Caherlodge News

From August 10th – 15th Bantry once again has the privilege of hosting these concerts with the best of traditional music . On Tuesday 10th The Maritime hotel the “Masters Benefit” concert with Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill, Damien Mullane and Christy Moore, I attended one with Christy and Martin Hayes last year and it was superb. On Sunday at 22.30 at Bantry House you have Eamonn Cotter flute, Kevin Hanrahan banjo, and Geraldine Cotter tin whistle and piano, these are some examples of how much talent can be enjoyed. Some of the concerts will be at St. Brendans Church. Tickets can be purchased at 13 Glengarriff Road, or Lo Call 1850 788789 or (027) 52788, www. westcorkmusic@eircom.net

There is still time to attend some of the amazing events this year in Bantry. Workshops in fiction writing, short story writing, journalism, Graphic and fantasy novel and the all important publishing. Some evening events with e.g Tim Mackintosh – Smith, Mary Drabble, Fay Weldon, Michael Palin (he is now actually sold out). Seminars with Peter Stirr, Karen Coleman, Tim Severin and manymore and the kids are also being well cared for with lots of events for them call 027 55987or westcorkliteraryfestival.ie

The National Youth Orchestra of Ireland and the Irish Youth Choir are performing with conductor Greg Beardsell, Cara O’Sullivan, Soprano and owen Gilhooley,baritone.

The perfromance begins at 7.30pm, Friday, July 2nd.

Admission €25.

This year is the 40th anniversary of the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland, for the first time ever a 60 member orchestra will join forces with the hundered voices of the National Youth choir, in an exciting collaboration.

Some of the pieces that they are performing are taken from the existential Danish philospher Soren Kirkegaard.

Self Catering West Cork

Just a reminder about the above festival and if you wish to attend some of the events/workshops you need to book tickets a.s.a.p as alot of them are sold out. You can for example still get tickets to attend “Literary Agent” event that is on Monday 5th – Friday 9th July for the price of €175 where you will get lots of tips on how to get published and the presentation of writing and editing and how to promote your book etc… you can also attend Owen O’Neills workshop on how to perform and write poetry Tues 6th – Thurs 8th for €100 where you will learn how to structure your writing and how to get accross to the reader the humour and also the serious points of your writing.
So book now on (027) 55987

Tickets are availble for a very special workshop but you must book before May 26th, you will have a chance to attend a week long workshop of song writing with the very popular Julie Feeney at a special reduced price of €150. Julie is extremely talented , a producer, composer, singer , instrumentalist, her dubut album “13 songs” won her the “choice Music Prize and she also won the IMTV award for her video. She “Impossibly Beautiful”. to book call (027) 55987

Venue: Bantry House, Bantry, West Cork.

A very interesting idea and you can go and enjoy during the festival i.e to watch irish based violin makers Bertrand Galen and Jeremie Legrand who will demonstrate and also offer an exhibition of violas, violins and celli, you will also be able to listen to them being played how wonderful. The old cinema is the venue 25th June – July 3rd from 10am – 5pm. daily. I will have more information on the fesivial in the coming weeks but you can call (027) 52788 or email westcorkmusic@eircom.i.e

Deirdre Purcell writer and broadcaster will open/launch the 15th West Cork Chamber Music festival and the West Cork Literary festival on Friday April 16th at the Maritime Hotel at 8pm. All are welcome. Then the R.T,E Vanburgh Quartet will perform the pre-launch concert as part of National Music Day, the concert is free of charge so you wont need to book any ticket . It will be held at St. Brendans Church. The West Cork Chamber Music Festival will run from June 25th – July 3rd and the Literary festival will run from July 4th – 10th. To confirm all of the above and for more information go to www.corkmusic.ie or call (027) 52788 and literary(027) 55987

On Friday March 18th there will be a fundraising night for Haiti at the Maritime Hotel with loads of Bantry Talent and more e.g Brian Casey, the band Berries Blue, singers Megan Weidner, Noel Maguire,Claire’s coel and more Tickets are €10 and doors open at 8.30, there will be finger food and when you purchase a drink a percentage will go to the cause as well.

The Fleismann Choir and the Cork School of Music symphony will perform at St Finbarrs Church Bantry on March 21st next at 8pm work by Dvorak and Bruch. Leader Hugh Murray and James Taylor organist. West cork music.ie for more information.

March 21st at St. Finbarrs church at 8pm there will be a performance from Cork School of Music and the Fleischmann choir. Works by Dvorak and Bruch. go to www.westcorkmusic.ie for more details.