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09 May 12 - 10:10 AM (#3348659) Subject: Fastnet Maritime Festival Workshops From: The Sandman FastnetMaritime Andfolkfestivalballydehob We can now accept payment by paypal for the festival workshops, if you want to book in advance https://sites.google.com/site/thefastnetmaritimeandfolkfest/home/workshops-sat-16th |
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09 May 12 - 10:45 AM (#3348671) Subject: RE: Fastnet Maritime Festival Workshops From: The Sandman Full programme now available on website. |
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10 May 12 - 07:55 AM (#3349079) Subject: RE: Fastnet Maritime Festival Workshops From: The Sandman This festival will be featured on 3 days on Cork County sound 103fm |
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14 May 12 - 04:17 AM (#3350564) Subject: Fastnet Maritime Festival Programme corr From: The Sandman My apologies to the Ballydehob youth centre, On The Fastnet Maritime and Folk Festival programme[which is now downloadable] from the webpage]various gigs /workshops are described as being in The Methodist Church, the building is now the meeting place of The Ballydehob Youth Centre." There is a sign up outside the building saying "Methodist Church", on this basis I thought it would be easier for non local visitors to find the venue, I also have to remind visitors that this is an alcohol free venue, because the building is still owned by The Methodist Church. |
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15 May 12 - 04:17 AM (#3351012) Subject: RE: Fastnet Maritime Festival Workshops/correction From: The Sandman The sign saying methodist church has recently been removed, THE BUILDING IS UP SOME STAIRS ADJACENT TO WAYNES HAIRDRESSING SALON. |
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24 May 12 - 05:30 AM (#3355027) Subject: RE: Fastnet Maritime Festival Workshops/correction From: The Sandman FastnetMaritime Andfolkfestivalballydehob many thanks to our latest sponsor Liss Ard Estate & Irish Sky Garden Castletownsend Road Skibbereen, County Cork PLEASE BOOK EARLY VIA PAY PAL, a lot of interest in Workshop places has been shown already. |
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31 May 12 - 10:52 AM (#3357659) Subject: RE: Fastnet Maritime Festival Workshops/correction From: The Sandman BY CAROL GILBERT THE inaugural Fastnet Maritime and Folk Fest takes place over the weekend of June 15th to 17th next and promises to be another great festival based in Ballydehob. The festival will feature maritime and other folk music with a range of sea songs, shanties, dance, craft displays, workshops and much more. Groups are already booked in from Wales, England and Holland and there's plenty of entertainment for all including a sea song writing competition, busking, pub music, gigs, French dancing and singing and Irish Trad sessions galore. Weekend workshops include: Matt Cranitch, fiddle; Jackie Daly, button accordion; Tomas Wiegandt, percussionNorman Collins's workshop includes understanding harmony, chords and its relationship to melody and Andy Kenna's workshop is on John Masefield's sea poems, set to music. All workshops may be booked in advance online or by telephoning 028 37534. Cathy Cook and Dick Miles are the force behind this event and are quick to point out they have support from lots of local people and organisations. Dick said, 'Barry O'Brien of the Irish Whip has been very helpful as has Vincent Coughlan of Coughlan's bar and so many people have come on board.' Dick was also involved in the Ballydehob Jazz Festival, which was a roaring success this year. His love of music inspired him to organise a festival which included folk musicfrom around the globe as well as including Irish traditional music. Already under way is a poetry writing competition for the two Ballydehob national schools. The judge of the winning poem about the sea will be none other than celebrated author, Alice Taylor. There's also an art competition for younger children and the judge in this case is renowned local artist Carol James. Competitions and prizes During the festival there will also be busking competitions and prizes for the bestdressed pirates, children and adults, as well as a song writing competition. 'I will be singing some of the works of Cicely Fox Smith. I have set two of her poems to music and one of them is called 'Old Fastnet',' explained Dick. Dick Miles has strong maritime family connections as his grandfather sailed on the Thermopylae, the tea clipper that raced against the Cutty Sark. His grandfather played the fiddle as well and, for many years, Dick played the UK's clubs and maritime festivals. When he came to Ballydehob 20 years ago, Dick was intrigued with the name of the Sandboat pub and realised there was a maritime tradition in Ballydehob. He learned that the sandboats are here because several families, including the Levis family, were employed through a 19th-century government scheme to collect sand and seaweed which was then taken up country and used as fertiliser. There's a great line-up of musicians over the weekend including the group Free Spirit. Free Spirit played at the Top of the Coom pub, Ireland's highest pub, which was sadly burned down recently. |
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01 Jun 12 - 10:21 AM (#3358030) Subject: RE: Fastnet Maritime Festival Workshops/correction From: The Sandman re |