Festival Events 2017
Events Schedule 2017
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| Thursday 23rd Feb 2017 |
Evening Traditional music sessions in Doolin's pubs and Hotel Doolin. |
| Friday 24th Feb 2017 |
8-00pm A showcase for the rising local talent of traditional music, set dancing, and seᮠn㮠The evening will feature performances from a host of local musicians. Russell Cultural Centre, doors open at 7pm, all are welcome. |
| Saturday 25th Feb 2017 |
10-30am- 12-30pm Music
Workshops Music in all pubs. Check Facebook for more details. 2pm 5pm Russell Music: Traditional Singing recital, Russell Cultural Centre, Adm. Free |
| Sunday 26th Feb 2017 |
10-30am - 12-30pm Music
Workshops Check Facebook for more details. 1pm 4pm |
| Monday night 27th Feb 2017 |
Monday night music sessions in Doolin's pubs and hotels |
| Pub Music Sessions | Live music throughout the weekend in Doolin's pubs and hotels |
| Accommodation | For accommodation in Doolin see Doolin Tourism |
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The Russell Memorial Weekend Committee acknowledges
the financial support of Guinness and Clare
Arts Office in making the 22nd Russell Memorial Weekend possible.
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Welcome
The Russell Memorial Weekend is a traditional festival held in Doolin on the last weekend in February each year.
The festival began in 1995 as a remembrance ceremony to Micho Russell, the world-famous traditional musician, who died in 1994. In 2006, and at the request of the Russell family, the festival was renamed the Russell Memorial Weekend in memory of the three Russell brothers and two sisters; Micho (1915-1994), Gussie (1917-2004), Brigid, Packie (1920-1977), and Mary Kate (1921-2007).
Festival News
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The Russell Memorial Weekend will run from Feb 23rd to 27th 2017
This years concert on Saturday 25th Feb at 2pm will feature SeᮠKeane. Se᮳ is a singer and multi-instrumentalist of skill, acclaim and flair.
Sean Keane will bring his concert tour to Doolin Sean who is well known for his distinctive voice that is uniquely Irish and yet is loved around the world for his interpretation of songs like, "Isle of hope Isle of Tears", "from Galway to gracelands", " Home away from Home"and many more. Sean will be performing songs from his New Album "New Day Dawning" including "One More Hour" Sean's 3CD box set Never Alone continued to be popular with his fans new and old.
Sean plays five instruments on stage during the concert, and is joined by Pat Coyne, Fergus Feely, Sean appeared in the RTE production "Centenary" to celebrate the 1916 rising. You can follow him on Facebook and www.seankeane.com
He is rootedfirmly in old Ireland with the Keane family tradition of seanos singing , but his music branches out gloriously from those roots pulling sustenance from many genres. Seans voice has untold depth, range and maturity; his skill on the flute, whistles and pipes with which he puctuates songs, make his work unforgettable.
The Russells
Gussie Russell was born in 1917 and died on May 18, 2004. He lived all his life in Doolin farming the small family holding. Of the three Russell brothers, it can be said of Gussie that his was the life that was least "changed" by the music, though he lived and breathed it as much as his brothers Micho and Packie.
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Further Information:
email:info@michorussellweekend.ie
or
telephone +353 (0)65-7074168, 7074133, 7074328, 087 2497843 or 065-7074111