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IT’S hoped an online performance from Kerry musicians will raise much-needed funds for Pieta House.
‘Bringing Home The Christmas: An Evening of Traditional, Music, Song, Dance and Storytelling from Herlihy’s, Farranfore’ does exactly what it says on the tin.
In an effort to end the year on a somewhat lighter note and raise funds for Pieta, “Maura’s Rambling House”, has come alive again albeit virtually and online.
All the ‘usual suspects’, and a few new ones have been ‘rounded up’ for an evocative evening of traditional music, song, dance and storytelling, all courtesy of YouTube.
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The video, which goes live on December 22, will be available to view and for donations on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZzRGuDss2c until the end of January 2021 and beyond as long as donations continue to flow through GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/dbc70b97
Those participating in this very special online Christmas Rambling House range in age from just three years old – 90 years young!
They include Seanchaí Ray O’Sullivan and daughter Lauren, the Evans family (John, Sheila, Sean, Bridann, Tadgh together with their uncle Timmy) from Keel, Castlemaine, Bríd O’Shea, Farranfore and her brother Mícheál (online from Mexico!), Nancy O’Connor, Currans, Kirril and Michael Healy, Kilcummin, legendary box player Mike Brosnan, Muckross, Anne Marie Nelligan, Currow, Tony O’Brien, Firies, Michael Allen (Tipperary), Diarmuid and Orna Keane, Farranfore. Special Rambling House guests are Senator Mark Daly, Cathoirleach, Seanad Eireann, Deputy Danny Healy Rae and Councillor Maura Healy Rae.
Behind the scenes, Currow native, Robert McGuire has done trojan work on the production of the YouTube video, bringing together wonderful two-hour musical extravaganza for you all to enjoy, over Christmas and the New Year. A digital poster was kindly created by Catherine Teahan (ctdesign), Caragh Lake.
All the performers, behind-the-scenes people and Marie would like to dedicate this ‘Rambling House’ to all those who have died during the current pandemic, those who have been ill during the Pandemic and those whose lives have been impacted upon in any way by the Pandemic.
Marie would like to thank all of those involved in bringing Herlihy’s alive for this very special fundraising Rambling House and urges everyone near and far to go online, for a ‘cracking good show’ and to donate as much as you can to Pieta House, via the GoFundMe Donate button.
