‘STRINGS’ Fiddle Group would like to say a very big THANK YOU to all who helped and supported them with their recent fundraiser ‘Choons for Children’s Charities at Christmas‘. A great night was had by all and well over €600 was raised for a number of different charities.
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“Choons for Childrens Charities at Christmas” at Millstreet GAA Community Hall this Saturday Night at 7.30
On Saturday night 7.30, after mass we will host
“Choons for Childrens Charities at Christmas”
‘Strings’ will open proceedings!
Then there will be a cup of tea.
After this, the ‘challenge’ is open to everyone … So please bring an instrument or your singing voice on the night!
There will be different ‘stations’ in the hall where you can go play a tune or sing a verse of a song and donate to childrens charities…
All donations/ monies collected on the night will be sent to childrens charities before Christmas… Members of ‘Strings’ , as the hosts , have chosen the childrens charities we will be donating to.
You can check this out on Facebook – ‘Choons for Childrens Charities at Christmas‘.
If you can’t make it on the night you can post your ‘challenge’ on the FB page. & text your donation when the text numbers become available.
Many thanks to Emer Twomey for this important reminder. We truly encourage people to attend this magnificent “Strings” brief performance of around 25 minutes. (S.R.)
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also from Geraldine: Next Saturday night ‘STRINGS’ Fiddle Group Will host a challenge “Choons for Children’s Charities at Christmas” in the GAA hall at half 7. The group will give the same performance as they gave in Scartaglin two weeks ago. All are welcome to come and see them. Admission is free but we are hoping to raise some money for a number of children’s charities on the night. There will be donation buckets for anyone who would like to contribute. There will be tea, coffee, biscuits, maybe a bun or two and great music. People are invited to bring along their instruments and join in. [read more …] ““Choons for Childrens Charities at Christmas” at Millstreet GAA Community Hall this Saturday Night at 7.30″
“Strings” on Film at Scartaglin
To view a brief sequence of “Strings” magnificent performance at Scartaglin Heritage & Cultural Centre last Saturday night – just access the film clip superbly recorded and edited by Seán Abeyta. We thank Emer Twomey for alerting us to the important YouTube film clip and we remind you that on “Radio Treasures” on www.corkmusicstation.com next Tuesday night we shall be repeating (by very popular demand) the complete 23 minutes at 9.45 of “Strings” truly marvellous musical presentation. The film clip is available on http://youtu.be/fB-HMNg1PIQ (S.R.)
“Strings” Superb Performance at Scartaglin Being Broadcast on “Radio Treasures” on Cork Music Station at 9.45 Tonight
www.corkmusicstation.com To access the online radio station just click.
Such has been the local, national and international interest in the 23 minute broadcast tonight that many have requested a repeat broadcast of the Scartaglin Musical Experience with the superb “Strings” – so we’ve decided to repeat the full feature at 9.45pm on Tuesday next 25th Nov. on the very same programme and on the same online radio station. Many thanks for all the uplifting messages from such people as JD Kelleher in London and many more.
And here are the members of the Group (thanks to Emer for the list): Patrick Buckley, Éabha Sheehan, Niamh Smyth, Katie Linehan, Méabh Buckley, Orlaith Twomey, Hannah O’ Regan, Katie Hickey, Anna Buckley, Conor Daly, Alanna Barry, Leah Murphy, Sarah Dennehy, Daniel O’Callaghan, Katie Crowley, Brídelle Cronin, Siobhán Cronin, Orla Twomey, Linda Desmond, Lisa Fitzgerald, Keyboard Darragh Twomey, Diarmuid Cronin, Gemma O’ Regan & Bridelle Cronin.
We received such a warm Sliabh Luachra welcome in Scartaglin with tea, coffee and brack following the night of great presentations where the focus was on a celebration of the life of the Murphy Family of [read more …] ““Strings” Superb Performance at Scartaglin Being Broadcast on “Radio Treasures” on Cork Music Station at 9.45 Tonight”
Superbly Talented “Strings” Musical Group Appearing in Scartaglin on Saturday, 15th November 2014
We thank Emer Twomey for sharing the following feature on our website and sincere thanks to Geraldine Dennehy for the much appreciated splendid pictures. Click on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)
The fiddle group ‘Strings’ was first set up in 2011 by Emer Twomey to promote the learning of fiddle playing and the learning of traditional music particularly that of Sliabh Luachra in the Millstreet area.
In 2012 ‘Strings’ were invited to the North Atlantic fiddle convention in Derry. They took part in the youth fiddle camp & performed one of Neil Martin new compositions ‘100 Fiddlers at 55° North’
The current group of young fiddlers in ‘Strings’ are (fiddle) Sarah Dennehy, Anna Buckley, Patrick Buckley, Orlaith Twomey, Leah Murphy, Niamh Smyth, Hannah O’Regan, Linda Desmond, Katie Hickey, Lisa Fitzgerald, Siobhán Cronin, Meabh Buckley, Eabha Sheehan, Orla Twomey, Daniel O’ Callaghan, Katie Linehan, Katie Crowley, Conor Daly, Bridelle Cronin and Alanna Barry & (keyboard) Diarmuid Cronin, Darragh Twomey, Gemma O’ Regan & Bridelle Cronin.
It promises to be a great night of music, song, dance & history of the great Sliabh Luachra tradition.
Here we share some more of Geraldine’s excellent [read more …] “Superbly Talented “Strings” Musical Group Appearing in Scartaglin on Saturday, 15th November 2014″
