2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Niamh Bird
Date: 28 Sep 12 - 08:25 AM

Thanks very much to all the organisers of this great festival - will be hard to top it. Glorious singing and songs - great fun - new voices - plenty of young people (I used to be one of the youngest ha!), Jimmy winning matches, 50 shades, etc..... The walk was brilliant, I was exhausted after it, but it was well worth it. Mick has started to upload some videos onto Youtube and Facebook, and there's loads of photos there too. For those not on FB, here's the video of young Siobhán (Harte) singing Molly Malone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2mfCOBymw4&feature=share&list=UUR_1pHhQjK7HIoXA-AqfXOg

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: GUEST,Pat 'de Verse'
Date: 28 Sep 12 - 06:01 AM

I have to say I think this one was the best yet. I know we always say that, but I really feel it was. The fact it didn't rain on the walk helped a great deal. Which reminds me, my Dublin brolly is still in Club na Múinteoirí....I must retrieve it today. I thought Near FM did a great job , but I've yet to hear any of the recordings.

Hope there is a DVD, Mick Dunne usually provides one of the walk, so I'll have to be nice to him. If Frank Nugent is logging in, thanks again for Sat nt/Sun morn bed & board. If you have any spare programmes of the walk left I'd love one as I seem to have lost mine.
All in all a mighty weekend, and it was great meet my old friend Mai Hernon again too!

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Fergie
Date: 26 Sep 12 - 07:49 PM

Thanks Malcolm and Judy for all your support, help, encouragement, friendship, good humour, songs and for adding to the spirit of the FHFest. Hope to see you in Clare.

Fergus

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: GUEST,Malcolm Storey
Date: 25 Sep 12 - 09:28 PM

Brilliant!!!

I reckon the com it tea have a real problem next year - they are going to have to try to top it.

Thanks to everyone involved and keep up the great work.

See a lot of you at Clare in early November.

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Fergie
Date: 25 Sep 12 - 04:00 PM

It was a brilliant weekend of endless singing. Met up with lots of Mudcatters. Was delighted to shake hands and have a few songs with Matthew Edwards, Diva, Martin Ryan, Zozimus, Liberty Boy, George Henderson, John Moulden, etc., etc., Can't wait for FHF 2013

Fergus

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: GUEST,Diva
Date: 25 Sep 12 - 12:51 PM

Fabulous weekend, loads of highlights. Wee Siobhan standing a-top the tart wi the cart belting out Molly Malone - not a worry on her! Oor Siobhan (Miller)singing up a storm. Mouldy's talk (still singing Jimmy's winning matches) and Frank Nugent who took us sauntering round Dublin. Loads of songs and ballads and laughs. And as for that Fergus and his Fifty Shades of Grey...... all I can say was it was a miracle that I had any breath left to sing with! Pure magic so it was. A huge thank you to all at An Goilin who work so hard to make this a cracker of a weekend. It gets better every year! Heres to the next one!

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: GUEST,Annette
Date: 25 Sep 12 - 12:32 PM

What a great weekend! Great Goilin night on Friday (huge crowd) with excellent workshop from Aine Ui Cheallaigh Saturday morning. John Moulden's talk was very well done as expected. Then a good singaround Saturday afternoon, and evening meal for €5.00! The concert on Saturday night was superb, not a bum note anywhere. All performances were great. Then the "Dublin Saunter" organised by Frank Nugent was the piece de resistance with information and songs dispensed at every stop. Brilliant all over! Thanks to the organising committee. I'll be back next year.

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: GUEST,John Moulden
Date: 24 Sep 12 - 08:20 AM

Now safely back home in Donegal after an interesting weekend! Thanks to the organisers who did a great job and were very welcoming. I'm sorry that more pressing matters prevented my fully participating in Sunday afternoon's sinagaround but I explained that Donegal people in general, blow-ins like myself as well as those who can trace beck generations, were likely to concentrate on the All-Ireland foootball final(for British, like the FA Cup Final, for Americans, like the Superbowl.
Thanks also to all those who said they had enjoyed my presentation; it was fun to give it!

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: MartinRyan
Date: 24 Sep 12 - 04:45 AM

Fortunately, after last year's drenching in Glasnevin Cemetery, our luck returned and we had pleasant walking conditions on the Sunday morning. Even the football supporters passing in waves as they headed for Croke Park didn't disrupt proceedings! Of course - these were GAA folk, not soccer....

Exit stage left...

;>)>

Regards

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Matthew Edwards
Date: 24 Sep 12 - 03:47 AM

Thanks to everyone involved in organising such an amazing weekend; the singarounds were just magic, and the Saturday night concert was brilliant. But the real highlight for me was the walking tour on Sunday morning - a real Dublin saunter. Well done to all the singers and speakers, and especially to Frank Nugent for his commentary and for shepherding such a large crowd of us through the busy streets. But what a star Siobhan Harte was at singing "Cockles and Mussels"!

It was great to meet Martin and Fergus at last as well.

Matthew

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 24 Sep 12 - 12:13 AM

Hello, Kevin. I'll start a thread called Tune Add: Wild Flower of the Laune. Then I'll send the MIDI to Joe Offer for posting to that thread.

The last two MIDI's I submitted never showed up, so if this doesn't work, we'll think of something else.

I'm glad to hear somebody is interested in this lovely melody.

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: MartinRyan
Date: 23 Sep 12 - 04:30 AM

Missed John Moulden's talk but really enjoyed the concert - great variety of superb talent.

Regards

p.s. more than a handful of Mudcat scattered around, of course!

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Liberty Boy
Date: 23 Sep 12 - 03:13 AM

This goes from strength to strength. Lovely witty talk by John Moulden, and a brilliant Grand Concert in the evening. Really looking forward to the "singing and walking" tour through the centre of Dublin this morning and the farewell session in the afternoon.

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: MartinRyan
Date: 22 Sep 12 - 11:03 AM

Hi Kevin

I'm on the road at the moment but will look into this when I get back.

Regards

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Liberty Boy
Date: 22 Sep 12 - 05:02 AM

What an absolutely fabulous first night of the festival. Please excuse the hyperbole but it was top class. Great songs and great singers. And two more days of it still to go!

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: GUEST,Kevin Hughes
Date: 21 Sep 12 - 05:02 PM

Hi Martin....this does not relate to this thread...but I am looking for a midi of aa song called... The Wild Flower Of The Laune...and I come upon posting... http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=135146..of this song where a 'guest' called Leeneia had made a midi for this and offered it to other people in that forum.....I was wondering if you got a copy of that midi or do you know how I could get in contact with Leeneia myself.
    Thank you
         Kevin Hughes

my email address is....    [e-mail]

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Liberty Boy
Date: 21 Sep 12 - 02:31 AM

I'll have yes all know me name's Paidín Ã" Raifertaigh!

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Fergie
Date: 20 Sep 12 - 09:07 PM

No wellies needed Diva darling, unless your thinking of setting off to the bog agathering turf; right fol de dol, right fol de dol, aright fol de dol dol, dol de.

FergXXX

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Diva
Date: 20 Sep 12 - 02:58 PM

Calm down Ferg! Calm down! One more sleep. Looking forward to a cracking weekend of singing and carousing. Will I need my wellies?

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Fergie
Date: 20 Sep 12 - 08:17 AM

Hi George,

I decided to take some valium to help me calm down, but I took viagra by mistake and not I'm both exzyrah AND delleyerah, I'll just have to get a grip. See you tomorrow. Oh by the way have heard nothing of Clarence or Claire lately, hope to come across them at the FHF.

Ferg

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: GUEST,George Henderson
Date: 20 Sep 12 - 06:27 AM

You sound just a little bit excited Fergie. Calm down. It is going to be fabulous. Really looking forward to it. Can't get to Howth tonight unfortunately. But I will be there early tomorrow.

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Fergie
Date: 19 Sep 12 - 07:26 PM

We'll be decorating the hall in the Teachers' Club tomorrow, then we'll have a session in the Howth Singers Circle tomorrow evening with Siobhán Miller. Then BANG the Frank Harte Festival will explode into life with the official opening and the mighty singing session on Friday. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWW, I can't wait.

Fergus

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Diva
Date: 19 Sep 12 - 07:07 PM

Magic! Now so long as I get on the right plane!

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Liberty Boy
Date: 19 Sep 12 - 10:43 AM

He's not too bad. Your tickets are reserved. The singing and walking tour is shaping up to be amazing!!!

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Diva
Date: 19 Sep 12 - 09:51 AM

Think I ordered mine and Maggie's from Liberty Boy at Whitby. BTW some fella called Fergus Russell's on the list of guests. Is he any good? ***BG***

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Fergie
Date: 18 Sep 12 - 02:23 PM

Tickets for Saturday concert are going fast (The Voice Squad are the main drew). If any Mudcatter need some tickets PM myself or Liberty Boy, but do it soon or miss out.

Fergus

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: MartinRyan
Date: 17 Sep 12 - 12:44 PM

Ryanair willing... Or at least able.
Greetings from Cadiz!

Regards

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Liberty Boy
Date: 17 Sep 12 - 12:16 PM

Tickets are selling out very fast. Anyone who has not ordered them should pm either myself or fergie.

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Liberty Boy
Date: 14 Sep 12 - 04:17 AM

7 days to go!

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Fergie
Date: 10 Sep 12 - 08:22 PM

Wow it's nearly FHF time again. It's the highlight of the year for me. Roll on.

Fergus

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Liberty Boy
Date: 10 Sep 12 - 02:39 AM

On the run-in now!

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Liberty Boy
Date: 04 Sep 12 - 02:59 PM

Bump!

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: GUEST,Diva
Date: 01 Sep 12 - 08:47 AM

Hup

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Liberty Boy
Date: 31 Aug 12 - 11:38 AM

Thanks for the recommendation CET!

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: CET
Date: 30 Aug 12 - 06:37 PM

A walking tour of Georgian Dublin! Aargh! Even if I should win win the lottery between now and then I still have a client to defend, and I can't go, dammit! If you are lucky enough to have the chance to go, don't miss it.

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: MartinRyan
Date: 30 Aug 12 - 05:49 AM

Have to miss it this year, unfortunately. Will be in Cadiz for a conference/holiday over that weekend. Coincidentally, I was in the same general area (Granada) the week Frank died. I remember sitting in an Internet cafe late at night trying to keep up with the sad news.

Enjoy.

Regards

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Diva
Date: 30 Aug 12 - 05:33 AM

Beds and flights booked. Hurrah!

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: MartinRyan
Date: 27 Aug 12 - 12:06 PM

All prejudice apart (she's a friend of ours), I strongly recommend Aine Ui Cheallaigh's workshop on the Saturday morning. I sat in on two she ran at the Feakle festival this year and enjoyed them hugely. She knows the traditions (both Irish language and English) intimately, is a qualified music teacher and a wonderful singer with vast experience and repertoire...

Regards

Subject: RE: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Diva
Date: 27 Aug 12 - 11:30 AM

Cracking line up

Subject: 2012 Frank Harte Festival in Dublin
From: Liberty Boy
Date: 27 Aug 12 - 02:27 AM

Frank Harte Festival 2012

Friday September 21st   
The Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square.
8.00pm         Reception and Official Opening
9.00pm        Singing Session Featuring Invited Guests        €3.00

Saturday September 22nd
The Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square
11.00am Singing Workshop with Áine Uí Cheallaigh        €10.00

1.30pm Illustrated Talk / Lecture "There was an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman" - do the devils have the best songs? with Dr. John Moulden                                        Free

3.00pm         Singing Session                                        Free

8.00pm        Grand Concert                                        €20.00
        Invited Guests:
        Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich                               Co. Kerry
        Cormac Ó Beaglaoich                                Co. Kerry
       Bréanainn Ó Beaglaoich                               Co. Kerry
       Peter "The Racker" Donnelly                        Co. Wicklow
       Áine Uí Cheallaigh                                Co. Waterford
       Fergus Russell                                        Dublin
       Grace Toland                                        Co. Donegal
       Gerry Cullen                                        Co. Louth
        Fran McPhail                                        Co. Louth
        Phil Callery                                        Dublin
        Siobhan Miller                                       Scotland
Sunday September 23rd
11.00am        "Dublin can be Heaven" a singing and walking tour of Georgian Dublin with members of An Góilín.                        Free
The Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square
2.30pm        Refreshments
3.00pm        Singing Session And Final Farewell                €3.00
Contacts:
Fergus Russell                 [phone]
Máire Ní Chroinín         [phone]
Jerry O'Reilly                [phone]