‘Rambling House’ style evening at Filemore Community Centre Saturday 2nd November at 7pm.

Can anyone Identify the musician in this photograph and the location it was taken? It is believed to be somewhere around Portmagee or Ballinskelligs.

‘Rambling House’ style evening at Filemore Community Centre Saturday 2nd November at 7pm.

I was contacted by Andy Newman who’s wife’s Grandfather was the Bandmaster in the photograph. His name is Danny Kelly (Galway), he also identified the boy on the left hand side of the photo.

Cahersiveen Band & musician photos.

Cahersiveen Band & musician photos.

A story from Mikeen McCarthy in recognition of the annual Daniel O'Connell summer school.

Binneas update

It has been a busy couple of months for the ‘Binneas Collection’.

Liberty of the subject - Arrest of a ballad singer.

This photograph is part of a small collection of photographs of the Caherciveen Brass and Reed band circa 1930’s - 1940s, that have recently been donated to the Binneas Collection.

A topical song from the Binneas Collection, bearing in mind the numerous election posters leering from every lamp post and telegraph pole at the moment, enticing you to part with your vote!

The Binneas Project was given an award at the Cahersiveen Mountain Roots Festival (May bank holiday) in recognition of it’s contribution to the collecting, preservation and dissemination of the local music and song.

New section to the Binneas website ‘Mikeen McCarthy’.

A donation of new material to the Binneas Collection.

The collection, donated by Phil O’Neill consists of documents and photographs that relate to the formation of the ‘Caherciveen Pipers Band’ in 1933, the fund raising efforts of the committee and the purchase of instruments. The pages also contain the names of the band members.

An archive recording of Molly Coffey, Imleach na Muc, Baile an Sceilg.

A new section to the Binneas website.

The Paddy Corcoran ‘Penny ballad sheet collection’

view gallery in ‘Special Collections’