2010 sees the seventh annual Des Carty Sessions.
We begin on Wednesday 20th October with Tom Moran’s regular session in The Poitin Stil in Rathcoole.Tom will be joined by special guests. The festival will be opened on Thursday October 21st at a recital in Celbridge Library featuring The Niall Toner Band and singer Sean Garvey.
On Friday 22nd we celebrate the life and music of noted musician Maire Garvey. Joining us on the night will be Josephine Keegan, Mick, Liam & Donal O’Connor, Dan Healy, Mick Shannon and many more.
Rick Epping is back for an evening of country, bluegrass and Irish music on Saturday 23rd. Joining Rick will be Seamie O’Dowd and Liam Kennedy. St Mary’s Set Dancers host their Sessions Ceili in St Mary’s GAA Club on Sunday afternoon. That evening we stage our main concert in St Mary’s GAA Club, featuring accordion player Charlie Piggott, guitarist Ed Deane, piper Peter Browne, fiddler Gerry O’Connor, singer Fintan Vallely and poet Pauline Fayne.
We finish off on Monday evening with The Ragpicker’s Ball session in St Mary’s GAA Club, featuring many of the week’s performers and guests.
Various venues, Alternative Entertainments Arts Group 01 452 0611 altents@gmail.com www.altents.ie |
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Alternative Entertainments
& The Office of Public Works invite you to
An Evening of Traditional Song
with Phil Callery & Barry Gleeson
Rathfarnham Castle, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 Alternative Entertainments Arts Group
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Alternative Entertainments
invite you to
A series of recitals featuring traditional music from around the world
Various venues, Alternative Entertainments Arts Group 01 452 0611 altents@gmail.com www.altents.ie |
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Alternative Entertainments and the
Office of Public Works presents
John Feeley in performance
Programme included works by
Scarlatti
Bach
Giuliani
Albeniz
Brouwer
Villa-Lobos
& traditional airs by John Feeley
Rathfarnham Castle,
Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Sunday March 28th 8:00pm
Admission €15
Alternative Entertainments Arts Group
tel: 01-4520611; 087-9572468
email: altents@gmail.com
web: www.altents.ie
Supported by:
Alternative Entertainments
The Office of Public Works
South Dublin County Council and
The Art's Council of Ireland |
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Alternative Entertainments and
The Adelaide & Meath Hospitals,
incorporating The National Children's
Hospital, Tallaght
present as part of 'Ceol & Slainte' The Tallaght
Tradition An evening of music from some of
Tallaght's finest traditional musicians
Paul Kelly (Fiddle), Alan Doherty (Flute)
Tony Byrne (Guitar)Caoimhe Hogarty (Voice)
Claire Sherry (Fiddle) & Claire O' Dowd (Guitar)
Tom Moran (Banjo), Niamh Ni Bheolain (Fiddle)
Dave Cassidy (Mandola) & Kevin Ward (Guitar)
Katerina Garcia (Voice) & James Ryan
(Mandola & Guitar)
Martin Nolan (Uilleann Pipes)
REDRUA Arts Centre, Tallaght
Friday February 13th 8PM
Admission ¤12 Alternative
Entertainments Art Group
Tel: 01-4520611 / 087-9572468
email: altents@gmail.com
Web: www.altents.ie Supported by:
Alternative Entertainments Art Group,
The Adelaide & Meath Hospitals Dublin,
South Dublin County Council,
The Art's Council, Ireland |
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South Dublin Rock School
Class of '08
The Fireflies
Sombrero Sunset
The Caolan Behan Experience
Siede Half of Martin's Leg
Nutmeg of Consolation
Nutgrove & Loretto Community Centre,
Loreto Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Sunday 14th December 4:00pm Alternative Entertainments
Arts Group tel: 087-9572468
email: altents@gmail.com
web: www.altents.ie
Supported by: Alternative Entertainments
South Dublin County Council and
The Art's Council of Ireland |
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Alternative Entertainments
and The Office of Public Works presents
Hugh Buckley and John Stowell
Jazz Guitar Recital
Rathfarnham Castle,
Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Friday 14th November 8pm
Admission €15 Alternative Entertainments
Arts Group tel: 01-4520611 / 087-9572468
email: altents@gmail.com
web: www.altents.ie
Supported by:
The Office of Public Works,
South Dublin County Council and
The Art's Council of Ireland |
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Alternative Entertainments
The Des Carty Session 2008
Tuesday 21st - Monday 27th October
Saggart / Rathcoole /
Celbridge / Blessington Recitals /
Ceili / Master Classes /
Main Concert / Sessions
Alternative Entertainments
Arts Group tel: 01-4520611
email: altents@gmail.com
web: www.altents.ie
Supported by:
South Dublin County Council and
The Art's Council of Ireland |
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Alternative Entertainments
and the Office of Public Works
presents an evening of contemporary music
Versus
Suzanne Savage, voice
& Hugo Smit, cello
with guests New Dublin Voices
conductor Bernie Sherlock
Irish Choir of the Year 2008
Rathfarnham Castle
Saturday
20th September 8pm
Admission €10 Alternative Entertainments
Arts Group
tel: 01-4520611
email: altents@gmail.com
web: www.altents.ie
Supported by:
South Dublin County Council,
The Office Of Public Works
and The Art's Council of Ireland |
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Alternative Entertainments presents
The Choir of the
University of Uppsala (Sweden)
with special guests Fuinneamh
St Maelruan’s Church
Tallaght Village
Dublin 24 Friday April 25th 8.00pm
Admission €10 For information contact
Alternative Entertainments
tel: 014520611; 087-9572468
email: altents@gmail.com
web: www.altents.ie
Supported by:
South Dublin County Council and
The Art's Council of Ireland |
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Alternative Entertainments presents
Julie Fowlis
with Eamon Doorley & Tony Byrne
Rathfarnham Castle,
Rathfarnham,
Dublin Venue with kind permission of
The Office of Public Works Sunday,
April 13th, 8pm
special guests
Alan Kelly
Tola Custy
Gerry Paul Adm: €15
Contact Alternative Entertainments
tel: 01-4520611; 087-9572468
email: altents@gmail.com
web: www.altents.ie
Supported by
The Arts Council of Ireland,
South Dublin County Council and
The Office of Public Works. |
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