In The Name of Willy Clancy

Subject: In The Name of Willy Clancy
From: Continuity Jones
Date: 24 Jul 12 - 02:20 PM

This looks delightful:

In the name of Willy Clancy


"A trailer for the short film In The Name of Willy Clancy. Donal Dineen visits Miltown Malbay, Co.Claire to meet and chat with musicians, students, residents and festival goers at the 2012 Willy Clancy Music Week."

Subject: RE: In The Name of Willy Clancy
From: GUEST,grumpy
Date: 24 Jul 12 - 02:40 PM

You'd think he'd get the name correct! And 'County Claire'?

Subject: RE: In The Name of Willy Clancy
From: GUEST,Peter Laban
Date: 24 Jul 12 - 02:53 PM

While on the subject I'll (once again)offer up some images of musicians playing during the week:

Willie Clancy Summer School 2012 : Photographs

Subject: RE: In The Name of Willy Clancy
From: GUEST,mg
Date: 24 Jul 12 - 05:33 PM

I think we know someone who is there. mg

Subject: RE: In The Name of Willie Clancy
From: Continuity Jones
Date: 25 Jul 12 - 03:59 AM

This has been re-uploaded, with the spelling mistakes corrected:

In The Name of Willie Clancy

Subject: RE: In The Name of Willy Clancy
From: Mo the caller
Date: 25 Jul 12 - 06:53 AM

We have only been twice, for the Set Dancing. In 1993 and 2005.
We found a big difference. It had got a lot bigger, the street was full of traders.
And I was rather uneasy about the woman stood outside a pub with 2 tiny girls dressed in fancy embroidered dance dresses, perched on stools playing violins, with an open case between them.
Other musicians had come to learn, she brought them to beg - or busk if you prefer it. There were lots of marvellous musicians there of all ages, sharing their music, but she was making money out of her tots.

Subject: RE: In The Name of Willy Clancy
From: GUEST,Peter Laban
Date: 25 Jul 12 - 07:18 AM

The number of street traders has gone down considerably in the last few years, with the exception of the fast food vans. Musical instrument traders have taken to pop up shops for the week rather than stalls in the street and the policy of moving all street traders to Church street seems to have worked well, there were only a few this year (mind you, the weather didn't favour them greatly).

Children busking. A lot to be said about that, both pro and con. My son did it a few times returning from concertina class, playing his two polkas and a jig for half an hour before lunch and making a bit of money which seemed a fortune to a ten year old.

That type of casual busker aside there a number of young children sitting there all day, without being able to play much at all, who don't seem to be doing it for the fun of it. Best not to encourage them.

Subject: RE: In The Name of Willy Clancy
From: Mo the caller
Date: 26 Jul 12 - 02:45 PM

I've no objection to a ten year old busking if it's his own idea. These were much younger.