www.rte.ie

To celebrate its 10th series on Television, RTÉ are delighted to announce the release of Come West along the Road Volume 2
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October 4-7, 2007
Oulu, Finland
www.irkku.fi

Welcome to the Irish Festival of Oulu from October 4th-7th, 2007. The festival brings the City a weekend full of lively events and cultural entertainment for all ages. Organized by the Irish Music Society of Oulu, the festival celebrates the richness of Irish culture through dance, art, story telling, an Irish Wolfhound show, and plenty of traditional Irish music.
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September 28th – October 7th, 2007
www.celticfestival.ie

Celtic Traditions & Celtic Fun…. Féile Ceílteach Chill Chainnigh

Kilkenny Celtic Festival will host it’s 4th Festival from September 28th to October 7th inclusive.Entertainment takes the form of lectures, lunchtime and evening concerts, workshops of dance/music/song, sporting events, currach racing, street entertainment, children’s storytelling and much, much more.
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November 16th – 18th, 2007
www.scotsfiddlefestival.com

Booking Opens on 18 September for Fiddle 2007

Bigger and Better: now featuring THREE Major Concerts
• World Premiere (Thoumire Scots Fiddle Concerto)
• Catriona Macdonald & Annbjørg Lien
• SWÅP on Tour
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www.sligolive.ie
25th - 30th October, 2007
“I will arise and go now, and go to…” Sligo Live! From one of the past great masters of the pen, W.B. Yeats, to one of the great masters of Irish Dance and Irish concert flute playing, Michael Flatley will launch the Sligo Live Festival 2007 from the W.B.Yeats monument in Stephen’s Street, Sligo on Thursday, 13th September @ 2pm. He will be joined by Mayor of Sligo Councillor Jonathan Mc Goldrick, Dervish, organisers of the Sligo Live Festival 2007, local councillors and members of the public.
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Nobber, Co Meath
October 5th-7th, 2007
www.nobberfest.com
This festival which runs from 5-7 October 2007, celebrates the life of
Turlough Carolan, the last of the blind bards and features seminars,
lectures, a traditional music concert, harp and instrumental workshops and
harp competitions. The Festival will open on Friday night and run until
Sunday.
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Release Date: Friday 24th August
Biography
Christened by The New York Times as “Irish America’s Favorite Son”, Andy Cooney has taken the Irish-American music scene by storm. His outstanding voice and dynamic stage presence makes him a favorite with audiences as he renders songs ranging from all-time favorites like “Galway Bay” and “Danny Boy” to his hit records “The Irish Wedding Song”, “Boston Rose” and “Shannon River”. Andy’s talent and versatility provide the ability to deliver a song directly to the hearts of his listeners.
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Wednesday September 5th to Sunday September 9th
www.galwayamericanafestival.com
In recent years Galway truly has become the home of Americana Music in Ireland with many legendary artists such as Steve Earle, John Prine and Jim Rooney finding a home in the Tribal County . To celebrate the rich cross-pollination between the Galway ‘session’ scene and the Nashville outlaw troubadour scene it has just been announced that Galway’s first Americana Festival will take place at venues throughout the city from September 5th to 9th and will feature notable acts such as Mollie O’Brien (sister of Bluegrass legend Tim) and Rich Moore, Clive Barnes, Johnny Dickinson, Niall Toner, Jeff and Vida Band, Moonshine (featuring ex Sweeney’s Men and Planxty guitarist Johnny Moynihan), The Lee Valley String Band and many more.
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www.compassrecords.com
“I called this album ‘A Letter Home’ because it’s really like a set of landmarks, it’s my favourite pieces of music over the last ten years,” says fiddler and composer, Athena Tergis. The collection winds through fourteen tracks of jigs, reels, highlands, set dance tunes and flings with origins in Galway, Cork, Antrim, and Donegal to those from the Scottish Highlands, the Irish community of Chicago and the heart of Cape Breton.
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www.chulrua.com
The band has just released a long-awaited CD, “The Singing Kettle” (Shanachie 23002), which is the culmination of three years’ rehearsal and recording. “Our approach to the music,” says accordion player Paddy O’Brien, “has always been driven by a shared appreciation for the styles of East Clare, East Galway, and West Clare. Most of the tunes come from older musicians we’ve known and learned from over the years.”
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