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CARLOVIAN
TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC CLUB
Dia
dhaoibh go léir!
I
hope this message finds everyone well and
happy. First, thanks to all who
came
along to our last concert featuring Tony
McMahon. It was a magic night, and I’m
sure that the majority of those present
will say that it will linger in the
memory. I know Tony himself was
overwhelmed with the response, so once
again you music-lovers of Carlow have done
yourselves proud!!
We
are on again for next Friday night,
February
2nd 2007
.
We bring a trio of exceptionally talented
men from the city of
Belfast
to Carlow for a night of special music. I
heard these men perform in Belfast
over the Christmas and was blown away by
their precision, technique and sheer fun
on stage. First up is
Dessie Adams on flute. The “big
man” continues the strong, rhythmic
Belfast
style of flute playing. He plays a
repertoire of tunes not found too readily
in this region. Ruaidhraí O’Kane comes
from impeccable music stock. He has been
making a lot of waves on the festival
scene recently and we look forward to the
cd he is recording with his two fellow
visitors- it has been too long since his
solo cd, released about eight years ago!
He has a wonderful selection of tunes and
is fearless in his approach to music. The
guitar player on the night is Steve Dunne.
I don’t have a lot of knowledge about
Steve, but I do know he sounded brilliant
that night in
Belfast.
Come along and see what you think
yourself!!
The
gig takes place in the usual place, The
Carlovian,
Tullow
Street
,
Carlow. Admission, I’m afraid, has to
return to €15 as we have three musicians
to pay and feed this time. We hope to
start at 9.30, so do come along in time so
we can begin promptly. Once again, we do
need numbers to keep the club viable, not
just financially- that magic atmosphere
that all visitors rave about is not
possible in a half-empty room!
I
hope you can come along. If you meet
someone you think may be interested,
please let them know, as we may be missing
some trad-heads
out there!
Slán
go fóill,
Dave
Email:
dave@carlowtrad.com |