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Siamsaíocht is a co-operative of musicians, artists, producers, facilitators and film makers, who mak
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01/02/2024

Ceol úr amach inniú! Tucker Dawgs - le Manglam Pi˘ Bígí Linn!
https://open.spotify.com/album/7MIDj7a7pxjGfL0joJ9P6f

26/12/2023

It's the day after Christmas and I am off for a walk. But before I go I would like to share this little animated film that I made with the help of O'Brien and her family.
The music is a live recording of Stephen Heffernan playing for the film. It is perfect.
Thank to Neil Fitz for his help.
Thank you to the Marco Hattons and Athlone Family Resource Centre for you support

In the gift we revisit the folk we met last year in The Christmas Candle to see how they are getting on!

21/12/2023

In the gift we revisit the folk we met last year in The Christmas Candle to see how they are getting on!

31/10/2023

From Siamsaíocht Sesúins 2 See full episode here (https://youtu.be/8zhkXbRLIG8)

04/05/2023

20/03/2023

Enchanted Croí Theatre’s 14-venue nationwide tour of the new folk musical ‘In the Midst of Plenty’ begins on May 25 and 26 with performances at Mullingar Arts Centre.

13/02/2023

some of our crew take part i this amazing new folk musical this summer on tour around the country!

27/12/2022

Heres our friends Padriag Seoighe and Niall Teague doing a few tunes in Galway last week

26/12/2022

Hope you are all feeling well and joyeaux.
Here is Siamsaiocht St Stephens day special...

Here is the link to Siamsaíocht Christmas Special, it will premiere on St Steven's Day (26th December 2022) at 2:30pm we would love you to join us for the online premiere party, please spread the link and invite your friends
https://youtu.be/wbHQIbLGQxM

25/12/2022

Made for Athlone Family Resource Centre by Kara Richards and Áine O'Brien with the assistance of Alwyn O'Brien, Malia O'Brien and Neil Fitzgibbon.Made with f...

21/12/2022

Massive thank you to Athlone Family Resource Centre for commissioning us to make this.

Made for Athlone Family Resource Centre by Kara Richards and Áine O'Brien with the assistance of Alwyn O'Brien, Malia O'Brien and Neil Fitzgibbon.Made with f...

20/12/2022

20/11/2022

Great to be making a Christmas Special for Athlone Family Resource Centre who are so supportive of arts and the community.
See you all at Coosan Point on Saturday!

It is with great pleasure that we are able to announce a Craic agus Ceol Christmas Special.

Thanks to funding from Westmeath County Council through the Small Festival and Events funding stream we are able bring you an afternoon of top notch local entertainment that promises to put a beam on your faces.

Lough Ree Inn Christmas Craft Market is hosting the event.
There is plenty to do and look at and it promises to be a great day out for all the family.

All are welcome. The event will be filmed so wear your best Christmas jumpers, dresses and reindeer antlers

01/04/2022

I'll be doing an album/vinyl launch in Athlone on Fri May 13th at 8pm.
It will take place in the beautiful intimate room upstairs in The Snug Bar.
I feel very at home in the midlands and I'm looking forward to my first Athlone Fia Rua gig with some special guests.
Further details on the way.

11/02/2022

I can't believe it's already a year since we made the first one of these
https://youtu.be/JGA_WoOF_Z4

Siamsaíocht Sesúin, Merry Making, Story, Song and Dance, from Athlone in the very heart of Ireland.https://www.facebook.com/siamsaiochtPresented by Fia RuaWi...

02/11/2021

Neil Fitz is here w some Gallimh-bize - Pádraig Seoighe agus a chairde, they just won newly composed Irish song contest as pasrt of Oireachtas na Samhna last week Éistigí

28/09/2021

02/08/2021

LipZinc Theatre in Collaboration with Athlone Family Resource Centre Announces Second Installment of The Wheel: LughnasadhMeet Lou. He likes Motorhead, quali...

21/07/2021

Here it is the line up for the Lughnasadh Literature Lyric and Laughter Festival
Please do invite all your friends to join the group so that they don't miss out on the fun

Join Group Here https://www.facebook.com/groups/339750810944814

30/06/2021

26/06/2021

Brought to you by Athlone FRC under our Community Arts Strategic Action Plan 2021 Funded by Westmeath County Council and the Covid19 Community Resilience Fun...

24/06/2021

Here is one we made earlier
Ruairi Henshaw and Neil Fitzgibbon play Eoichaid by Sean Og Graham

https://youtu.be/iBqP9u5Kz2c

From Siamsaíocht Sesúins 2 See full episode here (https://youtu.be/8zhkXbRLIG8)

15/06/2021

Here are dBize playing Paddy Morgan's tune
On Through The Silent Land

https://youtu.be/EDA2S2AFes8

Taken from Siamsaíocht Sesúin No 5 Scéal, Craic agus CeolWritten by Paddy MorganPlayed by dBize

14/06/2021

The next episode of Siamsaioct is a Multi-Cultural Special, guest include Kenyan Fire Dancer...

12/06/2021

Check out Aines lovely Hazel wanderling project for Clare cruinniu na nog

12/06/2021

Sound man

12/06/2021

Here we go!

02/06/2021

Coming up at 5:00pm on For Arts Sake , Philomena will be promoting the First Live gig which took place last Sunday in Burgess Park from 1:00pm - 2:00pm.

Our second Music on the Green Gig will take place in Dún na Sí Amenity & Heritage Park on Sunday from 1:00 - 2:00pm in the large green area.

If you are in the area over the weekend why not come along and listen to their live acoustic session!!

Huge thank you to Westmeath County Council for funding this action under the Healthy Ireland and Funding Streams.

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Welcome to the final episode of this series of Siamsaíocht Sesúin Scéal, Craic agus Ceol This month Áine O'Brien is paying no heed to the weather and presents Special Guests dBize Yvonne Bolton Paddy Morgan Neil Fitzgibbon Liam Winnett Maitíu Curley Shane Gough Naill Teague Jim Byrne Lynda MacFarland Special thanks to RNLI Coosan Point for the use of their helicopter Lough Ree Yacht Club Michael Barrett at Lakeside Marina Mathew and Maitíu Curley for Drone Work Produced and Directed by Kara Richardson & Neil Fitzgibbon for Siamsaíocht Camera by Kara Richardson, Neil Fitzgibbon and Áine O'Brien Sound by Neil Fitzgibbon and Mathew Curley Editing by Kara Richardson and Neil Fitzgibbon Huge thank you for funding from the Arts Council and Westmeath County Council who have allowed the continued development of this action. The show continues to go from strength to strength and we would like to thank everyone along the way for their support!

Coming Soon Siamsaíocht Sesúin No 5 - Scéal, Craic agus Ceol

For a Nightingale by Fionn Regan

While we were getting the cameras set for the shot at Athlone Methodist church, Christopher Hall warmed up with For a Nightingale by Fionn Regan

Episode 4 includes music from Bianca Fachel Christopher Hall Síle No Gigs Neil Fitzgibbon and Denis McAuliffe with a story from Áine O'Regan and tips on where to find fresh free food Huge thank you for funding from the Arts Council and Westmeath County Council who have allowed the continued development of this action. The show continues to go from strength to strength and we would like to thank everyone along the way for their support!

Here are a few tunes from Neil down on the river...

Coming Soon Siamsaíocht Sesúin No 4 - Scéal, Craic agus Ceol

The fourth episode of Siamsaíocht Sesúins airs on Athlone Community radio at midday on 24th of April and the video will premier on Athlone Family Resource Center Youtube and pages at 9pm on the same day. For those of you who have not been following this series, Siamsaíocht Sesúins is an Arts Council and Westmeath County Council funded project that gives a platform to the grassroots musical and poetic talent of the region, while showing off some of the beautiful building and dramatic scenery that we may have just taken for granted. For this episode we were welcomed by Preacher Trevor Parks into the beautiful Gothic Revival Methodist Church on Northgate Street in Athlone. Well known for its musical inclinations and for hosting a Driftwood Manor Gigs some years ago, the 19th Century Church provides a dramatic backdrop for this month’s show. Guests on the show include Dublin born Christopher Hall. Chrissy, as he is known around the town, is well known as the frontman of Athlone’s own boy band Black Island. Here we see Chrissy in a different, somewhat more celestial light, singing one of his own immaculately crafted original numbers. You’d be forgiven for thinking he may be the long-lost love child of Cohen and Dylan. Bianca Fachel takes us up to a sunny hill on the Westside of Lough Ree, where she performs her latest composition Life in the dramatic surroundings. While out in the countryside we call in Lynda McFarland from Lowe & Co who shows us how to make a delicious smoothie from life enhancing wild food. It is a rare treat for Síle No Gigs to get to play in the current situations, but Kara and Áine take this opportunity to come out from behind the cameras to perform their composition Overcome. This month's story is delivered with grace and style from fiddle playing Áine O’Regan and no episode of Siamsaíocht would be complete without a gad about with Neil Fitzgibbon. Here, in the company of fine mandolin player Denis McAuliffe, he pays t

Siamsaíocht Sesúin No 2 - Scéal, Craic agus Ceol

We will be filming the next episode of Siamsaíocht this weekend. We have an amazing line up or you, bet you can't guess who we have coming on the show????? For those of you who just can't wait to see it, here is Episode 2 to keep you going.... Please give us a like and a share and let us know which bit you liked best in the comments ######

Siamsaíocht Sesúin No 3 - Scéal, Craic agus Ceol

Siamsaíocht is back for the third instalment of this wonderful grass roots community arts show!! Episode 3 includes music from Trisha Reilly The Chants Pádraic Seoighe and Niall Teague Neil Fitzgibbon Kelvin Busher D'Bize with Poetry from Philomena Barry Huge thank you for funding from the Arts Council Ireland and Westmeath County Council who have allowed the continued development of this action. Many thanks to Lowe & Co. and Viking The show continues to go from strength to strength and we would like to thank everyone along the way for their support! Like comments and shares are very much appreciated!

Just Breath - Áine O'Brien

It is only a few days now until Siamsaíocht No3. Here is a look back to the first episode and this beautiful song from Áine O'Brien You can see the whole episode here https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7O6QFqV00xY8RNh4dEGtMYCuWKqxC4FO Please help support our work with likes, shares and comments. We love likes shares and comments!