Last night we had a great session in the Railway Bar, including All-Ireland fiddlers, cousins Rosie Ferguson and Oonagh Devlin. Mick Quinn was on hand – and in great form – for the aul stories. We promised to get back to Bernard O’Hanlons for the Friday/Saturday night sessions and the Welcome Inn on Tuesday nights. But that clashes with Alfie Corr’s gig in the Corner House in Rostrevor.
Indeed, my latest icon Rosemary Brennan promised to play that venue a Friday night soon.
Festivals
Histoire du Tango
The Newry Chamber Music midsummer concert takes place this Saturday at Sean Hollywood Arts Centre at 8.00pm. You must, of course, attend!
Newry Chamber Music Summer 2010
Twelve months ago the Quigley Concert had for the first time as venue, the lovely Friends Meeting House in Bessbrook. Now we are returning there!
Big O in Bolton
My former classmate and pal Austin Golding, who is an avid reader and who returns often to visit Newry, sent me a few photos which I reproduce here. Wouldn’t it be great if Austin could join the rest of the eejits in the CWC in that gathering in October ?
Quigley Spring Concert
Newry Chamber Music have been invited to hold their Spring Concert in the Sandys Street Presbyterian Church on Thursday next, 11 March at 8.00 pm.
Young Musicians : Quigley
I promised, always in future, to give plenty of advanced notice of the Newry Chamber Music events, so here goes ….
Fiddlers/Tom Dunne Festival
Today we will be catching up with events at our finest Festival, Fiddlers Green with, first, the lunchtime Concert at the Kilbroney Arms. Then at the weekend we will choose from the programme below, of the Tom Dunne Society.
Midsummer Music
I promised to give you plenty of advance notice of Newry Chamber Music’s midsummer event at Lislea Community Centre (Directions ? Through Camlough, round the Lake, up Sturgan Brae and 3 km on).
Old Point Bands
With the coming of Easter and Spring, my mind was turning to Sunday afternoons in P J O’Hares in Carlingford and the Four Pennies … then to the Point Bands of old! Here are a few ….