Tour News 2010

Well in my last update on the website I said I was taking a few months off but did not intend to take off as long as has happened. I got so lazy I was on the point of stopping altogether but eventually got off my arse and went back to work. Eventually, all that time at home gave me an opportunity to begin an idea I had for many years.

Title. “Who Killed James Joyce”

A passionate love of poetry in the English and Irish language has led to the majority of the songs on my past 5 CDS been poems set to music. It has always been an idea of mine brewing for some time to devote a whole night of Irish poetry as Gaeilge and in English set to music by me in the traditional idiom.

This has resulted in my one-man show idea on the tales, capers, and works of the following poets in alphabetical order. Michael Coady, Paul Durcan, Phil Gaston, Oliver St John Gogarty, Michael Hartnett. Seamus Heaney, Rita Ann Higgins, James Joyce, Patrick Kavanagh, Máirtín Ó Direáin, Connie O Halloran, Mary O Malley, Seán Ó Ríordáin, Padraig Pearse, Louis Mc Neice, WB Yeats, Oscar Wilde. I have received permission by both the living and the estate of those deceased to include their poetry in my show.

It will feature snippets of humourous stories and anecdotes about the writers giving the audience a bit of insight into the personalities of the poets. This will be hiopefully finished and launched at Cúirt Festival in Galway 2011, going on to writers week in Listowel and the Clifden Arts week. More dates to be announced.

After four years the launch date for my new album ‘The Walker Of The Snow’ is now set for February 2011.

The 25 year old session goes on at Greene's in Ballyvaughan and I am in the presence of great ones this year Fergus Feely on Monday night and with Liam Lewis on the Wed. night with the usual flow of guests.

There are a few gigs in over the summer and autumn.
The Midnight Court is in Session at the following venues.
August 7 and 8th Killen arts Festival at the Ormond Hotel
August 25th Markethouse Theatre Milltown Malbay County Clare
Sat. Oct 30. Highway Inn Crusheen County Clare.

August 14th and 15th I have been promoted to a master of the tradition in Bantry House in some very select company too many to mention.
Fri. 27th August I will be launching a Cd of one of my great friends and an influence on my singing the great Ollie Conway of Mullagh at Marrinans pub in Milltown Malbay

Sat. August 28 Áras Éanna Innis Oirr Galway
Spreading the Message Of Peace at the following venues.
Sat. Sept. 18th Johnson’s Hostel Kinvarra Galway
Mon. Sept. 27th Linenhall, Castlebar Mayo.
Fri.Oct 1st The Burrin Arts Festival with Fergus Feely and Liam Lewis in the Burrin Coast hotel in Ballyvaughan Clare. It is a three-day festival of visual arts and lectures.
Sat. Oct. 2nd Message Of Peace. Droichead Arts Ctr Drogheda.

I fly out to the USA on Oct 5th to begin a short tour. These are the dates in so far watch this space for more USA dates.

Sat. Oct 7th Monmouth College New Jersey.
Tues. Oct. 12th O’Connell’s 112 King Street Alexandria,
(703) 739-1124
Thurs. Oct. 14th Robert Morris University Pennsylvania.
Fri. Oct 15th Rochester NY venue to be confirmed.
Sat Sun. Oct 16th and 17th Toronto Canada Venue to be confirmed.

Thurs. Nov. 4th Message Of peace at Sirius Arts Ctr Cobh Cork.
Fri. Dec 3rd. Message Of peace at Áras Inis Gluaire Bellmullet co. Mayo
Wed Dec. 8th Munich Germany Venue to be confirmed.

'Message Of Peace’

‘Message Of Peace’ tells the amazing story of a lesser-known Irish hero John Boyle O’Reilly. In this show Tyrrell effortlessly traces his journey from early childhood set against a backdrop of famine, revolution, Fenianism and penal servitude for life in Australia and his great escape to the USA.

A chance visit to a lace-curtained Irish shop in Manhattan led to the discovery of “1000 Years of Irish Poetry” and a lifelong love affair between Seán Tyrrell and this book. It would influence his life and music ever after. Three of O’Reilly’s poems from that book formed the backbone of his first recording. Tyrrell’s new production, “Message Of Peace” is the story of the discovery of the book and the resultant admiration and appreciation of John Boyle O’Reilly. It is O’Reilly’s story told by dialogue and song.

 
‘The Midnight Court’ 

Fri. Oct 2nd Celtic Festival Rothe House Kilkenny.

You will be led across a dance-floor of words so lovely, so dire and so hopeful, great songs ranging from Oscar Wilde to John Lennon. Amazing  story, history, now, relevant, passionate heroic. The life of a majestic visionary soul, poet, rebel, courage of a freedom fighter, commitment of a civil rights activist.
A chance visit to a lace-curtained Irish shop in Manhattan led to the discovery of “1000 Years of Irish Poetry” and a lifelong love affair between Seán Tyrrell and this book. It would influence his life and music ever after. Three of O’Reilly’s poems from that book formed the backbone of his first recording. Tyrrell’s new production, “Message Of Peace” is the story of the discovery of the book and the resultant admiration and appreciation of John Boyle O’Reilly. It is O’Reilly’s story told by dialogue and song.

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Trilogy of one man shows

	Message of Peace 'Message of Peace’ tells the amazing story of a lesser known Irish hero John Boyle O’Reilly. In this show Tyrrell effortlessly traces his journey from early childhood set against a backdrop of famine, revolution, Fenianism and penal servitude for life in Australia and his great escape from there to the USA. . . . MORE
	No Go Blavatsky This show is  a comic, musical journey but not as we know it. Tracing Tyrrell’s travels through music, song and story often with hilarious consequences. From his innocent awakenings in Galway of the sixties, to exotic climes such as Moate, Comeby chance and far beyond. . . . . . MORE
	The Midnight Court Sometime in the latter part of the 18th century, Brian Merryman wrote a poem in Irish called “Cuirt an Mhean Oiche”. After Frank O’Connor translated it into English in 1945, the work was banned by the British Censorship Board. Many years later, a copy of David Marcus’ translation was left behind in a hostel Sean Tyrrell was care-taking . . . . MORE

I would like to acknowledge generous support for the development of 'Cry of the Dreamer' show from The Deis scheme the Irish Arts Council and Clare County Council.