• Covid-19 forces concerts, sessions & workshops to all go online for 2020

• Festival - Sept 25-27 - celebrates generations of traditional Irish song

• Highlights include: gala concert featuring Karan Casey, book launch by Donal Lunny and Poetry Ireland collaboration

Covid-19 has forced one of the most celebrated gatherings of traditional Irish song to gather online this year. The 15th Frank Harte Festival - September 25-27 - is this year taking to Zoom and Youtube, as well as making the entire weekend programme free for all to enjoy. Host to a wide array of traditional Irish singing, anyone interested in the lore and tradition of unaccompanied singing will be glued to their screens for the three days.

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