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Claire Roche and Celtic Dreamtime

Celtic Mystery Magic

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Host Recommendations: 1
Member since: 2008-11-30
Home: Ballinafad, Co. Sligo, , IE
Frequently Tours: Western Europe
# of Members: 1 or 2
Sound Equipment: Please Inquire
Main Instrument: Vocals, String Harps and Percussion
Other Instruments: Piano, if available
Genre: Folk, Celtic, Harp, Mythology
Style: Mellow plus ancient myth stories
Content: ambience, comedy, sing-along
Rating: G

Quotes / Recommendations

“concert in the garden with Claire was definitely one of the highlights”

“brings back many fond memories of our great Irish adventure”

“in every respect you both went above and beyond all expectations”

Bio

Claire studied harp and song at Sion Hill, Dublin, same school as Mary O'Hara, and has opened for Chieftains, The Fureys and others.

John has been performing myth stories for 52 years, since 6 years old. 

Regularly tours, USA (6 tours so far), Australia (9 tours) and New Zealand (2 tours). Soon, Japan and Canada.

Celtic Dreamtime Show

Claire performs songs from her CDs, including her latest "Songs From The Harp Room" dedicated to Mrs Ferriter, Claire’s harp and song teacher at Sion Hill school many years ago. You’ll hear Claire’s interpretations of favourites like “The Spinning Wheel”, “Galway Bay” and “Cockles And Mussels” along with mythical and dreamlike songs like “Sitting In A Green Field”, “Dedication” and Irish poetry turned into songs like “To A Child Dancing In The Wind” from a W.B. Yeats poem.

John performs stories of myth and lore, including some he learned during his school years many years ago, through the adventures of Pottering Harry McCrory of Ballycrory and Ogma's Tale of Trees. Tales of Brigid, Lugh, Maeve, Morrigan, Dagda and deeds of the Tuatha De Dannan, and deeds of the Deravids and Culdees as Harry travels with his “timeless machine” with his friends Pat The Fox, Mary The Hare, Poraic The Toad, Caitlin The Cat and other friends.

CDs

– Journey With Claire Roche (original and ancient songs in ambient and soulful soundscapes)
– Dancing In The Wind (poems of W.B Yeats set to music)
– Lilt Of The Banshee (a selection of Irish songs and tunes)
– Songs From The Harp Room (Irish songs Claire was taught on harp at school) 
– An Irish Wedding Ceremony (songs and tunes that serve an Irish wedding)
– Songs Of Love & Loss (original songs of passion)
– Ogma’s Tale Of The Trees (stories, poems and music set to harp of this ancient tale)
– Pottering Harry McCrory (Harry and his animal friends travel through Ireland’s myths)