Mar/100
Kamloops in Western Canada to Limerick
“Bruce (Dunn) and I share an Irish connection in that we have worked together for several years in Ireland as part of the Summer Music on the Shannon Festival in Limerick, Ireland.”
Here’s KamloopsThisWeek.com – a piece by Dale Bass, published 12 March
It’s a testament to the amazing reach and connections SMS has achieved for Limerick.
Jan/102
What’s going to happen in 2010?
The future of SMS? I have no inside information. So please don’t jump to any conclusions?
We (on this blog) did our best to support SMS09. We’ve created a record of sorts – that’ll be there for posterity. We’ve linked people and created a resource for others to use as they see fit.
But what of the future of SMS? Will it continue in 2010? If so, in what form?
There’s no point in pretending we can predict the future. It’s there for us to make. I for one would love to see SMS continue in 2010 – in some form that’s sustainable.
So far it’s been the child, the baby of Bob Creech. Without him there would be no SMS. But Bob can’t go on for ever. There has to be some sort of handover, at some stage. Maybe not 2010, but some time.
The burning question is the transition to a new regime for SMS. Will that happen? If so, how?
My view (and please remember I’m a newcomer to SMS) is that the sooner the better. We need to support Bob Creech as he thinks about the future of SMS. I have no doubt Bob has thought a lot about this issue. But I’m not in touch with his thinking. I hope some of those who are in touch with Bob’s plans will read this and let him know that there are others here too. I would certainly commit to helping SMS into the future.
The question is how can I best help?
Sep/090
Following Carl Davis to see what he’s up to now
Fans of Carl Davis who loved his recent visit to SMS, have a look at this…
Sep/091
Interview with Michael Murphy, director UCH, coming up soon
On Wednesday I drove from Cork to Limerick and interviewed Michael Murphy about Summer Music on the Shannon (SMS). We talked about his experience of SMS for almost an hour.
I think you’ll be interested in his perspective.
All I have to do is finish knocking my notes and recording into shape.
Michael is Director of University Concert Hall. He’s David Collopy’s manager and has a really interesting take on the SMS story.
Watch this space.
Aug/090
Stretching SMS out across the internet is a complex business
What wonder of modern civilization the Internet is.
I think of it like the wheel. And sometimes even like fire…
The arena that is the Internet is a porous affair, a permeable membrane… a space where fault lines cross, rivers converge and ideas splinter in a trillion directions.
SMS is out there now. Goodness knows who’s picking it up and playing with it. There could well be someone in Alaska under the influence, or a Russian child dreaming of how to do the same thing over there.
This blog continues, and will keep on going…
The Facebook Group is well and truly on the march: 62 members from many countries and counties, & 250 photographs, each of which tells a story.
And so far we have only scratched the surface.
Not a single newspaper, radio station or TV programme-maker has picked up the story of how this blog is an interesting innovation. No one’s come to us and said “tell us the story of why you’re doing this… Why blog SMS?”
It’ll be interesting to see who gets that story first.
Aug/090
Lots of action on Facebook Group “Summer Music on the Shannon”
Great photographs from Gene Ramsbottom on our Facebook Group.
In case you’re not familiar with Facebook layout: scroll down to the bottom of the Facebook page and click on photographs.
Aug/090
Limerick Coordination Office feature SMS
Not wanting to miss any of the stuff written about SMS…
Here’s a short one from Limerick Coordination Office publicising the concert on Sunday 16 August.
Aug/090
Opera Tour for SMS : Kilmallock
SMS came, saw & conquered the hearts of Kilmallock on Tuesday evening.
A magnificent final performance of Carl Davis opera “The Mermaid”, in the Friars’ Gate theatre.
How much of Kilmallock did the cast see?
Very little. They were completely focussed on the performance.
So Paul O’Mahony went on walkabout to record some shot of Kilmallock. You can see his photographs here. (The set will take a while to complete.) On the blogroll of this blog there is a link to his photographs on Flickr.
Aug/090
Carl Davis has moved on to other great things
Carl Davis, composer of “The Mermaid” opera for children, recently performed in Limerick, Kilrush & Kilmallock…
He’s written for Birmingham City Ballet. You can read about it here…
Performance in September.
I’m sure he’ll tell people about his SMS experience.