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Looking for tunes in Ennis tonight?

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.

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Cruises session captured by Patrick Keating

Above is a photo taken on the first night of Tradfest.

Getting cosy in Cruises!

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.

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In Cruises Bar

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In Cruises Bar

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Photo by Patrick Keating

The warmth of music – :)

Lovely seisiún Thurs night! Here are some photos – maybe you’re able to tag yourself? Feel free.

 

TradFesting starts already!

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.

 

Thurs nights in Cruises

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!

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Jimmy Clancy!

Cruises Bar Thurs sessions

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…:)

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Kevin O’Connor visiting uilleann piper

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Tonight in Cruises (Thurs 20th):)

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. 🙂

This coming Thurs..(13th)

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 Heslin and Leslie Glassmire

Áine with Leslie Glassmire

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Patsy Hanrahan (in background) and Áine McCarthy Kent.

Christy from Newbridge /concertina as well as a great sean-nós singer

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Paula O’Regan

Joe Hanrahan

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Conor Lynch

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Mark – from North Carolina

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Patsy Hanrahan, Liam O’Connor, Áine and Jimmy.

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Fr. Pat Horgan, Florida/Kilfinora

Oct 6th in Ennis

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!

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Jimmy Clancy and Aine Heslin – photo by Patrick Keating

Sun 2nd Oct 2016

‘Ceol Cois Tine’ (music by the fire)

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/

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Niamh Casey, Mairéad Considine and Orla Coughlan.