Unfortunately, due to economic constraints, Carlingford Community Development, regret that Ceol Chairlinn 2012 which was planned for the 3rd & 5th February will not take place at this time. It is our intention that this event will take place at another time. Carlingford Community Development apologise for any inconvenience caused.
FESTIVAL OF ADVENT, CHRISTMAS & POPULAR MUSIC
December 2nd – 4th, 2011
The second edition of the “Carlingford Choral Festival”, a festival of Advent, Christmas and Popular Music, will take place in Carlingford, Co. Louth, from December 2nd to December 4th, 2011.
Participation is open to any choir or vocal ensemble. Choirs will have the opportunity to present performances in various locations in Carlingford Village, and also have the chance to meet with other choirs, see some of Ireland’s beautiful countryside, sing, mingle, and soak up the festival atmosphere in Carlingford.
The picturesque village of Carlingford provides a unique backdrop for the festival, with its narrow medieval streets and views of the mountains and the sea around every corner. Choirs will be cordially welcomed into an atmosphere of creativity and will have the chance to join voices in song. From arrival to departure, choirs will be immersed in a world of choral traditions that will stay with them for a lifetime.
Please make your application to participate by filling in and forwarding the enclosed application form by:
November 4th, 2011.
REPERTOIRE
Choice of repertoire is completely free, there are no set pieces. The programme can consist of advent, spiritual or popular music either a cappella or with instrumental accompaniment (a piano or keyboard will be available).
PERFORMANCES
CONCERTS, OPEN AIR PERFORMANCES, CHURCH PERFORMANCES
Carlingford Choral Festival is a non-competitive musical event offering Concerts, Open Air Performances and Church Performances.
1) Concerts
During concerts choirs will perform four to six pieces from their repertoire.
Concerts will take place in Carlingford Heritage Centre, The Foy Centre and Carlingford Sailing Club.
2) Open Air Performances
Open Air Performances will take place in various locations around Carlingford Village and by Slate Rock on Sliabh Foy.
3) Church Performances
Choirs will perform at the Second Sunday of Advent Mass in St. Michael’s Church, Carlingford, St. Laurence’s Church, Omeath, St. James’ Church, Grange and Our Lady’s Church, Boher. Choirs will also have the opportunity to perform in St. Andrews’ Church of Ireland, Rathcor.
FESTIVAL PROGRAMME
Friday 2nd December 2011
• 8:00 pm Concert – Carlingford Heritage Centre
Saturday 3rd December 2011
• 11:00 am Open Air Performance – Slate Rock, Sliabh Foy
• 3:00 pm Open Air Performances – Carlingford Village
• 7:00 pm Concert – The Foy Centre
Sunday 4th December 2011
• 10:30 am Church Performance – Our Lady’s, Boher
• 11:00 am Church Performance – St. Laurence’s, Omeath
• 11:30 am Church Performance – St. Michael’s, Carlingford
• 11:30 am Church Performance – St. James’, Grange
• 12:00 pm Church Performance – St. Andrews’ Church of Ireland, Rathcor
• 3:00 pm Concert – Carlingford Sailing Club
The official Festival schedule will be forwarded to all registered choirs by November 16th 2011. It will indicate locations, times and number of choirs participating at all the concerts.
This Halloween sees a new cultural event take place in Carlingford.
The Carlingford Canadian/Irish Cultural Day, which has been organised by those cultural trailblazers
“Carlingford Community Development”, examines the cultural links between Carlingford and Canada. The highlight of this inaugural cultural event will be the Carlingford premier of the play “Griffintown”.
Griffintown by two piece théâtre group Théâtre Rua, is a dramatic piece of theatre, set in Montreal’s Irish community.
Theatre Rua is a two person ensemble made of Dundalk girl, Laura Flynn and Cliona de Brí from Prosperous , Co. Kildare. Originally founded in Montréal in 2009, Theatre Rua now based in Ireland, will be providing their premier Carlingford performance, in the Foy Centre of Griffintown (an area once represented by Carlingford’s own Thomas Darcy Magee), in a production supported by Create Louth.
Through their love of play, Laura and Cliona have devised a piece using stories from Montréal neighborhood of Griffintown with the idea of community at the core. A large number of Ireland’s emigrants found themselves in Québec and Griffintown because of a hot pot of Canadian Irish culture.
Music for the play will be performed by both TEAS and The CLYPP Band.
TEAS pronounced chass is the Irish word for “heat” which aptly describes the energy brought to bear by a traditional band that everyone is beginning to take notice of. This four piece band blend traditional and contemporary folk influences in a wonderful tapestry of sounds.
TEAS comprises of Brendan McCreanor (Ullian pipes/low whistle/tin whistle)
Aine Murphy (flute/tin whistle) Barry Kieran (fiddle) and Seán Ó Roideáin (vocals/guitar), have played festivals including Fleadh Cheoil, and Muckno-Mania and will be heading the Íontas Theatre, Castleblayney in December.
The CLYPP Band is a cross-border, cross community youth band developed by Carlingford Community Development under the aegis of Carlingford Lough Youth Peace Project, which has been generously supported by the International Fund for Ireland and the Department of Foreign Affairs and recently appeared at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Ireland’s biggest festival.
CHILDREN’S DRAMA WORKSHOP
Is the next Colin Farrell or Saoirse Ronan out there?
As part of the Canadian/Irish Cultural Day activities there will be two children’s cultural workshops. Members of Théâtre Rua will lead a theatre workshop running form 10am-3.pm. The drama workshop costs €10.and is suitable for children aged 7 years and upwards.
YOUNG MUSICIAN’S WORKSHOP
The CLYPP Band Music Workshop is open to young people (aged 12 years upwards). Participants will need to have a reasonable experience in music, plus their own instrument whether you have been involved in CLYPP before or not come along. TEAS musicians Brendan McCreanor, Áine Murphy and Barry Kieran will be on hand to lead young musicians through a number of tunes from the Cape Breton as well as Irish musical traditions. The music workshop runs from 1-5pm and is free.
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service will be attending the Foy Centre Carlingford on Thursday 20th October.
Please make a special effort to attend the clinic
Clinic times: 5pm – 8.30pm
A poem for your thoughts
A blood donation costs nothing but gives much,
It enriches those who receive
Without making poor of those who give.
It happens in a flash
But the memory of that gift will last forever.
None is so rich and mighty that it can get along without it
And none is so poor
That it cannot be made rich by it.
It cannot be bought, begged, borrowed or stolen
For a blood donation is of no earthly good to anyone
Until it is given away.
Strictly Come Dancing was a hugh success. Well done to all for taking part and especially Cheryl and Michael who won the compitition.
Carlingford Community Development
in association with
Banbridge Youth Resource Centre,
Under the aegis of the
Carlingford Lough Youth Peace Project (CLYPP):
Children’s Visual Arts activities taking place in:
The Foy Centre Carlingford & Banbridge Youth Resource Centre
Course Co-ordinator is Angela Ginn
Class starts at 10 am and finishes at 4pm
Classes resume on the 7th May and runs for 4 weeks
If you are interested in taking part please contact the Foy Centre office on:
Ph: 042 93 83624 info@carlingfordevents.com
The children will be making mosaics. These art pieces will be permanently displayed at both the Carlingford Foy Centre
& Banbridge Youth Resource Centre.
Below are examples of previous visual arts projects which involved children working in conjunction with professional artists Angela Ginn, Ed & Dearbhla Reynolds.
This project is part financed by: International Fund for Ireland, Department of Foreign Affairs and Carlingford Community Development.
An enjoyable weekend was had by all last weekend at the annual “Ceol Chairlinn” Carlingford’s Irish Traditional Arts Learning Festival, which took place from the 3rd-6th February.
Under the auspices of Carlingford Community Development (CCD) in association with Saint Oliver’s Primary School Carlingford and the Carlingford Lough Youth Peace Project.
“Ceol Chairlinn” which is now in its 6th year,
included a heavy mix of workshops, music sessions, concerts, talks, music in schools
and a photographic exhibition hosted by the Strangford Lough – Carlingford link project.
This is just a sample of some of the activities that took place at Ceol Chairlinn 2011
Ceol Chairlinn, organised by Carlingford Community Development, as part of the Carlingford Lough Youth Peace Project (CLYPP) takes place from February 3rd – 6th, 2011.
Tuition remains the focus of the work of the weekend, with an expert panal of tutors attending
Ceol Chairlinn.
The confirmed tutors attending Ceol Chairlinn are as follows:
Harp: Laoise Kelly, Pipes: John McSherry, Fiddle: Dónal O’Connor, Gerry O’Connor & Ciara McCrickard,
Whistle: Francie McIlduff, Banjo: Steve Dunne, Button Accordian: Martin Donohue, Flute: Dave Sheridan, Guitar/Bouzouki accompaniment Michael McCauge
Sean Nós Singing Patricia Flynn & Set & Sean Nós Dancing: Kathleen & Michael McGlynn.
Ceol Chairlinn Classes
Registration takes place at 9am Saturday 5th February in St Oliver’s School Carlingford
(adjacent to the Foy Centre Carlingford)
Admission: Tuition prices have been reduced.
(1) Individual Adult Ticket: €50 / €45 (concessions) (unwaged, student, disability pension)
(2) Youth & Children aged under 25yrs: €40
(3) Family Ticket 2 or more family members €80
(Tuition ticket includes free entry into Saturday night concert)
Ceol Chairlinn Concerts.
Friday Night 4th February
Launch of Steve Dunne CD, followed by the CLYPP Band (Carlingford Lough Youth Peace Project)
Also featuring: Frode & Friends from the University of Telemark.
Venue: Carlingford Heritage Centre Carlingford
Time: Doors open at 8.00 pmAdmission: €10 /€8 (concession)
Saturday Night Concert 5th February
At First Light
with: Gerry O’Connor Dave Sheridan
Laoise Kelly & Martin Donoghue and Family.
Accompaniment by Martin McCague.
Venue: The Foy Centre, Dundalk Street, Carlingford, Co. Louth
Time: Doors open 8.30pm
Admission: €12 / €10 (concessions)
Set & Sean Nós Dancing
Once again there will be set and Sean Nós Dance workshop with Kathleen & Micheal McGlynn
The workshop takes place on Saturday 5th Feb 2-5pm in the Foy Centre, Carlingford
Admission: €5.oo
Also on Saturday Gerry O’Connor will be in conversation with Dr. Fintan Vallely.
Dr Vallely served as Editor, on the excellent Companion to Irish Traditional Music (2011) and
is a Lecturer in Traditional Music Studies at Dundalk Institute of Technology.
Dr. Vallely is also a renowned flute player, singer and musicologist.
This is a free event and takes place in the Foy Centre at 5.30 pm.
Schools Programme (February 3rd & 4th)
Patricia Flynn, the renowned Armagh sean nós singer will be working with children from
both sides of Carlingford Lough demonstrating her extensive repertoire of oriel songs.
The organisors of Ceol Chairlinn would like to thank the following funders for all their support.
INHERITANCE 2010
Sharing Heritage – Building Peace
Carlingford,
December 3rd - 5th
What is the Shared Heritage & Myths Programme About?
Louth Peace and Reconciliation Partnership, under the European Union’s PEACE III Programme has supported a unique and engaging fifteen month project that enables participants, regardless of age, background or identy, to explore their common heritage in the context of today’s changing society. The aim has been to develope a deeper appreciation of the heritage and myths we share in this part of the island and to inform how we might develope a more peaceful, shared future. The cross-border and cross-community programme of innoative seminars, workshops, site-visits concludes with this festival, Inheritance 2010. All activities have taken place in Louth, Down and Armagh and have drawn some of their inspiration from An Táin Bó Cuailnge, anchored as it is in the Cooley Peninsula. All events in this festival are free and open to all pending availability.
Over the last ueart there have been nearly five hundred people participating in three distinctive but interconnected parts of the Shared Heritage & Myths Programme.
For further information about the festival please down load the
PDF brochure hereINHERITANCE 2010_ FINAL brochure or vis
There will be a music workshop taking place this Saturday the 16th October in the Foy Centre Dundalk St, Carlingford.
Time: 10 am – 4pm.
Children’s Heritage Camp
Living History
Celebrating National Heritage Week
Venue: The Foy Centre, Dundalk Street Carlingford
Dates: 25th – 26th August 2010
Wednesday 25th:
Learn to make their own masks, face painting, banners, hats, costume swords & fun galore!
Thursday 26th:
Kids will make their own costumes and music and parade through Carlingford Town…linking to celebration of King John’s visit 800 years ago.
This Children’s Camp is Free, but places are limited to 40!
(8-12 year olds only)
Booking essential. Contact the Foy Centre on 042 9383624 or email: info@carlingfordevents.com for further details.
Monday 21st June
Home Game at the Foy Pitch
Monday 12th July
Home Game at the Foy Pitch
Monday 19th July
Home game at the Foy pitch.