Wishing you all a very happy Christmas, and thinking of those of you living through hardship and sad times.
Went to see MÁM at the Blackbox in Galway tonight – and the breathing, the weaving, the sheer energy is still keeping me in a semi-hypnotic state! (Cormac Begley’s wonderful concertina had a lot to do with it, too 🙂 … Looking forward to guesting with Ger Clancy and Kevin Hough tomorrow afternoon in Monroe’s in Galway – fast becoming a legendary weekly session!
More tunes then tomorrow night in Cois Cuain, in Spiddal, from 9.30pm in with James O Donoghue.
What a session last Friday in Monroe’s, the tunes were flying, the craic was mighty and the pizza superb! Thanks to Gary Monroe et al!
Lovely program Béal Maidine, this morning, presented by Caoimhín Ó Sé. Delighted to have been included with a track of three lovely tunes (City of Savannah (Frank Livingston)- Ladies Choice (Charlie Lennon) – Factory Smoke (James Hill), from “I Can Hear You Calling …” you can listen back here:
https://www.rte.ie/radio/rnag/beal-maidine/programmes-sathairn/2022/1022/1330745-beal-maidine-de-sathairn-de-sathairn-22-deireadh-fomhair-2022/
Nice Article in the Galway Advertiser today regarding John Faulkner’s CD Launch concert last weekend….
Looking forward to joining Mary Shannon this evening in Ti Coli’s for a session! 6pm.
It was an honour to join John Faulkner and a fab cast of musicians last Saturday night in Kinvara for the launch of John’s new CD. A blast was had! If you missed it you can order/download it from Johnfaulknermusic.com
The rain is down again! Tunes tunes and tunes in Padraicin’s tonight in Furbo, Mary Shannon, Steve Simmonds and myself from 9.30…. 🙂🎻
It was a lovely night of tunes in Leitir Mór – kind of a long road west!-: but worth it for sure! Thanks to Mary Shannon for the mighty fine banjo and John and Steve Sweeney and the whole gang. And beautiful singing from Roisin Seoighe and Sarah Ghriallais!
Lovely tunes were had last night! Tnx to Mary and Steve, diamonds :- …. Ceol sa Snug-Music in the Snug is continuing tonight. Delighted that the wonderful Ged Foley will be there with me tonight, always a treat! from 8.45pm, The Snug, An Crúiscín, Spiddal. Candles on the table and all, like :-
