**Foinn - Kíla - Book of Tunes **
Faoi dheireadh! Finally here with us, is the Kíla book of tunes - over 100 of Kíla's tunes in the staff and ABC notation. The book has over 200 pages and is lavishly accompanied by photographs by, amongst others, camera magician, Marcelo Biglia and poetry and prose from the pens of Donal O'Kelly, Colm Mac Con Iomaire and John Sheahan. The book also introduces Steve Cooney's remarkable new system of music notation for the first time in book form.
It can be purchased here at the reduced price of 20€ (excluding postage).
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15.5.2012
Our Fada
Coiscéim have just published Rossa's latest book Our Fada written in conjunction with Belfast based teacher Mícheál Ó Domhnaill. It is a dictionary of words that change meaning with the application of a fada (like the accent in French and the umlaut in German) to one or more of the vowels in the word. Devilishly tricky the fada has been much maligned and misunderstood, so much so that the Irish state carried the word Eire on its stamps for many many years, blissfully unaware that the meaning of that word was burden!!!! Having this pointed out to them the Irish Postal services promptly change it to Éire!!! the book can be purchased here and for the first month we are offering Rossa's first book, The Joy of Pissing, FREE with each purchase of Our Fada!!!
Ár mbuíochas le Rossa, múinteor ó Bhéal Feiriste, Mícheál Ó Domhnaill agus na foilsitheoraí Coiscéim as ucht an leabhar tábhachtach seo a chur faoinár mbráid. Foclóir é ar fhocail a athraíonn míniú le húsáid an síneadh fada. Mar shampla is náireach an maise go raibh an focal Eire ar stampaí nahÉireann ar feadh blianta fada - ualach is ea an míniú leis an bhfocal sin. Tá aiste gearr san leabhar ar conas a athraíodh é ar ais go Éire! Ard-leabhar, an-chraic agus is féidir é a cheannach anseo. Don chéad mhí beidh céad leabhar Rossa, The Joy of Pissing á thabhairt saor in aisce againn le gach cóip den Our Fada a cheannaítear.
23.3.2012
Kíla - U2 - Duals
A few years ago Kíla played on the U2 single for The Ballad of Ronnie Drew. It was meant as a message of support for Ronnie who was sick at the time. It gathered together many of Ireland's finest musicians and the single spent two weeks on top of the Irish charts. It raised much needed money for the Irish Cancer Society as the proceeds of the single were all going to this very good cause. This year U2.com put the song on an album called Duals which was given out to subscribers. The album features collaborations with artists like Jay-Z, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Rhianna.
Roinnt blianta ó shoin, sheinn Kíla ar shingil U2, The Ballad of Ronnie Drew amhrán a bhí ma theachtaireach tacaíochta do Ronnie a bhí an-tinn ag an am. Bhí mór-chuid de cheoltóirí cliúteacha na tíre san stiúdeó an lá úd agus d'éirigh go hiontach leis an singil - chaith dhá sheachtain ar bharr chairteacha na tíre. I mbliana mar chuid de chóras ballraíochta an suíomh idirlíon, U2.com, eisíodh albam de chuid U2, Duals. Bailiúchán de amhráin a dheinn an banna le haíonna eile ar nós Jay-Z, Sinéad Ó'Connor, BB King agus daoine eile nach iad. Féach fís an amhrán thíos. Tugadh an t-airgead a bailíodh ó dhíolaíocht an amhrán don Irish Cancer Society.
Christmas Gig 2011
Ruairí Galavan put this video together from a the middle section of the concert at Christmas in Meeting House Square under the canopies. It features hAon Dó from Kíla & Oki and Dee's Electric Landlady, from Gamblers Ballet which got a rave review in The Lefsetz Letter blog recently.
Seo agaibh thíos giota den cheolchoirm a rinneamar i lár chathair Bhleá Cliath, i gCearnóg na dTionól, i mí na Nollag. Ruairí Galavan a rinne é a chuir le chéile - duine de fhoireann Myles O'Reilly - dream atá rí-ghníomhach le ceamairí timpeall na tíre le déanai. hAon Dó ó Kíla & Oki agus Electric Landlady ón albam Gamblers' Ballet atá sa bhfiseán agus le déanaí thug an blagaire The Lefsetz Letter ard-mholadh don píosa ceoil seo.
25.1.2012
Katy's Tune arís
It seems that Katy's Tune is in the air. Here's a video that Mario Cuesta Cuberos from Spain filmed in Granada last February and March Seo físeán eile de Katy's Tune.
Tá an fonn san aer, is cosúil. Go raibh maith agat le Mario ón Spáinn a sheol seo chugainn.
16.1.2012
Katy's Tune
Katy's Tune is the eigth track on Soisín. It is a delicate tune with lovely inter-playing singing from Colm and Sallay Garnett. It was written for Katy Gilligan for a show called Duet for Eyes, which involved Katy (who has cerbral palsy) using a eye tracking system to trigger musical samples to play music.
An artist, old friend and collaborator of our's, Tom Meskell, works as an art facilitator and in the Sacred Heart Hospital in Castlebar he began working with Tommy O'Boyle who was unable to move his hands much and could only move the pencil or brush he was using from right to left. Over a period of three months, Tom took photos of the progress and here using Katy's Tune as the accompaniment he shares the journey with us.
Seana-chara linn is ea Tom Meskell. Seo toradh na hoibre a rinne sé le duine gur ar éigin gur féidir leis a lámha a bhogadh. Ghlac sé griangrafanna rialta den obair agus chuir an físeán seo le chéile. An-spléacadh a inchinn an ealaítóra atá ann - agus na hathruithe a thagann ar an ealaíon de réir an ama.
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tour dates
Eoin Dillon - Sunday Sessions
We have frequently been asked, by visitors to our shores, where they can find a 'real' Irish session. Throughout the year, Eoin Dillon hosts a wonderful session, in Bowe's pub on Fleet Street, a stone's throw from the Liffey, deep in the heart of Dublin. It is a session rooted firmly in music and song. It starts at around 9pm and is on every sunday evening..
Kíla - June
Sunday - 3rd June - Bank Holiday W/end
*Cyprus Avenue*
Caroline St Cork Doors 9 p.m Tkts - http://entertainment.ticketsolve.com/shows/873481267/events www.cyprusavenue.ie
Saturday - 9th June *Swan Lane Music Venuel* (beside Ardboyne Hotel) Dublin Road Navan Co Meath Doors 9 p.m Onstage 10 p.m Tickets; E2 Music Navan, Ardboyne Hotel Reception & www.swanlane.ie 
