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Vernou au rythme de l’Irlande

 

From 11th  to 13th February 2005

A week-end of traditional irish music and dance, with sessions, concerts and workshops.

 

NB. information given on this page may be updated regularly over the next few months

Irland is coming to Vernou La Celle !

 

From the 11th to the 13th  of February 2005 irish musicians and dancers will be coming to Vernou-la-Celle to play and teach in workshops around the commune! Five workshops will take place in the course of the weekend. there will be a grand concert on Saturday night and regular sessions at mealtimes with a final fling on Sunday evening to mark the end of festivities.

 

The programme :

 

v      dance and music workshops Friday to Sunday.

 

v      grand concert on Saturday night.

 

v      sessions and farewell 'apero'.

 

The programme for the weekend

 

Friday 11th February

 

Dance workshop  (village hall)            18h-20h

 

"session" at the ‘Taverne’  *               20h30

 

Saturday 12th February:

 

Workshops            (all)                       09h-12h

 

Mini-concert for the local primary        11h-12h

and kindergarten schools

 

"Session" at the ‘Relais des

Saveurs’ on the Seine *                       12h30

 

Workshops                                         14h30-17h30

 

Dinner in the two restaurants*

 

Concert in the                                     21h

village hall

 

Sunday 13th February:

 

Workshops (all except dance)             10h-12h

 

"Session" at ‘Relais des

Saveurs’ in la Celle  

and at the 'Taverne' in Vernou*          12h30

 

Workshops (all)                                 14h30-16h30

 

Workshop performances                    17h

 

Farewell drink :                                  18h

 

 

Prices and Formulas :

 

Saturday concert only                   13 €

 

Workshops :         

1 2 or three hour session only        10 €

4 sessions    (10h)                         35 €

 

'Carte weekend'            

Workshops ans d concert              45 €

 

 

Booking

call OTSI :                                  01 60 70 41 66

 

queries at :

 

weekend.irlandais@laposte.net

 

websites :

 

http://www.mairie-vernou-celle77.fr/

 

 

 

Cheques made out to : 'Trésor Public'

This event has been organised in collaboration betweenthe  Mairie de Vernou-la-Celle, the group JAR and the association Steam-Up! .

 

 Your English-speaking hosts in JAR are:


Shay Kennedy:                         songs, whistles
Alan Hughes:                            bouzouki
Claire Hanley:                           violin
John Butler:                              uilleann pipes

 

and of course:

John Murphy                            irish dancing

 

 

Your French and English-speaking hosts in Steam Up! are :

Ross McKerrell :                      guitar and voice

Arnaud Desaint :                      guitar and voice

Yves-Antoine Emmanuelli :       violin

Catherine Tobin :                      singing

Nicolas Dupin :                         bodhrán and bones

 

Avec la participation des étudiants en multimédia de l’IUT de Marne-la Vallée

 

* You may book a meal at the following restaurants :

 

Café Tabac Restaurant " La Taverne "
43, rue de la Mairie
Tél. 01 60 74 46 39

 

Restaurant Auberge " Le Relais des Saveurs "
2, Grande rue
Tél. 01 64 23 15 78

Liens :

 

http://www.mairie-vernou-celle77.fr/

 

 

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/alasdair.mckerrell/steamup/

 

 

 

 

 

 

24/10/2004