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festival opening
We are absolutely delighted that Dervla Murphy and Manchán Magan will be joining us for the Opening of the festival in the Church of Ireland at 7pm on Thursday 31st May.
They will discuss our theme for this year: BORDERS
They will discuss our theme for this year: BORDERS
Photo: Hugh Thomson
Dervla Murphy’s first book, Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle, was published in 1965. Over 20 other titles have followed. Dervla has won worldwide praise for her writing and has been described as a ‘travel legend’ and ‘the first lady of Irish cycling’. Now in her 80s, she continues to travel around the world and remains passionate about politics, conservation, bicycling and beer.
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2018/jan/24/dervla-murphy-travel-writer-interview-full-tilt
“Dervla Murphy is that rare traveller who can make the world seem both wider and more intimate.”
— The Observer
In Conversation with Rosita Boland in the Irish Times Dervla said:
I only eat once a day. I go to bed at 9.30pm, and I get up at 5am and eat breakfast and dinner then. I’ve always done it when I’m at home. When I’m travelling it’s different; you have to adapt.I think the time is coming when Ireland should be self-sufficient in food. In the war years, during my childhood, Ireland had to be self-sufficient. There was no real shortage of anything except tea. Imagine, Ireland is famous for potatoes, and there are potatoes from Israel in a shop here in Lismore. We should be growing all our own food. We’ve lost the run of ourselves.
Natural beauty makes me happy. Music. Books. Reading. Family and friends. That’s enough. What I value most in others is honesty. What is life without it? And people who are nonmaterialistic. I have learned to be suspicious in general of the consumer society, to be deeply suspicious of it. I generally mistrust all institutions.
I never get lonely. Ever. I don’t know what it feels like. I’m very solitary by nature. When I have company I enjoy it, but essentially I’m a solitary person.
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/dervla-murphy-82-what-do-i-think-of-politicians-a-pile-of-f-king-s-ts-1.1789737
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2018/jan/24/dervla-murphy-travel-writer-interview-full-tilt
“Dervla Murphy is that rare traveller who can make the world seem both wider and more intimate.”
— The Observer
In Conversation with Rosita Boland in the Irish Times Dervla said:
I only eat once a day. I go to bed at 9.30pm, and I get up at 5am and eat breakfast and dinner then. I’ve always done it when I’m at home. When I’m travelling it’s different; you have to adapt.I think the time is coming when Ireland should be self-sufficient in food. In the war years, during my childhood, Ireland had to be self-sufficient. There was no real shortage of anything except tea. Imagine, Ireland is famous for potatoes, and there are potatoes from Israel in a shop here in Lismore. We should be growing all our own food. We’ve lost the run of ourselves.
Natural beauty makes me happy. Music. Books. Reading. Family and friends. That’s enough. What I value most in others is honesty. What is life without it? And people who are nonmaterialistic. I have learned to be suspicious in general of the consumer society, to be deeply suspicious of it. I generally mistrust all institutions.
I never get lonely. Ever. I don’t know what it feels like. I’m very solitary by nature. When I have company I enjoy it, but essentially I’m a solitary person.
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/dervla-murphy-82-what-do-i-think-of-politicians-a-pile-of-f-king-s-ts-1.1789737
Manchán Magan is a writer and documentary-maker. He has written books on his travels in Africa, India and South America and two novels.
He writes occasionally for The Irish Times, and has presented dozens of documentaries on issues of world culture for TG4, RTÉ & Travel Channel. He lives in his oak forest in a self-made hovel in the bogs of Ireland.
http://www.manchan.com/
He writes occasionally for The Irish Times, and has presented dozens of documentaries on issues of world culture for TG4, RTÉ & Travel Channel. He lives in his oak forest in a self-made hovel in the bogs of Ireland.
http://www.manchan.com/
announcement
We are excited to announce that the 24th Mountshannon Arts Festival will take place this year in our beautiful lakeside village between 31st May and 10th June, which means that it starts and finishes a week earlier than normal.
Artists that we have confirmed so far are poet Doireann Ní Ghríofa whose books explore, amongst other things, two borders that all of us cross at some time: birth and death. She will be part of an evening with local poet Nicki Griffin. We hope the evening will also include a pop-up buffet, prepared by a joint team of local cooks, and members of the refugee community, as well as music.
Artists that we have confirmed so far are poet Doireann Ní Ghríofa whose books explore, amongst other things, two borders that all of us cross at some time: birth and death. She will be part of an evening with local poet Nicki Griffin. We hope the evening will also include a pop-up buffet, prepared by a joint team of local cooks, and members of the refugee community, as well as music.
The main Drama event will be Fishamble: the new play company’s Olivier Award-winning presentation of Silent written and performed by the amazing Pat Kinevane. Pat has performed this challenging play, which deals with homelessness and mental health, to huge critical acclaim from Sydney to Soho and Cobh to California.
As usual, we intend to have a diverse range of music, and we are delighted that Limerick folk guitarist and singer-songwriter Emma Langford will join us. Emma has been described by Phil Coulter as “a breath of fresh air”.
We also have Spanish – Ukrainian tenor Wolodymyr Smishkewych, historical & modern keyboardist Yonit Lea Kosovske and vielle player Michelle L. O’Connor, who will perform Sacrum + Profanum: a Pilgrimage of Love, sacred songs with erotic texts.
We also have Spanish – Ukrainian tenor Wolodymyr Smishkewych, historical & modern keyboardist Yonit Lea Kosovske and vielle player Michelle L. O’Connor, who will perform Sacrum + Profanum: a Pilgrimage of Love, sacred songs with erotic texts.
Continuing our plan to bring art onto the streets of Mountshannon, begun last year with Nathalie El Baba's wonderful mural on the Childcare Centre, we have commissioned Donnacha Cahill to produce a significant sculpture for us. Many of you will have met Donnacha and “The Gramophone” at last year's festival.
As well as this, local artist Paul Berg is busy working on the second stage of his fantastic Crannóg Ceoil, and we are really looking forward to seeing this completed by the time the festival starts.
As well as this, local artist Paul Berg is busy working on the second stage of his fantastic Crannóg Ceoil, and we are really looking forward to seeing this completed by the time the festival starts.
We will be opening several temporary galleries around the village which will host artists from near and far including Peter Binder's incredible Wasps Nests.
As usual there will be several workshops happening throughout the festival, including Drama, Creative Writing, Harp, Land Art and Printing.
Other activities planned for this year's festival include: Amateur Photography competition; Fairy Trail walk in Woodpark; Open Mic night organised by local youth group; Art Trail around the village, and much more to be announced in the coming weeks and months.
And of course we will have our Greenfair in The Aistear where you will find stalls, music, children's entertainment and more. This year's festival will be Greener than ever as we are now part of Clare County Council's Green Festival initiative.
The Festival is a celebration of art, but also of community, and we welcome as much input from everyone in our community, and further away (no matter how many borders you have to cross), to help us make this a diverse, exciting and inspiring event that celebrates our differences, as well as what brings us together.......No Borders!
As usual there will be several workshops happening throughout the festival, including Drama, Creative Writing, Harp, Land Art and Printing.
Other activities planned for this year's festival include: Amateur Photography competition; Fairy Trail walk in Woodpark; Open Mic night organised by local youth group; Art Trail around the village, and much more to be announced in the coming weeks and months.
And of course we will have our Greenfair in The Aistear where you will find stalls, music, children's entertainment and more. This year's festival will be Greener than ever as we are now part of Clare County Council's Green Festival initiative.
The Festival is a celebration of art, but also of community, and we welcome as much input from everyone in our community, and further away (no matter how many borders you have to cross), to help us make this a diverse, exciting and inspiring event that celebrates our differences, as well as what brings us together.......No Borders!
Fairy trail
Urgent call for new Fairy houses! We have been informed that many fairies have moved into Woodpark over the last couple of weeks but not all seem to be able to find a lovely home. So kids, could you help us out to provide some of your beautiful homes for the fairies?
street art and art trail
We are very happy to continue the idea of Street Art in our festival this year with the aim to expand it in the future. Street Art is art of all shapes and sizes in the public domain: on the street, on buildings, walls, green spaces and all other places visible from the public space.
This year we are adding a piece which will be unveiled during the festival opening. In the meantime the very exciting floating 'Island' in the harbour area, called Crannóg Ceoil by Paul Berg is still in progress.
Much more will be announced a little later on so keep an eye on our website and Facebook page!
This year we are adding a piece which will be unveiled during the festival opening. In the meantime the very exciting floating 'Island' in the harbour area, called Crannóg Ceoil by Paul Berg is still in progress.
Much more will be announced a little later on so keep an eye on our website and Facebook page!
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