Night of Poetry, Music and Song!

Poetry, Music and Song!

Ciara and Margaret Geraghty

The Durkan family get together at Jack Quinn's of Scurlogstown last night was led off by the beautiful singing of Ciara and Margaret Geraghty who were followed by a number of others whose repertoire, if that's the  right word, included more than a few ballads and recitations I hadn't heard before. So have to chases them up. James Linnane was also there with his recently published book "The Potless Generation" and I believe a launch date for this is planned in the near future. Details of the book on "Bookchat Corner". Link to the right. Also in the crowd a member or two of the different writers' groups in the town. Margaret Geraghty's singing of "The Boys of Barr na Sráide" was followed soon after by a man reciting another of Sigerson Clifford's poems or at least I think it was one of his and there was a fine Ewan McColl ballad I've only heard once or twice. So off to youtube!