family session Top of Coom

Subject: RE: family session Top of Coom
From: GUEST,Freespiritceol
Date: 29 Apr 10 - 04:25 AM

Looking forward to seeing you there, it's a lot of fun.Goes from opening session friday night through to sunday evening sore fingers session time. People come from all over and the locals really support it well. Theres everything from full on trad sessions, to seanos and accompanied singing. This year theres even a Johnny Cash tribute act coming from California! If he turns up I think that will be a first for the top.
Here are the dates etc
All the best

John

Friday 15th Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th October 2010
MUSIC IN THE MOUNTAINS
TOP OF COOM
IRELANDS HIGHEST PUB
High in the Kerry mountains on the Cork/Kerry Border
A warm welcome from Eileen & Tim Your hosts.
And in our opinion the best Guinness you will taste anywhere!
A fun filled weekend of Sessions, Concerts and Storytelling.
With Fabulous Local Musicians and Singers, Special Guest Appearances .Irish Dancing and young Local Musicians. Storytelling, and general fun and frivolity!
Special Guest Appearance All The way from California USA Michael Jay
The top Johnny Cash tribute act In America.
The Man In Black Is Back!
Contact John & Marie at
[e-mail]
Tel 00353 (0)646689578
This is a free event, with no Paid Artists, all who take part do so for fun, love of
Music and Craic
if you would like to come along and take part please contact us for more details.
(Local Accommodation etc)
please let us know if you are
coming to give an idea of numbers .
The Ceol and Craic is Brilliant!
Warm up sessions organised Locally Throughout the area leading up to the weekend, Why not come early and make a week of it!
All Singers, Musicians, Storytellers and Audience Welcome.
It's also a great area to Tour, Ring of Kerry and Bearra ,Lakes of Killarney,
Kenmare etc all within easy reach

Subject: RE: family session Top of Coom
From: ossonflags
Date: 29 Apr 10 - 02:21 AM

Looks like it is a definate for October John!!!

Subject: RE: family session Top of Coom
From: David Ingerson
Date: 29 Apr 10 - 02:08 AM

One of these years I intend to make it over to the Eigse Diarmuid O'Suilleabhain (sp?) but I suppose that's mostly down in the valley and anyway it's not close enough in time to the Music in the Mountains to attend both. One of these years I'll be able to spend more than four weeks in Ireland. One of these years....

Cheers,

David

Subject: RE: family session Top of Coom
From: GUEST,freespiritceol
Date: 28 Apr 10 - 03:42 PM

Hi Kenny

We had to miss the 'flute'night due to a prior engagment, but some friends went up and by all accounts it was a great night.

Hope to see you up there sometime.

John

Subject: RE: family session Top of Coom
From: GUEST,kenny
Date: 28 Apr 10 - 12:21 PM

Had a great session there a few weeks back on the Friday of Hammy Hamilton's flute "gathering". Very friendly, welcoming people, and some great musicians locally. My best wishes for a successful series of events.

Subject: RE: family session Top of Coom
From: ossonflags
Date: 28 Apr 10 - 06:35 AM

Hya John, will be with you in spirit, would love to make October .

Subject: RE: family session Top of Coom
From: GUEST,freespiritceol
Date: 28 Apr 10 - 06:17 AM

Hi David

Sorry you can't make it, but enjoy the singing. The pub is our local, we live just a couple of miles from it also high in the mountains. It's a great place. Hope to meet you when you are over here again. We also have a weekend festival up there in October 'Music in the Mountains' It's a lot of fun.

All the best

John

Subject: RE: family session Top of Coom
From: David Ingerson
Date: 28 Apr 10 - 04:07 AM

It is a great place for the music. and the singing. It's right on the Cork-Kerry border high in the Derrynasagart Mts. I'm sorry I can't be there but my annual month in Ireland is already over and I'm sitting in Portland, Oregon, wishing...just wishing. (And doing a bit of singing, too.)

Cheers,

David

Subject: family session Top of Coom
From: GUEST,freespiritceol
Date: 28 Apr 10 - 02:00 AM

Hi There will be a regular family friendly session at the Top Of Coom, Irelands highest pub the first sunday in the month. Starting around 5 oclock this coming sunday. everyone welcome, bring the children along. Hope to see you there.
It's in between Coolea and Kilgarvan and a great place to get together and make music.
John & Marie