Ballymore Eustace Singing Festival

2010 festival announced

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The 2010 Ballymore Eustace Singing Festival line up includes the regular sessions over the weekend in Headons & Mick Murphy's pubs, as well as Daoiri Farrell in Phil Murphy's at 4 pm on Saturday the 16th; and Len Graham giving a talk about Joe Holmes in the Parochial Hall on Sunday the 17th at 2 pm followed by a singing session in Headons at 4 p.m.

As CJ says: "Its that time of year again "when yellow leaves or none or few to hang upon those bows that shake against the cold, where late the sweet bird sang" but don't despair, it's time for the Ballymore Eustace Singing Festival. Let joy be unconfined. Sing all your blues away."

Bigi linn.

The Sunday afternoon session in Headon's

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Rosie Stewart

The Saturday afternoon session in Mick Murphy's

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Phil Callery

Barry Gleeson

Mick ('The free taker') Fowler

2009 festival

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We invite you to come to the beautiful village of Ballymore Eustace for a weekend of traditional singing and to enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of the Liffey valley.

This is the 8th Ballymore Eustace Singing Festival. It has become a calendar event for singers from all over Ireland as well as Britain, France Scotland and Wales. The festival is sponsored by local business people and Kildare County Council.

This year, among others, the festival will feature:

Rosie Stewart (Traditional Singer of the year TnaG 2004 will host a session and launch her new CD)
Ron Kavana
Jerry O'Reilly
Barry Gleeson
Dick Hogan

These will be joined by a host of other singers, from the Goilin Singers, the Nenagh Singers Circle to well known singers from the Kildare and Wicklow area.

Accommodation available at

The Anglers Rest
Phone: 045 864 584
mobile. +353 087 241 2304 / 085 776 7408
enquiries@theanglersrestbandb.com

Ardenode Hotel,
Phone: 045 864198
Email: info@ardenodehotel.com

Poulaphouca House,
Telephone: 045 8644118
info@poulaphoucahouse.com

Avelin,
045 864524

Dennisons Ballymore Eustace
County Kildare 045 864125

Clare O'Kelly Hazel House,
Coughlanstown, 045 864504

Singing at Mick Murphys

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Singing session at Mick Murphys

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A KILCULLEN DIARY

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The Kilcullen Bridge blog gave the festival a write up ...

http://kilcullenbridge.blogspot.com/2006/10/trad-singing-in-ballymore.html

A Trad Singing Festival in Ballymore Eustace next weekend will include a talk by Tommy Munnelly on 'songs of the supernatural'. It will be given in the Parish Hall on Saturday 21 October from 3.30pm.

That evening, Andrew Murray of De Danaan will perform in Headons from 8.30pm.

On Sunday 22 from 5pm, Mick Murphy's will host TG4 Singer of the Year 2006 Sean Garvey, along with Niamh Parsons.

The festival is sponsored by Foras na Gaeilge, Kildare County Council, Ballymore Properties, Headons, Mick Murphy, Fogarty's, MACE, Ciaran's Butchers, Elizabeth's Hair Salon, Costcutters and Tony Hanlon.

The committee also extends its best wishes to singer Greg O'Hanlon who recently celebrated his 70th birthday.