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The Kilkee Civic Trust Presents:
Whiskey Bonding by Louise McGuane

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The summer season of weekly events continues this Wednesday, 18th July, with the third KCT Talk at 8pm, at Cultúrlann Sweeney, O’Connell St., Kilkee.



KCT No.3 Louise McGuane

The lost art of Whiskey Bonding, once an integral part of business in rural Ireland, brought back to life for The Modern Age in Cooraclare. This Talk will tell the story and history of Whiskey and Bonding both legal and illegal. Later; Louise McGuane’s personal journey leading to the establishment of Chapel Gate Irish Whiskey Co. on her family farm in Cooraclare.
About the Speaker:
Louise McGuane operated in a senior executive role for a multinational drinks company; her successful career spanning locations such as New York, Paris, London & Singapore. Her industry experience and entrepreneurial spirit decided her to return home and start her own Whiskey Bonding business; courageously re-imagining her family farm’s future in the process.
Venue: Cultúrlann Sweeney, O’Connell St., Kilkee
When: Wednesday 18th July at 8pm
Admission is FREE of charge

A donations box is available, at each KCT Talk, to assist us in defraying essential and necessary expenses
Every good wish,
Joseph McCloskey , Honorary Secretary,
Kilkee Civic Trust
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IRISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA’S DEATH AND THE MAIDEN TOUR BAROQUE AND ROMANTIC MASTERWORKS

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Kilkee Civic Trust Newsletter

A Very Special Date for your Diary!
Our annual Irish Chamber Orchestra concert will be on Thursday 17th May 2018, (at 8pm), at Cultúrlann Sweeney, Kilkee, Co. Clare.
Katherine Hunka and the Irish Chamber Orchestra bring us their DEATH AND THE MAIDEN TOUR – BAROQUE AND ROMANTIC MASTERWORKS.
To whet your appetite; there is a summary of the ICO musical programme below the ticket booking information. Additionally.
Seating is limited; so please book early to avoid disappointment.

To Book Your Tickets:

Cultúrlann Sweeney Box Office, Kilkee, Co. Clare
Online booking at www.culturlannsweeney.ie
E-mail:
Box Office open: Wednesday, Thursday & Friday from 2pm to 5pm
Telephone: (065) 9060769
All Tickets Cost €25

Musical Programme Summary:

Revel with the ICO in the opulence of the baroque court. Vivaldi’s rhythmic vivacity and harmonic clarity inspired Bach. In Vivaldi’s Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in D-major, ICO soloists interact to great effect with the themes moving seamlessly between the instruments. It is exhilarating, with a vitality that will delight audiences. Bach’s Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor or Double Violin Concerto, is one of his most famous and best-loved works performed by Katherine Hunka and Nicola Sweeney.

Schubert’s Death and the Maiden is one of his finest works and a cornerstone of the repertoire. It is an expressive, romantic and dramatic work written in death’s shadow.

ICO’s double bass player Malachy Robinson demonstrates his compositional skills with his cinematic new work Dream of the Green Men, inspired by Purcell’s The Fairy Queen
We look forward to seeing you there!
Every good wish,

Joseph McCloskey