Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US

Subject: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: Celtaddict
Date: 10 Aug 06 - 06:15 PM

We are fortunate to have visiting in the New London, Connecticut area, on Saturday, 26 August, Danny O'Flaherty, of Connemara and late of New Orleans, for many years the proprietor of O'Flaherty's Irish Channel Pub in the French Quarter, where he played regularly in the Ballad Room. He will be in New London for Celts & Currachs, the first celtic heritage day in New London, Connecticut. We will have currach rowing instruction in the morning, then food, music, dancing, exhibition racing, and finish up with a concert by Danny at the historic waterfront park of downtown New London.
While he is in the area, we would love to help enable more people to hear this very special performer. We are planning a house concert too, on Friday night, so please e-mail me if you are interested.
I am attaching information about Celts & Currachs and about Danny O'Flaherty. If you are interested in having him perform at your venue or home, please contact me at . And do come check out Celts & Currachs. Thanks for helping us pass the word!
Mudcatters, this event is FREE, sponsored by the City of New London, through New London Main Street, with Celtic Cause.

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: sciencegeek
Date: 11 Aug 06 - 10:17 AM

Sounds like a great time.

We'll see if we can make it from the "wilds" of western NY.



PS, the CD of photos is going in the mail later today - you should get it early next week.

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: GUEST,pattyClink
Date: 11 Aug 06 - 11:02 AM

Do not miss this guy if you are within a hundred miles! He is amazing, talented, fun, a true balladeer, and will raise the roof on the place!

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: sciencegeek
Date: 15 Aug 06 - 09:28 AM

hi again, found the site with more info on the event and link to maps.

see you there


http://newlondonmainstreet.org/events/celtscurrachs.php

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: GUEST,Jed on a borrowed PC
Date: 15 Aug 06 - 10:09 AM

Agreed!

Danny is one of the very finest singers and entertainers you'll ever see/hear. This should be a fine show!

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: MARINER
Date: 15 Aug 06 - 02:31 PM

Saw him singing in his bar in New Orleans a couple of years back . He is not to be missed .

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: Greg B
Date: 15 Aug 06 - 06:10 PM

And by God can he row!

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: Celtaddict
Date: 15 Aug 06 - 11:01 PM

AND at Celts and Currachs we will also have Deirdre Murtha! Be there!
Danny will be doing a house concert at my place also, Friday night, 25th, at 7. Please PM or e-mail me ([e-mail]) if you can join us, so I can get a head count and you can get directions!

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: pattyClink
Date: 16 Aug 06 - 09:45 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: sciencegeek
Date: 22 Aug 06 - 12:45 PM

just four more days until Currachs at New London

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: Vixen
Date: 23 Aug 06 - 08:36 AM

fwiw, if you're all in new london on the 26th, the Hygienic Art Gallery on Bank St is having a benefit concert starting at 6. Reynaud and I (as Tim 'n' Vicki) go on at 8:45. The gallery is about a 2-minute walk from the train station/State pier.

Hope to see y'all there, too!

V

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: Greg B
Date: 23 Aug 06 - 09:51 AM

This would be a competing event to the one for which the
thread was started, then?

Oh.

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: sciencegeek
Date: 24 Aug 06 - 08:51 AM

just a thought.... if you want to see some photos of an Irish currach that was built for this group here is the link


http://sciencegeek55.u.yuku.com/gallery/ls/aid/19396   

currach photos

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: Vixen
Date: 24 Aug 06 - 10:33 AM

Greg B--not competing. The house concert is on Friday, and the Hygienic Gallery event *follows* the O'Flaherty concert on Saturday.

V

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: Greg B
Date: 24 Aug 06 - 10:41 AM

And the photos can't do justice to how FAST the
thing goes, especially with two people pulling.

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: sciencegeek
Date: 24 Aug 06 - 11:01 AM

So Greg.... do we send an invite to Jerry Bryant????

I almost choked on my coffe when I saw your 8/15 post.... lol.... arggghh...   but funny

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: GUEST,Banjo Kong
Date: 24 Aug 06 - 12:56 PM

I'm interested in getting a currach made, who made the New London boat? Where do you g\find a someone to make a currach?

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: sciencegeek
Date: 24 Aug 06 - 01:22 PM

the currachs were built for Celtic Cause

here is a link to them

http://celticcause.org/


Celtic Cause


I'm sure they can help you out.

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: JedMarum
Date: 24 Aug 06 - 01:39 PM

... and don't forget Danny's at this one too; CLICK for THREAD

This event used to have Currach demos and races too - but the last few years, the weather and flooding have been sooo appalling they've given up on the boats and moved the festival indoors!

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: InOBU
Date: 24 Aug 06 - 07:00 PM

Hello Banjo Kong:
Monty O'Leary of Co. Kerry and I built three of the boats and laid out much of the fourth, however the experience put me off building boats in this country but you can contact me for Monty's number if you'd like. He was not terribly happy as well, and said he was out of building racing boats after the experience as well, but I'd be happy to put you on to him. I gave a club in Long Island his number, so maybe I can put you in touch with them, getting several boats done might intice Monty to come over. Good luck, lorcan.

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: InOBU
Date: 24 Aug 06 - 07:01 PM

PS I noticed that you are a guest, so if you join mudcat you can pm me, or else you can email me at [e-mail]. I get a lot of email, so title it Currachs, or something that will stand out.

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: sciencegeek
Date: 25 Aug 06 - 09:18 AM

well, the weather is going to be interesting... but hey it's a water related activity, so come on out

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: Celtaddict
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 10:31 AM

Banjo Kong, hello and welcome. We have one boat available for sale, and framing and supplies, with an offer to build, for another. Please PM me, or send me an e-mail at
[e-mail]

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: Celtaddict
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 11:13 AM

Also, Pat Folan, another of the handful of traditional currach builders, will be in the U.S. in two weeks, building currachs; I can put you in touch with him or with his American hosts.
Two other traditional builders in Ireland are Eddie Hutchinson and [Joe Mike?] Lally.
There are also people in Boston, Baltimore, and Mystic who have been trained by traditional builders.
Also, Cian de Buitlear has published dual language (English and Irish) books on making both wooden and canvas currachs (and Galway hookers too); these include full plans and a DVD. In the book he publishes his contact i nformation at
If you Google 'currachs', there is a company in Ireland that makes them to ship , and a site with plans .
But if you are in the U.S. please e-mail me!

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: Greg B
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 03:04 PM

How was it?

Traditional Irish pulling weather?

(We were up at Pushaw Lake in Maine a couple of weeks
back, and after dispairing of getting a vintage FoldBoat
down from (or rather back up into) the rafters I thought
that a currach might have been just the thing for that
lake.)

Subject: RE: Danny O'Flaherty, Celts&Currachs, CT, US
From: GUEST,celtaddict at the library
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 05:05 PM

Greg, the weather was perfect. Danny said he brought the Irish weather, and it rained almost all day Friday and Sunday, but on Saturday, not a drop, cool, mild, breeze off the river, not too hot for rowers or dancers in costumes, not too cool for spectators nor for the winners of the race (the Connecticut State Police Emerald Society team) to jump in the river. (A tradition is born.) Hope you can come down and join us next year!