'An Ceolann' introductory session
Our first 'An Ceolann' evening is on tonight at 7.15 in the Hall -
- The children doing the SCT will be meeting Mary & Mairead to make sure they start out at the right level in the programme;
- All adults are meanwhile invited to meet up in the back bar in the Hall at to get the Comhra Gaeilge going
- At 8.15 we'll have set dancing.
Free for 8 weeks to members.
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St Patrick's Night
We're planning our usual night of food, music and fun in the Hall for St Patrick's night. More details will follow shortly but mark it in your diary as a night out in the meantime. Advance booking will be essential to get the numbers right for the food.
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Session in Avon Ri
A Gaelscoil na Lochanna fund-raising night of traditional music, featuring a session led by members of Kilteel Eadestown Comhaltas, is taking place this Friday, March 11th, at 8 pm, in Avon Ri in Blessington. Our youth members from the Blessington Gaelscoil are also playing at the start of the evening. Click here for more details >>>
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Tramway Theatre traditional music night
To mark Seachtain na Gaeilge, Pat Conlon has brought back Peter Browne (uileann pipes), Gerry Harrington (fiddle) and Phil Callery (voice & fiddle) for a night of music at the Tramway Theatre in Blessington. Click here for more details >>>
Bhí am mhaith againn at the first ‘An Ceolann’ comhrá. Despite most of us feeling very uncomfortable about the cúpla focail Gaeilge that stumbled forth from our rusty brains, we managed to break the ice a little and had a lot of laughs (at no one’s expense) and even one or two full sentences in Irish – well, clauses, maybe! Go raibh míle maith ag Ruairí for leading the way, getting us going & keeping it relaxed. Being among friendly sorts who don’t have much Irish on the tip of their tongues, it’s the perfect setting for anyone with even the tiniest urge to be able to use a little Irish from ó am go h-am. Even Mary will be putting down the concertina and joining us next week, maith thú!
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, the kids had a bit of a session with Mary while each waiting for their turn to have a chat with Mairead. The ones I spoke to afterwards seemed fine and not too shaken by Mairead’s probing questions & severe manner. (Joke!) They all had a great time and some of them had to be dragged out of there with instruments still in position, they were so keen to play. What is it about Kilteel?
Mairead will be deciding on levels etc over the next week & we’ll be in touch about the timetable etc.
I didn’t stay for the set dancing but as I was leaving a lot of pounding and leaping could be heard emanating from the back bar. I know Betty and Eithne had put a lot of preparation into the class (I caught them poring over a set dance pattern book beforehand), so I’m sure it was brilliant. Did Mary persuade Mairead to join in, though, I wonder?