Luke Cheevers - The Treacherous Waves of Lough Muck (animated by Ruth Clinton)
As part of our recent 10th birthday celebrations, we commissioned a series of singer/animators to put visuals to some of our favourite recordings from ‘Larry sessions over the years. This one is a performance of ‘The Treacherous Waves of Lough Muck’ by Luke Cheevers at a session in the @cobblestonepubdublin back in April 2013. The recording is animated by singer, artist and founding ‘Larry member @ruth_a_clinton
Thanks to/Buíochas le
Ian Lynch of @lankumdublin and @fire_draw_near for supplying the recording
And the @artscouncilireland
The ‘Larry community are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our dear, dear friend Nellie Weldon.
As many will know, for much of Larry’s history Nellie performed the honour of singing the final song of the night, a custom which formed an essential part of our gatherings, and one which was much missed of late, as Nellie’s health kept her housebound in her final years.
This tradition was initiated by Sinéad Lynch, one of our founders, who became something of a surrogate granddaughter to Nellie. Each month, Sinéad would collect Nellie from the front bar, accompanying her through the hordes to a seat in the middle of the room. In later years, it became a familiar sight, about thirty minutes before the end of an evening, to see the Red Sea parting to reveal Nellie, shuffling on her walker, flanked on either side by her son Shay and her loyal friends Eamonn Hunt and Colm Keating.
In time, Nellie became something of a matriarch to young singers in Dublin, offering words of encouragement, her razor sharp humour, and stories of her late husband Liam, who was never far from her thoughts.
When called upon to sing the final song of the night, it was a rare occasion that Nellie chose not to sing one of Liam’s songs, which, more often than not, was a love song composed in her honour. Only those who witnessed them will recognise how special these moments truly were.
“My love is a flower, so shy to behold,
Like a primrose emerging from winter’s cold,
A song of the dreamtime that’s new and yet old,
And I’ll love my bright love ’til the dawning.” There have been many influential elders who have passed through our doors over the years, but it is almost impossible to imagine the story of ’Larry without Nellie’s warm and encouraging presence.
We will arrange a tribute to Nellie in the coming months. In the meantime, we send our condolences to all the Weldon family and her many friends across the singing world.
I measc na n-iolar agus a Liam go raibh sí
This Sunday, February 1st, 'Larry returns to the @cobblestonepubdublin with London-Irish singers @bridgetandkitty as special special guests.
Doors 8pm. Free admission. Singers and listeners welcome.
This Sunday, December 7th, ‘Larry returns to the @cobblestonepubdublin with Manchester singer @jenniferballadss as special guest.
Doors 8pm. Free admission. Singers and listeners welcome.
Well, with just a week to go ’til @whelanslive , I am very happy to announce some bonus features for the night in question.
Aside from an opening set from @3vacarroll and @meabhmulligan , my good pal Donal Fallon of @threecastlesburning will be chatting to another good pal @michaelshteen to launch his fantastic new @irishsongcalendar . For those that don’t know, Michael has been working on a beautiful new calendar pairing traditional songs with days of the year, and he’ll be flogging a few copies at the show. See songcalendar.ie for more details.
And if that wasn’t enough, we’ll be ending the night with a grand aul’ sing-song, with singers from @goilinsingers and @larrygotstretched
That’s this Sunday, November 9th, in @whelanslive (Doors 8pm) and tickets are available at the link in my bio.
Don’t say I didn’t warn ya…
UPDATE: Due to illness, Joshua Burnside will be unable to join us this Sunday. The session will go ahead as normal and we’ll try and re-book Joshua in the new year. Wishing him all the best.
This Sunday, November 2nd, ‘Larry returns to the @cobblestonepubdublin with Co. Down singer @joshuaburnside as special guest.
Doors 8pm. Free admission. Traditional singers and listeners welcome.
This Sunday, October 5th, ‘Larry returns to the @cobblestonepubdublin with a special visit from the Drogheda Singers’ Circle as special guests.
Doors 8pm. Free admission. Singers and listeners welcome.
Beginning tonight and running ‘til Sunday, the wonderful Frank Harte Festival returns for its 20th year. It is a momentous achievement for a special festival in honour of a special man and singer. The weekend is packed with sessions, concerts, workshops, a walking tour and more, all included in the price of a €40 ticket.
For more information, visit @goilinsingers or visit frankhartefestival.com
