Tribute to the Grehan Sisters

A date for your diary:

One of our two (Breege and Helen) able founders and MCs of the Boyle Singers' Sessions, Helen Grehan, will join her sisters on Friday 25th July, at 10pm, to give a concert during the Boyle Arts Festival, billed A Tribute to the Grehan Sisters.

May 17th 2008 in Dodd's Crescent Bar

The Boyle Singers' session moved to a new venue in Dodd's Crescent Bar this weekend.

The range of songs sung continues to expand: from Lord O'Bore and Mary Flynn, to Robbie Burns' Ae Fond Kiss, from Sigerson Clifford's Boys of Barr na Sráide about Cahirciveen, to a song bringing in all the beauty spots local to Boyle. There were a few tunes played too and some excellent guitar-work from Helen and Philip.

Next session: 3rd Saturday in June

Next singing session in Boyle - May 17th, 2008

NOTE: CHANGE OF VENUE :
The Singers' Session will be held in the backroom of Dodd's Pub on the Crescent in Boyle from May 17th onwards. Look forward to seeing you there.

19th April in Wynne's

It might have been called "A feast of forty songs" in Wynne's last Saturday night. If you like singing and talking about songs, that was the place to be.

The regular attendees kept up their usual high standards. Highlights included, Laurel Hill :
When war had oppressed every nation with horror
And Wellington ventured his life o'er the main
and Bogie's Bonnie Belle :
Now Bogie had a dochter, her name was Isabelle
She was the lily o' the valley an' the primrose o' the dell
Dick Gaughan is a singer who has recorded that last song, incidentally, and he's on tour in Ireland at the moment, with gigs in Monaghan on Thurs 24th April, Barrys in Grange on Friday 25th April and Matt Molloy's in Westport on Saturday the 26th.

Singing - 2nd May - Kiltyclogher, Co. Leitrim

Four Gaelic singers from the Outer Hebrides will be singing in Kiltyclogher on Friday, 2nd May. Julie Fowlis, Mairi Smith, Anna Murray, Meave Mackinnon.

Singing - Louisburgh, Co. Mayo - 2-5 May 2008

Beidh Féile Chois Cuain ar siúl i gCluain Chearbán, Co. Mhaigh Eo (Louisburgh, Co. Mayo) an deireadh seachtaine fada, Bealtaine, 2-5, 2008.

The singing part of the Féile Chois Cuain programme:

Saturday 3rd May / Dé Sathairn 3 Bealtaine:

10.30am - 4.00pm: Masterclasses - Máistir-ranganna
Ballads: Len Graham

Sean-nós: Máirtín Tom Sheáinín

Táille/Admission euro 10.00
Venue: Sancta Maria College

4.15pm - 6.00pm: Seisiún Amhránaíochta Sean-Nóis le scoth na n-amhránaithe ar an sean-nós.
Aíonna: Éamon Ó Bróithe, Áine Uí Cheallaigh, Meaití Jó Shéamuis Ó Fátharta, Johnny Mháirtín Learaí Mac Donnchadha, Sarah Grealish, Máirtín Chóil Neaine Pháidín Mac Donnchadha, Micheál Ó Confhaola, Áine Ní Dhroighneáin, Tomás Ó Máille, Gearóidín Breathnach & Nollaig NicAindriú. Fear a' Tí: Máirtín Tom Sheáinín
Adm euro 3.00.
Venue Old Convent, Westport Road.

Sean Nós Cois Life, Dublin, Thurs 17 - Sunday 20 April 2008

If you're interested in Sean Nós, there's a four-day singing festival in Dublin coming up, 17th-20th April 2008. There are singing and dancing workshops, (Táille: €20/€10) and informal sessions of music, singing, dance and poetry. This small festival comes highly recommended. More information here or contact Antaine directly for workshop registration ('phone number below).

Déardaoin: 9.00pm : Seisiún, Club Chonradh na Gaeilge, 6 Sráid Fhearchair(Harcourt St.), BÁC 2

Dé hAoine: 9.00pm : Seisiún sa Ghóilín, Club na Múinteoirí, 36 Cearnóg Pharnell, BÁC1

Dé Sathairn: 10am-4.30pm : Ceardlanna amhránaíochta agus damhsa. Áras na bPíobairí Uilleann, 15 Sráid Henrietta, BÁC 1
Oíche mhór amhránaíochta, ceoil & damhsa : Club na Múinteoirí, 36 Cearnóg Pharnell, BÁC 1

Dé Domhnaigh : 2.30pm Seisiún amhránaíochta, ceoil & damhsa : Tigh Hughes, Sráid na Seansaireachta,(Chancery St.), BÁC 1

Ceardlanna amhránaíochta (Singing workshops - tutors):
Áine Meenaghan (Nean Chamuis, Conamara/Chicago); Donnie Murdo Mc Leod (Albain); Seosaimhín Ní Bheaglaoich (Ciarraí)
Ceardlann damhsa ar an sean-nós (dancing workshop): Máire Áine Ní Iarnáin

Contact and/or register:
Antaine Ó Faracháin, 01 453 8192