Julia Clifford has a special place in the panoply of historic Irish traditional musicians and a special place in the hearts of many musicians today. Thanks to a partnership between her family and a group of her friends in England, a permanent memorial has been installed in the village of Knocknagree, a place where Julia…
A great night’s entertainment and a good crowd carried the night in Scartaglen Heritage Centre on Saturday as Matt Cranitch expertly conducted the ‘Picture Paints a Thousand Words’ programme in the ever delightful, always surprising Handed Down series. “Now as the evenings get brighter and spirits lift we are getting ready for this month’s Handed…
November 1st has fallen on a Sunday on innumerable times over the years and certainly on a couple of occasions recently enough. So what? The consequences of this harmless occurrence for Castleisland is that the town’s annual horse fair moves to the Monday 2nd when November 1st lands on a Sunday. This occasional coincidence of…
Dublin born, Kerry connected fiddle player, Aidan Connolly is another major figure of a rising generation with a safe pair of hands and a deeply appreciating, cradling nature for the music of his ancestry. On Saturday night he brought his Handed Down audience on a trip through the musical family history of the Cronins from…
Kerry County Council Arts Service, in collaboration with Cork County Council and Limerick County Council Arts Services is inviting people to attend a networking session on the Sliabh Luachra Music Trail on this Friday 12th April in the River Island Hotel, Castleisland at 7pm sharp. ‘The unique music style of Sliabh Luachra is an integral…
While preparations are being made for the May 18th World Fiddle Day celebrations, the monthly Handed Down sessions continue in Scartaglin on this Saturday night at 8pm. “Join us in the comfortable Heritage Centre Scartaglin on March 9th when we pay tribute to one of Ireland’s leading musicians Matt Cranitch,” according to the invitation from…
The death has occurred of Denis O’Riordan, The Village, Scartaglen, Co. Kerry. Formerly of O’Riordan’s Garage, Scartaglen. Peacefully, on January 4th 2019 in the excellent care of the staff of Cúil Dídin Nursing Home, Tralee. Predeceased by his brothers: Stephen, Paddy and Johnny. Deeply regretted by his sister, Margaret and brother Jeremiah. Sadly missed by…
Fleming’s Public House in Scartaglen is coming up to let next month, August 2017. The business comprises of: A seven-day licensed premises and function room and is situated in the heart of the village. Musical Heritage Scartaglen has recovered much of its musical heritage in recent years with the autumn/ winter/spring long Handed Down series…
The final Handed Down presentation of 2016 will be given by Dr. Máire O’Keeffe on musician, teacher and music historian, Nicholas ‘Nicky’ McAuliffe of Knockachur, Knocknagoshel and now, Tullig, Castleisland. Tralee native, Máire O’Keeffe is living in Kinvara in Co. Galway and is regarded as one of Kerry’s finest fiddle players. A PhD from the…
The RTÉ Radio One traditional music flagship, The Rolling Wave will include the second and concluding broadcast of recordings made at the May 21st World Fiddle Day in Scartaglin on this Sunday night’s programme from 9pm. The programme, like last Sunday’s broadcast, will feature the finest of fiddle music from the stage of the Scartaglin…
