Handed Down focus on Jerry McCarthy

THE first Handed Down of the 2016 / 2017 season looks at the life and musical times of local man, Dublin resident, the late Jerry McCarthy.

It kicks off at 8pm sharp in the Heritage Centre Scartaglin on Saturday, October 22nd.

Presented by master musician, Paudie O’Connor whose father was a Ballinthourig man and mother from Kilsarcon. Paudie will take a look at the life, music and story of the great fiddle player, the late Jerry McCarthy from Gortglass. There is video footage and rare recordings made in Cordal in 1969 on the night’s programme.

Paudie will also play on the night with his wife Aoife Ni Chaoimh and their daughter Roisín on fiddle. Roisín will be making her first musical visit to Scartaglin.

“Our other young musicians are: James O’Mahony on fiddle who is a grandson of Jerry McCarthy Bronagh and Shane Browne on fiddle and box are grandchildren of the late Dan Jerimiah O’Connor of Scartaglin,” said Handed Down / World Fiddle Day Scartaglin founder member PJ Teahan.

Special guest in Scart on October 22nd is Aidan Connolly of Dublin whose mother Eileen and uncle Con Moynihan are Gneeveguilla natives and former pupils of Nicky McAulliffe. Aidan is coming to Scartaglin to showcase music from his new CD prior to its launch at Browne’s Bar on Saturday evening, October 29th during the Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival.

Admission adults €7, children €3.

Paudie O’Connor.