Join us for some tunes tonight if you’re in town – Jimmy Clancy on accordion and myself, Áine Heslin on flute, and our visitors of course!! Some photos from last Thurs.
John, Patsy, Paula, Mick (taking a break) Mícheal, Jerry and – I’m sorry, I’ve forgotten our Italian flute-player’s name!!
Colm, Satoshi, myself and Jimmy.
Bill, Betty, Aiden, Kieran and John.
Betty, Aiden, Kieran, John and Patsy.
January 19, 2017 | Categories: Ennis Co Clare, Tourism, Traditional Music | Tags: aine heslin, aineheslinmusic, celtic, composer, flute, folk, food, irish, jimmy clancy, music, new Irish music, pubs, seisiún, tinwhistle, traditional | Leave a comment
You coming in tonight? Cruises Bar 8:30pm. Put on your Uggs and snowboots…and be careful – could be some very precarious music played – risky reels, jigs in jeopardy and a hazardous hornpipe or two. (For those of you countries with lots of snow – just to let you know – we’re MAYBE in for between 1 and 3cm! So lots of prep!) Here are a few photos of last week – might not have everybody in photos, apologies. Lovely night.
Jimmy and Michael having the craic! 🙂
Michael, Betty, Bill and Jerry
Satoshi joining in!
Mick and Paula.
Orla on keyboards
January 12, 2017 | Categories: Ennis Co Clare, Tourism, Traditional Music | Tags: aine heslin, aineheslinmusic, celtic, composer, flute, folk, jimmy clancy, music, new Irish music, restaurants, seisiún, tinwhistle, traditional | 2 Comments
Back in Cruises, Ennis tonight at 8:30pm with Jimmy Clancy and a host of visitors – feel free to come in and join us for the tunes, the broken resolutions, the keeping of the resolve to play/meet with friends and sure where would we be without our great audience who keep us motivated to play our best!
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January 5, 2017 | Categories: Ennis Co Clare, Tourism, Traditional Music, Uncategorized | Tags: CD, flute, food, irish, jimmy clancy, Latest News, music, new Irish music, pubs, restaurants, seisiún, The Tunes Foundry Album | Leave a comment
Lovin’ the tune! Patsy, Ritchie and Michael at Cruises Thurs night session – also Michael behind Patsy on the left.
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There was a great gang (flute players Bill and Áine missing from the photos) and many fine tunes were played Thurs night and I want to thank the listeners (mostly out of the pictures) who gave such great appreciation that everyone had a ball! Happy New Year to all!
See you at the Cruises Thurs night sessions in….2017! (Thurs Jan5th) 😉
December 31, 2016 | Categories: Ennis Co Clare, Tourism, Traditional Music, Uncategorized | Tags: aine heslin, aineheslinmusic, celtic, composer, flute, folk, food, irish, music, new Irish music, pubs, restaurants, seisiún, tinwhistle, traditional | Leave a comment
What better than to be spending time with friendly musicians who continue to join us every Thurs in Cruises Bar from 8:30 for those couple of hours with tunes, stories of woe or of laughter and always welcoming some new friendly faces!! This time, as well as welcoming as many musicians as want to come – we would particularly like to invite people to come and listen to all these diverse instrumentalists with their different talents – FREE CONCERT in effect (apart from the price of a drink and a taxi). We don’t claim to be world class at all times (you can never tell who is in town though..!) and love to have the warmth of a friendly audience around us. Thank you for all the support this past year. Paula O’Regan and Patsy Hanrahan are planning to be there – a great start!
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December 28, 2016 | Categories: Ennis Co Clare, Tourism, Traditional Music, Uncategorized | Tags: aineheslinmusic, celtic, composer, flute, folk, food, irish, music, new Irish music, pubs, seisiún, tinwhistle, traditional | Leave a comment
Have to show some photos (taken by Patrick Keating) of last Thurs – great night with nearly a dozen lovely musicians! My first time meeting with Dessie Mulkere, banjo/flute-player/singer all rolled into one. Oh, and add ‘composer’ to the list too as he played us a couple of lovely tunes of his. Jimmy Clancy was anxious that I meet him and I was delighted he asked him to come. But there were more than Dessie as you can see. Great night – and looking forward to this Thurs night – Christmas Eve (reel) will be played…again. (One of my favourites at any time of year). Please feel free to join in. If I don’t see you – a very happy Christmas to you and your families!
Seisiún at Cruises Bar. Photgrapher Patrick Keating
Dessie Mulkere (Clare) playing banjo at Cruises Bar Thurs night seisiún. Photographer Patrick Keating
Seisiún at Cruises Bar. Photographer Patrick Keating
Musicians at Cruises Bar. Photgrapher Patrick Keating
A video and few photos taken on my phone – see below..
Jimmy Clancy, Patrick Keating, Michael Brown, Patsy Hanrahan and Michael McGrath.
Michael McGrath, Betty and Bill from Seattle, Paula O Regan (hidden!)and Mick Coffee.
December 22, 2016 | Categories: Tourism, Traditional Music | Tags: aine heslin, aineheslinmusic, CD, celtic, composer, flute, folk, food, irish, music, pubs, seisiún, tinwhistle, traditional | Leave a comment
Seisiún-time again for many Thurs 15th at Cruises Bar, Ennis. Join us at 8:30pm for tunes and merriment! I promise to wear the Christmas jumper….. NEXT Thursday! 😉 Here are some photos from last Thurs – including a special birthday lady who sang for us!! (Nóirín!)
Noirín Lynch included us in her birthday in the best way – with a song, beautiful! Thanks Noirín! x
Jerry from Canada and Clara from Ennis (Argentina!) and of Los Paddys de las Pampas
Quentin Cooper (The Fiddle Case) and Paula O’Regan on fiddle with Andy Lambert on bouzouki
Jimmy Clancy, Patsy Hanrahan and Canadian – Jerry!
December 14, 2016 | Categories: Tourism, Uncategorized | Tags: aine heslin, aineheslinmusic, CD, celtic, composer, flute, folk, food, irish, music, new Irish music, pubs, restaurants, seisiún, The Tunes Foundry Album, tinwhistle, traditional | Leave a comment
Hey all you Christmas shoppers…are your arms breaking, feet aching? Cruises seisiún starts at 8:30 or so – so why not end up there and have a hot toddy and rest yourselves! We’ll play restful tunes and lively tunes and you can just relax! See you soon. 😉
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December 8, 2016 | Categories: Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Come on down to Cruises Bar for 8:30pm where I’ll be playing as usual with Jimmy Clancy and a fine gathering of musicians (or maybe we’ll be quiet tonight due to the weather?? Nah! 🙂 Jigs and reels, waltzes and hornpipes – all very warming!) Order a hot toddy or maybe a nice meal. See you there. Bring your instrument if you play.
Cruises session captured by Patrick Keating
Above is a photo taken on the first night of Tradfest.
November 24, 2016 | Categories: Tourism, Uncategorized | Tags: aine heslin, aineheslinmusic, CD, celtic, composer, flute, folk, irish, music, new Irish music, pubs, restaurants, seisiún, The Tunes Foundry Album, tinwhistle, traditional | Leave a comment
Thurs 17th – tonight – Jimmy Clancy hosts the seisiún with me from 8:30pm and it’ll be lovely to have you with us if you are wrapping up and braving this winter’s day. Bring your favourite tunes tonight – we all have favourites and it’s nice to get to play them.
In Cruises Bar
In Cruises Bar
Photo by Patrick Keating
November 17, 2016 | Categories: Tourism, Uncategorized | Tags: aine heslin, aineheslinmusic, CD, celtic, composer, flute, folk, irish, Latest News, music, new Irish music, pubs, seisiún, tinwhistle, traditional | Leave a comment
Lovely seisiún Thurs night! Here are some photos – maybe you’re able to tag yourself? Feel free.
Mena from Sweden and Michael Brown by Patrick Keating
Cruises session captured by Patrick Keating
Photo by Patrick Keating
Photo by Patrick Keating
Photo by Patrick Keating
Jimmy Clancy, Pauline O’Brien and Áine by Patrick Keating
November 14, 2016 | Categories: Uncategorized | Leave a comment
We had lovely visiting musicians last Thurs at Cruises Bar (some photos below) and some beautiful old tunes were breathed life into! Also, played a couple of my new tunes and it’s such fun to hear others play them! Jimmy Clancy will be hosting again on Thurs night from 8:30pm – first night of Ennis Trad Fest 2016 but there are at least seven other sessions going on around Ennis Thurs night alone so you’re feet will be tapping right around the town (if you plan to be on the move!!) All welcome.
Patsy, John (Clancy) and Paula
Paula, Vince, lady bodhrán-player?, Cáit
Cáit and Andy
November 7, 2016 | Categories: Ennis Trad Fest, Uncategorized | Tags: aine heslin, aineheslinmusic, composer, flute, irish, music, new Irish music, pubs, seisiún, The Tunes Foundry Album, tinwhistle, traditional | Leave a comment
Building up to Ennis Trad Fest 2016 …..starting next week! Not too late to make arrangements to travel I’d say? There is such a wealth of choice in the sessions around Ennis next week – just check out the session trail on the website http://www.ennistradfest.com/session-trail/
See? Well, Jimmy Clancy and I will be in Cruises tomorrow 3rd Nov as usual from 8:30 as well as next week. Drop by on your travels and give us a few tunes from your neck of the country/world!
Jimmy Clancy!
November 2, 2016 | Categories: Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Thurs 27th Oct.
We’ll be playing in the front bar from 8:30pm till not very late so do come out to hear a few lively tunes – in fact, a great mix of tunes!! Jimmy Clancy on accordion, myself on flute/whistle and we’re always joined by a host of fine musicians. Watch out for the Ennis Trad Fest coming up in a couple of weeks…some of you already packing your bags I hear! Some recent Thurs photos…:)
Kevin O’Connor visiting uilleann piper
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October 25, 2016 | Categories: Ennis Trad Fest, Tourism, Uncategorized | Tags: aine heslin, aineheslinmusic, composer, flute, food, irish, music, new Irish music, pubs, seisiún, The Tunes Foundry Album, tinwhistle, traditional | Leave a comment
Yes, one of my favourite days now – it being the Thurs night session in Cruises Bar from 8:30pm till not very late. Jimmy has some friends coming tonight and maybe some of our steadily growing group of musicians will arrive too – who knows! Always different – always interesting – always some resurrected tune or two (which I really enjoy). Come on in. 🙂
October 20, 2016 | Categories: Uncategorized | Leave a comment
I am really enjoying these Thurs night early sessions in Cruises Bar (8:30pm – 10:45pm)! Jimmy Clancy has some lovely tunes that I’m picking up and we have great fun with visiting musicians – some regular now! Below are a selection of photos from recent and past Thurs nights…apologies if names are incorrectly spelled or missing!
Áine with Leslie Glassmire
Patsy Hanrahan (in background) and Áine McCarthy Kent.
Christy from Newbridge /concertina as well as a great sean-nós singer
Paula O’Regan
Joe Hanrahan
Conor Lynch
Mark – from North Carolina
Patsy Hanrahan, Liam O’Connor, Áine and Jimmy.
Fr. Pat Horgan, Florida/Kilfinora
October 11, 2016 | Categories: Tourism | Tags: aine heslin, aineheslinmusic, CD, composer, flute, irish, music, new Irish music, pubs, seisiún, The Tunes Foundry Album, tinwhistle, traditional | Leave a comment
Thursday again and I am delighted to play in Cruises Bar with Jimmy Clancy and whatever friends/visitors come along! 8:30pm till not very late…:) Bring your tune-maker or song-maker and we will make some good music!
Jimmy Clancy and Aine Heslin – photo by Patrick Keating
October 6, 2016 | Categories: Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Time has flown by and yes, we are heading towards October so fast that if we trip – we’ll be there!!:) Ceol Cois Tine is a monthly seisiún in Keane’s Bar, Carrigaholt (less than 1hr drive from Ennis) It’s a 7:30pm start this Sun 2nd Oct so there is plenty of time to get home in time for a good night’s rest. Every month Mags Keane asks different musicians to host the seisiún – this weekend it’s myself on flute, Mairéad Considine on concertina (one of the ‘Siarlinn’ founder members) and Martin Noel Tubridy on accordion. All musicians/singers welcome – including the younger musicians who often come to get used to the session scene! http://loopheadclare.com/keanes-bar-grocery-carrigaholt/
September 28, 2016 | Categories: Tourism, Uncategorized | Tags: aine heslin, aineheslinmusic, composer, flute, irish, Latest News, music, new Irish music, pubs, seisiún, The Tunes Foundry Album, tinwhistle, traditional | Leave a comment
Time has flown by and yes, we are heading towards October so fast that if we trip – we’ll be there!!:)
Before I tell you about Ceol Cois Tine this Sun OCT 2ND (:0) I just want to remind you that I’ll be playing my usual weekly Thurs seisiún in Cruises with Jimmy Clancy (such a lovely gig where we always have somebody unexpectedly join but also, a few amazing regular fab musicians like Paula O’Regan, Andy Lambert, Patsy Hanrahan – sometimes Patrick Keating and Michael Brown) Last week we had a lovely musician from Louth, Róisín and her partner Shane who were on an extended holiday because they loved Clare so much! (I’ll post a photo or two below)
Ceol Cois Tine is a monthly seisiún in Keane’s Bar, Carrigaholt (less than 1hr drive from Ennis) It’s a 7:30pm start this Sun 2nd Oct so there is plenty of time to get home in time for a good night’s rest. Every month Mags Keane asks different musicians to host the seisiún – this weekend it’s myself on flute, Mairéad Considine on concertina (one of the ‘Siarlinn’ founder members) and Martin Noel Tubridy on accordion. All musicians/singers welcome – including the younger musicians who often come to get used to the session scene! http://loopheadclare.com/keanes-bar-grocery-carrigaholt/
Martin Tubridy Co. Clare
Great friends of mine at the launch of my album ‘The Tunes Foundry’ in 2015. l to r. Niamh Casey, Mairéad Considine and Orla Coughlan.
September 27, 2016 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: aine heslin, aineheslinmusic, composer, flute, irish, music, new Irish music, pubs, seisiún, The Tunes Foundry Album, tinwhistle, traditional | 1 Comment
I had to mention school, didn’t I?? Surprisingly, many of the musicians that I play with are actually primary school teachers and therefore, are very busy settling into new routines – sometimes new schools – at this time of year. 😦 The sad face is me – missing my summer mates!!
On Mon last though – I had a fine seisiún with Niamh Considine and Matt in the Stella Maris Hotel in Kilkee. We had an unusually attentive audience and the atmosphere was just lovely – Niamh and I played a stormer and they loved Matt’s voice and choice of songs. Watch out for Mon Sept 26th because we’ll be back – 9:30pm.
Tonight! Thurs 1st Sept I’m with Jimmy Clancy at Cruises Bar, Ennis and we have friends coming. Come and join in with us or just come and enjoy the music (if you say it quickly it almost sounds the same!!)
Jimmy Clancy and Aine Heslin – photo by Patrick Keating
September 1, 2016 | Categories: Tourism, Uncategorized | Tags: aine heslin, aineheslinmusic, composer, flute, irish, music, new Irish music, pubs, The Tunes Foundry Album, tinwhistle, traditional | Leave a comment
Fleadh is over – but not the feelings that it left us with! Wanting to continue? Yes.
Join Jimmy Clancy and myself tonight (Andy Lambert is coming…!) for more tunes at Cruises Bar, Ennis tonight at 8:30 https://www.facebook.com/cruises.bar/?fref=ts
🙂 🙂 🙂
Andrew Lambert on bouzouki
Áine Heslin (flute) and Jimmy Clancy (accordeon)
Session in Cruises Bar
August 25, 2016 | Categories: Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Heavens above – what a fleadh! Ennis has just hosted the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2016 and it has really been enjoyed by everybody from near and far. Many people of Clare who don’t follow music that much travelled in just to see the town looking fabulous and were amazed by the friendly atmosphere of all there. There were people playing music and doing Irish step-dancing on the streets from the ages of three or four to 99 I’d say!! And when the weekend storm arrived the atmosphere barely dampened at all.
I had an amazing time as, a couple of weeks before the fleadh my friends and I decided to get a group of us together to do a mini show on one of the gig rigs (outside stages giving free entertainment for the crowds). Mairéad Considine on concertina, Orla Coughlan on fiddle, myself on flute, Caoimhe Millar on accordion and vocals and Caitriona O’Gorman on keyboard accompaniment. ‘Siarlinn‘!!
We decided to include some dancing and Orla, being friends with a beautiful dancer from Lisseycasey, Sinéad Neylon – procured a dancer of very high calibre! World acclaimed and a member of the cast of the Riverdance show – Sinéad gracefully agreed to dance with our show! Mairéad then, being a member of a highly skilled set-dancing group Inis Cathaigh from west Clare, was delighted that they agreed to be part of the show too and on we went from there.
A few rehearsals later and we were on the Shannon Airport Gig Rig last Wednesday night performing to about 5000 people!! Great fun playing our music, lovely singing by Caoimhe and Lots of great reactions from our audience! The dancing was all beautiful (Mairéad included!) and I would watch it forever myself – a privilege to play for it! And we could hear how people were enjoying the music too of course. 😉
So, I hope to have some videos to upload soon for you to see but in the meantime…back to our regular sessions! Three of the founding members of Siarlinn (Orla, Mairéad and myself) will be in Crotty’s Kilrush tonight (Tues 23rd August) and we may possibly do a live stream during the session – just for the craic! (We did a live stream of two of my own tunes a fortnight ago and got so many compliments and it was great because the two tunes were the reels I wrote for the girls; Mairéad’s Paradise and Orla’ Intent! You can find the notes for them here on my music page.)
I played in Myles’ Creek, Kilkee on Sun with Róisín Considine (accordion) and Matt on guitar/vocals and at the end of the night a gentleman from Co Galway but living in the UK most of his adult life, came up to us and played a few tunes on whistle! Lovely man called Ger James Lyons.
August 23, 2016 | Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments
Yes, it’s Thursday again – had a wonderful seisiún in Crotty’s Bar, Kilrush on Tuesday – do join us next Tuesday there!
Tonight…Thurs July 14th 2016 – Open seisiún at Cruises Bar in Ennis with Aine Heslin, (myself) tin-whistle and flute, Jimmy Clancy button accordion. Starting 8:30pm and all are welcome to join or listen and enjoy the evening together. I will play some new material too. https://www.facebook.com/cruises.bar/?fref=ts
Tomorrow night – Fri July 15th 2016 – seisiún in Fitzpatrick’s Bar, Kilkee with Matt, Áine Heslin and friends (we’ll have a special guest Sorcha Curtin on concertina!). http://www.fitzpatrickskilkee.com/ https://www.facebook.com/FitzpatricksKilkee/?fref=ts
July 14, 2016 | Categories: Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2016, Tourism | Tags: aine heslin, composer, flute, irish, music, pubs, seisiún, The Tunes Foundry Album, tinwhistle, traditional | Leave a comment
Yes – heading home to the West tonight – or close anyway! Helping host a seisiún in Foley’s, Cross ( https://www.facebook.com/pages/Foleys-Bar-Cross-village/137737369646985 or http://loopheadclare.com/foleys-bar-grocery-shop/) as the start of the Loophead Gathering Festival (https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=loophead%20gathering%20festival) with some friends and returning visiting musicians incl many from Kildare! Join us there if you’re back. (back West i.e.)
July 8, 2016 | Categories: Tourism | Tags: aine heslin, aineheslinmusic, flute, irish, music, pubs, seisiún, The Tunes Foundry Album, tinwhistle, traditional | Leave a comment
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