Mill Theatre, located in the heart of the new Dundrum Town Centre. Since opening in May 2006 the Mill Theatre has staged the best in theatre, comedy, music, kids stuff and much, much more
Date: Monday 7th - Fleadh Lighean presents world class traditional music.
Monday 7th: Seán Ó' Sé, Singer Martin Donohoe, Accordion Seamus Fay Lilter and guests Padraic O'Reilly ,Piano ,Kavan Donohoe ,Harp
A National Treasure, a National Champion and a National Monument. Legends, all three. Cool Cork urbanity and Cavan Class, what more could you ask for?
Admission:€15
8pm
Tuesday 8th: Slide. From mesmeric trance to nail biting energy, Slide entice the listener on a journey of musical exploration. Slide have graced many of the main stages and festivals at home and abroad. Formed with an all-star line-up of award winners including male vocalist of the year, Slide are living proof of how innovation need not compromise tradition.
Wednesday 9th: Andy Irvine. Irvine occupies a unique place in the musical world, plying his trade as archetypal troubadour with a solo show and travelling lifestyle that reflects his lifelong influence, Woody Guthrie. "By any measure Andy Irvine is one of the towering talents on the International folk scene" Sydney Morning HeraldM
Thursday 10th: Bruce Scott (pictured left) and Friends Niamh Parsons and Daoiri Farrell
Bruce Scott is one of the finest singer/songwriters on the circuit from Liverpool's Irish community. "A man who sings with heart and passion". Bruce is joined by Niamh Parsons, one of the most distinctive voices in Irish music "expresses the sorrow and longing of the celtic soul more deeply than any within living memory" (Boston Globe) Accompanied by the Comhaltas musicians and newcomer Daoiri Farrell (singer/guitarist) it promises to be a night of music, song and craic.
To book tickets...
Call in to the Mill Theatre Box Office. We're open from Monday to Saturday, 10am - 6pm, and the theatre re-opens at 7pm when there is an evening performance.
Or ring us on 01 296 9340. Tell us the date and event you wish to attend, and how many tickets you require. If booking by credit card, we'll need your card number and expiry date, your name and address. Please consider an alternative date in case your first choice is not available. There is no booking fee.
Rare chance to catch the Pucker and Cavan Lilter in Dublin
Maybe a few of the list are in Dublin Next Monday ,Lilter Fay and O Se are doing a concert and where will we get a tune and Song after ,its not often Seamus travels to the City ,so any ideas .thanks Martin
Re: Rare chance to catch the Pucker and Cavan Lilter in Dublin
This is an amazing coincidence as I've just spotted the tune "The Pockar" in the current copy of Treoir and here we have the man who wrote it with the singer it's dedicated to in the same concert three days later! Added to this I note that in the Treoir magazine, Ceolachan has been credited with the tune transcription.
For anyone in South Dublin, this is definitely a night not to be missed.
Re: Rare chance to catch the Pucker and Cavan Lilter in Dublin
Your not making me feel any better about not being there, having just listed the chemistry for a great night, great craic... Please, at least go so someone else I'd like to see there benefits...
Seamus Fay Cavans lilter first time ever performing in England.
Seamus Fay is across the water this Thur and Friday ,any list members in the area ,any local musicians to meet .details in events but if its a lilter you want to hear ,try to catch Seamus
4 times All-Ireland Lilting Champion...a well known & true legend in Traditional Music circles Worldwide. At 76 years young, this will be Seamus' first time ever performing in England...which is creating great excitement not only for himself, but also all his fans & followers throughout the Traditional Irish Music World
"Cavan's Seamus Fay is an extraordinary lilter, bringing lift, rhythm, style, and soul to this often overlooked art form within the Irish musical tradition.
A multiple All-Ireland senior lilting champion, Seamus gives us an absolute triumph of vocalisation, at times to the beat of a bodhrán, and a few choice songs on this recording.
It's a superb achievement by him and should go a long way to restoring the skill and legacy of lilting to its proper, higher place of recognition."
-- Earle Hitchner, Music Columnist, IRISH ECHO newspaper, New York City
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Mill Theatre, located in the heart of the new Dundrum Town Centre. Since opening in May 2006 the Mill Theatre has staged the best in theatre, comedy, music, kids stuff and much, much more
Date: Monday 7th - Fleadh Lighean presents world class traditional music.
Monday 7th: Seán Ó' Sé, Singer Martin Donohoe, Accordion Seamus Fay Lilter and guests Padraic O'Reilly ,Piano ,Kavan Donohoe ,Harp
A National Treasure, a National Champion and a National Monument. Legends, all three. Cool Cork urbanity and Cavan Class, what more could you ask for?
Admission:€15
8pm
Tuesday 8th: Slide. From mesmeric trance to nail biting energy, Slide entice the listener on a journey of musical exploration. Slide have graced many of the main stages and festivals at home and abroad. Formed with an all-star line-up of award winners including male vocalist of the year, Slide are living proof of how innovation need not compromise tradition.
Wednesday 9th: Andy Irvine. Irvine occupies a unique place in the musical world, plying his trade as archetypal troubadour with a solo show and travelling lifestyle that reflects his lifelong influence, Woody Guthrie. "By any measure Andy Irvine is one of the towering talents on the International folk scene" Sydney Morning HeraldM
Thursday 10th: Bruce Scott (pictured left) and Friends Niamh Parsons and Daoiri Farrell
Bruce Scott is one of the finest singer/songwriters on the circuit from Liverpool's Irish community. "A man who sings with heart and passion". Bruce is joined by Niamh Parsons, one of the most distinctive voices in Irish music "expresses the sorrow and longing of the celtic soul more deeply than any within living memory" (Boston Globe) Accompanied by the Comhaltas musicians and newcomer Daoiri Farrell (singer/guitarist) it promises to be a night of music, song and craic.
To book tickets...
Call in to the Mill Theatre Box Office. We're open from Monday to Saturday, 10am - 6pm, and the theatre re-opens at 7pm when there is an evening performance.
Or ring us on 01 296 9340. Tell us the date and event you wish to attend, and how many tickets you require. If booking by credit card, we'll need your card number and expiry date, your name and address. Please consider an alternative date in case your first choice is not available. There is no booking fee.
# Posted on July 4th 2008 by Martin Donohoe
See http://comhaltas.ie/events/detail/bruce_scott_at_mill_theatre_dundrum/ for more details.
See http://comhaltas.ie/events/detail/bruce_scott_at_mill_theatre_dundrum/ for more details.
# Posted on July 4th 2008 by Martin Donohoe
Rare chance to catch the Pucker and Cavan Lilter in Dublin
Maybe a few of the list are in Dublin Next Monday ,Lilter Fay and O Se are doing a concert and where will we get a tune and Song after ,its not often Seamus travels to the City ,so any ideas .thanks Martin
I posted in event section the show details
# Posted on July 4th 2008 by Martin Donohoe
Re: Rare chance to catch the Pucker and Cavan Lilter in Dublin
I'm jealous, oh to be in Dublin for this concert and some great music...
# Posted on July 4th 2008 by ceolachan
Re: Rare chance to catch the Pucker and Cavan Lilter in Dublin
This is an amazing coincidence as I've just spotted the tune "The Pockar" in the current copy of Treoir and here we have the man who wrote it with the singer it's dedicated to in the same concert three days later! Added to this I note that in the Treoir magazine, Ceolachan has been credited with the tune transcription.
For anyone in South Dublin, this is definitely a night not to be missed.
# Posted on July 4th 2008 by Bannerman
Re: Rare chance to catch the Pucker and Cavan Lilter in Dublin
Your not making me feel any better about not being there, having just listed the chemistry for a great night, great craic... Please, at least go so someone else I'd like to see there benefits...
# Posted on July 4th 2008 by ceolachan
Re: Rare chance to catch the Pucker and Cavan Lilter in Dublin
Your ~ You're ~ see how upset I am, I can't even get my words right...
# Posted on July 4th 2008 by ceolachan
Seamus Fay Cavans lilter first time ever performing in England.
Seamus Fay is across the water this Thur and Friday ,any list members in the area ,any local musicians to meet .details in events but if its a lilter you want to hear ,try to catch Seamus
4 times All-Ireland Lilting Champion...a well known & true legend in Traditional Music circles Worldwide. At 76 years young, this will be Seamus' first time ever performing in England...which is creating great excitement not only for himself, but also all his fans & followers throughout the Traditional Irish Music World
"Cavan's Seamus Fay is an extraordinary lilter, bringing lift, rhythm, style, and soul to this often overlooked art form within the Irish musical tradition.
A multiple All-Ireland senior lilting champion, Seamus gives us an absolute triumph of vocalisation, at times to the beat of a bodhrán, and a few choice songs on this recording.
It's a superb achievement by him and should go a long way to restoring the skill and legacy of lilting to its proper, higher place of recognition."
-- Earle Hitchner, Music Columnist, IRISH ECHO newspaper, New York City
http://www.celticcafe.com/celticcafe/EarleHitchner/Columns/Top10Lists/02_Top10_2003.html web link
3) "CAVAN'S LILTER," by Séamus Fay (self-issued; Cavan Music 0070a)
Septuagenarian Séamus Fay can put to shame Irish traditional musicians half his age by dint of his inexhaustible energy, enthusiasm, and mastery of the ancient musical art known as lilting (wordless, rhythmic vocalization). Over the decades there have been scores of fine lilters in Ireland, including Westmeath's Pat Kilduff, one of Fay's idols, and Galway's Paddy Rafferty, brother of Mike Rafferty.
With this album, Drumconnick, Cavan's Séamus Fay strengthens his place in the upper echelon of lilting during any era in Ireland. Winner of four All-Ireland championships (1959-1961, 1969), Fay has very few peers in the skill and poise he brings to "diddling" a tune.
The 33 tracks on this CD also indicate how vast a repertoire he has. They include three exquisite lilting duets by Séamus and his late mother, Kathleen, recorded at home in the early 1970s, and a riveting solo by Séamus on "The Broken Pledge/The Maids of Michelstown." There he displays a fiddler-like affinity for sly embellishments and the change Fay executes between those two reels is, literally, breathtaking.
In a liner note for "Cavan's Lilter," fiddler Antóin Mac Gabhann calls Séamus Fay "a continuation of the old breed." That he is, but he also imaginatively repositions lilting as a creative musical force and outlet, the equivalent of fiddle, flute, pipes, and accordion played at their best.
With this ennobling, endearing album, Séamus Fay proves he has earned the moniker his admirers have given him: "king of the lilters." By Earle Hitchner
[Published on January 21, 2004, in the IRISH ECHO newspaper in New York City. Copyright © Earle Hitchner. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of author.]
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# Posted on September 3rd 2008 by Martin Donohoe