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Internationally renowned band The Saw Doctors and rising stars Paddy Casey and Fionn Regan will join other leading Irish performers for live sets in Trafalgar Square and Covent Garden on Sunday 13 March, as part of London's celebrations to mark St Patrick's Day.
The Saw Doctors and Paddy Casey, who released 'Saints and Sinners' on 7 February, will take to the main stage in Trafalgar Square. Other performers will include Ronnie Drew and Mike Hanrahan, Dublin City Working Men's Band, Frances Black, Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club and Celtic Feet.
Fionn Regan, whose 'Hotel Room' EP is released on 15 March, is due to play on the acoustic stage in Covent Garden. The second stage will also feature acclaimed singer-songwriter Mundy, as well as Jack Lukeman, the Don Mescall Band and soprano Franzita Whelan. There will also be a series of Comhaltas performers.
The St Patrick's Day Parade and Festival are being organised by the Mayor of London, supported by a wide range of London Irish community organisations led by the Council of Irish Counties Association. The event is free and is open to all. It will take place on Sunday 13 March from noon until 6pm and is one of a number of Irish themed events taking place in the capital in the run up to St Patrick's Day itself, which falls on 17 March.
Announcing plans to for the parade and festival, Mayor Ken Livingstone said:
'By celebrating St Patrick's Day, we are marking the enormous contribution that generations of Irish people have made and continue to make to the social, economic and cultural life of our city. I want to see London's St Patrick's Day celebrations grow each year to stand alongside those seen in cities like New York, Boston and Chicago. We had a fantastic day last year and there will be something for all the family again this time, with live music, traditional Irish food and crafts as well as children’s activities. I'm particularly pleased that the festival will take place in favourite London squares.'
LONDON CELEBRATES ST PATRICK'S DAY - PROGRAMME FOLLOWS
Saturday 5 March 8.00pm
ECHOES OF ERIN
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL
£10 and £12 (balcony)
Comhaltas concert tour of Britain. A colourful and exciting show of Irish traditional music, song, dance and humour. The Tour Of Britain Concert will be supported by a group of top London musicians, singers and dancers.
Artists include: Nora Butler (Tipperary) – singer; Antoin MacGabhann (Meath) – fiddle; Rory McMahon (Clare) – concertina; Niamh Denmead (Dublin) - harp; Seán Norman (Offaly) - button accordion/melodeon; James Mahon (Dublin) – flute; Pádraig Sinnott (Wexford) - Uilleann Pipes; Vince Jordan (Birmingham) - piano accordion; Tara Breen (Clare) – fiddle; Edward Whelan (Offaly) – banjo; Cathal McGarrigle (Offaly) – dancer; Áine O'Dwyer (Tipperary) – dancer.
Information: Jim Myers 07761 738 006 or Joan Burke 01582 529 945 www.comhaltas.com/concert/Britain.htm
Sunday 6th March 1.30pm
IRISH ELDERS NOW - FILM PREMIERES AT THE TRICYCLE
Tricycle Cinema, Kilburn High Rd, London NW6
£8
I Only Came Over for a Couple of Years
(2003, producer David Kelly, 31 mins)
Interviews with elderly Irish men and women in London intercut with footage of the 2003 London St. Patrick's Day Parade. These testimonies of coming to London between the 1930s and 1960s constitute a moving and valuable record of a rapidly disappearing section of the London population.
Lost Generation
(2003, producer Paul Rouse, 55 mins)
An RTÉ documentary screened in Ireland in December 2003 but never shown in Britain. The programme which depicts the plight of elderly Irish men in Britain is a serious indictment of Irish government policy towards the Irish in Britain and after heated debates in the Dail, has resulted in a recent reassessment of the level of grant-aid to Irish welfare organisations.
Both films will be introduced by their respective producers David Kelly and Paul Rouse, along with the Director of the Irish Studies Centre, Prof. Mary Hickman.
Further details and booking forms available by telephone on 020 7133 2913, or by email from Kathy O'Regan at k.elsner@londonmet.ac.uk
Irish Studies Centre: www.londonmet.ac.uk/pg-prospectus-2004/research/centres/isc.cfm
Wednesday 9 - Thursday 24 March
CONTEMPORARY IRISH ART EXHIBITION – TWO VENUES
§Jury's Hotel, 109-113 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, SW7 5LR
Mon-Sun. 10am-8pm
§The Barbara Stanley Gallery, 279 Upper Richmond Road, SW15 6SP
Tues-Sat 11am-6pm; Sunday 11am-3pm
The Barbara Stanley Gallery, which specialises in contemporary Irish art, presents art exhibitions at Jury's Kensington Hotel and the Barbara Stanley Gallery. Subject matter includes historical events, musicians, Irish literary figures, landscapes and horse racing.
Barbara Stanley represents artists including: Pierce Casey; Hugh McIlfatrick; Rowland Davidson; Lorna Murray; Sean Fingleton; Tom O'Rourke; Trevor Geoghegan; Debi O'Hehir; Brian Smyth; Padraic Reaney; John McCart; Norman Teeling; Vivienne St. Clair.
For further details about the exhibitions and other artists represented, call The Barbara Stanley Gallery (020 8789 8088), or visit www.irishartinlondon.com.
Wednesday 9 March - Sunday 26 June
EXHIBITION: CONQUERING ENGLAND – IRELAND IN VICTORIAN LONDON
National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London WC2
The exhibition offers a wide range of visual material from fine paintings by artists as diverse as Daniel Maclise, Ford Madox Brown and John Lavery and iconic works such as John Butler Yeats' portrait of his eldest son W.B. Yeats, to Oscar Wilde’s early draft of The Importance of Being Earnest. Equally fascinating are more everyday items: pages from popular magazines, sketches of politicians caught 'off duty', book illustrations, and theatre posters - ephemera which convey vital moments in cultural history, for example when Yeats' first performed play The Land of Heart's Desire and Shaw's first smash hit Arms and the Man were put on together at the Avenue Theatre.
www.npg.org.uk
Wednesday 9 - Thursday 17 March
LONDON IRISH CENTRE – FOUR EVENTS
Camden Square, London NW1
www.londonirishcentre.net
Wednesday 9 March
Presenting Brendan Shine who launches the festival with a concert and dance.
£10. Information: 020 7916 7272.
Saturday 12 March
Council of Irish Counties Associations Annual St. Patrick's dinner and dance.
Sunday 13 March
C.I.C.A. St. Patrick’s Day Mass at 9am followed by a traditional Irish breakfast.
Tickets for these two events must be purchased in advance from Maura Fitzsimmons (sec) 020 8886 3967 or John Connolly (chairman) 020 8452 6077.
Thursday 17 March 11am
Mass of St. Patrick, followed by afternoon dance and entertainment with bacon and cabbage lunch. £5. Evening entertainment to include top Irish Band. Information: 020 7916 7272.
Friday 11 March 7.30pm
CLASSICAL CONCERT: CATHERINE LEONARD AND FINGHIN COLLINS
St James' Church, Piccadilly, London W1
£8
This concert brings together Catherine Leonard, one of Ireland’s leading violinists, prize-winning Irish pianist Finghin Collins, and French cellist Pierre Doumenge. The programme comprises of Franck's Violin Sonata, work by the young Irish composer Deirdre McKay and Brahms’ B Major piano trio. at St James Church, Piccadilly.
Information: www.st-james-piccadilly.org or www.londonstpatricksday.org
Saturday 12 March 8pm
ARTSDEPOT – CELEBRATES IRISH CULTURE AND HERITAGE
5 Nether Street, Tally Ho Corner, North Finchley, London N12 0GA
£10 (£8 concessions)
A journey through Irish song, music, poetry and readings, as artsdepot celebrates the St Patrick’s Day weekend. Some of Ireland's finest academics and musicians deliver an evening of high culture celebrating Irish heritage and praising all things Celtic, with a few drops of Guinness thrown in for good measure.
They include acclaimed poet, broadcaster, Oxford University lecturer and critic Tom Paulin (BBC Late Review); Whitbread Prize winning poet Bernard O’Donoghue; Oxford based Irish traditional singer and musician Mick Henry; guitarist Gerald Garcia and fiddle/accordion player John Pethica.
Box office: 020 8369 5454; www.artsdepot.co.uk
Saturday 12 March
GUIDED WALK: IRISH LUMINARIES IN LONDON
Starts at Temple tube
Free – pre-booking required
A guided walking tour, lasting around two hours, with a choice of morning or afternoon session. The route: Temple, Fleet St, Lincoln Inn Field, Aldwych, Drury Lane (Theatre Royal), Wilde Court, Bow St, ending at Covent Garden Piazza.
Topics and personalities covered will include: W.B.Yeats, Wolfe Tone, Henry Gratten, Oliver Goldsmith, Punch magazine, the Harmsworth family, T P O' Connor, Albert Reynolds at the High Court, Daniel O'Connell, Michael Collins's sitting an exam, GBS getting married, a royal mistress, backstage murder, the arrest of Oscar Wilde and a make over in a slum!
Pre-book only on 020 7983 5758; stpatricks.day@london.gov.uk
Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 March
CORRYMEELA'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY – THREE EVENTS
A special conference, concert and Corrymeela Sunday service at St Ethelburga's and St Martin-in-the-Fields in London on 12 and 13 March 2005 will mark the fortieth year of the Corrymeela Community, one of the longest established peace and reconciliation groups working in Northern Ireland. www.corrymeela.org
Saturday 12 March 10am-5pm
Conference: Healing Through Remembering: Dealing with the Past
St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, 78 Bishopsgate, London EC2
Conference fee: £30.00 (concessions £20.00).
A conference exploring issues of peace and reconciliation with particular consideration of the lessons from truth and reconciliation processes around the world. The conference will examine how healing through remembering and facing the past brings forgiveness that allows people to make a new start and break free from divisions of blame. Conference speakers will include Roy McClelland, Professor of Mental Health at Queen's University Belfast and Chairman of the Healing Through Remembering Project, and Brandon Hamber, an independent research associate and consultant with experience of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Information: londonweekend@corrymeela.org ; www.stethelburgas.org
Saturday 12 March 7.30pm
Concert: Classically Celtic by Candlelight:
St Martin-in-the-Fields, London WC2
£6-£18
Corrymeela concert featuring Avalon, a Northern Irish quintet with strong classical and traditional roots. Avalon performs music by composers such as Bach, Corelli, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Vivaldi, revealing the connections between classical and traditional music. The concert includes Celtic and American folk and traditional music.
Information: www.smitf.org
Sunday 13 March 10am
Corrymeela Sunday service
The national Corrymeela Sunday service marks the fortieth anniversary of the Corrymeela Community’s work for reconciliation in Northern Ireland and throughout the world. The service will take up the Corrymeela Sunday theme, 'Shifting Horizons – the long road to reconciliation'. It is a celebration of the richness we share, with respect for the differences that remain. The service will acknowledge changes in this journey and the continued importance of reconciliation work in Northern Ireland in years to come.
Information: contact Corrymeela Belfast (028 9050 8080), or Reading offices (0118 926 1062); website: www.corrymeela.org.
Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 March
BORD BIA IRISH SPECIALITY FOOD MARKET
Covent Garden, WC2
11am to 6pm both days
From farmhouse cheeses and traditional breads to smoked fish and luxury confectionery, the market is the perfect opportunity to sample the true flavours of authentic Irish products. Includes finest smoked salmon, farmhouse cheese and ripped soda bread; hand-made Irish chocolates, fudge and tangy jams and marmalades; ready-to-bake breads and condiments such as oils, chutneys and sauce; steak sandwiches from the Irish Beef Steak Bar. All offered with traditional Irish hospitality from the producers themselves.
The Sunday also features traditional Irish music on the acoustic stage, including Comhaltas, Jack Lukeman, Franzita Whelan and Fionn Regan.
Information: www.foodisland.com
Sunday 13 March
ST PATRICK'S DAY PARADE AND FESTIVAL
Hyde Park (parade starts at noon)
Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden, Leicester Square (noon-6pm)
FREE – OPEN TO ALL
The annual St Patrick's Day Parade and Festival are being organised by the Mayor of London, supported by a wide range of London Irish community organisations led by the Council of Irish Counties Association. The event is free and is open to all. The parade goes down Piccadilly, Regent Street, past Trafalgar Square to Whitehall Place. It includes floats representing the Irish Counties, The London Fire Brigade, London schools and many more. The festival includes live in Trafalgar Square, plus dance and music workshops, children's play area and Irish arts and crafts, in Trafalgar Square and Leicester Square; and the Bord Bia food festival in Covent Garden.
The main stage includes live sets from internationally renowned The Saw Doctors, plus rising stars Paddy Casey and Fionn Regan.
Information: www.londonstpatricksday.org.uk; email stpatricks.day@london.gov.uk; call 020 7983 4100.
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