The bonds of friendship are close in the world of music in Ireland. It’s a small world. Traditional music, in particular, draws its own circles and tightens those bonds. Castleisland came firmly within that circle midway through the last century with the activity of the likes of Patrick O’Keeffe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford and many…
The final Handed Down session of the current series will take place at Scartaglin Heritage Centre on the coming Saturday, April 21st. at 8pm sharp. “On the night, Bryan O’Leary will welcome special guest Billy Clifford to Scartaglin and we will hear about the legacy of music he inherited from his mother Julia, father John…
It’s great to hear about events being organised and happening right where they ought to. Next month’s Sliabh Luachra Summer School in Tureencahill Community Centre is just one of these. This event will consist of three days of music, talks and performances to highlight the music and musicians of the Sliabh Luachra area on August…
Two of the finest of Sliabh Luachra’s many young musicians have teamed up and will launch a CD at the heritage centre in Scartaglin on Saturday night at 8-30pm. Bryan O’Leary and Colm Guilfoyle have been playing music together on a regular basis in recent years and they have chosen organically from their own rich…
As I mentioned here over the past few weeks, the RTÉ Radio 1traditional music programme, The Rolling Wave is celebrating the music of Sliabh Luachra and remembering two great fiddle-players from this area. The first two programmes were dedicated to the late Paddy Cronin by means of a tribute concert which took place in the Community Hall in…
For the month of August, the Rolling Wave will be celebrating the music of Sliabh Luachra and remembering two great fiddle-players from this most musical area on the Cork-Kerry border – Paddy Cronin and Denis Murphy. On the first two Sundays in August, 3rd and 10th at 10pm the programme will feature a tribute concert…
As part of the IRD Duhallow Day of the Regions Programme the annual Sliabh Luachra Summer School takes place in Bruach Na Carraige in Rockchapel later this month. This annual, educational event starts on Wednesday, July 23rd and continues from 10am to 1pm until Friday the 25th with traditional music master classes with Ireland’s leading teachers,…
I’m delighted to report that World Fiddle Day got off to a ripping start here in Castleisland last night. Browne’s Bar hosted the opening night of what promised to be a wonderful weekend of the music most favoured in this neck-of-the-woods. This is the first real ‘toe-in-the-water’ event for the organisers and the fact that…
Saturday, May 17th. is World Fiddle Day. PJ Teahan and friends: Tom O’Connell, Mick Culloty and Con Moynihan are planning a special weekend of fiddle music in Castleisland and Scartaglin. The event will get under way on Friday evening at Browne’s Bar at 9-30pm. That’ll be used for turning-up, tuning-up, limbering up and lubricating up in…
