The Clare Festival of Traditional Singing takes place in the Bellbridge Hotel on the weekend of 18th November 2011.
Clare Festival of Traditional Singing.
Programme.
Friday.
8.00 p.m. Opening Launch by Michael Collins, renowned actor and regular visitor to An Góilín Traditional Singers Club.
(Food sponsored by The Bellbridge Hotel).
8.45 p.m. Collecting from Travellers in London. Jim Carroll and Pat Mackenzie. €5.00
10.00 p.m. Informal Singing Session hosted by Jerry O’Reilly
Saturday
11.00 a.m. Singing Workshop facilitated by Kevin and Ellen Mitchell €5.00
2.00 p.m. Informal Singing Session with singers in Irish and English.
MC Annette Munnelly.
4.00 p.m. Seminar: A shared heritage – Traveller and settled?
Contributions by Elizabeth Stewart, Sean Tyrell, Thomas McCarthy, Catherine Collins, Antaine Ó Faracháin.
Chaired by Anne Clune – €5.00
8.00 p.m. Grand Concert of Traditional Singing,
Presented by Sean Malone.
The Sean Tyrell Trio, Mickey and Niamh Dunne, Tim Dennehy,
Kevin & Ellen Mitchell, Antaine Ó Farracháin, Martin Collins, Kitty
Cassidy, Thomas McCarthy, Elizabeth Stewart and Celine O’Leary
- €20.00
10.30 p.m. Informal Singing Session hosted by Máire Garvey.
FAREWELL
Sunday
1.00p.m. Marrinan’s Pub: Farewell Singing Session hosted by Michael Grey.
ACCOMODATION
The Bellbridge Hotel are offering a special rate of €99 per person sharing for the weekend. This is for 2 nights B & B and evening meal on Saturday.
CONTACT:
Annette Munnelly
065 7084365/ 087 6618921
Jerry O’Reilly
01 6267589 / 086 8161557
Anne Clune:
065 7084628/ 087 2645113
GUEST PROFILES
Kevin & Ellen Mitchell: Kevin and Ellen are two well known singers, Kevin from Derry and married to Ellen from Glasgow. Both have a keen interest in traditional singing all their lives.
Seán Tyrrell: Sean is known far and wide as a singer, actor and musician. He was a guest of the Féile in Ennistymon many years ago, and is very welcome on his return.
Martin Collins: A young singer from Dublin, Martin is a nephew of Michael Collins and grandson of the renowned Johnny Collins, who attended the Góilín singers club in the years before his death. He carries a wealth of traveller culture and songs.
Antaine Ó Faracháin: A singer in Irish and English all his life, Antaine has taken a keen interest in singers and songs from every tradition and is welcome back after many years.
Mickey & Niamh Dunne: A well known father and daughter, Mickey is a fine piper in the hallowed traveller tradition and a singer and Niamh is an excellent singer in her own right.