2nd Causeway Dulcimer Festival
Bushmills, Co. Antrim, Ulster
2nd to 4th June - 2006
[Nat Magee's copy of John Rea's Dulcimer]
[Photo by Rick Davis]
 
Patron - Hector MacDonnell Glenarm Castle Co. Antrim
 
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Festival Schedule

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Until the CDF06 Schedule starts to take shape, here is the one for CDF05 to give you an idea of the likely format.

TUESDAY 7th June

'North Antrim Traditions' ~ Concert, Community Hall, Ballybogey ~ 7.30pm ~ £3
with 'Charlie Gillen' & 'Scad the Beggars' & friends

WEDNESDAY 8th

'Scottish Ceilidh Dance' ~ Community Centre, Bushmills ~ 7.30pm ~ £3
with the ‘Causeway Ceilidh Band’ & the ‘May Rooney Dancers’

THURSDAY 9th June

'The Early Bird' Concert ~ Springhill Bar, Portrush ~ 8pm ~ £5
with ‘Christie Burns & Butch Ross’, ‘Rick Davis’ & ‘Jenny Coxon’ + Lisa & Heather Malyuk

Springhill Bar: Lisa & Heather Malyuk about to perform / Jenny & Lisa in amongst the Big Session

[Photos ~ R&B Davis]

FRIDAY 10th June

'Open Air Concert' ~ Main St, Bushmills ~ 8pm ~ FREE
with numerous festival guests including Willie McIntyre & friends on Fife & Drum

'Bannside Fife & Drum' who kicked off the 1st CDF Street Concert.

[photo - R & B Davis ]

Talk ~ 'The Fife ~ the instrument & its music' ~ John McLean, Bushmills ~ 9pm ~ £3

'Distillers Arms ~ Open Session', Bushmills ~ 10.30pm ~ FREE

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'House of McDonnell Session' ~ Ballycastle ~ 10pm ~ FREE
with Julia Lane & Fred Gosbee


SATURDAY 11th June

Workshops (see below for details) ~ 10am to 11am ~ 11.30am to 12.30pm & 2pm to 5pm

All Day Beginners H D Workshop ~ £30 / All other Workshops ~ £15 each

Talk ~ Nat Magee ~ ‘John Rea - The Man & his Music’ ~ 4pm ~ Ed. Centre, Bushmills ~ £3

Talk ~ Charlie Gillen ~ 'North Antrim Rhymes & Rhymers' ~ 7pm ~ [TBA] ~ £3

'Grand Concert' - The New Mill, Main Street, Bushmills ~ 8pm ~ £5
with 'JCB' -'Lisa & Heather Malyuk’ - 'Barry Carroll & Niall O Cearbhaill' +

SUNDAY 12th June

The 'Pipers Gathering' ~ 11am to 12.30pm ~ £3
with Colin Ross, Julia & Barry Say & friends

Talks & Recitals (see below for details) ~ 2 to 5pm ~ £3

'Giant's Concert' - Giant's Restaurant, The Giant's Causeway ~ 7.30pm ~ £3

Giant's Concert: Nat Magee & Rick Davis performing

[photos - R & B Davis ]

'Farewell Session' - Smugglers Inn ~ 10pm - Midnight

MONDAY 13th June

'Farewell Concert' ~ 'Black Nun Folk Club', Ballymoney ~ 8.00pm ~ Julia Lane & Fred Gosbee ~ £5

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Workshops - Saturday - Education Centre, Bushmills

1 - Rick Davis ~ ‘New Beginner Hammered Dulcimer’ ~ Venue A ~ 10am - 12.30pm & 2pm - 4pm
2 - Butch Ross ~ ‘Mountain Dulcimers for Beginners’ ~ Venue D ~ 10am - 11am
3 - Colin Ross, Barry & Julia Say ~ 'Northumbrian Pipes for Beginners' ~ Venue C ~ 10am-11am
4 - Christie Burns ~ ‘Hammered Dulcimer, The Lazy Left Hand’ ~ Venue C ~ 11.30am-12.30pm
5 - Butch Ross ~ 'Mountain Dulcimers for Improvers' ~ Venue D ~ 11.30am - 12.30pm
6 - Jenny Coxon ~ 'Slow & Steady Session for any instrument' ~ Venue B ~ 11.30am - 12.30pm

7 - Colin, Barry & Julia ~ 'Northumbrian Tunes for other instruments' ~ Venue C ~ 2pm - 3pm
8 - Dick Glasgow ~ 'Fife Tunes for the Hammered Dulcimer' ~ Venue D ~ 3pm - 4pm

All Workshops are ~ £15 each, except No. 1, which is ~ £30

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Talks & Recitals


1 - John McLean ~ ‘The Fife - Instrument & Music’ ~ Friday 9pm ~ Bushmills Community Centre
2 - Nat Magee ~ ‘John Rea - The Man & his Music’ ~ Saturday 4pm ~ Venue D Ed. Centre, Bushmills
3 - Charlie Gillen ~ ‘North Antrim Rhymes & Rhymers’ ~ Saturday 7pm ~ Venue to be confirmed
4 - Colin, Barry & Julia & Friends ~ ‘The Piper's Gathering’ ~ Sunday 11am ~ Venue A [Ed. Centre]

The Piper's Gathering: Two sets of Leicestershire Smallpipes ~ Colin Ross & Sabine Glasgow

[photos - R & B Davis ]


5 - Rick Davis ~ ‘From Ulster to Appalachia’ ~ Sunday 2pm ~ National Trust Education Centre
6 - John Moulden ~ ‘Charlie Haughey's Clean Counter’ ~ Sunday 3pm ~ National Trust Ed. Centre
7 - Kathleen Smith & Johnny Murphy ~ ‘North Antrim Fiddle’ ~ Sunday 4pm ~ Nat. Trust Ed. Centre

All Talks & Recitals are ~ £3 each

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Musicians who attended C D F '05:

Christie Burns (USA) Jenny Coxon (England) Rick Davis (USA) Butch Ross (USA) Lisa & Heather Malyuk (USA) Colin Ross, Barry & Julia Say (England) Nat Magee (Antrim) William Rea (Antrim) Barry Carroll (Dublin) Niall O Cearbhaill (Dublin) Julia Lane & Fred Gosbee (USA) Mary Phelan (Donegal) John Moulden (Antrim) Charlie Gillen (Antrim) Kathleen Smith (Antrim) Jan Maes (Belgium) Dale Nupp (USA) Dick Siddall (England) Christine Smith (England) Michael Smith (Scotland) Vincent Hearns (Ireland) Janetta & Peter Fairbairn (Scotland) Alyn & Sheila lorwerth (England) Lindsay Porteous (Scotland) Pam & Norm Ivie (USA) George Monger (Scotland) David Bradley (Ireland) Nick O'Sullivan (Ireland) Sharon Martin (USA) Sam Fleming (Antrim) Alan Wade (Antrim) Sabine Glasgow (Antrim) Ian Miller (Antrim) John Hughes (Antrim) Susan Miller (Antrim) Greg Gault (Antrim) Ciaran Kelly (Derry) Dick Glasgow (Antrim)

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Jenny Coxon, our 'Shop Steward', about to Strike!

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Remember, if there is something you would particularly like to see as part of the festival weekend, which we have not included, please send us your suggestions when you fill out your Registration Form. All good ideas will be considered carefully and if possible, incorporated into the event, if not this year, then perhaps for next year's event.

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