Howth Singing Circle Christmas Special
‘Sing His Thimbleful of Glee …’
with Special Guest TIM DENNEHY
Abbey Tavern
Thursday, 10 December, 2015
9pm sharp
All singers, musicians and listeners welcome
Howth Singing Circle
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Next Thursday in the Abbey Tavern at 9pm Ann Riordan hosts a special night for the HSC.
Singer and collector Jane Cassidy (Belfast) will launch Howth Singing Circle’s Young Singer in Residence Ruth Clinton’s “This Fearless Maid”, a booklet of songs recovered and annotated by Ruth. The songs, written before 1950, feature women in unusual and different ways than in many songs where women feature as unrequited lovers, grieving mothers or sweethearts, or as objects of desire. We are proud of Ruth’s diligence, imagination and meticulous research that has produced a special publication. She will sing some of the songs on the night.
So, please come along and celebrate the conclusion of our first Young Singer in Residence project and support Ruth in her endeavours.
May we also take this opportunity to thank so many of you who came along to make the Martyn Wyndham-Read and Gatehouse concert such a memorable night. A standing ovation speaks volumes but all the artists commented on the warmth and knowledgeable support they felt coming from the large attendance. From all at the HSC, sincere thanks to you all
Harvest Time
The next Howth Singing Circle will be on
Thursday, 3 September, 2015 at 9pm sharp
in the Abbey Tavern, Howth
with Eugene McEldowney & Ann Riordan:
‘Who Will Thrash the Corn?’, an evening of songs for Harvest Time
We ask you to please bring along an item(s) for a Harvest Basket. We will raffle the Basket during the evening.
June 2015
200th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo
The next HSC will be on Thursday next 4 June at 9pm sharp
DOWNSTAIRS in The Abbey Tavern
Terry Moylan from Na Piobairi Uilleann – The Pipers’ Club will lead a night of songs
remembering the Battle of Waterloo
‘HE WENT THROUGH THE LOWLANDS LIKE THUNDER …’
Here is the Howth June notice for the event and also Terry Moylans song sheet – which at the end carries some HSC Club news. It would help if you could print off Song Sheets and bring them with you – or at least those songs you might sing. We will run some off but it is a bumper edition!
Finally, please forward this notice and its attachments to friends and those you feel would be interested.
Terry is expert in this field and it will be a very good night.
Thank you for your support
THE BIRDSONG PROJECT
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HSC meets Thursday, 7th May, at 9pm in the Abbey Tavern
as part of the Birdsong Project
http://www.thebirdsongproject.com/Home.html
which is a traditional song project by Aileen Lambert and Michael Fortune
commissioned for Bealtaine by Age and Opportunity and support by
The National Library of Ireland and the Irish Traditional Music Archive
Our theme is titled: “To Hear the Nightingale Sing” songs with birds,
hosted by Anne and Niamh Parsons.
Look forward to seeing and hearing you all – and please feel free to pass on this notice to friends.
JANUARY 2015
A chairde Peace and Health to all Howth Singing Circlers
Our forthcoming programme is listed below. Burns Nicht tickets are going fast and must be booked and paid for in advance – €20
Thursday 8 January, Abbey Tavern, 9pm –
If You Sing a Song – Do Sing an Irish Song, a night on Walton’s and Song Book themes with Diarmuid Ó Cathasaigh –
Burns Nicht tickets will be on sale
24 January, Burns Nicht 2015: Abbey Tavern, 8-12.30 booking essential €20
Amang the Lassies O with The Friel Sisters, St Lawrence Howth Pipe Band and many others
25 January, Fare Thee Weel Session, Angling Club, 3-6, free with The Friel Sisters etc
5 February, Abbey Taverm 9pm, Stiofáin Ó hAoiláin and Johnny Mháirtín Learaí Mac Donnchadha
19 February, Abbey Tavern Special Night with The Voicew Squad and The Drole (Peadar Ó Riada, John Kelly & Éamonn McGivney)
5 March, Abbey Tavern, 9pm, Australian night with Fergus Russell
JANUARY 2014
Burns Nicht tickets now available €20 and over half sold.
Tickets from Francy or Ann
087 6780360 or 086 7788822
Burns Nicht is Saturday 25th January, 8-12.30, Abbey Tavern, Howth –
with Special Guests
Kathleen MacInnes and Sinead MacIntyre (South Uist) and Harpist Laoise Kelly, St. Lawrence Howth Pipe Band, John Kelly and Friends.
Fare Thee Weel Session Sunday 26th January 3 pm – 6 pm, Sea Angling Club
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