SLIGO LIVE 2012

www.sligolive.ie
Wednesday 24th – Monday, 29th October 2012

Tickets on sale Thursday 26th July

The sensational Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three have been added to the stellar line up at this year’s Sligo Live Festival which spans 6 days over the Bank Holiday Weekend 24th – 29th October 2012. The uniqueness of Sligo Live is shown in the calibre of artists and performances they provide and this year is no exception. Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three are joining the ranks of performers at Sligo Live alongside legends Joan Armatrading and Van Morrison. Pokey La Farge headlines the Three Stage Festival Club in the Model on Saturday October 27th at midnight. Tickets (€19 + €1 euro service charge) from www.sligolive.ie, The Hawk’s Well, Sligo (071 916 1526) or from Ticketmaster (normal service charge).
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www.westcorkmusic.ie

Clannad’s Moya Brennan, the Tulla Céilí Band, uilleann piper Liam O’Flynn and fiddler Martin Hayes will be just some of the traditional musicians performing at the 10th Masters of Tradition which runs from August 15 -19 in Bantry.
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Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, February 20th - 24th, 2012
www.thegathering.ie
Toes will be tapping all the way to Killarney for the fourteenth Gathering Traditional Festival which is set to take place at The Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney from February 20th to 24th 2013.
This festival is firmly established as one of the most popular celebrations of Irish song and dance the world over. It has grown in strength since its inception way back in 1999 and incorporates a finely tuned mix of concerts, céilís, sessions, workshops and masterclasses. (more…)

www.musicnetwork.ie

Featuring – Enda Scahill, banjo, Martin Howley, banjo, David Howley, banjo, mandolin, guitar & vocals
“We Banjo 3 are terrific. There really isn’t a better way to say it. Wonderful musicianship of the first order. Best of all, they are different.” – Bill Margeson, Irish Music Writer.
“Enda does things on the banjo which should be impossible.”
–  Irish American News.
The banjo has been likened to Marmite – you either love it or hate it. But when the remarkable We Banjo 3 hits the vellum and virtuosity takes flight, any doubts about this much-maligned instrument are swept aside in a wave of verve and sheer joie-de-vivre.
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Manus McGuire, Edel Fox, MEITHEAL ORCHESTRA play the Limetree Theatre, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick this Friday July 20th at 8pm.
Click here http://2w98.qr.ai for tickets.

www.thegathering.ie

Calling all traditional bands and solo performers

Due to the great success of the Gathering Showcase gigs, the event will run again in 2013. The Gathering invited festival directors from various festivals in Europe and Great Britain to see new and established acts perform with a view to get offers of gigs at major festivals in Europe. This gives bands / solo performers the opportunity to showcase their own styles, with bands getting gigs at various festivals in London, Denmark, France and Switzerland in 2011/2012.

Anyone interested in taking part should contact John O’Shea at email: johngathering@hotmail.com
or Tel. 087 2348824 / 064 6633544.

www.nuigalway.ie/adulteducation

NUI Galway is currently enrolling for a two–year, part–time Diploma in Irish Music Studies. Delivered by the Centre for Irish Studies in association with the Office of Adult & Continuing Education, the programme will be of appeal to those with an interest in modern Irish Culture and traditional music.

“The programme is interdisciplinary in its content and provides an introduction to the ways in which Irish traditional music, song and dance have contributed to the creation of identity amongst Irish communities on the island of Ireland and beyond” explains Director of the Centre for Irish Studies at NUI Galway, Dr. Louis De Paor.
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www.rte.ie

Christy Moore and Ryan Sheridan along with judges Fiachna Ó Braonáin of the Hothouse Flowers and RTÉ 2XM’s Jacqui Carroll showed their support for the competition during the launch of the RAAP bursary on June 7th. The bursary will see €24,500 in prize money awarded to the winners along with guaranteed air play on prime time radio across RTÉ’s four national FM stations: RTÉ Radio 1, RTÉ 2fm, RTÉ lyric fm and RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta.
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www.rte.ie/rnag

RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta marks 40 years on air this year, as does the Willie Clancy Summer School, and as part of the celebrations to mark both occasions a gala concert will take place in the Community Hall on Sunday July 8th in Miltown Malbay, and will be broadcast live on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. Tommy Peoples with his daughter Siobhán, Peadar O’Loughlin, Mick and Jane Flynn, Jack Talty, Éamon McGivney and Friends, and Vincent Griffin are just some of the wonderful musicians who will be heard in the concert which will be presented by Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha and Seán Bán Breathnach of RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. It will be broadcast live from 8pm on FM and online at www.rte.ie/rnag.
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www.fleadhcheoil.ie

On Wednesday August 15th in the Liberty Insurance Dome the 2012 edition of the clár will be launched. The official programme is an important part of the festival as it contains all the information necessary to understand and enjoy the fleadh. The competition listings which are contained in the centre, forms the core of the book and is essential for every competitor. It was decided to have an official launch this year and combine it with a concert in order to promote the clár properly.
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