The Frost is all over
Concert of Traditional Music.
Drumshanbo: Friday, 6th March 2009
Post-concert UPDATE: The concert raised 2000Euro plus.
Thanks to everyone who contributed talent and money.
March 20 - 23, 2009: Míle MURDER!
'Murder They Wrote’ – Songs of Murder in the Tradition.
The 20th Inishowen International Folk Song and Ballad Seminar will be held March 20 - 23, 2009.
Full programme of sessions, talks and venues here.
When it's not a free-for-all, the 2009 INVITED GUESTS are:
NICHOLAS CAROLAN
DAVE HOY
MAUREEN JELKS
DONAL MAGUIRE
DAN MILNER
JOE MULHERON
EAMONN O DONNCHADHA
MICK QUINN
Unfortunately, due to a family bereavement, PETA WEBB will not be able to attend.
The 20th Inishowen International Folk Song and Ballad Seminar will be held March 20 - 23, 2009.
Full programme of sessions, talks and venues here.
When it's not a free-for-all, the 2009 INVITED GUESTS are:
NICHOLAS CAROLAN
DAVE HOY
MAUREEN JELKS
DONAL MAGUIRE
DAN MILNER
JOE MULHERON
EAMONN O DONNCHADHA
MICK QUINN
Unfortunately, due to a family bereavement, PETA WEBB will not be able to attend.
Boyle singers on Shannonside
A group of stalwarts from the singers' circle were down in Longford on March 13th, 2009, recording a few songs for the arts programme, The Arts Hour, presented by Roisin Cooper, Saturdays, between 5 and 6pm on Shannonside. The songs will be popping up over the run of the programme, so listen out!
February 21st 2009 - Drink it up! Men! It's long after 10.
Burns, Yeats, Kavanagh, Service - all out for an airing the other night at the Boyle singing session. Along with some other heroes: Reilly the fisherman, Alexander, Matt Hyland, Éamonn a' Chnoic, Fair Rosa, Frankie and Johnny. Eugene, Clare, Breege, Tony, Cliona, George, Frank, Francis, Noreen, Seosamh, Joe, and some more Kind friends and companions. The question is, who sang "When I was a young girl..." or even "When I was not but sweet sixteen"? And were they telling the truth?
'Til March then.
'Til March then.
January 17th 2009 - Let the wind blow high
... and it did on the first night of the 2009 Boyle singers' session. There was even a shower of snow during the evening, but the singers were cosy at the fireside while it did.
Some snatches of song heard:
Let the wind blow high, let the wind blow low;
I’d feel no cold from the frost or snow
If I only had my Sally-O,
Where the wild birds sing on the mountain.
And the even more romantic:
When I was a young apprentice and less than compos mentis
I took leave of all my senses, with a maid I fell in love.
Her ringlets so entwined me, Aphrodite's smile did blind me
Cupid's arrow struck behind me, and her father owned a pub.
Tra-la ... terrible story of betrayal follows; marriage, to a scimitar wielding-Turk by her, sprints, to avoid being at the receiving end of same curly knife for him, and conclusion:
For there's many things worth trying for and occasionally worth lying for
But there's bugger-all worth dying for, so I'll stick to the single life.
Here's where Andy M. Stewart comes to the same conclusion for the same reason:
See you in February.
Some snatches of song heard:
Let the wind blow high, let the wind blow low;
I’d feel no cold from the frost or snow
If I only had my Sally-O,
Where the wild birds sing on the mountain.
And the even more romantic:
When I was a young apprentice and less than compos mentis
I took leave of all my senses, with a maid I fell in love.
Her ringlets so entwined me, Aphrodite's smile did blind me
Cupid's arrow struck behind me, and her father owned a pub.
Tra-la ... terrible story of betrayal follows; marriage, to a scimitar wielding-Turk by her, sprints, to avoid being at the receiving end of same curly knife for him, and conclusion:
For there's many things worth trying for and occasionally worth lying for
But there's bugger-all worth dying for, so I'll stick to the single life.
Here's where Andy M. Stewart comes to the same conclusion for the same reason:
See you in February.
13 December 2008 - Xmas session
The Boar's head, Down in yon forest, The holly and the ivy were joined by the Boatman of Lough Key, Robert Service, Mo dheartháirín óg mo chroí. Then Snows, Mary is not her real name, nor Jesus the name of her babe... Mo pháistín fionn,
True sons of Bacchus all took part: Eugene, Tony, Clare, Clíona, Frank, Frances, Angelo, Breege, Kathleen, George, Seosamh, Helen, Michael, Teresa ...
Crackers, holly, ivy, tinsel, buns, hot food from Dodds and a Singers' Session debut from Mrs. Dodd!
Nollaig shona agus athbhliain faoi mhaise.
See you all in January.
True sons of Bacchus all took part: Eugene, Tony, Clare, Clíona, Frank, Frances, Angelo, Breege, Kathleen, George, Seosamh, Helen, Michael, Teresa ...
Crackers, holly, ivy, tinsel, buns, hot food from Dodds and a Singers' Session debut from Mrs. Dodd!
Nollaig shona agus athbhliain faoi mhaise.
See you all in January.
15 November 2008. Not so quiet night...
A large crowd gathered in Dodd's for the Session. Heard it was one of the best yet - though this writer was unfortunately not there! Typical!
The Boyle singers' Christmas session has been moved forward a week and will now take place on Dec. 13th instead of Dec. 20th. That still gives enough time to dust off the Christmas carols and seasonal specials and give them an airing once more.
The Boyle singers' Christmas session has been moved forward a week and will now take place on Dec. 13th instead of Dec. 20th. That still gives enough time to dust off the Christmas carols and seasonal specials and give them an airing once more.
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