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| 267.1 | My favorite ..... | ENGGSG::BURNS | Come On The Banner | Wed Sep 23 1987 12:32 | 99 |
| Quoted from Sing Out magazine Summer 1984:
"'Kilkelly, Ireland' was culled from a series of correspondences
found in Peter Jones' parents' attic. It beautifully conveys the
hardship experienced when young men left their homes for the 'new
world' never to return."
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"KILKELLY, IRELAND" ..... Words and Music by Peter Jones
Copyright 1983
Recorded by Moloney, O'Connell, & Keane
"Kilkelly", Green Linnet SIF 1072
Kilkelly, Ireland, Eighteen and Sixty,
My Dear and Loving Son, John
Your good friend the schoolmaster, Pat MacNamara's
So good as to write these words down.
Your brothers have all gone to find work in England,
The house is so empty and sad
The crop of potatoes is sorely infected,
A third to a-half of them bad.
And your sister Bridget, and Patrick O'Donnell
Are going to be married in June.
Your mother says not to work on the railroad,
And be sure to come on home soon.
Kilkelly, Ireland, Eighteen and Seventy,
My Dear and Loving Son John
Hello to your missus and to your four children,
May they grow healthy and strong.
Michael has got in a wee bit of trouble,
I guess that he never will learn.
Because of the dampness, there's no turf to speak of,
And now there's nothing to burn.
Bridget is happy you named a child for her,
You know she's got six of her own.
You say you found work, but you don't say what kind,
Oh when you'll be comin' home.
Kilkelly, Ireland, Eighteen and Eighty.
Dear Michael and John, My Sons,
I'm sorry to give you the very sad news,
That your dear old mother passed on
We buried her down at the church in Kilkelly,
Your brothers, and Bridget were there.
You don't have to worry, she died very quickly.
Remember her in your prayers.
And it's so good to hear that Michael's returning.
With money, he's sure to buy land.
For the crop has been poor, and the people are selling,
At any price that they can.
Kilkelly Ireland, Eighteen and Ninety,
My Dear and Loving Son, John,
I suppose that I must be close-on to eighty,
It's thirty years, since you're gone.
Because of all of the money you've sent me,
I'm still living out on my own.
Michael has built himself a fine house,
And Bridget's daughters are grown.
And thank you for sending your family picture,
They're lovely young women and men.
You say that you might even come for a visit,
What joy to see you again.
Kilkelly, Ireland, Eighteen and Ninety-Two,
My Dear Brother John,
I'm sorry that I didn't write sooner
To tell you that Father passed-on.
He was living with Bridget, she says he was cheerful,
And healthy, right down to the end.
You should've seen him, playing with the grandchildren
Of Pat MacNamara your friend.
And we buried him alongside of Mother,
Down at Kilkelly Church Yard.
He was a strong and fiesty old man,
Considering his life was so hard.
And it's funny the way he kept talking about you,
He called for you at the end.
Oh, why don't you think about coming to visit,
We'd all love to see you again.
Note: Robbie had changed a few words here and there, some
because they were the wrong idiom for Ireland in the 19th
century, some because of the rhythm and meter of the song as he
wished to sing it. In no instance has any of the changes
affected the meaning or emotion of the song. The words I have
here are the original words, without any changes, and so they
differ slightly from the words recorded on "Kilkelly".
your comments are welcome ..
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| 267.2 | nit | SUPER::HENDRICKS | Not another learning experience! | Wed Sep 23 1987 23:35 | 7 |
| ...I thought it was
Bridget was happy *they* named the child for her
...referring to Michael's wee bit of trouble somewhat obliquely!
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| 267.3 | Wrong parent... | SSVAX::OCONNELL | Irish by Name | Thu Sep 24 1987 14:08 | 8 |
| Holly,
I think the trouble Michael may have gotten into was political in
nature.
The child was John's.
Roxanne
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| 267.4 | More Robbie O'Connell dates | FXADM::OCONNELL | Irish by Name | Mon Nov 23 1987 21:01 | 9 |
| Robbie's going to be at the HOMEGROWN COFFEEHOUSE
December 5, 1987
8:00 PM
This is located in the First Parish Unitarian Church in NEEDHAM.
Phone 444-7478
Slan,
Roxanne
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| 267.5 | Even more... | FXADM::OCONNELL | Irish by Name | Mon Nov 23 1987 22:48 | 72 |
| <<< ICO::$1$DUA4:[NOTES$LIBRARY]FOLK_MUSIC.NOTE;1 >>>
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Note 197.3 ROBBIE O'CONNELL CONCERT DATES 3 of 3
FXADM::OCONNELL "Irish by Name" 64 lines 23-NOV-1987 22:42
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Here are some additional concert dates for Robbie spanning most
of the winter:
DATE LOCATION PHONE
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Dec 5 Homegrown Coffeehouse
First Parish Unitarian Church
Lincoln Street (?) Needham Center 444-7478
Jan 8 South Shore Folk Music Club
Beale House, Rt 106, Kingston, MA 559-6713
Jan 9 Saturday Night in Marblehead
Church of St. Andrew (Rt 114)
Lafayette St, Marblehead, MA 631-4951
Jan 15 Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Jan 16 Eagle Tavern
355 W. 14th St. at Ninth Ave, NYC (212) 581-7773
Jan 17 The Cherry Tree Folk Club
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 21 Iron Horse Restaurant
20 Center St, Northampton, MA (413) 584-0610
Jan 22 The Old Vienna Kaffeehaus
22 South Street (at the rotary)
Westboro, MA 898-2231
Jan 23 The Sounding Board
1st Church of Christ Congregational
12 S. Main St., W. Hartford, CT (203) 563-3263
Jan 24 The Turning Point
Piermont, NJ
Jan 29 MOLONEY, O'CONNELL & KEANE
w/Eileen Ivers and Seamus Egan
Somerville Theatre
Davis Sq, Somerville, MA 625-1084
Jan 30 MOLONEY,O'CONNELL & KEANE
w/Eileen Ivers and Seamus Egan
Zeiterion Theatre
684 Purchase St., New Bedford, MA 994-2900
FYI -- For those of you who are not on the East Coast, Robbie will
be playing in the following cities in December, but I don't have
the specific venues...
December 9 Fayetteville, Arkansas
December 10 Houston, Texas
December 11 San Antonio, Texas
December 12 Houston, Texas
December 13 Dallas, Texas
That's all for now folks...
Roxanne
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| 267.6 | We'll be in "ROW D" on the 29th !!! | STEREO::BURNS | | Mon Jan 25 1988 09:40 | 30 |
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CELTIC CONCERT SERIES
SOMERVILLE THEATER
55 DAVIS SQUARE
SOMERVILLE MASS.
(617) 625-1084
Friday Jan 29th Moloney - O'Connell - Keane
8:00 p.m.
Saturday March 5th The Legendary Clancy Brothers/
8:00 p.m. with Robbie O'Connell
Sunday March 13th Patrick Street & Altan
7:30 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday April 9 & 10 Silly Wizzard
8:00 p.m.
Sat June 18th Archie Fisher and Garnet Rogers
8:00 p.m.
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| 267.7 | There's More! | FXADM::OCONNELL | Irish by Name | Mon Jan 25 1988 13:29 | 27 |
| < Note 267.6 by STEREO::BURNS >
> -< We'll be in "ROW D" on the 29th !!! >-
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> CELTIC CONCERT SERIES
>
> SOMERVILLE THEATER
> 55 DAVIS SQUARE
> SOMERVILLE MASS.
> (617) 625-1084
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>
> Friday Jan 29th Moloney - O'Connell - Keane
> 8:00 p.m.
Also appearing with Moloney, O'Connell and Keane are:
Seamus Eagan and Eileen Ivers.
Robbie remarked on Friday last that all of the above are
All-Ireland Champs with the exception of himself. (Of course he
was a winner in the Kilkenny Beer Festival, if any of you are old
enough to remember it!)
This same line-up will be at the Zeiterion Theatre in New Bedford
on Saturday, January 30th.
Rox
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| 267.8 | Brian O'Donovan did not give very much info .. | STEREO::BURNS | 1988 will be a BANNER year | Mon Mar 21 1988 14:16 | 14 |
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Roxanne: Any info on the Robbie, Tommy Sands, Seamus Egan, and
Eileen Ivers upcoming concert ??
keVin
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| 267.9 | As requested... | FXADM::OCONNELL | Irish by Name | Wed Mar 30 1988 14:01 | 35 |
| >< Note 267.8 by STEREO::BURNS "1988 will be a BANNER year" >
> -< Brian O'Donovan did not give very much info .. >-
>
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> Roxanne: Any info on the Robbie, Tommy Sands, Seamus Egan, and
> Eileen Ivers upcoming concert ??
>
> keVin
keVin et al:
The concert is a double bill: "Tommy Sands - Eileen Ivers and
Seamus Eagan". Robbie is a sort of surprise guest artist backing
up Eileen and Seamus as the guitar player they had originally
intended to play with cancelled. I'm sure that Robbie and Tommy
will be doing someting together but nothing formalized.
I'm looking forward to this concert...mainly because with a cast
like this anything can happen, and it'll probably be the whole
being greater than the sum of the parts (?)
Robbie felt a little uncomfortable with the over-exposure this
gives him in this area. He doesn't want the audience to get sick
of hearing him before the new album comes out (late Spring/early
Summer). I doubt if he would have pinch-hit (-played ?) for
anyone but these folks. They're good people and fantastic
musicians...and Tommy S. is absolutely a unique talent (for those
that don't know, Tommy wrote "There Were Roses".)
The concert is on April 23, at the Old Cambridge Baptist Church,
Parish Hall, Mass Ave., Cambridge.
Slan,
Roxanne
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| 267.10 | 6 of us going so far ..... anyone else ?? | STEREO::BURNS | Irish Ways & Irish Laws | Mon Apr 04 1988 10:57 | 24 |
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further info to .9
The location is 1151 Mass. Ave (Between Harvard & Central Sq.)
Concert starts at 8:00 PM
Ticket prices $10 advance ($12 at the door)
To reserve tickets, send your check to:
Shoestring Productions
1616 Mass. Ave.
#1
Cambridge Mass. 02138
or call Sara at (617)491-8519
keVin
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| 267.11 | DATES FROM NOW THRU THE SUMMER | FXADM::OCONNELL | So what else is new??? | Sat May 07 1988 15:53 | 29 |
| Here is a list of Robbie O'Connell's dates for the next few
months:
Sat May 21 Folkway, Peterborough, NH
Sun May 29 Chicago Irish Festival w/Moloney & Keane
Sat June 11 The Peacock Coffeehouse, Jamaica Plain, MA
Sat June 18 Jacob's Pillow, Beckett, MA
Fri June 24 Old Vienna Kaffeehaus, Westboro, MA
Sat June 25 Snug Harbor Irish Festival, Staten Is., NY
In July Robbie will be teaching at Davis and Elkins, W VA, at the
Augusta Folk Heritage Workshop, and will be performing at the
National Folk Festival in Lowell, MA.
In mid-August, Robbie will join the Clancy Brothers for a two
week tour of New England. Some of the local summer theater
venues will be the Cape Cod Melody Tent, the North Shore Music
Circus and the South Shore Music Circus.
In September, he will be performing at the Esteddfodd at SMU.
Regards,
Roxanne
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| 267.12 | In Old Vienna Kaffeehouse next week | 38141::OCONNELL | f u cn rd ths msj... | Wed Feb 01 1989 14:28 | 29 |
| Here is a copy of the release that's going out to the metrowest
(West of Boston) papers.
Contact me if you have any questions.
Rox
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February '89 will be an extremely busy month for Irish folksinger
Robbie O'Connell. As well as the usual concerts around the
country and a trip to Ireland to rehearse with his well-known
uncles, the Clancy Brothers, Green Linnet Records will release
two new albums featuring O'Connell's music. One, a solo album of
all original compositions, is entitled "The Love of the Land"
(Green Linnet SF1097). The other is a live concert recording of
one of the groups Robbie performs with on a regular basis
entitled "The Green Fields of America".
ROBBIE O'CONNELL will perform a solo concert on Friday,
February 10, 9 p.m. at the Old Vienna Kaffeehaus, 22 South
Street (at the rotary), in Westboro, MA. Phone 898-2231.
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| 267.13 | Robbie's October Song...Dates | SELECT::OCONNELL | everlearning, evergrowing... | Tue Sep 19 1989 10:06 | 21 |
| Robbie O'Connell's October Schedule
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October 6 Somerville Theatre (Moloney, O'Connell and Keane
Somerville, MA with Cherish the Ladies)
October 7 Tryworks Coffeehouse Robbie (solo)
New Bedford, MA
October 14 U'n'I Coffeehouse " "
Springfield, MA
October 20 Some venue or arts center " "
Colorado Springs, CO
(Wake up all you folks in CXO)
October 21 Some Highschool venue " "
Indianapolis, IN
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