From: Petawebken_at_aol_dot_com
Friday 4th SEPTEMBER
A night of Irish poetry and music with RACKER DONNELLY
(brilliantly entertaining
poet who improvises in the satirical tradition),
SHEENA VALLELY
(sparkling traditional flute player from
with MAGGIE CASEY (whistle), JOHN SAY (percussion ),
ROB TRUSWELL
(guitar)
has done hundreds of radio programmes & well over a thousand live
performances in
deal with topics such as Sheep, Smoking, Sex, Tennis,
Oysters,
Joyce, Horses, Midsummer, Christmas, Yeats, Dracula, Irish
Proverbs & English History.
“James Joyce himself would have
loved this.
Clever, humorous, articulate, marvellousâ€ð. Sunday Tribune
See
http://www.sheenavallely.com/about.htm
for the work of Sheena Vallely and John Say as visual artists
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Friday 23rd OCTOBER LEN GRAHAM
A fine singer from an Antrim family, with a lifetime of collecting and singing Ulster music, Len delights in classic ballads and songs on all topics from love to politics.
with The Pigeon English Band (Doug Adams, Sarah Crofts, Paul Gross )
Friday
13th NOVEMBER
Tribute to PADDY MALYNN
the great Longford accordeon player, stalwart of London Irish sessions until his death
in1999.
With legendary fiddle player DANNY MEEHAN, direct from
Donegal,
REG HALL (piano), DERMOT KEARNEY
(banjo) - who all played at
The Favourite in the 1970s - and
more….
Friday 4th DECEMBER LOUIS KILLEN and MIKE WATERSON
From Tyneside and
In performance they strike sparks off
each other with the familiarity of long time acquaintance.
with Dan Quinn and Will Duke
Friday 18th DECEMBER The MIGHTY QUINNS Dan Quinn plus son Matt sing and play English tunes on melodeon , fiddle and more , in their own imitable way
plus special guest Will Duke renowned for his concertina playing and understated comic songs.