third annual Tommy McCarthy Memorial concert

Trad Irish Music
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This year again the concert remembering pipier, concertina and whsitleplayer Tommy McCarthy will be held in Spanish Point Co Clare on the 23 d of may. Proceeds to support the work of the Clare Cancer Centre.

If you are at all able to make , it’s always a wonderful concert.

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just received the e-mail with the lsit of players:

The McCarthy Family: Bernadette, Jacqueline, Marion & Tommy.

Tom’s grandchildren: Annie Ruth, Siobhan, Lucy, Maisie, & Padraic.

Tommy Keane, Johnny Giles, Louise Costello, Henry Benagh.



Four Star Trio, (Con ‘Fada’ ODriscoll, Pat Ahern, Johnny McCarthy),

Miriam Collins, Tom Casey, Sharon O’Leary, Tommy McMahon,

Sean Talty, Eamon McGivney, Tony Linnane, Padraig Mac Mathuna,

Sean McNamara, The Crehan Family, Ollie Conway, Edel Fox,

Sean McKeown, Eamon McCarthy (London), Brid O’Donoghue,

Mattie Jo Sheamus O’Fatharta, Caoimhin O’Raghallaigh,

Breda Keville, Jackie Daly.



The Young Mullagh Set & The O’Dea Step Dancers.

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DAMN!!! I wish I could go. Gotta buy a big ol’ B set, but count on me coming out there soon. Loooove that Clare music. :thumbsup:

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I can add to that maybe that for those who can’t attend but who want to support the work of the Clare Cancer Centre there are still copies left of the CD 'Dear Friends we meet : a sesion recorded in aid of the Clare cancer centre on june 16 2000. It has loads of fine singers including Aine ni Chealliagh, Vincent Boyle, Roisin White Kitty Hayes and others and intruumental music, solos duets trios and a few of the group playing for the sets includiong Jackie Daly Conor and Maire Keane [yes it’s a bit heavy on the accordeon but nice accordeon]Kitty Hayes John Joe Tuttle, Michael Downes and more of the regulars of the sundaynight session.

Copies can still be had fro mCusty’s and the Knotted Chord on-line and in various shops in Clare [for those attending the Willie week, copies are still available at Hurley’s Newsagents Miltown Malbay]. Only a tenner for the CD and worth it.

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The concert sounds to be mighty. I will definitely grab one of those CDs. A worthy cause and great tunes. What more could one ask?

I hope you are well Peter. Be sure to keep us up to date if you have any projects in the works.