An Góilín
Traditional Singer's Club
Dublin, Ireland
Frank Harte Festival 2013
| This year's Frank Harte Festival will take place Friday, 27 September 2013 to Sunday, 29 of September 2013, and will be at the Teacher's Club, Parnell Square, Dublin, Ireland. |
Frank Harte
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Frank Harte was born, raised, and lived
in Chapelizod Dublin where his family
ran The Tap Pub. He was introduced to
traditional Irish songs at the age of
fourteen, when he heard a tinker
singing and selling ballad sheets at a
fair in Boyle.
Since his teens, Frank was fascinated with songs that tell stories and was an avid collector for many years. He amassed over 20,000 songs, mainly from people he met at various Singing sessions. Over the years he researched the historical and social context for many of the songs, and annotated, and cataloged them to an extensive database. Drawing on this database he produced a series of CDs each of which are little masterpieces which tell the story of major historical events in Irish history through the songs they inspired. The CDs covered such events as the Great Famine, 1798 Rebellion, Napoleon Bonaparte and of course Dublin songs. The last one he completed concerned the lives of the Irish navvies in England. It is certain that the value and reputation of this collection will grow over the years. |
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Weekend Invited Guests
Caladh Nua Beaglaoich, Co.Carlow
Mick Dunne, Dublin
Chris Miles, Scotland
Tim Dennehy, Co. Kerry
Fionnuala O'Reilly Maxwell, Co. Leitrim
Jack Lynch, Dublin
Will Noble, England
Áine Ní Dhroighneáin, Co. Galway
Event Venues
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Teacher's Club (Club na Muinteoiri), 36 Parnell Square West |
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Accommodation
At the moment, The Castle Hotel in Dublin is offering
single rooms from €74.00 per night, or double rooms from €99.00 per night. Please note that prices may change.
Book online at bookings,
or by emailing Yvonne at yvonne@castle-hotel.ie
Admission and Contact Details
- Singing Sessions - €3.00 payable on the day
- Workshops - €10.00 payable on the day
- Illustrated Talk: Free
- Walking Tour: Free
- Grand Concert - €20.00 admission by ticket only.
Tickets available at Góilín Club weekly sessions or from Committee members
Email enquiries to: angoilin@goilin.com
Telephone enquiries to:
Email enquiries to: angoilin@goilin.com
Telephone enquiries to:
Fergus Russell +353 (0)87.672.4714
Máire Ní Chroinín +353 (0)86.294.0652
Jerry O'Reilly +353 (0)86.816.1557
Máire Ní Chroinín +353 (0)86.294.0652
Jerry O'Reilly +353 (0)86.816.1557
Programme of Events
| Date | Time | Location | Event | Admission |
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| Friday, 27 September 2013 | 8.00 pm | Teacher's Club | Reception and Official Opening | Free |
| Friday, 27 September 2013 | 9.00 pm | Teacher's Club | Singing Session, featuring invited guests | €3.00 |
| Saturday, 28 September 2013 | 11.00 am | Teacher's Club | Singing Workshop with Chris Miles | €10.00 |
| Saturday, 28 September 2013 | 1.30 pm | Teacher's Club | Illustrated Talk The early work of Tom Munnelly, Ireland's most prolific folksong collector by Ronan Galvin from The Delargy Centre/National Folklore Collection at U.C.D. | Free |
| Saturday, 28 September 2013 | 3.00 pm | Teacher's Club | Singing Session | Free |
| Saturday, 28 September 2013 | 8.00 pm | Teacher's Club | Grand Concert; see Invited Guests above | €20.00 |
| Sunday, 29 September 2013 | 11.00 am | Georgian Dublin | Walking Tour "In Dublin City in 1913" A singing and walking tour commemorating the lockout of 1913 with members of An Góilín | Free |
| Sunday, 29 September 2013 | 2.30 pm | Teacher's Club | Refreshments | |
| Sunday, 29 September 2013 | 3.00 pm | Teacher's Club | Singing Session & Final Farewell | €3.00 |