The launch of The Dog that heard the Bell took place in The Basement Folk Club in the Glentworth Hotel, Limerick, courtesy of folk writer John O'Regan and proprietor Mark Donnelly.

The launch featured Larry and the band Seachain!, plus some guests from the Castleconnell Folk Club.

The sound system was set up by, and expertly monitored throughout the night by our good friend from the Folk Club and well known songster the intrepid Dick Keane...

Played at the launch, in the running order below, were the following songs/tunes:

FIRST HALF

Seachain!

(Larry de Cléir, Mike Minihan, Dick Ross and Mike McInerney)


Tunes
"Cook in the Kitchen" Suite
Traditional jigs

Song
"Sweet Shannon's Lovely Shore"
de Cléir

Song
"Don't think twice"
Dylan

Song
"On the Labour"
de Cléir

Tune
"Jesse James"
Traditional (USA)

Tune (Slow Air)
"Spanish Point"
Traditional (Clare)

Song
"City of New Orleans"
Goodman

Song
"Ballad of Dan Donnelly"
Traditional (Kildare)

Break

SECOND HALF OF LAUNCH

Larry + Guests from Castleconnell Folk Club

(Larry, Solo)


Song
"All of you"
de Cléir

Song
"Peter Tait"
de Cléir

Song
"4 + 20"
Stills

Song
"I'll be your baby tonight"
Dylan

Larry joined by Ted Brennan, Mike Minihan, and Billy Minihan

Tunes
"The Whistling Bridge" (h/pipe)
de Cléir

Song
"The Black Douglas"
Corey

Tunes
"Seachain an Fíon Larry!" + "The Dog that Heard the Bell"
de Cléir

Songs/Tune
"Sult" + "Ríl an Oileáín"
de Cléir

Song
"So our love will be"
de Cléir

Song
"The Rocks of Old Curraghour"
de Cléir

Encore

Song
"The Siege of Clampbetts Bow"
de Cléir