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Dublin - Event Notice Thursday January 01 1970 Storytelling evening with the Oh-Aissieux in the Seomra Spraoi
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Thursday August 09, 2007 21:44 by Seomra Spraoi
Storytelling evening with the Oh-Aissieux Soft drinks and biscuits will be served in the break. |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2I am delighted to announce that Gerry McGregor and Seán O'Donoghue will be joining me as guest tellers for the event in the Seomra Spraoi.
Gerry and Seán performed with me at the Narrative Arts Club in the Central Hotel in May.
The following blog post includes a group photo with Gerry:
Beginning at the end: Dublin's Narrative Arts Club
http://tinyurl.com/2barxo
Note Gerry's devilishly snazzy shoes!
Indeed, Gerry is a snazzy kind of a performer, with a warm and mellow stage presence. And I see a spiritual thread running through his repertoire: sighting the garuda in the Far East; a Cherokee story about wolves; the hairraising tale of the poltergeist that haunts a cemetery in Edinburgh; and his own misadventures as an altar boy.
This post from the same blogger includes a picture of Seán and a review of a recitation of his narrative poem, Ripples:
A harrowing tale from the undersea depths
http://seanchai.vox.com/library/post/a-harrowing-tale-f....html
This is a very good description of the experience:
"When he tells a story, Mr. O’Donoghue speaks with a kind of understated intensity. His voice is gentle yet persistent, and it’s hard not to be captured by his words."
Looking forward to seeing you there, so that we can all be captured by Seán and charmed by Gerry once again.
Coilín.
Thanks to everybody for the storytelling show last night.
Particular thanks to Mark for being my contact person, to Gráinne for decorating the space, and to everybody who has worked so hard to establish the Seomra Spraoi and invite such a good crowd.
I counted 30-odd people listening intently throughout both parts of the show. That's a very good turn-out, particularly for a first evening. Most people by far came by word of mouth, with an invaluable few new faces turning up on the basis of e-mail, text or Web-based notice.
This was the programme:
History of Mary's Abbey
Caoineadh na dTrí Mhuire (Song: The lament of the three Marys)
Mushroom soup
Handicap races
Meeting the garuda (Gerry of the clan MacGregor)
Guns in the chapter house
The demon on the cliffs of Drangey
break
Countess Markievicz anecdotes
She moved through the fair (song)
Brigit meets the Morrigan (Gerry)
Out! (Robbie Sinnott's free music session)
Ripples (Seán O'Donoghue)
Mother of the Sea
I would love to receive feedback:
How would you describe the experience to your friends?
Which stories did you most enjoy? What did you not enjoy so much?
How would you rate the _sequence_ of the stories, timing of the programme, break, etc.?
What other kinds of stories would you like to hear?
Best,
Coilín.