Great to hear there's a weekend in memory of such a flute legend as John Mc Kenna! Great Sligo / Leitrim style of playing that has influenced probably a couple or even perhaps even three generations of musicians at this stage, thanks to his 78 recordings in America in the 1920's & 30's, around the same era as Michael Coleman and James Morrison. He was certainly a big influence on me from when I was about 10 years old in Sligo with my Da one year and Liam Kelly from Sligo gave me a cassette of the old 78 recordings of John Mc Kenna saying: "I'm giving you this as long as you learn all the tunes!" which was a really nice treat then, when we didn't have stossy CD players and what-not!
You know of course we'll get into trouble over this,
and earlier Zina was talking about juggling two balls in her hand, and Will was sessions was about getting good head.....but will anything be said to them ?
see what you started there Murrough! Although, i have never heard of the word stossy in my life, and didnt realise s-w-a-n-k-y was a curse word.
My da gave my bro the same cassette of the legend mc kenna. Our first ever proper trad album. Needless to say, it was well played!! Turned out the weekend was great, a lot of tunes played and a lot of drink taken.
John Mc Kenna Trad Music Weekend
John Mc Kenna Trad Music Weekend
Just a wee ad to let anyone who is interested know about this great festival.
John McKenna weekend - Drumkeeran, Co. Leitrim
10th-12th June 2005
Friday 10th June - Tutors Concert
in Drumkeeran Community Centre 8.30pm
Catherine McEvoy (flute)
Seán Ryan (tin whistle)
Laura Kerr (fiddle)
Meaití Jo Sheamuis (sean nós singing)
Colm O'Donnell (singing)
and guests.
Saturday 11th
Music Workshops 11am-4pm.
enrolment in community centre from 10.30am fee 20euro
there are music competitions @ 4.30pm for kids under 18 (there are several age categories) on flute & whistle
sessions all weekend in village
Sunday 12th June
Aifreann an Fhéile 12midday, followed by a wreath laying ceremony at the McKenna Memorial
Lá na n-Og
Celebrating the talent of the youth of the area in community centre @ 2pm
Concert - Harry Bradley (flute) & Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle) in community centre @ 6pm.
For more info contact Leitrim 071 96 48003
# Posted on June 8th 2005 by Britney Spears
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Nice one Laura.
Great to hear there's a weekend in memory of such a flute legend as John Mc Kenna! Great Sligo / Leitrim style of playing that has influenced probably a couple or even perhaps even three generations of musicians at this stage, thanks to his 78 recordings in America in the 1920's & 30's, around the same era as Michael Coleman and James Morrison. He was certainly a big influence on me from when I was about 10 years old in Sligo with my Da one year and Liam Kelly from Sligo gave me a cassette of the old 78 recordings of John Mc Kenna saying: "I'm giving you this as long as you learn all the tunes!" which was a really nice treat then, when we didn't have stossy CD players and what-not!
Hope the music weekend goes great!
# Posted on June 10th 2005 by Murrough
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meant "stossy", not 'stossy' - what in the under-of-God is stossy? :|
# Posted on June 10th 2005 by Murrough
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it did it again... I was trying to say "s-w-a-n-k-y" - I get it now, there must be some anti-swear coder on this site....
# Posted on June 10th 2005 by Murrough
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"s-w-a-n-k-y"
adj : imposingly fashionable and elegant; "a s-w-a-n-k apartment"
^^^ See, not a swear word you stupid anti-curse bot! ^^^
# Posted on June 10th 2005 by Murrough
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Hey that's cool!
Did you see that great film with yer woman, Hilary Stoss?
# Posted on June 10th 2005 by Conán McDonnell
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Ha! it worked
# Posted on June 10th 2005 by Conán McDonnell
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I noticed a car in a museum had a tossel Rotary Engine!
# Posted on June 10th 2005 by Conán McDonnell
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Toss and the other word mean the same thing,
so why is one "bad" and the other not?
Ok, next tune... W ank the Feathers
# Posted on June 10th 2005 by BegF
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Imagine Delia Smith not tossing salads anymore...
# Posted on June 10th 2005 by Conán McDonnell
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Ah Conan !!!
I'm eating.
# Posted on June 10th 2005 by BegF
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"LETS BE tossING YOU...."
# Posted on June 10th 2005 by Hugo Chavez
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You know of course we'll get into trouble over this,
and earlier Zina was talking about juggling two balls in her hand, and Will was sessions was about getting good head.....but will anything be said to them ?
It's an anti-Irish thing you know.
# Posted on June 10th 2005 by BegF
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Well if my mum reads this I'm dead!
# Posted on June 10th 2005 by Conán McDonnell
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*smirk* it's cuz we're specialer than you, BegF.
# Posted on June 10th 2005 by Zina Lee
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See we don't know if *smirk* is actually what you've wrtitten.
You could possible have written "F*** You BegF and the horse you rode in on"
and the censor machine translates it to *smirk*.
I always knew you were the devil woman !
# Posted on June 10th 2005 by BegF
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LOL - I think you can pretty much count on the *smirk*.
# Posted on June 10th 2005 by Zina Lee
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see what you started there Murrough! Although, i have never heard of the word stossy in my life, and didnt realise s-w-a-n-k-y was a curse word.
My da gave my bro the same cassette of the legend mc kenna. Our first ever proper trad album. Needless to say, it was well played!! Turned out the weekend was great, a lot of tunes played and a lot of drink taken.
# Posted on June 14th 2005 by Britney Spears