Session with the Pipers
www.pipers.ie

Tuesday 1st November 2011

Traditional Music Recital

Cian Talty (Uilleann Pipes)
Gerry O’Connor (Fiddle)
Martin Quinn (Accordion)
Nuala Kennedy (Songs/Flute)

The Cobblestone Bar, 77 North King Street, Dublin 7
Starting at 9:30pm (Doors 9.00pm)
Admission: €12.00 (concession €8.00)

Supported by
The Arts Council

About the Musicians
Cian Talty (Uilleann Pipes)
From Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare eighteen year old Cian Talty began playing the pipes at the age of twelve. Up to that point he didn’t show any interest in music, but ironically from a very young age he was always to be found sitting on the pipe case - this was his special seat. Cian is the third generation of pipers in his family. His father Seán and grandfather Martin being great pipers before him. Cian’s style of playing is the style associated with his locality in years gone by. He also possesses a particular affection for slow airs which is not found among the younger generation these days. Cian has performed at festivals and events countrywide and is currently studying music in Waterford.
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www.michaellondra.com

Wexford native Michael Londra is a star on the rise across the USA, his show ‘Beyond Celtic’ is currently reaching a mass of households on US TV, Michael is also due to commence his 50 date tour which sees him travel from West to East across the US. beginning with a three week residency in downtown San Francisco.
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New Cultural Event for Carlingford.

This Halloween sees a new cultural event take place in Carlingford.

The Carlingford Canadian/Irish Cultural Day, which has been organised by those cultural trailblazers Carlingford Community Development, examines the cultural links between Carlingford and Canada. The highlight of this inaugural cultural event will be the Carlingford premier of the play “Griffintown”.
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www.sligolive.ie

OVER 100 PERFORMANCES, OVER 400 PERFORMERS
OVER 6 DAYS, 80% FREE, ALL INDOORS

2011’s Last Big Festival, SLIGO LIVE is getting ready to welcome an array of International artists and thousands of dedicated fans to Sligo this October Bank Holiday Weekend.  SLIGO LIVE, folk, roots and indie music Festival runs over 6 days from October 26th – 31st.  With over 100 performances, 400 performers, and with 80% free your only problem is choosing which gig to go to next!
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www.junctionscork.com
Thursday 20th October at  8:00pm

The Pavilion, Carey’s Lane, Cork City

The 4th instalment of the exciting Junctions series of traditional music concerts takes place this Thursday in the Pavilion, Cork city.

The line-up features artists at the cutting edge of both the Irish and Scottish traditional music scenes including accordionist extraordinaire Máirtín O’Connor accompanied by the legendary Dónal Lunny, the mesmerizing voice of Capercaillie’s Karen Matheson along with fellow band member (and husband) Donald Shaw, as well as regular hosts Karan Casey and Buille.

Tickets are on sale at €20 each  available from the Pavilion and tickets.ie.

For more information visit www.junctionscork.com or ring 0872235355.

Traditional music group FullSet are the winners of the RTÉ Radio/RAAP traditional music bursary to the value of €5000. The winners of the four bursaries (classical, trad, pop, folk) were announced on Thursday evening during an RTÉ Radio concert featuring the 12 shortlisted acts.

FullSet is made up Seán McCarthy, Janine Redmond, Andrew Meaney, Teresa Horgan, Michael Harrison and Eamonn Moloney, with members hailing mainly from Munster – Cork and Tipperary – complimented by two Dubs!  FullSet released their debut album, Notes at Liberty, earlier this year, and they have a lot of experience of playing at festivals in Ireland and throughout Europe, and have played with musicians such as Moya Brennan, Fred Morrison, Lúnasa and Carlos Nuñez.
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New Cultural Event for Carlingford.
This Halloween sees a new cultural event take place in Carlingford.

The Carlingford Canadian/Irish Cultural Day, which has been organised by those cultural trailblazers Carlingford Community Development, examines the cultural links between Carlingford and Canada. The highlight of this inaugural cultural event will be the Carlingford premier of the play “Griffintown”.

Griffintown by two piece théâtre group Théâtre Rua, is a dramatic piece of theatre, set in Montreal’s Irish community.
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Galway trio, We Banjo 3 selected to participate in Music Network’s unique professional development award programme

www.musicnetwork.ie

“We Banjo 3 are terrific. There really isn’t a better way to say it. Wonderful musicianship of the first order. Best of all, they are different.”

Bill Margeson, Irish Music Writer

Music Network is delighted to announce We Banjo 3 as awardees of Young Musicwide 2011, a unique professional development programme designed to support musicians in the early stages of their performing career. We Banjo 3 from Galway features Enda Scahill, Martin Howley and David Howley playing tenor banjos, mandolins, tenor guitars, guitars, banjolin and vocals. Playing with swing and soul, We Banjo 3 effortlessly combines the best of Irish and Bluegrass banjo music, mining the rich vein of the American Old Time tradition and thoroughly reinventing the banjo band sound. Modern rhythms, traditional melodies, virtuosic technique and innovative arrangements of music and song add up to an incredible feast of banjo and mandolin music.

Enda Scahill has been at the forefront of Irish banjo playing for some time and is highly regarded for his technical wizardry and innovative style. His debut album ‘Pick It Up’ is one of the top rated and largest selling banjo albums on the market. In 2010 he recorded ‘Green Grass Blue Grass’, a collaboration between Brock McGuire Band and Ricky Skaggs, an album which has been recognised as one of the most important collaborative recordings in many years. His album ‘Humdinger’ with Paul Brock was awarded Traditional Album of the Year by the Irish Times. In 2008 Enda published his Irish Banjo Tutor book and CD to rave reviews. He has been a member of the Brock McGuire band for over ten years. They were recently voted Instrumental Band of the Decade by Irish American News.
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www.altents.ie

South county Dublin’s foremost traditional and folk music festival, the Des Carty Sessions, presented by Alternative Entertainments Arts Group, is returning to venues around the south county this October for its 8th annual session.
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www.stephenleeson.com

Multi talented Irish Folk Singer Stephen Leeson officially launched his album “Isle of Hope” (2011) in O’Shea’s Merchant, Merchants Quay, Dublin on Tuesday September 13th at 9.30pm.
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