Clasaċ hosts community, cultural and corporate events.

In aid of Society of St. Vincent de paul

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:30:31 +0000

A Gala Concert of Irish Traditional Music, Song and Dance will be
held in Clasaċ, Alfie Byrne Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3, on Saturday
20th February at 8pm.

Tickets cost €15 with concessions for OAP’s, students and families.
All Proceeds from this event will go to the Saint Vincent de Paul
Regional Office.

Please inform your family and friends. We look forward to seeing
you on the night.

Call us on 01 8363060 to book your ticket

gala

Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:24:22 +0100

Tickets available now - Ring us on 01 836 3060 to reserve  or book online at bookyourplace.ie!

Luke Kelly will always be remembered by the vast majority of Irish musicians as the greatest folk singer/artist of the 20th century, if not all time. His voice was as powerful as it was unique. He died in January 1984, a young man still, with so much singing still to do. Luke Kelly is a legend and will not be forgotten.

There has been a revival of interest in the music of Luke Kelly these last couple of years and we feel like we've made a contribution in bringing about that revival, especially among some younger generations.

We brought the music of Luke back to the live stage in every corner of the country and we will continue to do so, proudly.

Chris Kavanagh sings lead vocals and plays long neck 5 string banjo.
Joe Finn plays uileann pipes, whistles and fiddle.
Graham Doyle plays acoustic guitar and sings backing vocals.
Gavin Doyle plays bass guitar and sings backing vocals.

It is the mission of Chris Kavanagh and The Patriots to bring a taste of the late, great Luke Kelly back into peoples lives. And to bring our own music into peoples lives too. Our own songs are performed with the influence of the great man behind them.

Martin Hayes in Concert

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:00:26 +0100

The great duo of Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill come to Clasaċ on the 3rd of July.

Tickets €20 Contact (+353) 1 836 3060 to reserve.
Book online at www.bookyourplace.ie

Martin Hayes is regarded as one of the most extraordinary talents to emerge in the world of Irish traditional music. His unique sound, his mastery of his chosen instrument – the violin – his acknowledgement of the past and his shaping of the future of the music, combine to create an astonishing and formidable artistic intelligence. He is the recipient of major national and international awards: most recently the prestigious Gradam Ceoil, Musician of the Year 2008 from the Irish language television station TG 4; previously Man of the Year from the American Irish Historical Society; Folk Instrumentalist of the Year from BBC Radio; a National Entertainment Award (the Irish ‘Grammy’); six All-Ireland fiddle championships - before the age of nineteen - and cited by the Irish Sunday Tribune as one of the hundred most influential Irish men and women in the fields of entertainment, politics and sports in the year 2000, as well as one of the most important musicians to come out of Ireland in the last fifty years. He has recorded two acclaimed solo albums, “Martin Hayes” (1993) and “Under the Moon” (1995) on the Green Linnet label. Martin Hayes is the Artistic Director of the Masters of Tradition Festival held in August each year at Bantry House in Bantry, West Cork, where Ireland’s most distinguished traditional musicians are invited to play in an exquisite chamber music setting. In January 2009, Martin Hayes will lead a group of Masters of Tradition musicians to the Sydney International Festival where they will perform at the Sydney Opera House for two nights.
Dennis Cahill is a master guitarist, a native of Chicago born to parents from the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. He studied at the city’s prestigious Music College before becoming an active member of the local music scene. Cahill’s spare, essential accompaniment to Martin Hayes’ fiddle is acknowledged as a major breakthrough for guitar in the Irish tradition. In addition to his work with Martin, Dennis has performed with such renowned fiddlers as Liz Carroll, Eileen Ivers and Kevin Burke, as well as many Irish musicians on both sides of the Atlantic. He is a sought after producer for musical artists whom he records in his own Chicago studio and is also an accomplished photographer. Taking full advantage of the Hayes and Cahill international travel opportunities, Dennis shoots photos that document both the backstage world as well as otherwise overlooked whimsical visual moments in rural villages, towns and cities, far and wide.
Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill met in Chicago in the 1980s. They formed the jazz/rock/fusion band, Midnight Court, which allowed them to experiment with a variety of new music styles. When Martin reclaimed his traditional roots, reinvigorated, and after recording two solo albums, he began a new musical relationship with Cahill, beginning with the lyrical music of East Clare. They played long, sometimes thirty-minute, multi-tune sets in their concerts, starting from the simplest of melodies, building in intensity, but never abandoning musicality and ideas. Their touring schedule takes them to Australia, Japan, throughout Europe, the U.K. and Ireland, as well as the United States and Canada. They have also performed in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai as well as Warsaw and Mexico City. In 1997 they released their first duet album, “The Lonesome Touch”, followed by “Live in Seattle” in 1999. After a ten-year hiatus, in February 2008, Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill released the studio album “Welcome Here Again.” All are available on the Green Linnet label through Compass Records.

Dathceoil: Gallery Opening

Thu, 21 May 2009 19:00:02 +0100

Irish landscape painter Christabel Atkins created the Dathceoil show to launch the Gallery at Clasaċ. Join us for the opening night of this new exhibition.

Chris explains her work this way:

“The work is mostly landscape based and the majority of the paintings were inspired by the music and song titles taken from O’Neill’s 1001. Corner Piece was derived from drawings based on a found object while Clontarf actually means the bull the meadow. My bull symbolizes the birth of Clontarf.

Throughout the work practice it was very important to translate the titles into visual images which did not compromise my own style. In order to accomplish this I employed the combination of traditional landscape painting and contemporary technique, which continue to fascinate and dictate my investigations into the elusive nature of both paint and painting.”

Dublin Fleadh: Gala Concert

Wed, 6 May 2009 20:00:03 +0100

Join us on Wednesday, 6th May at 8pm to celebrate the Dublin Fleadh Cheoil, hosted by Craobh Seán Treacy.

The evening lineup includes:

• Tom Doorley
• Daire Bracken
• Mairéad Ní Fhlathartha
• Seosaimhín Ní Bheaglaíoch
• John Regan
• Kieran Hanrahan
• Martin Tourish and Friends
• Diabhlaíocht

and more.

Tickets are €15 for adults, €10 concession and €30 for a family ticket (4 people) - available at the door.

Comhaltas Concert Tour

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:00:02 +0100

Tickets €10, available from branch members in advance and at the door.

The annual Comhaltas Concert Tour of Ireland adds a new stop to its annual circuit, with the inaugural concert at the newly-completed Clasaċ centre.

Each year the Tour assembles a fine mix of established artistes together with up-and-coming young stars. These are blended together into a fast-moving and colourful show which appeals to both the connoisseurs and peripheral fans of Irish traditional entertainment.

The 2008 Tour was generously sponsored by Foras na Gaeilge and Bus Éireann.