September 2019
Howth Singing Circle
11th June 2019 – Special Night
Note the change from our usual first Thursday of the month
On Tuesday June 11th at 9pm in the Abbey Tavern, Howth Singing Circle is delighted to bring you special guests, from the Appalachian tradition of Rural Retreat, Virginia: Elizabeth LaPrelle and her mother Sandy Newlin
Elizabeth LaPrelle is known for her magnificent voice, her respect for the old Appalachian songs, and her authentic mountain sound and style.
This is a rare opportunity to experience an evening of authentic Appalachian folk singing from Elizabeth and her mother Sandy.
All welcome
Please feel free to forward this to any interested.
May 2019 HSC and SIPTU MayFest Singing and Walking Tour.
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‘Do Me Justice’
With Laurence Bond & Ann Riordan
Thursday 2 May at 9pm in The Abbey Tavern, Howth.
‘Do me justice, treat me fair,
And I won’t be discontented /And I won’t be laughed at anywhere / But fairly represented’
Also – as part of the SIPTU MayFest, the Howth Singing Circle have, at Ethel Buckley’s request, organised a Singing & Walking Tour commencing at Liberty Hall at 10.30 sharp and concluding at the Larkin Monument in O’Connell Street before retiring to the Pipers Corner.
All welcome to both events
7th March 2019
Howth Singing Circle – March Session
Featuring Our Young Singer/Musician in Residence
Cathal Caulfield
Cathal at Howth Burns Nicht 2019
Thursday, 7 March
at 9pm, Abbey Tavern
All welcome – musicians, singers and listeners
‘Old friends they flanked you side by side / And the tears they shed were tears of pride
An ash tree toppled when you died / And scattered seeds at random.’
February 2019
Our next monthly session is on
Thursday 7 February, in
the Abbey Tavern at 9pm
Special Guest Eibhlís Ní Ríordáin
Mna an Tí: Brenda O’Riordan and Ann Riordan
Howth Burns Nicht & Sweet Nightingale
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Yet another reminder that Howth Burns Nicht 2019 is virtually sold out – to avoid disappointment please secure your tickets.
We have three events on the Burns weekend
– Saturday, 2 February, 11.30-1 a Workshop with Shona Donaldson Anderson, 10 euro – those attending Workshop and Burns Nicht will sing the song(s) learned at the Workshop on the night!
Venue: Abbey Tavern
– Saturday, 2 February, 8-12.30, Howth Burns Nicht – tickets twenty euro, booking essential
– Sunday, 3 February, 3-6, Fare The Weel Session, Abbey Tavern, free
Finally, please find the latest Sweet Nightingale here – https://howthsingingcircle.com/sweet-nightingale/
sweet nightingale february 2019
Best wishes for 2019 and thank you for your support in 2018
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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
Nollaig na mBan 2019
Howth Singing Circle – January Session
‘Nollaig na mBan’
Fisher lassies in Pittenweem, Fife
with
Niamh & Anne Parsons
Thursday, 3 January
at 9pm, Abbey Tavern
All welcome ….musicians, singers and listeners welcome
‘Bhí fuinneamh sa stoirm a éalaigh aréir, / Aréir Oíche Nollaig na mBan,
As gealt-teach iargúlta atá laistiar den ré / Is do scréach tríd an spéir chughainn ‘na gealt
Seán Ó Riordáin, ‘Oíche Nollaig na mBan’
Howth Singing Circle
November Session
‘Songs of Wexford’
with
Cathal Caulfield
Thursday, 1 November
at 9pm, Abbey Tavern
All welcome musicians, singers and listeners welcome
‘Oh the cuckoo is a pretty bird and she sings as she flies
She brings us glad tidings and she tells us no lies
She sucks the small birds’ eggs to make her voice clear
And the more she sings cuckoo, the summer draws near’
Howth Singing Circle – October Session
Harbour Lights –
A celebration of Howth Harbour,
constructed 1808-1818
Bean agus Fear an Tí –
Áine & Diarmuid Ó Cathasaigh
Thursday, 4 October
at 9pm, Abbey Tavern
‘Sly little Cupid has knocked me stupid / In grief I mourn upon my oath
My frame’s declining, I’m so repining / For Hannah Healy, the pride of Howth’
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