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Larkin Hedge School Programme
Please note that although all events are covered by the €10 entrance fee, there are a limited number of places in the classes (fiddle, set dancing and songwriting). Book early to ensure a place, contact Nóra Geraghty - e-mail: cleclub@gmail.com phone ![]()
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Friday June 12th
7.30pm: Opening session
Cois Life Bar: Mick O’Connor
– Our Living Tradition: Dúchas na Cathrach
Facilitator: Des Geraghty
An illustrated journey through the tradition and musical life of Dublin with Mick O’Connor, musician, artist, former president of the Association of Irish Traditional Musicians and founder member of An Coiste Ceoil and the Castle Ceilí Band
9.00pm: Evening concert
The evening concert will take place in the Cois Life Bar and feature award winning young musicians Liam O’Connor and Conor McKeon
Fear a Tí: Noel Pocock
In keeping with Clé Club tradition, guests from the floor are welcome to participate
Saturday June 13th
11.30am: Failte – coffee and biscuits
The Larkin Hedge School welcomes participants; slide show and exhibition in the Connolly room; stalls will be set up to run throughout the day
A specialist from the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine will be on hand throughout the day to offer health and safety tips and other information for performers
12-2pm: Early sessions
Cois Life Bar: Dr John Moulden (NUI Galway)
– Honest Labourers and Jolly Rakes of all Trades, an illustrated talk
Facilitator: Jerry O’Reilly
From the end of the eighteenth century many songs about workers circulated in Ireland. Most referred to farm work or mill work, though there were also many about workers such as spailpíní, cobblers, tinsmiths, pedlars, drovers and others. Such songs of honest work often hinted at sexual dalliance as well. Writer, researcher and academic Dr John Moulden takes an illustrated look at the folk culture of labourers
Auditorium: Gerry O’Connor
– Fiddle master class. Two years’ experience plus
Kathleen Smyth
– Beginner fiddle class. One year’s experience
Facilitator: Nóra Geraghty
Old Assembly Hall: Tony Curtis
– A Pint of Plain is Your Only Man: poetry of the plain people of Ireland
Facilitator: Francis Devine
A lively look at folk poetry with music and recitation, led by poet and Aosdána member Tony Curtis
2-3pm: Lunch
Sandwiches, snacks and drinks available
3-5pm: Afternoon sessions
Cois Life Bar: Peter Browne
– Tuning the Radio: delving into the archives
Facilitator: Jimmy Jordan
RTÉ presenter Peter Browne traces the interaction of traditional music and radio, leading the way on a rare journey through the archives back to the days before recording when traditional musicians – often snatched in a hurry from the labour exchange queue – were broadcast live
Auditorium: Karen McDermott
– Finding Your Own Voice
Facilitator: Eva Geraghty
A workshop in song writing and music arrangement, incorporating vocal exercises and other techniques for improving voice control and creative approaches to musical arrangements, with Dublin-born singer and songwriter Karen McDermott
Old Assembly Hall: Theresa Moriarty
– The Singing Sister
Facilitator: Mary Maher
Writer and labour historian Theresa Moriarty focuses on revolutionary women and their contribution to the arts, especially Delia Larkin and her choir and drama group, which met in Liberty Hall
Songs by singer and founding member of the Galway-based theatre company, Skehana, Mary McPartlan and readings by women activists from the trade-union movement
5.30-7.30pm: Evening sessions
Cois Life Bar: Fintan Vallely
– Traditional Music and Social Life in Ireland
Facilitator: Tom Crean
Author, musician, singer and academic Fintan Vallely looks at the role of traditional music in social interaction between different communities in Ireland, North and South
Musical accompaniment by Kathleen Smyth
Auditorium: Johnny Morrissey
– Dancing your troubles away
Facilitator: Terry Cullen
Set dancing class by dance master and concertina player Johnny Morrisey, who teaches regularly at the Cumann Merriman Summer School
8.30pm-closing: Evening concert
Cois Life Bar: Various performers
– Fear a Tí: Séamus Dooley
Performances from participants in classes and workshops; a wide variety of song, music, poetry and dance
As with the Friday night concert, the stage will be open to performers from the floor throughout the night
General Co-ordinator: Diarmuid Breatnach
Facilities Co-ordinator: Tony Murphy
Financial Directors: Treasa Uí Mhurchú and Paddy Daly
Publicity and bookings: Nóra Geraghty
(01) 4066517Friday June 12th
7.30pm: Opening session
Cois Life Bar: Mick O’Connor
– Our Living Tradition: Dúchas na Cathrach
Facilitator: Des Geraghty
An illustrated journey through the tradition and musical life of Dublin with Mick O’Connor, musician, artist, former president of the Association of Irish Traditional Musicians and founder member of An Coiste Ceoil and the Castle Ceilí Band
9.00pm: Evening concert
The evening concert will take place in the Cois Life Bar and feature award winning young musicians Liam O’Connor and Conor McKeon
Fear a Tí: Noel Pocock
In keeping with Clé Club tradition, guests from the floor are welcome to participate
Saturday June 13th
11.30am: Failte – coffee and biscuits
The Larkin Hedge School welcomes participants; slide show and exhibition in the Connolly room; stalls will be set up to run throughout the day
A specialist from the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine will be on hand throughout the day to offer health and safety tips and other information for performers
12-2pm: Early sessions
Cois Life Bar: Dr John Moulden (NUI Galway)
– Honest Labourers and Jolly Rakes of all Trades, an illustrated talk
Facilitator: Jerry O’Reilly
From the end of the eighteenth century many songs about workers circulated in Ireland. Most referred to farm work or mill work, though there were also many about workers such as spailpíní, cobblers, tinsmiths, pedlars, drovers and others. Such songs of honest work often hinted at sexual dalliance as well. Writer, researcher and academic Dr John Moulden takes an illustrated look at the folk culture of labourers
Auditorium: Gerry O’Connor
– Fiddle master class. Two years’ experience plus
Kathleen Smyth
– Beginner fiddle class. One year’s experience
Facilitator: Nóra Geraghty
Old Assembly Hall: Tony Curtis
– A Pint of Plain is Your Only Man: poetry of the plain people of Ireland
Facilitator: Francis Devine
A lively look at folk poetry with music and recitation, led by poet and Aosdána member Tony Curtis
2-3pm: Lunch
Sandwiches, snacks and drinks available
3-5pm: Afternoon sessions
Cois Life Bar: Peter Browne
– Tuning the Radio: delving into the archives
Facilitator: Jimmy Jordan
RTÉ presenter Peter Browne traces the interaction of traditional music and radio, leading the way on a rare journey through the archives back to the days before recording when traditional musicians – often snatched in a hurry from the labour exchange queue – were broadcast live
Auditorium: Karen McDermott
– Finding Your Own Voice
Facilitator: Eva Geraghty
A workshop in song writing and music arrangement, incorporating vocal exercises and other techniques for improving voice control and creative approaches to musical arrangements, with Dublin-born singer and songwriter Karen McDermott
Old Assembly Hall: Theresa Moriarty
– The Singing Sister
Facilitator: Mary Maher
Writer and labour historian Theresa Moriarty focuses on revolutionary women and their contribution to the arts, especially Delia Larkin and her choir and drama group, which met in Liberty Hall
Songs by singer and founding member of the Galway-based theatre company, Skehana, Mary McPartlan and readings by women activists from the trade-union movement
5.30-7.30pm: Evening sessions
Cois Life Bar: Fintan Vallely
– Traditional Music and Social Life in Ireland
Facilitator: Tom Crean
Author, musician, singer and academic Fintan Vallely looks at the role of traditional music in social interaction between different communities in Ireland, North and South
Musical accompaniment by Kathleen Smyth
Auditorium: Johnny Morrissey
– Dancing your troubles away
Facilitator: Terry Cullen
Set dancing class by dance master and concertina player Johnny Morrisey, who teaches regularly at the Cumann Merriman Summer School
8.30pm-closing: Evening concert
Cois Life Bar: Various performers
– Fear a Tí: Séamus Dooley
Performances from participants in classes and workshops; a wide variety of song, music, poetry and dance
As with the Friday night concert, the stage will be open to performers from the floor throughout the night
General Co-ordinator: Diarmuid Breatnach
Facilities Co-ordinator: Tony Murphy
Financial Directors: Treasa Uí Mhurchú and Paddy Daly
Publicity and bookings: Nóra Geraghty
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