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Ceol sa Ghleann traditional music of Donegal

 Céad mile fáilte romhat! A hundred thousand welcomes to you...

Fáilte Welcome to the
Glencolmcille Festival of Traditional Arts
Sunday 4th - Saturday 10th April 2010

Welcome to the  Glencolmcille Festival of Traditional Arts 2010. Local and visiting musicians will come together, sharing tunes and songs and hopefully everyone will bring something away with them, wether it's a new tune, a new friendship or a deeper understanding of the music and songs of South West Donegal.  Come and join us this Easter in Glencolmcille  - beidh míle fáilte romhat!

Festival Programme 2010

Workshops Mon 5 - Fri 9 April 
Venues: The Lace House and The Gallery
Click here for registration form

Donegal Fiddle Mon – Fri 11am -2pm
 Classes for all levels  

Tin Whistle Mon – Fri 12pm - 2pm
for beginners and improvers with Aisling Ni Churraighin

Traditional Song Mon 6 - 8pm and Tue 3-5pm
traditional singing in Irish with 2009 Oireachtas Winner Maire Ni Choilm    

Button Accordion Mon – Fri 3pm - 5pm
for beginners and improvers with Aisling Ni Churraighin

Fiddle Master Class Wed 3pm – 5pm 
with Tommy Peoples 

Guitar Thur and Fri 3pm – 5pm
with Derek Williamson

All classes subject to demand. Advance booking advised.
 

Concerts 

Sunday 4th April 2010 @ 8pm in Halla Mhuire
TG4s Young Musician 2008 
Martin Tourish (accordion) and 
Paddy McMenamin (fiddle)
Maire Ni Choilm (song) Oireachtas Champion 2009
The Byrne Family (fiddle)

Wednesday 7th April 2010 @ 8pm in Oideas Gael
Donegal Master Fiddler Tommy Peoples
Kitty Sean Cunningham 
Young Donegal Musicians

Friday 9th April 2010 @ 6pm in Fr. McDyer's Folk Museum
‘Oiche Mhór’
Join us for an old style Raking Night in Fr McDyer's Folk Museum 
with a host of local and visiting musicians including
The Byrne Family, Kitty Cunningham, Sean Con Johnny, Tomas Cunningham, Derek Williamson & Margaret Cunningham,
Eoghan Ó Curraighin and many  more...
ceol, damhsa, agus amhraniocht

Other Events

Sun 4th - Sat 10th April in The Gallery
Photo and Art Exhibition
A preview of exhibitions taking place later this year featuring recent work by textile artists Deborah Stockdale and Margaret Cunningham, Swedish painter Anna Stromberg and photographer Rik Walton. Also on display will be photographs,  interviews and articles relating to local fiddle legend James Byrne.  

Viewing times :
Sunday 4th April                                12 - 1pm
Monday 5th April -Friday  9th April 5 - 6pm 
closing Saturday 10th April with Coffee, Cake and Ceol  4pm

Mon 6th  April @ 5pm in The Gallery
Recital with 2009 All Ireland U15 Fiddle Winner Sean Magee

Tue 6th  April @ 5pm
Singers Circle in The Gallery

Thursday 8th April 2010 @ 8.30pm in Halla Mhuire tbc
Ceili Dancing with Clement Gallagher (I gcomhairle Oideas Gael)

Sat 10th April @ 4pm
'Coffee, Cake agus Ceol' in The Gallery

Pub Sessions 
Please see local posters



Read about the 2009 Festival
Last year's festival commemorated one of the countries most well known and loved musicians, the legendary Donegal fiddler James Byrne from Meenacross, Glencolmcille, who died suddenly November 2008.  A host of the finest traditional musicians gathered in Glencolmcille in tribute to the late founder of the festival. 

James dedicated his life to playing the tunes and telling the stories passed down to him by the older generation of musicians - including his father John and the many great musicians from Glencolmcille and beyond. ‘James Byrne was one of the great heroes of Irish traditional music. He embodied the values of his art, passing music and culture onto future generations and inspired many players.’ (Mary Cloake,  Director of The Arts Council) 

James rarely left Ireland yet touched the hearts of people all over the world with his music, genuine friendliness and warm personality: ‘He didn’t feel the need to travel - the world came to him.’ (Peter Brown, RTE1) His legacy is being carried on by his family and friends and the many young players he inspired. 
 

Festival Programme 2009
Workshops Mon 13 - Fri 17 April in Cashel N.S.
Click here for registration form

Donegal Fiddle Mon – Fri daily 11am-2pm
 Graded classes for all levels with local tutors  

Tin Whistle Mon – Fri 11.30am1.30pm
with Aisling Ni Churraighin

Traditional Song Mon – Wed 11am – 2pm
traditional singing in Irish     

Button Accordion Mon – Wed 2pm - 5pm
with Tom Byrne from Buncrana 

Guitar Mon – Wed 2pm – 5pm
with John McIntyre 

Guitar Master Class Thur 2pm – 5pm
with John McIntyre 

Ensemble playing and tune arrangement Fri 2 – 4pm
 with Liz Doherty 

 
              

Concerts in Halla Mhuire, Glencolmcille

Sunday 12th April 2009 @8pm

Tommy Peoples, Danny Meehan,
The Byrne Family, Maire Ni Choilm
and Kitty Sean Cunningham

Wednesday 15th April 2009 @8pm

Zoe Conway & John McIntyre
Tom Byrne & Martin McGinley

Friday 17th April 2009 @8pm

Festival Finale ‘Oiche Mhor’
with host of local and visiting musicians including
Mick Brown, John Byrne, Derek McGinley,
The Diamonds, Brigid O’ Gara and many more...
ceol, damhsa, agus amhraniocht

 

Other Events

Mon 13th  April @ 8pm, Cashel N.S.
An Beinreach A talk and audi-visual presentation on the life and music of the late Meenacross fiddler and founder of the festival, James Byrne, by Mick Brown from Cartlanm Thir Chonaill, Kilcar.  

Tue 14th  April @5pm
Singers Circle with John McGuire, Citi Sean and Guests in Biddy’s  

 Thur 16th April @8.30pm in Halla Mhuire
Ceili  (I gcomharle Oideas Gael)

Sat 18th April @2pm
Meenacross Musical Trail (weather permitting)

 

 
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