11.00am

WRITERS WORKSHOPS

Weekend Creative Writing Workshop with Kildare poet and writer Mary O'Donnell. This distinguished member of Aosdana will offer a two day creative writing workshop to writers of all genres, including a private tutorial by email after the event. Numbers limited to 12, book early. Booking no: 086 8127750.

Saturday 11.00am-1.00pm and 2.00-4.00pm, Sunday 11.00am-1.00pm and 2.00-4.00pm
Mountshannon National School
Total cost: €130

12.00pm

NATURE WALK

A guided walk through beautiful Woodpark (outskirts of Mountshannon) with Áine O'Callahan (Teagasc). An open invitation to join Áine in identifying native woodland species, learning how to care for their protection and establish trees and hedgerows. Informative, educational and fun, suitable for all the family. Approx 1hr 30mins.

Meet at entrance to Woodpark
Free

2.00pm

CHILDRENS FILMS

Midnight Court Film Society presents a selection of short films on the theme 'Our Fragile Earth'.

2.00-4.00pm
St Caimins Church of Ireland, Mountshannon Village
Admission: Free (donations welcome)

2.00pm

COPPER JEWELLERY MAKING

Workshop led by Mark Wilson in simple, copper jewellery making using recycled materials. Details 061-927456.

2.00-5.00pm
The Aistear
Workshop Fee: €5

2.00pm

KITE-MAKING WORKSHOP:

Join Pete Brown (boat builder/kite-maker) in making kites from recycled materials. Get blown away with new ideas and fill the sky with colour!

2.00-5.00pm
The Aistear
Workshop Fee: €5

3.00pm

ADULT ART CLASS

A chance to enjoy some creative time, led by local artists Jane Seymour and Nicola Henley working in a variety of media. Booking: 061 924893.

3.00-5.00pm
Mountshannon Hall
Class Fee: €5

8.30pm

CONCERT

Resident musicians Seamus Buglar and Kate Mc Namara open the concert followed by Tuamgraney native concertina player Martin O'Brien who recently launched his new C.D. 'Crann Carraige' (concertina melodies from East Clare) and will perform in his elegiac style with one of Ireland's greatest bazouki players Eoin O'Neill and special guest all the way from Colorado Adam Agee (fiddle). His debut album of timeless exquisite quality won him rave reviews on the Irish music scene, and deservedly so. A big welcome to him at his first festival performance in Mountshannon, a treat for us all.
 
No Crows
This awesome foursome of fine musicians are on tour from Sligo. Felip Carbonell is a magnificent Mallorcan guitarist, his Flamenco/Manouche style guitar provides the engine for No Crows exciting and stylish music. Steve Wickham (violin) of 'The Waterboys', with his energetic style and repertoire adds spice to the quartet. Anna Houston's Swiss/Celtic roots are apparent in her intricate and soulful playing of the Cello and Mandolin. Eddie Lee provides the hot grooves on his double bass. Their repertoire ranges from Irish traditional to classical and gypsy swing, folk tunes from China, Finland, Moldova, Russia, Venezuela, Greece and beyond.
 
The melting pot that is No Crows borrows from the cosmopolitanism of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra and Loyko's innovations (with just a tincture of the freewheeling of Django Reinhart) for their debut... Swing rarely felt this good.
Siobhan Long, Irish Times

Doors open 8.30pm
Mountshannon Hotel
Admission: €20 (concessions €15)