irelands highest pub free festival

Subject: irelands highest pub free festival
From: freespiritceol1
Date: 03 Apr 12 - 09:47 AM

Music in the Mountains 2012
Fri 19th October Sat 20th October Sunday 21st October 2012

A weekend festival of music, craic and general merriment! At our great local pub, the Top Of Coom The Highest Pub in Ireland.
High in the Cork/Kerry mountains.
Concerts, sessions, story telling, seanos singing, Irish Dancing

Fabulous local and visiting musicians

This is a free community festival all events free to attend. All you have to do is get here, and it's well worth the trip.

Pics from last year at
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.276849562338042.64363.100000390005799&type=3&l=14c19baa1a

Top of coom facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/147803870038/

For local info, accommodation etc contact us John & Marie at
[e-mail]
Also if you would like to get involved (no paid gigs) but lots of fun great music and good company. Plus (in our opinion) the best pint of Guinness you will find
Anywhere. Let's make this one the best yet!!
All the best
John & Marie
"PS Warm up" Session wed 17th October 2012 Bernard Harringtons bar
Glengarriff

Subject: RE: irelands highest pub free festival
From: Ross Campbell
Date: 03 Apr 12 - 09:57 AM

"pub free festival"? maybe needs editing.

Subject: RE: irelands highest pub free festival
From: freespiritceol1
Date: 03 Apr 12 - 12:35 PM

Hi ross i,m sure you get the idea

all the best

John

Subject: RE: irelands highest pub free festival
From: Mr Happy
Date: 04 Apr 12 - 04:13 AM

............so we have to bring our own comestibles?

Subject: RE: irelands highest pub free festival
From: The Sandman
Date: 04 Apr 12 - 04:14 AM

it is a good festival all the events are free

Subject: RE: irelands highest pub free festival
From: freespiritceol1
Date: 04 Apr 12 - 07:25 AM

Our good friend rob willis is coming over from australia for the festival, a link to his child migrants project can be found at

http://forgottenaustralianshistory.gov.au/oral_histories.html

rob is performing at the national folk festival in canberra this easter producing a folk documentary 'We Gotta Get out of this Place' looking at the popular songs of the era – Big Yellow Taxi, Peace Train – the American anti Vietnam war songs - asking the question were they seen as songs with a message or just a good song by Cat Stevens?

we look forward to welcoming him to the festival

all the best

John

Subject: RE: irelands highest pub free festival
From: freespiritceol1
Date: 06 Apr 12 - 10:22 AM

not forgetting of course belly dancing demonstrations/classes from Niza! and songs from nico and beatrice dutch harmony duo.

and dutch shanty choir. led by Henk Vosse who will be performing at the fastnet maritime festival ballydehob in june.

Subject: RE: irelands highest pub. free festival october
From: freespiritceol1
Date: 21 Apr 12 - 09:33 AM

Great youg musicians singers and dancers session sunday afternoon (oct 21st) last year around 30 young performers arrived with their music teacher peggy, and we were treated to a mass performance from the kilgarvan Céilidh band. They have been practising all year. It's one of the highlights of the weekend.

all the best john

Subject: RE: irelands highest pub free festival
From: GUEST,kenny
Date: 22 Apr 12 - 07:42 AM

Hope you all recovered from the invasion of flute players a week past Saturday, courtesy of Messrs Hamilton and O'Grada. I stayed in Ballyvourney myself, but heard that everyone really enjoyed both the music and hospitality. Best wishes for the festival.

Subject: RE: irelands highest pub free festival
From: freespiritceol1
Date: 22 Apr 12 - 12:35 PM

Hi Kenny, sorry we couldnt make that one, but heard lots of good things about it. sounded a great time. glad you enjoyed it. hope to meet you up there sometime. all the best

John

Subject: RE: irelands highest pub free festival
From: mg
Date: 23 Apr 12 - 03:19 AM

Is he aware of the great significance of we gotta get out of this place to Vietnam veterans? I would approach this with great sensitivity and would consider another title after discussion with veterans..It was more than a message and more than a good song..it was an anthem and anthems have to be tread carefully around. mg

Subject: RE: irelands highest pub free festival
From: freespiritceol1
Date: 23 Apr 12 - 02:35 PM

Hi mg will take that on board.

I'm sure that the subject will be treated with the greatest respect.

all the best

john

Subject: RE: irelands highest pub free festival
From: freespiritceol1
Date: 12 May 12 - 04:28 PM

Great seanos singing session on the saturday (20th oct) evening. lots of local singers and local songs that you won't hear anywhere else. one not to be missed.

All the best

John

Subject: RE: irelands highest pub free festival
From: The Sandman
Date: 12 May 12 - 07:20 PM

if i am allowed out, i might get there

Subject: RE: irelands highest pub free festival
From: freespiritceol1
Date: 12 May 12 - 08:37 PM

Hope you can make it dick, hopefully we can get you a pass for the night!

All the best

John

Subject: RE: irelands highest pub free festival
From: freespiritceol1
Date: 14 May 12 - 09:26 AM

Great news, the McClintock clan have just confirmed they will be playing the festival. A young local band, blistering jigs reels hornpipes and slides, plus an eclectic mix of songs and close harmony. you will hear a lot more from them in the future.

All the best

John

Subject: RE: irelands highest pub free festival
From: The Sandman
Date: 14 May 12 - 04:48 PM

re

Subject: RE: irelands highest pub free festival
From: freespiritceol1
Date: 22 May 12 - 10:10 AM

Sad news, last night the top of coom was destroyed by fire. Thankfully the Creedon family are all Ok. We had many great music sessions up there, and it's a sad day for the local community.

Will not be adding any more posts to this thread.

John

Subject: RE: irelands highest pub free festival
From: MartinRyan
Date: 22 May 12 - 10:13 AM

Sad news, alright.

And when we meet at Sunday's noon, at that cozy spot called top-of-Coom
Where songs and stories would illume the hearts of you and me


Regards

Subject: RE: irelands highest pub free festival
From: MartinRyan
Date: 22 May 12 - 11:19 AM

Click here for news report.

Regards

Subject: RE: irelands highest pub free festival
From: GUEST,mg
Date: 23 May 12 - 01:04 AM

oh how terribly sad...thank God the family is ok.

Subject: RE: irelands highest pub free festival
From: GUEST,Learaí na Láibe
Date: 23 May 12 - 01:36 AM

Barr a' Choma - Top of Coom. How sad.

Hopefully 'twill soon rise from the ashes.

BTW, there's also a pub in the Dublin or Wicklow mountains that claims to be the highest pub in Ireland. Which is correct?

Subject: RE: irelands highest pub free festival
From: GUEST,dempseyjoe
Date: 23 May 12 - 03:44 PM

Bad News - This fine establishment has been burned badly in a fire. It will require a major rebuild

Subject: RE: irelands highest pub free festival
From: The Sandman
Date: 23 May 12 - 04:10 PM

Top of coom was highest pub, it is a disaster, a lovely pub and very welcoming owners.