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Each gamelan orchestra is individually built and no two are tuned exactly alike.
This gives each gamelan its own distinct character or timbre. Each new gamelan is given a name of recognition on its birthday and premier performance.
The one in University of Limerick, which was made in Indonesia forged traditionally in brass, was fittingly named 'fragrant flower'.
Every Moment is Divine
I thought the song was a work of art she sang, only to find out later she wrote it too. Apart from the song being lovely I thought the structure perfect, its poetry inspiring and rhythm intriguing when fixed with the gamelan. So true Turner - every moment is divine. Her voice had a lovely 'folkysy' timbre to it.
The dulcet tones of Iarla O' Lionard were in super form for the evening. He chose a poem in Irish from the time of old Irish and it was magnificent. This dovetailed into an article that I was reading earlier in the week about the tradition of 'ollamh' in Ireland before the colonialists took 40,000 Irish off to Jamaica as slaves and dispersed everyone else across the globe. The 'Ollamh' was a healing medical tradition of Ireland connected to medical schools even ones in Persia at the time.
No wonder we like reggae music and cannabis in Ireland.
Something we are still healing from with deportation, exportation, exile self exile being major ways families cope.
The song, as Sean Nos, just reverberated across the theatre in only a way Sean Nos can do and whose singers take as normal when it is, in fact, magical. One of the reasons the singing tradition goes well with the gamelan.
I was not a huge fan of the wedding piece but was of everything else. There was one soft musical piece that reminded me of some of Brian Eno's work.
At one point I could absolutely see this all being performed in Indonesia, Bali, and a number of European theatres. Or for some movie company to commission the orchestra to write a number of musical pieces to be the musical accompaniment for a movie highlighting the effects of climate change and its imminent dangers. With scenes from a changing Mother Earth on screen above the orchestra.
The evening created a lot of nostalgia in me for Bali where I spent time twice.
Their shamans are quite powerful and they have a lovely beautiful spiritual practice of Hinduism. However its special and colourful.
There is something more to it, something regal in comparison to the Hinduism practiced in India.
The World Belongs to Lovers
So with the haunting melody of the gamelan that you hear a lot of in Bali, the sudden urge to smoke a clove scented cigarette, different temples appearing in my mind, an old teacher who taught me Kama Sutra Kama Mudra amongst other things, I was being reminded that the world belongs to lovers.
These teachings transform the world kaleidoscopically to such a beautiful place.
This was further enhanced by a lovely couple - 'lockdown' newly weds - sitting to my right who started chatting to me. She an MA student of Mercier's who now works with gold. She gorgeous to his handsome. With the whole world in front of them. Much easier to live in love than out of. The four boundless qualities, love, compassion, joy and equanimity came flowing in. I was grateful that somehow the forces in the heavens sat them next to me. I suggested Irish gold and a trip to Bali for them.
For me they and the gamelan go hand in hand - beloveds. Meeting them that evening with the gamelan and all what was flowing through my mind remembering the teachings of the kama sutra kama mudra put a beautiful Balinese bow on the evening.
Finally, Professor Helen Phelan reminded everyone of what Shaw said when it came to soul's which was very fitting. 'To see your face you look in a mirror but to see your soul you look at a work of art'.
This reminded me of Maya Angelou's, ' The ample soul needs constant reminders and refreshments daily of its right to be and to be wherever it finds itself'.
You could tell on the evening that this Academy and academic department was also a community in the way the musicians spoke to and of each other. Very classy indeed and the luckier we are for this locus of creativity - locally, nationally and internationally.
When you hear of the next performance of the Irish Gamelan Orchestra make sure you go.
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Ralph Quinlan Forde the founder of Mindful Beauty has formulated this Cologne with his knowledge of perfumery he gained from studying in Grasse, France - the epicentre of international perfume craft.
In 1708, Giovanni Farina wrote to his brother Jean Baptiste: "I have found a fragrance that reminds me of an Italian spring morning, of mountain daffodils & orange blossoms after the rain". He named his fragrance Eau de Cologne, in honour of his new hometown in Germany as he was missing Italy. The Mindful Beauty Eau de Cologne is just that: citrus floral spring mornings - crisp, fresh & awakening.
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With Spring only around the corner this is the natural fragrance of the season. Really lifts your spirits this one.
Eau de Cologne - 10ml Rollerball (box of 2)
Box of 2 Rollerballs
100% NATURAL, VEGAN and CRUELTY-FREE
Our Eau de Cologne is made with 100% pure essential oils from herbs & spices. We developed this unisex Cologne with spring in mind & wanted to return to the use of high quality natural ingredients which is what our brand is known for. Many perfume houses in France only used essential oils to create colognes & perfume up to the 1930’s.
Like any work of art our formula is secret but nourishes the body, mind & soul. With top notes of Bergamot, Lemon, Grapefruit & Orange; heart notes of Ylang ylang, Neroli & French Lavender & with base notes of Cedarwood, Vetivert & Frankincense.
Ralph Quinlan Forde the founder of Mindful Beauty has formulated this Cologne with his knowledge of perfumery he gained from studying in Grasse, France - the epicentre of international perfume craft.
In 1708, Giovanni Farina wrote to his brother Jean Baptiste: "I have found a fragrance that reminds me of an Italian spring morning, of mountain daffodils & orange blossoms after the rain". He named his fragrance Eau de Cologne, in honour of his new hometown in Germany as he was missing Italy. The Mindful Beauty Eau de Cologne is just that: citrus floral spring mornings - crisp, fresh & awakening.
IMPORTANT DELIVERY NOTE: Put in your mobile number and Eircode/postcode to ensure correct delivery.
Our Mindful Beauty Eau de Cologne is made with 100% pure essential oils from herbs & spices.
We developed this unisex Cologne with spring in mind & wanted to return to the use of high quality natural ingredients which is what our brand is known for.
Many perfume houses in France only used essential oils to create colognes & perfume up to the 1930’s
Like any work of art our formula is secret but nourishes the body, mind & soul.
With top notes of Bergamot, Lemon, Grapefruit & Orange; heart notes of Ylang ylang, Neroli & French Lavender & with base notes of Cedarwood, Vetivert & Frankincense.
Ralph Quinlan Forde the founder of Mindful Beauty has formulated this Cologne with his knowledge of perfumery he gained from studying in Grasse, France - the epicentre of international perfume craft.
The time of SHOWCASE came again this year and we did really well.
Lovely to see more of our product fans in addition to Gifted at the RDS too.
We are now in over 650 stores in Ireland and increasing all the time. Gift stores are now also stocking the ranges as the products are a hit with the 11 million tourists coming to Ireland each year. The naturalness of our products appeals to them.
Our counter unit display packs are selling very well in stores and also this year we had a new product. We are the bestselling Pillow Mist in Ireland soon to be European too.
Our Mindful Beauty Eau de Cologne in a 10ml roller ball applicator is selling very well. As it is all natural made with only essential oils there is a large demand for this product in particular.
There are lots of fantastic goods on show at SHOWCASE but there could have been more buyers if I am to be honest for a trade show. In particular from all the EU countries.
Even though we Irish are in the European Union I often think we try and put more effort to trade in the USA market without considering Europe where there is less paperwork to contend with and 400 million consumers ready to buy our products.
We are now trying to get to these European's with our ECOHOMME range this year.
Showcase Champion 2023 - Tom King
The Winner of the Overall Best Product Award was the Iron St. Brigid’s Cross by Tom King of An Gobha Iron Works and Experience.
An Gobha offers immersive and interactive experiences of traditional iron age metal forging delivered with theatre, stories, myths, and legends in Bohermeen, Co Meath. An Gobha also manufactures and sells handcrafted metal decorative objects based on ancient Celtic symbols and artefacts of the Boyne Valley, Ancient East.
Tom was very surprised and delighted to be chosen. All the traders at the show were delighted to congratulate him.
Well done to Showcase for chosing a true crafts man for the award.
Author
Bestselling author Ralph Quinlan Forde BSc (Hons) MA is the writer and editor of the Mindful Beauty blog. His first book The Book of Tibetan Medicine went into 11 languages. His second Nutriwine has
also been well received. He is the founder of Learning to Exhale which has now trained
over 3,500 people and in ten hospitals Mindfulness Meditation to rave reviews. He is also a Member of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists.
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