Happy Birthday Robbie McMahon!

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Robbie McMahon!
From: MartinRyan
Date: 14 Dec 11 - 02:59 PM

p.s. Good to see you back around these parts, George!

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Robbie McMahon!
From: GUEST,John Condon
Date: 14 Dec 11 - 02:39 PM

Thanks George. Always good to see you down in Spancilhill.

Sorry Martin for duplicating the thread.

It's been a while since I heard that song about the Rhodeislandred George!!!

I must get up to Bray in 2012 for one of your sessions.

My new year resolution!!!!

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Robbie McMahon!
From: MartinRyan
Date: 14 Dec 11 - 09:43 AM

sorry to have missed it, George.

Regards

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Robbie McMahon!
From: GUEST,George Henderson
Date: 14 Dec 11 - 08:21 AM

And the night last Sunday was co-mc'd by Robbie and the above John Condon. John also sang his own song about Robbie's First Friday held on the first Friday of every month in Duggans Bar Spancil Hill. A great song JOhn and well sung.

Robbie is simply one great character and one of htese sessions is well worth a visit. Incirdentally there were in excess of 50 singers last Sunday. A really good turnout.

Subject: Spancilhill's Robbie McMahon Turns 85
From: GUEST,John Condon
Date: 13 Dec 11 - 03:56 PM

The legendary Robbie McMahon celebrated his 85th birthday onSunday last Dec 11th. A celebratory singing session was held in Duggans Pub Spancilhill, home to Robbie's monthly singing session on the first Friday of every month.

Over 40 singers/storytellers turned up to join the great man and 68 songs/stories were performed. The night of course would not have been complete without Robbie, who is still in marvellous voice, snging all 11 verses of Spancilhill.

On the night Robbie got to hear some of his own compositions sung by others for a change as a way to honour his great contribution to singing. This included Mick Hackett singing The Red Cross Social written about the 1954 Christmas Social for that organisation in Ennis and Mick Scanlan singing The Fleadh Down In Ennis, Robbie's pageant of the the 1956 All Ireland Fleadh Ceoil held in Ennis. Deirdre Scanlan gave a great rendition of The Roaming Fine Jackass a song Robbie picked up on one of his singing travls in Ballinasloe.

Roll on his 90th

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Robbie McMahon!
From: Suegorgeous
Date: 12 Dec 11 - 07:28 PM

Happy Birthday Robbie... I'll never forget the session he co-ran at the Tulla pub during the festival there. Pissed as a newt, but right on the ball - fab!

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Robbie McMahon!
From: GUEST,Brian
Date: 12 Dec 11 - 07:09 PM

Happy Birthday, Robbie.

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Robbie McMahon!
From: GUEST,Liberty Boy
Date: 12 Dec 11 - 01:40 PM

Sorry, thats me above sans cookie!

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Robbie McMahon!
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Dec 11 - 01:39 PM

Thanks for this Martin. Happy Birthday Robbie!

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Robbie McMahon!
From: MartinRyan
Date: 12 Dec 11 - 04:47 AM

refresh

Subject: Happy Birthday Robbie McMahon!
From: MartinRyan
Date: 11 Dec 11 - 11:38 AM

Today is Robbie's 85th birthday. Here's an audio recording of him singing one of his own, local songs:

Click here

Regards

p.s. If you don't know who Robbie McMahon is, just check out the "Where is Spancilhill?" thread!