This week will be a "first" for some Boston area Irish Set Dancers.
We will be dancing on the radio, via Paula Carroll's Kitchen Sessions, which is being broadcast from Winchester Ma.
Trying to tell friends to listen in has been interesting since they usually can not tell us by the sound of our feet battering through some reels. I can imagine telling someone afterwards, "listen that's me. I can tell since I missed a beat."
http://comhaltas.ie/events/detail/kitchen_sessions_in_clare/lang/ga/
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Keaney Brothers - Cousins of Vincent's
Just heard from Vincent that some of his cousins are on YouTube. While they do not do set dancing, their footwork is fabulous The Keany Brothers Irish Step Dancing on YouTube on Diddlyi, a social networking website for Irish Step Dancers.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Paula Carroll. back on the road with Kitchen Sessions
Paula Carroll, Clare FM, takes her world famous "Kitchen Sessions" on the road starting on Jan 11 from Fanore, in North Clare
http://comhaltas.ie/events/detail/kitchen_sessions_in_clare/
The shows are usually repeated on Wednesday nights and available on the following Thursday for Download as a podcast
If you are wondering what this has to do with set dancing, listen carefully to the music. In the background, on some of the songs, you will hear the unmistakable footwork of those County Clare set dancers
Enjoy the series
One of the sessions will be held in Winchester Ma. at Gerry Dunleavey's house. Now we need to figure out how to get an invitation
http://comhaltas.ie/events/detail/kitchen_sessions_in_clare/
The shows are usually repeated on Wednesday nights and available on the following Thursday for Download as a podcast
If you are wondering what this has to do with set dancing, listen carefully to the music. In the background, on some of the songs, you will hear the unmistakable footwork of those County Clare set dancers
Enjoy the series
One of the sessions will be held in Winchester Ma. at Gerry Dunleavey's house. Now we need to figure out how to get an invitation
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
My picture and the story of the memorial statue
A number of people have asked me about the memorial statue that I am pictured in.
The statue is a memorial to Johnny O'Leary, a legendary Kerry box player. It is the first monument in the area to honor a musician.
One of Johnney's major strengths as a musician was his ability to connect with the listener. Set Dancers came for all over the area just to dance to his music.
The attached article provides some fabulous background on Johnny O’Leary (source: kerryman.ie). Enjoy.
Blog contributor, Frank Keane, in Killarney |
One of Johnney's major strengths as a musician was his ability to connect with the listener. Set Dancers came for all over the area just to dance to his music.
The attached article provides some fabulous background on Johnny O’Leary (source: kerryman.ie). Enjoy.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Set Dancing moves to the south, Tennesee to be exact
Set Dancing moves to the south, Tennesee to be exact, Irish Set Dancing in Tennesssee at the home of the musical heritage center.
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