Trad by the Sea
Members and friends of Craobh Loch Garman Comhaltas recently had their first musical gathering since the start of lockdown. Last Wednesday evening (June 24) a large group of musicians and music-lovers converged beneath the old canon at Rosslare Strand. Armed with deck-chairs and instruments they set themselves up in a large circle and tuned up. With an energetic full tide providing the background sounds, they then proceeded to make ceol binn.
Barbara Walsh: “having spent circa 4 months as a scientist working on COVID19 I was, like gach duine eile, ‘ag fáil bháis don cheol’. So one Friday night during lockdown, myself and three fellow musicians, Damien Beatty, Richie Mahony and Jim Lacey, were trading ideas on WhatsApp on how best to meet up safely (social distancing, etc) to play a few tunes. Damien lives in Rosslare and he suggested the beautiful beachside Crimean War Monument area. We met up to survey the site and decided there and then to go for a ‘Roving Session’ with a difference.”
CLG President Paddy Berry was delighted with the success of the evening. He expressed the view of everyone present in saying that it felt great to be back together again playing music and singing songs.
Thanks to young harpist Úna Walsh for the brilliant photographs.
