14/06/10
Here are some of our young musicians playing at the school's open evening, which as well as being a fundraiser for the school was a family night with many fun activities - which included throwing wet sponges at the head (I don't think this was much fun for Tricia, but at least she had the good spirit to take part!), Since the music takes place in the school every Wednesday, we were invited along to play a few tunes, and the younger children lead by Keren, Anna and Mhairaid played some lovely polkas, jigs, reels and hornpipes which were appreciated by parents and children alike.
26/04/10
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Scottish Fleadh yesterday! We want to thank all competitors for their hard work in preparing for the fleadh, especially for all those who were competing for the first time. Everyone played really well in the beginner whistle competition, and all received medals for their effort, with Natasha Newall winning the Enya Doohan trophy for first place, this trophy was donated by the parents of a little girl who sadly passed away at the age of five.
Our under 12 ceili band played excellent together, especially since this was their first time performing!
21/02/10
On Friday we had our first branch function of the year which was a charity night in "The Post" to raise some money for the Haitian Disaster, this turned out to be a successful night, with one of Annie's famous quizzes and a bit of a session. Several of our young class members played in the session, and were joined with other musicians who gave a few solo spots. We had renditions from Benedict Morris, Johnny Boland and John McShane, and the night closed with a few songs and tunes from Johnny, Gerry and the boys. Over £450 was raised towards the charity, thanks to everyone who attended and to James and all the staff at "The Post" for their generosity.
22/10/09
This weekend is our big Anniversary celebrations. Saturday night is now a complete sell out, so if you haven't booked your tickets, unless there are any cancelations,afraid you have missed out!, however the Friday night should be a great night, as we have a concert to start with, then a session, so come along and join in. Annie will have a photo gallery on show, with all the photos that have been collected in over the last few weeks. Also on Saturday morning, the workshops are starting at 11am - so not too early if you have a late one at the session!, workshops are for fiddle, banjo, piano accordion, whistle, flute, singing and of course set dancing with Ger Butler - come along and have a try - costs only £5!
Also, dont forget the AGM takes place in the Hibs club in Carfin on Monday (26th Oct) at 8pm, all members welcome to attend - remember membership fees are now due!
18/09/09
In a few weeks the branch will be celebrating its 30th Anniversary and hope we can make it a memorable occasion. On the Friday (23rd Oct) we will have a concert / session, with a "photo gallery" , and on the Saturday, some workshops will be held during the day, and in the evening a dinner ceili will be held, with the music of "Johnny Rocks" ceili band to entertain us, and in the second half we hope to have on stage as many as possible musicians who have over the years played in the band / branch. Again we will have some displays of photos etc from over the years. For further information, contact any committee member, also if you have any photos etc that could be used for the displays please get in touch!
Congratulations again to Daniel McGuinness, who again managed to bring home a few medals from the All Ireland for the under 18 Whistle and Whistle slow air competitions, well done to everyone who competed, especially to Jamie McGregor who played his 1st All Ireland at the age of 10!
29/07/09
We are half way through the summer break and looking forward to the new term commencing on the 26th August with classes at the normal times, but just before that, we have Fleadh Cheoil na h'Eireann in Tullamore for the 3rd consecutive year. There are several qualifiers going through to this from the All Britain fleadh in Twickenham in June, and for Jamie McGregor this will be his first ever All Ireland. Jamie, who only started competing this year, won the under 12 Ceili band drums at Twickenham and is excited about taking part in the All Ireland Fleadh
We wish Jamie every success, and to Daniel, Siobhan, Sean, Davy and Grace who qualified also.
This year we organised a coach to take us to the All Britain Fleadh in Twickenham, leaving at the unearthly hour of 4am on Saturday morning and returning in the early hours of Monday morning. The journey was great thanks to Ian the driver, the weather was glorious, and the Fleadh went smoothly. Well done to all who took part, especially the Senior band who managed to overcome a few nerves and got 6th place (out of 6 entries).
05/05/09
It has been a busy and eventful couple of months for the branch with all the preparation and fund raising for the Scottish Fleadh which took place the last weekend in April. We had a few fundraising nights to help cover the running costs, although not that greatly attended, these turned out to be enjoyable evenings, especially the race night, when it eventually got started! The same date (April 3rd)was also another great success story, as this was the wedding of Mike and Jeannie - congratulations and best wishes to them both!
The Fleadh Ceili was held on the 24th April in the Xavier Centre in Carfin. The music was provided by" Johnny Rocks", a great young traditional band, of which three of the members, Daniel, Seán and Siobhan belong to the branch.
Next day we had a few workshops in Taylor High School in the afternoon, then in the evening a brilliant session in "The Post" in Calderbank
On Sunday 26th April, the Fleadh took place in Taylor High School, although pretty hectic, this went without any major hitches! and the branch did extremely well in the medals stakes, with the following people qualifying through to the All Britain in Twickenham at the end of June.
Jamie McGregor - U 12 Drums
Ciaran Hughes - U 12 Bodhrán
Natasha Newall - U 12 Accompaniment
Brenna Howley - 12-15 Accompaniment
Jamie Newall - 15-18 Drums
Daniel McGuinness -15=18 P. Accordion, Whistle, Whistle Slow Air
Siobhan Cullen - 15-18 Banjo
Seán O'Neill - 15-18 Drums
Davy Johnstone - Senior Bodhrán
Pat McGlynn - Senior Ladies Singing Irish & English
Grace Cohen - Senior Ladies Singing Irish
Ciaran Sharkey - Senior Mens Singing English
Senior Ceili Band
Well done everyone!
25/02/09
This year will be quite a busy one for the branch as it is our turn to host the Scottish Fleadh which takes place the last weekend of April in Taylor High School. We hope to get as much support as we can from all branch members in helping to fund raise and co-ordinate the events.
01/09/08
Another successful year for the branch, with a few more medals and trophies to add to the collection. At the All Britain Fleadh Daniel, Davy, Seán and Siobhan managed to secure places for the All Ireland with a few 1st and 2nd positions, then Daniel brought another gold medal to the branch from Tullamore where he won the All Ireland under 18 whistle competition, he also managed to get 2nd in the Piano Accordion, and 3rd in Whistle Slow Airs.
03/10/07
On Friday the branch will set off for a cultural experience when we go to Glenties and research Johnny Doherty the fiddler whom the branch was named after. This has been organised to coincide with the Fiddle weekend which takes place in Glenties every year ,The weekend will be packed with music, and hopefully we will be blessed with some decent weather!Two weeks later we have a trip to the lake district arranged where we will meet up with our friends from Wales and have a few sessions etc.
01/09/07
This years All Ireland Fleadh took place in Tullamore, Co Offaly, which proved to be an excellent venue. Several members of the branch went over for the Scoil Eigse the week before, where the youngsters had workshops for the week, while the Adults did a bit of sightseeing. Come the weekend we were joined by a few more and had a brilliant Fleadh where Ciara, Daniel Seán & Siobhan represented the branch in several competitions, with Daniel bringing home a few medals - Well done!
20/05/07
This was a really successful weekend of events for the Scottish region of Comhaltas. Beginning on the Friday evening with an enjoyable session in St Andrews in the Square, given by youngsters from all of the branches and the tutors for the following day. The workshops were well attended on the Saturday, especially the Set Dancing Class which was really popular. These took place in St Pauls High School in Pollock which was a great venue, pity about the weather though!
The weekend was rounded off by a great ceili in the St Francis centre in the Gorbals, courtesy of Frank McArdle and his band, with a few displays from the workshop tutors.A nice tea was provided by Moira & Co.To finish the evening off all the musicians joined in for a session, playing some nice lively music. See the Gallery page for photos of the weekend.
29/04/07
Well done to everyone who took part in the Scottish Fleadh today, especially the under 12 band who played really well considering most of them haven't been playing for very long, Congratulations to everyone who has qualified through to the All Britain Fleadh which takes place in Preston on the 30th June-1st July. Keep up the practice and hopefully we will have a few going through to the All Ireland in August. See the gallery page for the latest photos
27/04/07
Last week's session in the "Post" turned out to be an excellent night with a good turnout of both musicians and audience! The youth of the branch and friends from the Irish Minstrels joined us later after their own gig in Kirkintilloch and we had some great music and song, and even managed to fit in a dance or two. Thanks to everyone who turned up and also to those who provided the buffet.
11/03/07
Last night was the branch's St Patrick's event. This year we decided to have a change and instead of our usual Ceili, we had a quiz night and session which went well, with the proceeds going to the branch funds.
16/02/07
This years Scottish visit of Echoes of Erin Tour Concert will take place in Motherwell Civic Thetre on Monday the 26th February, there are still some tickets available but these are going fast so to avoid dissappointment it is adviseable to book, these are priced at £6/£4
19/12/06
The Annual Christmas Ceili took place on Saturday Evening in Carfin, this was an excellent night, with the music provided by the Johnny Doherty Ceili Band. At the interval the younger members of the music class played a few tunes, and a surprise visit from Santa delighted all the children Christmas Ceili The proceeds of this Ceili will go to charity
12/12 06
We have just come back from a really enjoyable weekend in Anglesey, North Wales where we had some music and great company with members of the Amairgain the Gael branch and friends. The hostel was lovely and ideally situated next to the beach, although it was a wee bit cold to go for a swim! Here are some pictures from the weekend Anglesey
31/10/06
The weekend of sessions and workshops and of course our Halloween Ceili turned out to be a great success and was enjoyed by all. There was a good attendance at the workshops and at the ceili and we had some very good costumes in the fancy dress parades
here are a few pics of the events
19/10/06
Next weekend 27-29th October will be a very busy one for the branch. Commencing on Friday 27th we have a session organised in "The Post" in Calderbank - all musicians welcome.
On Saturday 28th in Christ the King School in Holytown we have workshops in the following:
Banjo
Bodhrán/Drums
Button Accordion
Flute
Fiddle
Piano Accordion
Set Dancing
These will be in 2 sessions 9.30-12.00, then 1.00-3.30.
On Saturday Evening we have a Halloween Ceili in St Teresa's Hall in Newarthill, This will be a fancy dress ceili - BYOB , Ceili commences at 8.00pm this will be followed by a session
On Sunday 29th the AGM will take place in the Hibs Club in Carfin at 3.00pm, all members welcome to attend .Anyone requiring further info , email
26/09/06
It is once again membership renewal time for the branch
fess are as follows:
1st adult £8
2nd adult £6
child £4
family £14
Fees should be paid before the AGM which takes place on 29th October, and can be attended by all members
Workshops are being organised for most instruments and will be held on Saturday 28th October in the school hall, if you are interested in attending email info@johnnydohertycce.co.uk for further details. Also on that date we have a halloween Ceili in the evening, this will be in the Holy Ghost Fathers in Carfin at 8pm
Amairgin the Gael branch from South Wales have organised a hostel weekend in North Wales, this takes place the weekend of 8th December and there are a few spaces still available for anyone interested, contact any of our committee members for more info.
31/08/06
Again the youngsters at the music class have had success at the All Ireland Fleadh with Seán O'Neill making it 2 in a row on winning the under 15 drums, Martin Hughes getting 2nd in the under 12 Flute Slow Airs, and Daniel McGuinness winning the under 15 Whistle Slow Airs
Congratulations boys, and well done to all who competed
31/07/06
The branch would like to thank everyone who helped make the recent All Britain Fleadh 2006 so successful. We are grateful to all our sponsors and to all who gave up their time over the weekend to help the fleadh run so smoothly. Well done to all who took part in the competitions and congratulations and good luck to all who have qualified through to the All Ireland in Letterkenny. For a full list of results click on link below
06/07/06
A quiz night / session was held at the weekend as a fundraiser for the All Britain Fleadh costs, this was a really enjoyable night for everyone. The night started with a table quiz on General Knowledge and Ireland, then after the tea a session was started by the teenagers of both Johnny Doherty and Irish Minstrel Branches, finishing with a sixteen hand reel. Thanks to all for attending and making it such a successful night
29/06/06
The All Britain Fleadh was held last weekend in Bell College and was hosted by our branch. This was a brilliant venue for the event, and the good weather, coupled with excellent music helped to make it a great weekend for everyone, click on link below for some photos - and if you have any others of the event please email them in
07/06/06
Our recent ceili for fundraising for the All Britain Fleadh was well enjoyed by all. Susan provided a special treat for the children of punch and ice cream to add to the shorts and shades theme, and our under 12 band played a few tunes at the interval, here are a few photos .
08/05/06
Well done to everyone who took part in the Scottish Fleadh, we had quite a few medals to bring home, including the under 12 ceili band who came 3rd and qualify for the All Britain in June. For a full list of results follow this link
21/03/06
Our St Patrick's Ceili was a really enjoyable night last Saturday. This was held in St Mary's in Whifflet, where we were treated at the interval by the junior members of the music class who played a few tunes for us. They recently came in third in the under 12 ceili band competition at the Glasgow Feis.
We also had a guest appearance on stage of Katie Maguire, our youngest ever band member!
20/11/05
The branch have just returned from an enjoyable weekend at Coldingham Sands Youth Hostel, where we met up with members of Amairgin the Gael branch from South Wales. We had a great time catching up with old friends, and meeting some new ones. We enjoyed the lovely beach and scenery, and had some good sessions.
29/10/05
The regional function was held in St Patrick's Craigneuk, where all four branches provided an excellent evening of concert and ceili. We had a great turnout and the children enjoyed dressing up for the Halloween fancy dress parade
10/09/05
Well done to Stephen, Ciara, Seán and Jordan for taking part in this year's All Ireland Fleadh in Letterkenny, and Congratulations to Seán for winning the Under 15 drums, and to Jordan who came 3rd in the Under 12 Piano Accordion
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