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| MC and Dance Master Dick O Connell |
I called in to the Old Ground Hotel to catch some of the late afternoon Fleadh Nua activity . I expected to find a few visiting musicians ploughing through some dance tunes in a corner of the bar . I was pleasantly surprised to see the upstairs room full of an audience of all ages young and old. I went along to see the legendary teacher Frank Custy in action and both he and Fear an Tí, Dick O Connell guided the aftenoon of music mixing dances with slow airs and songs calling on the individuals in turn.
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| Stepping Out |
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| The wonderful dancing feet of Stephanie |
We had amongst other numbers the Boys of Barr na Sráide , a slow air on the uilean pipes, a lovely unaccompanied duet from husbad and wife duo. There were mazurkas sean waltzs and polkas . The highlight for me was the sheer exuberance of Stephanie from Bodyke with her steel capped dancing shoes . What a great noise she made on the wooden floor. I was delighted to meet Frank Custy himself and Catriona from Sixmilebridge Folk Club and Phil Jameson from Norh Carolina . I recognised some faces from a visit to last years Fesival Club Fleadh Nua 2010 and had a chat with Margaret from The Netherlands who was on a return visit.. The presence of an Asian camera crew added an exotic air to the procedings. It was like an old fashioned party and Dick O Connell did an excellent job as MC. The central venue is great and I love the time 4pm to 6pm is very good slot. You can nip in after work and on the way home for tea.
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