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Kiltha River Trad Fest – Thursday 29th July – Sunday 1st August 2010
Comedian Pat Shortt called into the local radio station CRY here in Youghal yesterday (Tuesday 27th July 2010) to promote his own traditional music festival this weekend in Castlemartyr. The funny man was special guest on the Youghal @ 5 with Stanley Knott. Pat told YoughalOnline.com that he hopes to join the musicians on stage during the weekend and may even tell a joke or two!
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CRY station manager Declan Gibbons, Darragh Parker and Yvonne Smith try to get Pat to say a few words on the radio
An accomplished musician with a particular grá for and interest in traditional Irish music, Pat Shortt has played, toured and recorded with many bands and loves nothing better than a good session. No better host, then, or venue for the inaugural Kiltha River Trad Festival than Pat Shortt’s Bar, in the pretty Cork village of Castlemartyr.
Carol Keniry & Tuathla Lucey from the CRY youth oriented music show share a laugh with comedian Pat Shortt
Kiltha River Trad Fest runs in the Marquee at Pat Shortt’s Bar, Castlemartyr, from Thursday 29th July to Sunday 1st August, in association with Guinness, and also sponsored by Castlemartyr Resort, GHQ Design, Ticketmaster, John & Geraldine McGrath and Host PR.
Comedy fans, Sharon Lupton and Mary Clohessy with Ireland's favourite comedian
Pat’s pub has a long affiliation with some of very biggest names and best people in music, even up to and including the Rolling Stones, who appeared there back in 1965! The line-up for the Kiltha River Trad Fest is no less impressive, bringing together legendary traditional performers such as John Spillane, Frankie Gavin and the new De Dannan, Stockton’s Wing and the Abbey Céilí Band.
Funny man Pat Shortt with sisters Tanya and Kim Fitzgerald
Kicking off proceedings on Thursday 29th July at 8 p.m. is John Spillane, twice winner of the Meteor Award in the best folk/trad category, who has toured the country and the world with his inimitable mix of melodic tunes, entertaining stories and poetic lyrics. His emotive tunes and dynamic, playful Cork wit mean John Spillane is not to be missed! Tickets, priced €18, are available through all Ticketmaster outlets (plus Ticketmaster booking fee where applicable) and directly from Pat Shortt’s Bar, as are tickets for all of the acts playing at the Kiltha River Trad Fest.
Comedian Pat Shortt with CRY's Carol Keniry, Linda O'Regan, Angela Kearns and Tuathla Lucey
Legendary band Stockton’s Wing perform their exciting blend of traditional and contemporary Irish music and song on Friday 30th July at 8 p.m. Performing with power and precision, Stockton’s Wing from Ennis, Co. Clare, have enraptured audiences for decades and tickets cost just €20.00 for an unforgettable evening.
Pat and Kim Fitzgerald
On Saturday 31st July Frankie Gavin & the new De Dannan take to the stage at 8 p.m. One of the genuine legends of Irish music, Frankie Gavin established the new De Dannan in 2009, assembling a group of fiercely talented performers, possibly the best incarnation yet, and he is really looking forward to performing at the festival: “we’re very excited about performing at Kiltha River Trad Festival. This is the first time the new De Dannan line up will perform in the region and we are already looking forward to it. I know that Pat Shortt has gone to great lengths to ensure that the entertainment and facilities for the festival goer will be top calibre and you can be assured that when we get to the stage we will raise the ‘bar’ as high as we possibly can!”. Tickets for this show also cost €20.00.
Sharon Lupton from Weight Watchers - Youghal with comedian Pat
The Abbey Céilí Band play at 8 p.m. on Sunday 1st August. From Co. Cork, the Abbey Céilí Band started out in 1995 and consists of Ger Murphy (box), Micheal Creedon (keyboard), Liam Forde (banjo) and Andrew O’Connell (fiddle). This popular band now play all over Ireland and have received high praise for energetic, enthusiastic and exciting renditions of polkas, slides and other dance music. This band makes an immediate and lasting impression on the minds (and feet) of everyone who hears them. Tickets are just €10.00 and like all the Kiltha River Trad Fest tickets, are available from Ticketmaster (plus Ticketmaster booking fee where applicable) and directly from Pat Shortt’s Bar.
Funny man Pat with Bernard Kavanagh and Teresa O'Connell at the Cumann Na Daoine office
Pat Shortt’s Bar is an extraordinarily intimate space in which to enjoy some of the most entertaining and exciting traditional Irish music around. The inaugural Kiltha River Trad Fest could be like an early Rolling Stones concert as an event – the first in a long, illustrious series, and you can tell your kids, yes, I was really there!
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Jane Crowley and Holly Rose Twomey from Youghal have been best friends for many years. Jane, daughter of Margaret and Eoin, Copperally and Holly Rose, daughter of Michael and Catherine, Ardrath Park, are both thirteen years old and 1st year students in Pobalscoil na Tríonóide, Youghal. Denise FitzGerald Reports | Photo: Youghalonline.com
New young faces on the CRY exciting schedule - Holly Rose Twomey and Jane Crowley
When the local radio station, C.R.Y. recently looked for volunteers to help with their extended on air-hours, the girls decided it would be fun and applied. Speaking with the East Cork Journal, Holly and Jane told of how they met with Declan Gibbons, Station Manager, who discovered that the girls were top notchers on all the latest movie releases, gig reviews, music charts and magazines styles. Declan gave them the opportunity to produce a pre-recorded show, and then another, before giving the go ahead to the girls for a live radio show as, Declan said, ‘they have a natural on-air chemistry’.
CRY Station Manager Declan Gibbons with broadcasters Noel Cronin, Jane and Holly, Daragh Parker and Claire Regan from the Arts Show
Tuesday, March 30th last was the fantastic debut of The janeholly Show when the girls plugged into the 104 frequency and let it fly. Their 30 minute show covered a range of topics, including all the above, and also gave details of events in the town, school news and sport. Such was the success of the show that their phones were inundated with calls, texts arrived at a hundred a minute, and there were many calls to the Station itself.
Chatting with the East Cork Journal, the girls told of how their parents were delighted with their involvement with CRY, and how their many friends contacted them with ideas for future broadcasts, ideas about what else could be covered (and sometimes HOW it should be done!). As their show is all about what they themselves are interested in, it had a light, enthusiastic and enjoyable element which was picked up by all listeners.
CRY Station Manager Declan Gibbons with Holly and Jane
Jane and Holly were loud in their praise of two more friends, Clare Keniry and Isha Savage, who worked very hard behind the scenes answering the phone and taking notes of the many requests and questions being submitted.
“It was great”, the friends enthused, “and we are working on future programmes together which will be bigger and better as time goes on. We are delighted we had the courage to apply, and intend to present a great half hour each week. We are hoping our show will encourage more young people to tune into CRY”. Confidence, indeed, from two thirteen year old budding radio presenters.
You can give the girls a call on 024 91199 or text on 087 2544745 for any requests or suggestions, and you can be sure they “will give it Holly – or perhaps that should be
“give it janeholly!”
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