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Official Opening by Dr. Daniele Volpe
Venue: Community Hall.
Wine & food reception. All are welcome!
Admission: Free
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Doctor Daniele Volpe is not an ordinary Italian neurologist. In addition to heading up the Parkinson's Rehabilitation unit at the St. John of God hospital in Venice, he is a musician who loves traditional music and visits Ireland frequently to play music.
The story begins in June of 2010 in Peppers Pub, when the Italian doctor noticed a man with an unsteady gait enter the pub. "Someone with Parkinson's," he remembers thinking. About 20 minutes later the band opened the floor for a dance, and Dr. Volpe was surprised to see the man with Parkinson’s among the dancers. What followed was incredible: the man who walked so unsteadily required no assistance to dance. Indeed, the man went through the moves effortlessly, as if he were a different person. Thus Dr. Volpe learned about the Reel step. He teamed up with Dublin-based researcher Timothy Lynch and on Dr Volpe's return to Venice, they sent 24 patients with Parkinson's to weekly set dancing classes for six months. A larger research study led by the University of Limerick, with input from Meg Morris at the University of Melbourne, is due to be rolled out in Ireland in the coming months. The studies have confirmed positive rehabilitative effects from Irish Set Dancing. Doctor Volpe will present his latest findings “The Therapeutic Effects of Irish Set Dancing in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease.” at a conference to be held in Feakle on Tuesday, 6th August.
As part of the 26th Annual Traditional Music Festival, Dr. Volpe’s dance group of Parkinson’s patients are to be special guest performers and Doctor Volpe will present his latest findings. He will be accompanied by the set dancing fraternity from Venice, Italian Musicians and the mayor of Bendeno. A truly unique event not to be missed!
The evening will be complimented by an Art Exhibition.
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 10am – 1pm Workshops |
Enrol at the National School from 9am onwards |
| 2.15pm |
Festival walk.
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| 4pm to 6 pm |
Afternoon Session for Workshop Students |
| 7.30 pm Gathering Night
Venue: Community Hall
Admission: €15.00 |
As part of the Festival Collaboration with Dr. Volpe’s and his dance group and musicians, the Festival are delighted to host a special Gathering. This will be a “café style” performance including musicians from Italy and East Clare. Wine, Italian and local cuisine will be served on the night.
The following musicians will perform on the night:
Kate Mc Namara, Matteo Petitti, Paulo Cerato, Brian Donnellan, Michael Landers, John Canny, Martin Glynn, Mark Donnellan, Vincent Griffin, Seamus Bugler, Jed Foley, Pat O’Connor, Eoin O’Sullivan, Valerio Vettori, Andrea Palandri, Stefano Boldrin, Matteo Marcon, Tommaso Tornielli, Jimmy Brody, Andrew McNamara, Brian Corry, Mary Mac Namara, Padraig Costelloe and Sorcha Costelloe.
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 10am – 1pm |
Workshops, including Set Dancing & Sean-nos dancing workshops. |
Tutors Recital
Venue: Community Hall
Admission: €7.00 |
Featuring the talented tutors teaching at the Festival: Paraic Mac Donnchadha, Eileen O’Brien, Dermot Byrne, Martin Hayes, Deirdre Scanlan, Dennis Cahill, Mary Mac Namara, Cormac Begley, Yvonne Kane, Tara Diamond, Leon Agnew, and Tim Collins.
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| 4pm to 6 pm |
Afternoon Session for Workshop Students
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7.30 pm Music Recital
Venue: St Mary’s Church
Admission: €30.00 (tickets in advance)
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Featuring: The Voice Squad, The Clare Memory Orchestra with special guest: Martín O’Connor. Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill.
The recital will start with a performance from The Voice Squad featuring Phil Callery, Fran McPhail and Gerry Cullen. It is the union of the distinct tenor voices along with their own particular arrangements of good songs that has made them one of the most distinctive vocal groups.
The Clare Memory Orchestra is a group comprising of traditional and classically trained musicians who, unlike a symphony or chamber orchestra, perform from memory without sheet-music. Founded by composer Dave Flynn, the orchestra includes, Mick O’Brien, Aisling Agnew, Eimear McGeown, Etain McCooey, Anne-Marie O’Farrell, Neil O’Loghlen, Aidan Dunphy, Jack Talty, Bill Mag Fhloinn, John Kenny, Neil Yates, Aoife Ni Bhrian, Liz Coleman, Ciara Ni Bhrian, Cormac O’Broin and Dave Flynn. The orchestra will be joined by special guest accordion virtuoso Máirtín O’Connor.
The recital will conclude with the anticipated annual performance from Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill.
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9.30pm Ceili
Venue: Bohan’s Bar
Admission: Free |
Star of Munster Ceili band |
 10am – 1pm |
Workshops, including Set Dancing & Sean-nos dancing workshops. |
2pm – 3pm Poetry with Rita Ann Higgins
Venue: Moloney’s Pub
Admission: Free
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Rita Ann has won several awards and her work has been selected for Yale University’s Literature Curriculum.
She is a member of Aosdána, and she divides her time between Galway City and Spiddal, County Galway
Her collections are Goddess on the Mervue Bus (Galway, Salmon, 1986); Witch in the Bushes (Salmon, 1988); Goddess and Witch (Salmon, 1989); Philomena’s Revenge (Salmon, 1992); Higher Purchase (Cliffs of Moher, Co Clare, Salmon Publishing, 1996); An Awful Racket (Tarset, UK, Bloodaxe Books, 2001); Throw in the Vowels (Bloodaxe Books, 2005); Hurting God – part essay, part rhyme (Salmon Poetry, 2010); and Ireland Is Changing Mother (Bloodaxe Books, 2011).
Her plays, Face Licker Come Home (Salmon Publishing, 1991), and God-of-the-Hatch-Man, were produced by Punchbag Theatre Company. |
3pm – 5pm |
Set Dancing & Sean-nos dancing class for children |
| 3pm – 3.30pm |
Cuimhneamh An Chlair |
3.30pm Singing Session
Venue: Moloney’s Pub.
Admission: Free |
With Deirdre Scanlon, Sean Garvey, Phil Callery, Fran McPhail, Gerry Cullen, Helen Hayes and Con “Fada” O’Drisceoil |
4-5pm East Clare Young Musicians
Venue: Community Hall
Admission: Free |
As part of our continued commitment to promoting the music of East Clare, we are delighted and proud to welcome back the many talented young musicians from East Clare under the tutorship of Mary Mac Namara. |
6pm to 9pm Informal Singing Session
Venue: Moloney’s Pub |
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7.30 Gala Concert, Presented: by Paula Carroll
Venue: Community Hall
Admission: €20.00 |
Featuring: Raw Bar Collective- Benny Mc Carthy, Dave Sheridan & Conal O’Grada; Sean Garvey; Mick O’Brien & family. Dermot Byrnes (TG4 Gradam Ceoil Musician of the year 2013) and Florianne Blancke. Seamus Begley (TG4 Gradam Ceoil Singer of the year 2013) and family.
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9.30 Ceili
Venue:Bohan’s Bar.
Admission: Free |
Star of Munster |
9.30 Ceili
Venue: Marquee.
Admission: €10.00 |
Johnny Reidy Ceili Band |
 11 am: St Mary's Church
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Aifreann Gaeilge |
12 noon Singing Session:
Venue: Moloney’s Pub.
Admission: Free |
A tribute to Robbie Mc Mahon. Robbie was a firm favourite and regular performer at the Sunday Singing Session. This year in Robbie’s honour; Michael Scanlan will host a tribute to Robbie and visiting singers will perform some of Robbie’s best known songs. The session will also include Paula Carroll, Seamus Begley & Brian O’Rourke. |
1.30 pm Children’s Activities – Puppet Show:
There will be face painting and other children activities.
Venue: Community Hall.
Admission: Free |
Your Man’s Puppets presents: The Musical Menagerie. The show combines the musical imagination of Boris Hunka, (multi-instrumentalist, improviser and composer) with the skills of renowned puppeteer and actor Thomas Baker. The result is a magical blend of entertainment, education and escapism.
It’s the story of two zoo-keepers reminiscing about their first days in the job and a tall tale is told about a gibbon that lost his tail, while meeting exotic animals from far and wide, including Sheridan the Sloth, Imelda the rhino hornbill, Kevin the snake and Gilbert – the gibbon who’s lost his groove.
The animals combine breath-taking realism with elements of fantasy that have become the trademark of Your Man’s Puppets. This promises to be a great show for all the family to enjoy. |
3pm Gala Outdoor Concert
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Featuring the FloraShantys followed by Socks in the Frying Pan.
The festival are delighted to welcome back FloraShantys from Heerenveen in the Northern Dutch province of Fryslan. The male choir was formed in 1997 and with their female director and accordionist, they will perform songs from Fryslan, the Netherlands and Ireland.
'Socks in the Frying Pan' are a band comprising of two brothers, Shane and Fiachra Hayes on accordion and fiddle/banjo and accompanied by Aodán Coyne on guitar and vocals. This young trad trio from Country Clare blends Irish traditional melodies with and innovative rhythmic and melodic garnish.
Having gained a fan-base from four years of gigging around the west of Ireland, this exciting group has recently started branching out and has been well received for their modern traditional style and energetic approach to music.
(Will be held indoors if weather is unsuitable)
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10 pm. Grand Finale Ceili:
Venue: Marquee.
Admission: €10.00
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The Tulla Ceili Band
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 Informal Sessions: throughout the day and night
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1 pm Riches of Clare
Venue: Community Hall.
Admission Free |
Featuring: Noel O’Donoghue, Colm Healy, Brian Mooney and Tommy Carew. |
7pm Cross Roads Dancing
Venue: Outside Peppers (will be held indoors if weather is unsuitable) |
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