Sheffield Irish Festival Programme

Subject: Sheffield Irish Festival Programme
From: JulieF
Date: 20 Feb 01 - 08:05 AM

I have now got hold of the programme for the Sheffield Irish Festival ( actually - I've got hold of a boxful which I've got to distribute). The following are the main music events - although some have not confirmed - make sure that you ring to check .

Sheffield Irish Forum Number - 0114 2210481

Saturday 24th February - Van Morrison Sheffield City Hall

Friday 2nd March - John Dowling & Mahogany Gas Pipe - Gardener's Rest ,Neepsend Lane ( Marie Curie Cancer Research Fundraiser)

Friday 2nd March - Frain Family - Red House Solly Street

Saturday 3rd March - Traditional Irish Music Workshops - National Centre for Popular Music

Dermot Kearney - Banjo Danny Meehan - fiddle masterclass Reg Hall - Button accordian Steafan Hannigan - Low Whistle

Please ring the forum to book / confirmation of artists

Saturday 3rd March - Dermot Kearney, Danny Meehan, Reg Hall, SheafKnot and Exclusively Irish Dancers at St Phillips Social Club, Netherthorpe.

Monday 5th March - Dog and Partridge Session with Mahogany Gas Pipe

Tuesday 6th March - An evening with Brendan Ingle - Library theatre

Westlife - Sheffield Arena (!) ( and next two days)

Robin Garside - Red House , Solly Street

Wednesday 7th March

Dermot Kearney - Dog and Partridge

Thursday 8th March

The Grand acoustic Road show - Pauline Cato , Tom McConville, Clive Carrroll, Maggie Boyle - The Arts Centre - Chesterfield

Bohinta (featuring Martin and Aine Furey & Greig Stewart) at Bob Hazel Wood's Folk-Blues and Roots Concert Lounge - 509 Ecclesall Road , Sheffield

March 9th

Davey Arthur, Mike Gavin, Ray Hearn & Exclusively Irish Dancers - Sheffield Library Theatre

Greencastle Ceili Band - Rotherham Trades Club

Monday 12th March

Session - Dog and Partridge - Mahogangy Gas Pipe

Tuesday 13th March

Session - Led by Brain Gilmer - Fagins

Thursday 15th March

Brendan Power and Dean Magraw at Bob Hazelwood's Folk-Blues and Rootes Concert Lounge, 509 Ecclesall Road Sheffield.

Friday 16th March

Jim Mahoney - Gardener's Rest Neepsend Lane

Hekety - St Patricks's night ceili - Arts Centre Chesterfield

Saturday 17th March

Lots of stuff - all day Orchard Square Sheffield

Frain Family & Celtic Supporters - Millmoor Hotal Rotherham

St Patrick Night specials - Gardener's Rest, Dog & Partridge , The Grapes Hotel ( Trippet Lane)

Brian Harvey (Ex of East 17) National Centre for Popular Music - in aid of Robert Hammil Campaign Dance display - The Elizabeth Byrne School of Irish Dance

Dinner & Dance - South Yorkshire Police Sports & Social Club, Niagara Sheffield - dancing to The Richard Kavanagh Quartet & Irish Dancers (Scoil Rince Nua ) - in aid of lots of charities

Sunday 18th March

Irish Tea Dance - Sally Glennon Band - St Phillips club , Netherthorpe

Monday 19th March

Sesssion - Dog & Partridge - Mahogany Gas Pipe

Tuesday 20th March

Evening in aid of Eastwood Day Centre - Old Foggy Dewo, Mahoganny Gas Pipe , Annis A Cara and others - Rotherham Trades Club

Wednesday 21st March

Dermont Kearny - Dog & Partridge

Thursday 22nd March

Tomas Lynch - Bob Hazelwood's Folk-Blues and Roots Concert Lounge - 509 Eccleshall Road Sheffield

Friday 23rd March

Chris Sherbourne, Denny Bartley & Nick Scott, Ray Hearn, Exclusively Irish Dancers - St Phillips Social Club , Netherthorpe

Saturday 24th March

Tradditional Music Workshops - National Centre for Popular Music

Concertina - John Turner

Seanos - Mick Furey

Tin Whistle - Francis & Diz Feeley

Guitar workshop - Eoin Tether

Fiddle masterclass - Nick Farelley

Fiddle workshop - Cath James

Pipe Workshop - Brain Howard

Voice Workshop - John Horsey

Bodhran Workshop - Ciaran Boyle

Followed by session in the bar

Again ring to confirm interest

Monday 26th March

Session - Dog & Partridge - Mahogany Gas Pipe

Wednesday 28th March

Nick Farrelly - Gardner's Rest

Friday 30th March

Frain Family, John Dowling & The Critics , Exclisively Irish Dancers - Rotherham Trades Club

Sunday 1st April/Monday 2nd April

The Corrs - Sheffield Arena

Thursday 5th April

Chris Newman and Maire Ni Chathasaigh - Arts Centre - Chesterfield

Sunday 22nd April

Gary Moore - Sheffield City Hall

Thursday 17th May

Dermot O'Leary & The Bards (Fundraiser for Carmel Care) - St Phillip's Social Club - Netherthorpe

This is just the musical side of the festival - there are lots of conferences, Irish language and history events and films. Please send me a personal message if you want any more details about anything - I will be happy to send you a full programme. or ring the forum number at the top this message or email - [e-mail] or me [e-mail]

There should be some very good events.

All the best Julie

Subject: RE: Sheffield Irish Festival Programme
From: Roger in Sheffield
Date: 20 Feb 01 - 02:49 PM

Thanks Julie, some of my favourite pubs and people !!

Subject: RE: Sheffield Irish Festival Programme
From: JulieF
Date: 24 Feb 01 - 10:11 AM

We are now well and truely launched

Julie