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SHENNAGHYS JIU UPDATE Bree Band Camp! The Shennaghys Jiu Committee has been in touch to update us about some of their workshops: Next month Bree will be holding two special Saturday 3rd April, Ramsey Town Hall training workshops (Douglas Youth Centre, 11am workshops led by Riobo and Irish musicians: 2 – 5pm, Saturday 8th and 15th May) where including harp, whistle, fi ddle, bouzuki etc secondary school age singers and musicians will have the opportunity to form their own bands 3pm Bree youth session at Ramsey Town Hall and work on arrangements of Manx traditional Refreshments included. songs and tunes. Also on that fi rst Saturday, a concert at Ree Gorree Designed as a precursor to the new-look Theatre, doors 7.30pm featuring Riobo (Galicia), Cruinnaght Aeg competitive music concert for Achrann (Ireland) and Manx Harps with Elena Paz. secondary schools (7pm, Tuesday 18th May at Tiered seating and lots of free parking! Douglas Youth Centre), tutors on the Bree Band Monday 5th April Camp will help members prepare material for Manx Language display/introduction by Rob Teare the classes of group singing; group instrumental Masonic Hall during the Ceilidh. and imaginative interpretation of a Manx song or For the full programme, see last month’s newsletter melody. or the SJ website: www.shennaghys.org Doubling as a concert, groups at Cruinnaght Aeg can compete to win £50 cash prizes for each Achrann (Ireland) category, plus win a trophy and the chance to This group is made up of Eoin Sullivan (banjo), Gearoid McArthey (guitar and vocals), Natasha Sheehy (bodhran), perform at Yn Chruinnaght inter-Celtic festival in and Greta Curtin (concertina). They got together as a July. A similar event for Manx dance will take place group about six months ago and play locally around Kerry the following evening. and Limerick. Any secondary school age singer or musician Natasha, Greta and Eoin have all been part of The Irish who wishes to attend the Bree Band Camp should Rambling house, which tours England every year. Out return their application form to Chloë Woolley at of this The Maids of Erin were formed, with Greta and the Manx Heritage Foundation by 26th April (see Natasha as two of its six members. The Rambling house end of newsletter for the form). Attendees must has performed in many Irish centres around England and be available for both Saturday afternoons and for have a number of DVDs released while The Maids have the Cruinnaght Aeg concert/competition. an album launched and have played in various festivals around Ireland. Bree Band Camp is open to anyone of secondary school age - even if you haven’t ever attended a Eoin is reigning All-Ireland Champion on the banjo. He has toured America and Ireland with Comhaltas. All four Bree session/weekend before. members have been competing in fl eadhs since a young age and been successful on many occasions. Gearoid is in great demand around Ireland for his vocal skills and has been successful in many competitions. He has also toured America and Europe extensively. All four are now teaching music to young people in Kerry, Cork and Limerick. All are students except for Greta who has taken a year out, starting it off with a three month internship in Siamsa Tire (National Folk Theatre of Ireland). Natasha is also part of the community cast. Gearoid is on his way to studying Irish music and Dance in U.L. These musicians play pure traditional Irish music while
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Any solos/ to classesintheirprogramme have certain programmeeither purely asaconcert OR ofaroundenter 5-10minutes performances may choosetoAll groups participating categories. National Heritagetrophies inthese dance willalsowintheannualManx entries insong, instrumentalmusic, and The winningoverall group competition group. entries withprizes of£50perwinning has agreed to sponsorgroup competition This year, HeritageFoundation theManx CONCERT-COMPETITIONS Don’t forget that you newsletter) for help in CRUINNAGHT AEG2010 can come to the Bree group music and song SECONDARY GROUPS developing ideas for boot camp (details on front page of [email protected] competitions tel: 471543 54 Balanced programme dances, ofManx not team53 Manx dance, own choice, to be 52 Original team dance steps inManx and 37 Imaginative interpretation ofatraditional 36 Group Instrumental,withorwithout 20 Group singing, arrangementofa choir,19 Senior (boys, girls, ormixed), NB Allsoloandcouples’/duet competitions are still Entries for andcompetitions MUSTbe concerts FOR DETAILS OFHOW TO TAKE PART IN THE TO ENTER THE OPTIONALCOMPETITION [email protected] in entries. programme, provided clearnotice isgiven in classes52and53MAY ofthe form part material.presentation Dances andlinking fi lasting for around ten butnotmore than less thanfour, notmore thaneight, named time incompetition movements, for thefi beingperformed recorded music or naturalsoundeff pre-recorded material, e.g. acoustic of voices and/orinstruments. May include songortune,Manx usingany combination (2contrastingconductor tunes) song,traditional Manx orEnglish inManx Gaelic song inManx ELEMENTS, EMAIL ON: FIONAMcARDLE CONCERT OR TO OBTAIN RULES&HOW fteen minutes.fteen willbeawarded Marks for received by CONCERT ANDCOMPETITIONS DOUGLAS YOUTH CENTRE, 7pm DOUGLAS YOUTH CENTRE,7pm MANX MUSICANDSONG MANX DANCE CONCERT THERE ARE NOENTRY FEES Wednesday 19thMay 2010 in June/July(generalsyllabus) Tuesday 18thMay 2010 AND COMPETITIONS 15th May 2010 ects, butNOTects, pre- orphone at thelatest. 471543 rst kiaull manninagh jiu 4/10 TTRANSCRIPTIONRANSCRIPTION OFOF THETHE MONTHMONTH see www.manxheritagemusic.org for more printable pieces of Manx music Flitter Dance Song Bree Song Writers Oct 2009 1.Watch them as they kick in time As the sun goes down the flit- ters shine 2.By the sea we weave our song As we make our mu - sic all night long 3.Waves are crash - ing on the beach - Stamp - ing, stamp- ing with our feet On the beach we see them stamp, A - long the shore they dance! Sna- king round the glo- wing fire, Their feet they ne - ver tire! From the rocks the limp - ets torn, The fires go out at dawn. CHORUS Fest - it er creg Ayns shen t'ad Fest - it er creg Feel the beat drum through the sand! This song was written to a modifi ed Flitter Dance tune by students at the song-writing workshop during the Bree trad music weekend last October. For more information on Bree see: www.myspace.com/breemanx or contact Chloë Woolley on: [email protected] or 695784 GROUPS WANTED FOR NOBLES PARK BANDSTAND WANTED! PERFORMANCES MANX MUSICIANS Douglas Borough Council’s Leisure & DANCERS TO Services Committee are looking for PERFORM AS PART groups interested in performing at OF THE IOM ARTS the Nobles Park Bandstand during the coming summer season. COUNCIL SUMMER SEASON ON Times, dates and format are all open to suggestion, so if you feel this THURSDAYS DURING is something that might interest JULY & AUGUST! you please contact Martin Higgins, EMAIL JAN COWAN: Parks Administrator on: 696330 [email protected] [email protected] for details kiaull manninagh jiu 4/10 Claremont Hotel, Douglas 5th -10thInternationalCeltic Congress, 2nd First Friday folk clubatPeel GolfClub 1st -6thShennaghys JiuCeltic Youth Festival April Steenvoorde Festival, France 24th &25thPerree Banedancers at rwiet: MHFMusic Team, The Stable Building, 01624 The University Centre, or write to: 695784 Call: For information on Manx music & dance contact: (£4, children FREE) Loch Prom Centre, Methodist Douglas, 8pm musicians &singersand The Band, Mollag 9th Celtic Congress featuring Concert visiting (£3, children FREE) Loch Prom Centre, Methodist Douglas, 8pm 8th Celtic Congress Young People’s Concert, Prom Centre, Methodist Douglas, 3pm music from Caarjyn Cooidjagh &others, Loch 8th Celtic Congress with ecumenicalservice (price tbc) Final -BarLogo, BandsNight Ramsey, 8pm Ramsey, 12noon 5th AprilMusicinthePub, Trafalgar Hotel, Ceilidh, Hall, Masonic Ramsey, 8pm(£5/£3) 2.30pm 4th April “Unplugged”, StJohnsChurch, Theatre, doors7.30pm(£5/£3) ReeGorree Concert, andIrish Galician Bree Ramsey Session, Town Hall, 3pm noon Music inthePub, Hotel, Mitre Ramsey, 12 11am, FREE 3rd AprilMusicworkshops, Ramsey Town Hall, 8pm (£5/£3) Family Ceilidh Hall, attheMasonic Ramsey, 7pm (£3/£1.50) 2nd Family Scoill ReeGorree, Concert, Ramsey Manx MusicCDsareManx available onlineat: Manx Music Specialist (Education) Manx Music Development O www.manxheritage.org www.manxheritagemusic.org CALENDAR manx heritage foundation ~ undinys eiraght vannin Old Castletown Road, Douglas, Isle Man IM21QB of andingoodbookshops, shops MNHandothergift The Editor welcomes submissions but reserves the right to edit for style andspace.The Editorwelcomes theright toeditforstyle submissions butreserves ffi cer Dr Dr Chloë Woolley Breesha Maddrell Edited by Breesha Maddrell fortheManxHeritage Foundation. Tickets onthedoor-arrive early! children £3,includesashepherds piesupper. James’ Church, Dalby, 7.30pm,ticketss£6.50/ Championships, Dalby Schoolrooms,Making St 27th Strengyn andFiona Cain at World Bonnag Douglas Youth Centre, 7.30pm schoolsconcert, 19th CruinnaghtAeg secondary Douglas Youth Centre, 7.30pm schoolsconcert, 18th CruinnaghtAeg secondary 15th CLOSING DATE for LIET-LAVLUT competition Groups Competitions Secondary 15th CLOSING DATE for CruinnaghtAeg Centre, 2pm 15th Bree groups workshop atDouglas Youth Centre, 2pm 8th Bree groups workshop atDouglas Youth May including strings-£1,829.) tuning keyandspare strings. £1,350.(Newprice case, sold second-hand. carrying Includes to buy,opportunity theseharpsare notoften -idealsessionharp. ArareLight andportable wood withBavarian spruce soundboard.Cherry 26 stringsandaBIGsoundfrom asmallharp. Harp for Sale:Starfi harmonise traditionaltunes. Harphire available. Folk harplessonsincludelearning how to Please sendinanyPlease dates for themonthsaheadsothatwe can Harp Tuition, folk andclassical, for allages. For more information, pleasecontact Leo Phillipson473688or612294. www.manxheritage.org/CDs : [email protected] : [email protected] publicise events here &online sh Columba lapharp, with kiaull manninagh jiu 4/10 Bree Band Camp! Bree Band Camp! &CRUINNAGHTAEGCONCERT&COMPS ApplicationForm for secondary school age NameofStudent……………………………………………………………….………… singers and musicians School…………………….……………….…SchoolYear………………...... ….. Address…………………………………………………………………..…………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………..………….. 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