Frank Harte Festival

Subject: Frank Harte Festival
From: Fergie
Date: 31 Aug 06 - 09:43 AM

Hi The Goilin Singers Club in Dublin have organised a weekend festival to commerate the life and work of the legendary Frank Harte RIP. details are available here
Frank Harte
Fergie

link repaired by Mudelf

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: jeffp
Date: 31 Aug 06 - 10:17 AM

Wish I could be there, but it's too far across the pond. Frank was a great man and a wonderful supporter of traditional singing.

Jeff

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: Fergie
Date: 01 Sep 06 - 10:24 AM

refresh

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: MartinRyan
Date: 01 Sep 06 - 06:26 PM

RTE (Irish radio) have archived a series of programmes Frank recorded some years ago - his own and other singing.
Click here

Regards
p.s. A quick check suggests there's some extraneous material at the start of some or all of the set. Don't panic!

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: ifor
Date: 02 Sep 06 - 05:21 PM

I have just listened to one of the Frank Harte programmes and it was remarkable.
ifor

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Sep 06 - 10:39 PM

"...supported" traditional singing? Yer man WAS traditional singing in Dublin! He had no peers.

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: ossonflags
Date: 03 Sep 06 - 12:46 AM

Thanks for the link Martin, as yer man said "truly remarkable"

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: MartinRyan
Date: 04 Sep 06 - 05:05 PM

Been dipping in and out of the set of recordings over the last few days. Can only recommend them to anyone with an interest in traditional singing of whatever type. Great insight, great examples, great singing...

Regards

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: GUEST,Ken Hall
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 05:03 PM

First met Frank at the National folk music festival some years ago.He made an immediate impression. He remains something of a hero to both myself and my wife Peta Webb. We were lucky to persuade Frank who was a most reluctant traveller to do our Musical Traditions club in London twice. He came back to the house and we saw in the dawn sharing songs an unforgettable experience. A great man.

Peta and I will be in Dublin for the weekend. I think the plan is to make it an annual event. At the time of his death Frank had just completed his latest project. Songs of the navvies should be coming out soon but sadly does not look as though will be available in time for the special weekend.

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: MartinRyan
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 05:08 PM

Ken

I hear you're both coming to Clarinbridge also!

Regards

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: Fergie
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 05:54 PM

Hi Ken
If you need tickets for the Concert in the Teacher's Club you had better contact Gerry O'Reilly of Luke Cheevers pronto. They are limited to 200 and they are going like hotcakes, very soon they will be hotter than a ticket to the All Ireland Football Final.
Looking forward to seeing you and hearing you and Peta again, your rendition of the plough song (I will go with my father a ploughing) is superb. I first heard you sing it in Ennistimon. it made the hair on the back of my neck standup, brilliant.
Fergus Russell

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: MartinRyan
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 06:28 PM

Fergie

Got mine organised OK.

Regards

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: GUEST,Jerry O'Reilly
Date: 06 Sep 06 - 03:16 PM

Yes it's true,tickets are at a premium (not literally),but the hall only holds 200. You're ok Ken I've two tickets put by for yourself and Peta. See you both then

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: weerover
Date: 06 Sep 06 - 03:22 PM

Thanks to Martin for the links to the radio shows. Some very entertaining stuff.

wr

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: GUEST,Philippa
Date: 07 Sep 06 - 07:07 AM

Martin, can you let us in on Clarinbridge? (what and when?)

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: MartinRyan
Date: 07 Sep 06 - 08:18 AM

Philippa

There's a week-long arts festival in Clarinbridge at the end of October. Ken and Peta are down to sing at it!

There's a website listed at www.clarinbridgeartsfestival.ie - but it appears to be down at the moment.

Regards

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: Kevin Sheils
Date: 07 Sep 06 - 08:22 AM

Just accessed the web site and it's 1-8 October

Friday 6th is Peta & Ken according to the site

Friday: 6th October:

8.00pm: Clarinbridge Drama Group - The Music of the Surf at Parish Hall

8.30pm: Evening Soiree at Claire's Tea Rooms – Contact: Claire

9.30pm: Singers session at Moran's The Weir with Peta Webb, Ken Hall (UK), Tim Lyons, Jack Harrison, special sea food platter

9.30pm: No Alcohol Teenbeat – not confirmed Venue: TBC Contact: Foroige

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: MartinRyan
Date: 07 Sep 06 - 08:34 AM

Apologies! I had completely the wrong dates in my head - thought it was at the end of October.

Regards

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: Fergie
Date: 08 Sep 06 - 11:51 AM

Latest Guest List for Saturday night concert is:-

Rosie Stewart - Fermanagh,
John Kennedy - Antrim,
Eamon O Broithe - Galway,
Len Graham - Armagh,
Roisin Elsafty - Connemara,
Four Star Trio - Cork.

Fergus

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: MartinRyan
Date: 08 Sep 06 - 04:54 PM

Not wishing to confuse things any further BUT: the online program for Clarinbridge doesn't match with the fliers they've been distributing lately. In particular, the singing session appears to be in Sherry's Bar in the village - rather than Moran's of the Weir.

Regards

p.s. That said, if anyone finds themselves lost in Moran's on the night, order a seafood platter and a pint of guinness and relax! Then head back to the village for the singing, which is likely to run late, methinks!

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: MartinRyan
Date: 09 Sep 06 - 11:22 AM

Just came across a file version of Mick Maloney's tribute to Frank, broadcast on Irish Radio a few months ago:

Click here.

Again, there's some extraneous material at the start.

Regards

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Sep 06 - 01:38 PM

Or Mick Moloney, as he's more usually known.

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: MartinRyan
Date: 10 Sep 06 - 01:29 PM

I shouldn't take it to heart - one out of two ain't bad...

Regards

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: GUEST,Jerry O'Reilly
Date: 10 Sep 06 - 03:14 PM

As Frank himself would say "we're surrounded by bloody pedants"

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: Liam's Brother
Date: 10 Sep 06 - 09:12 PM

Bonnie and I are sorry to miss the Frank Harte Festival. We hope this is an annual event and look forward to 2007.
Wishing the Goilin organizers every success and all attendees a great time,
Dan Milner

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: MartinRyan
Date: 11 Sep 06 - 03:17 AM

Dan

That's the plan alright - start it small and grow it healthily!

Regards

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: Fergie
Date: 15 Sep 06 - 03:50 PM

Only one week to go! Can't wait
Fergus

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: MartinRyan
Date: 21 Sep 06 - 07:32 AM

"The Rolling Wave" program on Irish Radio last night had a long interview with the inimitable Luke Cheevers on the upcoming Frank Harte Festival. Definitely worth a listen.

Click Here

Regards

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: GUEST,George Henderson
Date: 21 Sep 06 - 07:53 AM

Just caught the Cheevers programme Martin. Thanks for the link. I would never have got there. See you tomorrow night. Come early - it will be packed.

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: MartinRyan
Date: 21 Sep 06 - 07:59 AM

Thought Lukes description of Franks voice driving a wedge through a noisy room to create silence was priceless!

Regards

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: MartinRyan
Date: 21 Sep 06 - 06:16 PM

Refresh

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: GUEST,Martin Ryan
Date: 24 Sep 06 - 06:42 AM

Festival in full flight now - wodnerful atmosphere.

Regards

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: The Sandman
Date: 24 Sep 06 - 07:44 AM

Yes a great man ,hope the festival is succesful. Dick Miles

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: MartinRyan
Date: 25 Sep 06 - 09:08 PM

Just came across this nice tribute to Frank , written just after his dearth, by Karan Casey.

Click here

Regards

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: jeffp
Date: 25 Sep 06 - 09:30 PM

I do hope they make it an annual event. I am planning a trip to Ireland next year and that would be an excellent time to do it.

Jeff

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: GUEST,Jerry O'Reilly
Date: 26 Sep 06 - 12:43 AM

It is planned to be an annual event. After we've had a chance to recover and to talk we'll, come up with a date and I'll post it here.
Probably around the same time of year e.g. mid September.

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: MartinRyan
Date: 26 Sep 06 - 02:39 AM

Jerry, BTW, was one of the organisers of what was a very successful first festival.

Regards

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Sep 06 - 03:23 AM

Frank would have loved reading about his 'dearth'
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: MartinRyan
Date: 26 Sep 06 - 06:09 AM

Dearth? Nothing could be varder from de truth!

Sorry about that.

Regards

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: jeffp
Date: 26 Sep 06 - 07:01 AM

Thanks Jerry. I would really like to know about it. I'll start laying the groundwork.

Jeff

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: Fergie
Date: 26 Sep 06 - 10:29 AM

It was brilliant, can't wait for the next one. A big thanks to Jerry and Ann and all who were involved, for the trojan work done they did to organising such a successful, fantastic and most enjoyable festival of song, story, friendship and craic. It was an education in itself. Fergus

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: MartinRyan
Date: 28 Sep 06 - 07:51 AM

"The Rolling Wave" programme on Irish radio, has a few songs from the festival in the programme from Sept 27 (yesterday). They were recorded at the final session on Sunday afternoon, in Tom Mayes pub in Dublin, Home of the Goilin Singers CLub.

Click here

I can't check the file from this computer but it should be OK.

BTW, the rumble of traffic that features in the background is because if we closed the windows to the busy street, we baked in the heat! Not a common problem in late September Dublin.

Regards

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: GUEST,diarmuid
Date: 28 Sep 06 - 08:03 AM

An tú féin atá ann, a Fheirguis? Diarmuid

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: MartinRyan
Date: 28 Sep 06 - 08:47 AM

Eisean, gan dabht! Cad é a bhí á lorg agat anseo, a Dhiarmaid, agus muid ag caint ag an deireadh seachtain?

Regards

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Sep 06 - 02:42 PM

I wish I'd said that
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: MartinRyan
Date: 28 Sep 06 - 03:52 PM

Jim

Just a cross-check on who's who - I think I promised to track down something for someone over the course of the weekend - in this case it's easier to check through Irish!

Regards

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: GUEST,Pat Burke
Date: 30 Sep 06 - 05:30 AM

Martin,

I finally tracked down the Rolling Wave Programme this morning Sat 30 Sept 2006. I've saved it with the latest one which featured a number of the singers from last weekend.

Ony 20 at the Goilín last night.....what a contrast, but a very enjoyable night nonetheless. No problems geetting a song in either, as we were crying out for a few extra singers! - Pat

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: MartinRyan
Date: 30 Sep 06 - 03:26 PM

Pat

Did I promise to copy the old Goilin tape for you?!


Regards

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: Fergie
Date: 30 Sep 06 - 10:37 PM

No Martin you promised to copy it for me
Fergus

Subject: RE: Frank Harte Festival
From: MartinRyan
Date: 01 Oct 06 - 04:27 AM

OK, Fergie - consider it done!

Regards