Tommy Sands - 'Tax The Billionaires'
Tommy Sands performing Tax The Billionaires at Belfast City Hall in solidarity with the 30 November 2011 UK & N Ireland Public Sector strikes which included all the workers affected by the combination of ideological austerity and the economic crisis. Tens of thousands of ordinary working people joined rallies across the UK & N. Ireland. The British Prime Minister called the strike 'a damp squib' -- REALLY?
Tommy Sands USA 2019
October 2019
Wed Oct 9th - Commodore John Barry Arts & Cultural Centre - 6815 Emlen St., Philadelphia, PA, 19119 USA
Thur Oct 10th - The Green Willow Folk Club - 1914 W Park Dr, Wilmington, DE 19803 USA
Sat Oct 12th - Folk Project Acoustic Gateway - Port Murray, NJ07865 USA
Thur Oct 17th - Café Nine 250 State street New Haven, CT 06510 USA
Sat Oct 19th - New Moon Coffee House - 16 Ashand St Haverhill, MA 08130 USA
Sun Oct 20th - The Eighth Step at Proctors - 432 State Street - Schenectady, NY 12305 USA
Thu Oct 24th - The Roots Cellar - 6300 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232 USA
Fri Oct 25th - Chenango Sessions - 557 Chenango St, Binghamton, NY 13901 USA
Sat Oct 26th - Valley Folk Music - 144 Cedar St Corning, NY 14830 USA
Sun Oct 27th - Village Meeting House - 5658 Main St Williamsville, NY USA
November UK 2019
Tommy Sands
Wed 13. Edinburgh Folk Club Ukrainian Community Centre 14 Royal Terrace, Edinburgh EH7 5AB
Tel: 07968 131737 Tickets £10.00 -- 8:00pm
Tommy Sands
Fri 15. Tyneside Irish Centre 43 Gallowgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4SG
Tel: 0191 261 0384 Tickets £10.00 -- 7:00pm
Tommy Sands
Sun 17. Grimsby Folk & Acoustic The Spider's Web, Carr Lane, Grimsby, N.E Lincs, DN32 8LN
Tel 01472 692065 Tickets £10.00 -- 8:00pm
Tommy Sands
Wed 20. Llantrisant Folk Club Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun, Sth Wales CF72 9EH
Tel: 07989 209824 Tickets £8.00 -- 8:00pm
Tommy Sands
Thur 21. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Music Room, Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BP
Tel: 0151 709 3789 Tickets £15.00 -- 8:00pm
Tommy Sands
Sun 24. Walthamstow Folk Club Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 4SA
Tel: 07740 612607 Tickets £8.00 -- 7:30pm
Tommy Sands
Thur 28. Burren Heritage Centre, 15 Bridge Rd, Warrenpoint, Newry, Co Down, N Ireland
December 2019
Tommy Sands with The Sands Family
Thurs 5. Market Place Theatre, Armagh, 9 Market Street, Armagh N. Ireland BT61 7BW
Tel: 028 3752 1821 Tickets £19.50 -- 8:00pm
Tommy Sands with The Sands Family
Fri 20. Ardhowen Theatre, 97 Dublin Rd.,Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, N.Ireland BT74 6HN
Tel: 028 6632 5440 Tickets £19.50 -- 8:0pm
Tommy Sands with The Sands Family
Fri 27. The Canal Court Hotel, Merchants Quay, Newry, Co Down, N. Ireland BT35 8HF
Newry
Cliffs of Moher, Hag's Head, The Burren, County Clare, Ireland, Europe
The Cliffs of Moher are located at the southwestern edge of the Burren region in County Clare, Ireland. They rise 120 metres (390 ft) above the Atlantic Ocean at Hag's Head, and reach their maximum height of 214 metres (702 ft) just north of O'Brien's Tower, eight kilometres to the north. The cliffs receive almost one million visitors a year. O'Brien's Tower is a round stone tower near the midpoint of the cliffs built in 1835 by Sir Cornelius O'Brien to impress female visitors. From the cliffs and from atop the watchtower, visitors can see the Aran Islands in Galway Bay, the Maumturks and Twelve Pins mountain ranges to the north in County Galway, and Loop Head to the south. The cliffs take their name from an old fort called Moher that once stood on Hag's Head, the southernmost point of the cliffs. The writer Thomas Johnson Westropp referred to it in 1905 as Moher Uí Ruis or Moher Uí Ruidhin. The fort still stood in 1780 and is mentioned in an account from John Lloyd's a Short Tour Of Clare (1780). It was demolished in 1808 to provide material for a new telegraph tower. The present tower near the site of the old Moher Uí Ruidhin was built as a lookout tower during the Napoleonic wars. The cliffs consist mainly of beds of Namurian shale and sandstone, with the oldest rocks being found at the bottom of the cliffs. It is possible to see 300 million year-old river channels cutting through, forming unconformities at the base of the cliffs. There are an estimated 30,000 birds living on the cliffs, representing more than 20 species. These include Atlantic Puffins, which live in large colonies at isolated parts of the cliffs and on the small Goat Island. Also present are hawks, gulls, guillemots, shags, ravens and choughs. The cliffs are one of the most popular tourist destinations in Ireland and topped the list of attractions in 2006 by drawing almost one million visitors. Since 2011 they have formed a part of the Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark, one of a family of geotourism destinations throughout Europe which are members of the European Geoparks Network. The site has been developed by Clare County Council to allow visitors to experience the cliffs without the distraction of intrusive man-made amenities. In keeping with this approach, the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience is built into a hillside approaching the cliffs. The centre is also intended to be environmentally sensitive in its use of renewable energy systems including geothermal heating and cooling, solar panels, and grey water recycling. Officially opened in February 2007, having been planned and built over a 17 year period, the €32 million facility features interactive media displays which explore topics such as the origin of the cliffs in local and global geological contexts, and the bird and fish life in the area. A large-screen multimedia display allows visitors to experience a bird's eye view from the cliffs, as well as seeing the inside of underwater caves below them. The official website features pictures and information on tours, school trips and other areas of interest. There is a charge of €6 per adult, and children under 16 are admitted free. This charge includes access to the visitor centre building, entry to the Cliffs Exhibition - Atlantic Edge, parking, and a contribution towards conservation and safety at the cliffs. Discounts for seniors and students are available. The Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience won an award in the Interpret Britain & Ireland Awards 2007 awarded by the Association of Heritage Interpretation. Although the award was specifically for the Atlantic Edge exhibition, the AHI assessed the entire visitor centre and site. The citation stated that the entire visitor centre was one of the best facilities that the judges had ever seen. Ferry trips also allow tourists to view the cliffs from sea level.