Ger Wolfe in An Spailpin Fanach
September 7th, 2006 Posted in Charity, Ireland, Irish trad music, Live Music, Music, Photography
Ger Wolfe played last night in An Spailpin as part of the Cork Folk Festival. This was my first time hearing him live but I’ve had Heaven Paints Her Holy Mantly Blue in the cd player for the last month or so and Ger played some of these wonderful songs last night. His enchaning lilting and unassuming style which is so apparent on the album comes through all the more when he’s on stage with just a guitar. To be honest, when I listen to songs, I don’t listen to the lyrics too much but Ger had a few words about each song last night and boy does this lad cycle a lot!
The gig was organised by Caitriona from Campus Radio in UCC who is raising funds in advance of her charity trek across the Namibian desert which begins on September 15th. Best of luck with that Caitriona.
We sat down the back as is evident from the picture above! We got in a little late but we still got to hear a couple of tunes from Helen Gubbins & Claire Fitzpatrick on the fiddle and accordion. It was a sign of things to come as their relaxed style set the tone for the night.
See the full line-up for the folk festival here.
6 Responses to “Ger Wolfe in An Spailpin Fanach”
By Barry on Sep 7, 2006
Haven’t heard of Ger before but will make sure to have a listen. Only got into the folk trad scene when I moved to Dundee (a very active live music community there) and I”m currently listening to Session A9 and Paddy Rasta. Well worth a go…
By matty on Sep 7, 2006
I love that pub. My wife can’t provide a translation of the name, though. The closest I can get is The Spotty Falcon but I don’t think that’s right.
By donal on Sep 9, 2006
@Barry: Haven’t heard of Session A9 or Paddy Rasta. I suppose these kinda bands only come into your radar if they’re playing in your local area.
@Matty: Spotty Falcon? I hope you are joking! I’m not too sure what it is but from here: a ‘Spailpin Fanach’ was an itenerant argricultural labourer; a disreputable fellow, a ne’er-do-well.
By mary on Sep 14, 2006
Paddy Rasta were playing in Ireland this summer – a great band live, they are based in Aberdeen but the banjo player and Box player are from ireland.
check out their website
http://www.myspace.com/paddyrasta
Mary
By John Dunne on Oct 11, 2006
Donal, Have you any contact details for Ger Wolfe? His website is down and I would like to talk to him about a possible gig in Portlaoise
Thanks
John
eistmusic@eircom.net
http://www.myspace.com/eistmusic
By donal on Oct 11, 2006
I’m afraid I don’t but you could wander over to the Fred site and ask them. I think one of them designed his site so they might be able to help you out.