Féile Amhráníochta an Chlair

Subject: Féile Amhráníochta an Chlair
From: Liberty Boy
Date: 22 Sep 10 - 06:01 AM

Details of this years Clare Festival of Traditional Singing.

FÉILE AMHRÁNAÍOCHTA AN CHLÁIR

CLARE FESTIVAL OF TRADITIONAL SINGING

NOVEMBER 5TH – 7TH 2010

BELLBRIDGE HOUSE HOTEL
SPANISH POINT, CO. CLARE

The theme this year is: My Own Place.

PROGRAMME

Friday:
8.00 p.m. Opening Launch by Nicholas Carolan

8.45 p.m. Writing Songs In The Traditional Idiom by Con Ó Drisceóil and Sean Mone

9.30 p.m. Informal Singing Session hosted by Annette Munnelly

Saturday:
11.00 a.m. Singing Workshop facilitated by Anne Skelton & guests.

2.00 p.m. Amhrain in nGaeilge. Seisiún Amhránaithe. Roisin White sa cathaoir.

3.00 p.m. Informal Singing Session hosted by Colm Munnelly

4.00 p.m. Seminar: My Own Place – Does it Define Me?
      Róisin White, Páidí Ó Lionárd, Jerry O'Reilly, Sean Mone,
      Treasa Ní Cheannabháin.
      Chaired by Anne Clune.

8.00 p.m. Grand Concert of Traditional Singing, hosted by Sean Malone.
            Group:   The Four Star Trio
            Singers: Páidí Ó Lionárd, John Lyons, Naisrín
Elsafty, Sean Mone, Nell Ní Chróinín, Roisín White, Joe Skelton (multi instrumentalist) & Anne Skelton, Jerry O'Reilly, John Hegarty.

10.30 p.m. Informal Singing Session, hosted by Páidí Ó Lionárd

Sunday:
1.00pm          Marrinan's Pub: Farewell Singing Session hosted by Jerry O'Reilly

(The Bellbridge Hotel are offering a special rate of €119 per person sharing
for the weekend. This is for 2 nights B+B and evening meal on Saturday)

Contact:         
                         Annette Munnelly: 065 7084365, 087 6618921
                         Jerry O'Reilly:    01 6267589, 086 8161557
                           Anne Clune:       065 7084628, 087 2645115

Subject: RE: Féile Amhráníochta an Chlair
From: zozimus
Date: 02 Oct 10 - 06:31 PM

After a brilliant Frank Harte Festival, which a lot of us are still recovering from, this is a well timed event for those suffering withdrawal systems. I am looking forward to Con Fada O Driscoll, a man we all look up to,(we have no choice!) and all the other stars listed. Don't be distracted by the title being in Irish. There will be lots of songs sung in english ,or even in dublinese, for those who don't have the Gaeilge. A very minor complaint last year was that the meal laid on by the hotel was so good that singers felt rather stuffed when the concert commenced. Hopefully a bit of breathing space will be allowed this year. If you don't know where it is, its
"Down by Miltown Malbay, not a hundred miles from Galway"
             Hope to see you all there

Subject: RE: Féile Amhráníochta an Chlair
From: Matthew Edwards
Date: 02 Oct 10 - 07:20 PM

It sounds like a wonderful weekend in prospect but I'd really have to question this piece of scheduling:-

8.45 p.m. Writing Songs In The Traditional Idiom by Con Ó Drisceóil and Sean Mone

9.30 p.m. Informal Singing Session hosted by Annette Munnelly

Do you seriously expect that if you put the two finest traditional song writers in the Universe, as well as in Ireland, together on stage they'll have even got started after 45 minutes - or that anyone would want them to stop after such a short time?

Have a great weekend! Wish I could be there!

Matthew

Subject: RE: Féile Amhráníochta an Chlair
From: Liberty Boy
Date: 03 Oct 10 - 04:26 AM

Matthew, We'll ask the lads to be as concise as possible, and knowing them they'll get a huge amount into the time allotted. Remember this event is taking place in West Clare, have you ever heard about "West Clare Time". When God made time he made plenty of it!

Subject: RE: Féile Amhráníochta an Chlair
From: Matthew Edwards
Date: 13 Oct 10 - 01:07 PM

Er, have you told Stephen Hawking about "West Clare Time"?

My father used to tell the story of how the Professor of Irish at Trinity was asked if the Irish language had an equivalent for the Spanish concept of mañana; the professor considered this for a while and then replied "Well, yes; but the expression isn't quite so...urgent."

Matthew

Subject: RE: Féile Amhráníochta an Chlair
From: Liberty Boy
Date: 14 Oct 10 - 04:00 AM

The professor must have been from Clare.

Subject: RE: Féile Amhráníochta an Chlair
From: GUEST,Annette Munnelly
Date: 14 Oct 10 - 07:26 PM

This festival, known in English as "The Clare Festival of Traditional Singing" is run in honour of Tom Munnelly, my late husband and founder Chairman. There is a lovely inclusive feel about the proceedings, and the artists are chosen on a geographical, gender and Irish/English language basis. One of the great things about being involved in running this festival is that people who have been before come back again, and everyone gets a chance to sing at least once and more if they wish. This year is the first one to have a group on the concert, and The Four Star Trio from Cork, being Con Fada Ó Drisceoil, Pat "Herring" Ahearn and Johnny McCarthy will be a great addition. Looking forward to seeing old friends and to making a lot of new ones.

Annette

Subject: RE: Féile Amhráníochta an Chlair
From: Liberty Boy
Date: 04 Nov 10 - 06:34 AM

Just a reminder to all,that it's on this coming weekend!