TOGETHER IN FROM POLKA TO POLSKA, ON TOUR 12-19 MAY
www.musicnetwork.ie

Music Network presents some of the finest musicians on this country’s contemporary trad scene together with Swedish counterpart Olov Johansson. Johansson, the first world champion of the traditional Swedish nyckelharpa or “key harp” and a founder member of Grammy award-winning Swedish group Väsen will be joined by renowned singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Gerry O’Beirne, fiddler Tom Morrow (a member of supergroup Dervish) and flute player Conor Byrne who has also collaborated with some of the biggest names in Irish music. This exploration of old and new music from Ireland and Sweden has all the makings of a sensational tour. Music Network tours provide a wonderful opportunity to see some of the world’s foremost musicians at affordable prices in venues around Ireland, and are presented in association with RTÉ lyric fm.  Music Network is funded by the Arts Council. Further information from (01) 671 9429 or www.musicnetwork.ie.
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GRAND FINALE CONCERT
Duaischiste €4,500
Ocht ngrúpa traidisiúnta
Eight young traditional music groups
Prizefund €4,500

AN CEOLÁRAS NÁISIÚNTA
The National Concert Hall

DÉ DOMHNAIGH 10 AIBREÁN 2011
Sunday 10 Aprill 2011
7.30p.m.

LÁITHREOIR – ÁINE HENSEY, RTÉ RAIDIÓ NA GAELTACHTA

Áirithint/Booking: 01 4170000, www.nch.ie
Ticéid: €12 ( €6 daltaí/students )

NÁ CAILL CEOLCHOIRM DEN SCOTH!

www.myspace.com/events/View/10147511/CD-Launch-at-the-Blarney-Star-Concert-Series

This ensemble was founded 11 years ago in New York by Mick Moloney, based at New York University and recording on the Waverly label. The orchestra is a loose and moveable collection of the best Irish musicians living in or passing through New York. They launched their most recent album on March 18th at the Blarney Star. The band included IMM’s New York correspondent Dan Milner. Professor Mick Moloney says of the Washington Squares “We play traditional Irish music with a focus on older tunes, tunes with New York City history, and tunes with interesting stories attached. Our repertory and sound recalls that of the Irish-American dance bands of the early twentieth century, including The Four Provinces Orchestra, Dan Sullivan’s Shamrock Band, Pat Roche’s Harp and Shamrock Orchestra, and Erin’s Pride Orchestra.”

Check out their MySpace web page for sound samples and also photographs from the launch night.

www.irishmusicshop.ie

Ar Stáitse is a new music package of CD and DVD featuring archive recordings of: The Dubliners, Horslips, Tommy Makem, Andy Irvine, Jimmy Crowley, Freddie White and more.
RTÉ recorded and transmitted these concerts on various dates in the 1970’s.This first volume from the series brings you the best of Irish music from folk to traditional and celtic rock. Aired late in 2010 on TG4 the series features great performances from The National Stadium in Dublin and Cork’s Opera House among other venues. Among the gems is an epic rendition Furniture by Horslips as well as classics like The Town I Loved So Well sung by Luke Kelly with The Dubliners. Andy Irvine together with Paul Brady delivers a seminal performance.

The CD & DVD releases of Ar Stáitse is a joint venture from Irish Music Licensing in partnership with RTÉ.

CRAOBHCHOMÓRTAS
GRAND FINALE CONCERT
www.nch.ie

Duaischiste €4,500
Ocht ngrúpa traidisiúnta
Eight young traditional music groups
Prizefund €4,500
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www.rte.ie/rnag www.lovelivemusic.ie

Friday 8 April is the second national music day, with free live music events happening all over the country, and as part of the day RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta will be organising and broadcasting a live concert – Féasta Ceoil an Earraigh – from The Forge in Moycullen featuring some of the west’s most talented musicians and singers.
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www.eliza.carthy.com

Musician, singer, producer, curator, twice mercury music prize nominee, winner of BBC R2 Folk awards ‘best album’ and ‘best traditional track’ for 2010, scion of a UK folk royal family, Eliza Carthy is one of the UK’s pre-eminent modern musicians. She is well known for not just her 20 years performing folk, but her numerous innovative boundary-crossing projects and collaborations.
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http://www.horslips.ie http://www.londonfeis.com

Following a storming St. Patrick’s Night concert with the Ulster Orchestra in Belfast, Horslips are set to play London Feis 2011 on Sunday June 19th.

“Celebrating 21 years of Irish music”, London Feis 2011 looks set to be a worthy successor to Vince Power’s legendary London Fleadhs.
Like the Fleadhs, which in their day were highlights of the English festival season, the Feis takes place in Finsbury Park.
London Feis 2011 “an open air event on four stages” sees Bob Dylan headline on Saturday 18th while Sunday night 19th sees Horslips play support to headliner Van Morrison.

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The last six months has seen Horslips play an Irish mini tour climaxing in Dublin’s O2, a January gig in Glasgow as part of Celtic Connections, a set in Croke Park for the Dublin - Mayo game and the Ulster Orchestra concert.
Dates confirmed for later in the year include a special guest appearance at Fairport’s Cropredy Festival in August and a set at the Guinness Festival in Sion, Switzerland.

More gigs by a reformed and reinvigorated Horslips are due to be announced later this year… watch this space!!

http://www.horslips.ie/

http://londonfeis.com/

For further information contact:
Alan Hennessy
0876687914
alan@crashedmusic.com

www.pipers.ie

Tues April 5 –  Sat. April 26, 2011, NGG/The Culture Box, Temple Bar Cultural Trust, 12 Essex St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. Daily 10am to 6pm.

Also featuring Piperlink, inter-active lecture and musical performance which runs for five days during the first week of the exhibition from Tues. April 5 – Sat. April 9, 2011, with two shows daily at 1:15 pm and 5:15pm
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www.horslips.ie

BBC Radio Ulster’s St Patrick’s Day concert at the 2,500 seater Waterfront Concert hall was oversubscribed by more than ten to one when tickets for Horslips concert with the Ulster Orchestra became available.
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