December 2008

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28th December 2008

A repeat of Sunday Miscellany recorded at Listowel Writers Week 2008 in St John's Theatre, Listowel with writers Anne Enright, Hugo Hamilton, Cyril Kelly, Mary Lavery Carrig, Lloyd Jones and Seamus Heaney

Live music performances by Redmond O'Toole, Elizabeth Cooney and Gerald Peregrine.

Christmas Day 2008 -

Family at Christmas by Sue Norton

The Nativity and learning to be Good by Liz Nugent

Christmas Morning by Tom Nestor

Tracking Santa by Sabina Purcell

The Holly and The Ivy by Cathleen Brindley

Thoughts at Christmas on Achill by John F Deane

Three Ways of Looking Back at Christmas - a poem

by Joseph Woods

Music:

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas sung by Judy Garland

Codail a Linbh sung by Emer Quinn

Ding Dong Irish Christmas performed by Frankie Gavin and Friends

Nollaig Shona by Futa Fesa Feasóg

The Wexford Carol performed by Dordán

21st December 2008

Content:

The Goodly Barrow by Kerry Hardie
The Snow Flakeman by Joe Kearney
Flow on Lovely River by Cathy Power
Kingfisher by Mark Roper
Childhood Memories of Christmas by Gerry Moran
Hearing the River by Michael Coady

Music on the programme was:

Recuerdos de La Alhambra by Fransisco Tarrega performed by Michael O'Toole
Scherzo by Wieniaswski performed by Patrick Rafter
The Rose of Mooncoin performed by Isabelle and Patrick Rafter
The Jewish Prayer by Bloch performed by Isabelle Rafter
Asturias by Albeniz performed by Michael O'Toole

14th December 2008

Written contributions were made by the following in order of appearance were:

Peter Pearson
Sarah Webb
Jason Oakley
Julie Parsons
Tim Carey
Bernard Farrell
Enda Wyley
John Waters

Muisc on the programme was:

Bach Sarabande from Suite No. 3 in C Major performed by William Butt.

The Christmas Eve Set performed by Cormac Breathnach and Martin Dunlea.

Music Box performed and composed by Martin Dunlea.

Éist composed by Máire Breatnach and performed by Máire Breatnach, Cormac Breathnach and Martin Dunlea.

Come Back to Erin performed by Máire Breatnach
Bach Gigue from Suite No. 3 in C Major performed by William Butt.

Bengulben agus Oisín by Máire Breatnach performed by her with Cormac Breathnach and Martin Dunlea.

7th December 2008

On this programme you heard:

Who Are your Influences by Sue Norton

The Fraunhofer lines by Mark Joyce

Flock of Sheep Liz Nugent

Pilgrimage to Lourdes by Tom Stack

Pilgrimage to Paris by John Boland

Music on the programme was:

Song of Bernadette by Leonard Cohen sung by Jennifer Warnes

Aisling Geal in Memorium Sean O Riada performed by Michael O Suilleabhain

Next week's Sunday Miscellany will be a programme recorded at the Pavilion Theatre in Dun Laoghaire in collaboration with the Heritage Council.

Those attending the event are advised to pick up their tickets tomorrow evening by 7.50pm to ensure entrance to the recording of Sunday Miscellany Live from the Pavilion Theatre.

A new book Sunday Miscellany: A Selection from 2006-2008 edited by Cliodhna Ni Anluain has just been published by New Island with a recommended retail price of E17.95