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2023!
Back with a Bang!
With the holidays all behind us, it is on the road for some Absurdist Pipe Band shows.
First up.
Dalbeattie Civic Daze.
Down near the borders in Scotland, the community gather all their hive minds together to celebrate an identity of fun and creativity. And, as old friends of the community, The Absurdist Pipe Band gladly accepted the invited booking.
Our second show took place at
Lochgelly's Gala day.
Up in the kingdom of Fife, we paraded and performed for the hundreds that came out to support the event.
Craic was had by all, we made some new friends and now, with some tired but contented clown feet, we all make our separate ways back home.
First up.
Dalbeattie Civic Daze.
Down near the borders in Scotland, the community gather all their hive minds together to celebrate an identity of fun and creativity. And, as old friends of the community, The Absurdist Pipe Band gladly accepted the invited booking.
Our second show took place at
Lochgelly's Gala day.
Up in the kingdom of Fife, we paraded and performed for the hundreds that came out to support the event.
Craic was had by all, we made some new friends and now, with some tired but contented clown feet, we all make our separate ways back home.
Dundalk Pride 2023
Dundalk folk not letting the rain spoil their Pride day with a little help from
SofaSamba!
SofaSamba!
Workshopping in the heart of the capital!
MucknoMania 2023!
The children just kept turning up at this years MucknoMania...seemed wrong to so no,
so,
Lets do it.
so,
Lets do it.
Back in the Groove.
The Gathering.
Loud in Louth
dis-ABILITY LOUTH have engaged the drums of KadaKaBoomArts.com for March to travel all over Ireland's wee county in, what betweens us we've called the "Loud in Louth" project.
The pic below is from just one of the sessions we had either side of St. Patrick's day in the more than fabulous St. Ita's Special School, Drogheda.
The pic below is from just one of the sessions we had either side of St. Patrick's day in the more than fabulous St. Ita's Special School, Drogheda.
It's a Bank Holiday a month for the first 6 months of the year nowadays.
St. Brigid rules the roost for February but the focus for KadaKaBoomArts.com is on the next one. St. Patrick's day...or weekend encompasses the beautiful towns of Drogheda and Kilkenny as The Absurdist Pipe Band arrives in both towns over the weekend.
More to come...
More to come...
And we are off!
Lots and lost of doing, seeing, planning and being, here in KadaKaBoomArts.com land.
St. Patrick & St. Brigid
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With St. Brigid's day becoming a new Irish bank holiday this year, plans for St. Patrick's day need to get into motion a little sooner. And, The Droichead Arts Center, snuggling comfortably at the heart of the Arts community in Drogheda have set things in motion already.
Artists have gathered, pencils have scribbled on pages and schools and community groups have been contacted. Plans are afoot for an extra special entry in this years Drogheda St. Patrick's Day parade. One may have her Cloak… but the other one knows how to have the craic. Keep you posted. |
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Sacred Heart of Drogheda?
How brilliant it is to start the year off with a four-week serious of sessions in the very home of KadaKaBoomArts.com… Drogheda!
The host is the Sacred Heart secondary school’s 4 transition years classes. And you couldn’t ask for more positive energy than the vibe this group of teenagers supply you with. Manners, politeness, smiles and engagement, sure what more could you want. There was even a cup of tea and biscuits laid on the very first morning! (Thank you)
Click the pic and it should bring you to their Instagram page where spans and a snippet of a video of their mornings work can be seen.
The host is the Sacred Heart secondary school’s 4 transition years classes. And you couldn’t ask for more positive energy than the vibe this group of teenagers supply you with. Manners, politeness, smiles and engagement, sure what more could you want. There was even a cup of tea and biscuits laid on the very first morning! (Thank you)
Click the pic and it should bring you to their Instagram page where spans and a snippet of a video of their mornings work can be seen.
KadaKaBoomArts.com
made the
Ardgillan Community News
A wonderful return to Ardgillian Community college this month for a couple of days drumming with all of their Transition year classes.
Video snippets can be found on their Instagram news page.
Just click the image below for the link.
Video snippets can be found on their Instagram news page.
Just click the image below for the link.
KadaKaBoomArts
Christmas
Christmas concerts, Street Performances and some Ho Ho Ho entertainment has KadaKaBoomArts.com’s December, just about summed up!
In Dublin
The Swan center, amongst many other schools and community groups, had visits from the Big Man in Red courtesy of KadaKaBoomArts.com
In Scotland
The Absurdist Pipe Band were in cities, towns and villages big and small launching and celebrating their Christmas festivities!
In Kilkenny
Castlecomer City Center grooved to Rhythm Riots Christmas show.
In Waterford
The Mad Hatters launched the cities Christmas festivities.
Spooks Parade 2022
More Mad Hatters!
The Mad Hatters
Christmas Craic
Full of noise, fun, colour and Christmas Craic!
Meandering through parades, streets and watching crowds, engaging the imagnation with their 3 foot tall, light up hats and carnival percussion.
Continuing to bring great excitement and loads of fun for hearts, young and old.
The Absurdist Pipe Band's
Blotto and Schloppi Show!
The Absurdist Pipe Band's
"Blotto and Schloppi Show"
The two piece show, encapsulates the ridiculousness of the Absurdists with their seasonally tasteful tunes, but nonsense carrying on. Honking, squeaking and following of folk in and around the streets, shops (kitchens) and more whilst serenading all to the live backing sounds of the big bass drum and banjolele to the tunes of Rudolph, Santa's coming to town, jingle Bells and more.
Things heating up??
Well actually No.
Cooling down, but in a busy way!
As the remains of the bonfires smoke themselves out, we hit the month of November.
The leaves are truly falling now and the temperatures have finally officially dropped to below 10 degrees.
The drums of KadaKaBoomArts.com are about to set some kilometers under themselves with trips Galway’s Bish secondary school, Wexford’s Loretto secondary school as well returns to Balbriggan’s Educate together secondary school and (one of my favorites) St. Patrick's junior and senior primary schools in Corduff.
There is a session in there planned exclusive for teachers too and we join up forces with Tusla at the end of the month.
AND, the
Back in The Groove 2
“The Gathering”
is to happen all through this month.
As a reminder of what Back in the Groove project is all about…here is what we did last year…
The leaves are truly falling now and the temperatures have finally officially dropped to below 10 degrees.
The drums of KadaKaBoomArts.com are about to set some kilometers under themselves with trips Galway’s Bish secondary school, Wexford’s Loretto secondary school as well returns to Balbriggan’s Educate together secondary school and (one of my favorites) St. Patrick's junior and senior primary schools in Corduff.
There is a session in there planned exclusive for teachers too and we join up forces with Tusla at the end of the month.
AND, the
Back in The Groove 2
“The Gathering”
is to happen all through this month.
As a reminder of what Back in the Groove project is all about…here is what we did last year…
Spooks Media Coverage
I'd like to pass on a great big thank you to all the local media who brought such a positive vibe to the town of Drogheda in their coverage of The Spooks Parade 2022.
Drogheda Independent for their fabulous write up and images of the performance and performers.
DroghedaLife.com for helping me get the word out beforehand of the where's and when's in their wonderfully fun and energetic way.
And the DroghedaLeader.ie for not just their post parade coverage but also their on the spot live newsfeed coverage of the parade as it happened.
(still getting hits..Check out https://fb.watch/gzkPhsz9X0/)
I think ye are all a bit brilliant!
Drogheda Independent for their fabulous write up and images of the performance and performers.
DroghedaLife.com for helping me get the word out beforehand of the where's and when's in their wonderfully fun and energetic way.
And the DroghedaLeader.ie for not just their post parade coverage but also their on the spot live newsfeed coverage of the parade as it happened.
(still getting hits..Check out https://fb.watch/gzkPhsz9X0/)
I think ye are all a bit brilliant!
Spooks Parade
2022
"Dance or be Doomed"
“Dance or be Doomed” at this year’s Spooks Parade, set to take place in Drogheda this Friday 28th at 4pm.
Travelling from one end of the ancient town to the other, it starts at Barlow House and completes its goulash journey at St. Laurence’s Gate.
A pageant just full to the brim of creative folk from in and around the surrounds of Drogheda. All thanks to KadaKaBoomArts.com and the Droichead Arts Centre’s “Leanbh Children Festival”.
These include Kid Kast/Kid Kast Productions, Abbey Dance Studio’s Tracy Martin, St Brigid’s/St Patricks school and Presentation Ballymakenny school. The Brian Murphy Brass Quintet, The Samba Mammas and the Kada Ka Boom Crew.
Leading them off will be Kid Kast and thrie choreographed four piece, seven-foot tall, “The Skeleton Crew” show, with their big boggled eyes wickedly dancing their way throughout the streets.
The Abbey Dance studios Tracy Martin re-engages her role as chief choreographer for the parade, working this year with two schools. St. Brigid’s / St Patricks in Bóthar Brugha and the Presentation school in Ballymakenny.
“It has been just a great opportunity to engage with these young folk. Their enthusiasm is infectious. Full of energy and all are eager to show off their talents on Friday.”
Joining them will be the especially devised Brian Murphy Brass Quintet. A crew made up of a host of local musicians, they will be musically traversing there way from the solemn tones of Chopin’s downtrodden Funeral March, to the uplifting, spirits rousing, “Oh when the Saints come marching in”. Percussion will be provided by some of the towns finest musicians which this year include The Samba Mammas and the Kada Ka Boom Crew
One of the hopes of Kieran Gallagher, the artistic Director and original creator of the Spooks Parade, is that lots of folk will bring their children down not only to watch and enjoy the event but also to participate in the parade too.
“I’ve always loved seeing the children watching, all dressed up, in all sorts of costumes. This year we’d love if they joined us in the parade.
Just register at admin@droichead.com
and you’ll be invited to march along with us.”
Kieran concluded by saying “I love the way his years Leanbh Children’s festival has had a focus of engaging children in their own environments, bringing the arts into so many of the children’s actual schools. The Spooks Parade just runs perfectly with the same theme as we bring our fancy dress Halloween parade into the middle of the children’s own town center.
Making the best positive memories for the future.
Travelling from one end of the ancient town to the other, it starts at Barlow House and completes its goulash journey at St. Laurence’s Gate.
A pageant just full to the brim of creative folk from in and around the surrounds of Drogheda. All thanks to KadaKaBoomArts.com and the Droichead Arts Centre’s “Leanbh Children Festival”.
These include Kid Kast/Kid Kast Productions, Abbey Dance Studio’s Tracy Martin, St Brigid’s/St Patricks school and Presentation Ballymakenny school. The Brian Murphy Brass Quintet, The Samba Mammas and the Kada Ka Boom Crew.
Leading them off will be Kid Kast and thrie choreographed four piece, seven-foot tall, “The Skeleton Crew” show, with their big boggled eyes wickedly dancing their way throughout the streets.
The Abbey Dance studios Tracy Martin re-engages her role as chief choreographer for the parade, working this year with two schools. St. Brigid’s / St Patricks in Bóthar Brugha and the Presentation school in Ballymakenny.
“It has been just a great opportunity to engage with these young folk. Their enthusiasm is infectious. Full of energy and all are eager to show off their talents on Friday.”
Joining them will be the especially devised Brian Murphy Brass Quintet. A crew made up of a host of local musicians, they will be musically traversing there way from the solemn tones of Chopin’s downtrodden Funeral March, to the uplifting, spirits rousing, “Oh when the Saints come marching in”. Percussion will be provided by some of the towns finest musicians which this year include The Samba Mammas and the Kada Ka Boom Crew
One of the hopes of Kieran Gallagher, the artistic Director and original creator of the Spooks Parade, is that lots of folk will bring their children down not only to watch and enjoy the event but also to participate in the parade too.
“I’ve always loved seeing the children watching, all dressed up, in all sorts of costumes. This year we’d love if they joined us in the parade.
Just register at admin@droichead.com
and you’ll be invited to march along with us.”
Kieran concluded by saying “I love the way his years Leanbh Children’s festival has had a focus of engaging children in their own environments, bringing the arts into so many of the children’s actual schools. The Spooks Parade just runs perfectly with the same theme as we bring our fancy dress Halloween parade into the middle of the children’s own town center.
Making the best positive memories for the future.
The Spooks Parade 2022.
"Dance or be Doomed"
It all begins with the oversized headed skulls of “The Skeleton Crew” leading a grim bunch of ghoulish hooded characters in a Chopin style funeral march out onto the ancient streets of Drogheda. Grimly and desperately sad, they drag their doomed souls all across the town…dining on any ounce of goodness that can be found.
As bleak a way as it can ever get.
But, just when all hope is looking lost…Suddenly the loud shrill of a trumpet can be heard
Like an awakening call from the heavens above, the gathered crowd of moaning mourners all erupt into a full-on, New Orleans style carnival celebration. The party atmosphere takes over as heads, arms and umbrellas are all raised skyward in a dance-tastic celebration of life. Cheers and shouts of “Oh When the Saints…” can be heard. All accompanied by the tuneful tones of trumpets, trombones, and big old bass drums. Cymbals are smashed and the sky is a flood of purple and orange dancing umbrellas. All held in the youthful, energetic and choreographed hands of Drogheda’s future visionaries.
As bleak a way as it can ever get.
But, just when all hope is looking lost…Suddenly the loud shrill of a trumpet can be heard
Like an awakening call from the heavens above, the gathered crowd of moaning mourners all erupt into a full-on, New Orleans style carnival celebration. The party atmosphere takes over as heads, arms and umbrellas are all raised skyward in a dance-tastic celebration of life. Cheers and shouts of “Oh When the Saints…” can be heard. All accompanied by the tuneful tones of trumpets, trombones, and big old bass drums. Cymbals are smashed and the sky is a flood of purple and orange dancing umbrellas. All held in the youthful, energetic and choreographed hands of Drogheda’s future visionaries.
How to get involved?
Your little spook can be part of The Spooks Parade by simply registering at
admin@droichead.com
And coming down to West street, all dressed up in their own fancy dress costume.
When indicated by our official, step in behind our dancers and in front of the Samba Mamma's.
It all finishes not too far away, just up at Laurence's Gate. Where we will have one final chorus of music and then send all monsters, witches, skeletons, super heroes, princesses and all of the rest...
home!
Parents/Guardians are welcome stay/hold the hand with their child within in the parade.
Your little spook can be part of The Spooks Parade by simply registering at
admin@droichead.com
And coming down to West street, all dressed up in their own fancy dress costume.
When indicated by our official, step in behind our dancers and in front of the Samba Mamma's.
It all finishes not too far away, just up at Laurence's Gate. Where we will have one final chorus of music and then send all monsters, witches, skeletons, super heroes, princesses and all of the rest...
home!
Parents/Guardians are welcome stay/hold the hand with their child within in the parade.
Friday
28th October 2022, Barlow House, Narrow West street Drogheda
To
Laurence's Gate
4pm
It's all festivals and Entertainment
For
August.
In these shoes? I don't think so.
Irish Bank Holiday Tour 2022
29th July - Waterford Spraoi
Walkabout performance starting at John Roberts Square at 3.30pm, 4.30pm & 5.30pm.
https://spraoi.com/
30th July - Birr Vintage & Arts Festival.
Festival Market, Arts Hub @ The Old Courthouse Yard and all over town for the afternoon.
31st July - Birr Vintage & Arts Festival.
3pm Vintage Sunday Parade.
https://www.birrvintageweek.com/home
1st August - Kilmihil Festival of Fun.
Festival Parade 1pm and onwards from there!
https://m.facebook.com/KilmihilFOF/
Irish Bank Holiday Tour 2022
29th July - Waterford Spraoi
Walkabout performance starting at John Roberts Square at 3.30pm, 4.30pm & 5.30pm.
https://spraoi.com/
30th July - Birr Vintage & Arts Festival.
Festival Market, Arts Hub @ The Old Courthouse Yard and all over town for the afternoon.
31st July - Birr Vintage & Arts Festival.
3pm Vintage Sunday Parade.
https://www.birrvintageweek.com/home
1st August - Kilmihil Festival of Fun.
Festival Parade 1pm and onwards from there!
https://m.facebook.com/KilmihilFOF/
Ah here...hould on, I'm not there yet...
Qualified ‘n’ all now!
I officially received my qualifications from Corduff JNS first class to say what a “Great Job” and what “Excellent Ukulele Playing” I have done over the last year.
And I know it is official because it was signed….by everyone.
And I know it is official because it was signed….by everyone.
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Absurdity comes to Drogheda!
The Absurdist Pipe Band spent a ridiculously pleasant afternoon in Drogheda, enjoying all the culture and craic the town has to offer.
It was all part of Drogheda’s Saturday afternoon street entertainment to add to the vibe that is always buzzing around these parts..
Big thanks to “Drogheda Loves Bids”
It was all part of Drogheda’s Saturday afternoon street entertainment to add to the vibe that is always buzzing around these parts..
Big thanks to “Drogheda Loves Bids”
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Balmoral Bound
Funky Pirates!
Arrghh!
The Funky Pirates made their rough way to The Northern Ireland 2022 Balmoral Show.
And its never been beyond these guys to do the odd Cha Cha Cha…
And its never been beyond these guys to do the odd Cha Cha Cha…
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Drogheda Urban Art Trail
To celebrate the launch of "Drawda. Drogheda's Urban Art Trail" a special launch took place in the Old Abbey, Drogheda. Drums, food, music and creativity were order for the day.
With six Murals depicting Irelands mythical legends and God's placed all over the town, it seemed very appropriate that all the groove linked directly into the stories. Dagda, Salmon of Knowledge and Boann, to name a few. Excellent work from Drogheda Bids and the Droichead Arts Centre.
With six Murals depicting Irelands mythical legends and God's placed all over the town, it seemed very appropriate that all the groove linked directly into the stories. Dagda, Salmon of Knowledge and Boann, to name a few. Excellent work from Drogheda Bids and the Droichead Arts Centre.
The Cheek!
How dare this piping IMPOSTER
try to get in on our act as The Absurdist Pipe Band at Daniel and Michelle’s
Easter Saturday wedding in Ardgowan House, Scotland.
Sure, he didn’t even try to dress up!
try to get in on our act as The Absurdist Pipe Band at Daniel and Michelle’s
Easter Saturday wedding in Ardgowan House, Scotland.
Sure, he didn’t even try to dress up!
Ballymoney Spring Fare 2022 playing host to The Mad Hatters!
It's our first return to the festival scene and what a beautiful day it turned out to be. Our colourful sights and sounds were greeted with the best of smiles from folk of all ages.
The "Toon" (as folk up here call it) you played a blinder. Thank you.
It's our first return to the festival scene and what a beautiful day it turned out to be. Our colourful sights and sounds were greeted with the best of smiles from folk of all ages.
The "Toon" (as folk up here call it) you played a blinder. Thank you.
“On line we go”
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Hi Folks and welcome to the worlds of Kieran Gallagher and Kada Ka Boom Arts.
Here you will be able to find out about all the different elements that go into making
Kada Ka Boom Arts including the
Samba drumming and Percussion workshops
Zoom Body Percussion Workshops
Costume Creation Workshops,
&
The Mad Hatters
The Absurdist Pipe Band
The Funky Pirates
The Skeleton Crew
+
More Seasonal performances.
Also find out about the
Musician and Entertainer,
Kieran Gallagher
and the many different antics that he gets up to that don’t quite fit into the usual categories.
