Upcoming Events in The Grain Store

Ballymaloe House

"TWO HALVES"

with Caoímhín Ó Raghallaigh,
Fiona Kelleher, Caoimhín Vallely & Eleanor Healy
Wednesday 9th March 2011, 8pm

- features a special double bill of Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (solo fiddle, hardanger) in the first half, followed by a new ensemble of Fiona Kelleher (voice) with Caoimhín Vallely (piano) and Eleanor Healy (double bass, voice).

Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh is best known for his work with traditional musicians, and is gaining an increasing profile as an innovative solo artist with his imaginative compositions and thrilling performance style.

Fiona Kelleher’s acclaimed vocal purity and distinctive interpretation of contemporary and traditional songs has received considerable praise, while her potential as a composer was recently recognised by a Deis award towards a collaboration with choreographer Mary Nunan.

Caoimhín Vallely and Eleanor Healy are vastly experienced musicians whose collective sound worlds draw on traditional and contemporary Irish and international music forms. Caoimhín is one of the driving forces behind Buille, with brother Niall and recent member Dónal Lunny, and is part of Karan Casey’s band. Eleanor performs regularly with Declan Synnott’s Small Town Talk, and has recorded with everybody from Christy Moore to Paul Brady.

All four artists are professional solo and ensemble performers with a continuous commitment to the exploration and development of their artistic practices in the context of live audiences.

Programme
The Two Halves will encompass traditional and contemporary sounds and will feature new compositions and collaborations developed especially for the tour, with the aim of creating a magical listening space to mesmerise, soothe and renew audiences.

Wednesday 9th March, 8pm
Tickets 20€/18€ concession
To Book call 083 3631468
Early Dinner at 6pm and concert 60euro
Book on 021 4652531 (essential)

Spring Music Week 2011

Tuesday 22nd- Sunday 27th March

As always, we plan to have a fantatsic line up of musicians from far and near!

More informaiton about our guest artists will follow shortly but just to give you a quick preview....

We have the extraordinary and wonderful musician
Martin Hayes joining us in the Drawing Room on Thursday & Friday night after dinner.

On Saturday night, performing in The Grain Store is Doug Jeffords West of the Peco's and his East of The peco's band - Ray Barron on mandolin, Mike Hanrahan lead guitar, Eleanor Healy bass, Eileen Healy fiddle and Bonnie Shaljean on keyboard.

CINE CONCERT GEORGES MÉLIÉS

Thursday 10th March
'A magician who put the cinematograph into a hat and took out Cinema' Edgar Morin

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Georges Méliés birth Cork French Film Festival and Ballymaloe
host a gala evening of fine food, champagne, wine, cinema and music. What more could one wish for?


Georges Méliés is one of the most amazing cinema personalities. Between 1896 and 1913, he produced, directed and distributed more than 520 films, most of which he even performed as an actor. Méliés was the father of special effects and the first to use the camera for fictional purposes and to tell a story using film sets. Through his knowledge of illusionism he invented cinema trickery much of which remains a key element in modern day filmmaking.

Marie- Helene Lehérissey (Méliés great-granddaughter) and Lawrence Lehérissey
(Méliés great-great grandson) present an exclusive cine-concert with a choice programme of Georges Méliés' short films illustrated as they were in 1900's by piano improvisations and narration. The original rolls used were found, restored and preserved by Les Amis de Georges Méliés.

2 Choice Menu
Thursday 10th March

Ballymaloe Restaurant
6pm Champagne reception & dinner
Followed by 9pm Cine- Concert
at The Grain Store
Price 110 euro

The Grain Store at Ballymaloe
7-8.30pm Fork Supper
Followed by 9pm Cine-Concert at The Grain Store
Price 50euro

Dress formal- early bookings recommended.
Booking- 021 4652531