOSED AT LUNCHTIME
Entry Form: Online at www.skerriestraditionalmusic.comContact: Margaret McCarthy 0876528643
Dan MacDonald
AccordionCon Fada Ó’Drisceoil
Acoustic Guitar*Paul MacDonald*(intermediate to advanced players)
TutorsFiddleMáire O’KeeffeLiam O’ConnorDiarmuid O’Brien
Cape Breton StyleFiddle Masterclass(Advance players only)
Lloyd & Dan MacDonald
FluteTroy Bannon • Denis Collins
Tin-WhistleMary Bergin • Seán Ryan
Banjo /MandolinMarcus Maloney
ConcertinaEdel Fox
Paul MacDonald
Special Guests in the afternoon:
6
St Patrick’s Senior National SchoolEntry fee €20 • Registration 9.30am10.00am to 1.00pm and 2.15pm to 4.00pmStudents please bring recording device
Uilleann PipesTutors: Kevin Rowsome • Caoimhín Ó’Fearghail
Entry fee €15 • Registration 10.30am10.45am to 1.00pm and 2.15pm to 4.00pm
SingingTutors: Andrew Murray & Antaine Ó’Faracháin
Dancing - Set Dancing, Step Dancing & Sean nósTutors: Gerard Butler & Michael Tubridy
Saturday 14th May Workshops
Michael Tubridy
Antaine Ó’Faracháin
VENUE CLOSED AT LUNCHTIME
VENUE CLOSED AT LUNCHTIME
Kevin Rowsome
Entry Form: Online at www.skerriestraditionalmusic.comContact: Margaret McCarthy 0876528643
Gerard Butler
7Paudie O’Connor
Andrew Murray
Saturday 14th May Recitals
Methodist Church8.00pm Admission €12MC Paudie O’Connor
Music on the Street(See map for location)
3.30pm (Free)
FeaturingRay Coen & Ian BordleyTumbleweed
Diarmuid O’Brien & Paudie O’ConnorEdel Fox & Marcus MaloneyAndrew Murray • Kevin Rowsome • Con Fada Ó’Drisceoil
Tumbleweed
Diarmuid O‘Brien Edel Fox
8
Saturday 14th May
Carroll’s Pier House Hotel8.00pm
Slow SessionA chance to whip off the ‘L’ platesand let loose on those tunes!
Máire O’Keeffe • Mary BerginTroy Bannon • Caoimhín Ó’Fearghail
Keane’s Bus Bar10.00pm
Singing SessionPaul Kelly • Antaine Ó’FaracháinMary Bergin • Con Fada Ó’DrisceoilAndrew Murray • Michael Tubridy
The Gladstone Inn10.00pm
Liam O’Connor • Troy BannonMarcus Maloney • Edel Fox
Sponsored by The Gladstone Inn
Sessions
Sponsored by Keane’s Bus Bar Sponsored by Carroll’s Pier House Hotel
Sponsored by Carroll’s Pier House Hotel
10.00pm
Máire O’Keeffe • Kevin RowsomeSeán Ryan • Lloyd MacDonaldDenis Collins • Dan MacDonald
Joe Mays10.00pm
Paudie O’Connor • Diarmuid O’BrienCaoimhín Ó’Fearghail • Paul MacDonald
Sponsored by Joe Mays
Máire O’Keeffe
Carroll’s Pier House Hotel
9
RecitalSunday 15th May
Seán Ryan
Mary Bergin
Mary Bergin with
Seán Ryan
Troy Bannon
Máire O’Keeffe
Edel Fox and many more
Special GuestsClann Uí Chionnaith agus Joe
Skerries Mills12.OOpm
Marcus Maloney
Troy Bannon
10
Kevin & Lorraine RowsomeTierna Rowsome
Inis Rua Mother & Daughter Set
Sunday 15th May
This year Focus on Fingal returns to'the big house', with a livelyselection of music, song and danceperformed on the grounds ofArdgillan Castle. Songs of the sea,tunes and players from the Fingalarea and beyond are all aspects ofthis unique and special regionbrought together at a mostbeautiful and inspiring location.(If it is raining the event will beheld in the basement room ofthe castle)
FocusThe Sligo Lads – Ray Coen and Ian BordleyKevin, Lorraine & Tierna RowsomeAntaine Ó’FaracháinThe CormorantsInis Rua Mother & Daughter Set
Ardgillan Castle 3.30pmFree Admission
MC: Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
11
Contact: Lucy Coleman Tel 086 3107200
on Fingal
CéiliThe Rugby Club 8.30pm
Skerries Céilí & Set Dancing Group(End of year Céilí in aid of Fr Michael O’Grady Columban Mission)
WITH THE Glenside Céilí Band
Admission €10 including refreshments
MC: Mary Brogan
The Cormorants
contact:mobile 087 6528643
email [email protected]
websitewww.skerriestraditionalmusic.com
Designed by Steven HopeCover illustration concept by Fiona Nolan
Skerries Traditional MusicWeekend acknowledges thegenerous assistance of:
Fingal County CouncilThe Arts Council
AIB plcAidan O'BrienApache PizzaArbour BloomsC&T SupermarketDes Byrne ButchersD P Vaughan Builder LtdFlower PowerGeorge & Paula McMeelInfosystemsKelly & Co AuctioneersMartin Scully HairdressersOllie’s PlacePat Grimes of C O’Sullivan & CoPhilanns & WhizzkidsShankeys MenswearSkerries Book ShopSkerries Céilí & Set Dancing GroupSkerries Credit UnionSkerries HardwareSweet EmporiumThe Shoe HornThe Village Art GalleryTMG Cycles
SPONSORS