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.


Here is a video of Stuart –

https://youtu.be/mqfFMg8BKxo

Hope to see and hear you there

September Harvest Songs

We’re back after the summer break on

THURSDAY 7th SEPTEMBER AT 9PM

ABBEY TAVERN, HOWTH

with HARVEST SONGS

hosted by Laurence Bond and Ann Riordan (pictured above from last year)

Please join us

and if you can, bring something for the Harvest Basket

which will be raffled on the night.

 

In remembrance of regular Declan Fay, who sadly died in the summer, here’s a song he would have sung at the Harvest session – Kris Drever with a song written by Boo Hewerdine, Harvest Gypsies, which was the title of a slim book by John Steinbeck detailing the plight of migrant workers in Depression-era California.https://youtu.be/56grtNzsRq8

 

 

 

 

Afternoon in Howth – Singing the Fishing

17th year of HSC ‘Singing the Fishing’

in aid of St Francis Hospice

Saturday, 15 July

3pm -6pm

Howth Sea Angling Club

Led by Mick Dunne & Fergus Russell –

All singers, musicians and listeners welcome and all proceeds to the Hospice

Please feel free to pass on.

June 2017

 Howth Singing Circle monthly session

…….as part of Howth Trad Fest…..

Songs of Howth

We’re hoping to have some of the old faces from the Pier House Days

Thursday 1 June

Mna an Tí

Niamh Parsons & Siobhán Moore

Abbey Tavern at 9pm sharp

all musicians, singers, listeners welcome

 

4th May 2017

 

Songs of Defiance

 

Thursday 4 May

Mna an Tí

Caoimhe Hogarty & Aoife Dermody

Abbey Tavern at 9pm sharp

all musicians, singers, listeners welcome

 

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

March of Many Weathers … and Songs

rain-etc

 Thursday 2nd March 2017

Fir an Tí – Brian Doyle & Eddie Phillips:

March of Many Weathers…. and Songs

with ‘Three in a Row’ from Gerry O’Connor

Abbey Tavern at 9pm sharp

All musicians, singers, listeners welcome.

PS. bring your own brolly just in case!

Burns Nicht

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Howth Singing Circle will present our annual Burns Nicht on 21st January 2017 at 8 pm in the Abbey Tavern, Howth. Special Guests Siobhan Miller  https://www.siobhanmiller.com/

Howth St.Lawrence Pipe Band and many more.

Tickets are selling fast – Tickets €20 from Francy 0876780360

 

Fare Thee Weel Session after Howth Burns Nicht on Sunday, 22 January in Howth Sea Angling Club, 3-6, with Gerry O’Connor and Janet Weatherston (Dalkeith), free, all singers, musicians and listeners welcome

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas 15th December

Abbey Tavern at 9pm sharp

Tursday 15th December

‘Oh, Yes It Is …’

Christmas Special Night

donkey 

with Maire Ní Chróinín & Fergus Russell

 

featuring a three song spot from Siobhán Moore

 

all musicians, singers, listeners welcome