ALTAN, Pat Cooksey, Concert.

Subject: ALTAN, Pat Cooksey, Concert.
From: GUEST,Jan.
Date: 14 Jul 05 - 08:54 PM

I saw Pat Cooksey playing with Sean Cannon from the Dubliners last February and it was a great night, really crowded so everyone had to stand, on the 9th of September in a big circus tent Cooksey is the compere, moderator, of a big Irish Festival in Twist. onthe border of Germany and Holland, there are a lot of big names on the programme, Altan play for the first time in years in Germany, tickets
are already hard to get
Heimatshaus, Twist.

Subject: RE: ALTAN, Pat Cooksey, Concert.
From: Gurney
Date: 15 Jul 05 - 01:04 AM

Glad he's well again.
Chris

Subject: RE: ALTAN, Pat Cooksey, Concert.
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 17 Jul 05 - 04:08 AM

Jan, can you provide a web address? Dutch border sounds just about makeable.

Since we're at it, has anyone been to the wonderful Venne Folk Spring in early May, also in that area? This year was a bit wet from above, but Colin Wilkie compered a lot of events, and it was great to meet him in person. They also had class acts, from - among others - the Dutch 'Irish folk' band Rapalje to Allan Taylor to Jens Kommnick, Germany's best and most versatile 'Irish folk' musician to Dragseth, a duo singing sensitive songs in German, English, Low German and North Frisian. Maybe I'll meet you there next year!

Subject: RE: ALTAN, Pat Cooksey, Concert.
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Jul 05 - 08:03 AM

Web address is Heimathaus-twist.de Friday 9th September, Altan, Pat
Cooksey, Stokes, and More Maids.

Subject: RE: ALTAN, Pat Cooksey, Concert.
From: GUEST,Dave sutton. Berlin.
Date: 30 Jul 05 - 08:28 PM

I had the honour of drinking and talking with Pat in Hannover
tonight, Pat tells me he sang for 15 years in the English folk clubs
when he was younger but was allways snubbed by the tradionals.
When I look up his songs now on google, seems Pat's songs are very
well known and popular in England.
I hear on the one hand of the decline of folk music in England, but have seen at first hand how popular Pat is in Ireland and in Europe.
Pat told me he dos not play in England, quite simply because nobody
has asked him, your loss.

Subject: RE: ALTAN, Pat Cooksey, Concert.
From: Jim McLean
Date: 31 Jul 05 - 04:47 AM

I also had the great pleasure of meeting Pat in Rothenburg ob der Tauber earlier this year. He is a great entertainer and I'm sorry I'm going to miss his performance on the 13th/14th August in the Nurnberg/Glasgow festival.

Subject: RE: ALTAN, Pat Cooksey, Concert.
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Sep 05 - 05:11 AM

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