Knockroghery Singing Festival, Co Roscom

Subject: Knockroghery Singing Festival, Co Roscom
From: An Buachaill Caol Dubh
Date: 17 Oct 06 - 01:40 PM

To whom it may concern:

(I've longed to start a message like that ever since childhood!)

At the end of this month, 27,28,29 October, there's a Singing Festival in Knockroghery, Co. Roscommon, Ireland. Almost in the geographical centre of the island, Knockroghery is not far from the shores of Lough Ree (so, if your map doesn't show the one, you'll surely find the other). "Keep a song in your heart!"

Subject: RE: Knockroghery Singing Festival, Co Roscom
From: MartinRyan
Date: 17 Oct 06 - 01:53 PM

Click here for details

Regards

Subject: RE: Knockroghery Singing Festival, Co Roscom
From: My guru always said
Date: 18 Oct 06 - 09:28 AM

Oh this looks wonderful, am sure you'll have some lovely singing there!

Subject: RE: Knockroghery Singing Festival, Co Roscom
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Oct 06 - 09:57 AM

This really will be wonderful. Nice setting, people are great and Alison MacMorland & Geordie McIntyre are really fine ballad singers.

Subject: RE: Knockroghery Singing Festival, Co Roscom
From: GUEST,Shopper
Date: 07 Dec 06 - 01:55 PM

Seen this mentioned in a coupla threads, any highlights?

Subject: RE: Knockroghery Singing Festival, Co Roscom
From: MartinRyan
Date: 07 Dec 06 - 04:58 PM

Sitting in Batty O'Brien's bar (which used to have a motorbike in its front window - but that's another story) on Saturday afternoon, through a long, relaxed singing session, as the light from the setting sun streamed in through the windows and gradually faded until the candles flickering in alcoves slowly took over...

Regards

Subject: RE: Knockroghery Singing Festival, Co Roscom
From: An Buachaill Caol Dubh
Date: 08 Dec 06 - 11:38 AM

So you were there too; was Batty O'Brien's the fairly low-ceilinged, quite dimly lit one (in two parts)? Jimmie Murray's was quite an experience too (standing-room only on both Saturday and Sunday).

Subject: RE: Knockroghery Singing Festival, Co Roscom
From: MartinRyan
Date: 08 Dec 06 - 12:13 PM

ABCD

Yes - that's it. I was only there for the Saturday afternoon, this year. Enjoyed that session very much.

Regards

Subject: RE: Knockroghery Singing Festival, Co Roscom
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Dec 06 - 02:28 PM

Glad you both enjoyed it, but what I'm really wondering about is names to look out for on the singing circuit? (Shopper)

Subject: RE: Knockroghery Singing Festival, Co Roscom
From: GUEST,eoin o'buadhaigh
Date: 18 Oct 11 - 06:49 AM

is the singing in one or more pubs?

Subject: RE: Knockroghery Singing Festival, Co Roscom
From: MartinRyan
Date: 18 Oct 11 - 06:57 AM

The short answer is - YES!

Murray's tends to be the HQ with excursions to the other (three?) establishments. Hope to make part of it this year, if possible.

Festival details

Regards

Subject: RE: Knockroghery Singing Festival, Co Roscom
From: MartinRyan
Date: 04 Nov 11 - 01:06 PM

Was only able to get to the opening Friday afternoon walk/session this year. Seemed to be getting things off to a good start! Two excellent Traveller singers - Tommy McCarthy and Kitty Cassidy.

Click here for a few pics.

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