Francy Devine

CD Launch – Diarmuid Ó Cathasaigh’s Mór Mo Mholadh

Howth Singing Circle is delighted and honoured to launch

Mór Mo Mhalaidh – Great Is My Praise! –

a CD by our esteemed, late President Diarmuid Ó Cathasaigh. It is a quality recording of Diarmuid singing in Irish and English, playing tunes and delivering recitations in his inimitable style. An interesting booklet provides provenance for all items and much about Diarmuid’s fascinating, life-time engagement with and commitment to traditional culture.Andy Burke does the launch supported by Dave O’Connor, Liam O’Donoghue & Helena Rowsome with tracks from the Diarmuid’s CD and a video of a recitation.

Please join us on Zoom or on Facebook.

For zoom codes email rioann@gmail.com

All proceeds from the CD go to

The Irish Cancer Society & St Francis Hospice

The CD is now available for purchase on Bandcamp –

https://bandcamp.com./search?q=diarmuid%2Bo%2Bcathasaigh

May 2021
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May 2021

Our next online session will be held on

Thursday 6th May at 8 pm

Thursday 6 May at 8pm –

A Garland For Howth – Songs of Work & Labour

with Tony Fitzpatrick & Francy Devine

Zoom codes from rioann@gmail.com


The session will be broadcast simultaneously on Facebook

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Howth Virtual Burns Nicht 2121

Concert

Saturday 23 January from 8pm

Open Zoom Singing Session

Sunday 24 January 3-6  

Both events by Zoom and streamed live on Facebook 

HSC Facebook

Suggested donations €5-€10 for each event

Paypal.me BURNS NICHT

Zoom places are limited

To book a place contact rioann@gmail.com

A Burns Nicht Brochure is available as a PDF here below

Burns Programme 2021

Those appearing at the concert which will feature music, song, the piping in of a haggis and poetry will be

Paul & Shona Anderson, Steve Byrne, Mairi Campbell, Tim Dennehy, Francy Devine, Morag Dunbar, David Francis, Scott Gardiner, Gilly Hewitt, Caoimhe Hogarty, Jimmy Hutchison, John Kelly Band (John Kelly, Larry Egan, Mick Mullen), Noel Kelly, Helen Lahert, Kirsteen McCue, Daire Ó Baoill, Dave O’Connor, Liam O’Connor, Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne, Alan & Carole Prior, Ann Riordan, Gary West

For a’ that, an’ a’ that, / It’s coming yet for a’ that,
That Man to Man, the warld o’er, /Shall brithers be for a’ that

 

 

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A chairde

Tickets for Howth Burns Nicht 2019 available.

€20 with cheques etc. made to Howth Singing Circle.

Booking essential

Thank you for your support

Francy Devine – 087 678 0360

or 086 778 8822

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March 2018

Please note Howth Singing Circle postponed from March 1st to March 8th owing to the weather

March 8th – ‘March Hares and Other Madness’ hosted by Una Kane and Francy Devine

8th March at 9 .m.

Abbey Travern, Howth

Feel free to pass on

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2018 Howth Burns Nicht

 

SOLD OUT

HSC proudly presents

Howth Burns Nicht 

 

Saturday, 20 January at 8-12.30 in the Abbey Tavern with Special Guests Robyn Stapleton (Stranraer), Kristan Harvey (Orkney) and Alistair Patterson (Glasgow); St Lawrence Howth Pipe Band; and many others.

 

Fare Thee Weel Session, Sunday 21 January, 3-6.

 

Demand this year is huge with well over a third of tickets already sold – so please book your tickets now through the usual channels.

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October 2017

Our October session on Thursday, 5 October

in the Abbey Tavern, at 9 pm
with two fine young singers –

Feilimí O’Connor & Stuart Carolan.
Hosted by Cathal Caufield and Francy Devine.


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Here is a video of Stuart –

https://youtu.be/mqfFMg8BKxo

Hope to see and hear you there

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April 6th

From the Land of the Maple Leaf

– Canadian Songs & Stories

 

‘We Always Get Our Song’

 

Thursday 6 April

 

Fir an Tí Kieran Wade & Francy Devine

 

Abbey Tavern at 9pm sharp

 

all musicians, singers, listeners welcome

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CD Launch at An Góilín, 36 Parnell Square, Dublin 1.

Special Guest at An Góilín Traditional Singers’ Club this coming Friday 26th June will be Francy Devine. His superb and much acclaimed CD ‘My Father Told Me’ will get a belated launch….. a night not to be missed.