October 2022

October 2022

Songs of Munster

with Fergus Carey & Francy Devine

Three in a Row from Claudia Anderson (Chicago)

1610 map of ‘The Province of Mounster’ by John Speed, 1551-1629

Thursday, 6 October from 8pm

Howth Sea Angling Club, West Pier

all singers, musicians & listeners welcome

‘How oft I’ve watched him from the Hill move here and there in grace,
In Cork, Killarney, Thurles town or by the Shannon’s race,
‘Now Cork is bet; the hay is saved!’ the thousands wildly sing-
Don’t speak too soon, my sweet garsún, for here comes Christy Ring.’

A memory in tribute to our friend, the late Jimmy Smyth of Ruan

1st September 2022 – Change of Venue

Howth Singing Circle

‘Under a Harvest Moon’

Fear agus Bean an Tí –

Laurence Bond and Ann Riordan

Thursday, 1 September, 2022

8pm-11pm

Upstairs Sea Angling Club, West Pier, Howth

We will be raffling a harvest basket made up of donations from all attending the session –

please bring an item to include in the basket……………….

Summer 2022

An open session in aid of St Francis Hospice

Singing the Fishing

the herring fishing fleet, Howth, West Pier, 1860

Fir an Tí

Paddy Daly & Francy Devine

Saturday, 16 July 2022 – 3-6pm

Howth Sea Angling Club, West Pier

all welcome

‘With our nets and gear we’re faring
On the wild and wasteful ocean.
It’s there that we hunt and we earn our bread
As we hunted for the shoals of herring’

June 2022

Howth Singing Circle –June Session

Thugamar Féin an Samhradh Linn

Fir a’ Tí – Gerry O’Connor and Paddy Daly

Three in a Row – Aoife Caomhanach

Thursday, 2 June at 7.30pm – Abbey Tavern

Note the earlier time – 7.30 – 10.30

All musicians, singers and listeners welcome

May 2022

Howth Singing Circle – May Session

A Garland for May

Fir an Tí -Francy Devine & Brian Doyle

Three in a Row – Fergus Whelan

Thursday, 5 May at 8.30pm – Abbey Tavern

all musicians, singers and listeners welcome

‘With head uncovered swear we all
To bear it onward till we fall;
Come dungeons dark or gallows grim,
This song shall be our parting hymn

March 2022 Live in the Abbey!

We’re Back Live in the Abbey

Oíche Ghaelach le hAoi Speisialta

Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin

Mná Tí

Helen Lahert & Máire Ní Bhaoill

Thursday, 3 March 2022 from 8.30

Abbey Tavern, Howth

‘Nach mór an cliú do phoball Carna ó thosuigh an lánmhain seo ag dul thrid
Ba deise breághtha méin na mná ná an Morning Star nuair d’eirigheócha sí
Tá an Bhanríoghan tinn is i na luighe lag síos, deir na dochtúirí go bhfaoi sí bás
Sé fios m’údair go ndeir siad liomsa faoi nach bhfuil sí pósta ag Mr Joyce.’

Robbie Burns Nicht 22.1.22

Howth Singing Circle’s 21st Burns Nicht is again a virtual event run in association with Edinburgh Folk Club and The World’s Room.

A concert will take place on Saturday 22 January from 8pm

live on Zoom & FB

code details from rioann@gmail.com.

The array of concert guests includes Margaret Bennett (Perthshire); Steve Byrne (Arbroath); Aoife Dermody & Mairéad Whelan (Dublin); David Francey (Canada); Billy Jolly (Orkney); John Kelly Band; Amy Leach & Jo Miller (Edinburgh); Méabh Meir (Belfast); Liam O’Brien (Clare); Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin (Dublin); Ciarán Ó Maoileoin (Bray); and Gary West (Perth). A haggis will be addressed by Morag Dunbar (Fife) and the night hosted by David Francis (EFC)

On Sunday, 23 January there will be a live Singing Session with guests Scott Gardiner (Forfar) & Niamh Parsons (HSC).