Friday
16th
Outreach Programme
Weekend
Saturday 10am
17th
Workshops (see full details on page 6)
Accordion • Banjo • Concertina Fiddle • Uilleann Pipes • Flute Tin Whistle NEW Introductory Tin Whistle for adults only Skerries Traditional Music Weekend is proud to bring musicians directly to the local primary schools through its Outreach Programme.
8pm
(tin whistle provided) places limited
10.30am
Set & Sean Nós Dancing
1pm
Music on the Street
Opening Concert The Little Theatre Tickets €15
Four Men & a Dog
•
Seasons
The Little Theatre Tickets €15
•
Skerries Mills
•
the Sweet Emporium
Limited Tickets available Early booking advised Contact 087 6528643 2
Events 7pm
Nicholas Carolan
Sunday
Skerries Mills
12pm
‘Come East Along the Coast’ An evening of historical recordings and live music on the Traditions of the East Coast. Tickets €10 (limited seating) MC: Nicholas Carolan with Special Guest Paddy Glackin. Other musicians featured are Mick O’Brien • Neill Byrne Jim Grant • Caoimhin O’Fearghaíl
Skerries Mills Recital Mary Bergin with Harry Bradley Edel Fox Danny O’Mahony and many more . . . Mary Bergin
2pm 9pm
18th
Session with Local Musicians
Céilí Mór
Seasons
Skerries Community Hall Tickets €10 MC: Joe Condron
Carolyn Croke • Eimear Gorey Emma Spillane • Louise Coleman Gráinne Nugent McGealy
Tulla Céilí Band 3pm
Junior Jigs Keane’s Bus Bar An opportunity for young musicians to play together in a session with
Ruairi McGorman Sessions – see details on pages 4 & 5 Reproduced by kind permission of An Post ©
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Sessions The Snug
9.30pm Pádraig Buckley Éamonn de Barra Paudie O’Connor Danny O’Mahony
Fri
3pm Tara Connaghan Liz Kane Yvonne Kane Seán McElwain
Sat
Sun
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Keane’s Bus Bar
9.30pm Neill Byrne Edel Fox Liz Kane Yvonne Kane
5pm Siobhán Bhreathnach Seán McKeon Liam O’Connor Seán Ó Broin 9.30pm Mary Bergin Pádraig Buckley Liz Doherty Caoimhín Ó Fearghaíl Máire O’Keeffe
3pm Liz Kane Yvonne Kane Caitlín Nic Gabhann Ciarán Ó Maonaigh
The Gladstone Inn
3pm Junior Jigs with Ruairí McGorman
9.30pm Harry Bradley Seán McElwain Mick O’Brien Danny O’Mahony Joe Skelton
The Black Raven
The Sailing Club
9.30pm Liz Doherty Mick O’Brien Máire O’Keeffe Con Fada Ó Drisceoil
9.30pm (upstairs) Mary Bergin Harry Bradley Dónal O’Connor Joe Skelton
5pm Paul Kelly Con Fada Ó Drisceoil Caoimhín Ó Fearghaíl Caitlín Nic Gabhann Ciarán Ó Maonaigh
5pm (downstairs) Adult Slow Session with Paudie O’Connor
9.30pm Neill Byrne Éamonn de Barra Aido Lawlor Paudie O’Connor
9.30pm (downstairs) Singing Session MC: Con Fada Ó Drisceoil Special guest Gerry Cullen of THE VOICE SQUAD
Joe Mays 9.30pm Regular Session Kevin O’Keeffe with guests Maurice Egan Caoimhín Ó Fearghaíl
9.30pm Edel Fox Liz Kane Yvonne Kane Seán McKeon Liam O’Connor
Singers welcome 5pm Donegal Fiddle Session Mick Brown Tara Connaghan Ronan Galvin Sinéad Kennedy
8pm Farewell Session
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Workshops Saturday 17th May
Scoil Réalt na Mara Not suitable for beginners Registration: 9.30am SHARP • Fee €20 Classes: 10.00am to 3.30pm Accordion: Danny O’Mahony Banjo: Joe Skelton Concertina: Edel Fox Fiddle: Máire O’Keeffe • Dónal O’Connor
Éamonn de Barra Danny O’Mahony
Liz Doherty • Neill Byrne Flute: Harry Bradley • Éamonn de Barra Tin Whistle: Mary Bergin • Pádraig Buckley Uilleann Pipes: Mick O’Brien • Caoimhín Ó Fearghaíl
NEW Introductory Tin Whistle for adults only (tin whistle provided) places limited
3.30pm
Ceol agus craic with the tutors
Skerries Rugby Club
Classes: 10.30am to 4.00pm • Fee €15 Set & Sean Nós Dancing: Mairéad Casey & John McEvoy
Edel Fox
ALL VENUES CLOSED AT LUNCHTIME 1pm to 2pm Online registration available at www.skerriestraditionalmusic.com 6
Sponsors Skerries Traditional Music Weekend acknowledges the generous assistance of: Fingal County Council, The Arts Council & Atlantic Philanthropies AIB PLC Aidan O’Brien Butchers Apache Pizza Ashling Dry Cleaners Bert’s Barber Shop C&T’s Supermarket Chic Boutique Crilly McGrath & Duff Designworks Photography Dowlings Electrical Egan’s Fish Market Floor Style
Image Depot Infosystems McMeel’s Pharmacy Martin Scully Hairdressers Pasta Pizza Paul Finnegan @ Alliance Insurance Philann’s & Whizz Kids Present Company Progressive Credit Union Red Island Wine Company Ridgeway’s Barber Shop
Sapphire Jewellers Seasons Shankeys Menswear Skerries Florist Skerries Hardware Skerries Sports & Photo The Bubble Room The Shoe Horn the Sweet Emporium Very Important Parties Wisteria
Skerries Traditional Music Weekend would like to thank the hard working committee for their time and dedication.
contact: mobile 087 6528643 email skerriestradmusic@gmail.com website www.skerriestraditionalmusic.com
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