and entrance to the Bay of Quinte.]] The Bay of Quinte () is a long, thin bay shaped like the letter "Z" on the northern shore of Lake Ontario in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is close to the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River that connects the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. It is located about 200 kilometers east of Toronto and 400 west of Montreal.

The name "Quinte" is derived from "Kente", which was the name of an early French Catholic mission located on the south shore of what is now Prince Edward County.

The Bay, as it is known locally, provides some of the best trophy Walleye angling in North America as well as most sport fish common to the great lakes. The bay is subject to algae blooms in late summer which are a naturally occurring phenomenon and do not indicate pollution other than from agricultural runoff. Zebra mussels as well as the other invasive species found in the great lakes are present.

The Quinte area played a vital role to bootleggers during Prohibition in the United States, with large volumes of booze being produced in the area, and shipped via boat on the Bay to Lake Ontario finally arriving in New York State where it was distributed. Illegal sales of liquor accounted for many fortunes in and around Belleville.

Tourism in the area is significant, especially in the summer months due to the Bay of Quinte and it's fishing, local golf courses, provincial parks, and wineries.

Geography

The northern side of the bay is defined by Ontario's mainland, while the southern side follows the shore of the Prince Edward County headland. Beginning in the east with the outlet to Lake Ontario, the bay runs west-southwest for to Picton (although this section is also called Adolphus Reach), where it turns north-northwest for another as far as Deseronto. From there it turns south-southwest again for another , running past Big Island on the south and Belleville on the north. The width of the bay rarely exceeds two kilometers. The bay ends at Trenton (Quinte West) and the Trent River, both also on the north side. The Murray Canal has been cut through the few miles separating the end of the bay and Lake Ontario on the west side. The Trent River is part of the Trent-Severn Waterway, a canal connecting Lake Ontario to Lake Simcoe and then Georgian Bay on Lake Huron.

There are several sub-bays off the Bay of Quinte, including Hay Bay, Big Bay, and Muscote Bay.

Quinte Region

Quinte is also a region comprising several communities situated along the Bay of Quinte, including Belleville which is the largest city in the Quinte Region, and represents a mid-point between Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto.

The Greater Bay of Quinte area includes the municipalities of Brighton, Quinte West, Belleville, Prince Edward County, and Greater Napanee as well as the Native Mohawk Territory of Tyendinaga. Overall population of the area exceeds 200,000 .

Communities

Belleville

Quinte West (Including Trenton, the Village of Frankford, Murray Township and Sidney Township)

Brighton

Shannonville

Napanee

Deseronto

Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

Foxboro and Thurlow Township (now part of Belleville)

Rossmore

Ameliasburgh

Picton

Consecon

Carrying Place

Education

The Quinte Region, specifically the City of Belleville, is home to "Loyalist College of Applied Arts and Technology." Other post-secondary schools in the region include; "Maxwell Technology Institute," "CDI College," "Clarke College," "Ontario Business College," and "Quinte Literacy." Secondary Schools in the region include "Albert College" (private school) and "Sir James Whitney" (a school for the deaf and severely hearing-impaired).

Industry and employment

The Quinte Region is home to a large number of national and international food processing manufacturers. Quinte also houses a large number of industries in the plastics & packaging sector, transportation sector, logistics sector and advanced manufacturing sector, including the following (just a few of over 350 industries located in the Bay of Quinte Region) :

*Sears Canada and Sears Call Centre - Contact Centre and Distribution Facility

Stream - Contact Centre

Autosystems Division of Decoma International - Automotive Parts (lighting)

Halla Climate Control Canada Ltd. - Automotive Parts

Procter and Gamble Inc. - Feminine hygiene products

Kellogg - Breakfast Cereal Manufacturer

Nestle Canada Inc. - Frozen and dry mix food service products

Trenton Cold Storage Group Inc. - Refrigerated warehousing and distirbution. Custom co-packing

Parmalat Canada - Black Diamond Cheese Division - Cheese manufacturing and packaging

Avaya - A telecommunications research and product development centre, providing customers worldwide with advanced communications and networking systems, and creating next-generation internet telephony solutions.

Research Casting International - Canadian company specializing in molding and casting for the production of museum exhibits

Cooney Transport Ltd. - Trucking company

Wellington Mushroom Farm / Highline Produce - Mushroom Farm

Images

References

External links

Official website of Belleville

Official website of Quinte West

Official website for the Region of Bay of Quinte

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Name	Christy Moore
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Christopher Andrew Moore
Born	May 07, 1945
Origin	Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland
Instrument	Vocals, guitar, Bodhrán
Genre	Folk, traditional Irish, Pop
Occupation	Musician, songwriter
Years active	1969–present
Associated acts	Planxty, Moving Hearts
Url	http://www.christymoore.com/

Christopher Andrew "Christy" Moore (born 7 May 1945) is a popular Irish folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is well known as one of the founding members of Planxty and Moving Hearts. His first album, Paddy on the Road (a minor release of 500, although made available again on CD through his website and at gigs in 2010) was recorded with Dominic Behan (brother of Brendan) in 1969. In 2007, he was named as Ireland's greatest living musician in RTÉ's People of the Year Awards.

Early life

Moore was born in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland. He was originally a bank employee who wanted to express himself using traditional music. A bank strike in 1966, which lasted six months (and effectively paralysed Irish commercial life for the duration), resulted in Moore spending considerable time practising music. When the strike ended, Moore had already decided where his passion in life arose, and left the bank for good.

Musical career

1972 brought his first major release, Prosperous (named after the village of Prosperous, County Kildare, where the album was recorded), which brought together the four musicians who shortly thereafter formed Planxty: Liam Óg O'Flynn, Andy Irvine, and Dónal Lunny. For a time they called themselves "CLAD", an acronym of their names, but soon decided on Planxty.

Political and social commentary

Moore is best known for his political and social commentary, which reflects a leftwing Irish Republican perspective, this despite the fact that his mother was a Fine Gael county councillor and parliamentary candidate in Kildare. He supported the republican H-Block protestors in the 1970s and 1980s with the album H-Block in 1978, the launch of which was raided by the police, and The Spirit of Freedom. He has also recorded songs by the hunger striker Bobby Sands. However, in 1987 he ceased supporting the military activities of the IRA as a result of the Enniskillen bombing.

Individual political songs he has performed throughout his career include Mick Hanly's 'On the Blanket' about the protests of republican prisoners, his own 'Viva la Quinta Brigada' about Irish volunteers in the Spanish Civil War and his own 'Minds Locked Shut' about Bloody Sunday in Derry.

Moore has endorsed a long list of left wing support causes, ranging from El Salvador to Mary Robinson in the 1990 Presidential Election. His nephew, Conor Byrne, is also an accomplished traditional flautist and tin whistle player, with Christy appearing on his Wind Dancer album.

Memorable Events

An Góilín Surprise

On Friday 6 October 2006 Christy paid a surprise visit to the legendary An Góilín traditional singers' club in Dublin. There, before fifty or so people, Christy took out his guitar (instruments are rarely used in An Góilín, it being a singers' refuge) and sang songs reflective of the Irish language and socially radical culture of the club such as Na Conghailigh, about the deaths of Tomás and Seán Ó Conghaile off Conamara, and Viva la Quinta Brigada, about the role of the Irish fighting with the socialists in the Spanish Civil War.

Desert Island Discs

In June 2007, Christy was guest on Desert Island Discs, a BBC programme that is often considered an accolade. He selected mainly Irish folk music that had inspired him and spoke frankly of personal and political issues that had shaped his life.

Detention Incident, 2004

In October 2004, a story in several news agencies revealed how Moore had been stopped and detained by customs officers at the Welsh port of Holyhead. The article claimed the singer was stopped in his van with his driver, taken into an office and questioned over the lyrics of his songs. The following day in response to the Irish Times article, Moore released a statement saying: "My driver and I were stopped and held for two hours at Holyhead last Monday, under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2002. My driver and I were held separately in two interrogation rooms. I found the whole experience threatening. I was questioned about the contents of my briefcase." Despite initial reports to the contrary, the singer's van, which was full of musical equipment, was not searched. "I was questioned about lyrics of songs and I was asked a lot of personal questions about members of my family and my children and about my home. At no time was I given any explanation as to why I was being held and interrogated in this manner", he added. He said the fact that Irish people are still being treated this way on their way to Britain is very "saddening". "I had hoped to deal with this matter out of the public domain. But seeing as it has become a news item, I feel the need to offer my side of the story. I found the whole affair quite frightening."

Discography

Solo

Paddy On The Road (1969)

Prosperous (1972)

Whatever Tickles Your Fancy (1975)

Christy Moore (1976)

The Iron Behind the Velvet (1978)

Live in Dublin (1978)

H Block (1980)

Christy Moore and Friends (1981)

The Time Has Come (1983)

Ride On (1984)

Ordinary Man (1985)

The Spirit of Freedom (1986)

Unfinished Revolution (1987)

Voyage (1989)

Smoke and Strong Whiskey (1991)

King Puck (1993)

Live at the Point (1994)

Graffiti Tongue (1996)

Traveller (1999)

This is the Day (2001)

Live at Vicar Street (2002)

Burning Times (2005)

Live at The Point 2006 (2006)

Listen (2009)

With Planxty

Planxty (1972)

The Well Below the Valley (1973)

Cold Blow And The Rainy Night (1974)

After The Break (1979)

The Woman I Loved So Well (1980)

Words and Music (1983)

Planxty Live 2004 (2004)

With Moving Hearts

Moving Hearts (1981)

Dark End Of The Street (1982)

Compilation albums

High Kings of Tara (Christy Moore, Planxty,..) (1980)

Nice 'n Easy (1984)

Aris (Planxty) (1984)

Christy Moore (Compilation USA) (1988)

The Christy Moore Collection 1981–1991 (1991)

Christy Moore Collection Part 2 (1997)

The Box Set 1964 2004 (2004)

Video

''Christy (1995) 54 mins - Christy reflects on life and career.

DVDS

''Christy Moore Uncovered (2001) 104 mins - features collaborations with Jimmy MacCarthy, Wally Page, Shane McGowan, Sinéad O'Connor and John Spillane.

''Planxty Live 2004 The reunion of the hugely popular and influential group after a 20 year hiatus.

''Christy Moore Live In Dublin 2006 (2006) 143 mins - First time a live solo concert has been recorded and released outside CD format. Filmed over 4 nights in December 2005 and January 2006.

References

External links

Christy Moore's home page

Review of a Christy Moore concert in Nottingham November 2007

Review of a Christy Moore concert in Dublin in 2001

Christy Moore The Early Years

4711ers.org '4711' is a term Christy coined which refers to his online fanbase.

Category:1945 births Category:Newbridge, County Kildare Category:People from County Kildare Category:Irish male singers Category:Irish folk singers Category:Living people Category:People of the Year Awards winners

Name	Ronnie Drew
Background	solo_singer
Born	September 16, 1934
Died	August 16, 2008
Origin	Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland
Genre	Irish folk
Occupation	Singer, songwriter, guitarist
Years active	1962–1974, 1979–1995 (The Dubliners) 1995–2006 (solo)
Associated acts	The Dubliners

Ronald "Ronnie" Drew (Irish: Ránall Ó Draoi ) (born "Joseph Ronald Drew") (16 September 1934 – 16 August 2008) was an Irish singer and folk musician who achieved international fame during a fifty-year career recording with The Dubliners. He was born in Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin. He was best known for his long beard and his voice, which was once described by Nathan Joseph as being "like the sound of coke being crushed under a door".

Early life

Ronnie Drew was born in Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin in 1934. Ironically with Drew being so intimately associated with being "a Dubliner" he would somewhat tongue and cheekily say that; "I was born and grew up in Dun Laoghaire, and no true Dubliner would accept that at all!". He was educated by the Christian Brothers. Drew used to "mitch" and cycle up to Leopardstown Racecourse. Despite an aversion to education on the part of Drew, he was considered the most intelligent in his class by schoolfriend and future Irish film censor, Sheamus Smith. Drew was a boy soprano before his voice broke.

Career

In the 1950s, Drew emigrated to Spain to teach English and learn Spanish and flamenco guitar. His interest in folk music began at the age of 19. When he returned to Ireland, he performed in the Gate Theatre with John Molloy and soon after, went into the music business full-time. In the meantime, he had a number of short-term jobs, including one in the telephone exchange in Dublin.

In 1962, he founded the Ronnie Drew Group with Luke Kelly, Barney McKenna and Ciaran Bourke. They soon changed their name to The Dubliners, with John Sheahan joining shortly afterwards to form the definitive line-up. They would soon become one of the best known Irish folk groups. They played at first in O'Donoghue's Pub in Merrion Row, Dublin 2 where they were often accompanied by Mary Jordan on the spoons and vocalist Ann Mulqueen, a friend of Barney. Mary's mother, Peggy Jordan, introduced them to the Abbey Tavern in Howth, which became a regular Monday night venue for the emerging group. They also played across the road in the Royal Hotel. The group also played at all-night parties in Peggy's large house in Kenilworth Square in Rathgar and in John Molloy's flat in Ely Place, just around the corner from O'Donoghue's. Ronnie left the Dubliners in 1974, rejoined in 1979 and finally left for good in 1995, though he did reunite with the group in 2002 for a 40th anniversary celebration.

From 1995 onwards Drew pursued a solo career. He recorded with many artists, including Christy Moore, The Pogues, Antonio Breschi, Dropkick Murphys, Eleanor Shanley and others. He did a number of "one-man shows" (he was accompanied by various guitarists, including Mike Hanrahan) during this period, such as Songs and Stories, Ronnie, I Hardly Knew Ya and Ronnie. These shows consisted of stories about people such as Brendan Behan, Patrick Kavanagh and Seán O'Casey, as well as Ronnie singing their songs.

He is also known for fronting a campaign to encourage the use of Dublin's light-rail infrastructure (the DART) and before that the "My Dublin" ads for radio stations 98FM and FM104. He narrated a retelling (scripted by Steven Byrne) of the great Irish Myths and Legends over a six CD set in 2006. He also narrated the stories of Oscar Wilde in his distinctive voice in a series released on CD by the News Of The World newspaper.

On 22 August 2006, he was honoured in a ceremony where his hand prints were added to the "walk of fame" outside Dublin's Gaiety Theatre.

Declining health & death

In September 2006, Drew was reported to be in ill-health after being admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, to undergo tests for suspected cancer. The Evening Herald reported that Drew's apparent illness was due to years of heavy drinking. However, according to a fan site dedicated to The Dubliners, it was reported that he was undergoing treatment for throat cancer. (Drew had been a teetotaler for a number of years, with an occasional relapse. However, he remained a regular smoker.)

Ronnie appeared on Ireland's The Late Late Show on the 15 December 2006 along with Phil Coulter, where he discussed his recent health scares.

Despite his ailing health, Drew featured on an album entitled Pearls produced by Niall Austin with work Drew did with Jah Wobble.

His wife of over 40 years, Deirdre Drew (née McCartan) died on 7 June 2007 at St Vincent's Hospital. She died just a day before Ronnie was due to return to performing after his battle with cancer, at the Legends of Irish Folk concert with Johnny McEvoy, Ralph McTell and Finbar Furey.

On 25 October 2007, Ronnie Drew appeared on Ryan Confidential on RTÉ 1 to give an interview about his role in The Dubliners, his life since leaving the band and being diagnosed with throat cancer. This was Ronnie's first ever televised appearance where he was shown bald and beardless. Later in 2007, Ronnie again appeared on The Late Late Show, where he again spoke about the death of his wife and his ongoing treatment for cancer.

Drew died in St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin on 16 August 2008, following his long illness and was buried three days later in Redford Cemetery in Greystones.

Tributes

The Ballad of Ronnie Drew

On 19 February 2008, a song was released called "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" performed by a number of famous Irish musicians. This included members of U2, Sinéad O'Connor, Christy Dignam of Aslan, Robert Hunter of the Grateful Dead, Kíla, Christy Moore, Andrea Corr, Moya Brennan, Shane MacGowan, Bob Geldof, Damien Dempsey, Gavin Friday, Iona Green, Jerry Fish, Paul Brady, Paddy Casey, Mick Pyro, Mundy, Chris de Burgh, Ronan Keating, Jack L, Eleanor Shanley, Mary Black, Declan O'Rourke, Mary Coughlan, and Joe Elliott of Def Leppard as well as The Dubliners and The Chieftains.

The single was written to originally include Ronnie himself but was changed to be a tribute to him as his health was declining. Proceeds from sale of the single went to The Irish Cancer Society at the request of Drew himself. The song was performed live on The Late Late Show on 22 February with Ronnie Drew in attendance as an audience member, and entered the Irish Single Charts at #2.

September Song

Also in 2008, RTE broadcast a documentary on Ronnie Drew in May - as part of its Arts Lives series. Called September Song, it featured Ronnie's recollections of growing up in his grandmother's house in Dun Laoghaire, the foundation of The Dubliners in O'Donoghue's pub on Merrion Row, the days touring the world, the loss of his wife and his own battle with cancer. Interviewed in September Song are his son Phelim, daughter Cliodhna, and friends and fans such as Bono, Billy Connolly and Damien Dempsey. September Song was produced by Oscar nominated producer Noel Pearson and directed by Sinead O'Brien. The name of the documentary comes from a recording of September Song, the Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson song made popular through recordings by a number of artists, including Frank Sinatra, which features on Ronnie's 2006 solo album, There's Life In The Old Dog Yet.

Other Tributes

The Tossers, a Chicago based celtic punk band, dedicated their album On a Fine Spring Evening to his memory. Their song St. Stephen's Day includes the line "I could go on up to Wicklow and throw a rose on Ronnie's grave".

Gaelic Storm names Ronnie on the song I Was Raised on Black and Tans from their 2010 album Cabbage. "I was raised on black and tans...on Ronnie Drew and Van the Man" is a line from the song.

The Last Session: A Fond Farewell

In the final months before his death, Ronnie recorded a number of songs in a traditional jazz style. A number of stars from the music world, including Mary Coughlan and Damien Dempsey, joined Ronnie in duets on the album. It was produced by Hugh Buckley and released in November 2008 by Celtic Collections.

Legacy

Irish President Mary McAleese said Ronnie Drew had brought great pleasure to people at home and abroad and had re-energised and refreshened Ireland's unique musical heritage whilst the Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen described him as "iconic".

U2 singer Bono said: "Ronnie has left his earthly tour for one of the heavens... they need him up there... it's a little too quiet and pious."

Solo discography

Ronnie Drew (1975)

Guaranteed (1978)

Dirty Rotten Shame (1995)

The Humour Is On Me Now (1999)

A Couple More Years (with Eleanor Shanley) (2000)

An Evening With Ronnie Drew (2004)

''The Magic of Christmas (2004) (Guest Appearance)

El Amor De Mi Vida (with Eleanor Shanley) (2006)

A New World (EP) (2006)

There's Life In The Old Dog Yet (2006)

Pearls (with Grand Canal) (2007)

(2008)

References

External links

Category:People of the Year Awards winners Category:1934 births Category:2008 deaths Category:Deaths from esophageal cancer Category:English as a Second Language teachers Category:Irish expatriates in Spain Category:Irish folk musicians Category:Irish guitarists Category:Irish male singers Category:People from County Dublin Category:People from Dún Laoghaire