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LEEDS IS THE CENTRE FOR IRISH HISTORY MONTH
March
4 Official Launch Irish History Month 2010 Leeds City Museum, Millennium Square, Leeds
6 Official UK Launch Taking The Boat: The Irish In Leeds, 1931—81 By Brendan McGowan, Davitt Room Leeds Irish Centre. Traditional Music Dance & Song from Leeds CCE featuring special guests Niall Keegan, Mark Maguire, Dylan Bible & Amanda Fardy, The Games Room, Leeds Irish Centre.
7 Experience Ireland. Brendan Mc Gowan will be signing copies of his new book ‘Taking the Boat: The Irish in Leeds, 1931–81’ Seven Arts Centre & Chapel Allerton Library Harrogate Road, Leeds. A day of lectures, displays, children’s workshops, traditional Irish music sessions. Niall Keegan from the University of Limerick who will perform in the afternoon concert. Niall is joined by bodhrán ace, Glasgow-based Mark Maguire. The concert will also feature County Waterford Jazz-Irish crossover duo Dylan Bible and Amanda Fardy.
9 Saltaire Live in partnership with Irish History Month 2010 presents Gráda, Victoria Hall, Saltaire.
11 In partnership with Education Leeds Schools Irish Cultural Day featuring workshops on dance, music and Irish culture for Key Stage 2. West Park Centre, Spen Lane, Leeds
14 St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Leeds
17 St. Patrick’s Night Special, featuring a carvery, Shawn Cuddy & Resident DJ & Dancers, Leeds Irish Centre, Leeds
26 The Grove Folk Club Irish Night. featuring guest musicians Dee Havlin (flute), Des Hurley (fiddle) Aidan Kilroy (bodhrán/vocals) and Chris O’Malley (accordion/guitar) as well as local Grove musicians. The Grove, Back Row, Holbeck Urban Village, Leeds LS11 5PL
HAMMERSMITH IRISH CENTRE LONDON
March
13 Timpeall Na Tine - Annual Irish Storytelling Festival - Colum Sands
17 St Patrick’s Day 2010 - Donal Murphy, Gino Lupari & Steve Cooney
21 St Patrick’s Community Concert Gasra Na nGael & Comhaltas Ceoltoirí Éireann join together for a performance to celebrate St Patricks Day. Free Weekly Music Sessions on Thursdays and Saturdays, musicians welcome.
PAUL BRADY
April
14 Newcastle, Tyne Theatre
15 Edinburgh, The Queen’s Hall
16 Manchester, Bridgewater Hall
18 Cardiff, St David’s Hall
19 Bristol, Colston Hall
20 Birmingham, Town Hall
22 Cambridge, Corn Exchange
24 Liverpool, Philharmonic
25 London, O2 Empire Shepherds Bush
THE DUBLINERS
March
10 Cardiff, St. Davids Hall
11 Reading, The Hexagon
12 Cheltenham, Town Hall
13 Croydon, Fairfield Hall
14 Dartford, The Orchard
15 Northampton, The Royal & Derngate
17 Birmingham, Town Hall
18 St. Helens, Theatre Royal
19 Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle, City Hall
20 Bradford, St. Georges Hall
21 Manchester, The Lowry
ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM
March
11 Queens Hall Arts, Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland
12 Kirkgate Centre, Kirkgate, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9PJ.
15 The Courtyard Centre for the Arts, Edgar Street, Hereford, Herefordshire
19 Shipton Bellinger Village Community Centre, 7 Threadmill Way, Shipton Bellinger, Tidworth, Hampshire
22 Nettlebed Folk Song Club, The Village Club, High Street, Nettlebed, Oxon
25 The Holy Cross Hall, Chapel Lane, Lichfield, Staffs
26 The Platform, Station Buildings, Central Promenade, Morecambe, Lancashire
27 Union Chapel, The Vestry, Compton Avenue, London
28 Marlborough Town Hall, 5 High Street, Marlborough
LUNASA
May
14 Oswestry, Last Inn
16 Sale, Waterside Arts Centre
18 Southampton, Turner Sims Concert Hall
19 The Electric Theatre
20 Newcastle Tyneside
Irish Centre
21 Cockermouth, The Kirkgate Centre
22 London Irish Cultural Centre
29 Knockengorroch Festival
DAMIEN O’KANE
March
12 Peterborough (Kate Rusby)
13 Ottowa (Kate Rusby)
26 The National Centre for Early Music (Damien O’Kane band)
N Yorkshire
27 Red Room (Damien O’Kane band) Glossop
April
14 Whitley Bay Playhouse
(Kate Rusby) Whitley Bay
15 Eden Court Theatre
(Kate Rusby) Inverness
16 Music Hall (Kate Rusby) Aberdeen
17 Festival Theatre (Kate Rusby) Pitlochry
18 Usher Hall (Kate Rusby) Edinburgh
23 Cheltenham Town Hall (Kate Rusby) Cheltenham
24 Wyvern Theatre (Kate Rusby) Swindon
25 Lighthouse Theatre (Kate Rusby) Kettering
29 Kings Lynn Corn Exchange (Kate Rusby) Kings Lynn
30 The Cresset (Kate Rusby) Peterborough
BIBLE CODE SUNDAYS
London Dates
March
21 Captain Morgans, Hayes
21 Claddagh Ring, Hendon
22 The Shawl, Sth Harrow
24 Waxy O’Connors. London
27 The Grove, Barton-le-Clay
28 Reading Madeijski Stadium, post-match for the London Irish Rugby Club St.Patrick’s Celebrations!
29 The Shawl, South Harrow
