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TRADITIONAL music is once again coming to the fore in north Clare this July and August with the beginning of a number of weekly events organ- ised by Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eire- AMOR
The Seisiun series of Summer mu- sic, dance and storytelling evenings has opened for the summer in En- nistymon and Corofin, with crowds of local and tourists in attendance to soak up some traditional Irish atmos- je) aston
“We have a total of about 25 musi- cians each night. The evening starts at 9pm and goes on to Ilpm. Well, it’s Supposed to finish at 11pm but we would often run a few minutes over
because of all the talent on show,” said John Moloney from the Ennisty- mon Branch of Comhaltas.
“The first hour is structured. We have music, dancing singing and storytellers. Then at 10 we break for some tea and a bite of brac. The second hour is totally informal. We give people the chance to get up themselves and sing a song or have a dance. It’s totally casual and eve- ryone is welcome to join in in the oe (one
Ennistymon’s Teach Ceoil is the venue on Monday evenings, while the emphasis shifts down the road to Corofin’s own Teach Ceoil on Thurs- day evening. Indeed sessions will take place in 32 venues throughout the country during the months of
July and August.
The Seisiin series prides itself on achieving the highest level of authen- ticity and avoiding any of the gim- micks that are sometimes associated with traditional Irish music for tour- TSA
“It is a really authentic experience. It’s an old-fashioned trad night. It’s like being invited into an old-fash- ioned Irish kitchen for a cup of tea, a song and a dance. It’s great for the locals but it’s even better for the tour- ists. We had a group of Norwegians in last week dancing and singing away, continued john.
“We run classes here during the winter in music, step dancing and set dancing. The Seisitn gives the people doing the classes a chance to
show off their stuff. We would get a lot of their parents and grandparents in to have a look and see how they have been getting along and what they have been learning.”
Admission costs €10 including tea and light refreshments. For more information, contact John Molo- ney (Ennistymon) at 065 7071467 and Peggy Liddy (Corofin) at 065 toe LOre