I take it you did not enjoy the Festival as no one has started a discussion .I was there for 3 days with a friend and after showing him the site,s we hit the pubs for about 8-00clock .I enjoyed it but the weather was bad .Nice to meet a chap off the session (ian and his other half from wales) I will be back next year Des
I really enjoyed it. Fair enough the weather was crap, but after all this is Ireland, so you just have to take your chances with the weather here.
I met a couple of ones who were saying they were on here too. In truth, probabaly the majority of musicians that were there have probably contributed or peered in here once or twice. You can identify yourselves at your own disgression!
In short, from my own experience it was a great weekend, with great tunes and great craic.
Loved the weekend, or what I saw of it-I was sick on Sunday.
On Saturday I did the workshops and there was a great session that night in Mossy Sullivans with Blackie O' Connell, Karol Lynch, Darren Maloney and many more,
Loved it.
To be honest, I'd say a lot of ones who were down at the Ennis Trad Fest haven't posted comments here (as yet) as they are probably still recouperating. Thank God I stuck to good old pints of Ennis' finest water all weekend!
"With great weekends of seisiúns, comes great hangovers!"
Ennis was a blast. It was my first time to the festival, and must say, the trad disco was probably one of the weirdest things I've ever experienced...
Had a nice yet terribly packed session Saturday night in the Usual Place Pub, and a brilliant one Sunday afternoon in The Brewery, hosted by Siobhan Peoples. Good paced session, and a great variety of tunes.
Trad Fest was class as usual. What does the weather matter? If the sun were shining it would only make you feel guilty for spending the entire day in the pub.
What a weekend! Pity it's so short as with so many great sessions going on it's only possible to get to sample a few - anyway roll on next year!
I really enjoyed the slow session in Cois na hAbhna on the Friday night with musicians from Manchester, Australia, Dublin not to mention the Ennis crowd. I mustn't forget North Wales and it was great meeting Banjoian and his better half - in fact we had about half a dozen banjos but even thought the tunes were slow during the first couple of hours, there was plenty of lift and draiocht in the music.
It was also a good learning situation in that we found out very quickly that lists don't work at a festival session and after the first couple of sets it was back to each musician starting off their own tunes. Also "Drowsie Maggie" reigns supreme as this was probably the only tune where every musician without exception joined in - Boys of Bluehill would have been a close second!
It was also interesting that while a good few musicians admitted to being on the Yellowboard, only Ian and myself exchanged "handles" with the rest preferring to remain as lurkers even in the session situation. However, one musician insisted that they're not one of the Yellowboard trouble makers which I thought was highly amusing.
Highlight for me was the Tony Linnane-Noel Hill concert on Sunday night! I was a little sleepy after a long day of sessions, the ceili with Four Courts, CD release with Paul McGlinchey and a few pints in between. But once they started playing I was wide awake and dancing in my seat! (And the hail storm after sounded like sean nos dancing on the rooftop!)
I forgot to mention the session in the Queen's on Sunday afternoon. This to me is what festival sessions should be all about. Although most of the key members would have been mainly musicians from the Donnybrook Kiely's session, anyone who turned up with an instrument was warmly welcomed and encouraged to start some of their own tunes. I had to leave around 6.00pm but the music was still going strong at this stage and must have continued well into the night.
Ennis Festival
Ennis Festival
I take it you did not enjoy the Festival as no one has started a discussion .I was there for 3 days with a friend and after showing him the site,s we hit the pubs for about 8-00clock .I enjoyed it but the weather was bad .Nice to meet a chap off the session (ian and his other half from wales) I will be back next year Des
# Posted on November 13th 2008 by DES RYNNE
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I really enjoyed it. Fair enough the weather was crap, but after all this is Ireland, so you just have to take your chances with the weather here.
I met a couple of ones who were saying they were on here too. In truth, probabaly the majority of musicians that were there have probably contributed or peered in here once or twice. You can identify yourselves at your own disgression!
In short, from my own experience it was a great weekend, with great tunes and great craic.
# Posted on November 13th 2008 by Murrough
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Loved the weekend, or what I saw of it-I was sick on Sunday.
On Saturday I did the workshops and there was a great session that night in Mossy Sullivans with Blackie O' Connell, Karol Lynch, Darren Maloney and many more,
Loved it.
# Posted on November 13th 2008 by jlocky
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To be honest, I'd say a lot of ones who were down at the Ennis Trad Fest haven't posted comments here (as yet) as they are probably still recouperating. Thank God I stuck to good old pints of Ennis' finest water all weekend!
"With great weekends of seisiúns, comes great hangovers!"
# Posted on November 13th 2008 by Murrough
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Yep...only getting over it now...And yep Mossys was the spot to be over the weekend jlocky...
# Posted on November 13th 2008 by seaniemcg
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I had a great time, shame I couldn't stay long... sigh, oh well next year.
# Posted on November 13th 2008 by piobagusfidil
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Mossy's and woodies(woodies woodies!)
# Posted on November 13th 2008 by banjoburger
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Ennis was a blast. It was my first time to the festival, and must say, the trad disco was probably one of the weirdest things I've ever experienced...
Had a nice yet terribly packed session Saturday night in the Usual Place Pub, and a brilliant one Sunday afternoon in The Brewery, hosted by Siobhan Peoples. Good paced session, and a great variety of tunes.
# Posted on November 14th 2008 by ingridrt
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Trad Fest was class as usual. What does the weather matter? If the sun were shining it would only make you feel guilty for spending the entire day in the pub.
# Posted on November 14th 2008 by quinn
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What a weekend! Pity it's so short as with so many great sessions going on it's only possible to get to sample a few - anyway roll on next year!
I really enjoyed the slow session in Cois na hAbhna on the Friday night with musicians from Manchester, Australia, Dublin not to mention the Ennis crowd. I mustn't forget North Wales and it was great meeting Banjoian and his better half - in fact we had about half a dozen banjos but even thought the tunes were slow during the first couple of hours, there was plenty of lift and draiocht in the music.
It was also a good learning situation in that we found out very quickly that lists don't work at a festival session and after the first couple of sets it was back to each musician starting off their own tunes. Also "Drowsie Maggie" reigns supreme as this was probably the only tune where every musician without exception joined in - Boys of Bluehill would have been a close second!
It was also interesting that while a good few musicians admitted to being on the Yellowboard, only Ian and myself exchanged "handles" with the rest preferring to remain as lurkers even in the session situation. However, one musician insisted that they're not one of the Yellowboard trouble makers which I thought was highly amusing.
# Posted on November 15th 2008 by Bannerman
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i was in the auburn lodge on the saturday night! Great fun
very messy! the David Munnelly Band were amazing!
# Posted on November 16th 2008 by sup-a-tay
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Highlight for me was the Tony Linnane-Noel Hill concert on Sunday night! I was a little sleepy after a long day of sessions, the ceili with Four Courts, CD release with Paul McGlinchey and a few pints in between. But once they started playing I was wide awake and dancing in my seat! (And the hail storm after sounded like sean nos dancing on the rooftop!)
# Posted on November 16th 2008 by moria enya
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I forgot to mention the session in the Queen's on Sunday afternoon. This to me is what festival sessions should be all about. Although most of the key members would have been mainly musicians from the Donnybrook Kiely's session, anyone who turned up with an instrument was warmly welcomed and encouraged to start some of their own tunes. I had to leave around 6.00pm but the music was still going strong at this stage and must have continued well into the night.
# Posted on November 17th 2008 by Bannerman