Author: Séamas Sheils
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Clé Abhaile with Gavin Byrne
The March edition of the Clé Abhaile online singing session takes place on Monday March 4 at 8pm (Irish time) on the Zoom platform. Our featured performer for the evening will be Wexford’s own Gavin Byrne – a fine singer and a dedicated collector of traditional songs – especially those sung in the South East.…
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“Anois teacht an tEarraigh”
Spring is now coming The Clé Club will meet for its monthly session in February with a focus on the renewed hope that spring brings. As always contributions ‘from the floor’ will be welcome. Admission: €5 Cois Life Bar, Liberty Hall, Dublin 1. Wednesday, February 21 7.30pm (Doors open from 7pm)
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Clé Abhaile: Bigí Linn
Linn Phipps sings traditional songs in Scots Gaelic and English. An award-winning soloist, she has also performed in duos and ensembles of varying sizes up to and including two Gaelic choirs as well as at ceilidhs in Scotland and the North of England. Linn will be our featured guest at the next Clé Abhaile Session…
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Varo at the Clé
Varo are singers and fiddle players Lucie Azconaga and Consuelo Nerea Breschi. They perform Irish traditional songs and tunes with arrangements influenced by the folk, baroque and classical traditions, weaving around the melodies with harmonies, drones and countermelody. Lucie, from France, and Consuelo, from Italy, met in 2015 after moving to Dublin to pursue their…
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Clé Club Christmas Cracker
Ingredients: Music, song, poetry, stories, and a dollop of conversation.Method: Mix vigorously, adding liberal quantities of liquid refreshments as desired. The Clé Club Christmas Cracker features musical offerings from The Kelly Gang, along with songs from the floor and some seasonal carols to suit all tastes and none – hosted by Fear a’Tí, Séamus Dooley.…
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Clé Abhaile: Songs for the Season
Beat adverse weather conditions by joining Clé Abhaile from the comfort of your own home. The Clé Club’s online singing session presents an evening of mainly – but not exclusively – seasonal songs on the Zoom platform, hosted by Séamas Sheils with contributions welcome ‘from the floor.’ For details of the Zoom links, please contact…
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A Sing Out for Humanity and Palestine
A night of song, music and poetry – with participation from the floor.All proceeds collected on the night will be given to Unicef and Trócaire.Voluntary donations will be welcomed. Cois Life Bar, Liberty Hall, Dublin 1. Wednesday, November 15, 7.30pm (Doors Open from 7pm)
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Clé Abhaile: One Night for Recreation – Songs of Sport and Other Pursuits with Kara O’Brien
Clé Abhaile – the Clé Club’s monthly online music session – presents an evening of songs about sports and other pursuits, featuring Kara O’Brien, a fine traditional singer who has also completed a dissertation on Irish hunting songs recently. Originally from Colorado and now living in Kilkenny, Kara is one of the co-ordinators of the…
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Oiche Shamhna
Getting in the mood for Halloween, the Clé Club presents an evening of music and song with guest with guest musicians, Martin and Fiona Gaffney, singer and poet, Joe Power, as well as contributions ‘from the floor’ with fear a’tí, Martin Naughton in the Cois Life Bar at the Liberty Hall Theatre in Dublin. Admission…
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Clé Abhaile: Across the Broad Atlantic
With a special contribution from Ellen MacIsaac in Ottawa The theme for the next Clé Abhaile session on Thursday, October 12 will be ‘Across the Broad Atlantic’ to mark the anniversary of Columbus’ first landing in the Americas in 1492. Both Honduras in Central America and Colombia in South America both celebrate October 12 as…
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