Come back to Crossakiel
on Saturday & Sunday
3 & 4 May 2008
for parades, speeches & songs
a mini-festival
in commemoration of
Jim Connell
the man who wrote
click here
For more about the
life of Jim Connell
and the
history of the song,
click here
For more about the monument in Crossakiel
and how it came to be,
click here
For the song itself,
lyrics, click here
and sound files,
click here
For photos of Crossakiel in 2002 and video of Billy Bragg
singing
on the day, click here
Sat 3 May 2008 in McCabe's Bar, Crossakiel
Sun 4 May 2008 in the village of Crossakiel
2:30: samba band
3pm: parade of trade unions and bands to the Jim Connell monument
and singing of The Red Flag by Jimmy Kelly
5pm on: music including Patricia, Hamsandwich, SayLaV
also for kids: face painting and play time in yard at rear of McCabe's
sponsored by the trade union movement in Ireland and Britain and by local businesses
For more information, contact Jim
O'Brien at
046-9022339
or Cllr Tommy Grimes at 087-9806688
or e-mail to crossakiel@gmail.com
or jimbo337@hotmail.com
Website by Dr
Helena Sheehan
E-mail: helena.sheehan@dcu.ie
For the index to whole website on SONGS OF IRISH LABOUR,
click here
For information about Bread and Roses Productions,
click here
For news of the CD, Songs of Irish Labour, which includes
several
versions of The Red Flag,
click here
For information about how to buy the CD,
click here
For links to related websites,
click here