{"id":4046,"date":"2024-10-08T15:13:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T14:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/?post_type=events&#038;p=4046"},"modified":"2024-10-09T16:12:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T15:12:22","slug":"18-ballads-from-james-joyces-ulysses-by-val-odonnell","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/events\/18-ballads-from-james-joyces-ulysses-by-val-odonnell\/","title":{"rendered":"18 Ballads from Ulysses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Book Launch\/Performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8 October 2024 at 7pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"548\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4047\" style=\"width:347px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image.png 548w, https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-209x300.png 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Join us at the James Joyce Centre on <strong>Tuesday, 8 October 2024 at 7pm<\/strong> for the book launch of&nbsp;<em><strong>18 Ballads from James Joyce&#8217;s&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><strong>Ulysses<\/strong>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<strong>Val O\u2019Donnell<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This collection of new ballads, based on characters featured in James Joyce\u2019s masterpiece&nbsp;<em>Ulysses<\/em>, has just been published. The collection consists of <strong>eighteen ballads<\/strong> written by Val O\u2019Donnell and set to airs of music which are referred to in&nbsp;<em>Ulysses&nbsp;<\/em>or in other works of James Joyce. The collection includes short quotes from&nbsp;<em>Ulysses<\/em>, a note on the music and suggestions for accessing the original sheet music and performances of the airs chosen for the ballads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professor Zack Bowen<\/strong> examined approximately seven hundred separate musical allusions in Joyce\u2019s <em>Ulysses <\/em>(<em>Musical Allusions in the Works of James Joyce<\/em>). But there are very few songs actually performed in the novel. Only one of the episodes \u2013 episode eleven set in the saloon bar of the Ormond Hotel \u2013 is the setting for an informal afternoon concert. Even then we only hear snatches of the music being sung. <strong>Val O\u2019Donnell <\/strong>thought it would be a welcome idea to give a musical voice to some of the characters that feature in James Joyce\u2019s most famous work and to set their ballads to music associated with James Joyce and his works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The event will start at 7pm,&nbsp;<\/strong>with a short drinks reception followed by an entertainment provided by three special guests, who will perform a selection from the ballads in the collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The address at the launch will be given by Dublin-born poet and writer,&nbsp;<strong>Brian Lynch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The event will conclude by 9 pm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Admission is free but booking is essential.<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ie\/e\/18-ballads-from-james-joyces-ulysses-by-val-odonnell-tickets-1022499091307?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">To book tickets, click here.<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Copies of&nbsp;<em><strong>18 Ballads from James Joyce\u2019s <\/strong><\/em><strong>Ulysses<\/strong>&nbsp;will be on sale at the event for \u20ac10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Val O&#8217;Donnell<\/strong> has a connection with the theatre for over 50 years as an actor, director and adaptor of Irish literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2011, Val established The JoyceStagers theatre company to perform his adaptations from the works of James Joyce. The JoyceStagers have performed &#8220;The Funeral of Paddy Dignam,&#8221; adapted by Val from the 6th episode of Ulysses, annually on Bloomsday at Glasnevin Cemetary. They have also performed his adaptations from Episodes 8, 12, and 16 at various locations in Dublin around Bloomsday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Val has a lifelong interest in music and plays piano. Email him at <strong><a href=\"mailto:donnellvalo@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">donnellvalo@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The James Joyce Centre is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4067,"parent":0,"template":"","event_cats":[18,13],"class_list":["post-4046","events","type-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event_categories-book-launch","event_categories-performance"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>18 Ballads from Ulysses - James Joyce Centre, Dublin, Ireland<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"18 Ballads from Ulysses - James Joyce Centre, Dublin, Ireland\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Book Launch\/Performance 8 October 2024 at 7pm Join us at the James Joyce Centre on Tuesday, 8 October 2024 at 7pm for the book launch of&nbsp;18 Ballads from James Joyce&#8217;s&nbsp;Ulysses&nbsp;by&nbsp;Val O\u2019Donnell. 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