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www.eigsecarlow.ie
The 2010 Éigse Carlow Arts Festival will display an exciting programme of events spanning ten days and nights from the 11th to the 20th of June 2010.
The festival will feature a dynamic and diverse range of entertainment and arts to suit any individual and traditional irish music fans will not be disappointed.
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he organisers of the Éigse Michael Hartnett 2010, which took place in Newcastle West at the weekend, have described this year’s event as ‘a resounding success’.
The annual festival is regarded as one of Ireland’s largest annual gatherings of contemporary poets and writers.
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Celtic Fusion International Musical Arts Festival,Castlewellan
Thursday July 15th – Sunday 18th, 2010
Where Music & Memories Meet
The Mourne Mountains will come alive with the sound of music in July when the annual Celtic Fusion International Musical Arts Festival 2010 returns to Castlewellan for its ninth performance. Celtic Fusion will take place 15th-18th July and runs nicely into The Ulster Fleadh from Sunday 18th – Sunday 25th July, which means there’s music and events to keep your toes tapping for most the holiday month.
Keenly anticipated by music lovers of all ages, Celtic Fusion 2010 will once again unite the best artistes from the traditional and modern music scenes and this year’s line-up promises an uplifting, inspirational festival ‘where music and memories meet’.
The festival will open on a high note with Eddie Reader one of Scotland’s finest singers and most celebrated songwriters, performing at the Lodge Cultural centre on Thursday 15th July. With Eddies lush voice, quiet acoustic arrangements and gentle harmonies this is a not to be missed evening.
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www.comhaltasarchive.ie
The Comhaltas Digital Traditional Music Archive is an imaginative new platform to preserve and share our heritage of Irish traditional music, song, dance and language. An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen TD, today officially launched the Comhaltas Digital Traditional Music Archive at The National Gallery of Ireland.
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www.atfirstlight.com
A concert and Workshop:
June 11th At First Light 7:30pm Widcombe Social Club Widcombe Hill Bath £15/£13Concs.
At First Light is a highly respected group of musicians based in Belfast. The band combines the talents of world renowned Uilleann Piper John McSherry and outstanding young fiddle player Dónal O’Connor, creators of Tripswitch, which has been described as ‘Acoustic perfection’.
Combined with the sublime talent of Francis McIlduff from the famous McPeake clann, the power, clarity and sheer joy of Alan Burke formerly of the band Afterhours and Michael Mc Ague from at the Racket and you can see why the band is being portrayed as ‘a dream team line up’.
Tickets available from the Bath festivals box office
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www.nuigalway.ie/adulteducation
The Adult & Continuing Education Office at NUI Galway are offering a new and exciting part-time Diploma in Irish Music Studies which will run from September 2010. The only course of its kind offered in Ireland, the diploma will be of interest to those with a love of Irish traditional music and culture.
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It has been 29 years since the Granard Harp Festival was revived and each year it has gone from strength to strength. Each year local and visiting harpists from Ireland and overseas, head to the north Longford town for the renowned competition. All competitors had to play one tune from each category:
I. Traditional Slow Air
2. Traditional Irish Dance Music 3. Other Irish Music 
March, Planxty: Ancient and Modern Harp Music)…
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www.musicnetwork.ie
Love:live music, Ireland’s first National Music Day, took place on
Friday April 16th. The event was coordinated by Music Network in
association with RTÉ lyric fm and supported by the Department of Arts,
Sport and Tourism. Music Network is funded by The Arts Council.
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May 14th - 16th, 2010
www.skerriestraditionalmusic.com
The 9th Annual Festival of Skerries Traditional Music Weekend takes
place from 14th to 16th May. The seaside town of Skerries, located
in the Fingal area of Dublin is the perfect location for this annual
Festival, as all events are situated within walking distance of each
other and participants have the opportunity to immerse themselves in
the music, song and dance taking place during the weekend.
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Appearing on RTE’s The View on April 13
Tour dates:
Sun, 2 May - Jim Connell Memorial Festival (McCabe’s Bar)
Crossakiel, County Meath
Fri, 7 May - Dolan’s Pub - Limerick
Wed, 12 May - The Pavilion Theatre - Cork
Thur, 13 May - Town Hall Theatre, Kiltimagh - Mayo
Fri, 21 May - Button Factory - Dublin
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