Thurs 22nd March at Cruises, Ennis!
We had a really great night last Thurs (see pictures below taken by Andrew Lambert)! Join us this Thurs 22nd March from 8:30pm and we’ll see what tunes we’ll play and who will play them with us! We love company!!
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Orla McGovern, Patricia Kerwin, Jim Maher, Lenka Hoffmanova, Bernie Kerwin, John Malone and Aoife. Photo by Andrew Lambert.

Áine Heslin, Jimmy Clancy, Orla McGovern and Patricia Kerwin. Photo by Andrew Lambert.

Orla McGovern, Jim Maher, Patricia Kerwin (dancing), Bernie Kerwin, John Malone and Aoife. Photo by Andrew Lambert.

Orla McGovern, Patricia Kerwin, Jim Maher, Lenka Hoffmanova, Bernie Kerwin, John Malone and Aoife. Photo by Andrew Lambert.

Lenka Hoffmanova, Brian Burke, Bernie Kerwin, John Malone, Aoife ? Yoshinori Fukuda, Misaki Fukuda and Mary Caldwell. Photo by Andrew Lambert.

Áine Heslin, Misaki Fukuda, Yoshinori Fukuda,and Orla McGovern. Photo by Andrew Lambert.

Lenka Hoffmanova, Brian Burke and Bernie Kerwin. Photo by Andrew Lambert.
Open session in Ennis tonight.
February 15th – (Thursday) from 8:30pm at Cruises Bar with Jimmy Clancy, Áine Heslin and friends. Had a great session of visiting musicians last Thurs – see photos below (missed some people, our apologies.) We also had some lovely sean-nós dancing from Patricia and a little from Mary – but no photos I’m afraid. Next time! Come join us tonight.

Aoife from Kilmaley on concertina.

Michael on fiddle and Jim on accordion.

Aoife on concertina and Andy on bouzouki.

Mary and Patricia discussing sean-nós steps and Patricia and Aoife playing concertinas.

Sorcha on concertina, Mike on flute and Howard on whistle.
Who would think it – in January?!:)
In Cruises Bar last Thurs at our open session there were at least ten musicians besides ourselves – isn’t that just a statement about Irish traditional music? We love to get together in a relaxed atmosphere and just play tunes here in Co Clare – and of course the bit of chat and fun helps but mostly, it’s the music. (Thurs 11th Jan 8:30pm Cruises Bar, Ennis)
Ronan did a bit of recording for his Facegroup Group, Ireland’s Inner Beauty and Andy Lambert took some great photos in between playing lots of bouzouki and singing too! Here are some, and a couple I took myself. (Colm Nestor was gone before the photos began but played lovely flute for the first half)

Photo by Andy Lambert.

Monochrome by Ronan Burrenn

Fiona Kerwin. Photo by Andy Lambert.

My friend Rosaleen came in to listen! 🙂

Gerry Denis with Andy Lambert.
Thurs 20th July in Cruises, Ennis
Make your way into town tonight and join in with our open session at 8:30pm in Cruises Bar! I’ve a few photos from last Thurs (- some of you may have looked up the Facebook Group ‘Ireland’s Inner Beauty’ for the several Live videos taken that night;)) We had a lovely night with Andy, Paula and Patsy joining myself and Jimmy. We were delighted to have Andi again from NYC on fiddle and met David and his sister Angela on whistles and low whistles from Germany/Norway – friends of my friend Olaf Sickman! Maybe see you later. 🙂

Andi Leahy from New York visiting and adding to our session!

Paula on fiddle and Patsy on accordion.

Andy Lambert on bouzouki and vocals.

Paula and Patsy. Note in the foreground the wild rose from The Burren that Ronán brought in to us – with seed bulbs too!

David Westphal with his sister Angela from Germany/Norway! ( Áine Heslin, centre)

Áine on flute and Jimmy Clancy on accordion. Photo by Pat Keating.

David Westphal with his sister Angela.
Thurs 15th at Cruises 8:30pm
Yes, looking forward to getting back to Cruises Bar and tunes with Jimmy, our regulars and visitors! Thank you Sorcha, for sitting in for me – you played a stormer last Thurs I heard (not a bit surprised!) I had a chilled week on Achill Island, Co Mayo with the family last week – stunningly beautiful! 🙂 Come on, the summer!! 🙂
Here are some old photos (2 weeks) of Cruises session. Maybe see you there soon!!

Michael on fiddle, Bernie on flute and Patricia on concertina.

Flute player from Clare (sorry about your name – will get it soon), John on banjo

James on bodhrán, Mary on accordion, Mary on concertina, another concertina-player (sorry about the name)

John on banjo and Andy on bouzouki.

Jimmy, James, Mary and Mary.

Cruises Thurs night session
Sunday outdoors (1)at Fleadh Nua
Photos by Patrick Keating

Orla Coughlan, Noel Bermingham and Michael McGrath

Áine, Andy Lambert and Jes McNamara

Nuala Kelly (whose flute I’m holding!) holding baby Muireann Considine at the Seisiún, mammy Niamh Considine (fiddle) and myself, Áine Heslin. PK photo.
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