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 |