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.

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

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.

Blog contributor, Frank Keane, in Killarney

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.

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.

Set Dance article from native Swede living in Ireland

Wonderful description of Set Dancing by a Swedish Native, living in Ireland, describing her first experience with Irish Set Dancing

Celtic Country Line Dancing

Another Irish style of dancing is creating a whirlwind. There is a new rage taking over for those who want to experience the power of Celtic music but would rather dance in a line dancing format. This video of "line dance country celtic slide"  by westerndancer has had over 125,000 hits, just to give you an idea of the popularity.

Article from Wales about The Gathering in Killarney

This wonderful article from Wales about The Gathering in Killarney captures the spirit and fun that those who are fortunate enough to attend The Gathering, in Killarney, in February, enjoy.