Handed Down programme launched at Culture Night
THE Handed Down programme of monthly lectures and music events was launched in conjunction with Culture Night in Scartaglin on Friday.
For more on the night’s happenings in Scartaglin see the Creative Ireland feature on page four of this issue.
Handed Down is part of the cross border, Cork / Kerry Sliabh Luachra Music Trail and will run monthly from now until and including World Fiddle Day Scartaglin in May 2018.
As well as introducing up and coming, musicians from the Sliabh Luachra area, poets , singers and historians will all be included in the fare for season ahead.
October 14th brings North Cork’s Eoin Stan O Sullivan who will honour living legend Timmy O’ Connor and also welcomes recent All Ireland winner, Maura O’Connor on concertina.
November 18th. has De Danann founder member, Charlie Piggott visiting with stories of the Kerry musicians he met in the USA and his own Kerry roots.
Guests on the night will include: Joe Thoma and the Mick Culloty Band.
On December 9 Máire O’Keeffe from Tralee will return. Máire will trace the evolution of the accordion and its role in Sliabh Luachra Music. Guests include: John Brosnan and Haruaki Saito from Japan.
Into the new year and on January 27 Dr Matt Cranitch will cast a light on what a lesson with Padraig O’Keeffe was like with the aid of videos of past pupils and guests including Martin O’ Connor. David Buckley will be the guest singer on the night.
The 1980s was a fantastic era in traditional music in the Sliabh Luachra area and, on March 3, Paudie O’Connor will recount his influences and memories of growing up at that time. Guests include Poet, Eileen Sheehan.
Dubliner, Terry Moylan is featured on March 24. He’s the man who had the vision to come to Kerry and record and transcribe Johnny O’Leary’s huge repertoire of music. Guests will include Ellen O’Leary.
Finally, on April 21, Bryan O’Leary will talk and reminisce with Billy Clifford about the legacy he inherited from his mother Julia and his equally illustrious uncle, Denis Murphy.
All events will start at 8pm sharp.