Entertainment
There are many talented local people who can come and entertain you at Westcove for an evening.
Music Music has always been a major part of Irish tradition and local pubs often have live music sessions, especially during the summer, however we can now offer our guests a selection of tailor-made musical evenings at Westcove, ideal for larger groups and special occasions. Weekdays are preferable, and you can either contact them directly or we can book them for you.
There are many other excellent musicians around. Katherine will be happy to discuss these with you.
Nature Living locally, we have John and Kerryann Fitzgerald who run Seaweed Workshops from their base in Caherdaniel: Their love of nature and all things marine has lead them to focus on seaweed which they have been harvesting, eating and experimenting with for many years. Kerryann uses her culinary skills to create delicious dishes from hand harvested local seaweeds. Click here to see what they can offer at Westcove. Contact John on +353 (0) 86 1062110 or email seaweedwalks@gmail.com
Musical Options for Westcove
Listen to — and “sing-along-with” — Pat and friends.
We are lucky to have some exceptionally talented musicians based in the area. Patrick Waters epitomises the extraordinary talent to be found in Kerry. He has performed all over Ireland and America and has composed over 400 original songs.
Pat is a master storyteller and singer. He relates the often sad, but still heartwarming stories behind many Irish ballads before his soft voice soothes with haunting ballads such as ‘Isle of Hope’ or ‘Mountains of Mourne’. Yet his repertoire also encompasses many popular Irish artists from the Dubliners, ‘Rocky Road to Dublin’ and ‘Whiskey in the Jar,’ to Christie Moore’s ‘Ride On.’
Guests often require something more contemporary and Pat is well able to oblige. His ability to entertain with American and British popular songs, from artists such as The Beatles, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Cat Stevens, Adele, Ed Sheeran, Bruce Springsteen, Keith Urban, Eagles, along with hundreds of other artists is an added bonus.
His instruments encompass, guitar, bouzouki and whistle so he can adapt the evening to suit the guest’s choice.
He is happy to let anyone in the audience play or “sing-along” with him. There is also an electronic keyboard in the house which all are welcome to use.
Email: Patmwaters@gmail.com
Price Structure.
For an evening performance with Patrick Waters alone the fee is €160.00
Any additional musicians will incur a further charge of €80.00 per musician.
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email: patmwaters@gmail.com
An Evening with Tradish.
Tradish are a local group consisting of Wally Desmond (flutes, whistles, Irish Pipes, Mandolin and Guitar), Vincent Hyland (Guitar and Vocals) and Aoife Desmond (Fiddle and Vocals). They play all types of music, including Irish Traditional, Irish Ballads, classic Acoustic Rock, American and Irish Folk/Country to Jazz and Blues. Songs include the classic Luke Kelly ‘The Ould Triangle’, Irish Traditional music sets such as ‘Morrissons’, Eurythmics “Here comes the rain” to Bill Withers “Ain’t no Sunshine”. When available they are joined by special guests including singers and instrumentalists. They love nothing more than people joining in. So if you feel like playing or singing the stage is yours… The atmosphere is warm and friendly. Tradish are one of the bands that perform in the local pub, The Blind Piper.
Tradish can be watched here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLLUimPUkr0
Price Structure.
For an evening performance with Tradish the fee is €210.00
Any additional musicians will incur a further charge of €70.00 per musician.
email: aoifeniamh@yahoo.co.uk
Nature
To find out more about John and Kerryann Fitzgerald have a look at their website, www.atlanticirishseaweed.com and click here to see what they can offer at Westcove. Contact John on +353 (0) 86 1062110 or email seaweedwalks@gmail.com