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GALLAGHERS in Kilkishen is not know for silence on a lively Saturday or Sunday night but last weekend, a bit of hush was required – at least for a while – in the bar.
The popular pub has become home to the Sixmilebridge Folk Club and the club got together some of it’s core players on Sunday to record the ses- sion for posterity.
Furthermore club members who joined in have a chance to become recording stars.
“It’s our tenth anniversary and we re hoping to put together a double
CD from the best of the sessions last Sunday and tracks donated by artists who have performed at our Winter Music Weekends,’ said Brendan Walsh, club chairman.
The club has grown to having al- most 300 people on the mailing list for events such as the Winter Music weekend and regular concert nights are frequently sell-outs with up to 70 people showing up.
“Our regular club nights, which are starting back in Galaghers on Sep- tember 20 and we usually get a good crowd for those. There are about 250 people who give us great support and during the Winter Weekend,
nearly 3,000 people turn up for the various concerts and sessions’, said Brendan.
The recording in Gallagher’s was expertly done by Pat Costello, whose job it now is to take it away for edit- ing.
It will be a tough job to pick tracks for the CD, said Brendan “but we’re not going to make any promises about what will be included – the fairest thing is just to see what turned out best”.
The CD will be ready for launch, Brendan hopes, in early December, before the Winter Music Weekend and proceeds will go towards help-
ing to meet the club’s expenses.
The club will meet for sessions eve- ry Sunday night at Gallaghers from September 20, starting at 7pm to al- low younger musicians to take part. Musicians, singers and listeners are all welcome.