Sunday Sessions – April 2016 Line Up
Sunday, 3 April from 5pm
FaBaRu
Tunes from Sweden, Brazil, France, Venezuela, Ireland, and more. Waltzes, gypsy jazz classics, and a couple of original tunes. Ruti, Barry and Fabienne are FaBaRu – Trio du Monde.
Sunday, 10 April from 5pm
Jonathan Coughlan & The Good Folks with the Paupers
Heavily inspired by American southern-rock singer songwriter Jonathan Coughlan has an authentic style with a pleasant country feel. Honest originals are mixed with characteristic though unfamiliar covers with his band The Good Folks. They are joined by The Paupers; the hottest, highest energy you’ve experienced since the last time you turned a hair dryer up full and held it up to your face.
Sunday, 17 April from 5pm
Velvetones
The Velvetones perform acoustic versions of some of the most popular songs of the last five decades, with tight harmonies and a full sound. You gotta hear them!
Sunday, 24 April from 5pm
Davino
Trio playing a mixed bag of world music including tangos,french cafe style tunes, bluegrass and roots.
Featuring Two Time Polka leadman Ray Barron on mandolin, Tony Corbett on piano accordion and on vocal and rhythm guitar Eileen Healy, founder member of The Polskadots.
Views of Crosshaven – an exhibition by John Jermyn
Acclaimed artist John Jermyn will exhibit a selection of new oil paintings alongside selected work from Tadhg O’Scanaill, Eddie Fitzgibbon and Peter Mahony in Cronin’s Pub and the Mad Fish Restaurant, Crosshaven from November 18th.
John Jermyn’s work will include a series of paintings “Views of Crosshaven”, portraying the essence of the village in its varying aspects. From his home at the edge of the cliff in Fennell’s Bay, the artist has nurtured a fascination with the landscape – the power, atmosphere, and mood that the seas, waterways and coastlines inspirit and generate. These paintings explore different aspects in contrasting settings varying from tranquil shorelines or a still canal to raging high seas, initially allowing a glimpse of its subject but then encouraging the viewer into something else, something bigger.
’Jermyn’s use of brilliant orange into red, which is common through many of his paintings, provides a strange twist. This use of colour could be described as supernatural but it curiously pulls the observer closer in to the painting and then beyond’ (Irish Times).
Earlier this year, John was selected to take part in Sky Arts Landscape Artist Of The Year 2015, as a wild card entrant, on location at Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire. The programme was recently televised on Sky Arts Channel.
John Jermyn is also an art tutor offering one to one and group painting sessions.
Tadhg O’Scanaill has been painting land and seascapes in the lower harbour area for many years with particular focus on the Cork and Kerry coasts. He works in both watercolours and oils and enjoys the challenge of catching the atmosphere and energy of the marine environment. During 2015, he has been drawn by the Wild Atlantic Way publicity to explore previously unseen stretches of the west coastal counties from Donegal to Cork. He is currently working on the development of a Wild Atlantic Way Collection.
Peter Mahony is a student of John Jermyn and is now a progressive painter with an individual style. He paints in the medium of oils. Also, in addition to his keen interest in painting, Peter is a published poet and has recently completed a MA in American Film & Literature and BA in English and Philosophy from UCC.
Eddie Fitzgibbon is a photographer concentrating on coastal landscapes and has photographed many areas along the south coast from Kerry to Waterford and his native Cork, with the occasional foray inland. With a passion for the outdoors, he rarely ventures without a camera and this has allowed him to capture many unplanned images which add to his stunning collection. Find out more on www.seascapesofireland.com
The exhibition will open on Wednesday 18th November at 8pm in Cronin’s Pub and the Mad Fish Restaurant and continue until Christmas. Alongside original artworks a number of prints will be for sale. The exhibition is open daily.
Cronin’s Pub host regular art exhibitions and other cultural community based events, including the monthly Crosshaven Film Club and bi-weekly Knit and Natter group who meet every other Wednesday. Throughout the month of December there will be live music each Sunday from 4-6pm with performances from Velvet (Dec 6), Niall Marron Jazz Trio (Dec 13), Danica Holland Trio (Dec 20) and Fiona Kennedy (Dec 27). Cronin’s are widely known for their seafood lunch and dinner offerings and have recently been included in the Michelin Guide to Eating Out in Pubs 2016. Find out more on www.croninspub.com
Myrtleville, Fennell’s Bay and Crosshaven, brought to life in exhibition of mixed media paintings by Louisa Schewe
Join us for the opening of Louisa Schewe‘s exhibition of paintings and mixed media works in Cronin’s Pub, Crosshaven, on Wednesday, 12 July 2015 at 8pm.
The artist’s work is a combination of oil painting and photography, inspired by her local surroundings of Myrtleville, Fennell’s Bay and Crosshaven. Many of the pieces are large scale, up to 1.5 metres in size and capture abstract representations merged with realistic textures and details of the coastal landscape.
“My process of making artwork involves various stages. First inspiration is sourced from the local natural environment by observation and the documentation of the surroundings with photography. Second, collages are prepared of the photographs that develop into abstract representations of the landscape. Lastly, the painting process commences whereby the collages and personal experiences are referred to as sources of information. The completed paintings often fuse realistic and abstract styles to depict landscapes in a vivid sense.“
The exhibition will run until Sunday, August 9th in Cronin’s Pub, Crosshaven. The space is open daily to the public. As well as artists’ exhibitions, the busy seaside pub hosts music and outdoor BBQs each Sunday throughout the summer and an exciting seafood focused menu for both lunch and dinner throughout the week.
An exhibition of Cork crafters Carmel Smyth, Roser Perez Barrett, Claire Greene, Veronica Kelleher and Mandy Dale will follow on August 12, and will form part of Cork Craft Month programme.
