A Tribute to the late Seamus Creagh
St Brendan’s Church, Bantry

www.westcorkmusic.ie

West Cork Music presents the much anticipated Concert for Seamus - a tribute to the late fiddle player Seamus Creagh.

On Friday 27 November at 8pm in St Brendan’s Church in Bantry, fiddler Matt Cranitch will be joined by an impressive line-up of some of the finest traditional musicians in the country. All friends of Seamus, many are travelling great distances to come to Bantry to pay tribute to the much loved musician.

Accordion players Aidan Coffey and Jackie Daly join fiddle players Tommy Peoples and Geraldine O’Callaghan, De Dannan’s Colm Murphy (bodhrán), flute player Hammy Hamilton, Pat Ahern on bouzouki, Con Ó Drisceoil (melodeon) and singers Danny and Eoiní Maidhcí Ó Suilleabháin for what promises to be a memorable night.

All proceeds from this event will go to the Bridge Co-op in Cork City, a charity close to Seamus’ heart.

Tickets ; € 25, € 15
Bookings : West Cork Music, 13 Glengarriff Rd, Bantry, Co Cork
027 52788 Lo Call 1850 788 789
www.westcorkmusic.ie

www.nuigalway.ie

The Centre for Irish Studies at NUI Galway is delighted to announce a second series of workshops with renowned Sean-Nós Dancer-in-Residence, Seosamh Ó Neachtain.

A graduate of NUI Galway, Seosamh Ó Neachtain is one of a handful of performers who have rejuvenated the Gaeltacht tradition of sean-nós dancing, introducing the athleticism and sophistication of a dynamic but neglected art form to national and international audiences. He has performed on concert stages throughout the world with some of the finest exponents of traditional music, including Altan, De Danann, Máirtín O’Connor, Harry Bradley, Jesse Smith, Johnny Connolly, and Róisín Elsafty.
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www.sligolive.ie

Click on www.sligolive.ie this weekend to watch live Irish Music pub sessions direct from Sligo Ireland

This weekend Ireland’s biggest winter music festival begins. From Friday 23rd October Sligo Live embraces the digital age by broadcasting some of the Festival’s top Traditional Sessions live on the internet. Our world class musicians will be sitting waiting to play the occasional request while playing spellbinding and dynamic traditional Irish music live from one of Ireland’s music capital’s Sligo.
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www.sligolive.ie

Come along to watch Saturday’s Lotto draw broadcast LIVE from SLIGO LIVE
Sligo Live: Ireland’s foremost roots music festival, is already bringing
the leading Irish and International roots musicians to Sligo this weekend,
and now they’re also bringing an extra €2million from the National Lottery
to town.
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- musical gatherings hosted by GAEL LINN

Bewley’s Café Theatre, Grafton Street
6p.m. – 8p.m.
( Doors open from 5.45p.m. )

TUESDAY,17 NOVEMBER 2009
Renowned musicians
TOMMY KEANE ( Piper )
and his wife
JACQUELINE McCARTHY ( Concertina )
make a special trip from Galway
to entertain us !

ADMISSION: €15 ( includes complimentary finger food )
Bar open/tea and coffee available
BOOKING RECOMMENDED ( LIMITED SPACE ! )
087/2547574

www.imro.ie

The Irish Music Rights Organisation has announced the second annual IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards. The awards recognise Irish venues which provide the very highest standards in live music entertainment. Over 400 venues across Ireland qualify for the awards and these include pubs, hotels, arts centres, theatres, purpose built music venues and many more. Solo artist and multi instrumentalist Julie Feeney and lead singer of The Coronas, Danny O’Reilly, joined with IMRO Chairman Keith Donald and IMRO CEO Victor Finn to launch the awards, at IMRO headquarters in Copyright House, Dublin today.
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www.soundzofmuzic.ie

A well established and “famous” music shop in Kerry has recently changed hands. The “Soundz of Muzic” has been trading in Henry Street, Kenmare for the last 15 years and was launched originally by Mr. John Rubin. John had worked in the music and film industry for many years, managing support acts for Michael Jackson and promoting films in Hollywood in a “colorful” and varied career.
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November 5th – 9th, 2009
www.ennistradfestival.com

The town of Ennis will be the host to the hundreds of musicians, singers, dancers and revellers who swarm in on the county for the 16th annual Ennis Trad Festival between 5th and 9th November 2009.This year’s event takes place in almost every venue in the town of Ennis and is a non-stop intensive programme of free day and night sessions with afternoon, evening and night-time concerts, recitals, singing, workshops, presentations, CD launches and the ever popular Trad disco.
The festival is officially launched on Thursday 5th November by Aine Hensey followed by a concert with local Clare band Moher. The late Thursday night festival concert will feature Manchester born banjo player Angelina Carberry with her father Peter Carberry and Paul Meehan.
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Abbey Theatre, Dublin
March 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th & 20th, 2010
Doors 8.00pm

Tickets €49.50 including booking fee
From the Abbey Theatre Box Office 01 8787222 / www.abbeytheatre.ie

Raglane Entertainment is very proud to announce the world premiere of The Waterboys performing An Appointment with Mr. Yeats at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, from March 15th to 20th (excluding March 17th), 2010. An Appointment with Mr. Yeats sees the words of one of Ireland’s greatest literary sons merged with the music of one of Britain and Ireland’s greatest rock bands, in a truly unique and ambitious musical undertaking.
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www.ballyopromotions.ie

Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queens in association with BallyO Promotions are delighted to announce an all-star night of traditional music to savour.

The electrifying trad quartet of Máirtín O’Connor, Cathal Hayden, Séamie O’Dowd & Jim Higgins are joined by Iarla Ó Lionáird, lead singer for the Afro Celt Sound System; the aggressively infectious Lúnasa (“the hottest Irish acoustic band on the planet” Irish Voice); and Líadan whose exquisite and beautifully ethereal harmonies are reminiscent of an early Clannad.

This has to be the traditional show of the year and one not to be missed!

Date/Time - Saturday 24th October. 8pm.
Venue - The Ulster Hall, 34 Bedford St, Belfast, BT2 7FF.
Tickets - £ 22.50
Booking and information - www.belfastfestival.com or (028) 900971197

Enquiries to;
Tracy Crawford
Bally-O Promotions

M - + 353 (0) 86 852 0975.
E - ballyopromotions@gmail.com
W - www.ballyopromotions.ie
www.myspace.com/ballyopromo