www.gael-linn.ie
- musical gatherings hosted by GAEL LINN
Bewley’s Café Theatre, Grafton Street
6p.m. – 8p.m.
(Doors open from 5.45p.m)
TUESDAY, 19 FEBUARY 2013
Coming east along the road to us from counties Galway and Clare are BREDA ( fiddle, songs ) &
CLAIRE (Concertina) KEVILLE, with TERENCE O’REILLY (guitar) – great music from fantastic musicians !
ADMISSION: €15 (includes complimentary finger food)
Bar open/tea and coffee available
BOOKING ESSENTIAL ( LIMITED SPACE ! )
087/2547574/niamh@gael-linn.ie

Evening of Entertainment to Help Preserve Irish Music

www.irishfest.com

Milwaukee Irish Fest presents its 14th annual Green Tie Event, an evening of entertainment benefitting the Ward Irish Music Archives, on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the Wisconsin Country Club, located at 6200 West Good Hope Road in Milwaukee, Wis. Proceeds from the event will support the largest public collection of Irish and Irish American music in North America.
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www.raglanroadirishpub.com

Guests can embrace their inner Irish and celebrate the most authentic St. Patrick’s Day festivities in town March 14-17 at Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant.  Live Irish music, dance and authentic cuisine by Irish celebrity chef Kevin Dundon headline a spirited long weekend dubbed the Mighty St. Patrick’s Week Festival.
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www.thewillisclan.com

Bryan Kelso Crow, host of the nationally-distributed public radio series Celtic Connections, produced and distributed by WSIU Public Broadcasting in Carbondale, Illinois, has announced his selection of Album of the Year for 2012. This year’s honor goes to the Nashville, Tennessee family band The Willis Clan for their album entitled Chapter One: Roots.

“This CD is an amazing debut effort.” says Crow. “The six oldest children of the Willis family created and recorded this music in their home, showing a masterful understanding of Irish musical traditions while adding new songs and tunes to the tradition. Congratulations to Jessica, Jeremiah, Jennifer, Jeanette, Jackson, and Jedi for their top-notch professional work on this all-original album. And congratulations to their mother, Brenda, and their father, Toby, who played keyboard and produced and engineered the album along with cousin Chris Wright, who played percussion. I hope there will be many more chapters to come, especially knowing that there are 6 more younger children in the family who are also growing up with this music.”
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Intimate show in Club Chonradh na Gaeilge on Wednesday, 30th Jan 2013. This is a great chance to here one of Ireland’s most interesting voices and percussionists shine in a solo live gig. The surroundings of Club Chonradh na Gaeilge provide the perfect setting for Rónán. Stories and anecdotes about the songs, how they were inspired and written, whether sad humorous quixotic or crazy, add another layer to the experience for the audience. A chance to hear some eclectic new material for the first time along with the old favourites. Be sure not to miss out as very special guests pop in to Rónán’s gigs regularly. Anything can and will happen!
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July 27th - August 3rd, 2013
www.scoilacla.com

The annual Scoil Acla summer school takes place on Achill Island, Co. Mayo. Scoil Acla is Irelands oldest summer school, originally founded in 1910 and relaunched in 1985.
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Monaghan piper Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn and Dublin harpist Oisín Morrison were the winners of the Seán Ó Riada gold medal in the concert final which took place in Cork on Friday night.

The winners were each presented with a gold medal specially-designed by Cashel goldsmith Pádraig Ó Mathúna and a cheque for €1250 at the event in the Rochestown Park Hotel in Cork.

Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn is an accomplished musician has been playing the pipes since he was 9 years of age, when he started with The Armagh Pipers Club.  He has been playing and touring professionally since 1995, with bands and as a solo performer, and the music has taken him to Europe, USA, Asia, Africa, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and Australia.  He released the album ‘Ceol is Píob’ with his wife, singer Stephanie Makem, in 2008.  He has presented TV and radio programmes for TG4, RTÉ and BBC, and his music has been featured in the soundtrack for two films.
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www.whitehorse.ie

The 4th Annual Ballincollig Winter Music Festival returns this January, with arguably it’s strongest lineup to date, welcoming Grammy and Mercury Award nominated aritsts to the town for headline concerts Upstairs at The White Horse. This three day celebration of music will rival any festival in the country and will see people travel from near and far to see the talented artists performing from Friday 25th to Sunday 27th January.
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The Online Academy of Irish Music

www.oaim.ie

Do you want to learn the B/C Accordion?  If so, Derek Hickey’s  new ‘B/C Accordion Basics’ course is the one for you. The first six lessons of this course are absolutely free, so log-in and get learning!
This course offers the learner of the accordion the opportunity to learn from one of the great accordionist in the Irish tradition.
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8th-10th February 2013

www.facebook.com/thedroghedasinginggathering
www.droichead.com

The Drogheda Singing Gathering, Ireland’s largest gathering of traditional singers, will draw on the rich singing heritage of the Louth region to showcase some of the most talented traditional singers from Ireland and overseas. With a focus on a capella singing and harmonies, this unique event will draw together singers of different styles, languages and genres to nurture and capture the overall essence of this tradition.
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