St Patrick's Traditional Irish Dinner & Céilí
Seniors Centre, 56 Francis St
Saturday, March 13th
Traditional Irish Dinner $15 in advance, $20 at the door if any tickets are left (soup; soda bread; ham/potatoes/cabbage; bread pudding with whiskey sauce)
Cash Bar. Bar opens at 5:30 for reception. Dinner at 6:00.
Ceili is from 8:00 to 12:00. Admission is $10. Live music with Wild Canadian Geese in the Bog and the Kingston Ceili Band.
Tickets are available now, and dinner tickets are limited so please let us know if you want tickets. rmacdiarmid@cogeco.ca
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Monthly Siamsa and Song Circle
Kingston Brew Pub, Dragon’s Lair,
Sunday March 21st, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Harp of Tara sponsors a Siamsa - music social - every third Sunday of the month from September to April, in the very hospitable room upstairs at the Kingston Brew Pub (34 Clarence St).
The Siamsa provides an occasion for tunes, song, poetry, dancing, trying out your best 'party piece,' or whatever you wish to contribute. All ages, all levels, all welcome. The most family-friendly of the regular events. No charge.
If the monthly Céilí is the only event in Kingston that allows musicians an opportunity to play for dancers and for dancing to live music, the Siamsa is the main opportunity for musicians, singers, storytellers to get together for an enjoyable social. For more information contact: Paul at pgillespie2@cogeco.ca
Third Annual Feile Cheoil Competition
Toronto. March 27th
Presents
Third Annual Feile Cheoil Competition
St. Paul’s School
80 Sackville Street
Toronto, ON M5A 3E5
(Corner of Sackville & Queen Street)
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Commencing at
10:30 a.m.
Eligibility: This competition is open to all amateur performers. Our aim is to encourage people of all ages to participate in the rich culture of traditional music, song and dance.
Ena O’Brien
Coordinator
ena_obrien@hotmail.com
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES – March 22, 2010
Entry Secretary
Heather Corby
43 Brookmount Road
Toronto, ON M4L 3N3
Enquiries: hmckay43@hotmail.com
FREE PARKING AVAILABLE
This is not the complete brochure, if you’re interested but want more information, e-mail
rmacdiarmid@cogeco.ca and I’ll send the whole brochure
CCE North American Convention.
Parsippany, New Jersey.
April 8 - 11
Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, of which Harp of Tara is the Kingston Branch, is holding its North American Convention in Parsippany New Jersey on April 8, 9, 10 and 11. This is an excellent weekend of top caliber music and dance workshops, sessions and 4 céilís.
More details are available at the Convention Site - http://midatlanticcce.wordpress.com/2010-convention/
- The Registration form is on the Harp of Tara Site, on the Home page listing
http://www.srayner.ca/comhaltas/ ,
or contact Julie or I. bowesjulie@sympatico.ca
Comhaltas members receive a $15 discount on the $190 fee which includes all meals and the banquet on Saturday, dinner on Friday and brunch on Sunday as well as all workshops and céilís except Thursday night. There were also rooms available at a special rate but they may all be gone by now. We have been to 7 or 8 now and they are really an incredible weekend of music and dance and craic. Stephen
Workshop Teachers
Sat AM 10-12
Fiddle John Daly
Harp Eileen Gannon
Flute Isaac Alderson
Whistle Joanie Madden
Accordion Martin Donohoe
Concertina - Fr. Charlie Coen
Bodhran Jesse Winch
Keyboards Brendan Dolan
Stringed Accompaniment John Walsh
Irish Language Michael O’Malley
Uilleann Pipes Ivan Goff
Sat PM 2-4
Fiddle John Daly
Harp Eileen Gannon
Flute Isaac Alderson
Whistle Joanie Madden
Accordion Martin Donohoe
Banjo Siobhan O’Donoghue
Uilleann Pipes Ivan Goff
Piano Accordion Brian Glynn
Recitation P.J. Gannon
Traditional Singing Mattie Connolly
Irish Language Maura Mulligan
Johnny Doherty Documentary
Subject: 1972 Johnny Doherty documentary on YouTube
To: IRTRAD-L@listserv.heanet.ie
Martin BC has put up a very interesting documentary about Johnny
Doherty, first aired in 1972, on YouTube:
"Fiddler on the Road"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiehZZ2tXKg
Thomas Johnson
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Both of the Kingston Sessions, the Comhaltas slow session and the regular Tuesday night session, are held at Ben's Pub, 105 Clergy Street East at Princess
The slow session is every Tuesday, from 7:00 to 9:00
The Regular Tuesday night session goes from 9:00 till Late
For some time considered a bit of a joke, the accordion [we have several at Joe’s M.I.L.L. …] is enjoying a renewed - and much deserved – surge of interest these days. With that in mind, one of our ‘box-squeezers’ has come up with the idea of forming an ‘accordion club’ where players [or wish-to-be players] of all skill levels can meet and share their common interest in this classic instrument. Here’s the scoop …
Roger
This is the time of year to take out or renew a membership in CCE Kingston Harp of Tara, the driving force behind most of the grass-roots Irish events in Kingston, from weekly classes in Irish Dance, Language, and Music; monthly Céilí’s and a Siamsa; to world-class house concerts and advanced-level workshops. We’ve also been the principle organizational pillar of the North American Gaeltacht, which has raised international interest.
New members with new ideas and energy, or ideas for improvements in what we are doing, are always more than welcome. Apart from that, the benefits are a magazine, and discounts at all Comhaltas events, anywhere in the world.
The application form, as a pdf: CCE Kingston Membership Form
Allison Reid-Bowering has kindly provided us with a professional video of the days events. Gaeltacht Opening Ceremonies . links are in the 'upcoming events' on the home page, or from the 'Language' page
A documentary film describing the project to create the first
Gaeltacht in Canada, and the first Gaeltacht outside of Ireland. Video may
be viewed at:
Gaeltacht
Cheanada - TG4
choose Fáisnéis - Cartlann
choose Gaeltacht Cheanada
Harp of Tara, the Quinte Irish Society, the owner of the Glenora Mill, and local residents Felix and Christine co-sponsored a great country céilí at the Glenora Mill awhile ago, with music by Brian Flynn and Danielle Lennon
Hi all,
I posted a short video that I took up on YouTube. You can search for County
Céilí or Quinte Irish Society to find it. Heck you could even
use the following link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smdyshUOdfk.
I linked the video to the QICS events page (http://www.qics.ca/http://www.qics.ca/)
and have also included a little photo gallery.
Cheers, Wilfred
Great music and stories on TG4, the Irish language television
station (with English sub-titles). In particular, check out 'Gentrai' RTE
Ireland - Tg4 web broadcast then click on Ceol and look
for Geantraí or Canúintí Ceoil
RTE
webTV Music Series - 'the Full Set' featuring some of the finest duet combinations playing Irish music today.
Comhaltas, Head Office in Dublin, launched its new web site
www.comhaltas.ie on February
15, 2007 at simultaneous ceremonies held at eight locations around the world.
The site is bilingual (English/Irish) and promises to be a powerful tool for
the promotion of traditional; Irish culture and language. It is a rich resource
of material for anyone interested in Irish traditional music, dance, language
and culture.
Among many other features, it includes free access to Comhaltas Live, Comhaltas
weekly video programmes, exciting resources for musicians and teachers, access
to Branch web sites around the world and much more interesting information.
We encourage you to explore the vast amount of information now available at
this exciting new venue
A Note from James Kelly
I am now offering Irish music students the opportunity to take lessons
from me via the internet. These are real time lessons that allow us to
exchange musical information and ideas via the web. The beauty of these
lessons is the fact that we can see and hear each other, in person, and
the feedback is instantaneous. The technical set up is straight forward,
and the audio and video feed via the internet has been very good. I am offering these lessons primarily to fiddlers; however, on occasion,
non-fiddlers have requested some general musical feedback on their
playing, and I've always been happy to accommodate their requests for
lessons.
If you would like more information about taking an internet lesson with
me, please write to me at jameskellymusic@yahoo.com and I will send you
all the details.
Thank you.
James Kelly
www.jameskellymusic.com
From: Irish Traditional Music List [IRTRAD-L@LISTSERV.HEANET.IE] On Behalf Of Toner Quinn JMI [editor@THEJMI.COM]
To: IRTRAD-L@LISTSERV.HEANET.IE
Subject: JMI Unlocks Musical Treasure Trove on the Web
The resource, which can be accessed free at http://www.thejmi.com, comprises the complete back-catalogue of the magazine and contains hundreds of articles, interviews, reviews and listings.
The publishers of JMI believe the move will stimulate international interest in Irish musical life and provide valuable exposure to Irish musicians and composers.
Moreover, the archive represents a unique record of Irish musical life since 2000, and will be a valuable resource for musicians, composers, students, academics, journalists or anyone worldwide with a serious interest in Irish music.
The resource can be explored with our intelligent site-search facility, or by browsing by date or by the names of contributors.
Visit http://www.thejmi.com to delve into this musical treasure trove.
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Runs Weekly, from October to April.
Runs weekly, all year, every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at Ben's
Pub, upstairs(Clergy and Princess). . Please e-mail
if you're coming for the first time, to confirm times
A Regular Session is held every Tuesday at 9:00, all year,
also at Ben's Pub
See the 'Music' Page, or contact Robert
MacDiarmid
Runs weekly, all year, every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. At the Barriefield House, 202 Main Street in the winter, and in the Newlands Pavilion, King West and Barrie Street, in the summer. See the dance page or contact Stephen and Julie
September 19, 8:00 p.m.
October 17, Workshop at 1:00 and Céilí at 8:00, with
Maureen Mulvey
November 7, 8:00 p.m. St Francis
November 28, 8:00 p.m. St Francis
New Year's Eve Céilí December 31st, 8:00 p.m.
January 10, 8:00 p.m. St Francis
February TBA, 8:00 p.m. St Francis.
March TBA, 8:00 p.m. St Patrick's Day Céilí.
April TBA, in conjunction with the Irish Language Immersion Weekend
September 20
October 18.
November 15.
December 20.
January 17.
February 21.
March 21.
April 18
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