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Mohill O Carolan Weekend Mohill O’Carolan Celebration May Bank Holiday WeekendOn
Wednesday, 11th of April Members of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann,
Maothail gathered with invited guests to launch the first Mohill
O’Carolan Weekend at the beautiful grounds of Lough Rynn Castle Hotel
which is to be the setting for the performance by The National Harp
Orchestra directed by Dr. Janet Harbison. This concert will take place on
Sunday 6th May at 3.00 p.m. Chairperson
of CCÉ, Maothail Councillor Enda Stenson welcomed the gathering and
explained the background of the Mohill O’Carolan Weekend. In 2006
CCÉ, Maothail had hosted Fleadh Cheoil Liatroma and as part of its
opening ceremony had been delighted to present Dr. Janet Harbison and the
National Harp Orchestra. Such
was the reception from the crowds and the media both local and national,
that the branch as part of its programme for 2007 invited Dr. Harbison and
her wonderful orchestra back to be part of the inaugural Mohill
O’Carolan Weekend. Councillor
Stenson explained that Mohill has a long association with Turlough
O’Carolan, the blind harpist, reputed to be the first great Irish
composer. It is most
fitting that the branch should celebrate and commemorate a musician with
local connections O’Carolan’s only permanent home being but a few miles from
the town on land given to him by his patrons the Crofton family of
Lakefield House Gortletteragh. A
project such as the ‘Mohill O’Carolan Weekend’ will allow locals and
those who travel from afar the opportunity to hear some of the work of
O’Carolan which has survived and has been celebrated and enjoyed for
over two hundred years. Nancy
Woods, County Secretary of Comhaltas and former Leitrim Person of the Year
spoke of “a dream come true” as CCÉ, Maothail prepare to welcome Dr.
Janet Harbison and the National Harp Orchestra to Mohill this May bank
holiday weekend. “When Comhaltas was founded back in 1951 one of its primary
objectives was to preserve, and to keep alive the great Irish tradition of
the harp and the uillean pipes and here in Mohill we are doing just that
with the bringing together of the National Harp Orchestra and the renowned
uillean piper with Leitrim connections Neillidh Mulligan. It is a great
honour and indeed a great privilege to be associated with the Mohill
O’Carolan Weekend,” Ms.Woods added. It was also revealed at the launch
that Dr Harbison, Director of the National Harp Orchestra is composing a
piece of music dedicated to the memory of one of Leitrim’s and
Ireland’s greatest writers- John McGahern which will be performed for
the first time at the concert Mohill
is the place to be on May 5th –May 6th. The
weekend starts on Saturday afternoon with workshops being given in the
Vocational School, Mohill from 10.00a.m. – 1.00p.m. ·
Harp with Dr. Janet Harbison,
·
Uillean
pipes with Neillidh Mulligan ·
Flute
with Ryan Murphy (National Harp Orchestra) ·
Tin
whistle with Mossie Martin ·
Singing
with Fionnuala Maxwell ·
Parents
are encouraged to bring along their children to experiment with baby harps
(kindly provided by Dr Harbison) with the view to cultivate further
interest in harp music. Traditional
sessions will be held in the various pubs throughout the town later that
night and throughout the weekend. Sunday
afternoon at three o clock sharp on the lawns of Lough Rynn Castle Hotel
an open air concert will be held. Artists featuring will include the
National Harp Orchestra, Neillidh Mulligan one of Ireland’s finest and
most distinguished uilleann pipers, the Tracy O Neill School of Dancing
who have travelled throughout Ireland, England and America, the
Aughnasheelin 2006 Scor All Ireland Ballad Singers, Sean
Ward, Joe Mc Govern and friends and members of the Mohill Singers Club. CCÉ,
Maothail believe that this will be a weekend of wonderful music, song and
craic framed against the beautiful backdrop of Lough Rynn Castle Hotel
with its elegant fairways, copses, nature trails and lakesides walks.
Mohill O’Carolan Weekend is a must for all music lovers and CCÉ extend
a warm welcome to all. The branch is extremely grateful to the management
of Lough Rynn Castle Hotel and the Hanly Group for their support and
assistance in hosting this event and Leitrim VEC for the use of the
Vocational School, Mohill.
On
Monday 7th the Harp Orchestra will be going on a tour of O’Carolan
Country and will be visiting all sites associated with the famous harper.
They will start the tour from Hatley
Manor, Carrick-on-Shannon, the home of the St. George family where
O’Carolan’s father was employed as a farmhand and blacksmith. While
there they will play the traditional tune “Molly St. George”.
At Alderford House, they
will play “Mrs
McDermott Roe and Carolan’s Farewell to Music”.
At Kilronan Cemetery,
(his burial place) they will play “Nach í seo an chuairt easbhach” (Marbhna Chearbhallain le Cahaoir
Mac Cába). At
Letterfine they will play “George Reynolds”. At
Shebeg they will play “Shebeg and Shemore” At
Laheen they will play “Tobias Peyton”. At
Fenagh they will play “Lament for Charles McCabe”. At
Drumboy they will play “Carolan’s Cottage (Alloa house). At
Mohill they will play “William Eccles”. At Lakefield they will play “Miss Crofton”.
Traditional Music Recital Neillidh Mulligan (Pipes) Tony Mc Mahon (Accordion) Steve Cooney (Guitar) The Cobblestone Bar, 77 North King Street, Dublin 7 Tuesday March 6th 2007, starting at 9:30pm (Doors 9.00pm) Admission : €12.00 (concession €8.00)
Tallinn City
Theatre’s 4TH International Theatre Festival Midwinter
Night’s Dream 27-31 December 2006 festival PROGRAMME Wednesday, 27 December 21.00 Jam session at the Festival club
Festival club Thursday, 28 December 12.00
Opening Ceremony
Tallinn Town Hall 18.00 “The Tailor” (Tallinn City Theatre,
Estonia)
Small Stage 18.00 “A Hundred Year-Old House” (Frú
Emilía Theatre, Iceland)
Horse Mill 20.00
Néillidh Mulligan and Vincent Woods (Ireland)
Chamber Theatre 21.30
Kusum Gboo workshop – drums
Festival club
Friday, 29 December 11.00
Encounter with Issey Ogata and Yuzo Morita
Heaven Theatre 13.00 “A Hundred Year-Old House” (Frú
Emilía Theatre, Iceland)
Horse Mill 13.00
Néillidh Mulligan and Vincent Woods (Ireland) – for children
Chamber Theatre 15.00
Kusum Gboo workshop – dance
Small Stage 16.00
Encounter with Jón Atli Jónasson and Jaan Tätte
Festival club 18.00
“Donky Khot” (The School of Dramatic Art, Russia)
Hell Theatre 21.00 “A Catalogue of City Life” (Issey
Ogata, Japan)
Heaven Theatre 21.00 Jam session at the Festival club
Festival club Saturday, 30 December
12.00 “Donky Khot” (The
School of Dramatic Art, Russia)
Hell Theatre 12.00
Néillidh Mulligan and Vincent Woods (Ireland) – for children
Chamber Theatre 13.00 “A Catalogue of City Life” (Issey
Ogata, Japan)
Heaven Theatre 16.00
Dmitry Krymov’s workshop
Small Stage 16.00
Néillidh Mulligan and Vincent Woods (Ireland)
Chamber Theatre 19.00
“Somu” (Kusum Gboo, Ghana)
Salme Cultural
Centre 21.00 Jam session at the Festival club
Festival club Sunday, 31 December Starting
from 19.00 – New Year’s Gala throughout the entire Tallinn City
Theatre complex Locations: Tallinn City Theatre complex: Festival club, Small Stage, Hell Theatre – 23 Lai
Street; Heaven Theatre – 21 Lai Street; Chamber Theatre – 19 Lai
Street Horsemill: 47 Lai Street Salme Cultural Centre: 12 Salme Street Tallinn Town Hall: 1 Town Hall Square Tallinn City
Theatre’s 4TH International Theatre Festival Midwinter Night’s
Dream 27-31 December 2006 This
year’s Midwinter Night’s Dream festival is dedicated to the
centennial anniversary of professional theatre in Estonia. For the
occasion we have invited guest performers from very different parts of
our world – with participants arriving from Japan, Africa, Russia,
Iceland and Ireland. The main theme of the festival is the art of
storytelling and the migration of people and stories. In
addition to performances we will offer you workshops and encounters with
our guests – the Kusum Gboo Dance Ensemble will teach us about African
music and dance, Russian scenographer Dmitry Krymov will reveal to us
some secrets of his creative laboratory, Estonian playwright Jaan Tätte
and his colleague from Iceland, Jón Atli Jónasson, will discuss the
great stories of small nations, and Japanese actor Issey Ogata and
director Yuzo Morita will tell us about their working methods and acting
techniques. The workshops were initiated with theatrical professionals
in mind, but they are also open to the general public. The
artistic director for this year’s festival is Jaanus Rohumaa. THE
PARTICIPANTS Japan Issey
Ogata “A
Catalogue of City Life” Directed
by Yuzo Morita Issey
Ogata, a master of one-man theatre, and his director Yuzo Morita have
worked together for more than thirty years. Having participated in
student demonstrations in his youth and worked in the early years as a
janitor and construction labourer alongside his acting, Issey Ogata is
familiar with many different sides of life, and it’s mainly among
ordinary Japanese people that he finds characters to depict on stage. In
his shows one can see commuters stuck on crowded trains, bartenders
cheerfully waiting on an almost empty house, impertinent pizza delivery
boys, and widows in love – ordinary people, who are still somehow
different from the others.
Slipping from one role to another
with enjoyable ease, Ogata brings out the wittier and funnier side of
everyday life – therefore it’s not surprising that he is extremely
well loved in his home country. In addition to theatre Ogata often
performs on television, and apart from Asia he has toured the US and in
Europe. He has also acted in films both in Japan and abroad, recently
playing the Emperor Hirohito in Alexander Sokurov’s film “The
Sun”. The
performances are in Japanese, with synchronous translation into Estonian
and English. Russia School
of Dramatic Art Dmitry
Krymov’s Creative Laboratory “Sir
Vantes. Donky Khot” A
collaborative creation. Opus No 2. Directed
by Dmitry Krymov Dmitry
Krymov is a renowned Russian scenographer and professor. In studying the
possibilities of visual theatre, a few years ago he and his scenography
students created a production called “Not a Fairytale”, where the
very same students participated as actors. Anatoly Vassilyev, the
artistic director of the School of Dramatic Art, noticed the production
and he offered Krymov the opportunity to establish a creative laboratory
at his theatre. By today the laboratory, made up of students of
scenography and some young actors, has already created five different
productions.
“Donky Khot” is a fantasy based on “Don Quixote” by Miguel Cervantes –
it’s a story about love, hatred, loneliness and death; a humorous and
moving performance about a man who is different from everyone else. The
creators of “Donky Khot” have said that the performance is meant for
people who understand the theatrical language, but also for those who
have sometimes felt that they’re different from the crowd. “Donky
Khot” is a mixture of different styles – drama, stage movement,
dance, song, shadow theatre, puppet theatre and happening. The
performance doesn’t need any translation. Ghana Kusum
Gboo “Somu” Directed,
choreography and compositions/re-arrangements by: Richard Danquah The
Kusum Gboo Dance Ensemble will deliver our festival a hot vibe,
travelling here from Africa, the cradle of humanity, to bring to us
stories about the creation of Man and world, and colourful dance numbers
from the rich cultural heritage of Ghana. “Somu” is a word in the
local Akan language, loosely translated as “hold on tightly to
whatever you possess”, calling on all Africans to embrace the
traditions they have inherited from their forefathers.
The director, Richard Danquah, was
very active in protecting and promoting African dance and culture during
his entire lifetime. In addition to Ghana he also gathered knowledge and
experience form Benin, Benin and Burkina Faso, and Kenya. Kusum Gboo is
one of the most renowned ensembles of traditional dance in Ghana, and
they have toured with their performances in several European countries.
The Kusum Gboo drummers will also
contribute to festival life by participating in the evening jam sessions
at the festival club. The
verbal section of the performance is in English, with translation into
Estonian. Iceland Frú
Emilía Theatre Jón
Atli Jóansson “A Hundred Year-Old House” Directed
by: Hafliði Arngrímsson Iceland
is indeed a land of theatre – statistically they have the highest
percentage of theatre-goers in the world. During recent years Jón Atli
Jónasson’s play called “Surf” has been performed with great
success in many European festivals. Midwinter Night’s Dream is proud
to present his next play, “A Hundred Year-Old House”.
In Iceland the play is performed in
an old hospital tent that has been abandoned by the British military.
The central characters are three old people sharing a room at a nursing
home. Together they try to keep alive their memories about a world that
is becoming more and more alien to them, and seek each other’s company
in a struggle to stay alive, while at the same time longing for another
life, another world. The play is written in the form of the evening
gatherings which are customary in Icelandic farms, even reminding us
sometimes of a wake. The characters tell stories, dance, reminisce,
listen to music, drink whiskey, eat sweets, and try to read a Norwegian
book about death. The
performances are in Icelandic, with Estonian and English subtitles. Ireland Néillidh
Mulligan and Vincent Woods Ireland
is a land of fairytales, poetry and folk music. Renowned uilleann piper,
Néillidh Mulligan, and one if Ireland’s best-known contemporary
playwrights, Vincent Woods, present a programme including all of those
three components. It is a friendly gathering, comprising traditional
music, stories and poetry from ancient tradition, framed in the context
of modern music and literature. Two performances are meant for grown-ups
and two for children.
Néillidh
Mulligan has been in contact with traditional music since his childhood,
being a son of an acclaimed fiddle-player and piper. Mulligan has been
described as a piper who is sure
of his touch and who plays with warmth and emotion. He has worked as a
teacher and musician, participated in many festivals, worked in
television, theatre and film, and has released three solo albums. Since
his first visit here in 1988, he has been a regular performer in
Estonia.
Vincent Woods is a renowned
playwright, whose work has been staged both in Ireland and abroad. His
plays include “At The Black
Pig’s Dyke” and “A
Cry from Heaven”, which draw on old traditions and myth to tell
powerful stories with strong resonances for today. He has also published
several collections of poetry. The
performances are in English, with translation into Estonian. Estonia Tallinn
City Theatre Sławomir
Mrožek “The Tailor” Directed
by: Mart Koldits Mart
Koldits, who graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music Drama School
in 2004, is the youngest director at Tallinn City Theatre. In his latest
production, “The Tailor,” he continues his efforts to present the
human mind in metaphorical language, using theatrical means in his
search for substance.
“The Tailor” is a play about
culture and its relationship with humans. When the King, the scheming
Tailor, the young Idealist, the beautiful Courtesan, and the hostile
Barbarians step onto the stage, there begins an intense struggle, the
pattern of which has repeated itself from one century to another. But
the Tailor discovers a way (at least in the interpretation of some
schools) of changing this pattern. The performance is in Estonian, with synchronous translation into English.
NEILLIDH
MULLIGAN
Date:
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Naul
Co
Dublin
Admission E 5.00 Contact details: Sean: + 353 87 7870138
Piping Recital: John Rooney (London), Néillidh Mulligan, Gay, Conor & Seán Mc Keon
27,
28, 29 May 2005
Uiscedwr
• Vicki
Swan & Jonny Dyer Andi
Neate • Sild
• Ember Mainbrace
• Vagrants
Crew Raise
the Dust Open
mic sessions • Smugglers and Pirates walk Further
info. and website at: http://www.pembrokeshire-folk-music.co.uk/nonprofit/fishguardfolkclub/index.htm
Drumshanbo
County
Leitrim 16th
July – 24th July 2005 Further
details and contact: http://www.iol.ie/~nwoods/index.htm
19th
March 2005 Scoil
na Mainistreach with
Néillidh Mulligan
Further
information from: Nuala
Keane Tel:
01 6273274
Venue: Methodist Church, Carrick Road,Drumshanbo,County Leitrim Artists: Leitrim Poet Vincent Woods and Uilleann Piper Néillidh Mulligan Time: 8.00 pm Date: 23 July 2004 Adm.: Free
Festival Interceltique in Lorient, Brittany This year I will be tutoring and performing at the Festival Interceltique in Lorient, Brittany from 31st July to 8th August. Further details at: http://www.festival-interceltique.com/
Upcoming
Events Benefit Concert The
Cobblestone Smithfield Dublin
7 At
9.00 pm On
Thursday 8th April 2004 Featuring: Seán
Ó Broin Vincent
Harrison Néillidh
Mulligan Further
Info. 086 8541940 ******************************************** will
perform the Official
Opening of The
Leitrim County Fleadh Cheoil
Drumsna Co. Leitrim 25th
April 2004 @
3.00 p.m ******************************************************* Conamara Coast HotelConamara Co
na Gaillimhe At
8.00 pm On
26th May 2004 Special
Concert Featuring:
The
Kane Sisters Nan
Tom Taimín de Búrca
Johnny
Connolly Néillidh Mulligan
And moreFéile Phíobaireachta 2004 Pipers
Festival in Belfast- 24th January 2004 Néillidh Mulligan, Nollaig MacCárthaigh, Alan Moller and Cormac (Buzz) Ó Briain will perform in a day-long festival of piping at the Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiach. The festival includes workshops (admission £5.00) and a concert (admission £5.00) and takes place on Saturday January 24th. 216
Falls Road, Belfast BT12 6AH. Information
and credit card sales at (048) 90964180 An
Cultúrlann, Falls Road, Belfast. Worshops
10.00 a.m.-1200 & 2.00-4.00 p.m. Followed
by a concert at the same venue at 8.00 pm. For
further info. contact Mary or Eimear at (048) 90964186
London Gig - 28th November 2003 Néillidh Mulligan will be playing a gig in the following Ealing, London venue: The Larkin Inn 66 Boston Road Hanwell London W7 2ET At 9.00 pm on 28th November 2003 Some local musicians will also be joining in for a session For further information Contact: Martin at: (0044) 7949315127
CERARDLANN EARRAIGH 2004 Scoil na Mainistreach Further information from: Nuala Keane32 Primrose Hill Celbridge Co Kildare Tel: 01 6273274
The South Western Assoc. of Uilleann Pipers. I will be heading over to Looe in Cornwall for the SWAUP Tionól from Friday 7th - 9th November 2003. Further details from Steve Turner at: sjt@swampgator.org Or you can view their website at: The Highland Festival 2003Now
in its eighth year, the Highland Festival has become one of the largest
and most popular arts events in Scotland, creating an annual summer
celebration involving local and international artists, communities and
audiences, providing local folk with opportunities to participate in
high calibre artistic events, while attracting increasing numbers of
visitors to the Highlands. It is the only festival in the
Region with a Pan-Highland remit, its scale and breadth giving it a
position of national significance. To date we have the famous Glenuig MacDonald Brothers, Edinburgh based band Pipedown, Fred Morrison with bouzouki player Jamie McMenemy, Uist born piper and gaelic singer Rhona Lightfoot and pupils from the Traditional Music School School of Excellence in Plockton who have confirmed their availability for the concert on the 13th. Cailean MacLean will also be bringing a piper over from Prince Edward Island. We are also hoping that the Vale of Atholl Pipe Band and Inverness Schools Band will take part in the concert.
We plan for this to be a really exciting weekend of music and can guarantee a good time will be had by all. With very best wishes Morven MacLeod ADMINISTRATOR
As per notice above I will be
heading for the Highlands of Scotland for
13th 14th and 15th June 2003 and
it looks like it will be a fabulous piping weekend!
For more information contact... Morven MacLeod The Highland Festival The Castle Inverness IV2 3EG Scotland email: info@highlandfestival.demon.co.uk
Vincent Woods (Poet) and Néillidh Mulligan (Uilleann Pipes) as part of: The Rathmines Festival Senior College School Town Hall Rathmines Dublin 6 on 23rd March 2003 at 4.30 p.m. Admission is free.
Ceol Camloch, Camlough, Co Armagh on Saturday 18th October 2003 at 9.00 pm Venue TBC
___________________________ Saturday 14th December 2002 Néillidh Mulligan will be giving a master class in Uilleann piping in Na Píobairí Uilleann 15 Henrietta Street Dublin 1 beginning at 11.00 a.m Further details from Ciarán Somers Tel: 01 8730093
Session in Rush at the Chris Langan Summer School. Photo by Hideki Nakao
The Seamus Ennis Heritage Centre, Naul, Co. Dublin Néillidh Mulligan and Ronan Browne on Friday 25th October at 8.30 pm. As part of Scoil Shamhna Shéamais Ennis
Scoil na Mainistreach, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, on 12th April 2003 Featuring: Noel Hill, Brendan McGlinchey, Néillidh Mulligan, Bobby Gardner, Róisín Ní Mhainín, Mick Turbrid ,and many more. Musical instrument workshops including an Uilleann Pipes Workshop from 12.00 - 4.30 followed by a concert by all the tutors at 8.00 p.m. (It is advisable to book early for the concert as it has been sold out every year to date) For further info. and booking contact: Nual Keane, 32 Primrose Hill, Hazelhatch Road, Celbridge, Co Kildare
Derrygonnelly
Traditional Music Festival Derrygonnelly, Co. Fermanagh 11/12/13th
October 2002 A weekend festival tribute to the music of music of flute-player Eddie Duffyand fiddle-player Mick Hoy. The Festival includes workshops in various instruments, singing workshops, concerts Céilithe and street entertainment.Some Musicians and Singers invited include: Ben Lennon, Vincent Harrison, Néillidh Mulligan, Oisín McDiarmada, Harry Bradley, Maití Jó Sheamais Ó Fatharta, Mick O Grady, Micil Quinn, Rosie Stewart and many more.
Prices are reasonable and range from Stg3.00 - 5.00 for workshops and concerts.For further info contact: Liam Elliott: 028 6864 1306
William Kennedy Piping Festival The dates for this year’s William Kennedy Piping Festival are: 10th – 18th November 2002. Brian Vallely has asked me to do a workshop on slow air playing which will be held on the Saturday. It will be interesting as I generally have not taught slow airs so it will be a first. Slow airs are not something that can be taught, but rather learnt. I am formulating my own ideas on this at present and some research will have to be done in the meantime also. There will also be a concert of uilleann piping on the Sunday night. Other pipers invited to date are the three McDonald brothers from Scotland, Allan. Iain and Angus, which will make it eventful occasion indeed. When I get more information on events and performers I will let you know. LUNASA will open the Festival at The Market Place Theatre on Sunday 10th - Concert starts at 8pm and will include support from Armagh Pipers Club . tickets will be £10 & £8 Sterling bookable only through Armagh Pipers Club . The current LUNASA CD ' The Merry Sisters of Fate ' is currently winning all the International awards with record sales in the USA , Australia and Japan to mention a few countries we have got figures from . The other concert dates are - International festival of Piping Concert on Friday 15th November and The Uilleann Pipe Concert on Sunday 17th November . The Friday Concert will be in The Market Place and Sunday will be in the new Armagh City Hotel . All the guests will be staying in the Hotel and all the sessions etc will be there. Bookings are being taken now at the Hotel for participants . Hotel capacity is 80 bedrooms plus . Hopefully we will be able to get a deal re prices . The Hostel of course is the main option for most and there are 60 plus beds there. For more information on this festival check out:
In January 2001 Seán Garvey, the sean-nos singer from Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry, and myself were invited to Belgrade to work with the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra and the Belgrade Choir on the music for a film called "When Harry Became a Tree" composed by Italian Stephano Arnaldi. It was a great week and a wonderful experience. It was released in Ireland at the weekend and I went to see it in the Screen cinema in Dublin last night. I must say I enjoyed it very much as a film. Seán sings at the start and the finish in both Irish and English and my piping contribution features about five times during the film. It is quite funny in spots and Colm Meaney plays the main character to great effect. It was shot mainly up in the Wicklow mountains and features Johnny Moynihan on fiddle in a couple of scenes. You can see Johnny (minus the beard!) and Seán playing together at: http://neilmulligan.com/CobblestoneSessions%20.htm As films go I feel a lot of people will enjoy it. The story is based on an old Chinese legend that a man is judged by the strength of his enemies! Treat yourself to an evening at the cinema and see what ye think. I would be interested to know what ye think of it. You can email me at: neillidh@eircom.net
31st May to 2nd June 2002 _______________________ The Fishguard Folk Festival arrangements are in full swing. Below is a draft of Neil Mulligan's performance times: Friday: Evening concert in Theatre Gwaun
Saturday: Morning:
Saturday: Afternoon:
Saturday: Evening:
If you have any queries on the above or need to know/confirm any other matter please mail: Dai Crowther Events & Artistes Committee Fishguard Folk Festival at: dai@dragon-tales.co.uk or phone him on 01348-873960. Scoil Shamhradh Chris Langan ---------------------------- Piping Workshop --------------- This year's Scoil Shamhradh Chris Langan (3rd) will have a piping Workshop in the National School, Rush Co. Dublin on Saturday 13th July from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. Tutor is Néillidh Mulligan and there is no charge for this workshop keeping in line with Chris Langan's attitude of not having ever charged for piping classes. Classes will be followed by a session in one of the local pubs. Further enquiries about other classes and events can be made by phoning Mr Lenny Martin at: 087 6307324 Further information on Chris Langan(1915-1993) can be seen at: http://www3.sympatico.ca/kelly.hood/Chrishistory.html
================== Ceardlann Earraigh, Scoil na Mainistreach, Celbridge, Co Kildare on Saturday 23rd March 2002 The Following workshops will take place from 12.00 noon to 4.30 pm Fiddle Brendan McGlinchey,Kathleen NesbittUilleann pipes Néillidh Mulligan Flute Mick Tiubridy, Marcus Ó Murchú Tin Whistle Méabh Ní Lochlainn Concertina Noel Hill Accordian Bobby Gardiner Damhsa Sean-nós Roisín Ní Mhainín Sean-Nós/English song Antaine Ó Fearacháin Bodhrán Junior Davey Advance booking is essential due to limited classes. Classes cost: Registration/grading for classes is from 11.15 a.m. - 12.00 noon Concert 8.00 p.m. Forther info./booking:
Joe Mooney Summer School (20th - 27th July 2002) Following many requests for a reedmaking class at last year's Joe Monney Summer School I have arranged with the organisers to hold a reedmaking workshop on Tuesday afternoon at 3.00 p.m. in the Technical College in Drumshanbo. Keith Powell, the pipe and reedmaker from Wales, will also be in attendance to lend his experience to the class and Na Píobairí Uilleann has kindly offered to supply reedmaking equipment for the occasion. Unfortunately Kevin Rowsome cannot make it this year to teach pipes so Brian MacNamara and myself will be taking the classes and we also have a teacher in reserve if needed. Doran Piping Tionól - February 2002
John Rooney with Felix Doran Silver Plated Pipes at the Doran Piping Tionól 2000
The Johnny and Felix Doran Piping weekend will take place in the Glendalough Hotel, Glendalough, Co Wicklow on the weekend of 22-24th February 2002. This years Tionól is a special weekend tribute to Felix Doran who died 30 years ago in 1972. It is hoped that Felix's son Mickie, himself a great piper, will be over for the occasion. Michie is of course the man that taught piper John Rooney who is an annual visitor to the event"For more info. click on Felix Doran.")
It is a highly recommended weekend and further info. re. events/accommodation can be had from: Frances Murray 0402-34863 Here's to another great piping occasion!
For further information please contact:
E-mail: neillidh@eircom.net Web:http://neilmulligan.com/
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