NEW BARD CD, UPLIFT THE SPIRIT

The eagerly awaited new Bard of Armagh double CD ‘Uplift the Spirit, A Cocktail of Humorous Juices’ has just been launched.  This exciting collection of odes, recorded live at the Bard finals, features the winning poems from the recent past and popular classics from over the years.  It includes Henry McGrath’s 2011 winner, ‘The Priest’, Jimmy Rafferty’s 2010 winner ‘Her Majesty’s Pleasure’ and Liam McNally’s epic winner from 2008, ‘Hand Me Down My Y Fronts’.

Included too from 1999 is Patsy O Hagan with ‘The New Generation’ and ‘If I had To Do The Whole Thing Again’ from recent 'Hall of Fame' recipient Pat McGeeney.

Female bards feature too and  best females for the past two years, Colleen Downham with ‘Lady GAA GAA’ and Joan Rooney with ‘Willie Wright’ are sure to be hugely popular.  Captured too from 1996 from the finals in Carnagh House, is Marie McCartan and ‘Killing Rats’

The 16 track double CD with an assortment of comical themes is the essential cocktail for all who want to escape from the serious things in life and engage in bout of rapturous laughter.   It is available in local shops from the last week in November or through the website www.bardofarmagh.com.  It can be ordered online by emailing johnmakem@yahoo.com

Full list of poems as follows:

Featuring 2011 winner

Henry McGrath – The Priest

And many hugely popular classics

Jimmy Rafferty – Her Majesty’s Pleasure

Liam McNally – Hand Me Down My Y Fronts

Pat McGeeney – If I Had To Do The Whole Thing Again

Marie McCartan – Killing Rats

Patsy O Hagan – The New Generation

Colleen Downham – Lady GAA GAA

Colette Corrigan – Fairytale in D’Noose

John McDonagh – Dan Winter’s Boutique

Tom Makem – The Fish is Anywhere

Donal McKenna – Cock a Doodle Do

Briege Murphy – You’re Mistaken

Tommy Murray – On being Politically Correct

Finbar Magee – Sarah Sturgeon, The Veterinary Surgeon

Joan Rooney – Willie Wright

Seamus McQuaid – The Life and Times of a Golf Ball